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Tag: POLICY/ETHICS
Towards a better understanding of societal responses to climate change
Scholars of archaeology, geography, history and paleoclimatology lay out a new framework for uncovering climate-society interactions
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.…
A leader’s gender plays a role in local government sustainability policymaking
BINGHAMTON, NY — When it comes to local government, does the gender of a mayor or county executive matter in sustainability policymaking? Yes, but only in certain ways, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York.…
Food industry lobbying was intense on failed bill to limit marketing to Canadian children
Researchers at the University of Toronto have found that food industry interactions with government heavily outnumbered non-industry interactions on Bill S-228, also known as the Child Health Protection Act, which died in the Senate of Canada in 2019. The researchers…
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…
Uncertain energy
Mathematicians and risk analysts are working to help modernize the country’s energy markets
Energizing India
India has an ambitious plan for developing more renewable energy; researchers say the country can aim even higher
International conference on pragmatic research in health set for May 2021
Funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, COPRH Con focuses on pragmatic study design methods for clinical, translational, and public health research audiences
Community ‘voice’ should guide expanding African cities
Two new environmental policy briefings, aimed at decision makers working on rapidly expanding urban areas in southern Africa, emphasise that local community voices must be included in the early planning stages to minimise ecological impacts. Urban populations across the African…
United States ranks lowest in overall policies to help parents support children
Government policies of flexible work hours and paid leave help well-being of children in lower-income families more than cash transfers, Baylor University researcher says
Aging-US: Aging and rejuvenation – a modular epigenome model
This www.Aging-US.com study reports that epigenetic rejuvenation seems to hold the key to arresting or even reversing organismal aging
Oncotarget: Ibuprofen disrupts protein complex in colorectal cells
The Oncotarget data shed new light on the biochemical mechanisms behind ibuprofen’s action on alternative spliced RAC1B and may support its use in personalized approaches to CRC therapy or chemoprevention regimens.
Nobel Prize Summit ‘Our Planet, Our Future’ to be held April 26-28; Registration now open
The first Nobel Prize Summit “Our Planet, Our Future” will bring together Nobel Prize laureates and other esteemed leaders to explore actions that can be achieved to put the world on a path to a more sustainable, more prosperous future for all.
The GovLab launches national citizen initiative focusing on problems in US education syst
BROOKLYN, New York, Monday, March 22, 2021 – The Governance lab (The GovLab) at New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering will launch a national online citizen engagement initiative as part of ReinventED: Your Education, Your Voice, a campaign to…
An easy way to reduce socioeconomic disparities
News from the Journal of Marketing
Is grant review feedback perceived as fair or useful? AIBS publication investigates
An important function of the grant peer review process is to provide constructive feedback to applicants for their resubmissions. However, little is known about whether review feedback achieves this goal. The American Institute of Biological Sciences ( AIBS ), in…
Emphasizing urgency alone won’t increase support for major climate policies, study finds
In light of recent extreme climate events–from wildfires blazing through the western US to snowstorms sweeping Texas into a blackout–climate scientists and media outlets have repeatedly called out the urgency of tackling the climate crisis. But in a new study…
Oncotarget: Quantitative proteome profiling stratifies fibroepithelial lesions of the breast
The present Oncotarget work shed light on a brief mechanistic framework of PTs aggressive nature and present potential biomarkers to differentiate overlapping FELs that would be of practical utility in augmenting existing diagnosis and disease management
Psychologists report an error in the NICE guidelines for autism
University of Bath press release
Study reveals significant concerns over growing scale of sex selective abortions in Nepal
University of Bath press release
Sugar tax in Spain has led to only tiny reduction in calories in shopping basket
University of Bath press release
Trump’s ‘Chinese virus’ tweet linked to rise of anti-Asian hashtags on Twitter
In the week after former President Donald J. Trump tweeted about “the Chinese virus,” the number of coronavirus-related tweets with anti-Asian hashtags rose precipitously, a new study from UC San Francisco has found. The study examined nearly 700,000 tweets containing…
An agile superpower — China’s various roles in Africa and the Arctic
– It is as if China is two completely different countries, if we look at how they appear in two such different cases as Africa and the Arctic, says Christer Henrik Pursiainen. He is a professor at the Department of…
Three times the gains
Groundbreaking global study is the first to map ocean areas that, if strongly protected, would help solve climate, food and biodiversity crises
Nurse work environment influences stroke outcomes
PHILADELPHIA (March 17, 2021) – Stroke remains a leading cause of death worldwide and one of the most common reasons for disability. While a wide variety of factors influence stroke outcomes, data show that avoiding readmissions and long lengths of…
Low-education voters disregard policy beliefs at the polls, research finds
