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Farm marketing success linked to natural, cultural assets
(Cornell University) Farmers markets and roadside stands are more successful in communities with more nonprofits, social enterprises and creative industries, according to a new Cornell University study. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 13, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Baylor study evaluates biodiversity impacts of alternative energy strategies
(Baylor University) Climate change mitigation efforts have led to shifts from fossil-fuel dependence to large-scale renewable energy. However, renewable energy sources require significant land and could come at a cost to ecosystems. A new study led by Ryan McManamay, Ph.D., assistant professor of environmental science at Baylor University, evaluates potential conflicts between alternative energy strategies and biodiversity conservation. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 13, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Escort services and strip clubs don't increase sex crimes
(Oxford University Press USA) A new paper in The Economic Journal indicates that the presence of adult entertainment establishments may decrease sex crimes, significantly. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 13, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Resilience, not collapse: What the Easter Island myth gets wrong
(Binghamton University) New research from Binghamton University, State University of New York suggests that the demographic collapse at the core of the Easter Island myth didn't really happen. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 13, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

The user journey behind socially electric live event experience
(American Marketing Association) Firms that facilitate social atmospheres effectively are more likely to benefit from enhanced customer experiences, customer loyalty, and the possibility to create iconic sites to which visitors will return time and again. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 13, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

USC study shows dire impacts downstream of Nile River dam
(University of Southern California) Downstream water supply and economic losses could substantially disrupt Egypt, according to a new USC analysis that offers potential solutions to avoid conflict over the dam. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 13, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Officers' tone of voice reflects racial disparities in policing
(American Psychological Association) The Black Lives Matter movement has brought increasing attention to disparities in how police officers treat Black and white Americans. Now, research published by the American Psychological Association finds that disparity may exist even in subtle differences in officers' tone of voice when they address Black and white drivers during routine traffic stops. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

How learning Braille changes brain structure over time
(Society for Neuroscience) Learning changes the brain, but when learning Braille different brain regions strengthen their connections at varied rates and time frames. A new study published in JNeurosci highlights the dynamic nature of learning-induced brain plasticity. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

You can snuggle wolf pups all you want, they still won't 'get' you quite like your dog
(Duke University) You know your dog gets your gist when you point and say " go find the ball " and he scampers right to it. This knack for understanding human gestures may seem unremarkable, but it's a complex cognitive ability that is rare in the animal kingdom. Duke University-led research comparing dog puppies to human-reared wolf pups offers some clues to how dogs' unusual people-reading skills came to be. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Two-thirds of romantic couples start out as friends, study finds
(Society for Personality and Social Psychology) Movies and television often show romance sparking when two strangers meet. Real-life couples, however, are far more likely to begin as friends. Two-thirds of romantic relationships start out platonically, a new study in Social Psychological and Personality Science finds. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

First actionable clock that predicts immunological health and chronic diseases of aging
(Buck Institute for Research on Aging) Researchers have created an inflammatory clock of aging (iAge) which measures inflammatory load and predicts multi-morbidity, frailty, immune health, cardiovascular aging and is also associated with exceptional longevity in centenarians. Utilizing deep learning, a form of AI, in studies of the blood immunome of 1001 people, researchers also identified a modifiable chemokine associated with cardiac aging which can be used for early detection of age-related pathology and provides a target for interventions. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Coastal ecosystems worldwide: Billion-dollar carbon reservoirs
(German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig) Australia's coastal ecosystems alone save the rest of the world costs of around 23 billion US dollar a year by absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere. This is according to calculations just published by researchers at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel), GEOMAR Helmholtz-Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel University and the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv). Coastal ecosystems such as seagrass meadows, salt marshes and mangrove forests make an important contribution to mitigating climate change. (Source: EurekAl...
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Dr. Anthony Shum receives ATS Research Program/chILD Foundation Partner grant
(American Thoracic Society) The ATS Research Program and the chILD Foundation have awarded Anthony Shum, MD, of the University of California, San Francisco $80,000. The award will support Dr. Shum's research project, " Defining the pathogenesis of childhood ILD in COPA syndrome. " (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Want to avoid running overuse injuries? Don't lean forward so much, says CU Denver study
(University of Colorado Denver) A new study from CU Denver found that greater trunk flexion has significant impact on stride length, joint movements, and ground reaction forces. How you lean may be one of the contributors to your knee pain, medial tibial stress syndrome, or back pain. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Study reveals ways to preserve employee morale during cost-cutting
(Washington State University) After cutbacks and layoffs, remaining employees were more likely to feel they were treated fairly if the companies invested in them - and morale was less likely to plunge, according to new research. Those investments can include training for workers, team-building exercises or improving company culture. Even keeping workloads manageable after layoffs can help employees' job attitudes, according to the study. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news