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Shashwat Kumar
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Jihyo Kim, Soomin Lee, Heesun Jang
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Natalia Fabra
Summary: The surge in gas prices due to the Ukrainian war has led to a European energy crisis, prompting discussions on overhauling electricity markets. The European Commission proposes maintaining short-term electricity markets, fostering long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and Contracts-for-Differences (CfDs), and allowing Member States to regulate retail prices during emergencies. This paper proposes a market design that aligns with the EC's plan while introducing additional elements to address its limitations, advocating an enhanced reliance on CfDs tailored to the attributes of the generation technologies.
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Philippe Benoit, Alex Clark, Moritz Schwarz, Arjuna Dibley
Summary: This study finds that state-owned power companies (SPCs) may be more effective in driving decarbonization compared to private sector companies. The distinct characteristics, relationships with government, financial sources, and market exposure of SPCs may result in different responses to government interventions on decarbonization. Therefore, they deserve more attention in the development of sector-wide decarbonization strategies.
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Brandon Schaufele
Summary: The study found that a municipal electricity conservation program mainly shifted money between residents with almost no impact on electricity consumption, and rebates for energy efficient appliances did not significantly reduce electricity usage. However, a small reduction in electricity consumption can be attributed to a surcharge, indicating that prices are more effective than subsidies in reducing electricity consumption.
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Marlon Perera, Michael J. Morris
Summary: Radiopharmaceutical therapy plays an important role in cancer treatment, especially for prostate cancer, which has a prolonged disease course, tendency for metastasis, and sensitivity to radiation therapy. This review summarizes the complex processes of obtaining regulatory approval for radiopharmaceutical agents and highlights the importance of trial design for advanced prostate cancer. The successful approval experiences of 223Ra and 177Lu-PSMA-617 are outlined.
JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Oncology
Shelly Kalaora, Adi Nagler, Jennifer A. Wargo, Yardena Samuels
Summary: Melanoma, a highly immunogenic skin cancer, involves complex immune responses. This research is crucial for the development of new cancer therapies.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Barsha Nibedita, Mohd Irfan
Summary: This study investigates the asymmetric impacts of electricity generation from renewables on wholesale electricity prices in the Indian electricity market. The findings reveal a non-linear cointegrating relationship between electricity prices and renewables, with asymmetric effects observed in the response to positive and negative shocks in solar/wind generation. Hydro sources, however, have an insignificant impact on prices. These novel findings emphasize the need to recognize such asymmetries when determining the optimal fuel mix for electricity generation in India.
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Marcus J. Schultz, Oriol Roca, Gentle S. Shrestha
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BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA
(2022)
Review
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Vance L. Albaugh, Yanlin He, Heike Munzberg, Christopher D. Morrison, Sangho Yu, Hans-Rudolf Berthoud
Summary: Bariatric surgery is an effective treatment for obesity and metabolic disease, but limited in availability. Research is needed to understand the molecular mechanisms involved and develop targeted behavioral or pharmacological treatments. Gut-brain communication and its effects on food intake control and energy balance regulation are complex and redundant. Advanced techniques and animal models are necessary for further investigation.
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Matthias Maldet, Frida Huglen Revheim, Daniel Schwabeneder, Georg Lettner, Pedro Crespo del Granado, Aziz Saif, Markus Loeschenbrand, Shafi Khadem
Summary: This paper reviews the implementation of local electricity markets and peer-to-peer electricity trading schemes, focusing on regulatory frameworks in Europe, especially Austria, Ireland, and Norway. The research questions examine how grid tariff designs affect the value of peer-to-peer trading and how local energy markets benefit from these designs.
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Political Science
Richard Barton
Summary: The congressional reforms in the mid-1970s weakened parochialism within the Democratic Party and strengthened their leadership, allowing them to enact deregulatory reforms. However, these reforms ultimately accelerated the concentration of economic power.
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Tamas Szoke, Oliver Hortay, Richard Farkas
Summary: This study analyzes the relationship between profits in different regulatory periods of the Hungarian electricity market, finding that profits were independent in the transition period, interdependent during the deregulated period, but in the third period only traders' profits affected those of universal service providers.
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Divya Gupta, Charitha Jayashankar, Manoj Srinivas, Gurudatta Baraka Vishwanathan, Kristipati Raghavendra Reddy, Asha Kubba, Meenakshi Batrani, Ravi Hiremagalore
Summary: This study characterized the spectrum of COL7A1 variations in Indian DEB patients and established a genotype-phenotype correlation. The findings have direct implications on the management of DEB patients.