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New Model Enhances Flood Forecasting in Bangladesh

With a weather monitoring network a new model could predict coastal floods in Bangladesh. A new model should help forecast the massive floods to which the northern coast of Bangladesh is prone 1 . In principle, the model can predict the heights and arrival times of the huge waves that cyclones cause, and so could improve the planning of sea defences. The effectiveness of the model will depend on the availability of accurate, timely and detailed meteorological data, ca

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Studies and Analyses

PKM2 Phosphorylation Role in Endometriosis Glycolysis

Endometriosis, a prevalent gynecological condition, is characterized by the growth of endometrial-like tissues outside the uterus, leading to severe pain and infertility in affected women. The pathogenesis of endometriosis remains…

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Information Technology

D2-GCN: Dynamic Disentanglement for Node Classification

Classic Graph Convolutional Networks (GCNs) often learn node representation holistically, which would ignore the distinct impacts from different neighbors when aggregating their features to update a node’s representation. Disentangled GCNs…

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Agriculture & Environment

Unveiling Leaf Color Mysteries: BoYgl-2’s Role in Cabbage

A new study has uncovered a novel P-type PPR protein, BoYgl-2, which plays a crucial role in chloroplast RNA editing and chlorophyll biosynthesis in cabbage. This discovery sheds new light…

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Examples of how E and B modes deform imeges of distant galaxies. Image Credit: SISSA Medialab
Physics & Astronomy

Exploring Gravitational Lenses: Are Cosmic Laws Universal?

A JCAP study proposes a test for the Cosmological Principle using weak gravitational lensing  “The cosmological principle is like an ultimate kind of statement of humility,” explains James Adam, astrophysicist…

Studies and Analyses

High-Tech Video Optimization: Enhancing Brain Functionality

ISTA scientists uncover how the brain unblurs vision during movement  Why do our mental images stay sharp even when we are moving fast? A team of neuroscientists led by Professor…

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Business and Finance

High BTMPS Levels Found in Fentanyl: What It Means for Safety

A UCLA research team has found that drugs being sold as fentanyl contain high amounts of the industrial chemical bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl) sebacate, or BTMPS. This new substance of concern emerged in…

The BioSCape team is poctured with NASA and South African aircraft. Image Credit: Jeremey Shelton/Fishwater Films
Physics & Astronomy

Measuring Life on Earth from Space: A Global Research Project

Measurements and data collected from space can be used to better understand life on Earth. An ambitious, multinational research project funded by NASA and co-led by UC Merced civil and…

Life & Chemistry

UC Davis Researchers Complete Total Synthesis of Ibogaine

Discovery creates opportunities to study therapeutic properties of ibogaine and related compounds  Ibogaine — a psychoactive plant derivative — has attracted attention for its anti-addictive and anti-depressant properties. But ibogaine…

A scuba diver encounters a school of sardines off the coast of Mexico.
Environmental Conservation

Marine Prosperity Areas: A New Hope for Conservation

Improved approach to marine conservation aligns ecological restoration with human well-being  Could 2025 be the year marine protection efforts get a “glow up”? According to a team of conservation-minded researchers,…

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Earth Sciences

Studying Sikkim Floods: Insights for Disaster Preparedness

UCalgary scientist says it’s important to determine what happened and what can be learned  Experts from the global Earth science community – including a scientist from the University of Calgary…

New Study Sheds Light on Pelvic Tissue Tears in Childbirth
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New Study Sheds Light on Pelvic Tissue Tears in Childbirth

Grant enables study into mechanical properties of episiotomy cuts  Millions of women undergo episiotomies during childbirth every year, yet the mechanics behind these surgical cuts remain largely unstudied. A new…

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Material Sciences

Materials Sciences
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Enhancing Display Manufacturing with Sustainable Simulations

How simulations help manufacturing of modern displays. Modern materials must be recyclable and sustainable. Consumer electronics is no exception, with organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) taking over modern televisions and portable…

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Ruishan Liu, WiSE Gabilan Assistant Professor of Computer Science, USC. Image Credit: Alexis Situ
Information Technology

AI Unlocks Genetic Insights for Personalized Cancer Care

New study uncovers how specific genetic mutations influence cancer treatment outcomes  A groundbreaking study led by USC Assistant Professor of Computer Science Ruishan Liu has uncovered how specific genetic mutations influence cancer…

Information Technology

D2-GCN: Dynamic Disentanglement for Node Classification

Classic Graph Convolutional Networks (GCNs) often learn node representation holistically, which would ignore the distinct impacts from different neighbors when aggregating their features to update a node’s representation. Disentangled GCNs…

Automotive Engineering

TU Graz AI System Boosts E-Mobility Powertrain Development

The new method optimises the technical design with regard to classic objectives such as costs, efficiency and package space requirements and also takes greenhouse gas emissions along the entire supply…

Parsimonious models may be the norm in science, but complex models can be more flexible and accurate.
Information Technology

Exploring Ockham’s Razor: Simplifying Complex Innovations

Medieval friar William of Ockham posited a famous idea: always pick the simplest explanation. Often referred to as the parsimony principle, “Ockham’s razor” has shaped scientific decisions for centuries. But…

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Social Sciences
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Dynamic Squeeze Technique Boosts Performance Under Pressure

A dynamic left-hand squeeze helps to optimize performance. The images are legendary: Tennis stars who hit the deciding match ball just outside the line, golfers who putt the ball past…

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Examples of how E and B modes deform imeges of distant galaxies. Image Credit: SISSA Medialab
Physics & Astronomy

Exploring Gravitational Lenses: Are Cosmic Laws Universal?

