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The impact of Brexit on the UK economy

Sarah Hall, Professor of Economic Geography at the University of Nottingham, charts the impact of Brexit on the UK economy and identifies opportunities for future developments.
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Dementia prevention: Raising awareness about dementia and risk reduction

We hear from Dr Anthony J. Levinson, who is part of an academic group developing evidence-based online resources to complement dementia prevention strategies and support care partners.
Note: Peer-reviewed academic articles from scholarly journals were selected on the ProQuest search engine platform. Articles with keywords appearing in their abstracts (ab) were extracted using the following parameters: ab (Gender OR Female OR Woman*) AND ab(Stereotype* OR Discriminate* OR Bias* ) AND ab (Entrepreneur* OR New Venture OR Founder OR Self-employed* )

The gender stereotyping of entrepreneurship

Professors Jennings and Tonoyan distill prior research and chart avenues for future research.
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COP28: The fossil fuel COP and political leadership on climate

Richard Beardsworth, Professor of International Relations and Head of School from POLIS, University of Leeds, reflects on COP28, focusing on the fossil fuel COP and political leadership on climate.

Role and value of space-based solar power technology in the UK’s transition to net...

Prof Goran Strbac, Prof Paul Mitcheson, Prof Eric Yeatman, Dr Danny Pudjianto and Dr Nunzio Pucci.

Biostimulants towards sustainable food production

Cristina Cruz and Teresa Dias from Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, focus on biostimulants, which are more than a product, but a significant change towards sustainable food production systems.
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Reducing data volume in big data: Parallel processing based data filtering techniques

Professor Shikharesh Majumdar from Carleton University examines reducing data volume in big data, focusing on parallel processing based data filtering techniques.

Harnessing AI for enhanced learning: Insights from the robotics academy

How technology is tailoring personalised learning experiences for the AEC sector.

MAGL inhibition: A novel treatment option for combating inflammatory disease?

Pharma researchers Uwe Grether and Julie Blaising from F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. highlight the vast therapeutic potential of MAGL inhibition for central and peripheral diseases.
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Canadian workers at risk: Removing barriers to treatment for public safety professionals (PSP)

Gregory S Anderson, from Thompson Rivers University and Helen Dragatsi, from Government of Canada speak to us about removing barriers to treatment for Canadian workers at risk.

Youths’ solutions to local invasive species

Educating students about real-world, issues such as local invasive species aims to encourage wider engagement with STEM.

Impacts to address sexual violence in Canada and internationally

Shaheen Shariff, Ph.D. is James McGill Professor and Project Director of iMPACTS, which focuses on addressing sexual violence in Canada and internationally.
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Global challenges and unilateral trade measures

Dr Wibke Meyer from CropLife International, argues that unilateral agricultural trade measures are a misguided approach to addressing the global challenges of climate change, biodiversity, and food security.
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Engineered endosymbionts for cellular control

Christopher H. Contag from the Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering (IQ) at Michigan State University discusses the potential of engineered endosymbionts as biologically encoded remote controls for regenerative medicine.
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Preparing for a clinical study on implant-enhance stroke rehabilitation

Martin Schuettler, Chief Technology Officer at CorTec GmbH, addresses key questions around the development of the company’s innovative Brain Interchange System to support stroke rehabilitation therapy.
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Pursuing responsible finance in a world of rising risks

Marc Brightman and James Christopher Mizes, from the University of Bologna, explore the importance of responsible finance in a world of rising risks.

Photodynamic therapy and immune response in solid tumours

Photodynamic therapy can stimulate a person’s own immune system to better recognise – and fight – cancer tumours, say Mary Potasek, PhD and Karl Beeson, PhD of Simphotek and Theresa M Busch, PhD of the Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania.
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UK childcare policy: Navigating choices, challenges and the need for reform

In this article, Prof. Dr. Ingela Naumann, University of Fribourg, explores UK childcare policy through the Nordic perspective on parental work, and the struggle to balance choices for families in the face of societal and economic constraints.

The link between placental growth factor and pregnancy complications

Ernesto Figueiro-Filho and Karolina Grzyb from the University of Saskatchewan discuss the role of placental growth factor (PlGF) in screening for preeclampsia and adverse obstetric outcomes in diabetic populations
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Enhancing Japanese elementary and junior high-school foreign language education

Our ongoing research, fuelled by last year’s research grant, delves into the theme of “Evaluation of Foreign Language Education Fostering Children’s Thinking, Judgment, Expressiveness and Autonomous Attitude in the Digital Age”.

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