Leo Wilson 
In Finland, there is a clear increase in the number of sick days taken due to depression, anxiety and sleep disorders in October and November, whereas the number of absences is lower than expected between June and September. In late autumn, the number of sick days taken is almost twice as high as in the … Read more
Fig. 1. (A to C) Coefficient of determination (R2 ) values for linear relationships of PNPA with SIs over individual dates before heading for different datasets. The values of the valueless regions were lower than 0.00. Credit: Plant Phenomics (2023). DOI: 10.34133/plantphenomics.0087 Wheat is crucial for global food security, and panicle number per unit ground … Read more
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Conservative MPs have expressed their horror at claims Rishi Sunak held secret talks with Dominic Cummings about returning to government. Boris Johnson’s former adviser has claimed Mr Sunak sought a “secret deal” with … Read more
Lights could soon use the full color suite of perfectly efficient organic light-emitting diodes, or OLEDs, that last tens of thousands of hours, thanks to an innovation from physicists and engineers at the University of Michigan. The U-M team’s new phosphorescent OLEDs, commonly referred to as PHOLEDs, can maintain 90% of the blue light intensity … Read more
The structure of AS-SwinT. Credit: Plant Phenomics (2023). DOI: 10.34133/plantphenomics.0085 Berry thinning is crucial for cultivating high-quality table grapes, traditionally carried out by skilled laborers who are becoming scarce due to an aging population. To address the labor-intensive and time-consuming process, researchers are focused on developing an intelligent machine vision system for automated berry thinning. … Read more
Sydney welcomes in 2024 with New Year’s fireworks display over Harbour For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Millions across the world are getting ready to celebrate the New Year, with a number of nations … Read more
Artery calcification is almost twice as common in night owls compared to early birds, according to a study from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Circadian function appears to be particularly important during the early stages of cardiovascular disease. Atherosclerosis involves fatty deposits accumulating on the inside of the arteries, making it harder for blood to … Read more
The electrochemically induced phase transformation behaviors of the V6O13 cathode. Credit: Mo Li’e A new strategy was proposed in the field of aqueous zinc-ion battery to help increase the capacity of the cathodes, making them more efficient, according to a recent study published in ACS Nano. “We converted low-valence vanadium into high-valence vanadium in oxides … Read more
(PA) Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Arsenal travel to Fulham on New Year’s Eve in a bid to return to the top of the Premier League table. Mikel Arteta’s side had been leading the rest of … Read more
Australian researchers have discovered a new way that epithelial cells, which form layers in organs like the skin and stomach, attach to one another, and how they perceive growth signals at these attachments, helping them form tissues of the right size and shape. Epithelial cells cover the surfaces of most organs in the body and … Read more
