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UrduSMU Office of Research & Tech Transfer – For all its shortcomings, the gross domestic product (GDP) of a country remains an important barometer of its economic health, strongly influencing both private and public spending. Though conceptually simple as the…
Tag: BUSINESS/ECONOMICS
Re-thinking ‘tipping points’ in ecosystems and beyond
When a grassland becomes a desert, or a clearwater lake shifts to turbid, the consequences can be devastating for the species that inhabit them. These abrupt environmental changes, known as regime shifts, are the subject of new research in Nature…
The GDP fudge: China edition
SMU Office of Research & Tech Transfer – For all its shortcomings, the gross domestic product (GDP) of a country remains an important barometer of its economic health, strongly influencing both private and public spending. Though conceptually simple as the…
Putting a price on the protective power of wetlands
In coastal communities prone to hurricanes and tropical storms, people typically turn to engineered solutions for protection: levees, sea walls and the like. But a natural buffer in the form of wetlands may be the more cost-effective solution, according to…
Putting a price on the protective power of wetlands
In coastal communities prone to hurricanes and tropical storms, people typically turn to engineered solutions for protection: levees, sea walls and the like. But a natural buffer in the form of wetlands may be the more cost-effective solution, according to…
Paper: Disposal of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing poses dangers to drivers
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Environmental concerns about hydraulic fracturing – aka “fracking,” the process by which oil and gas are extracted from rock by injecting high-pressure mixtures of water and chemicals – are well documented, but according to a paper co-written…
Study: Corporate tax incentives do more harm than good to states
A study of tax incentives aimed at attracting and retaining businesses finds that the vast majority of these incentives ultimately leave states worse off than if they had done nothing.
Scientists came up with nanoconcrete for casting under negative temperature conditions
Engineers from Far Eastern Federal University Military training center (FEFU, Vladivostok, Russia) together with colleagues from RUDN University have developed concrete mixture with nano additives for monolithic construction up to ten stories high. The concrete casting is possible within a…
Highlighting product greenness may put consumers off buying
New research suggests that companies looking to promote their latest environmentally friendly product should downplay its green credentials if they want consumers to buy it. By highlighting green attributes through advertising, in some situations firms risk generating associations with weak…
Consumers value products more on sunny and snowy days but not when it rains
Weather is an ever-present force in consumers’ daily lives, yet there is little marketing research on how it affects consumers and businesses. A new UBC Sauder School of Business study reveals that sunny and snowy conditions trigger consumers to mentally…
Two neuroplasticity breakthroughs come together for a synergistic impact in brain health
Abilities Neurological Rehabilitation, Surrey Neuroplasticity Clinic and ABI Wellness join forces to offer innovative neuro-rehabilitation program for individuals with chronic physical and cognitive symptoms following brain injury
New ecological process for producing cheaper biofuel
Canadian researchers make biodiesel from sewage sludge and glycerol
What are savings of eliminating running water for hand scrubbing before surgery?
What The Study Did: Researchers in this study estimated the potential water conservation and financial savings generated by eliminating running water for hand scrubbing before surgery in favor of exclusive use of an alcohol-based scrub at a large ophthalmic surgical…
Consumers value products more on sunny and snowy days but not when it rains
Weather is an ever-present force in consumers’ daily lives, yet there is little marketing research on how it affects consumers and businesses. A new UBC Sauder School of Business study reveals that sunny and snowy conditions trigger consumers to mentally…
Telecommuting found to have little impact on corporate careers
Study finds that, for telecommuters, success depends on multiple factors in the work setting
Two neuroplasticity breakthroughs come together for a synergistic impact in brain health
Abilities Neurological Rehabilitation, Surrey Neuroplasticity Clinic and ABI Wellness join forces to offer innovative neuro-rehabilitation program for individuals with chronic physical and cognitive symptoms following brain injury
Impact, risks, and cost of stress in the construction industry to be investigated
Work-related stress encountered by construction workers and the impact it has on performance, the risk of accidents, and costs to employers will be investigated thanks to a £25,000 research grant. The funds have been awarded to a team from the…
Two NE tree species can be used in new sustainable building material
UMass Amherst study tested strength of mass timber panels created from eastern white pine and eastern hemlock
New ecological process for producing cheaper biofuel
Canadian researchers make biodiesel from sewage sludge and glycerol
What are savings of eliminating running water for hand scrubbing before surgery?
What The Study Did: Researchers in this study estimated the potential water conservation and financial savings generated by eliminating running water for hand scrubbing before surgery in favor of exclusive use of an alcohol-based scrub at a large ophthalmic surgical…
Telecommuting found to have little impact on corporate careers
Study finds that, for telecommuters, success depends on multiple factors in the work setting
Impact, risks, and cost of stress in the construction industry to be investigated
Work-related stress encountered by construction workers and the impact it has on performance, the risk of accidents, and costs to employers will be investigated thanks to a £25,000 research grant. The funds have been awarded to a team from the…
Two NE tree species can be used in new sustainable building material
UMass Amherst study tested strength of mass timber panels created from eastern white pine and eastern hemlock
Crowdfunding — entrepreneurs should resist the urge to promise to save the Earth
Too strong a focus on social or environmental benefits may hinder fundraising on business-oriented crowdfunding platforms, new study shows
Hazardous waste or edible food?
