Editorial Material
Neurosciences
Juan Facundo Morici, Gabrielle Girardeau
Summary: A new study reveals that infra-slow cortical norepinephrine oscillations play a crucial role in shaping the micro-structure of sleep and transitions between wakefulness, micro-arousals, and REM sleep. Furthermore, prolonged descending phases of these oscillations enhance the occurrence of spindle-rich intermediate sleep, which is involved in memory consolidation.
NATURE NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Tamra C. Blue
Summary: A student-led initiative aimed at increasing diversity in faculty hiring process and rebuilding trust between faculty and students.
NATURE REVIEWS CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Economics
Gian-Claudia Sciara, Mashrur Rahman, Rydell Walthall
Summary: Since the early 1990s, U.S. metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) have gained more authority in shaping regional transportation spending, with recent federal policies slightly increasing formal transit involvement in investment decisions. However, concerns remain that public transit operators and needs are underrepresented in decision-making. The study reveals disparities in transit's influence from region to region based on different forms of board representation for transit.
Article
Surgery
Warren A. Ellsworth, Andrew C. Gratzon, Jeffrey D. Friedman
Summary: The study demonstrated that plastic surgery contributes higher net revenue and contribution margin to the hospital compared to orthopedics and other combined surgical specialties. Plastic surgery showed a yearly increase in both outpatient and inpatient revenue, highlighting its importance and profitability within the hospital system.
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Business
Guillermo Casasnovas, Jessica Jones
Summary: Despite recognizing the importance of impact investing in addressing societal challenges, the voices of vulnerable stakeholders are often overlooked. This study examines how the design of impact investing can address inequality by giving voice to these stakeholders. Using three illustrative cases, we showcase how impact investing can tackle inequality.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
Federica Piro, Riccardo Focaia, Zhicheng Dou, Silvia Masci, David Smith, Manlio Di Cristina
Summary: Obligate intracellular parasites have developed strategies such as forming a parasitophorous vacuole and secreting proteins to scavenge nutrients from host cells. They overcome barriers in nutrient transport by modifying host cell membrane transporters, remodeling the PV membrane, and selectively taking up substrates at the parasite plasma membrane.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Courtney A. Paulson, Eva M. Durazo, Leigh D. Purry, Arianne E. Covington, Bruce Alan Bob, Rebecca A. Peters, Steven Torchia, Baylis Beard, Lucy E. McDermott, Amy Lerner, Joycelyn Smart-Sanchez, Mahima Ashok, Jacqueline Ejuwa, Shannon Cosgrove
Summary: Blue Shield of California's Community Health Advocate Program aims to support whole person-health needs by providing person-centered care through embedding Community Health Advocates. Practitioners and staff expressed high satisfaction with the program, recognizing the value and effectiveness of CHAs in providing flexible and continuous patient care.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Megan Prunty, Stephen Rhodes, Helen Sun, April Miller, Adam Calaway, Alexander Kutikov, Elizabeth R. Plimack, Lee Ponsky, Katie S. Murray, Laura Bukavina
Summary: This study investigated the temporal variation in gender representation on the editorial boards of urology journals, as well as the relationship between editorial board composition and female authorship. The results showed that women's representation in urology editorial boards is increasing, but there are clear differences between different journals. The study also found a positive correlation between female editorial staff and female authorship.
EUROPEAN UROLOGY FOCUS
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Rebecca A. Cruz, Allison R. Firestone, Matthew Love
Summary: Interlocking mechanisms of exclusion perpetuate oppressive conceptions of ability, learning, and intelligence in schools, leading to educational inequalities. Fragmentation across educational disciplines has hindered the understanding of patterns of exclusion and potential solutions. To address this, the paper presents Critical Inclusion (InCrit), a conceptual framework that emphasizes intersectionality and emancipatory education. It provides a critical-historical review of educational inclusion, describes foundational theories, and presents core components with illustrative examples. The discussion highlights the need for cross-systems change to achieve critical inclusion in practice.
EDUCATIONAL REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Jonathan Holburg, Matthias Mueller, Klaus Mann, Philip Wild, Karin Eusterhues, Juergen Thieme
Summary: This study presents a table-top near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy system with a soft X-ray source and an integrated spectrometer, which offers significantly improved resolution. The system allows for the absorption spectroscopy of thin samples using photon energies ranging from 250 to 1000 eV. The newly designed spectrometer achieves a spectral resolution close to typical synchrotron setups, enabling simultaneous multi-edge analysis. The performance of the system is demonstrated through the investigation of the fine structure of various elements for different sample types, showing excellent agreement with synchrotron spectra.
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Vidisha Singh, Amir Dashti, Maud Mavigner, Ann Chahroudi
Summary: While significant progress has been made in terms of virus reactivation from latency, the initial hope for virus eradication through latency reversal alone has not been realized. Effective latency reversal strategies will likely need to be combined with approaches that facilitate immune recognition and clearance of cells containing reactivated virus.
CURRENT HIV/AIDS REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tobias Helk, Emma Berger, Sasawat Jamnuch, Lars Hoffmann, Adeline Kabacinski, Julien Gautier, Fabien Tissandier, Jean-Philipe Goddet, Hung-Tzu Chang, Juwon Oh, C. Das Pemmaraju, Tod A. Pascal, Stephane Sebban, Christian Spielmann, Michael Zuerch
Summary: The lack of high flux and coherence in available table-top XUV sources has limited the use of nonlinear XUV and x-ray spectroscopies to free-electron lasers (FELs). This study demonstrates second harmonic generation (SHG) on a table-top XUV source, opening up new opportunities for studying element-specific dynamics.
