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The Asia-Pacific region is the largest consumer of personal luxury goods in the world. Asian consumers shop at home and overseas in cities like New York, Milan and Paris, contributing to the luxury industry’s remarkable growth. However, many Asian countries are deeply shaped by traditional values and religions, such as Confucianism and Buddhism, both of which advocate modest and even frugal living. This paradox intrigued Rajeev Batra, professor of marketing. Batra and colleagues investigated how these seemingly conflicting phenomena coexist. Their research revealed that collectivism in these Asian markets actually enhances luxury consumption.

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Cleveland Clinic researchers have discovered a new bacterium that weakens the immune system in the gut, potentially contributing to certain inflammatory and infectious gut diseases. The team identified the bacterium, Tomasiella immunophila (T. immunophila), which plays a key role in breaking down a crucial immune component of the gut’s multi-faceted protective immune barrier. Identifying this bacterium is the first step to developing new treatments for a variety of inflammatory and infectious gut diseases.

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Combining two techniques, analytical chemists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory became the first to detect fluorine and different isotopes of uranium in a single particle at the same time.

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With the increased implementation of algorithm technology, generative AI, and machine learning in the business world, many are interested in the real impact of these technologies on efficiency. In a new study, Ross School of Business researchers Clare Snyder, PhD ’25, Samantha Keppler, assistant professor of technology and operations, and Stephen Leider, Dale L. Dykema Professor of Business Administration and professor of technology and operations, explore the reality of worker-algorithm interactions and the effects on productivity.

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While working under Erika Rader, an assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Spatial Sciences at University of Idaho, a postdoctoral researcher identified a volcanic vent on Mars as a potential spatter cone and compared it to a spatter cone formed during the 2021 eruption of Fagradalsfjall in Iceland.

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Research roundup: How alcohol-associated liver disease differs among races; Esketamine shows promise for treatment-resistant depression; COVID-19’s effects on individual employment; EEG testing shows possible biomarker for suicidal ideation

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With the increased implementation of algorithm technology, generative AI, and machine learning in the business world, many are interested in the real impact of these technologies on efficiency. In a new study, Ross School of Business researchers Clare Snyder, PhD ’25, Samantha Keppler, assistant professor of technology and operations, and Stephen Leider, Dale L. Dykema Professor of Business Administration and professor of technology and operations, explore the reality of worker-algorithm interactions and the effects on productivity.

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A team from the University of Houston found that, when they reduced estimates of atmospheric friction of storms, their predictions on PSC’s Bridges-2 improved markedly over standard storm predictions. This advancement promises better planning to lessen the effects of storms on people and possibly aid emergency storm responses.

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Conflict in families can negatively affect individuals’ wellbeing and relationships. But what exactly do families today fight about, and is conflict in the home generally more severe between couples or between parents and children? A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign explores these topics, shedding light on important but often overlooked aspects of family dynamics.

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According to The New York Times, he is the first sitting mayor in modern NYC history to be charged while in office. ...