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Microbial contamination: How water activity stops costly food recalls
Microbial contamination can lead to recalls and financial losses for food manufacturers. Novasina AG emphasizes the key difference between moisture content, which measures water volume, and water activity, which indicates the energy status of water and is crucial for assessing microbial growth.
Human history: Handshaking’s international journey
Penelope J. Corfield, from Royal Holloway, University of London, offers a compelling analysis of handshaking’s international journey in human history.
Sustainable strategic management: Toward flourishing circularity
Discover how Sustainable Strategic Management (SSM) enables flourishing circularity through enterprise-level transformation.
Targeting the brain for the treatment of type 1 diabetes
Michael W. Schwartz, MD, explains the role played by the brain as a cause of elevated blood sugar and related metabolic derangements in type 1 diabetes, and how therapeutic targeting of this brain system can eliminate the need for insulin therapy in animal models.
Sudden death is the most catastrophic manifestation of heart disease
Any disease affecting the heart muscle (“myocardium”) is a potential cause of sudden cardiac death. Such diseases include recovery following a heart attack (myocardial infarct “MI”) and diseases, such as Hypertrophic and Dilated Cardiomyopathies (HCM, DCM) together with a host of rarer diseases.
Fighting foreign information manipulation and interference
Highlighting the EU-funded ATHENA project, which supports Europe’s defence against foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI). Dr David Wright and Dr Richa Kumar discuss various incidents and tactics used by countries to influence public perception and recommendations to improve media literacy and combat disinformation.
