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The world's biggest particle smasher could unravel the true meaning of quantum theory, says Michael Brooks https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/our-people/barra https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/our-people/barra , it started during the covid-19 lockdowns. 'I had a bit more [...]

While this year may be a close copy of 2023 in terms of supply chain execution as it relates to e-commerce moves, forecasting is more precarious. The instability and conflict [...]

It's been said a high-yielding corn crop needs 25' of moisture per acre per year. Of course, the timing of that rain makes all the difference, but management strategies to [...]

The hunt for a final theory of physics appeared to have stalled. But new ideas emerging from a wild landscape of geometry are reinvigorating the hunt, says Michael Brooks WHAT [...]

The massive derecho that swept across parts of five Midwest states in August 2020spawned 125 mph-plus straight-line winds, torrential rain and large hail. In the process, the storm damaged millions [...]

Our model of the evolution of the universe is an amazing achievement. But astronomical anomalies point the way to a deeper theory, if not a complete one, cosmologist Jim Peebles [...]

Our annual gathering of freight transportation industry analysts reveals that the cycle of rate and capacity fluctuations continue their age-old volatility, but in a more muted fashion. Here's a look [...]

Quantum computing is now confronting its biggest technical stumbling block. Opposite: Jay Gambetta heads development of IBM's quantum computers and led the initiative to put such systems in the cloud. [...]

We canvassed a seasoned group of industry observers to record what happened this past year and what it means to our logistics and supply chain operations as we head into [...]

YOGI BERRA HAS BEEN QUOTED as saying: 'When you come to a fork in the road, take it.' In today's environment, with rapidly shifting market conditions, we are at a [...]

We tend to think of space-time as the underlying structure of the universe. But whether it really is fundamental or emerges from something deeper is a question that keeps physicists [...]

Three years after the city first approved the idea, Bow-based Pitco asked for and received another extension on its proposal to build a huge manufacturing facility off Manchester Street in [...]

As farmers begin to rein in production costs, big ticket items like fertilizer naturally get a lot of scrutiny. Agronomists at this year's Farm Journal Corn and Soybean College say [...]

As Patrick Shivers talked with his banker in preparation for his 2024 corn crop, the conversation about potential return-on-investment was sobering. 'He said if I make 200-bu. corn, I'd only [...]

On November 7th and 8th, 2023, the Transportation Technology Center (TTC) hosted over three hundred attendees at the First Annual TTC Conference and Tour. The TTC Tour included multiple site [...]

The recent bankruptcy of the high-profile startup WeWork may have cast a pall on the coworking industry nationally, but you wouldn't know it from New Hampshire's independent operators. 'We started [...]

YOU drop a cup and it smashes. I flick a light switch and the bulb glows. Effect follows cause – it is a hard-and-fast rule of https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25533970-300-your-essential-guide-to-the-many-breathtaking-wonders-of-the-universe/. Except, perhaps, at [...]

YOGI BERRA SAID he really liked Little League Baseball because it kept the parents off the streets. Well, effective supply chain management keeps logistics professionals off the streets and fully [...]

June 21, 2024 David Brooks-Concord Monitor Eversource customers will be seeing large increases in their electric bill this year, although exactly how much is hard to say at the moment. [...]

April 15, 1912, marked the sinking of the RMS Titanic, an event that reverberated around the world and remains one of fascination, even today. What many don't know is that [...]

