A Synthetic Metabolism Approach For Boosting Plant Yields
In “An Essay on the Principle of Population”, published in 1798, Thomas Malthus put forward his famous population trap concept, postulating the end of human…
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Work Productivity Loss In A Warming World: Developed Country Vs Developing Country
As an observed fact, global climatic warming since the Industrial Revolution has caused more frequent heat waves across the world. Recent examples include the record-breaking…
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Depressive Symptoms In Adolescence Increase The Risk For Obesity And High BP Decades Later In Adulthood
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the world’s leading cause of death, and up to 90% of CV events are related to our poor lifestyle choices. Adulthood…
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Plants Focus On MicroRNA Expression Ratios To Sustain Their Flowering Time
Flowering is an imperative and exceptionally complex developmental segment of a plant’s life cycle. Flowers are a plant’s reproductive organs, producing male and female gametes which…
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The Changing Landscape For High Street And Town Centre Businesses
A notable question facing business corporations seeking to operate transnationally is that of how to cope with variances in how their operations may be regulated….
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Using Open Door/Windows To Ventilate Bedrooms And The Consequent Effect On Sleep Quality
Bedrooms are an important part of our homes, considering we spend around one-third of our life sleeping. Further, our sleep quality also influences our performance…
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Life Without Light – Traces Of Chemosynthesis In Microbially-Formed Minerals And Rocks
Approximately 4 billion years ago, the first life on Earth used energy from the oxidation of reduced chemical compounds – a mode of biomass production…
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Laser Welding Of Mg-Ti Dissimilar Metals With The Assistance Of Al And Ni Elements
Lightweight structures have been in high demand in the automotive and aerospace industries in recent years, aiming to improve fuel efficiency and reduce gas emissions…
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Fossil Beetles From Cretaceous Amber Show New Insights Into Early Plant-Insect Relationships
Coleoptera, commonly known as “beetles,” with about 400,000 species, is the largest order in nature, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all…
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On The Shoulders Of Giants, Part 2: Stewart Wolf And The Pharmacology Of Placebos
In comparison to Henry Beecher’s much-cited paper, “The Powerful placebo,” of 1955 (1), Stewart Wolf’s paper, “The pharmacology of placebos,” of 1959 (2) is today almost…
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Increasing Pressures On The Alpine Ecosystem Along The Qinghai-Tibet Railway In Tibet
The central Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP), from Geermu (Golmud) in the Qinghai Province to Lhasa in the Tibet Autonomous Region, features important engineering infrastructures, including the…
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