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By Glenda Quintini. Skills policies have tended to focus disproportionately on the supply side – the acquisition and adaptation of skills. In recent years, however, there has been an increasing awareness that demand-side issues – how…

Whether a hot dog is a sandwich or not is an age-old debate. Everyone from actors like Meryl Streep and David Schwimmer to athletes like J.J. Watt has weighed in on the matter. Even the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg…

4.1. Quinoa Growth and Nutritional StatusWater stress harms quinoa, decreasing plant biomass. Maestro-Gaitán et al. studied four quinoa cultivars, and they found that when quinoa was cultivated with 75% soil water available, fresh mass…

1. IntroductionCustomer satisfaction undoubtedly improves business performance. Satisfaction can be differentiated into economic and social perspectives, especially in business-to-business (B2B) and consumer-to-consumer (C2C)…

1. IntroductionSoil ecosystems contain more carbon (C) than the terrestrial biomass and atmospheric resources combined. Soil C is bound in the soil organic matter (SOM), thereby reducing the emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the…

It can be hard to pinpoint the people in your life who are probably not the best to have around and potentially make you feel worse about yourself whenever you're in their company.Navigating the complex balance between compassion and…

During the ice-free and ice-sealed periods, a total of 2365 ASVs and 3940 ASVs were found. Alterations in Chao1 and the ACE indices suggested that the quantity of community species was greater during the ice-sealed period. The increases…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A study from the Center for Healthy Brain Aging (CHeBA) provides compelling evidence for clinical…

1. IntroductionBamboo forests play a crucial role in global forest ecosystems, exhibiting substantial carbon sequestration capabilities and widespread distribution on the Earth. Du et al. estimated the total distribution area of bamboo…

Would you take medication for an illness you didn’t believe you had? Or if you disagreed with healthcare workers about the cause of your condition? This is the dilemma of many people who live in areas of Ghana where a…

Grammy award-winning singer, producer and songwriter Babyface at the sixth edition of Culture Summit Abu Dhabi, 2024. Courtesy DCT Abu Dhabi. ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, March 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The sixth edition of…

1 Introduction With the older adult population rising at a rapid rate, further research is needed to better understand how different factors may influence brain and cognitive aging. Vascular risk factors are highly prevalent in older…

1. IntroductionThe global growth of foreign capital flows, as well as the expanding magnitudes of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in recent years, have prompted governments—in both developed as well as developing countries…

1. IntroductionThe tanning industry generates a significant volume of wastewater, approximately 1 × 105 m3 annually on a global scale, leading to severe environmental challenges . This wastewater originates from three distinct…

1. IntroductionGood indoor air quality (IAQ) is vital to public health because people spend most of their time indoors . Indoor air pollutants, including particulate matter (PM), can have significant adverse health effects and…

This is an early access version, the complete PDF, HTML, and XML versions will be available soon. Open AccessArticle 1 Carollo Engineers, Inc., Los Angeles, CA 90017, USA 2 School of Traffic and Transportation, Chongqing…

Set up as a sort of ‘world parliament on the environment’, UNEA aims to define priorities for environmental policies and develop international legislation on the matter.Why is UNEA important?The 2024 Environment Assembly, or UNEA-6, is…

Yes, it matters. Observed and anticipated increases in greenhouse gas emissions from China and other countries don’t let Americans off the hook for reducing emissions. From a purely physical perspective, any reduction in emissions helps…

Karen Serfaty and Gianina Rossi, both engineers from Argentina, worked for U.S.-based companies over the past 10 years, and the same issue kept coming up: how to manage taxes while being a contractor in another…

1 Introduction Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a common cardiovascular condition characterized by atherosclerosis in the coronary arteries, leading to narrowing or blockage of blood vessels and resulting in myocardial ischemia,…

1. IntroductionThe chemical composition of dissolved matter from river runoff, which is one of the main inputs that affects the ocean’s geochemical balance, with the exception of cyclic salts, is formed as a result of the weathering of…

1 Introduction Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) often reveals cerebral white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) in older adults. WMHs are a primary manifestation of white matter damage, including damage to small blood vessels, amyloid…

1 IntroductionThe Scalar Field Dark Matter (SFDM) model proposes that the dark matter of the universe is a spinless particle Φ fulfilling the Klein-Gordon equationwhere □ is the D’Alambertian operator in a curved spacetime, whose source…

Author ContributionsConceptualization, L.V.A.; methodology, L.V.A.; validation, L.V.A., A.Z. and F.G.; formal analysis, W.T. and L.V.A.; investigation, M.D.F., W.T., G.F., F.P. and G.T.; resources, L.V.A.; data curation, W.T.;…

