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If you were to ask me about the most impactful shift in my digital life this past week, I would probably just point you toward this screen. It started as a project I had bookmarked as “just another local AI assistant”—Openclaw (originally Clawdbot). But within a few short days, it has transformed from a simple program in my terminal into a full-fledged “digital partner” coded under the alias Ernest Thornhill. ...

Just found out that Thunderbird has a mailmerge service that is so much better than Microsoft Word/Outlook. Here’s why you should make the switch. The Problem with Microsoft Mail Merge If you’ve tried to use mail merge in Microsoft Office, you know the pain: 1. Dependency on MS Word Microsoft’s mail merge is tightly coupled with Word. You need to: Create a Word document as your template Link it to your data source (Excel, Outlook contacts, etc.) Navigate through multiple menus and wizards Deal with formatting issues between Word and your email client This dependency makes the whole process unnecessarily complex, especially if you just want to send personalized emails. ...

NotebookLM, a new innovation from Google Labs, is described as: a personalized AI research assistant that helps you organize and understand the information that matters most to you. This groundbreaking tool lets you upload a wide range of materials—local PDFs, Google Docs, slides, websites, and even copied text—into a “notebook.” The AI within NotebookLM can then help summarize the content, generate a table of contents, create timelines of events, or even produce a podcast version of your notes. I found this idea super interesting and decided to incorporate it into my daily research workflow. One scenario, in particular, stood out as extremely helpful. I explore the other possibilities as well. ...

If you’re a Zotero user, you likely already know how powerful this reference manager can be for organizing and managing research. However, did you know that with the right plugins, you can supercharge its functionality? I’ve explored numerous Zotero plugins and found a handful that significantly improve workflow and efficiency. These plugins are compatible with Zotero 7 and add exciting features ranging from better citation handling to enhanced attachment management. Below, I’ve detailed each plugin to help you decide which ones might suit your needs. Jasminum, Zotero-better-bibtex, Ethereal, Zotero-shortdoi, Zotero-attanger, Zotero-addons, Green Frog, Zotero-scipdf. ...

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The outcome is repeatedly measured in the moderation. There are two papers explaining the methods behind: Curran, P. J., Bauer, D. J., & Willoughby, M. T. (2004). Testing main effects and interactions in latent curve analysis. Psychological Methods, 9(2), 220-237. Preacher, K. J., Curran, P. J., & Bauer, D. J. (2006). Computational tools for probing interactions in multiple linear regression, multilevel modeling, and latent curve analysis. Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 31(4), 437-448. Note: online tools mentioned in this paper could be found at: http://www.quantpsy.org/interact/index.htm ...

Scales There are scales available in the website. For example: The Decision Making Individual Differences Inventory (DMIDI) The DMIDI is a catalogue of over 200 individual difference measures commonly used in judgment and decision-making research. An alphabetical list of all of the over 170 measures covered by the DMIDI: https://sjdm.org/dmidi/All_Scales.html OBHRM百科-A Chinese website OBHRM百科是一个国内OBHRM学者共建共享的OBHRM公益知识库。我们坚信，通过所有同仁的共同努力，可以为国内OBHRM研究、教学创造更便利的条件。 ...

Info Click this link to access the file OSF link Reference: Li, W.-D., Wang, J., Allen, T., Zhang, X., Yu, K., Zhang, H., Huang, J. L., Liu, M., & Li, A. (2024). Getting under the skin? Influences of work–family experiences on personality trait adaptation and reciprocal relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 126(4), 694–718. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000476 ...

Zotero users might use APA 7th for their reference. There is a problem when the metadata in Zotero is title case, it is laborious to change it every time to sentence case. I found a java script that can take care of all items at once. ...

Probably just me, every once a while, I feel myself anxious being left behind about the latest literature in my field. So, for a long time, I’ve been trying to find a perfect way to keep track of the latest journal articles. I found my final answer, but tried different methods along the way, and you may find other solutions fit you better. I hereby recommend three main approaches for your consideration. ...