Women in Science: Interview with Sylvia Beyer, researcher and guest editor in Social Sciences
In a previous post, we looked at the under-representation of women in research in our interview with Neus Feliu, from the University of Hamburg. We continue this series of interviews with female researchers with Silvia Beyer, who works as a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside and guest edits the Special Issue of Social Sciences called “Women in Male-Dominated Domains”. 1. […]
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Why are there fewer women than men in science? Female scientists are under-represented in research, being only a third of researchers globally. Despite the progress in gender equality during the last decades, advances have been slow and there are still disparities around the world. We want to initiate a series of interviews with female researchers […]
More InfoFunders Push for a Full Transition to Open Access: Plan S
In a bid to push forward the transition to fully open access publishing, a number of funders have come together under the banner of cOAlition S and put forward an initiative called Plan S. Originating in Europe and led by Robert-Jan Smits of the European Council, Plan S puts forward conditions for open access publishing. The key message is the […]
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The second World Sustainability Awards were presented during the 7th World Sustainability Forum in Beijing, China on 19 September 2018. These awards recognized the winners’ outstanding contribution to sustainability and were evaluated by a selected committee consisting of seven members. Dr. Mathis Wackernagel and Dr. Zhifu Mi were the joint recipients of the 2nd World […]
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It is now a little over four years since MDPI first started to offer an option for open peer review, as announced on this blog and in the journal Life. We have recently taken a look at the popularity of this feature, the results of we found very encouraging. In short, a large percentage of papers […]
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MDPI is often at the forefront of innovation in digital publishing. This time, it was Christine Cormack Wood (CCW) from Crossref who wished to highlight one of our platforms, Scilit, in an interview with Martyn Rittman and Bastien Latard. Scilit is a comprehensive, free database for scientists. It uses a new method to collate data […]
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Theoretical Effect of Coma and Spherical Aberrations Translation on Refractive Error and Higher Order Aberrations By Samuel Arba-Mosquera, Shwetabh Verma and Shady T. Awwad 👉mdpi.com/2304-6732/7/4/… #Photonics #Optics pic.twitter.com/tvZrOjqrjo
IJMS Special Issue "Molecular and #Macromolecular Interactions of #CarbonBased #Nanostructures" edited by Dr. Valentina Villari is now open for submission. We welcome submissions focused on #CarbonBased #biomaterials, and upload your submission here: mdpi.com/journal/ijms/s… pic.twitter.com/iqOQvihw8o
🚨 New paper out: can we improve #hydropower operations by using #MachineLearning and @CopernicusECMWF seasonal forecasts? The experience of Smart-Climate Hydropower Tool, a #climateservice detailed 👉 mdpi.com/2073-4433/11/1… @CmccClimate @gecosistema @enelgreenpower
Maternal education level had direct and indirect effects on recreational screen time (RST) in children. A higher maternal education level appears to be associated with certain environmental factors or habits that prevent excessive RCT mdpi.com/908644 @MDPIOpenAccess
Maternal Education Level and Excessive Recreational Screen Time in Children: A Mediation Analysis mdpi.com/908644 a través de @MDPIOpenAccess
#Agricultural #drought in #China 🇨🇳, seen as #agrometeorological #disaster, causes a decline of agricultural #production☀️🌡️🌱. In here, a model was used to assess #drought #vulnerability in easy-to-read way. Read more⤵️: mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/6/…
Antibiotics | Free Full-Text | Survival of Bacterial Strains on Wood (Quercus petraea) Compared to Polycarbonate, Aluminum and Stainless Steel mdpi.com/2079-6382/9/11…
New paper on #New Coordination #Polymers of Zinc(II), Copper(II) and Cadmium(II) with 1,3-Bis(1,2,4-triazol-4-yl)adamantane ##mdpiinorganics via @inorganics_MDPI Details can be found at: mdpi.com/2304-6740/8/11… pic.twitter.com/sWEGVbbbZA
Human Fungal Infections in Kuwait—Burden and Diagnostic Gaps mdpi.com/897564 via @MDPIOpenAccess #Kuwait #Fungal_burden
Molecular Epidemiology of Candida Auris Outbreak in a Major Secondary-Care Hospital in Kuwait mdpi.com/897622 via @MDPIOpenAccess #Kuwait #candida_auris #Mycology
The submission deadline is 30 December 2020! mdpi.com/si/51477 #mdpiijerph @MDPIOpenAccess via @IJERPH_MDPI
🌲 #Forests🌲 Read the interesting paper <Transformation of American Chestnut (Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh) Using RITA® Temporary Immersion Bioreactors and We Vitro Containers>, by Linda McGuigan et al. Full text at 👉 mdpi.com/1999-4907/11/1… pic.twitter.com/hIScDDRU3L
#mdpiinsects Congratulations! The paper "Non-Crop Host Sampling Yields Insights into Small-Scale #PopulationDynamics of #Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura)" wrote by Johanna E. Elsensohn et al. has been cited 16 times science published in 2018: mdpi.com/2075-4450/9/1/5 pic.twitter.com/o4ObElV99s
🌲 #Forests🌲 Read the interesting paper <Success Factors for Experimental Partial Harvesting in Unmanaged Boreal Forest: 10-Year Stand Yield Results>, by Louiza Moussaoui et al. @_SLU Full text at 👉 mdpi.com/1999-4907/11/1… pic.twitter.com/XkTXVRW1jM
We are pleased to announce that Viruses will be awarding a prize to a young investigator demonstrating excellence in virology. The nomination deadline is 31 January 2021. For more information and nomination: mdpi.com/journal/viruse… pic.twitter.com/Huq5QCiQtF
New research article on Chemically-Induced DNA Damage by Ashis K. Basu "DNA Damage, #Mutagenesis and #Cancer". #mutagen #carcinogenesis ; #UVlight Learn more here: mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/4… pic.twitter.com/bpi22xPTdZ
#mdpimolecules An Enantioselective Approach to 4-Substituted Proline Scaffolds: Synthesis of (S)-5-(Tert-Butoxy Carbonyl)-5-Azaspiro[2.4]heptane-6-Carboxylic Acid mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/2… #StereoselectiveSynthesis #AntiviralAgent @Molecules_MDPI pic.twitter.com/yfqwiHYjDd
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of BCG Vaccination against Tuberculosis in Indonesia: A Model-Based Study mdpi.com/903414 via @MDPIOpenAccess
Current Immunotherapy Approaches in Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas mdpi.com/904438 via @MDPIOpenAccess
📢 Energies reaches the 20,000 Articles Milestone! We sincerely thank our Editor-in-Chief, all our Editorial Board members, Guest Editors, authors, reviewers and readers. 👉 mdpi.com/journal/energi… #mdpienergies pic.twitter.com/vTdhltq0kX