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International business is influenced by local political climate, study finds

A new study co-authored by Tang Yinuo, a tenured associate professor at Peking University HSBC Business School (PHBS), reveals that conservative communities in the U.S. are more likely to resist mergers and acquisitions (M&As) by Chinese companies due to perceived threats and unc

Brief phys.org · 47m ago · 1 min
Mollusk family trees play a key role in shaping microbiomes, researchers find

A mollusk's microbial community has more to do with its family tree than its address. In other words, the composition of a mollusk's microbiome depends less on the environment in which it lives and more on what species it belongs to, say University of Michigan researchers.

Brief phys.org · 57m ago · 1 min
Job loss and AI-exposed jobs: Q&A with sociology professor

Jennie Brand, a UCLA professor of sociology with an appointment in statistics and data science, is an expert on the socioeconomic effects of job loss, including the long-term economic, psychological, physiological and intergenerational effects.

Brief phys.org · 1h ago · 1 min
Rare particle decays hint at deviations from Standard Model predictions

Studying rare processes is part and parcel of particle physics, providing stringent tests of the Standard Model. At the recent International Conference on High Energy Physics (ICHEP), the CMS and LHCb collaborations presented their latest research into one such process: the trans

Brief phys.org · 2h ago · 1 min
How can AI transform education without leaving anyone behind?

As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly enters classrooms and learning environments, how can societies ensure that its benefits reach learners and educators while avoiding new forms of inequality? A new international study led by Associate Professor Rwitajit Majumdar at Kumamoto

Brief phys.org · 2h ago · 1 min

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Engineered enzyme could improve detection of HIV and other viruses

Scientists have long used a powerful gene-editing tool called CRISPR to make precise changes to DNA. But a different version of the technology, known as Cas13a, targets RNA, the genetic material found in viruses such as HIV. Now, researchers at Rice University have developed an i

phys.org · 27m ago
Examining fraud prevention in federal relief programs

SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) assistant professor of accounting Dr. Katie Matt, in collaboration with Daniel Hebert of Syracuse University, recently published research examining the widespread fraud associated with the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) during the

phys.org · 57m ago
Job loss and AI-exposed jobs: Q&A with sociology professor

Jennie Brand, a UCLA professor of sociology with an appointment in statistics and data science, is an expert on the socioeconomic effects of job loss, including the long-term economic, psychological, physiological and intergenerational effects.

phys.org · 1h ago
Rare particle decays hint at deviations from Standard Model predictions

Studying rare processes is part and parcel of particle physics, providing stringent tests of the Standard Model. At the recent International Conference on High Energy Physics (ICHEP), the CMS and LHCb collaborations presented their latest research into one such process: the trans

phys.org · 2h ago

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