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Access to safe water fails in the face of extreme heat, even in wealthy cities

Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A team of experts led by a researcher at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) has highlighted the link between water security and the adaptability of homes in urban centres of the Global North, consisting of countries in North America and Europe, among others, to heat and high temperatures in the climate emergency.

Journal: npj Urban Sustainability

People’s gut bacteria worse in areas with higher social deprivation

King's College London
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Living in a poorer neighbourhood in the UK could impact the make-up of your gut microbiome, potentially leading to worse health.

Journal: npj Biofilms and Microbiomes

Have abortion-related laws affected broader access to maternal health care?

Wiley
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study in Health Economics uncovers a major unintended consequence of abortion‐related regulations: a measurable decline in the availability of obstetricians and gynecologists.

Journal: Health Economics

How well are international guidelines followed for certain medications for high-risk pregnancies?

Wiley
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Prenatal magnesium sulfate and steroids can reduce the risks of cerebral palsy and respiratory complications in preterm infants. A review in the International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics found that despite being recommended internationally for pregnant women at risk of preterm delivery, these medications are used variably between and within countries.

Journal: International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics

UMaine researcher develops model to protect freshwater fish worldwide from extinction

University of Maine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers developed a computer model that identifies potential threats to more than 10,000 freshwater species worldwide. The model identifies threats beyond traditional assessments by analyzing 52 variables, including damming, water abstraction, habitat degradation, pollution, economics and invasive species. Using publicly available data, the tool can make identifying and protecting freshwater fish more cost-effective.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: National Institute of Food and Agriculture

AI may boost productivity — but it can hurt a creator’s reputation, new research finds

Florida International University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

As Hollywood celebrates creativity at the Oscars, new research from Florida International University’s College of Business suggests that how creative work is made may matter just as much as the final product – especially when artificial intelligence is involved.

Journal: Academy of Management Discoveries

Tourists are fuelling exploitative working conditions by demanding cheap holidays warns new research

University of Surrey
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Customers are playing a much bigger role in creating poor working conditions in tourism than most people think, according to a new study from the University of Surrey and Strathclyde University. The research argues that holidaymakers’ obsession with cheap travel is directly linked to low wages and harmful working environments for service staff.

Journal: Journal of Services Marketing

Could British companies be sued in the UK for human rights abuses committed overseas?

University of Surrey
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Powerful companies may be dragged into court for human rights harms they claim to know nothing about, according to new study from the University of Surrey.

Journal: Multinational Business Review

A team from the Universitat Jaume I formulates a biostimulant composition that protects crops from adverse conditions and improves harvest yields

Universitat Jaume I
Business Announcement

A research team from the Universitat Jaume I in Castelló, led by Carolina Clausell Terol and Aurelio Gómez Cadenas from the Eco-physiology and Biotechnology research group, has developed a biostimulant composition that protects crops against adverse environmental conditions and improves their performance.

The new compound incorporates proline particles encapsulated in silica, an amino acid that protects cellular structures and enhances plants’ ability to tolerate adverse conditions. Its production process, based on aqueous suspension and spray drying, is easily scalable, cost-effective and reproducible, ensuring protection of the active ingredient against thermal degradation and its controlled release.

“The controlled release of proline”, the research team explains, “activates the plant’s natural defence mechanisms and improves its tolerance to drought, high temperatures and salinity, among other types of stress. In this way, damage is reduced and growth and production are maintained".

Funder: The Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (MICIN), the European Union NextGenerationEU

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