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11-Apr-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Florida Wildlife Corridor Eases Worst Impacts of Climate Change
Florida Atlantic University

Florida is projected to lose 3.5 million acres of land to development by 2070. A new study highlights how Florida can buffer itself against both climate change and population pressures by conserving the remaining 8 million acres of “opportunity areas” within the Florida Wildlife Corridor (FLWC), the only designated statewide corridor in the U.S.

10-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
New Study Shows How the Florida Wildlife Corridor Can Mitigate the Worst Impacts of Climate Change
Florida Atlantic University

As wildfires, floods and other climate disasters spread across the country, a first-of-its-kind study finds that Florida’s ambitious Wildlife Corridor has the potential to shield the state from similar threats.

Released: 16-Apr-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Supporting healthy habits
University of Georgia

School lunches have come a long way from square pizza and fish sticks, and students across the board are benefiting from improved nutritional standards in the cafeteria.

Newswise: Creating an island paradise in a fusion reactor
Released: 16-Apr-2024 8:00 AM EDT
Creating an island paradise in a fusion reactor
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

In their ongoing quest to develop a range of methods for managing plasma so it can be used to generate electricity in a process known as fusion, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have shown how two old methods can be combined to provide greater flexibility.

Newswise: Polyploidy in vegetables: Unveiling genetic secrets for crop evolution and breeding success
Released: 16-Apr-2024 6:05 AM EDT
Polyploidy in vegetables: Unveiling genetic secrets for crop evolution and breeding success
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A research team has elucidated the role of polyploidy in the evolution and breeding of vegetable crops, leveraging advanced sequencing technologies to dissect the genetic and epigenetic nuances of polyploids.

Newswise: Unlocking the medicinal potential of Lotus BIAs: Advances in research for future drug development
Released: 16-Apr-2024 6:05 AM EDT
Unlocking the medicinal potential of Lotus BIAs: Advances in research for future drug development
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A research team has made process in understanding benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIAs) in lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), highlighting their presence in various tissues and their potential for novel drug development.

Newswise: Golden-Hour Water Use Efficiency: Pioneering Crop Productivity and Sustainability in the Face of Water Scarcity
Released: 16-Apr-2024 5:05 AM EDT
Golden-Hour Water Use Efficiency: Pioneering Crop Productivity and Sustainability in the Face of Water Scarcity
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A research team has shed light on the early morning 'golden hours' as a pivotal time for achieving optimal water use efficiency (WUE) in crops, revealing that plants can maintain lower transpiration rates and higher photosynthetic activity under favorable light conditions and minimal vapor pressure deficit (VPD).

Newswise: Revolutionizing plant grafting: Unveiling the role of TOR signalling in enhancing graft success and crop vigor
Released: 16-Apr-2024 5:05 AM EDT
Revolutionizing plant grafting: Unveiling the role of TOR signalling in enhancing graft success and crop vigor
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A research team delves into the role of the Target of Rapamycin (TOR) signalling pathway in plant grafting, emphasizing its role in regulating seedling vigor, graft junction healing, and shoot-to-root communications.

Newswise: Energy Storage Systems: 100 Times Better Heat Transfer Thanks to the Use of Liquid Metal
Released: 16-Apr-2024 4:05 AM EDT
Energy Storage Systems: 100 Times Better Heat Transfer Thanks to the Use of Liquid Metal
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

The industrial production of steel, concrete, or glass requires more than 20 percent of Germany’s total energy consumption. Up to now, 90 percent of the fuels used for these processes have been of fossil nature.

Newswise: Deciphering the palette: Unveiling the genetic secrets of Rhododendron flower color diversity
Released: 16-Apr-2024 4:05 AM EDT
Deciphering the palette: Unveiling the genetic secrets of Rhododendron flower color diversity
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A research team has made strides in uncovering the genetic foundations of flower color variation within the Rhododendron genus.

Newswise: Physicists explain—and eliminate—unknown force dragging against water droplets on superhydrophobic surfaces
Released: 16-Apr-2024 3:25 AM EDT
Physicists explain—and eliminate—unknown force dragging against water droplets on superhydrophobic surfaces
Aalto University

Aalto University researchers adapt a novel force measurement technique to uncover the previously unidentified physics at play at the thin air-film gap between water droplets and superhydrophobic surfaces.

Newswise: Finally friendly fibers
Released: 16-Apr-2024 3:05 AM EDT
Finally friendly fibers
Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

Rain jackets, swimming trunks or upholstery fabrics: Textiles with water-repellent properties require chemical impregnation. Although fluorine-containing PFAS chemicals are effective, they are also harmful to human health and accumulate in the environment.

