Journalists, China-watchers and academics have fiercely debated the legacy of China’s leaders, Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao. Some see the Hu–Wen period (2002–2012) as a “golden era” of rapid growth, while others portray it as a “lost decade” for economic and political reform.…
The communities who historically lived in the upper region of the western Himalaya were associated with ancient silk routes used for trans-border trade between Tibet and the lowlands of India.…
The animal article of the month for January is ‘Review: Assessing fish welfare in research and aquaculture, with a focus on European directives‘ In recent years, teleost fish have been increasingly exploited as animal models for scientific research in both the biomedical and ecological fields by using various ‘omics’ approaches, as they offer several practical advantages compared with mammals or other vertebrates.…
Researchers of the Biodiversity Inventory for Conservation (BINCO) found that intensification of natural forest for coffee production alters large mammal communities.…
The Australian Mathematical Society has announced the shortlist for the 2018 Mahony-Neumann-Room Prize. This award is given every year for outstanding contributions to the Society’s research publications, fittingly named after the founding editors of those journals.…
The latest Paper of the Month from Parasitology is ‘Haematophagic Caenorhabditis elegans‘ by Veeren M Chauhan and David I Pritchard Necator americanus, also known as the “American Murderer,” is a parasitic hookworm that thrives in tropical and subtropical soil and is thought to infect more than 10% of the global population (> 700 million people worldwide).…
The period after a wildfire can offer a great window of opportunity for treating invasive plants. But scientists from the U.S.…
In 1914 a scientific expedition led by the former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt and the Brazilian Marshal Cândido Rondon set out into the Amazon rainforest to map the then unknown River of Doubt, known today as the Roosevelt River.…
Italian ryegrass has become a weedy nuisance in California – often found in orchards and vineyards where fruits and nuts are grown.…
Camera trap pictures don’t lie—and yet the animal on my computer screen was almost too fantastical to believe. This was no ordinary rabbit.…
Q: What do you think is distinctive about the journal, Wireless Power Transfer? A: Wireless Power Transfer is the only journal 100% dedicated to the topic of wireless power.…
Fall-applied residual herbicides are often used to control glyphosate-resistant Italian ryegrass – especially in the Mid-South. But growers who use rice as a rotational crop need to beware.…
The animal article of the month for December is ‘Perception of livestock ecosystem services in grazing area‘ The interaction between livestock systems and their respective environments is complex.…
How do you maximize the probability of success of conservation actions? A good strategy is to involve stakeholders from the start and to combine different strategies, including research, policy formulation and enforcement, practical interventions and education.…
The third and final event of the JFM China Symposia was held at Tsinghua University in Beijing with a record attendance of over 300 delegates representing the full-scope of academic profiles, from professors to undergraduate students.…
In an effort to reduce damage to fruit orchards on the island, the Mauritian Government has just announced (27 October 2018) a further cull of the Endangered Mauritian flying fox Pteropus niger.…
Carlos Garcia Nuñez and Fengyuan Liu take part in a Q&A about the Element Integration Techniques for Micro/Nanostructure-Based Large-Area Electronics, part of Cambridge Elements in Flexible and Large-Area Electronics.…
The JFM China Symposia visited the second city of the tour at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou. Another action-packed day of scientific talks began with a fitting reference to the foundation of JFM by George Batchelor, courtesy of Keith Moffatt1: “Until 1956 there was no journal that was devoted to fluid dynamics in all its experimental and theoretical aspects, papers in fluid dynamics being widely spread over the literature of engineering, physics and mathematics.…
The first JFM Symposia in China began today in Shenzhen with an opening from the President of Southern University of Science and Technology, Shiyi Chen, praising the prestige and reputation of the Journal of Fluid Mechanics as he welcomed us to the futuristic Shenzhen campus. …
Dr Gernot Deinzer says the best way he can describe himself is as an “information professional”. His professional roles include acting as subject librarian for Mathematics, Physics and Informatics at the University of Regensburg in Germany and also heading up the IT services for the Library itself. …
Much recent popular attention and research has been devoted to economic sources of individual support for right-wing populists. While there is considerable debate about the extent to which economic factors vs.…
As mentioned in a blog entry about Bangalore, the Journal of Fluid Mechanics held its first series of mini-symposia in India in 2017.…
The world’s oceans that make up more than 70% of the earth’s surface face a wide range of human pressures. This applies particularly to the coastal zone, where marine mammal communities in almost 50% of the world’s coastal waters are considered at high-risk.…
Sven Steinmo states in his book Taxation and Democracy, “Governments need money. Modern Governments need lots of money.” This is no less true today than it was twenty-five years ago when he wrote it.…
In addition to the full-day symposia in Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai for the 2017 JFM Symposia in India, editorial board members of the Journal of Fluid Mechanics also conducted lab visits in each of the three cities.…
Professor Nivaldo A. Lemos takes part in a Q&A "It is hoped that, besides imparting the fundamental notions of analytical mechanics to fill the needs of most students, the book may prepare and persuade some readers to immerse themselves more deeply in, what I believe to be, a beautiful subject."