A JCAP study proposes a test for the Cosmological Principle using weak gravitational lensing  “The cosmological principle is like an ultimate kind of statement of humility,” explains James Adam, astrophysicist…

Schematic depiction of production and incorporation of cosmogenic10Be into ferromanganese crusts. Image Credit: HZDR / blrck.de
Physics & Astronomy

Deep Sea Anomaly: Unveiling New Marine Innovations

Extraordinary accumulation of rare atoms could improve geological dating methods  Beryllium-10, a rare radioactive isotope produced by cosmic rays in the atmosphere, provides valuable insights into the Earth’s geological history….

The BioSCape team is poctured with NASA and South African aircraft. Image Credit: Jeremey Shelton/Fishwater Films
Physics & Astronomy

Measuring Life on Earth from Space: A Global Research Project

Measurements and data collected from space can be used to better understand life on Earth. An ambitious, multinational research project funded by NASA and co-led by UC Merced civil and…

ALMA observations of the protoplanetary disk around HD 142527. The white bars show the directions of the magnetic field revealed by the orientation of the dust grains. The strength of the magnetic field is 0.3 milligauss. For comparison, a typical refrigerator magnet has a magnetic field of about 1,000,000 milligauss. Image Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), S. Ohashi et al.
Physics & Astronomy

“Unveiling Stars’ Magnetic Fingerprints Through Dust Analysis”

For the first time astronomers have succeeded in observing the magnetic field around a young star where planets are thought to be forming. The team was able to use dust…

Thomas Karikari, Ph.D. Image Credit: UPMC
Life & Chemistry

New Biomarker Test Detects Alzheimer’s Earlier, Pitt Study Finds

Years before tau tangles show up in brain scans of patients with Alzheimer’s disease, a biomarker test developed at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine can detect small amounts…

Gas transport through a metal cluster-containing crystalline solid.Hydrogen and carbon monoxide travel at different speeds due to their molecular size relative to the size of nanoscale tunnels in the structure. While hydrogen binds reversibly, carbon monoxide binds irreversibly and distorts the original crown-motif of the platinum and gold atoms into a chalice-motif. Image Credit: Tokyo Metropolitan University
Life & Chemistry

Gas Adsorption Insights on Platinum and Gold Nanotunnels

Understanding gas diffusion in nanoscale voids key to new gas technologies  Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have elucidated how hydrogen and carbon monoxide is adsorbed into solids…

Life & Chemistry

UC Davis Researchers Complete Total Synthesis of Ibogaine

Discovery creates opportunities to study therapeutic properties of ibogaine and related compounds  Ibogaine — a psychoactive plant derivative — has attracted attention for its anti-addictive and anti-depressant properties. But ibogaine…

The female receives a dead insect as a gift from the male during mating. The gift provides the female with the necessary protein to produce eggs. If the male arrives empty-handed, he is rejected. Image Credit: Tom Houslay
Life & Chemistry

Male Flies Sharpen Eyesight to Outwit Females

With bloated bellies and hairy legs, female flies try to look bigger to get food from courting mates. But male flies, in turn, have sharpened their eyesight to call their…

Materials Sciences

Spintronics memory innovation: A new perpendicular magnetized film

Long gone are the days where all our data could fit on a two-megabyte floppy disk. In today’s information-based society, the increasing volume of information being handled demands that we…

Materials Sciences

Materials with a ‘twist’ show unexpected electronic behaviour

In the search for new materials that can enable more efficient electronics, scientists are exploring so-called 2-D materials. These are sheets of just one atom thick, that may have all…

Materials Sciences

Enhancing Display Manufacturing with Sustainable Simulations

How simulations help manufacturing of modern displays. Modern materials must be recyclable and sustainable. Consumer electronics is no exception, with organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) taking over modern televisions and portable…

Materials Sciences

Can lab-grown neurons exhibit plasticity?

“Neurons that fire together, wire together” describes the neural plasticity seen in human brains, but neurons grown in a dish don’t seem to follow these rules. Neurons that are cultured…

The Salar de Uyuni stretches 2.5 million acres across a high plateau in Bolivia. Credit: Image courtesy of Avner Vengosh/Duke University
Earth Sciences

Environmental Impact of Mining the World’s Largest Lithium Deposit

DURHAM, N.C. — The world’s largest known lithium deposit exists within a vast salt pan called the Salar de Uyuni, which stretches for thousands of square miles atop a high,…

Earth Sciences

Drying and Rewetting Cycles Boost Soil CO2 Emissions

Niigata, Japan – The amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) released by microbial decomposition of soil organic carbon on a global scale is approximately five times greater than the amount of…

Studying_Sikkim_Floods Insights for Disaster Preparedness
Earth Sciences

Studying Sikkim Floods: Insights for Disaster Preparedness

UCalgary scientist says it’s important to determine what happened and what can be learned  Experts from the global Earth science community – including a scientist from the University of Calgary…

It has been unclear which soils are better candidates for being managed by prescribed burning in terms of allowing a high diversity of endangered plants or plant species in general. To settle this question, a Kobe University team led by master’s student ASADA Airi from the group of ecologist USHIMARI Atushi turned to Mount Fuji, where grasslands covering different soil types are kept by prescribed burning once a year in April. Image Credit: ASADA Airi
Environmental Conservation

Burning Grasslands: Boosting Biodiversity Through Innovation

As grasslands get abandoned, controlled burning is discussed as a labor-saving method of keeping forests at bay. A Kobe University research team found that this method results in higher biodiversity…

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