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UrduAbstract Addressing pressing issues such as global climate change, dwindling fossil fuel reserves, and energy structure transitions, there is a global consensus on harnessing photovoltaic (PV) technology. As PV projects burgeon, they intensify the demand for land resources. Given land’s scarcity, its efficient…
Month: June 2024
A comprehensive review and sensitivity analysis of the factors affecting the performance of buildings equipped with Variable Refrigerant Flow system in Middle East climates
Abstract Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) systems are becoming increasingly popular in commercial and residential buildings due to their flexibility and efficiency. Building design and operational parameters play an important role in the process of predicting cooling loads, and these variables…
Exergoeconomic assessment of a high-efficiency compressed air energy storage system
Abstract Energy storage systems have a critical part in enabling greater use of intermittent energy resources. For a sustainable energy supply mix, compressed air energy storage systems offer several advantages through the integration of practical and flexible types of equipment…
I am home. The circle is complete: The reunification of fostered/adopted relatives
Abstract Objective This study examined the underlying, unseen meanings accompanying the progressive verification of the reunification process experienced by American Indian fostered/adopted relatives who were separated from family of origin as children. Background Reunification is most often explored as an…
The Glaucoma Foundation (TGF) Expands its Grant-in Aid Program
TGF has expanded its Grant-in-Aid Program, broadening its focus and increasing funding. Three new grants have just been funded under the new guidelines.
$2.6 million in grant funding to support research on genetic causes of blindness
Indiana University School of Medicine’s Yoshikazu Imanishi, PhD, was recently awarded a four-year, $2.1 million grant from the National Eye Institute and a three-year, $500,000 grant from the Foundation Fighting Blindness to study genetic causes of blindness.
Multi-criteria decision-making for techno-economic and environmentally sustainable decentralized hybrid power and green hydrogen cogeneration system
Abstract For global sustainable development, supplying reliable, clean and affordable energy to all is critical. Also to achieve the stringent carbon emission reduction target, the global energy transition is towards increasing the renewable share of total power generation. As renewable resources are intermittent,…
Assessment of urban wind energy resource in Hong Kong based on multi-instrument observations
Abstract Urban wind power is an appealing alternative for electricity supply. Comprehensive urban wind resource assessment is a prerequisite for cost-efficient deployment of wind turbines. Based on observations from multiple instruments, including a Doppler lidar (light detection and ranging) system, a…
HKIAS Senior Fellow Professor Sir John B. Pendry Receives the 2024 Kyoto Prize
The Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS) is pleased to share that Professor Sir John Pendry, our HKIAS Senior Fellow and Professor of Theoretical Solid State Physics at Imperial College London, has been awarded the 2024 Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology for his contribution to the Theoretical Construction of Metamaterials in Materials Science.
Paradigm shift in energy planning
To meet the complex requirements of future building and energy systems, Empa researcher Matthias Sulzer and Berkeley Lab researcher Michael Wetter are proposing a paradigm shift in planning of such systems: They call for a more automated and model-based planning process, as has long been common practice in the computer chip and automotive industries.
The “Queen of the Night” does not whistle
Opera singers have to use the extreme limits of their voice range. Many pedagogical and scientific sources suggest that the highest pitches reached in classical singing can only be produced with a so-called “whistle” voice register, in analogy to ultrasonic vocalizations of mice and rats.
Confronting the Backlash Against QALYs: Key Insights From Leading Health Economists
ISPOR announced the publication of a collection of papers that examine the long-standing debate surrounding the use of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and alternative measures in healthcare decision making.
University of the Witwatersrand chooses Figshare to support its open data goals
The University of the Witwatersrand Library has chosen Figshare to support its research community with archiving, publishing, sharing and promoting their datasets.
Laying the Foundation for Lunar Base Construction; Elucidating Lunar Soil-Microwave Interactions
The research team led by Dr. Hyu-Soung, Shin at the Future & Smart Construction Research Division of the KICT is currently conducting a study on microwave-sintered lunar regolith simulant bricks. This research applies sintering techniques similar to firing ceramics, raising the temperature to create solid bricks.
Laying the Foundation for Lunar Base Construction; Elucidating Lunar Soil-Microwave Interactions
The research team led by Dr. Hyu-Soung, Shin at the Future & Smart Construction Research Division of the KICT is currently conducting a study on microwave-sintered lunar regolith simulant bricks. This research applies sintering techniques similar to firing ceramics, raising the temperature to create solid bricks.
Weight loss: Go nuts or go home
New research from the University of South Australia shows that including nuts in calorie-controlled weight loss diets does not hinder weight loss, and instead may have the opposite effect.
Cyberbullying and sexual harassment rampant in esports
It’s one of the fastest growing industries globally, raking in millions for the best players and attracting a huge fanbase, but a new Australian study has revealed the dark side of professional video gaming: cyberbullying and sexual harassment.
