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Gender pay gap means fewer female candidates on the ballot
A new study in the Journal of the European Economic Association , published by Oxford University Press, finds that electoral districts with a larger gender pay gaps show favoritism toward male political candidates in Parliamentary elections, with fewer female candidates…
Researchers clarify reasons for low rate of employment among people with disabilities
Understanding the diverse issues that prevent people with disabilities from seeking work is integral to developing effective and responsive interventions, according to new research from Kessler Foundation
Diversification in supply chain crucial to avoid ‘food shock’ in cities
Diversification in the sourcing of food into cities can go a long way to tempering “food shock” — a sudden drop in food supply due to unforeseen events, according to a team of researchers from Penn State and Northern Arizona…
Why insisting you’re not racist may backfire
Experimental study finds white people often send the opposite message when they explain why they’re not prejudiced
What to do with food waste? Well, that depends
NREL researchers examine disposal methods as more landfills prepare to shut down
Sixth Joint Science Conference of the Western Balkans Process
10 Point Plan to control coronavirus pandemic in the region
Patently harmful: Fewer female inventors a problem for women’s health
Female inventors hold just a quarter of US biomedical patents
How racial wage discrimination of football players ended in England
Increased labour mobility seems to have stopped the racial wage discrimination of black English football players. A new study in economics from Stockholm university and Université Paris-Saclay used data from the English Premier League to investigate the impact of the…
Not enough women and minorities apply for a job? Change the recruitment committee
UH study suggest practical steps to increase applicant pool diversity
Oncotarget: Genome wide DNA methylation landscape reveals glioblastoma’s influence
These Oncotarget results suggest that GBM might induce epigenetic alterations in tumor infiltrating CD4 T-cells
Study: constructed wetlands are best protection for agricultural runoff into waterways
LAWRENCE — A new paper from a lead author based at the University of Kansas finds wetlands constructed along waterways are the most cost-effective way to reduce nitrate and sediment loads in large streams and rivers. Rather than focusing on…
Oncotarget: Epithelial-mesenchymal transitions create endothelial cells and tumor growth
Cells that have undergone EMT can promote tumor growth and neovascularization either indirectly, by promoting endothelial transdifferentiation of carcinoma cells, or directly, by acquiring an endothelial phenotype, with FOXC2 playing key roles in these pr
Oncotarget: General anesthesia for pancreatic cancer surgery
The major finding of this Oncotarget study was perioperative tryptophan depletion and increased taurine synthesis.
Oncotarget: Loss of CPAP in oral cancer
CPAP also plays a vital role in suppressing tumorigenesis in OSCC by facilitating EGFR homeostasis
nTIDE June 2021 Jobs Report: Job indicators close in on pre-pandemic employment levels
National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) — issued semi-monthly by Kessler Foundation and the University of New Hampshire
Forget cash! Credit is key to the survival of busking
Economists at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, economists found passers-by often donated more when paying via a digital platforms like apps, QR codes, PayPal and even Bitcoin, compared to the centuries’ old payment method of loose coins.
Hi-tech lab to boost COVID-19 diagnostic capability, prepare for future pandemics
Singapore, 1 July 2021 – Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Pathnova Laboratories, a medical diagnostic company backed by Temasek Life Sciences Accelerator and headquartered in Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, is contributing to Singapore’s COVID-19 diagnostic capability through its…
Forget cash! Credit is key to the survival of busking
Electronic and digital payments are the key for buskers and street performers to survive in a post-COVID world, new RMIT research reveals
Recent technology cost forecasts underestimate the pace of technological change
A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge, University College London, University of Oxford, and University of Brescia/RFF-CMCC European Institute on Economics and the Environment carried out the first systematic analysis of the relative performance of probabilistic cost forecasts…
Don’t worry, the kids are cool if you cash in on their inheritance
Cash in on the kids’ inheritance and spend up big on the retirement plans – that’s the message coming from the University of South Australia as new research reveals that older people are keen to spend their well-earned savings, rather…
For women workers in India, direct deposit is ‘digital empowerment’
Giving women in India’s Madhya Pradesh state greater digital control over their wages encouraged them to enter the labor force and liberalized their beliefs about working women, concluded a new study co-authored by Yale economists Rohini Pande and Charity Troyer…
Small biotechs team up with big partners to manufacture drugs
Many of the most promising new molecules to treat diseases come from smaller biotechnology firms, which often lack resources to scale up production when it’s time for their drugs to go to large-scale clinical trials or the market. Now, a…
Researcher receives NIH director’s award to help end HIV global epidemic
June 28, 2021–BRONX, NY– International organizations and countries around the world are working to eliminate HIV/AIDS by 2030. To reach this goal, new approaches are needed–particularly among difficult-to-reach groups such as people who inject drugs (PWID), who are 30 times…
Increased organizational support for employees’ adoption efforts yields positive benefits
WACO, Texas (June 23, 2021) – When an organization supports its employees who choose to adopt children, the employees, their families, the adopted children and the organization itself experience positive benefits and outcomes, according to new research from Baylor University.…
Cold weather cost New England electric customers nearly $1.8 billion in one month; A new study suggests ways to mitigate fuel shortages
In New England, constraints in the supply of natural gas have led to nearly a quarter of all unscheduled power plant outages. In a new study, researchers used data from power plant failures in the 2010s to develop a supply…
Natural hazards threaten 57% of US structures
Rising temperatures and risky development contribute to heightened exposure to earthquakes, flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes and wildfire
How shadow banks have exploited the COVID-19 crisis
Rather than levelling inequality, as the Great Depression did, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequalities around the world allowing some wealthy investors to benefit from the crisis and make a fortune on the misfortune of others. During March to December…
There’s a good reason online retailers are investing in physical stores
Researchers from Colorado State University, Amazon, and Dartmouth College published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines the role of physical stores for selling “deep” products.
