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UrduA recent study has unlocked the secrets of amino acid metabolism in tea plants, revealing the pivotal role of nitrogen assimilation in root tissues and the long-distance transport of key amino acids to leaves.
Month: June 2024
Decoding the leafy head: transcriptomic insights into chinese cabbage’s unique morpholog
A pivotal study illuminates the genetic blueprint of Chinese cabbage, focusing on the critical phase of leaf initiation. The research uncovers the molecular choreography of gene expression that directs the development of the plant’s characteristic leafy head, offering new insights into the formation of this vital agricultural crop.
Cucumbers fight back: new study uncovers genetic key to overcoming water stress
A pivotal study has shed light on the genetic underpinnings of cucumbers’ ability to withstand waterlogging. The research identifies a key gene, CsPrx73, which is instrumental in the development of adventitious roots and the neutralization of harmful reactive oxygen species (ROS), offering a promising avenue for improving crop resilience in waterlogged conditions.
The critical role of assertiveness of women business owners in the link between firm performance and family instrumental support
Abstract Drawing on the cognitive psychology of entrepreneurship, bounded rationality and role congruity perspectives, we investigate the moderating role of the assertiveness of women business owners in the relationship between their business performance and subsequent family-to-business instrumental support. Previous research…
Football spectators giving free kick to racist bigots
Most football fans who have witnessed racism among fellow spectators at sporting matches in recent years have failed to report it, a new University of South Australia study has found.
Lack of healthcare screening puts gender diverse people at greater cancer risk
The lack of culturally safe health screening for people who are transgender and gender diverse (TGD) is putting them at greater risk of cancer going undetected, but nurse practitioners could be trained to help close the gap.
Common Prostate Drugs Tied to Lower Risk of Dementia with Lewy Bodies
Certain drugs used to treat urinary symptoms due to an enlarged prostate may be associated with a reduced risk of dementia with Lewy bodies, according to a study published in the June 19, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Using self-administered cognitive test in primary care offices increased early diagnosis of cognitive disorders by six times
Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine have found that the practical and brief SAGE test was easily incorporated into primary care providers’ visits.
The free Self-Administered Gerocognitive Exam (SAGE) developed by Ohio State researchers is designed to detect early signs of cognitive, memory or thinking impairments. It evaluates a person’s thinking abilities and helps physicians to know how well their brain is working.
Superar las barreras quirúrgicas en áreas de bajos recursos
Hasta la mitad de las personas con epilepsia resistente a los medicamentos (ERD) pueden beneficiarse de la cirugía. Sin embargo, en muchas regiones de bajos recursos, el establecimiento de un programa quirúrgico requiere enfrentar múltiples desafíos.
National Inventor of the Year Honor Goes to PNNL Energy Storage Expert
Ji-Guang (Jason) Zhang has been awarded the inaugural Department of Energy Lab Inventor of the Year Award, recognizing his contributions to research and his efforts to bring the benefit of new technologies to society as quickly as possible.
El Enfoque de los Cuidados del Médico Transexual de la Marina se Inspira en su Propia Transición
Es un auxiliar médico de un hospital de la Marina de los EE. UU. que ha brindado atención médica a las tropas en la clínica y a las tropas recién salidas del campo de combate.
Modifying homes for stroke survivors saves lives, extends independence
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that safety interventions – such as walkers, grab bars, ramps and other home modifications – allow many stroke survivors to keep living independently in their homes and may reduce their risk of death.
A deluge? An unexpected ramp? Debris in the road? Teens design robotic cars tested on obstacle course
About 40 students from eight Illinois high schools gained confidence in a competition that promised challenges, trophies and bragging rights.
Adolescents Make Similar Gains as Children After SEMLS
A CHLA study finds that older and younger kids with cerebral palsy have comparable gait improvements after single event multilevel surgery.
MD Anderson Research Highlights for June 19, 2024
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Research Highlights showcases the latest breakthroughs in cancer care, research and prevention. These advances are made possible through seamless collaboration between MD Anderson’s world-leading clinicians and scientists, bringing discoveries from the lab to the clinic and back.
The Medical Minute: Open water safety 101
At the beach or on a boat, there are extra safety considerations to keep in mind when it comes to open, natural bodies of water — like oceans, lakes, rivers and ponds. Two Penn State Health experts offer advice in this Medical Minute.
New Scopus CiteScore Rankings Affirm JMIR Publications Journals are Leading in Their Respective Disciplines
JMIR Publications is thrilled to announce an outstanding performance in the recently released Scopus CiteScore rankings. In all, 23 of its journals received a CiteScore this year, a testament to the high-quality research published across our diverse portfolio.