Newswise: Seed ferns: plants experimented with complex leaf vein networks 201 million years ago
15-Apr-2024 5:00 AM EDT
Seed ferns: plants experimented with complex leaf vein networks 201 million years ago
University of Vienna

According to a research team led by palaeontologists from the University of Vienna, the net-like leaf veining typical for today’s flowering plants developed much earlier than previously thought, but died out again several times.

Newswise: Decoding Pecan Pollination: A Dive into the Chloroplast Genome of 'Xinxuan-4' and Its Impact on Cultivar Diversity and Efficiency
Released: 15-Apr-2024 9:05 PM EDT
Decoding Pecan Pollination: A Dive into the Chloroplast Genome of 'Xinxuan-4' and Its Impact on Cultivar Diversity and Efficiency
Chinese Academy of Sciences

The chloroplast (cp) is critical for various biological functions in plants, such as photosynthesis and stress responses, with its genome offering simpler analysis and sequencing due to its size and reduced homologous influence.

Newswise: From ashes to adversity: Lessons from South Australia's business recovery amidst bushfires and pandemic
Released: 15-Apr-2024 9:05 PM EDT
From ashes to adversity: Lessons from South Australia's business recovery amidst bushfires and pandemic
University of South Australia

New research has given insight into the resilience and recovery of businesses in two South Australian regions following a major bushfire event and disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Newswise: Unraveling the role of DlBGAL9 and AGL61/80 in Longan somatic embryogenesis and heat stress tolerance: A multi-omics approach
Released: 15-Apr-2024 9:05 PM EDT
Unraveling the role of DlBGAL9 and AGL61/80 in Longan somatic embryogenesis and heat stress tolerance: A multi-omics approach
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A research team has unveiled 20 β-galactosidase (BGAL) genes within the longan genome, highlighting their crucial roles in embryogenic development and heat stress adaptation.

Newswise: Unlocking the secrets of fruit quality: How anthocyanins and acidity shape consumer preferences and market value
Released: 15-Apr-2024 8:05 PM EDT
Unlocking the secrets of fruit quality: How anthocyanins and acidity shape consumer preferences and market value
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A research team reviews the critical relationship between the accumulation of anthocyanins and organic acids in fruits, highlighting how these factors influence fruit color and consumer appeal through changes in vacuolar pH.

Newswise: Unraveling the Unique Role of DELLA Proteins in Grapevine Flowering: A Shift in Developmental Fate
Released: 15-Apr-2024 8:05 PM EDT
Unraveling the Unique Role of DELLA Proteins in Grapevine Flowering: A Shift in Developmental Fate
Chinese Academy of Sciences

The transition from vegetative to reproductive stages in plants involves both internal and external cues, with grapevines (Vitis vinifera L. cv. Pixie) presenting a unique case.

Newswise: Revolutionizing Citrus cultivation: The superior tolerance and growth vigor of 'Shuzhen No.1' rootstock
Released: 15-Apr-2024 8:05 PM EDT
Revolutionizing Citrus cultivation: The superior tolerance and growth vigor of 'Shuzhen No.1' rootstock
Chinese Academy of Sciences

The research unveils the superior tolerance of 'Shuzhen No.1', a novel Citrus junos rootstock, to flooding, alkaline, and freezing stresses over commonly used rootstocks. Grafted scions on 'Shuzhen No.1' exhibited enhanced growth and vigor, making it a promising candidate for future citrus cultivation.

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Newswise: Temperatures Are Off The Charts: World Is Experiencing Its Fourth Global Coral Bleaching Event
Released: 15-Apr-2024 6:05 PM EDT
Temperatures Are Off The Charts: World Is Experiencing Its Fourth Global Coral Bleaching Event
Wildlife Conservation Society

In March 2024, WCS trained 30 scientists from across the Coral Triangle in simple field methods to measure coral bleaching and identify climate resilient coral reefs.

Released: 15-Apr-2024 4:05 PM EDT
From Opioid Overdose to Treatment Initiation: Outcomes Associated with Peer Support in Emergency Departments
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers Health researchers publish largest study on outcomes associated with hospital-based peer support programs after opioid overdose

Newswise: Database Supplies Recommended Key Properties for All Known Nuclei
Released: 15-Apr-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Database Supplies Recommended Key Properties for All Known Nuclei
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Scientists know of more than 3,300 isotopes. Researchers have compiled experimental nuclear data for all known nuclei, including mass, quantum numbers, half-life, decay modes, and branching intensities.

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Released: 15-Apr-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Professor Brian Connolly Comments on Survey That Finds Rare Bipartisan Agreement on Housing Issues Among U.S. Voters
University of Michigan Ross School of Business

April's Michigan Ross-Financial Times poll finds neither the Democrats nor the Republicans have a clear advantage on housing affordability.