Q. What do you think is distinctive about The Aeronautical Journal? A. The Aeronautical Journal (in its various previous forms) is the longest-running scientific journal devoted to Aeronautics.…
Hot off the presses: The CJLS editorial team is excited to announce the release of its most recent annual special issue: “Decolonizing Labour Law — Contributions to an Emergent Transnational Labour Law,” guest edited by Canada’s leading expert on transnational labour law Adelle Blackett.…
In 2017, the Journal of Fluid Mechanics held their first series of mini-symposia organised by editorial board members from the journal and world-class researchers based in India – notably Bangalore, Chennai and Mumbai.…
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The animal article of the month for November is ‘Genotype imputation from various low-density SNP panels and its impact on accuracy of genomic breeding values in pigs‘ The rapid increase in the world population, which is expected to reach 9.8 billion in 2050, needs to be accompanied by a substantial increase in food production.…
Birds are recognised as faithful indicators of the state of the environment and widely used as such across Europe. Here skilled citizen scientists collect data that feed into national annual statistics, but until now, this model of environmental monitoring has not been tested elsewhere. …
This year Mental Illness Awareness Week is observed on 7-18 October, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental illness, fighting stigma and advocating for equal care.…
As part of Mental Illness Awareness Week, the Cognitive Behaviour Therapist (tCBT) is focussing on an issue central to the remit of the journal – namely how can we develop and effectively disseminate CBT and also how we can support the delivery of this group of therapies for individuals with mental illness or psychological distress.…
Given the high prevalence of mental disorders, it is unfortunate that public’s knowledge about mental disorders has generally lagged behind that for major physical diseases.…
The Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine (IJPM) is proud to participate in this year’s Mental Illness Awareness Week (7-13 Oct, 2018).…
Mental health problems in childhood and adolescence are increasingly the object of preferential study by Spanish professionals. Sensitivity towards cases of child abuse both within the domestic and institutional sphere has grown enormously and has produced a preferential attention towards the associated mental disorders and their consequences, such as suicidal behavior.…
Cambridge University Press exists to advance knowledge, learning and research. As part of our purpose, we disseminate high-quality research and drive its impact and reach, working with the academic communities we support.…
Cambridge University Press is partnering with the Renaissance Society of America (RSA) to publish Renaissance Quarterly, the leading American journal of Renaissance Studies.…
Professor Almudena Suárez, Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies, discusses the European Microwave Week 2017 special issue.…
At Cambridge University Press, we recognize that the central promise of the Open movement—that an open scholarly ecosystem will accelerate the ability of research to solve problems—is of the highest importance to our communities.
Peer review has always been the gold standard for quality and rigour in research, but, as is frequently discussed, the current system of review has its flaws.…
This week we are celebrating the peer reviewers who support their communities by evaluating the work of their fellow researchers to guide editorial decision making.…
The animal article of the month for October is ‘Opinion paper: What needs to be changed for successful future livestock farming in Europe?’…
Earlier this year, I attended the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and Russell Group Research Integrity Forum joint event, where Ferdousi Chowdhury from Southampton University challenged us to think about why there are so many stages of peer review, and, specifically, what purpose these stages serve in relation to the integrity of research?…
In this update you’ll find all the information about the exciting changes to Cambridge University Press’s journals line-up in 2019, including a first look at a brand new launch title, titles that are switching to a fully Open Access model, and the new publishing partnerships we’ve established.…
With the vast majority (73%) of our journals on online submission and peer review systems (OPRS), Cambridge University Press can use their reporting tools to assess progress and performance in a number of ways.…
For more than a decade, growers have waged a high-profile battle against glyphosate-resistant pigweed. But pigweed is by no means the only weed resistant to glyphosate. …
It could go without saying that peer review is central to quality at Cambridge University Press, given that it has been a tool for providing valuable feedback to authors, improving the quality, and validating results for many years at the Press. …
Although protected areas serve as refuges for wild plants and animals, they are also places of negative human–wildlife interactions, or conflicts.…
Featured in The New York Times, Congratulations. Your Study Went Nowhere. Published on September 24, 2018. Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is the cornerstone of modern clinical practice.…