Ecosystem pipelines: Collective action in entrepreneurial ecosystems
Abstract Entrepreneurial ecosystems comprise a range of different actors, structures and processes that support entrepreneurs in starting and growing their ventures. They are governed through collective action, which helps ecosystem actors achieve common goals that otherwise would be beyond the…
Assessing the firm-level financial consequences of clustering
Abstract Clustering of same-brand outlets has been shown to impact various outlet-level outcomes. However, the effect of clustering on a firm’s overall financial performance is yet to be fully assessed. This study investigates the impact of clustering on the firm’s…
The effect of subscriptions on customer engagement
Abstract Subscription programs are commonly used in online content communities. These programs give subscribers to receive unlimited access to a large content library for a fixed monthly payment. In this study, we examine how subscription to an online community membership…
How does competition policy affect enterprise digitization? Dual perspectives of digital commitment and digital innovation
Abstract Competition policy profoundly impacts enterprise digitalization, yet it remains an underexplored area in previous work. Utilizing China’s Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) as a quasi-natural experiment, we investigate the impact of competition policy on firm digital commitment and digital innovation leveraging…
Understanding the desire for green consumption: Norms, emotions, and attitudes
Abstract Building on goal-directed behavior premises, this article sets out to develop a framework for explaining why consumers desire green products. Informed by a qualitative study exploring critical consumption incidents, the new model of green goal-directed behaviors (MGGB) presents a…
Cultural tightness and financial reporting behavior around the world
Abstract This study examines the effect of cultural tightness on earnings management globally through an institutional economics perspective. We find that managers are less (more) likely to use accrual-based (real) earnings management in countries with tight cultures, consistent with the…
Hackensack Meridian Health Opens Health & Wellness Center in Paramus, Expanding Access to Primary and Specialty Care
Opening of Health & Wellness Center
Chartering marketing strategy and marketing management research toward greater relevance and impact
Abstract While marketing research can influence the thinking, decisions, and actions of different stakeholders (including the academy, society, students, and practitioners), the majority of marketing research aims for impacting marketing scholars and practitioners. Noting that the key to creating impact…
It takes two to tango: The role of interactivity in enhancing customer engagement on sharing economy platforms
Abstract Engaging customers is critical for sharing economy platforms (SEPs) to sustain and grow their user base. Although the interactions between users who consume the service (customers) and those who provide it (peer service providers) are the primary source of…
Computer modeling shows where Arizona’s winter precipitation originates
A team of researchers working with a weather model have uncovered new details of water availability in Arizona’s uplands and where that water comes from. The work may help in future planning of the Phoenix metropolitan area, as well as provide guides for coming precipitation seasons.
Chula Makes World’s Top 50 Universities for “Sustainable University” in THE Impact Rankings 2024
Chulalongkorn University has been ranked among the world’s top 50 universities in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2024, which assesses universities based on their support for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their societal impact.
Entrepreneurial finance and institutional logics in an emerging economy
Abstract Entrepreneurs raise money from multiple funding sources over time; however, studies of entrepreneurial finance typically focus on a dyadic view based on Global North institutional scaffolds. Taking a contextualised approach that understands funding as situated in local conditions, this…
Illinois-led study reveals stable soil moisture variability within fields and opens the door for satellite remote sensing for future measurements.
A multi-institutional study led by University of Illinois and Agroecosystem Sustainability Center scientists concluded that the variability pattern of soil moisture remained consistent across the growing and non-growing seasons in farm fields across the Midwest.
Collective entrepreneurship in low-income communities: The importance of collective ownership, collective processes and collective goods
Abstract By focusing on individualised theories of entrepreneurship, mainstream entrepreneurship literature often marginalises entrepreneurship as a product of collaborative action. Addressing this limitation, our emphasis on collective entrepreneurship is contextualised in the setting of low-income communities and draws out three…
Predicting space weather: machine learning enhances GNSS signal stability
By leveraging geodetic GNSS receivers and a pre-trained decision tree algorithm, the research offers a cost-effective and efficient method to monitor and mitigate the adverse effects of scintillation on navigation accuracy.
Breakthrough UC San Diego Brain Recording Device Receives FDA Approval for a Clinical Trial
The Federal Drug Administration approved a clinical trial to test the effectiveness of an electronic grid that records brain activity during surgery, developed by engineers at the University of California San Diego.
