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With commercial wind comes rising community home values, researcher finds
Siting new commercial wind energy installations is no easy feat.This post was originally published on this site
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Generational mentorship, diverse boards drive financial success for next-gen family CEOs
When a departing family CEO actively mentors a younger family leader, that leader is more likely to keep the business financially successful, especially if non-family advisors also weigh in.This post was originally published on this […]
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Offline interactions predict voting patterns better than online networks, finds study
According to a new study, offline social networks, revealed by co-location data, predict U.S. voting patterns more accurately than online social connections or residential sorting. Michele Tizzoni and colleagues analyzed large-scale data on co-location patterns […]
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Transforming waste solar panels into hydrogen and secondary battery materials
A research team from UNIST has unveiled a novel technology capable of extracting hydrogen (H₂) stored in ammonia (NH₃) by adding silicon (Si), simultaneously producing high-purity H2 and silicon nitride (Si₃N₄). This innovative process not […]
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Study finds Airbnb safety reviews can turn off some but the increased transparency can mitigate that
A new peer-reviewed study in the journal Marketing Science sheds light on how online safety-related reviews from Airbnb guests influence booking decisions and how the platform itself balances consumer welfare against its own financial incentives.This […]
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Control-oriented model paves the way for efficient hydrogen production from ammonia
Researchers have developed a novel computational framework to monitor and optimize proton ceramic electrochemical reactors for green hydrogen generation.This post was originally published on this site
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Gunboat diplomacy: How classic naval coercion has evolved into hybrid warfare on the water
Over the summer, the United States deployed warships to the Caribbean—ostensibly to menace drug traffickers but also as a none-too-subtle warning to Venezuela. Earlier in the year, a U.S. Navy destroyer bobbed along waters close […]
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‘Slums’ of Victorian Manchester housed wealthy doctors and engineers, study reveals
Work, shopping, church and the pub kept different classes apart far more than ‘residential segregation’ in 1850s Manchester, undermining key assumptions about the Industrial Revolution. Historians have long assumed that Manchester’s middle classes sheltered from […]
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Why is Halloween starting so much earlier each year? A business professor explains
Halloween is a fun, scary time for children and adults alike—but why does the holiday seem to start so much earlier every year? Decades ago, when I was young, Halloween was a much smaller affair, […]
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UK research warns of trust erosion in criminal justice system
The growing age imbalance in the duty solicitor scheme in England and Wales risks eroding trust in the criminal justice system, a new study warns. Most duty solicitors are aged 45 and over, putting at […]