Nueva plataforma de investigación evalúa mutaciones del cáncer cerebral durante la cirugía
Tratar un cáncer cerebral se vuelve complicado cuando comienza a crecer, y un tipo frecuente, conocido como glioma, tiene una baja tasa de supervivencia a cinco años. En un nuevo estudio publicado por Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, investigadores de Mayo Clinic informan sobre una nueva plataforma quirúrgica utilizada durante las cirugías que proporciona información importante para la toma de decisiones sobre el tratamiento del tumor en cuestión de minutos.
Nova plataforma de pesquisa avalia mutações do câncer cerebral durante cirurgia
Tratar um câncer cerebral se torna complicado quando ele começa a crescer, e um tipo prevalente, conhecido como glioma, apresenta uma baixa taxa de sobrevivência de cinco anos. Em um novo estudo publicado pela Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, pesquisadores da Mayo Clinic informam sobre uma nova plataforma cirúrgica utilizada durante as cirurgias que fornece informações importantes para a tomada de decisão sobre o tratamento do tumor em questão de minutos.
American diets have a long way to go to achieve health equity
Poor diet continues to take a toll on American adults. In a study from the Food is Medicine Institute at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers found that diet quality among U.S. adults improved modestly between 1999 and 2020. However, they also found that the number of Americans with poor diet quality remains stubbornly high. Most notably, disparities persist and, in some cases, are worsening.
Scoping review identifies factors taxing physicians’ attention
Researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus systematically reviewed 6,448 studies to identify and characterize the literature on clinician attention, compile the metrics used to measure attention, and create a framework of key concepts related to clinician attention.
Diet quality remains poor among socioeconomically disadvantaged populations
A study of U.S. dietary trends found that diet quality among U.S. adults improved modestly between 1999 and 2020, but the proportion of socioeconomically disadvantaged people with poor diet quality remained high, and dietary disparities persisted or worsened.
Continuing metformin during first trimester does not increase risk for major malformations
A study of more than 12,000 pregnant women with type 2 diabetes receiving metformin monotherapy before conception found that compared with switching to insulin monotherapy, continuing metformin and adding insulin in early pregnancy resulted in little to no increased risk for major malformations in the infant.
Paternal use of metformin during sperm production not associated with major birth defects
A study of almost 400,000 live births found that paternal use of metformin monotherapy was not associated with major congenital malformations (MCMs) in newborns.
New technology allows researchers to precisely, flexibly modulate brain
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a noninvasive technology combining a holographic acoustic device with genetic engineering that allows them to precisely target affected neurons in the brain, creating the potential to precisely modulate selected cell types in multiple diseased brain regions.
Trying to figure out how political prediction markets work? Tom Gruca is the director of the Iowa Electronic Markets, the oldest political prediction market in the US.
Tom Gruca is the director of the Iowa Electronic Markets in the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business, and can discuss political prediction markets, such as PredictIt and Kalshi. Founded in 1988, the IEM is the first online political…
Experts call for more clinical trials on alcohol use, liver disease
More clinical research is needed to investigate how reducing alcohol consumption in patients with alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) may slow disease progression and improve outcomes, according to an international task force of experts from more than two dozen institutions including UT Southwestern Medical Center.
The Study of the Epidemiology of Pediatric Hypertension Registry (SUPERHERO): Rationale and Methods
The Study of the Epidemiology of Pediatric Hypertension Registry (SUPERHERO): Rationale and Methods
NYU Tandon researchers selected for National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Pilot to enhance AI vision models
An NYU Tandon School of Engineering project is one of the first 35 initiatives selected for the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot by the U.S. National Science Foundation and Department of Energy, a result of President Biden’s Executive Order on the Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Development and Use of AI.
Summer skin safety: UCLA Health pediatric dermatologist shares essential tips on how to protect your child’s skin from insect bites, scrapes and sunburns
UCLA Health pediatric dermatologist Jayden Galamgam, MD, on insect repellents, scrapes, sunburns and more.
Surgeon General Wants Social Media Warning Label
In an op-ed published in The New York Times, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called on Congress to require a social media warning label. This would be similar to those of tobacco and alcohol products. In the op-ed, Murthy mentioned…
UAlbany State Weather Risk Communication Center Director Available to Discuss Extreme Heat
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 17, 2024) — An intense heat wave is bringing record-breaking temperatures to the eastern United States this week, including the Capital Region. Today, temperatures in the Albany area are expected to reach close to 90 degrees, with…
Summer skin safety: UCLA Health pediatric dermatologist shares essential tips on how to protect your child’s skin from insect bites, scrapes and sunburns
UCLA Health pediatric dermatologist Jayden Galamgam, MD, on insect repellents, scrapes, sunburns and more.
A New Approach to Neuroimaging Analysis
A new method for neuroimaging analysis is shown to work with small groups of participants, opening the door for many studies that don’t have access to massive sets of brain images.
