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  • Preserving fruit freshness with amyloid-like protein coatings

    Preserving fruit freshness with amyloid-like protein coatings

    Design and preparation of the adhesive fresh-keeping ALP coating

    The natural cuticular wax found on post-harvest fruits serves as the outermost protective layer of the fruit’s epidermal cells, shielding the fruit from microbial threats and…

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  • Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) landraces in Mozambique and neighbouring Southern African countries harbour genetic loci with potential for climate adaptation

    Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) landraces in Mozambique and neighbouring Southern African countries harbour genetic loci with potential for climate adaptation

  • Lowder, S. K., Sánchez, M. V. & Bertini, R. Which farms feed the world and has farmland become more concentrated? World Dev. 142, 105455 (2021).

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  • Artificial Intelligence improves follow-up appointment uptake for diabetic retinal assessment: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Artificial Intelligence improves follow-up appointment uptake for diabetic retinal assessment: a systematic review and meta-analysis

  • Marijon E, Narayanan K, Smith K, Barra S, Basso C, Blom MT, et al. Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021….

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  • Humans are Seasonal Creatures, New Research Reveals

    Humans are Seasonal Creatures, New Research Reveals

    Daily biological functions such as sleep, heart rate and metabolism are timed by intracellular circadian clocks which exist within almost all cells throughout the body. Modern life challenges this timekeeping system in ways it was not adapted…

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  • New quantum visualization technique to identify materials for next generation quantum computing

    New quantum visualization technique to identify materials for next generation quantum computing

    Scientists at University College Cork (UCC) in Ireland have developed a powerful new tool for finding the next generation of materials needed for large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computing.

    The significant breakthrough means that, for the…

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  • Maine’s Floating Offshore Wind Setback: What’s Next?

    Maine’s Floating Offshore Wind Setback: What’s Next?

    When the platform for a prototype floating offshore wind turbine arrived at a dock in Searsport, Maine, on April 11, engineers at the University of Maine were ready to add a tower and a turbine and set it afloat in the Gulf of Maine. The…

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  • Income inequality undermines support for higher minimum wages, study finds

    Income inequality undermines support for higher minimum wages, study finds

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    High levels of income inequality weaken support for raising the minimum wage, which in turn could further worsen…

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  • Some bosses benefit from belittling employees

    Some bosses benefit from belittling employees

    Bosses who engaged in abusive behavior came from a variety of industries, including manufacturing and construction, nursing and sales. Credit: by Shaw Nielsen

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  • Unmasking big tobacco’s youth marketing playbook

    Unmasking big tobacco’s youth marketing playbook

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    World No Tobacco Day, recognized annually on May 31 and led by the World Health Organization, is a global health…

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