Marketing researchers identify the three most powerful drivers of effective crowdfunding

Key Takeaways: Researchers identify critical factors at each of three phases of crowdfunding: “friend funding”, “getting crowded”, and “races to the goal” and the characteristics of crowdfunders contributing to the successful fund raising. Based on this understanding, fundraisers can maximize…

Successful online management of COVID-19 infection

New Rochelle, NY, April 6, 2020–A team of researchers in Wuhan, China have developed a multidisciplinary self-managed home quarantine method that was effective in controlling the source of COVID-19 infection and was useful in alleviating the shortage of medical resources.…

Atomic force microscopy reveals high heterogeneity in bacterial membrane vesicles

One aspect of bacterial activity is the production of so-called extracellular membrane vesicles (MVs): biological ‘packages’ wrapped in a lipid-bilayer membrane, carrying for example genetic material. Apart from having specific biological functions, MVs are increasingly used in nanobiotechnological applications, including…

Wild tomato resistance to bacterial canker has implications for commercial tomato industry

Bacterial canker of tomato is a disease that leads to wilt, cankers, and eventually death. The disease was first discovered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1909, but annual outbreaks now affect tomato production areas worldwide. For some farmers, bacterial canker…

Disagreements help team perception, study finds

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (April 7, 2020) – Team disagreements might be the key to helping Soldiers identify objects in battle, researchers say. While studies on combat identification typically focus on how technology can help identify enemy forces, researchers sought…