A new study finds that the more a state’s budget relied on sales tax revenue, the more likely it was to shorten stay-at-home orders during the early stages of the COVID pandemic. The findings suggest that state public-health decisions may have…
Category: Other Sciences
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Study finds unexpected link between public health, tax policies
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Online meetings come with pros and cons—managers should understand all of them
Video meetings have become a staple in the workplace. A recent study among senior IT industry managers shows that video meetings have a dual impact on remote leadership. Although Teams, Zoom and other tools for video meetings have become embedded…
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Energy management strategies for solar photovoltaic-based EV parking lots with consideration of battery degradation cost
Leghari, Z. H., Hassan, M. Y., Said, D. M., Jumani, T. A. & Memon, Z. A. A novel grid-oriented dynamic weight parameter based improved variant of Jaya algorithm. Adv. Eng. Softw. 150(102904). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advengsoft.2020.102904…
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Grain zinc, iron and protein concentrations of contemporary wheat cultivars fall short of targets for human health
Scope of this analysis
The scope of this work is global, encompassing all wheat-growing regions, species and cultivars, but limited to studies published before May 2024, when this paper was prepared. Wheat was selected for this analysis owing to…
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Application of artificial intelligence in schizophrenia rehabilitation management: a systematic scoping review
World Health Organization Clinical Descriptions and Diagnostic Requirements for ICD-11 Mental, Behavioural and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (CDDR). Geneva: World Health Organization; 2024.
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Study finds phone use on the toilet may cause painful medical condition
People who reported using a smartphone while sitting on the toilet were more likely to have hemorrhoids than those who did not use their phones in the bathroom. The finding comes from a new study led by Chethan Ramprasad of Beth Israel Deaconess…
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Golden Retriever genes linked to anxiety, aggression, and intelligence in humans
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have uncovered new insights into the emotional lives of dogs, helping explain why some golden retrievers are more anxious, energetic, or aggressive than others.
Their study, published in the Proceedings…
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Saturday Citations: More bad news for US footballers; ancient Mayan water management; investigative LLMs
What we learned this week: Left-handed people may have a psychological edge in competition. Humanoid robots can now do creepy parkour through the uncanny valley. And if you’ve ever cared for an elderly cat, a new study highlights a biological…
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Evaluating LLMs’ divergent thinking capabilities for scientific idea generation with minimal context
Wang, H. et al. Scientific discovery in the age of artificial intelligence. Nature 620, 47–60 (2023).
Shi, F. & Evans, J. Surprising combinations of research contents and contexts are related…
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