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[^2]\n\nThe analysis revealed that neuroscience reports on sex-dependent effects are currently being published at three times the rate seen in any other field. [^3]\n\nThe review found that 57.5% of the 200 articles did not statistically compare the sexes, meaning the researchers did not test the claim in the title at all. [^4]\n\nChristine Ristaino, Professor of Practice in Italian Studies, and Hong Li, Professor of Pedagogy, observed that Emory University students were suffering from depression, anxiety, and food insecurity before the pandemic fully began. [^5]\n\nThe initiative resulted in the development of a website named 'Pandemic Noodles' which virtually linked students living and quarantining in over ten different countries. [^6]\n\nThe professors redesigned their course, 'Noodle Narratives on the Silk Road: A Cultural Exploration of China and Italy through Noodles,' to function as a technology-enhanced life-centered pedagogy. 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