An review article by Qingyun Duan and his team members provides a systematic review of commonly used statistical post-processing methods in hydrometeorological forecasting, with focus on newly developed methods in recent years.
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Energy Security: How to Tackle the Old-new Global Concern
Azzuni and Breyer propose a generic definition of energy security. A definition that covers all aspects of the energy security concept with taking into consideration the notion of sustainability and vulnerability was developed.
Regulation of Germ Cell Development by Intercellular Signaling in the Mammalian Ovarian Follicle
Unlike all other cells in the body, which age and eventually die, a female’s oocytes can give rise to a new individual. Oocytes have, in a sense, achieved immortality. In order to reach this exalted state, each oocyte undergoes a complex program of differentiation within the ovary before it is ovulated and fertilized.
How is a Bottled Water Market Created?
The influence of food and beverage groups like Nestlé, Danone, and Group Castel/Alma (Neptune) is described, demonstrating how these companies radically reshaped the market structure through aggressive strategies of merger and acquisitions of smaller companies and their brands.
Quantifying Components of the Phosphorus Cycle in Temperate Forests
Controlling influences of the P cycle are described from a whole-ecosystem perspective.
Climate Policies and Nationally Determined Contributions: Reconciling the Needed Ambition with the Political Economy
What it will take to stabilize global temperature below 2°C above pre-industrial levels? A new review article by Adrien Vogt-Schilb and Stephane Hallegatte discusses two potential solutions.
Decarbonizing the Transportation Sector: Policy Options, Synergies and Institutions to Deliver on a 1.5 Degree Stabilization Pathway
An Advanced Review by Oliver Lah outlines the key elements of a low-carbon stabilization pathway for land transport, focusing on the potential of key policy measures at the local and national level, opportunities for synergies of sustainable development and climate change objectives and governance and institutional issues affecting the implementation of measures.
Challenges of Predicting Effects of RNA Splicing
The current tools available to predict RNA splicing effects are explored in a recent review.
Adapting to Hurricanes: A Long-Term Historical Perspective on New Orleans (1718-2005)
A summary and results of a five-year research project on cultural adaptation to hurricane disasters in New Orleans from the city’s foundation in the French Colonial period 1718 to Hurricane Katrina in 2005 is presented.
Roles of the Endonuclease Regnase-1/MCPIP1 in Controlling Immune Responses and Beyond
Regnase-1 is critical for the degradation of mRNAs involved in immune responses as well as other various biological processes.