Newswise: Oral Contraceptive Use May Reduce Muscle-Tendon Injuries
Released: 15-Apr-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Oral Contraceptive Use May Reduce Muscle-Tendon Injuries
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Women who take oral contraceptives may be significantly less likely to experience certain musculoskeletal injuries than women who do not take the drugs or men, according to a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Released: 15-Apr-2024 2:05 PM EDT
When your workday is ruined before it begins
University of Iowa Tippie College of Business

We know that being harassed at work affects an employee's performance, but what about being harassed during their commute? A researcher looks at the little-studied phenomenon of workers being harassed on their way into their workplace and how employers can support them.

Newswise: New AACN Data Points to Enrollment Challenges Facing U.S. Schools of Nursing
Released: 15-Apr-2024 2:00 PM EDT
New AACN Data Points to Enrollment Challenges Facing U.S. Schools of Nursing
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)

New data released today by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) show that sustaining student enrollment in baccalaureate and graduate programs continues to be a challenge at U.S. schools of nursing.

15-Apr-2024 10:00 AM EDT
UC Irvine-led research team shows importance of under-recognized genetic factor lipoprotein(a) in predicting heart disease in a large multiethnic US population
University of California, Irvine

In what is the largest, most ethnically diverse long-term study of a U.S. population, a University of California, Irvine research team found that an under-recognized genetic cholesterol-like particle called lipoprotein(a) can predict future cardiovascular disease.

Released: 15-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Q&A: How claims of Anti-Christian Bias can serve as Racial Dog Whistles
University of Washington

A new University of Washington study showed that white and Black Christians perceived a politician concerned about anti-Christian bias as caring more about anti-white bias, being more willing to fight for white people and as less offensive than one concerned about anti-white bias.

Newswise: Psychologist develops digital mental health program for children of divorce
Released: 15-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Psychologist develops digital mental health program for children of divorce
Binghamton University, State University of New York

A lecturer in psychology at Binghamton University, State University of New York has created a program named Children of Divorce - Coping with Divorce (CoD-CoD) to help youth develop better coping skills through their parents’ separation.

   
Released: 15-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
What Happens to Scoliosis After a Tether Breaks?
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

A broken tether is a common complication after vertebral body tethering for scoliosis, occurring in up to 50% of cases. But what happens to a spinal curve after a tether breaks? And how often do patients need additional surgery? A new international study of patients is shedding light on the answers to these important questions.

Released: 15-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Higher rates of arrest for Black adults with psychological disorders
Ohio State University

Black adults who are experiencing emotion dysregulation and/or psychological disorders, particularly Black men, are more likely to be arrested than are white American adults with symptoms of the same level of severity, a new study has found.

Newswise: Epilepsy drug prevents brain tumors in mice with NF1
Released: 15-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Epilepsy drug prevents brain tumors in mice with NF1
Washington University in St. Louis

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered that an FDA-approved epilepsy drug can prevent or slow the growth of NF1-linked optic gliomas in mice, laying the groundwork for a clinical trial.

Newswise: Study Reveals AI Enhances Physician-Patient Communication
Released: 15-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Study Reveals AI Enhances Physician-Patient Communication
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego School of Medicine study shows that AI enhances physician-patient communication.

Released: 15-Apr-2024 11:30 AM EDT
Machine learning could help reveal undiscovered particles within data from the Large Hadron Collider
Argonne National Laboratory

Scientists recently used a machine learning approach called anomaly detection to analyze large volumes of data from the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. The method has never before been applied to data from a collider experiment.

Released: 15-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
فئة جديدة من خوارزميات الذكاء الاصطناعي التي تحسن أبحاث السرطان وعلاجاته من ابتكار باحثي مايو كلينك
Mayo Clinic

ابتكر باحثو مايو كلينك مؤخرًا فئة جديدة من خوارزميات الذكاء الاصطناعي (AI) تسمى الذكاء الاصطناعي المبني على الفرضيات والتي تمثل ابتعادًا كبيرًا عن نماذج الذكاء الاصطناعي التقليدية التي تتعلم من البيانات فقط.

Newswise: Unlocking the secrets of forest heights: the role of GEDI LiDAR technology
Released: 15-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Unlocking the secrets of forest heights: the role of GEDI LiDAR technology
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A team of researchers has unveiled a novel approach to accurately characterizing tree height composition in forests using the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology.

11-Apr-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Antibiotics Aren’t Effective for Most Lower Tract Respiratory Infections
Georgetown University Medical Center

Use of antibiotics provided no measurable impact on the severity or duration of coughs even if a bacterial infection was present, finds a large, prospective study of people who sought treatment in U.S. primary or urgent care settings for lower-respiratory tract infections.

