Hobby drones, repurposed as peacekeepers, save Elephants
A study published in the journal Oryx finds off-the-shelf drones can be used to guard crops and keep elephants safe along the borders of Tanzanian parks.
A study published in the journal Oryx finds off-the-shelf drones can be used to guard crops and keep elephants safe along the borders of Tanzanian parks.
I grew up in the outskirts of Florence in the 1970s and 1980s, in a town that was neither city nor country and that is now firmly embedded in Florence’s metropolitan area.…
The latest Parasitology Paper of the Month is “The remarkable Dr Robertson” by Tansy C. Hammarton. It’s strange to think that little over a year ago, my knowledge of Muriel Robertson was limited to the two paragraphs I’d read about her in ‘The Scottish Encounter with Tropical Disease’ , namely that she had studied in Glasgow in the early 1900s and later travelled to Africa where she made key discoveries about the life cycle of the African trypanosome parasite.…
Photo credit: Antonella Dalle Zotte The animal article of the month for December is ‘Black soldier fly as dietary protein source for broiler quails: apparent digestibility, excreta microbial load, feed choice, performance, carcass and meat traits‘.…
The Nutrition Society Paper of the Month for December is from Public Health Nutrition and is entitled: ‘The economic burden of inadequate consumption of vegetables and fruit in Canada’.…
Betty A. Schellenberg, author of the Open Access Literary Coteries and the Making of Modern Print Culture, examines the handwriting archive in the digital age.
Beginnings are difficult to retrace. And the beginning of my book, The Beginnings of Islamic Law, is no exception. There are many experiences that shaped the writing of the book, including ones that predate when I began researching it.…
A proposed power transmission line at the edge of the Tonle Sap Floodplain Protected Landscape (TSFPL), which might be constructed as early as next year, would pose a new threat to the Critically Endangered Bengal Florican.
A glacier near Lake Aru in western Tibet collapsed on 17 July 2016. Now the Journal of Glaciology publishes the first scientific account of this cryospheric disaster in which nine local yak herders were killed. Eyewitnesses reported that the episode lasted only four to five minutes. More than 70 million cubic metres of ice tumbled down a mountain valley, spreading over a distance of 6 kilometres onto the lowland below.
Public Health Nutrition Editorial Highlight: ‘Missing data in food frequency questionnaires: making assumptions about item non-response’, by Karen E Lamb, Dana Lee Olstad, Cattram Nguyen, Catherine Milte, Sarah A McNaughton Measuring dietary intake is challenging due to the variety of foods available for consumption.…
This post was written by Jill Gilmour and originally posted on the Global Health, Epidemiology and Genomics blog – read more at: http://gheg-journal.co.uk/blog/…
To mark CUP’s new partnership with Overleaf, John Hammersley told us about the origins of the collaborative writing tool and the benefits that have led to its dramatic growth.…
The latest Parasitology Paper of the Month is “Origin of a major infectious disease in vertebrates: The timing of Cryptosporidium evolution and its hosts” by Juan C.…
It is surprising that there has been no “big tent” journal devoted to recent U.S. history, a field of great vibrancy and enduring importance.…
Oakland, CA — The longer that immigrant women reside in the United States, the greater the chances that food insecurity will result in obesity, finds a new study by the Public Health Institute’s Suzanne Ryan-Ibarra published today in the Public Health Nutrition journal.…
The study of Chinese history outside of China has grown remarkably since the 1960s and is certainly one of the liveliest fields of history today.…
The world waits on tenterhooks to discover what kind of leader President-elect Trump will be. Will Trump’s statecraft involve a straightforward implementation of his somewhat preposterous campaign promises?…
A United Nations tribunal constituted under Annex VII to the United Nations Convention (UNC) on the Law of the Sea at Hague submitted its verdict recently on a unilateral arbitration instituted by Philippines on June 21st, 2013 questioning the validity of China’s “nine-dash line” claims in the South China Sea (SCS).
Because of its high strength and favorable dielectric properties, tantalum has become an invaluable material to the microelectronics industry. That value, unfortunately, has not been lost on rebel militias in the heart of Africa, where the extraction of the lustrous metal has become a deadly means for financing civil war.
The animal article of the month for November is ‘An approach to including protein quality when assessing the net contribution of livestock to human food supply‘ Worldwide, livestock provide more than a quarter of the protein in human diets.…
The November International Psychogeriatrics Article of the Month is entitled “A systematic review of the relationship between behavioral and psychological symptoms (BPSD) and caregiver well-being” by Alexandra Feast, Esme Moniz-Cook, Charlotte Stoner, Georgina Charlesworth, Martin Orrell.…
As a subscriber to Anatolian Studies for forty years, I am a loyal reader and very familiar with the academic literature and specialist studies about the antiquities of Turkey, but by any standards the 2016 volume of the journal must count as one of the best ever.