There’s a good reason online retailers are investing in physical stores
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The global ranking of academic journals’ impact on WeChat announced
Linkresearcher , an academic communication service platform under “Global Science,” the Chinese version of the “Scientific American,” collaborated with Impact Science, a Cactus Communications (CACTUS) brand that provides science communications strategy and tactics, to announce a ranking of academic journals…
After the pandemic: Economy, poverty and climate in the post-COVID-19 era
The COVID-19 pandemic had devastating impacts on economic activity in 2020, but how long will its impact persist, and what will be its long-term impact on the decarbonization of our societies? In an International Monetary Fund (IMF) Working Paper, a…
Invention Uses Machine-learned Human Emotions to ‘Drive’ Autonomous Vehicles
FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science Receives U.S. Utility Patent for ‘Adaptive Mood Control in Semi or Fully Autonomous Vehicles’
Smartphone bans in the workplace
For many of us, our smartphone has become our ever-present companion and is usually far more than just a phone. Thanks to the constant availability of online content as well as our reachability through messenger services and social networks via…
Can encroachment benefit hotel franchisees?
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Analysis: Chile’s transition to democracy slow, incomplete, fueled by social movements
A new article analyzes Chile’s transition in 1990 from dictatorship to democracy, the nature of democracy between 1990 and 2019, and the appearance of several social movements geared to expanding this democracy. The article, by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University…
uOttawa researchers partner with RabbitRun to enhance network connectivity for small businesses
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the frustrations of how poor connectivity in a home office can wreak on online meetings. The ramifications of a weak connection in a small-office and home-office (or SOHO) does not end there: imagine the consequences…
How firms can navigate competitors’ pitfalls without being ‘tarred by the same brush’
Researchers from University of Adelaide published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines how advertising can increase the informativeness of a firm’s stock price by reducing its stock price synchronicity.
Researchers to investigate ‘flexible furlough’ and employers’ attitudes to part-time work
A research project by Cranfield School of Management will seek to determine to what extent so-called ‘flexible furlough’ during the coronavirus pandemic has increased employer openness to part-time working. Over 18 months, academics will investigate to what degree the ‘survival…
Free and nutritious school lunches help create richer and healthier adults
Universal school lunch programs make students healthier, and increase their lifetime income by 3%, according to a unique study from Lund University in Sweden published in The Review of Economic Studies. Health disparities arise early in life and play a…
Food home delivery companies need up to 8,000 daily services to be profitable in a big city
UOC researchers analyze the profitability and business model of food home delivery platforms such as Just Eat, Glovo and Deliveroo
University of Surrey’s extraordinary social impact provides vital support in a year of crisis
The Measuring Up 2019-20 report has a natural focus on health, exploring how the University has leveraged its research and innovation, outreach, community activity and everyday practice to actively address some of society’s greatest challenges, and to improve lives around…
UTSA cyber researcher awarded $500K grant to develop defense against ransomware attacks
UTSA gets a boost in its efforts to lead the charge in protecting the nation’s cyber infrastructure
Consumers will pay more for ready-to-eat meals made with fewer ingredients
PULLMAN, Wash. – Most consumers care about the technology and the ingredients used to make their microwavable dinners and other shelf ready meals, according to a new study led by Washington State University researchers. The study found that many consumers…
Oncotarget: Prostate cancer and a possible link with schizophrenia
The importance of complex networks of heterotypic interactions between multiple distinct cell types (both malignant and normal) and regulatory circuits has now become widely recognized
Alcohol companies earned billions from underage drinking in 2016
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Underage youth consumed $17.5 billion worth, or 8.6 percent, of the alcoholic drinks sold in 2016. Products from three alcohol companies–AB Inbev, MillerCoors and Diageo–accounted for nearly half of youth consumption, according to a new study published…
COVID-19 communication among authorities and the media
DFG funds international research project of TU Ilmenau and BfR with 1.8 million euros
‘Disagreeable’ married men who shirk domestic responsibilities earn more at work
Married men who don’t help out around the house tend to bring home bigger paychecks than husbands who play a bigger role on the domestic chores front. New research from the University of Notre Dame shows that “disagreeable” men in…
Oncotarget: Anti-hormonal treatment eligibility in granulosa cell tumors of the ovary
Granulosa cell tumors are a well-defined ovarian cancer subtype, responsible for 2-5% of ovarian malignancies with an annual incidence of 0.6-1.0 per 100.000 women worldwide.
Filipino-Americans: Vitamin D binding protein in thyroid cancer health disparities
Thyroid cancer is one of the most prevalent endocrine cancers