Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Chris Woolston
Summary: The cost-of-living crisis is causing significant financial distress for master's and PhD students worldwide.
Editorial Material
Neurosciences
Cameron D. Hassall, Laurence T. Hunt
Summary: Novelty and uncertainty are important factors that drive exploration, but they are distinct. Close to task termination, novel options are more attractive compared to uncertain options.
Article
Economics
Olivier Durand-Lasserve, Axel Pierru
Summary: This article discusses various issues in the field of oil market modeling, including the driving forces behind addressing oil policy and market issues, the reasoning and assumptions underlying modeling structures and solutions, and future directions. The depiction of market fundamentals in models and the current market and policy issues are also introduced and discussed.
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Environmental Studies
Robert Duffy
Summary: In recent years, there has been a growing demand to restrict the supply of fossil fuels to complement efforts in curbing demand. However, existing research on supply-side policies fails to address concerns about unmet energy needs. This paper demonstrates how the focus on energy needs has led to narratives promoting increased oil production in California, despite its climate leadership ambitions. The fossil fuel industry and its supporters have started incorporating climate concerns into pro-industry narratives, using California's stringent regulations and clean oil to portray the state as a hero protecting the climate through oil drilling. Ultimately, recognizing access to energy as a cherished value is crucial to effectively implementing supply-side policies in the future.
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2023)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Fei Wang, E. Li, Lei De, Qiwen Wu, Yifeng Zhang
Summary: The study found that visual threats trigger escape and freezing behaviors in mice, which are closely related to a specific type of RGC cell and the Kcnip2 molecular marker, emphasizing that visual information is encoded as early as in the retina.
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Zhemeng Wu, Xiaohan Bao, Lei Liu, Liang Li
Summary: This study in rats found that auditory looming sound with a duration of 120 ms enhanced prepulse inhibition (PPI), showing a duration-dependent effect. Isolation rearing impaired the animal's ability to differentiate between looming and receding sounds, affecting their assessment of potential threats.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Business, Finance
Zhigang Yao, Yao Liu
Summary: This study examines the forecasting performance of the world uncertainty index (WUI) in crude oil volatility using the popular GARCH-MIDAS model. Empirical results demonstrate that the WUI outperforms the economic policy uncertainty (EPU) and geopolitical risk index (GPR). Through the encompassing test, our study provides strong evidence that the predictive content from WUI can encompass the EPU and GPR in predicting crude oil volatility.
FINANCE RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Domenico Cautela, Annalisa Pastore, Giovanna Ferrari, Bruna Laratta, Nunzia D'Onofrio, Maria Luisa Balestrieri, Luigi Servillo, Domenico Castaldo
Summary: The study found that the depletion of olfactory qualities in bergamot essential oil is closely related to the combination of heat waves and droughts, posing a threat to the bergamot industry.
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2021)
Article
Economics
Khalid Khan, Chi-Wei Su, Ran Tao
Summary: This study found a positive association between oil prices and financial liquidity in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the medium term, while geopolitical risk can cause volatility in the short term. Short-term volatility can put pressure on foreign reserves, which should be effectively managed by keeping reserves in the national currency.
DEFENCE AND PEACE ECONOMICS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Junyu Zhao, Shengkai Xi, Yan Li, Aike Guo, Zhihua Wu
Summary: In this study, we developed a computational model inspired by the looming detection circuit recently identified in Drosophila. Our results suggest that the key for accurate detection in the fly circuit is attributed to two computation strategies: population encoding and nonlinear integration. The model is further shown to be an effective algorithm for collision avoidance by virtual robot tests, shedding light on the potential of the concise fly algorithm in real-time applications.
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Augusto Getirana, Nishan Kumar Biswas, Asad Sarwar Qureshi, Adnan Rajib, Sujay Kumar, Mujibur Rahman, Robin Kumar Biswas
Summary: Intensive irrigation and climate change are causing depletion of groundwater reserves in China, which is a rapidly developing nation. Researchers require more information on water usage, quality, flows, and forecasts to enhance water security.
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Environmental Studies
Shawkat Hammoudeh, Gazi Salah Uddin, Ricardo M. Sousa, Christoffer Wadstrom, Rubaiya Zaman Sharmi
Summary: The influence of pandemic and trade policy uncertainty on oil price returns over the past two decades is investigated using a Mixed-Frequency Vector Autoregressive (MF-VAR) model. It is found that both pandemic uncertainty and trade policy uncertainty significantly explain EU Brent and WTI oil price returns. Furthermore, pandemic and trade policy uncertainty shocks are associated with lower (higher) oil price returns in the short-term (medium-term).
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
N. Mbuli, W. S. Ngaha
Summary: This paper presents a survey on the application of the Big Bang Big Crunch algorithm in solving power system optimization problems. The authors found that the algorithm has been extensively used and researchers have introduced variants and hybrids to improve its capability.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Antoine Cribellier, Andrew D. Straw, Jeroen Spitzen, Remco P. M. Pieters, Johan L. van Leeuwen, Florian T. Muijres
Summary: The study found that mosquitoes adjust their flight behavior to maximize escape performance in their natural blood-feeding light conditions. Night-active mosquitoes rely on unpredictable flight behavior, while day-active mosquitoes exhibit enhanced escape maneuvers.
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Economics
Chuanwang Sun, Jialin Min, Jiacheng Sun, Xu Gong
Summary: This paper investigates the information spillover relationship between China's crude oil futures and the global crude oil spot markets. It finds that China's crude oil futures mainly act as a net information receiver in the global market and its influence in the international market and price discovery function needs improvement. Additionally, the paper analyzes the financial attributes of China's crude oil futures and suggests policy recommendations to promote its development.
