Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
Policies and patterns of integration of science and religion in Indonesian Islamic higher education
This article examines the policies and patterns of integration of science and religion in Islamic higher education institutions in Indonesia, focusing on Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN/Universitas Islam Negeri) Jakarta.
Smokeless tobacco (Shammah) extract: effects on hematological parameters, antioxidant defense mechanisms, and organ health in rats
Smokeless tobacco, is a form of tobacco product consumed without combustion, commonly used in various cultures, particularly in the Middle East and parts of Africa
Debunking de novo NAD+ Synthesis in C. elegans: Artifacts Arising from Impure Quinolinic Acid
Axenic culture system reveals that C. elegans lacks the necessary mechanisms for de novo synthesis of NAD+. Commercially available quniolinic acid products contain nicotinic acid impurity, potentially producing misleading information.
Insights into composition of Earth's earliest crust and the onset of plate tectonics
Calculations of the composition of the Earth’s Hadean Protocrust show that it may
have been very similar in composition to todays continental crust. This bring into
question the utility of geochemical signatures to determine when plate tectonic began.
From climate change and economy to particle accelerators
Researchers from ELTE Eötvös Loránd University have shown that the motion of particles in high-energy nuclear collisions can be described by Lévy walks, a phenomenon found in nature in a wide variety of ways, from biology through chemistry and geology to geology.