Review
Optics
Katsumi Midorikawa
Summary: Research on isolated attosecond pulses (IAPs) based on high-order harmonic generation underwent significant changes around 2010. The use of mid-infrared optical parametric amplifier as the driving source led to improved performance of IAPs in terms of pulse width, intensity, and photon energy. However, the limited flux of IAPs still restricts their applications.
Article
History
Ronan P. Mainprize
Summary: The scholarly consensus suggests that the CIA had a significant impact on President Johnson's policy during the Six Day War, improving the relationship between the White House and Langley. However, this narrative overemphasizes the role of the Agency and neglects other international and domestic factors that influenced Johnson's decision-making. Furthermore, evidence shows that Johnson's relationship with the CIA and its intelligence did not improve after the war, and DCI Helms did not become a close confidant of the President.
INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Vanessa L. Burshnic, Michelle S. Bourgeois
Summary: This study found that in individuals with severe dementia, the visual-and-text supported condition resulted in fewer requests for clarification during preference assessment, but neither condition significantly promoted consistency levels. Additionally, residents showed better comprehension of interview questions in the supported format, and naive judges rated residents' communication positively in both conditions.
CLINICAL GERONTOLOGIST
(2022)
Editorial Material
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Michele Acuto, Shaun Larcom, Roger Keil, Mehrnaz Ghojeh, Tom Lindsay, Chiara Camponeschi, Susan Parnell
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2020)
Editorial Material
Environmental Studies
Pablo Fuentenebro, Michele Acuto
Summary: The commentary calls for urban scholars and practitioners to have a better understanding of the impact of philanthropy on city development and governance. It emphasizes the need for research on philanthropic institutions and high-net-worth individuals' contributions, as well as advocating for more global attention to philanthropic funding in cities.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Asaf Tzachor, Soheil Sabri, Catherine E. Richards, Abbas Rajabifard, Michele Acuto
Summary: This article examines the potential and limitations of digital twins in promoting sustainable development goals, as well as proposing measures to address these limitations.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
Article
Geography
Enora Robin, Michele Acuto
Summary: This article introduces the research agenda on the politics of urban expertise and emphasizes the importance of critical urban scholarship in supporting progressive knowledge practices.
Article
Geography
Michele Acuto, Andreina Seijas, Anna Edwards, Shelby Bassett
Summary: Despite the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on nightlife, the night-time economy remains important in cities. Night councils, commissions, boards, and panels play a significant role in night-time governance and need greater recognition. More empirical research is needed to understand how NTE conversations are convened and the challenges faced during COVID-19.
Article
Geography
Michele Acuto, Daniel Pejic
Summary: In the last decade, global and comparative forms of urbanism have flourished, leading to increased competition among cities and the common use of comparative gestures. There is a close but nuanced correlation between city rankings and global city thinking, with research suggesting this relationship is particularly significant in certain cities.
Article
Geography
Michele Acuto, Daniel Pejic, Jessie Briggs
Summary: Despite the increasing popularity of city rankings in media reports and everyday parlance, benchmarking exercises are met with skepticism in the field of urban studies. The 'comparative imagination' is not only a renewed locus of debate in urban theory, but also an economy within global urbanism. Rankings play a key role in shaping the 'comparative gestures' and 'global' way of worlding by cities, calling for serious consideration and proactive participation in influencing the political economy of benchmarking.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF URBAN AND REGIONAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Anna Kosovac, Kris Hartley, Michele Acuto, Darcy Gunning
Summary: Cities recognize the importance of city diplomacy but lack necessary resources to fulfill commitments to global agendas. The article calls for action in three fronts: more effective training, formalized multilateral engagement, and stronger city-level diplomatic capacity. These actions are critical for enhancing cities' engagement on the global stage.
URBAN POLICY AND RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Geography
Ricardo Martinez, Tim Bunnell, Michele Acuto
Summary: Shifting away from the city as the default unit of analysis in urban studies is seen as a significant advancement brought about by planetary urbanization thesis. However, academic critique of methodological cityism has gained traction, especially as the city is becoming more globally prominent and a key scale of policy action. This intervention identifies potential tensions between planetary urbanization and urban age theses, focusing on the inclusion of Southern cities in multilateral urban agendas and the role of human dynamics in extended geographies of urbanization.
Article
Environmental Studies
Michele Acuto, Benjamin Leffel
Summary: Cities are increasingly formalizing collaborations across borders through city networks, which are underestimated as a wide ecosystem of global partnerships between local authorities. These networks should be seen as an institutionalized form of city governance presenting challenges for cities to expand beyond their local boundaries.
Article
International Relations
Anna Kosovac, Michele Acuto, Terry Louise Jones
Article
International Relations
Michele Acuto, Mehrnaz Ghojeh
Article
Environmental Studies
Kathryn Davidson, Lars Coenen, Michele Acuto, Brendan Gleeson
Article
Geography
Scott J. McGrane, Michele Acuto, Francesca Artioli, Po-Yu Chen, Robert Comber, Julian Cottee, Geremy Farr-Wharton, Nicola Green, Ariella Helfgott, Shaun Larcom, Julie A. McCann, Patrick O'Reilly, Gloria Salmoral, Marian Scott, Lindsay C. Todman, Terry van Gevelt, Xiaoyu Yan
GEOGRAPHICAL JOURNAL
(2019)
Article
Environmental Studies
Michele Acuto, Cecilia Dinardi, Colin Marx