The Journal of Ecclesiastical History has an expansive remit: we publish original research into the history of Christianity broadly conceived, from the ancient world to the present, throughout the world, extending to every variant of Christianity and every historical subdiscipline.…
Concern over the nature of police interactions with civilians has long been lurking beneath the surface of public discourse, recently capturing national attention with the advent of smartphone technology and real-time footage of numerous violent incidents.…
A wildlife corridor facilitates tiger movement without the locals suffering, a new study published in Oryx shows.
A study by scientists at Aberystwyth University’s IBERS working with Wales YFC reveals that rumen fluke (Calicophoron daubneyi) is now prevalent on Welsh farms.…
The Nutrition Society Paper of the Month for November is from Nutrition Research Reviews and is entitled ‘When to eat? The influence of circadian rhythms on metabolic health: are animal studies providing the evidence?‘.…
More than a third (36%) of teenagers whose mothers suffered from postnatal depression experienced sleep problems at the age of 18, compared to only one in five (22%) teenagers whose mothers didn’t suffer from postnatal depression.…
With just a few hours to go before the announcement of the new US president, one of the many remarkable aspects of the campaign is how the Democrat nominee, Hillary Clinton, is the candidate standing up for conservative principles rather than her Republican opponent, Donald Trump.…
Public Health Nutrition Editorial Highlight: 'Influence of sociodemographic characteristics on different dimensions of household food insecurity in Montevideo, Uruguay' Máximo Rossi, Zuleika Ferre, María Rosa Curutchet, Ana Giménez and Gastón Ares.
The organic food industry is gaining more and more market share worldwide, partly due to consumers’ concerns about food safety and food quality.
Blog post based on an article published in Journal of Demographic Economics. The 1970s witnessed drastic changes in laws governing divorce.…
The Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race, a journal based at Harvard’s Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, presents a special issue on Race and Environmental Equity.…
In 2015, London School of Economics hosted a special event to mark the 10th anniversary of Health Economics, Policy and Law (HEPL).…
Last week saw the launch of a new Prize – the Nine Dots Prize, the aim of which is to encourage creative thinking that tackles contemporary social issues.…
Many people have been advised to take vitamin supplements to boost their immune systems. However, a recent study published in the British Journal of Nutrition found that taking vitamin E supplements led to an increased risk of pneumonia for more than one in four older men (28%) who smoked and did not exercise.
A post from the new Cambridge Open Access title Global Sustainability Since the notion of Sustainable Development has become widespread with the publication of the UN Commission on Environment and Development in 1986, there has been the tension between the aspiration to develop on the one hand and to stay within ‘planetary boundaries’ on the other.…
Matt Delmont, Guest Editor of ‘Urban Sights: Urban History and Visual Culture,’ introduces this latest multimedia special issue from Urban History.…
At the rainy end of September, I found myself in Washington DC for the first time, strolling along the National Mall and tentatively approaching the White House.…
If there is one thing I have learned about teaching business and human rights for 20 years--most recently at Santa Clara University in Silicon Valley, California--and before that as a case writer at Harvard Business School, it is the importance of making the business case for human rights.
To celebrate Open Access Week, which starts today, we’re planning a series of posts. Despite the many years that OA has been with us, it’s still a somewhat confusing topic.…
Public Health Nutrition Editorial Highlight: 'BMI was found to be a consistent determinant related to misreporting of energy, protein and potassium intake using self-report and duplicate portion method.'
Prize backed by leading international thinkers including Diane Coyle, Simon Goldhill, David Runciman and Saskia Sassen A new prize launched today (Friday 21 October 2016) is offering US$100,000 to whoever can best answer the question ‘Are digital technologies making politics impossible?’…
By the mid 1990s, after ten years of development, we had working robotic milkers. Once it launched on farms we could turn to the question “How do we monitor cows when there are no humans?”
Blog post based on an article published in Journal of Demographic Economics. The dataset (Goujon et al. 2016) that we present in the article aims to fill one major gap: provide long time series of harmonized data on education stocks – the educational attainment of adult population — from 1970 to 2060, across 171 countries.…
The Nutrition Society Paper of the Month for October is from the Proceedings of the Nutrition Society and is entitled 'Wholesome Nutrition: an example for a sustainable diet'.
