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The other two experiments involved the use of a lucky charm, and the authors concluded there is a causal effect between performance and the sense that good luck had been activated.
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Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
Although a causal effect between social media use and teen mental health has not been demonstrated, public health officials and parents particularly should not shy away from addressing social media use in our youth.
—Omer Awan, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
The whole organism then influences all its components in a circular causal loop.
—Andréa Morris, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Though there were no casualties and long range studies were never able to confirm a causal rise in cancer cases in the area, Three Mile Island was the worst US commercial nuclear accident and arguably the third worst in the world after the later Chernobyl and Fukushima incidents.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2024
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Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
Although a causal effect between social media use and teen mental health has not been demonstrated, public health officials and parents particularly should not shy away from addressing social media use in our youth.
—Omer Awan, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
The whole organism then influences all its components in a circular causal loop.
—Andréa Morris, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Though there were no casualties and long range studies were never able to confirm a causal rise in cancer cases in the area, Three Mile Island was the worst US commercial nuclear accident and arguably the third worst in the world after the later Chernobyl and Fukushima incidents.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2024
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“Causal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/causal. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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