May 2016

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John Ockendon Prize 2016: Winner Announced

The European Journal of Applied Mathematics and Cambridge University Press are pleased to award the 2016 John Ockendon Prize to S. J Chapman and S. E McBurnie for their winning article ‘Integral constraints in multiple-scales problems’ published in EJAM’s Special Anniversary Issue, October 2015.

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Comparing Dutch and British High Performing Managers

Blog post written by André de Waal, Béatrice van der Heijden, Christopher Selvarajah and Denny Meyer Based on an article in Journal of Management & Organization  National cultures have a strong influence on the performance of organizations and should be taken into account when studying the traits of High Performing Managers (HPMs).…

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A formula for concern: The boom of milk-based formula sales

To ensure children get the best start in life the World Health Organization recommends that infants are exclusively breastfed to six months of age with ongoing breastfeeding for up to two years of age and beyond. Yet worldwide the prevalence of infants exclusively breast fed to six months hovers at around 37% and has improved only marginally in recent decades.

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Amazon rainforest sponge found to have bioactive molecules

In this blog Dr Marcio Custódio talks about the co-authored paper Reduction of RBL–2H3 cells degranulation by nitroaromatic compounds from a Bacillus strain associated to the Amazonian sponge Metania reticulata which featured in the New Frontiers in Sponge Science special issue from Journal of the Marine Biological Association.…

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New study finds depression associated with vitamin D deficiency among urban Malaysian women

Researchers from the Julius Centre University of Malaya (JCUM) have found a relationship between vitamin D deficiency and depressive symptoms among urban Malaysian women. More than two-thirds of the women who participated in the study, published in Public Health Nutrition, were vitamin D deficient, and those with vitamin D deficiency were at a higher risk for depression and reported poorer mental health.

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Extinct species as conservation champions

Extinct flagships: linking extinct and threatened species, by Peter M. Kyne and                      Vanessa M. Adams Extinct species as conservation champions The Earth is in the midst of its sixth mass extinction event.…

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