In the Journal of Social Policy article “From National to Sub-National? Exploring the Territorial Dimension of Social Assistance in Italy“, Davide Vampa adds a new perspective to the study of social assistance policy in countries that have undergone processes of territorial decentralisation.…
The Applied Linguistics Reading Pack from Language Teaching has been a popular collection of articles since 2011, generating more than 30,000 downloads.…
The latest Parasitology Paper of the Month is “ Puzzling and ambivalent roles of malarial infections in cancer development and progression” by Eric Faure.…
By tracking Hillary Clinton's subtle linguistic behavior over time, Jennifer Jones' research shows how these forces manifest in Clinton's self-presentation. Jones' findings suggest that as the Democratic nominee transitioned from First Lady to U.S. Senator to Secretary of State, she spoke in an increasingly "masculine" way.
In a new study published in Public Health Nutrition, Dr. Rachel Golan and colleagues, from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, found that moderate wine consumption, in persons with controlled diabetes did not promote weight gain or abdominal adiposity.
For seventy years, International Organization (IO) has been at the forefront of scholarship in international relations. Across those years, the journal has tried to reflect the pressing questions of the field.…
The animal article of the month for September is entitled “Precision livestock farming: a ‘per animal’ approach using advanced monitoring technologies”
Helen Adey, a much valued members of CUP’s librarian panel, of Nottingham Trent University Library and her colleague Dorothy Atherton, provided a conference highlight with their talk on NTU’s Your Books, More Books initiative [YBMB], which won the NAG / Nielsen Award for Innovation 2016.…
In this blog Perry Bartelt– one of four new Associate Chief Editors for the journals of the International Glaciological Society, Journal of Glaciology and Annals of Glaciology – answers questions on the current state of glaciological research.…
This post was written by Johannes Birkbak and Annette Erlangsen. A new Danish study finds that psychosocial therapy for suicide prevention does more than preventing deaths by suicide.…
Watching the 2016 presidential debates Patrick A. Stewart, Ph.D. (pastewar@uark.edu) If a picture is worth a thousand words, volumes will be spoken during the upcoming televised U.S.…
What happens to your cognitive processes when your arousal levels increase? Quite often, the effects are striking, but mixed. For instance, seeing an arousing object such as a gun tends to enhance memory for that object but impair memory for everything around it.…
Quality reviews are critical for peer review. As a co-editor of Political Analysis, I ask a lot from our reviewers, in particular that they read and evaluate complex statistical, mathematical, and computational research. …
The Nutrition Society Paper of the Month for September is from the Journal of Nutritional Science and is entitled 'Majoring in nutrition influences BMI of female college students' by Mee Young Hong, Tahirih L. Shepanski, and Jaclyn B. Gaylis.
Among the biggest consternations around the idea of open access (OA) – that is, that research work be made openly available for anybody to read and re-use without paying – has been peer review. …
What effect does Open Access have on peer-review? We ask Cambridge Head of Open Access and Data Publishing Matt Day. Matt, are all Cambridge Open Access publications peer-reviewed?…
In this blog Guest Editor Professor Olivier Lacombe discusses the latest thematic issue from Geological Magazine on Tectonic evolution and mechanics of basement-involved fold-and-thrust belts.…
An effective review for a book proposal needs to consider many aspects – all geared towards situating the proposal in the context of the discipline. In this article, two of our commissioning editors explain four top tips and four common pitfalls to bear in mind when reviewing a book proposal.
Cambridge University Press is excited to announce its participation in Peer Review Week – an annual event to recognise and highlight the essential work done by peer reviewers.
Imagine sitting at your desk at work, on a Friday afternoon, just waiting for the weekend to begin. Then; a loud bang, the walls are shaking, your office windows shatter.…
Results of new study led by Linda Pagani, professor at the University of Montreal’s School of Psychoeducation, show that young children who watch too much television are at risk of victimization and social isolation and adopting violent and antisocial behaviour toward other students at age 13.…
Blog post based on an article published in Environment and Development Economics Climate and policy experts agree that abatement of greenhouse gases and adaptation are the two main options to tackle climate change.…
The Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) and Cambridge University Press are pleased to announce the formation of a new publishing partnership beginning in January 2017.
Antidepressant prescribing amongst children and young people has shown a significant increase of 28% in the past decade, even though recorded diagnoses of depression have gone down, according to new research published today.…
The September International Psychogeriatrics Article of the Month is entitled “Associations between depression, sleep disturbance, and apolipoprotein E in the development of Alzheimer’s disease: dementia” by Shanna L.…
The latest Parasitology Paper of the Month is “A centenary of Robert T. Leiper’s lasting legacy on schistosomiasis and a COUNTDOWN on control of neglected tropical diseases” by J.…
Blog post based on an article published in Environment and Development Economics Natural disasters like the recent floods in Philippines and the tropical cyclone in Japan are just a few examples of catastrophic hazards which can cause loss of life, damage to personal property, business and infrastructure.…
Michael Squire, Reader in Classical Art at King’s College London, introduces the picture-poems of Optatian, composed in the early fourth century AD, which are the subject of his forthcoming article ‘How to read a Roman portrait? Optation Porfyry, Constantine and the uultus Augusti’, to be published in Papers of the British School at Rome later this year
The August International Psychogeriatrics Article of the Month is entitled “Moderating effects of social engagement on driving cessation in older women” by Nancy A.…
The animal article of the month for August is entitled 'Review: In vivo and post-mortem effects of feed antioxidants in livestock: a review of the implications on authorization of antioxidant feed additives'
Food outlets close to schools have a negative impact on teenagers’ food choices according to the latest research published in Public Health Nutrition from researchers at Dublin City University.