A Call for Renaming Clinical Research Partnerships
In a recently published opinion piece in BMJ Open, “Rhetoric of Research: A Call for Renaming the Clinical Research Partnership,” authors from Penn Nursing and Georgetown University School of Nursing, present a compelling argument for rethinking the language used to describe participants in clinical research.
Texas Tech Health El Paso and Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Celebrate First Graduating Residency Class
Texas Tech Health El Paso and The Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus commemorated a major milestone as the first cohort of resident physicians completed their graduate medical education this May.
EXPERT AVAILABLE: Surgeon General’s health warning on social media
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy called for health warning labels on social media apps due to their harmful effects on children and teens’ mental health. Tulane University expert Rob Lalka, a management professor, recently published The Venture Alchemists, exploring tech giants’ origins…
Explorando un Posible Nuevo Tratamiento de la Taquicardia Ventricular
Cuando el electrofisiólogo el Dr. Eugenio Cingolani, no está atendiendo a pacientes, suele estar en su laboratorio, investigando tratamientos mejorados para los trastornos del ritmo cardiaco.
Researchers studying challenges female and minority entrepreneurs face in rural areas
The research, led by Heather Stephens, professor of resource economics and management and director of the West Virginia University Regional Research Institute, aims to identify what factors could support entrepreneurship for women and minorities, as well as barriers that deter them from starting their own businesses.
Unlocking the mystery behind the performance decline in a promising cathode material
Researchers at the Argonne National Laboratory have discovered the main reason why and how one of the more promising new cathode materials degrades with repeated cycling of lithium-ion batteries. The team’s new analysis method was key to the discovery.
The Untold Story of “Reading Rainbow”
“Reading Rainbow” was one of the most successful PBS children’s series in television history, earning numerous national and international awards, including 26 Emmys and a Peabody Award. But perhaps more important, “Reading Rainbow” helped generations of children cultivate a love for books.
Now, a new book co-authored by Canisius Professor Barbara Irwin, PhD, chronicles the humble beginnings of the TV series, which launched in Buffalo, NY – and how the groundbreaking program came to capture the attention of 6.5 million young viewers.
Observatorio Gemini y Subaru unen fuerzas para descubrir la primera pareja de cuásares en el principio del Universo
Un equipo de astrónomos descubrió una pareja de cuásares en fusión que bate todos los récords, ya que no sólo se trata de la más distante detectada hasta ahora, sino también del único par de este tipo que se encuentra en una de las épocas más tempranas del Universo. El hallazgo fue posible con la ayuda del poderoso instrumento GNIRS que se encuentra instalado en el telescopio de Gemini Norte, la mitad boreal del Observatorio Internacional Gemini, financiado en parte por la Fundación Nacional de Ciencias de Estados Unidos y operado por NOIRLab de NSF.
International Gemini Observatory and Subaru Combine Forces to Discover First Ever Pair of Merging Quasars at Cosmic Dawn
With the help of the powerful GNIRS instrument on the Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, supported in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation and operated by NSF NOIRLab, a team of astronomers have discovered a double-record-breaking pair of quasars.
Repurposed drug may help stabilize vision in rare disease
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis led a clinical trial that tests the safety and efficacy of an FDA-approved drug in stabilizing vision in patients with RVCL-S, a rare genetic disease that affects tiny blood vessels in the body.
AI Recognizes Athletes’ Emotions
Using computer-assisted neural networks, Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the University of Duisburg-Essen have been able to accurately identify affective states from the body language of tennis players during games. For the first time, they trained a model based on artificial intelligence (AI) with data from actual games.
Lijuan Ruan: Then and Now / 2013 Early Career Award Winner
Lijuan Ruan is a senior physicist at Brookhaven National Lab who studies the strong force interactions in the quark-gluon plasma created at RHIC.
Jury Awards $122M in Advertising Patent Case Following Testimony of Quandary Peak Experts
A week-long patent trial in Waco, Texas, concluded on Friday with a jury verdict against Amazon and an award of $122 million in damages. Two software experts affiliated with Quandary Peak Research, Dr. Eric Koskinen and Jason Frankovitz, testified during the trial. Koskinen and Frankovitz were retained on behalf of the plaintiff, an advertising technology company.
Investigating the Origins of the Crab Nebula With NASA’s Webb
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has provided a new view of the Crab, including the highest-quality infrared data yet available to aid scientists as they explore the detailed structure and chemical composition of the remnant. These clues are helping to unravel the unusual way that the star exploded about 1,000 years ago.
Survey shows 12% of Americans have been diagnosed with chronic insomnia
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine will hold 11th annual Insomnia Awareness Night on June 20 to bring awareness to those who suffer from chronic insomnia and its treatments.
Performance evaluation of phosphor-based luminescent bricks using different coating methods
Abstract This study investigates the luminescence and durability properties of SrAl2O4: Eu/Dy phosphor (SP) coated bricks incorporating different coating materials, such as glaze powders (Fx200 and TranspG) and epoxy resin. The luminescent brick specimens were differentiated by materials and methods…