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International study shows alternative seafood networks provided resiliency during pandemic
Local alternative seafood networks (ASNs) in the United States and Canada, often considered niche segments, experienced unprecedented growth in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic while the broader seafood system faltered, highlighting the need for greater functional diversity in…
Biggest “local” 5G network in Japan comes to Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tokyo Metropolitan University (TMU) is constantly striving to maintain a cutting-edge research environment, not just to keep its place among the top universities in the world, but to promote research that resolves the big issues of big cities. As part…
Lack of competition and transparency: challenges in the online advertising market
In 2019, 98.5% of Google’s revenues, and 83.9% of those of Facebook, came from online advertising services
Degrees of happiness? Formal education does not lead to greater job satisfaction, study shows
Education is considered one of the most critical personal capital investments. But formal educational attainment doesn’t necessarily pay off in job satisfaction, according to new research from the University of Notre Dame. In fact, there is almost no relationship between…
Kumon or Montessori? It may depend on your politics, according to new study of 8,500 parents
HOUSTON – (March 30, 2021) – Whether parents prefer a conformance-oriented or independence-oriented supplemental education program for their children depends on political ideology, according to a study of more than 8,500 American parents by a research team from Rice University…
Natural resources decrease income inequality in resource-rich countries
A group of researchers from Russia, Germany, the Czech Republic, and Switzerland contest the common belief that resource-based economies have higher levels of within-country inequality than resource-scarce economies.
Mapping policy for how the EU can reduce its impact on tropical deforestation
EU imports of products including palm oil, soybeans, and beef contribute significantly to deforestation in other parts of the world. In a new study, researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and the University of Louvain, Belgium, evaluated over a…
Carbon labeling reduces our CO2 footprint — even for those who try to remain uninformed
Climate labels informing us of a meat product’s carbon footprint cause many people to opt for climate-friendlier alternatives. This applies to people who are curious about a product’s carbon footprint, as well as to those who actively avoid wanting to…
New research: Photovoltaics can make the world fossil-free faster than expected
Limitations in models used by the IPCC in its calculations of possible pathways to climate-neutral energy production suggests that the potentials of solar photovoltaics as a powerhouse in the green transition have been drastically underestimated.
DC Entrepreneurial Instruction & Mentorship Network helps propel tech-forward beauty brand
The free Entrepreneurial Development Network pilot program will provide support for diverse startup owners in Washington, D.C.
The race is on, but cooling industry needs to accelerate net zero efforts
First-ever report shows cooling industry slow to join race to net zero emissions; New tools released to support industry to join the race to zero; Major cooling industry player Johnson Controls reinforces commitment to net zero cooling
A simple, no-cost way to increase organ donor registrations
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Consumers will dub activist brands as ‘woke-washers’ if they cannot prove moral competency
New research shows that consumers judge ‘activist brands’ based on how morally competent they are perceived to be when challenging free speech.
Insufficient financial reporting may lead to underestimation of environmental liabilities
European listed companies in the energy and mining sector provide, to say the least, sparse information on future environmental costs in their annual reports. Researchers believe that stricter guidelines are required as the lack of information may lead to underestimation…
The ‘great leveler’ revisited: Why the Corona pandemic might boost inequality in society
A study by prof. Bas van Bavel and prof. Marten Scheffer shows that throughout history, most disasters and pandemics have boosted inequality instead of levelling it. Whether such disastrous events function as levellers or not, depends on the distribution of…
Consumers will dub activist brands as ‘woke-washers’ if they cannot prove moral competency
New research shows that consumers judge ‘activist brands’ based on how morally competent they are perceived to be when challenging free speech. The report, co-authored by experts at the Business School (formerly Cass), Birkbeck, University of London and the University…
Seven new projects to start on EBRAINS research infrastructure, joining the HBP community
New projects will both leverage and contribute to the digital infrastructure EBRAINS
How artificial intelligence is helping make food production smarter
Food production is a complex process involving the careful monitoring and management of raw materials, supply chains, market prices and much more besides. Access to smart data enables food producers to plan intelligently and to optimize their production processes allowing…
How blockchain and machine learning can deliver the promise of omnichannel marketing
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Gender bias in the workplace starts with communication during recruitment
A new study finds that a leadership role is described in a more positive way to a male than to a female candidate, all the more so if the person who outlines the role is a conservative
Dow-like index for energy prices might help smooth transition to clean power
New metric can calculate and forecast the average price of the energy in the United States
USC researchers show path to zero-emissions L.A.