Released: 15-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Pesquisadores da Mayo Clinic criaram uma nova classe de algoritmos com IA para melhorar a pesquisa e os tratamentos contra o câncer
Mayo Clinic

Pesquisadores da Mayo Clinic criaram recentemente uma nova classe de algoritmos com inteligência artificial (IA) chamada IA orientada por hipóteses; se trata de um caminho alternativo dos modelos tradicionais de IA que aprendem apenas com dados.

Released: 15-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Investigadores de Mayo Clinic han creado una nueva clase de algoritmos impulsados por IA para mejorar la investigación y los tratamientos contra el cáncer
Mayo Clinic

Investigadores de Mayo Clinic crearon recientemente una nueva clase de algoritmos con inteligencia artificial (IA) llamada IA impulsada por hipótesis; se trata de una vía alternativa a los modelos tradicionales de IA que aprenden solo con datos.

Newswise: Navigating the future: an improvement in GNSS processing accuracy and speed
Released: 15-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Navigating the future: an improvement in GNSS processing accuracy and speed
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Recently, a study introduced a novel method that significantly enhances the precision and efficiency of precise orbit determination and clock estimation the Global Positioning System (GPS), BeiDou, Galileo, and Global'naya Navigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema (GLONASS) satellite systems. This work in Un-Differenced (UD) Integer Ambiguity Resolution (IAR) simplifies satellite navigation data processing and dramatically improves precise positioning accuracy.

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Released: 15-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Green technology requires mined materials — and a workforce to meet demand
Virginia Tech

The mining industry is booming, but the industry is digging deep to find highly trained mining engineers. Across all sectors, from consumer electronics to the defense industry and from automotive manufacturing to aerospace, mineral needs are increasing. In particular, green energy technologies such as electric vehicle batteries, solar panels, grid energy storage, and wind turbines require such metals as copper, lithium, cobalt, rare earths, and manganese.

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Released: 15-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT
FAA approves Virginia Tech’s updated test method for drones to fly over people
Virginia Tech

Federal approvals for flying drones over people have been advanced through Virginia Tech research.  As of April 5,  the updated means of compliance established by the Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership has been accepted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and published as a notice of availability in the federal register, establishing its availability for use.

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Released: 15-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Research aims to improve data quality in manufacturing, seeking 'golden data'
Virginia Tech

If artificial intelligence (AI) was a car, data would be the fuel. But what if there was no way to ensure that fuel wasn’t full of waste? How would this fuel be filtered, and how would that information reach consumers? Ran Jin, associate professor in the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, is determined to fuel AI models in the Manufacturing Industrial Internet with high-quality data.

Newswise: Recent Advances in Application of Polysaccharides in Cosmetics
Released: 15-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Recent Advances in Application of Polysaccharides in Cosmetics
Chinese Academy of Sciences

In this review, the potential relationship between the structure and activity of polysaccharides was summarized by analyzing the influence of physical and chemical properties of polysaccharides, such as extraction method, molecular weight, monosaccharide composition, functional group and structural modification, etc., which laid a foundation for the analysis of the structure-activity relationship of polysaccharides and improved its cosmetic value.

Released: 15-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Common dementia medication doesn’t increase risk of death, life-threatening heart abnormalities
McMaster University

Researchers with McMaster University have found that a commonly prescribed dementia medication doesn’t increase the risk of death or certain heart rhythm problems, contrary to past warnings.

Newswise: Unlocking the ‘chain of worms’
Released: 15-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Unlocking the ‘chain of worms’
Washington University in St. Louis

Biologist B. Duygu Özpolat at Washington University in St. Louis and colleagues published a single-cell atlas for a highly regenerative annelid worm. This research may help inform stem cell technologies and regenerative medicine down the line.

Released: 15-Apr-2024 8:30 AM EDT
Dengue: An Emerging Global Crisis - Research and Expert Insights
Newswise Review

Calling All Experts and Researchers: Share Your Insights on Dengue, Prevention, Detection and Vaccines.

Newswise: Researchers resolve old mystery of how phages disarm pathogenic bacteria
Released: 15-Apr-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Researchers resolve old mystery of how phages disarm pathogenic bacteria
Texas A&M AgriLife

New study details long-sought mechanisms and structures

Newswise: School suspensions and exclusions put vulnerable children at risk
Released: 14-Apr-2024 5:30 PM EDT
School suspensions and exclusions put vulnerable children at risk
University of South Australia

Managing problematic student behaviour is one of the most persistent, challenging, and controversial issues facing schools today. Yet despite best intentions to build a more inclusive and punitive-free education system, school suspensions and expulsions remain.



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