Article
Environmental Sciences
Alejandro Ariza, Matthieu Lengaigne, Christophe Menkes, Anne Lebourges-Dhaussy, Aurore Receveur, Thomas Gorgues, Jeremie Habasque, Mariano Gutierrez, Olivier Maury, Arnaud Bertrand
Summary: The study found that global marine organisms will be seriously compromised by the end of the 21st century if the current greenhouse gas emission scenario continues. Low and mid latitudes are expected to lose animal biomass, while higher latitudes will have existing temperate fauna, consistent with results from ecosystem simulations.
NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE
(2022)
Article
Biology
Patricia A. Fleming, Jacobus J. Wentzel, Shannon J. Dundas, Tracey L. Kreplins, Michael D. Craig, Giles E. St. J. Hardy
Summary: The study examined the impact of tree declines on animal abundance and found that birds showed an overall increase in abundance in response to tree declines, but with substantial variability. Mammals tended to have detrimental effects from tree declines, while bats might benefit from the opening up of the canopy. Additionally, the responses of reptiles and arthropods to tree declines were not conclusive.
BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS
(2021)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Alexander Kharlamov, Morten Lamberts
Summary: Solid clinical and academic leadership is essential for ensuring the relevance, meaningfulness, and evidence-based nature of healthcare using digital technologies. This compendium, which accompanies the Digital Technologies in Cardiovascular Disorders article collection in BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, summarizes recent knowledge about robust and advanced digital tools for preventing, monitoring, diagnosing, and treating cardiovascular diseases.
BMC CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Clarice D. Aiello, John M. Abendroth, Muneer Abbas, Andrei Afanasev, Shivang Agarwal, Amartya S. Banerjee, David N. Beratan, Jason N. Belling, Bertrand Berche, Antia Botana, Justin R. Caram, Giuseppe Luca Celardo, Gianaurelio Cuniberti, Aitzol Garcia-Etxarri, Arezoo Dianat, Ismael Diez-Perez, Yuqi Guo, Rafael Gutierrez, Carmen Herrmann, Joshua Hihath, Suneet Kale, Philip Kurian, Ying-Cheng Lai, Tianhan Liu, Alexander Lopez, Ernesto Medina, Vladimiro Mujica, Ron Naaman, Mohammadreza Noormandipour, Julio L. Palma, Yossi Paltiel, William Petuskey, Joao Carlos Ribeiro-Silva, Juan Jose Saenz, Elton J. G. Santos, Maria Solyanik-Gorgone, Volker J. Sorger, Dominik M. Stemer, Jesus M. Ugalde, Ana Valdes-Curiel, Solmar Varela, David H. Waldeck, Michael R. Wasielewski, Paul S. Weiss, Helmut Zacharias, Qing Hua Wang
Summary: This review focuses on the study of chiral degrees of freedom in matter and electromagnetic fields, discussing the recent observations of the chiral-induced spin selectivity effect and the nanophotonic strategies designed to amplify chiral light-matter interactions. The CISS effect offers opportunities for spin control and the design of room-temperature quantum devices, while chiral-optical effects could have advantages in all-optical and quantum information technologies. The review presents a vision for the future roles of chiral-influenced quantum effects in enabling room-temperature quantum technologies.
Editorial Material
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Xinxing Zhang, X. Z. Shawn Xu
Summary: A new study reveals that tiny worms have the ability to sense electric fields, which facilitates their attachment to insects for transportation purposes.
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Manuel J. Scharf, Benjamin List
Summary: A new screening protocol has been developed to accelerate the identification of truly general chemical reactions in the field of asymmetric catalysis, regardless of the starting molecule's structural features and functional groups.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jing Ding, Chenxu Liu, Qifang Chen, Zhaoyun Zhang, Jinglong Han, Aiping Liang, Dong Zhu, Hongtao Wang, Min Lv, Lingxin Chen
Summary: This study investigated the toxicity mechanisms of microplastics (MPs) on soil fauna, particularly on a soil oligochaete Enchytraeus crypticus, using traditional ecotoxicological methods and gut microbiota analysis. The researchers found that both MPs and their extractable additives negatively affected the growth and survival rates of the worms and altered their gut microbiota composition. The type-specific effects of MPs were attributed to the different chemical compositions of their extractable additives. Furthermore, the study suggested that gut microbiota could be a more sensitive indicator of organism health condition compared to traditional ecotoxicological parameters.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2022)
Editorial Material
Oncology
Aakash Desai, Vivek Subbiah
Summary: Genome driven precision oncology has revolutionized the treatment of various cancers, but there are access barriers. A recent study demonstrated the effectiveness of a global outreach program via social media, providing free tumor genomic testing with a focus on rare cancers. For more details, refer to the article by Doe-Tetteh et al., p. 2445.
CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH
(2023)
News Item
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Peter Williams
Summary: A milestone has been achieved in reducing radiofrequency power by recovering energy from a relativistically accelerated electron beam in a multiturn configuration. This is a significant step towards more efficient and better performing accelerators.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Joy P. Ku, Ida Sim
Summary: Health applications for mobile and wearable devices are growing rapidly in both commercial and research sectors, but their full impact on healthcare is yet to be realized. Sharing data, software, and digital resources across organizations can help lower barriers and accelerate progress in mobile health.
NPJ DIGITAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Business, Finance
Katherine L. Christ, Roger L. Burritt
Summary: In order to eliminate modern slavery, different jurisdictions require large entities to report on the effectiveness of their actions. The Australian Modern Slavery Act 2018 mandates annual reporting on modern slavery statements and provides guidance on how effectiveness should be reported. An analysis of 255 statements published on the Australian Modern Slavery Register reveals diversity in reporting approaches, from lack of reporting to going beyond compliance. The observations are used to develop a comprehensive framework for assessing organizational effectiveness, highlighting the need for transparency and validation of actions in supply chains.
BRITISH ACCOUNTING REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Business
Frank Bodendorf, Fabian Wonn, Kristin Simon, Joerg Franke
Summary: This article discusses the connection between global supply chains and slave labor, and argues that civil society activism and new legislation will change the current ignorance towards this issue. A social supply chain management framework is proposed, and empirical analysis shows that economic, political-legal, social, and environmental factors significantly impact contemporary slavery in the supply chain. It suggests that supply chain partners should take preventative and detective measures to reduce the likelihood of encountering modern slavery actions.
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Rachel L. Coppock, Penelope K. Lindeque, Matthew Cole, Tamara S. Galloway, Pinja Nakki, Hannah Birgani, Saskiya Richards, Ana M. Queiros
Summary: The study found that biodiverse and functionally important seabed habitats act as microplastic sinks, with burrowing fauna contributing to this process via well-known benthic-pelagic pathways, the rates of which are modified by plastic exposure.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2021)
Editorial Material
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Chantal Desdouets, Amaia Lujambio
Summary: The year 2021 saw a significant improvement in our understanding of therapy resistance in primary liver tumours, with three independent studies characterizing tumour cell biodiversity and decoding the crosstalk between different cell types within the tumour ecosystem.
NATURE REVIEWS GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Business
Hui Lv, Si Shi, Dogan Gursoy
Summary: This study systematically reviewed 270 relevant studies in the field of hospitality and tourism to identify key themes and trends in big data and artificial intelligence research. The review identified the types of big data used, applications of artificial intelligence, major themes in the existing literature, implications, challenges, and future research directions. The limitations of the review were also discussed, highlighting the need for further research in this area.
JOURNAL OF HOSPITALITY MARKETING & MANAGEMENT
(2022)