Powering Los Angeles entirely with renewable energy can be accomplished without significant disruption to the economy or lifestyles over the next 25 years, if not sooner, according to new research conducted by USC experts for the city and federal government.…
The economic fallout from a #MeToo scandal
New research from Copenhagen Business School finds sexual harassment in the workplace severely hurts company value. “Sexual harassment has serious consequences for the victim. But it is also something managers and investors should be interested in for purely financial reasons,…
Pandemic exacerbates challenges for international energy transition
The Covid-19 Crisis is deepening the divide between energy transition frontrunners and laggards. In a new publication, researchers from the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) in Potsdam present an overview of the global impact of the coronavirus pandemic on…
Variable pay schemes can make workers ill
Fatigue, depression, sleep disorders, burnout: the number of cases where employees are unable to work for mental health-related reasons has increased dramatically in recent years. Professor Sascha Alavi, Chair at the Sales Management Department (SMD), has long been keeping a…
Springer Nature and UC Berkeley Library sign new open access book partnership
Agreement to publish open access books across all subject areas will increase the reach and impact of future publications
Income drives the economy, not prices
Politicians and business leaders often make claims about why certain sectors in the economy are shrinking, such as the decline in U.S. manufacturing is due to robotics or trade with China.
Oncotarget: Hispanic Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia patients
This Oncotarget study had significantly lower mutation rates in ASXL1 and SETBP1, and a higher rate of muTET2/wtASXL1
Cancer screenings rebounded quickly after drop at start of pandemic
Use of mammograms and colonoscopies reached near-normal levels quickly
UNM study: As more are vaccinated, it makes economic sense to gradually open the economy
A University of New Mexico research team conducted a data analysis that has found that as a larger portion of the population gets vaccinated against COVID-19, it becomes economically advantageous to start relaxing social distancing measures and open businesses. Francesco…
Women missing out on workplace mentoring post #MeToo
38% of young females reported that their interactions with males were different following to the #MeToo movement. Male managers were significantly less likely to mentor or interact with female employees
An easy way to reduce socioeconomic disparities
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UNIST signs MoU with Ulsan Metropolitan City to promote digital new deal in Ulsan!
UNIST and Ulsan Metropolitan City have embarked on an effort to successfully promote the Digital New Deal in Ulsan region. On February 4, a ceremony to mark the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between UNIST and Ulsan Metropolitan…
Increasing neurodiversity within organisations can boost skill base
At the start of Neurodiversity Celebration Week , new research from Cranfield University demonstrates the importance of organisations becoming more inclusive employers when it comes to neurodiversity. It has been estimated that one in seven of the population of the…
How to get customers to talk about you
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New perovskite fabrication method for solar cells paves way to large-scale production
Sulfolane-additive process yields easy fabrication, low cost, top performance, long operating life
Ticket inspections may reduce honesty: a research on bus passengers in Lyon
Ticket inspection on public transport can prompt law-abiding people to behave dishonestly once they have gotten off the bus, according to a study published in The Economic Journal . The study was written by three experimental economists: Fabio Galeotti and…
New analysis shows potential for ‘solar canals’ in California
UC Santa Cruz researchers published a new study–in collaboration with UC Water and the Sierra Nevada Research Institute at UC Merced–that suggests covering California’s 6,350 km network of public water delivery canals with solar panels could be an economically feasible…
Wiley and IReL sign four year open access agreement to amplify Irish research on the global stage
March 18, 2021 – Hoboken, N.J. – John Wiley & Sons, Inc. today announced a new four-year open access agreement with IReL, an e-resource licensing consortium for Irish institutions, to accelerate open access publishing and increase visibility for more than…
CAS Common Chemistry™ expands collection of publicly available chemical information
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 17, 2021 — CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) that specializes in scientific information solutions, has expanded the CAS Common Chemistry resource. To strengthen the accuracy of publicly available scientific information, CAS Common Chemistry…
Conspiracy theories influence our behavior — even if we do not believe in them
Not least because of the COVID-19 pandemic, conspiracy theories are more topical than ever. They are reported and discussed in almost all media and communication channels. But what influence do they have on our behavior? Scientists led by behavioral economist…
New software improves accuracy of factories’ mass-produced 3D-printed parts
Researchers at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign developed software to improve the accuracy of 3D-printed parts, seeking to reduce costs and waste for companies using additive manufacturing to mass produce parts in factories. “Additive manufacturing is incredibly exciting and offers tremendous…
Oncotarget: Genomic and neoantigen evolution in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
In this Oncotarget study, the authors characterized the mutational and neoantigen burden between primary and first recurrence tumors in 23 patients with HNSCC
Visa costs higher for people from poor countries
How much do people have to pay for a travel permit to another country? A research team from Göttingen, Paris, Pisa and Florence has investigated the costs around the world.
Leaders take note: Feeling powerful can have a hidden toll
New research finds that feeling psychologically powerful makes leaders feel that their job is more demanding; this feeling can both benefit and harm powerful leaders
Standing out from the crowd
Research team from Göttingen and Groningen Universities shows importance of investors on uniqueness of company strategies
UNIST student startups grabbing the world’s attention!
The latest scientific and technological achievements of UNIST-based student startups have drawn worldwide attention. Thyroscope Inc. (CEO JaeMin Park), a UNIST student-led venture company, has recently been selected as a grand prize winner of the 2020 CheongCheongCon* competition, held by…
Militarization negatively influences green growth
This was concluded by economists who studied the indicators of 21 OECD countries from 1980 to 2016