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Histograms of crop mixes illustrate the crop shifting for the most prominent crops in each case study area. Alfalfa is reduced in five of the six study areas (all but San Joaquin) due to its high water consumption. All optimizations maintain or increase net farm profit in each HUC. The percentages shown on the x axis represent the extent to which any single crop can be reduced in each HUC. Credit: Nature Water (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s44221-023-00155-9…

“Reshoring is increasingly viewed as a way to address the challenges of disruptive supply chains and uncertainty, but it can introduce complexities of its own,” Joerg Reger, Managing Director of ABB Robotics Automotive Business Line.New Delhi: ABB’s YuMi cobots are enabling the reshoring of production and helping to address challenges presented by workforce shortages for SUS Corporation, a major supplier of aluminium frames and die-cast aluminium components for the…

Working on your muscles could help delay the onset of Alzheimer's symptoms, researchers have revealed.Researchers from the Federal University of São Paulo and the University of São Paulo in Brazil have uncovered strong evidence that resistance training – where muscles are worked against a weight or a force – could have significant consequences for the brains of dementia patients.Before you hurriedly renew your gym membership or break out the home exercise equipment, it's worth bearing in mind that this was a mouse model…

A hormone called fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) helps protect mice against the harmful effects of alcohol-induced loss of balance and consciousness by activating a specific part of the brain controlling alertness. However, further research is needed to determine if FGF21’s anti-intoxicant activity is applicable to humans and how it affects other cognitive and emotional functions.According to a study recently published in the journal Cell Metabolism, a hormone named fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) has been found…

Epilepsy is a neurological condition characterized by recurrent seizures or convulsions. It affects people of all ages and can cause a wide range of symptoms, from mild to severe.Recent research conducted by psychologists at the University of Vienna has found that there is no scientific basis for the claimed beneficial impact of Mozart’s Sonata KV448 on epilepsy.For the past half a century, there have been remarkable claims about the impact of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s music. The reports of the supposed alleviation of…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain First it was the "Great Resignation." Then it was "nobody wants to work anymore." Now it's "quiet quitting." Yet it seems like no one wants to talk about what I see as the root cause of America's economic malaise—work under contemporary capitalism is fundamentally flawed. As a political philosopher…

Imagine growing up tormented by fears and life-consuming rituals that make no sense to you or those around you.Then imagine the shame of being told by mental health providers that, because you understand that your behaviors are illogical but keep doing them anyway, you must want to stay sick.One of my patients, Moksha Patel, who is a doctor himself, endured this from childhood until his early 30s.In September 2021, Patel underwent deep brain stimulation surgery, a rare neurosurgical procedure that can be used for severe…

Getty ImagesArtificial intelligence is reportedly boosting intelligence within businesses and is also doing the same for information technology shops. For example, AIOps (artificial intelligence for IT operations) applies AI and machine learning to data streaming from IT processes, sifting through the noise to detect, spotlight, and head off problems. AI and machine learning are also finding a home in another emerging area of IT: assisting DevOps teams in assuring the viability and quality of the software that is…

A new study finds that vitamin D supplementation may alleviate depressive symptoms in adults with depression.Vitamin D supplementation may alleviate depressive symptoms in adults with depression, according to an extensive meta-analysis. Conducted by an international team of scientists, the meta-analysis included dozens of research studies from around the world. It has been published in the journal Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition.Depressive symptoms cause a significant global disease burden. The therapeutic…

Imagine you've just completed a tough upper-body workout. Your muscles feel a bit tired, but all in all, you're able to go about the rest of your day just fine.The next morning, you wake up and realize the back of your shoulder blade feels stiff. When you rub your shoulder muscles, it feels like you're prodding a little gumball under your skin. Every time you try to move it around, the area feels tight, with slight pangs of pain.  Over the course of the next few days, your back slowly loosens up and, eventually, your…