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Byron R. Johnson and Sung Joon Jang from the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University explore the correlation between religious involvement and human flourishing for those in offender rehabilitation.

Welcome to our North America Analysis’ Summer edition, where you can find a wealth of insights from subject-matter experts in the region We hear from Nancy La Vigne, PhD, Director of the National Institute of Justice in the United States, who shares perspectives on how the Institute advances justice across...

The TRANSGANG Project(1) aims to respond to the persistence of youth street groups (the so-called ‘gangs’) and the social discourses that often represent them as “problematic” and suggest other ways to fight the violence.

The UK Government’s ambitions for a net-zero carbon agenda face roadblocks as innovation gaps continue to grow. However the Innovation Centre for Applied Sustainable Technologies (iCAST) might be the answer.

The position here is that public policies should, ultimately speaking, be for the promotion of social welfare. What is social welfare? This is the welfare of people in the relevant society (discussing the issue of animal welfare later).

Win-SSEC, the Swedish Surplus Energy Collaboration (SSEC) discusses how a multi-level food defence could protect food security across the globe Everyone is talking about CIRCULAR BIO-ECONOMY – It is basically a matter of abandoning a linear production model in primary cultivation and the food industry. To be resource efficient and...

Open Access Government interviews Claus H. Ibsen, PhD, the Group R&D Director at Vestas aircoil A/S, and Professor Atul Bhaskar from the University of Sheffield on composite covers, ceramic 3D printing, and more, in their experimentation to make their products more sustainable.

Our planet is suffering from the effects of climate change. To tackle this, Connected Kerb aims to charge up the NHS with a reliable network of public charging infrastructure.

Psychedelic therapies are breathing optimism back into modern psychiatry. Substances like psilocybin mushrooms, MDMA, and ketamine are showing clinical promise in a number of treatment-resistant categories of mental disorders, and we are beginning to see a psychedelic renaissance.

Professor Taguchi, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology at Chuo University and colleague Professor Mototake discuss their research on ‘Signal identification without signal formulation’ in this Open Access Government Q&A.

There is a 2-minute corrective exercise which research proves provides relief from low back pain to 90% of those who do it, explains Dr. Hélène Bertrand, who discusses the impact of SI joints and possible pain treatments.

Professor Ute Deichmann, Jacques Loeb Centre for the History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences, shares some of her expertise of the history of science, with a particular focus on misconceptions and threats to modern day science.

Knowledge sharing on climate risks and co­development of climate services to cope with and recover from climate-related disruptions is a prerequisite for climate-resilient development.

Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, calls attention to building a pan-European innovation potential ecosystem in health served with top-notch infrastructures.

Getting lost affects the quality of life of older people who may suffer from dementia. Naturally, it worries their caregivers too, but what can technology do to help?

Bacteria are often painted as the enemy of humanity. Before the discovery of antibiotics, a wound getting infected was frequently a death sentence.

We warmly invite you to delve into the April volume of North America Analysis, where we enjoy a multitude of insights from experts in the field from the region.

Professor Ute Deichmann, Jacques Loeb Centre for the History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, discusses the history, current research and misconceptions about chromatin research and epigenetics.

You are warmly invited to the Spring edition of Asia Analysis, a compelling assortment of profoundly absorbing policy articles on many subjects.

Dr Carlos Ziebert’s team, of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), explores the safety of batteries across calorimetric studies.