A new systematic review and meta-analysis published in the Journal of Nutritional Science found that eating almonds results in significant reductions in total cholesterol, adding to the weight of evidence that supports the consumption of almonds as part of a healthy diet to help maintain healthy blood lipid levels and reduce the risk of heart disease.
Based on an article written in Journal of Management & Organization Over the past few years, the Indian economy is witnessing an annual growth rate of 7–10% and its industrial sectors are expanding at a very fast pace in response to the increased liberalization and privatization.…
We are at a remarkable point in human development. Until now, the perception of sustainability has primarily focused on environmental protection, morality and efficiency.…
The July Journal of Materials Research (JMR) Focus Issue highlights some of the latest thinking and remaining challenges when it comes to evaluating the potential of carbon-based materials for tribological systems.
In this blog Sérgio H. Fario – one of four new Associate Chief Editors for the journals of the International Glaciological Society, Journal of Glaciology and Annals of Glaciology – answers questions on where glaciology is at now, where it is going and how it is being affected by climate change.…
Watch an interview with Professor Raymond E. Goldstein
Since civil war erupted in Syria in 2011, Turkey has become host to the largest number of Syrians fleeing their country—about 2.7 million registered refugees—and the largest refugee-receiving country in the post-World War II period.…
The Nutrition Society Paper of the Month for August is from Public Health Nutrition and is entitled ‘Evaluating the Healthiness of Chain Restaurant Menu Items using Crowdsourcing: A New Method’
Rosamond McKitterick, University of Cambridge, discusses her forthcoming article ‘The papacy and Byzantium in the seventh- and early eighth-century sections of the Liber pontificalis’, which will be published in Papers of the British School at Rome later this year.
Light-duty vehicles (LDV) are a huge source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United States. To avoid the worst effects of global climate change, we need to cut these emissions by 80% by 2050.
How to write about China and India – Jahnavi Phalkey As BJHS Themes, the new, fully open access, peer-reviewed journal from the British Society for the History of Science, publishes its first issue, one of the volume’s editors, Jahnavi Phalkey, gives her observations on the opportunities and challenges on writing about China and India.…
Blog post based on an article in Journal of Management & Organization Some years ago a Masters graduate rang me up to discuss the merger between her State Department and a related State Department.…
Would you think that materials can have negative elastic constants or even negative mass density?
The UK’s social and political unions have always been closely connected. The welfare state forms a crucial part of the glue that holds the state together.…
The July International Psychogeriatrics Article of the Month is entitled “Risk factors for dementia diagnosis in German primary care practices” by Anke Booker, Louis EC Jacob, Michael Rapp, Jens Bohlken and Karel Kostev.…
Researchers following the progress of 1200 people for five years have found strong links between unhealthy lifestyles and depression. Researchers at the University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute for Medical Research studied the impact of lifestyle on depression and the impact of depression on lifestyle.…
The latest Parasitology Paper of the Month is “Apicomplexans pulling the strings: manipulation of the host cell cytoskeleton dynamics” by Rita Cardoso, Helena Soares, Andrew Hemphill and Alexandre Leitão.…
In a new paper, Nelson Mandela and Wits University in the Journal of African History on Nelson Mandela’s experience as a student at the University of the Witwatersrand, Bruce Murray reveals many surprising aspects of the university’s most famous student. …
In the past few years, pig farms around the world have seen an increase in the total number of piglets born per litter. This has been achieved by genetic selection for litter size and by improved management of the sows.
Post written by Maria Luisa Farnese, Roberta Fida and Stefano Livi based on an article in Journal of Management & Organization Increasingly dynamic, and sometimes unpredictable, environments compel companies to adapt quickly to changing rules and market demands.…
A study published in Public Health Nutrition from Researchers at the University of Leeds, found that men and women who attended one of the celebrity chef’s eight-week Ministry of Food courses showed significant improvements in their eating habits.
This blog post reports on an article that uses data collected as part of the evaluation of the Dad and Partner Pay scheme (2011-14), funded by the Australian Government through the Department of Social Services (previously the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs).…
Improvements in digital technology have meant that an increasing number of people are listening to music via personal music systems such as MP3 players and mobile phones for prolonged periods of time.…