A new article appearing in the current issue of the peer-reviewed Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry explores the concept of “superfoods” and makes a case that fresh grapes have earned what should be a prominent position in the superfood…
Category: Other Sciences
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The impact of large-scale agricultural investments on welfare of local communities: a meta-analysis
Literature search and screening strategy
The procedures of this study follow the guidelines established by the Meta-Analysis of Economics Research Network (MAER-Net) (Havránek et al., 2020)Footnote 2.The search strategy is designed to address the…
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How thoughtful experimental design can empower biologists in the omics era
“To consult the statistician after an experiment is finished is often merely to ask him to conduct a post mortem examination. He can perhaps say what the experiment died of.” – Ronald A. Fisher
The modern…
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Staff perspectives on racial inequities in the neonatal intensive care unit: the REJOICE study
Quantitative results
A total of 72 NICU staff members participated in study, by either completing the open-ended survey (n = 62, 86.1%) or additionally completing a semi-structured interview (n = 10, 13.9%) (see Table 1). The majority of…
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How Pokémon helped to explain brain differences
When I started out in neuroscience, I wanted answers to complex yet straightforward questions, such as how early childhood experiences shape human brains or why some children thrive while others struggle. Early on, I found myself drawn to these…
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A life of adventures into the foundations of chemistry
A life of adventures into the foundations of chemistry
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Harnessing AI and technological innovation for financial development: the mediating effect of government effectiveness in G20 economies
Adams S, Kaffo Fotio H (2024) Economic integration and environmental quality: accounting for the roles of financial development, industrialization, urbanization and renewable energy. J Environ Plan Manag 67(3):688–713.
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how to fix an overloaded system
Attached to the Very Large Telescope in Chile, the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) allows researchers to probe the most distant galaxies. It’s a popular instrument: for its next observing session, from October to April, scientists…
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DOE’s Advanced Nuclear Reactor Site 90-Day Challenge
U.S. President Donald Trump in May issued a suite of directives aimed at hastening the development of advanced nuclear reactors. The directives, delivered via a set of four executive orders, set ambitious goals, such as having ten new large…
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A 30-m annual paddy rice dataset in Northeastern China during period 2000–2023
Study area
Northeastern China, extending roughly from 38°N, 115°E to 54°N, 135°E, encompasses the Heilongjiang province, the Jilin province, the Liaoning province as well as the four municipalities in eastern Inner Mongolia (Fig. 1)….
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