Objective: To explore population-level American Indian & Alaska Native-White inequalities in cesarean birth incidence after accounting for differences in cesarean indication, age, and other individual-level risk factors. Data Sources and Study Setting: We used birth certificate data inclusive of all live births within the United States between January 1 and December 31, 2017. Study Design: We calculated propensity score weights that simultaneously incorporate age, cesarean indication, and clinical and obstetric risk factors to estimate the American Indian and Alaska Native-White inequality. Data Collection/Extraction Methods: Births to individuals identified as American Indian, Alaska Native, or White, and residing in one of the 50 US states or the District of Columbia were included. Births were excluded if missing maternal race/ethnicity or any other covariate. Principal Findings: After weighing the American Indian and Alaska Native obstetric population to be comparable to the distribution of cesarean indication, age, and clinical and obstetric risk factors of the White population, the cesarean incidence among American Indian and Alaska Natives increased to 33.4% (95% CI: 32.0-34.8), 3.2 percentage points (95% CI: 1.8-4.7) higher than the observed White incidence. After adjustment, cesarean birth incidence remained higher and increased in magnitude among American Indian and Alaska Natives in Robson groups 1 (low risk, primary), 6 (nulliparous, breech presentation), and 9 (transverse/oblique lie). Conclusions: The unadjusted lower cesarean birth incidence observed among American Indian and Alaska Native individuals compared to White individuals may be related to their younger mean age at birth. After adjusting for this demographic difference, we demonstrate that American Indian and Alaska Native individuals undergo cesarean birth more frequently than White individuals with similar risk profiles, particularly within the low-risk Robson group 1 and those with non-cephalic presentations (Robson groups 6 and 9). Racism and bias in clinical decision making, structural racism, colonialism, or other unidentified factors may contribute to this inequality. KEYWORDS cesarean, health services, inequality, race, risk factors, 1 | INTRODUCTION Cesarean birth is the most common surgical procedure among reproductive-aged women in the United States (US). (1) While life-saving in certain circumstances, cesarean birth also increases the [...]

Marion Calmer says nutrient stratification in soil is a significant problem on his western Illinois farm--and it's only getting worse. 'I've been putting P [phosphorus] and K [potassium] on top [...]

many of us only think of estate planning for our time of death and wealth transfer. However, your estate planning documents may spring into action when a triggering event, such [...]

We speak with a number of logistics experts to capture their views on the overall impact that e-commerce is having on moving the nation's freight. One thing is for certain: [...]

JUST HOW FREQUENTLY CAN YOU HAVE A CONVERSATION about business in general--or supply chain specifically--without somebody bringing up the topic of artificial intelligence (AI)? While it's hardly new, it has [...]

When Don Morse began growing cover crops, one of his main goals was to tackle the growing populations of marestail (horseweed) and waterhemp that defied traditional control measures. 'I can [...]

If you value the benefits starter fertilizer offers in corn, you might like the performance of a starter fertilizer relay system even more. The relay system consists of a two-step [...]

Our annual gathering of freight transportation industry analysts reveals some common themes, largely around the notion that rates are not likely to increase much--if at all--in some modes and will [...]

This study in rural Niger examines if gender equity attitudes of married adolescent girls and their husbands are associated with recent unintended pregnancy (UIP) and ever-use of family planning (FP). Logistic regression models were used to calculate adjusted associations between husbands' and wives' equity (jointly and separately) and the two outcomes. UIP was less likely to be reported by adolescent girls with equitable husbands, controlling for wife's equity (adjusted odds ratio/aOR: 0.57, 95% confidence interval/CI: 0.41-0.80), and was more likely to be reported by equitable wives (aOR: 2.26, CI: 1.59-3.24). In stratified analyses, wife's equity was associated with a nearly three-fold likelihood of UIP in couples with inequitable husbands (aOR: 2.79, CI: 1.58-5.05). Ever having used FP was not associated with husbands' or wives' gender equity. Interventions targeting reproductive health outcomes for married adolescent girls should focus on spousal equity attitudes--improving wives' equity might be ineffective if husbands remain inequitable. (Afr J Reprod Health 2022; 26[12s]: 38-47). Keywords: Adolescent, Niger, adolescent marriage, reproductive health, gender attitudes, spouses Cette étude dans les zones rurales du Niger examine si les attitudes en matière d'équité entre les sexes des adolescentes mariées et de leurs maris sont associées aux grossesses non désirées récentes (PUI) et àl'utilisation continue de la planification familiale (PF). Des modèles de régression logistique ont été utilisés pour calculer les associations ajustées entre l'équité des maris et des femmes (conjointement et séparément) et les deux résultats. La PNI était moins susceptible d'être signalée par les adolescentes dont le mari était équitable, en tenant compte de l'équité de l'épouse (rapport de cotes ajusté/aOR: 0,57, intervalle de confiance à95%/IC: 0,41-0,80), et était plus susceptible d'être signalée par les épouses équitables (aOR: 2,26, IC: 1,59-3,24). Dans les analyses stratifiées, l'équité entre les femmes était associée àune probabilité presque trois fois supérieure de PNI chez les couples avec des maris inéquitables (aOR: 2,79, IC: 1,58-5,05). Le fait d'avoir déjàutilisé la PF n'était pas associé àl'équité entre les sexes des maris ou des femmes. Les interventions ciblant les résultats en matière de santé reproductive pour les adolescentes mariées devraient se concentrer sur les attitudes d'équité conjugale - l'amélioration de l'équité des épouses pourrait être inefficace si les maris restent inéquitables. (Afr J Reprod Health 2022; 26[12s]: 38-47). Mots-clés: Adolescent, Niger, mariage adolescent, santé reproductive, attitudes de genre, conjoints, Introduction Adolescent marriage of girls aged 13 to 19 is a societal and public health challenge that limits the autonomy and health of girls around the world. In addition to [...]