Air pollution comes from a wide range of sources. The science is clear: the previous EPA PM standard was not protective of public health, according to the American Thoracic Society (thoracic.org). A more protective annual standard…

With all the controversy surrounding the Anderson v. Griswold case, we, as informed citizens, have the right to understand why courts will be deciding whether former President Donald Trump makes the ballot.  The reasons are twofold.…

1. IntroductionFederal policies increasingly advocate for centering the perspectives and values of youth, families, and caregivers in child and adolescent behavioral health care as health systems seek to become more patient-centered .…

1.1. Residential SatisfactionOne of the methods used to gauge the socio-economic impacts, both positive and negative, of housing development projects is residential satisfaction. Residential satisfaction is a relatively new concept and…

4.1. Effect of Species and Regions on PM DepositionTree species exhibit variations in their capacity for PM deposition. This variability is influenced by several factors, including leaf morphology, canopy structure and size, ambient air…

The following are available online at https://www.mdpi.com/article/10.3390/su16031181/s1, Table S1. Experimental design for imidacloprid and thiamethoxam study; Table S2. Parameters for LC-MS/MS Analysis; Table S3. Water quality…

White matter hyperintensity (WMH), an imaging feature that commonly exists in the aging spectrum, can negatively impact patients with variable neurological diseases. This clinical observation mainly stems from the fact that…

2.1. Chlorine Interactions and DBP Formation in Water Distribution SystemsChlorine-based reagents such as chlorine, chlorine dioxide, or chloramines are heavily used for drinking water disinfection due to their efficiency, low cost, and…

Associations between user’s demographic attributes and their user experience after chatting with GPT-3 on climate change (A) and on BLM (B). Note: Each plot in a panel…

Friday, January 25, 2024 The Color of Desire: The Queer Politics of Race in the Federal Republic of Germany after 1970 tells the story of how, in the aftermath of gay liberation, race played a crucial role in shaping…

When the COVID-19 pandemic caused the world to grind to a halt, video chat was the life raft that kept our personal and professional connections afloat. Nearly four years later, apps like Zoom are still facilitating collaboration between…

1 IntroductionMaralfalfa grass (Pennisetum spp.) is a perennial tropical grass that belongs to the Poaceae family. It is a hybrid between napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) and pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) with 2n = 3x = 21…

What is the ICJ for, and how does it work?The ICJ, which is situated in the Peace Palace in The Hague, a city in The Netherlands, was established in 1945 as a way of settling disputes between countries. The Court also provides advisory…

Highlights • Direct connection between auditory and limbic systems. • Pronounced impact of aging on the auditory pathway compared to the rest of the brain. • No effect of hearing loss or tinnitus on auditory and limbic connections. 1…

U-tec Introduces Ultimate Smart Home Compatibility with the New ULTRALOQ Bolt Fingerprint Matter Smart Locks at CES UNION CITY, Calif., Jan. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- U-tec is headed to CES and will launch the next generation of its…

Around 200 molecules were turned into a quantum state of matterWill Lab, Columbia University A quantum state of matter has been made for the first time using “dipolar” molecules – molecules that have a positively…

1. IntroductionOver the past decade, the number of forcibly displaced people has steadily increased and is currently estimated to have risen to over 108 million people worldwide (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees .…

1. IntroductionEstimating soil carbon stocks is crucial for national-level environmental planning and biosphere conservation. Forests are the primary carbon reservoirs in terrestrial ecosystems. The pool’s size and stability depend on…

Can you imagine how frustrating and confusing it would be to find several variations of the same agency name on different sites or even different pages or documents on the same site? This is what happens everyday to Spanish-speaking…

The age-old question of whether or not size matters is typically directed at men. But although they might not talk about it, some women may worry about the size of their vagina and how it affects sexual pleasure, particularly after…

Customer experience (CX) is an emerging area of focus within government. My role as Vice President of Customer Experience at the Export-Import Bank speaks to this reality. Our agency’s customers and partners consist of U.S.…

3.2. GRADE HandbookThe analysis of the GRADE Handbook evidences the lack of the social dimension in learning about health and illnesses, and a poor understanding of the contribution of the inclusion of sex and gender in biomedicine . It…

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Introduction Impulse control disorder (ICD) is a non-motor symptom (NMS) in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). ICD was described as excessive or harmful urges and behaviors that cause substantial impairment in social and…

1. The Needs of Children and Implications for Trauma-Informed CareOn 31 July 2022, 12,596 children were “looked after” in Scotland, a reduction of 5% on the previous year. Looked-after children are defined within the Children…

Christmas tree farms like this one in Greencastle, Ind., can be found in almost every state. Credit: USDA Every year, Americans buy somewhere between 35 million and 50 million Christmas trees, and many…