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MEDICINE & HEALTH

Commentary: Modifications to Medicare rules could support care innovation for dialysis

EMORY HEALTH SCIENCES

Study finds that quitting smoking during pregnancy lowers risk of preterm births

THE GEISEL SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT DARTMOUTH

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BIOLOGY

A universal framework combining genome annotation and undergraduate education

BOYCE THOMPSON INSTITUTE

Study shows continuing impacts of Deepwater Horizon oil spill

VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE

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TECH & ENGINEERING

Researchers report high performance solid-state sodium-ion battery

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON

Weapons trade reveals a darker side to dark web

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

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SOCIAL & BEHAVIOR

The role of digital technologies in mobilizing the alt-right

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS JOURNALS

Study tracks unpredictability of intimate partner violence

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO

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CHEMISTRY & PHYSICS

From 2D to 1D: Atomically quasi ‘1D’ wires using a carbon nanotube template

TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY

Thermodynamic magic enables cooling without energy consumption

UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH

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ARCHAEOLOGY

Mesopotamian King Sargon II envisioned ancient city Karkemish as western Assyrian capital

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS JOURNALS

Crusaders made love and war, genetic study finds

WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE

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SPACE & PLANETARY

Hubble celebrates its 29th birthday with unrivaled view of the Southern Crab Nebula

ESA/HUBBLE INFORMATION CENTRE

Scientists find evidence Mercury has a solid inner core

AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION

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AGRICULTURE

NTU scientists discover sustainable way to increase seed oil yield in crops

NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

New variety of zebra chip disease threatens potato production in southwestern Oregon

AMERICAN PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY

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EARTH SCIENCE

Data mining digs up hidden clues to major California earthquake triggers

DOE/LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY

Scientists identify almost 2 million previously ‘hidden’ earthquakes

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE

How bacteria build an enzyme that destroys climate-changing laughing gas

UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA

Why lightning often strikes twice

UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN

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MATHEMATICS

Harmonization of resting-state functional MRI data across multiple imaging sites

ATR BRAIN INFORMATION COMMUNICATION RESEARCH LABORATORY GROUP

3D modelling identifies nutrient exchange in the human placenta

UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER

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EDUCATION

Female medical students report higher rates of feeling intimidated in surgical attachments

RCSI

School bullying increases chances of mental health issues and unemployment in later life

LANCASTER UNIVERSITY

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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Russian blue chips prove their pricing potential

NATIONAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY HIGHER SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS

Airbnb’s explosive growth jolts hotel industry’s bottom line

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY

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POLICY & ETHICS

IMF’s structural adjustment programs slash bureaucratic quality in developing countries

BOCCONI UNIVERSITY

National effort urged to overhaul ‘broken’ health data system

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

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BUSINESS, INNOVATION & SOCIETY ANNOUCEMENTS

How NASA Earth data aids America, state by state

NASA/GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER

Using Edge AI to listen to the ‘silent voices’ of cattle

TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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GRANTS ANNOUNCEMENTS

Vanderbilt University to develop and test ‘safe harbor’ standards of care

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

Decoding cellular signals linked to hypospadias

CHILDREN’S NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM

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AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENTS

Slovenia’s University of Ljubljana wins 23rd Annual Student Design/Build/Fly Competition

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS

In distinguished company

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – SANTA BARBARA

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BOOKS ANNOUNCEMENTS

New book traces expeditions to test Einstein’s theory of relativity

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS

New book on next-generation sequencing in medicine from CSHL Press

COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY PRESS

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