3D-printed polylactic acid-microencapsulated phase change material composites for building thermal management
Abstract The integration of phase change materials (PCM) into architectural elements is an emerging strategy to enhance thermal energy storage in modern buildings. This research examines 3D-printed polylactic acid structures incorporated with microencapsulated PCM, targeting a more efficient thermoregulation in…
Business failure and entrepreneur experiences of passion
Abstract This article examines how passion affects an entrepreneur’s business failure experiences. Our study explores the link between the type of passion an entrepreneur exhibits and the effect this has on the entrepreneurs’ attitudes and reactions to business failure. We…
Synergy of green energy technologies through critical materials circularity
Abstract Synergies between technology flows is essential to balance the consumption of their related critical materials and promote a sustainable green economy transition. Using dynamics modelling, a comprehensive analysis of silicon flows applied in green energy technologies such as photovoltaic…
Dynamic reconfiguration of photovoltaic array for minimizing mismatch loss
Abstract Mismatch conditions owing to different internal and external factors, such as partial shading and module defects, can directly degrade the power generation of distributed photovoltaic arrays. In this study, a reconfiguration solution called multiple switching matrices is proposed to…
Optimizing renewable energy utilization with high gain converters
Abstract This research proposes a novel control technique for optimizing hybrid renewable energy sources (HRES) by using a high-gain DC-to-DC converter topology. The Hybrid RES system comprises a battery components, wind turbine (WT), and photovoltaic (PV). The proposed control methodology…
Anaerobic digestion of fat, oil, and grease (FOG) under combined additives: Enhanced digestibility, biogas production, and microbiome
Abstract Addition of a single additive (such as biochar or calcium) in anaerobic digestion has been studied previously. However, the effect of combined additives in anaerobic digestion (including fat, oil, and grease) has not been well-investigated yet. In this study, the biogas/biomethane, lipid degradation,…
Resilience-economy-environment equilibrium based configuration interaction approach towards distributed energy system in energy intensive industry parks
Abstract Because unexpected, high-impact, extreme events and disasters can seriously threaten power system safety and resilience, there has been an increased research focus on power system resilience. This study proposes a bi-level multi-objective model for industrial park distributed energy configuration optimization to deal with…
Risk assessment for onshore wind projects in Canada
Abstract The construction phase of onshore wind farm projects involves different types of risks that hinder their development. This study aims to identify and assess risk factors that affect the construction of onshore wind farm projects and rank them based…
New research points to ‘stem-like’ T cells as culprits in ulcerative colitis
The researchers hope to one day target this T cell population via drug therapy. “These cells may be a very important target for treating ulcerative colitis and perhaps other autoimmune diseases…”
Confidence-aware reinforcement learning for energy management of electrified vehicles
Abstract The reliability of data-driven techniques, such as deep reinforcement learning (DRL) frequently diminishes in scenarios beyond their training environments. Despite DRL-based energy management strategies (EMS) having gained great popularity in optimizing the energy economy of electrified vehicles (EVs), their performance degradation in untrained…
Market attractiveness analysis of battery energy storage systems in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam
Abstract Battery energy storage systems (BESS) have emerged as a solution for mitigating the intermittent nature of solar and wind power with the rise of renewable energy. The application of BESS is essential in integrating large-scale renewable energy. Despite the…
Travellers urged to keep it local in the name of sustainable tourism
A tourism expert from the University of South Australia is urging travellers to support local destinations and experiences close to home, instead of long-haul international trips, to lessen the impacts of tourism on the environment.
How couples meet and assortative mating in Canada
Abstract Objective This study examines, for the first time in Canada, the relationship between how different-sex couples meet and assortative mating on education, race, nativity, and age. Background Extending research on how the likelihood of heterogamy differed between offline and…
Theorizing White heteropatriarchal supremacy, marriage fundamentalism, and the mechanisms that maintain family inequality
Abstract In this article, I draw upon critical feminist and intersectional frameworks to delineate an overarching orientation to structural oppression and unequal power relations that advantages White heteropatriarchal nuclear families (WHNFs) and marginalizes others as a function of family structure…
The effect of covid policy restrictions on donations during the sustainable and entrepreneurial context
Abstract Using real platform data, this paper assesses donors’ reactions to a rare event; specifically, we demonstrate how donors were able to compensate for (or stabilize) healthcare deficits and policy restrictions used to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Based on…
Adultification in the context of childhood exposure to domestic violence
Abstract Objective Drawing upon family systems theory, Burton’s childhood adultification model, and Johnson’s typology of domestic violence (DV), the objective of this qualitative study was to understand the adultification experiences of young adults who were exposed to DV while growing…
Optimal capacity planning for the electrification of personal transport: The interplay between flexible charging and energy system infrastructure
Abstract This study analyses optimal capacity planning of the energy system in the context of large-scale diffusion of electric vehicles (EVs), and explores the potential benefits of flexible EV charging. Here, the open-source model GRIMSEL, which is characterized by high granular representation…