The biggest prizes in mathematics are awarded every four years at the International Congress of Mathematicians. In celebration of these esteemed award winners, we are pleased to offer access to a selection of journal papers and book chapters written by the Chern and Fields Medal winners.…
We are excited to share with you the latest development with Cambridge Core Share – a shareable PDF! Following the success of our new sharing service, Cambridge Core Share, in December 2017, we have now expanded the functionality to include shareable PDFs.…
When I first took over as Editor-in-Chief of the Cognitive Behaviour Therapist (tCBT), I was extremely excited to hear that there was already a planned (and almost completed) forthcoming Special Issue on Complexity in Cognitive Behaviour Therapist (CBT) being Guest Edited by Claire Lomax and Stephen Barton from Newcastle University, UK (Lomax & Barton, 2017).…
The animal article of the month for September is ‘Genome wide association studies for seven production traits highlight genomic regions useful to dissect dry-cured ham quality and production traits in Duroc heavy pigs‘ Heavy pig production chains are very important sources of niche pork products, particularly in several European countries with long traditions in processed products.…
Any parent with two or more children knows that babies are different at birth and often those differences persist as the baby develops.…
The latest Paper of the Month from Parasitology is ‘The geography of parasite discovery across space and over time’ by Robert Poulin and Fátima Jorge.…
Watermelon growers face tough weed control challenges. One example: Crop seedlings need to be planted with plenty of elbow room – leaving wide spaces where broadleaf and grassy weeds can become established and reduce yields.…
Natural habitats such as forests continue to be destroyed at an alarming pace across the globe and are becoming increasingly fragmented.…
Listening to tornadoes to increase warning times and save lives, studying the effect of ice on the combustion of oil spills, and investigating how sea ice affects our climate – discover the latest research in Fluid Dynamics.…
Some anthropologists hypothesise that we probably wouldn’t be the sophisticated, technology-driven society we are today, if our ancestors had not started to eat meat.…
Management studies are under scrutiny as to their status as a science (see “The Critique of Empirical Social Science: New Policies at Management and Organization Review”).…
We are wasting a mineral essential for our food security. A mineral without which crops and grass cannot grow, i.e. phosphorus.…
People are living longer but rising obesity increases the risk of a number of long term diseases such as type 2 diabetes which increases the risk of other problems such as heart disease and stroke.…
In the Philippines, organic rice systems are proving to be more climate resilient than conventional rice systems. This is according to a Self-evaluation and Holistic Assessment of climate Resilience of farmers and Pastoralists (SHARP), a methodological tool developed by a team at the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization.…
UC Irvine history professor Jeffrey Wasserstrom recently concluded his ten-year tenure as editor of the Journal of Asian Studies. One of the new practices that Wasserstrom introduced as editor was a “JAS-at-AAS” panel at the annual conference.…
This blog post is taken from the ‘Introduction by Andrew I. Port’ on a special forum that looks at the lives and legacies of Helmut Schmidt and Helmut Kohl.…
Organic growers can face tough challenges when it comes to weed control. But new research published in the journal Weed Science shows weather conditions and well-timed cultural management techniques can make a big difference.…
Which environmental factors are most important to the establishment of new plants of invasive species? Is it seed dispersal from existing plants?…
For the past 20 years in Vietnam, thousands of bears have been held in cages up and down the country so that bile, extracted directly from a bear’s gallbladder, can supply the Traditional Asian Medicine market.…
The notion of ‘the family’ has received considerable treatment in international and regional human rights courts in recent years. This was the subject of a paper published in the October 2017 International and Comparative Law Quarterly (ICLQ) by Professors John Eekelaar and Fareda Banda, which was selected as the 2018 ICLQ Annual Lecture.…
Pedro Feitoza’s essay Experiments in Missionary Writing: Protestant Missions and the Imprensa Evangelica in Brazil, 1864-1892 is the inaugural winner of the World Christianities Essay Prize* It was in August 2008, in the countryside of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, that I first encountered volumes of Brazil’s first Protestant periodical, the Imprensa Evangelica (Evangelical Press, 1864-1892).…
There was a time when agriculture was widespread across all of Puerto Rico, and many of its citizens were in some way associated with agricultural labor.…
Cambridge University Press was pleased to chair a panel on socio-legal publishing at the Law and Society Association/Canadian Law and Society Association Joint Meeting in Toronto in June 2018.…
Astronomers at Australian National University have found the fastest-growing black hole known in the Universe, describing it as a monster that devours a mass equivalent to our sun every two days.