Voters who support left-wing social welfare programs vote against left-wing candidates
Mobility data used to respond to COVID-19 can leave out older and non-white people
Information on individuals’ mobility–where they go as measured by their smartphones–has been used widely in devising and evaluating ways to respond to COVID-19, including how to target public health resources. Yet little attention has been paid to how reliable these…
Center-right MEPs less cohesive on votes about EU fundamental values during Fidesz era, study shows
During the past decade the European People’s Party in the European Parliament was criticized for its unwillingness to vote for measures that would sanction the Hungarian Fidesz government, which is accused of breaching key democratic principles. Researchers have said the…
Study: Men of color avoid public places out of fear of involvement with criminal justice agents
The U.S. criminal legal system has expanded at a rapid pace, even as crime rates have declined since the 1990s. As a result, individuals’ interactions with and surveillance by law enforcement are now commonplace. But citizens experience different interactions, with…
Study: Seattle’s minimum wage increase did not change crime or employment rates
Between 2015 and 2017, Seattle, Washington, became the first U.S. city to increase its hourly minimum wage to $15, more than double the federal minimum wage and 60 percent higher than Seattle’s previous minimum wage. A new study examined the…
Oncotarget: A novel isoform of Homeodomain-interacting protein kinase-2
This @Oncotarget study indicates that HIPK2 isoform 3, the main HIPK2 isoform expressed in NSCLC, promotes YAP/TEAD transcriptional activity in NSCLC cells
Oncotarget: Folinic acid in colorectal cancer: Esquire or fellow knight?
Showing a clear clinical benefit for patients, irrespective of RAS mutational status, primitive tumor side and metastases surgery
Oncotarget: MicroRNA-4287 is controlling epithelial-to mesenchymal transition in prostate cancer
miR-4287 has potential diagnostic and therapeutic significance in preventing advanced, metastatic disease
How can new technologies help reduce the harm of drug use?
Online platforms prove to be effective in helping people in Russia who use drugs
The Neurotechnology and Freedom Online Conference
Neurotechnology: The decline of freedom or new horizons for human development?
Race influences flood risk behaviors
If you live in a flood prone area, would you — or could you — take measures to mitigate flood risks? What about others in your community? We are running out of time to ask this question according to The…
Lee and collaborators studying use of 311 non-emergency issue-reporting system
Myeong Lee, Assistant Professor, Information Sciences and Technology, is working to understand how people use the 311 non-emergency issue-reporting system during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, Lee and his collaborators aim to understand how local governments support people’s different uses of…
New report reveals how the U.S. can renew its leadership in global health R&D
Analysis from the Global Health Technologies Coalition provides blueprint for capitalizing on opportunities revealed by COVID-19 to defeat a range of health threats
Academic Freedom Index 2020
Scientific freedom – for only one fifth of the world’s population
Healthcare professionals no better than students at detecting COVID fake news stories
Healthcare professionals perform no better than students at detecting coronavirus false news stories. ### Article Title: “Infodemics: Do healthcare professionals detect corona-related false news stories better than students?” Funding: The financial support of Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation –…
Less than two percent of US-funded cancer studies make the online news
Pancreatic cancer is underreported compared to the number of deaths it causes; certain cancer types receive much more media coverage relative to mortality rates
harp reductions in costs of producing cannabis, fentanyl likely to spur widespread changes in use, dependence
The legalization of cannabis and the arrival of nonmedical fentanyl are fundamentally changing drug markets in North America. A large part of these changes relates to the ability to produce large quantities of the drugs at low costs, which has…
IOP Publishing’s new elearning hub to boost peer review knowledge and competency
Always-on, comprehensive suite of online courses expands access to Peer review excellence: IOP training and certification
New technology could increase health inequities
Making sure that everyone gets the benefits of new approaches to managing and treating disease
Alzheimer Europe identifies key recommendations on legal capacity and decision making
Luxembourg, 9 March 2021 – Today, Alzheimer Europe launches a new report, “Legal capacity and decision making: The ethical implications of lack of legal capacity on the lives of people with dementia”, which looks at the intersection between legal rights…
Study: Political, economic, social factors affect local decisions about death penalty
Broad political, economic, and social factors influence disciplinary punishment. In particular, over the last half century, such considerations have shaped jurisdictions’ use of the death penalty, which has declined considerably since the 1990s. A new study examined the factors associated…
Study: Prisoners with mental illness much more likely to be placed in solitary confinement
Past studies on whether incarcerated people with mental illness are more likely to be placed in solitary confinement have yielded mixed results. A new study examined the issue in one state’s prisons, taking into account factors related to incarcerated men…
NSF grant to fund research into police networks, officer abuse
The findings will be used to inform policy initiatives designed to reduce police misconduct.