It has been a very volatile year, complicated by general political and economic instability around the globe. For logistics and supply chain professionals and carrier executives, it's time to respond [...]

MOVING FREIGHT CONSISTENTLY AND ECONOMICALLY can be challenging for all players in the supply chain game. Frequently it's subject to volatile swings in market pricing, particularly in the truckload and [...]

Testicular cancer is the most common malignancy in men during their prime reproductive years. (1) Oncologic outcomes are excellent, with a 5-year survival rate of more than 95% for most [...]

Ten bushels per acre--that's the additional yield Andy Campbell says he hopes to harvest this fall from the 500 acres of early soybeans he planted in the middile of April. [...]

ONCE UPON A TIME, as all good stories begin, there was a vision. It called for the achievement of 360-degree visibility for product in the supply chain. There were variations [...]

Digital transformation is largely about automating to increase profit and productivity, improve consistency, reduce errors and repetitive labor, and improve customer satisfaction. How you choose to automate matters. Forbes, McKinsey, [...]

Winter agronomic meetings are a great time to ask questions. At one such meeting, a farmer asked Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field Agronomist: Q: Will spring or fall horizontal tillage [...]

Virtual production is a rapidly-evolving field, and motion control plays an important supporting role in its development. We are excited about the future of these technologies and the new creative [...]

The yield-crippling devastation tar spot caused to corn crops across southern Michigan in 2021 still weighs on Missy Bauer today, three years later. She worries farmers have grown complacent toward [...]

The impact of e-commerce on freight transportation has been profound, and it's not restricted to any single mode--in fact, all have been affected. What's the reality and what does it [...]

How will the era of artificial intelligence pan out for its creators? Michael Brooks explores the possibilities IF YOU ask the AI-powered chatbot https://www.newscientist.com/article/2384030-how-does-chatgpt-work-and-do-ai-powered-chatbots-think-like-us/ what the rise of https://www.newscientist.com/definition/artificial-intelligence-ai/ means [...]

Taking the changing logistics and freight transportation landscape into consideration, here are seven feature stories that the editorial team of Logistics Management believes deserve a second look. These 'must reads' [...]

While opinions about the impact of generative AI on publishing vary, there's no denying the technology is poised to significantly impact many traditional publishing workflows. And as one who closely [...]

A year after New Hampshire allowed dental benefits for adults on Medicaid, NHTI is using grant funding to start treating those patients in Concord, which should help alleviate a backlog [...]

This year's Farm Journal Corn and Soybean College will focus on agronomic factors and management practices that can help you keep your business on track. Make plans to join Ken [...]

THERE'S AN OLD SAYING: 'The way to make a small fortune in the trucking business is to start with a large one.' That's never been more true than in the [...]

An even 50 wooden commercial fish A boats got hauled out in Washington's Port Townsend boatyards this spring. Most of them were down to Puget Sound from Alaska, many as [...]

For years, Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal field agronomist, has encouraged seed companies to provide more specific details about hybrid characteristics and management. Here's how a couple companies are promising new [...]