How do we create resilience in the agrifood system? With every new day we better understand the impact of humans on the environment, particularly our impact on the global climate.…
The animal article of the month for July is ‘Isolating the cow-specific part of residual energy intake in lactating dairy cows using random regressions ‘ Improving feed efficiency is essential for sustainable livestock farming: it is expected to reduce feed resources use and to decrease waste and environmental impacts.…
Professor Tünde Fülöp, of the Division of Subatomic and Plasma Physics at Chalmers University of Technology, the newly appointed editorial board member of the Journal of Plasma Physics, participates in a Q&A with the Journal.
Las dificultades para bibliotecas de Puerto Rico causadas por el huracán María, un proyecto para entender hábitos de lectura y el papel de la biblioteca universitaria como punto de encuentro y piedra angular de la educación son algunos de los temas que tratan en esta entrevista Myrna Lee Torres-Pérez, encargada de la Sala de Revistas y bases de datos de la Biblioteca de la Universidad de Puerto Rico en Bayamón.…
The European Journal of Applied Mathematics and Cambridge University Press are pleased to award the 2018 John Ockendon Prize to G.…
The NFL is attempting to shut down protests like this one by members of the Cleveland Browns. AP Photo/David Richard Chad Williams, Brandeis University The recent decision by the NFL regarding player protests and the national anthem has yet again exposed the fraught relationship between African-Americans and patriotism.…
The latest Paper of the Month from Parasitology is ‘Rarely reported, widely distributed, and unexpectedly diverse: Molecular characterization of mermithid nematodes infecting bumble bees in the United States’ by Amber D.…
Significant health inequities persist between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous Australians, resulting from the past and continuing impacts of colonisation and contemporary social, economic and cultural inequalities.…
Prof. Zunqi Lin, co-editor-in-chief of HPL, passed away aged 76 in Shanghai, China, on 28th May. He was one of the pioneers of inertial confinement fusion science in China, and a well-respected scientist in high power laser from Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics. He was elected the academician of CAS in 2003.
Personality Neuroscience is inspired by the major developments in cognitive neuroscience that have taken place over the past decades, especially those that have revealed the considerable inter-individual variability in relationships between neural circuits and behaviour.…
Southern Tanzania is home to over half of East Africa’s elephants making it a globally important region for their conservation. Unfortunately, abrupt boundaries between protected areas and farmland mean elephants easily wander into village farms and eat or trample human food crops or both.…
A seismic shift is going on in finance still largely unnoticed by the public. People and institutions are increasingly investing their money into index tracker funds instead of actively managed mutual funds.…
With the introduction of crops engineered for resistance to the auxin herbicides, concern has soared about unintentional injury to auxin-sensitive crops through off-target spray drift, volatility and spray tank contamination.…
The animal article of the month for June is ‘Integrated regulatory network reveals novel candidate regulators in the development of negative energy balance in cattle‘ The biological cycle of milk production for dairy cows is a crucial factor for dairy farmers.…
Since the early 2000s successive Australian governments have required single parents with school age children who are in receipt of income support payments to at a minimum engage in some form of planning to return to paid work or part-time paid work or education/training.…
A study featured in the journal Weed Science is certain to keep many corn and soybean growers up at night. Researchers have identified a waterhemp population in Missouri that is resistant to a record-breaking six herbicide mechanisms of action.…
RSS feeds are now available on Cambridge Core, to alert you to the latest publishing in journals and subjects of your choice.…
Articles of 5,000-8,000 words on topics relating to research, libraries, archives and publishing in and on Africa, and in African studies, are invited.…
The London Book Fair 2018, held at Olympia on 10th – 12th April, seemed a little less well-attended than usual, perhaps because it clashed with the UKSG Conference that took place at the same time in Glasgow. …
This blog post is taken from the ‘Letter from the Editor’ to the special edition of Central European History published to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Journal. …
The animal article of the month for May is Water footprinting of pasture-based farms; beef and sheep Agricultural production consumes significant amounts of natural resources, including water, along the supply chain.…
Australian farmers have long considered harvest-time weed seed control their “last chance” opportunity to battle herbicide-resistant weeds that survive in-crop treatments.…
On the 6th March, Dan Edwards, Life Sciences journals publisher at Cambridge, presented to a room of Cambridge Librarians, at a time when they are increasingly being asked to support researchers on the publishing process.…
Chinese privet is a common fixture in the southeastern United States – typically found growing in dense thickets along roadsides, on rights of way and in forests. …
The latest Paper of the Month from Parasitology is ‘New and emerging uses of CRISPR/Cas9 to genetically manipulate apicomplexan parasites’ by Manlio Di Cristina and Vern B.…
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Congratulations to Michael Byers, Aaron Boley and Ignacio Cofone who have been shortlisted for the 2023 Donner Prize.
The award, for the best public policy book by a Canadian, will be announced in May.
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Find out about modern Fluid Therapy in this week's featured author blog by Professor Robert Hahn
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