Retailers should make a bigger effort in reducing bread waste
Tax rule for industry rewards carbon capture
When it comes to encouraging manufacturers to reduce their carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions, a carrot might be more effective than a stick. That’s the approach taken by a recent U.S. tax code rule that offers credits to companies…
APEIRON’s respiratory compound to start pilot clinical trial in COVID-19
Vienna, Austria, 26 February 2020: APEIRON Biologics AG, a biotechnology company with an approved product on the market as well as a broad preclinical and clinical pipeline, today announced the launch of a Pilot investigator-initiated clinical trial (IIT) with APN01,…
Job insecurity negatively affects your personality: Study
New research shows that experiencing chronic job insecurity can change your personality for the worse
Crowdfunding — entrepreneurs should resist the urge to promise to save the Earth
Too strong a focus on social or environmental benefits may hinder fundraising on business-oriented crowdfunding platforms, new study shows
Tax rule for industry rewards carbon capture
When it comes to encouraging manufacturers to reduce their carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions, a carrot might be more effective than a stick. That’s the approach taken by a recent U.S. tax code rule that offers credits to companies…
Hazardous waste or edible food?
Retailers should make a bigger effort in reducing bread waste
APEIRON’s respiratory compound to start pilot clinical trial in COVID-19
Vienna, Austria, 26 February 2020: APEIRON Biologics AG, a biotechnology company with an approved product on the market as well as a broad preclinical and clinical pipeline, today announced the launch of a Pilot investigator-initiated clinical trial (IIT) with APN01,…
Job insecurity negatively affects your personality: Study
New research shows that experiencing chronic job insecurity can change your personality for the worse
CQDM partners with GlycoNet to support innovative glycomics research in Canada
The partnership aims to support the development of novel technologies in drug discovery and accelerate scientific talents across Canada
What makes an Airbnb host look trustworthy?
Hebrew University researchers crack the code
Social banks rely on their motivated investors
The main reason for the existence of social banks is to fund other social enterprises. On that basis, Simon Cornée from the University of Rennes 1, Panu Kalmi from the University of Vaasa and Ariane Szafarz from the Université Libre…
CQDM partners with GlycoNet to support innovative glycomics research in Canada
The partnership aims to support the development of novel technologies in drug discovery and accelerate scientific talents across Canada
What makes an Airbnb host look trustworthy?
Hebrew University researchers crack the code
Social banks rely on their motivated investors
The main reason for the existence of social banks is to fund other social enterprises. On that basis, Simon Cornée from the University of Rennes 1, Panu Kalmi from the University of Vaasa and Ariane Szafarz from the Université Libre…
Alcohol ads lead to youth drinking, should be more regulated, experts say
PISCATAWAY, NJ – The marketing of alcoholic beverages is one cause of underage drinking, public health experts conclude. Because of this, countries should abandon what are often piecemeal and voluntary codes to restrict alcohol marketing and construct government-enforced laws designed…
A study of economic compensation for victims of sexual violence in Europe
FAIRCOM project lead by UC3M
Alcohol ads lead to youth drinking, should be more regulated, experts say
PISCATAWAY, NJ – The marketing of alcoholic beverages is one cause of underage drinking, public health experts conclude. Because of this, countries should abandon what are often piecemeal and voluntary codes to restrict alcohol marketing and construct government-enforced laws designed…
A study of economic compensation for victims of sexual violence in Europe
FAIRCOM project lead by UC3M
Leading industry figures to share business growth secrets at new UK event
The first ‘World Servitization Convention’, organized by The Advanced Services Group, announced for May in Birmingham, UK
A salary in exchange for our data, new economic system proposed by a researcher from IMDEA Networks
The scientific journal IEEE Internet Computing, one of the most important in the sector, publishes Nikolaos Laoutaris’ latest research proposal around the economics of data
PLOS and the University of California announce open access publishing agreement
The Public Library of Science (PLOS) and the University of California (UC) today announced a two-year agreement that will make it easier and more affordable for UC researchers to publish in the nonprofit open access publisher’s suite of journals. By…
Big ideas in performance management 2.0
Performance management for the VUCA world
PLOS and the University of California announce open access publishing agreement
The Public Library of Science (PLOS) and the University of California (UC) today announced a two-year agreement that will make it easier and more affordable for UC researchers to publish in the nonprofit open access publisher’s suite of journals. By…
Big ideas in performance management 2.0
Performance management for the VUCA world
Irish higher education institutions and Elsevier sign a pilot transformative agreement to support open access for research in Ireland
Dublin, February 18, 2020 – A consortium of publicly-funded Irish higher education institutions and Elsevier , a global leader in information analytics specializing in science and health, have agreed the country’s first open access program with a major scientific publisher…