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Finding out why some collaborations are more successful than others is complex, and includes factors of culture, gender, and attitudes to conflict and creativity. Associate Professor Roy Chua of Singapore Management University and Assistant Professor Mengzi Jin of Peking University have been investigating the way that men and women interact with people from other cultures when they face creative challenges. Read the original research: https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2016.1319

Sudden unexpected death in infancy, or SUDI, is the leading category of death after the first month of life, and it usually happens when babies are sleeping. Modification of unsafe sleep environments therefore provides a focus for possible intervention. One such intervention in Australia and New Zealand, the Pēpi-Pod® Program, is literally saving lives. Professor Jeanine Young of the School at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. Young is a registered nurse, midwife, and neonatal nurse who has provided nursing and midwifery care for parents who have lost their children. Read more about their work in Research Features Read the original research : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2019.06.022

Treatment for an enlarged prostate depends on the severity of  symptoms, with various treatments available. In rare cases, however, surgery is needed to reduce the size of an enlarged prostate by cutting away sections of the gland, known as a ‘Transurethral Resection of the Prostate’.   A team of researchers at the Cedar Healthcare Technology Research Centre in Wales, UK, present updates on a treatment known as the PLASMA system, an innovative approach which differs to traditional forms of treatment and reduces hospital stay for patients, thereby effectively cutting treatment time and costs.    Read the original article: NICE.org

 Chronic pain is difficult to treat and affects the individual’s quality of life, often leading to severe disability.  Ketamine was initially used in anaesthesia, but since the 1990s it has also been used in a much lower dose as a treatment for acute and chronic pain. and also works as an antidepressant  Professor Albert Dahan and  colleagues at the Leiden University Medical Center  managed to unlock some of ketamine’s previously unknown mechanisms of action against pain, its psychedelic effects,  and also new actions on the heart and breathing mechanism.  Read the original research: https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004176Read more in Research Outreach

The trend of companies using technologies to improve their products, processes, and teams effectively is collectively described as a digital transformation. As digitization proliferates, companies are beginning to put more emphasis on their governance, risk, and compliance - but do investors understand their values and impacts?  Researchers  from Singapore Management University surveyed non-professional investors  on themes surrounding investment practices regarding GRC to find out the importance their placed on its role in digital transformation.Read their original article: https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4276136

Culturally responsive teaching is the recognition that culture is a strength that can be used as a resource in the classroom to improve academic and social achievement. But what does this teaching approach look like, what historical methods is it influenced by, and what specific outcomes are achieved for students? Magnus O. Bassey, Professor in Secondary Education and Youth Services at Queens College, explains how this method can help teachers to create a more inclusive and equitable learning environment for all students. In becoming culturally responsive, teachers may help to bring about wider social change. Read the original article: https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci6040035

Racism is manifested and institutionalised in many areas of life, from education and housing to employment, health care, and the criminal justice system.  Dr Ebonyse Mead and and Dr Tameka Ardrey of Georgia Southern University have published a new book, Building equitable early learning programs, which sets out to address racial inequities in early childhood education.  With 38 years’ professional experience between them, their new book aims to help education professionals to analyse the causes of racial inequities in early childhood, and to address the injustices they identify.   Building equitable early learning programs is available from Gryphon House from June 1st.

Well-being is a well-established and growing field within psychology, and an increasingly popular area of study for psychology students. However,  it's also challenging to define: What does good well-being look like for any person, and what do we need to know to study it?  A team of researchers, led by Dr William Tov of Singapore Management University, attempt to define well-being, not only to guide fellow researchers teaching it, but also for the general public.  They uncovered eight major findings from the field of subjective well-being, and were able to provide guidelines as to how universities can teach those findings in a psychology curriculum. Read their research: https://doi.org/10.1177/17456916211046946 

The  black hole information paradox laid out by Stephen Hawking says information cannot be destroyed or disappear, but black holes breach the time symmetry of physics.  Dr Szymon Łukaszyk, an independent researcher in Poland, offers a solution to the black hole information paradox. Instead of suggesting novel physical theories, he pursues innovative connotations of existing physics, specifically the theory of relativity. Read more in Research OutreachRead the original research: https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15030755

Mobile Health, or mHealth, is branch of digital health focussed on monitoring health-related information which can be sent directly to doctors and other healthcare professionals.A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge and Singapore Management University investigate how head-worn technologies have only come about in the last couple of years or so, but look set to revolutionize the ever-popular sector of personalized health monitoring as we know it. Read their original article: https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MPRV.2022.3191711

The UK is the world's leading financial hub and the financial sector contributes a substantial part of its wealth. However, cybersecurity risk is an ever-growing topic of significance to the sector. With higher numbers of IT and operational risks coming to light, understanding the landscape is increasingly valuable.  Dr Paul Klumpes of Aalborg University has studied markets, risk, and investment across the last three decades. In his latest article he covers the topic of cybersecurity risk management in the UK Insurance sector. Read the original article: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41288-023-00287-9

General equality rights can seem quite straightforward. But treating someone equally can become complicated when we apply the concept of equality to a specific government decision.  How do we decide if a person has been treated equally in relation to a particular government decision? To what or to whom do we compare them? Kenny Chng from Singapore Management University compares different approaches to deciding whether or not someone is entitled to equal protection under the constitution of a given jurisdiction, and proposes how best to apply constitutional equal rights to cases concerning discrete executive acts.Read more about his research: https://doi.org/10.1017/lst.2022.33  

Professional workplaces are still a typically male dominated arena, especially in relation to leadership roles. How then should female managers behave; conform to feminine stereotypes or try to fit the mould set by male role models?   Prof Daniela Rastetter and Dr Christiane Juengling look at the different expectations and rules for how men and women may display their emotions within the workplace. Their research has led to a coaching strategy to help promote the strategic handling of emotions within the workplace, to enable women in leadership positions to identify any stereotypically gendered expectations and develop their own tactical responses.Read more about their research: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81938-5_50

Earths changing climate is causing more frequent, more severe extreme weather events, which are having a devastating impact on ecosystems across the planet.  Some areas show much greater vulnerability to climate change, with countries such as the Philippines, Myanmar and Thailand among the worst affected.Professor David Ding and Sarah Beh at Singapore Management University have produced a study examining the environmental performance of Southeast Asian countries in mitigating climate change.Read their original research here: https://doi.org/10.3390/su14020999

Measurement of intravascular volume has only recently studied, covering the use of diuretics and filtration during dialysis.Dr Matthew Kaptein of Loma Linda University reviews available evidence that may validate the IVC collapsibility index for measuring relative intravascular volume. He has developed a calculator tool which will help doctors navigate this important step for optimizing the intravascular volume of their patients to offer more effective treatments.    Learn more about Kaptein's Calculator Tool: Calculator Tool

Ecological concerns and climate change have risen on governmental policies around the globe, but regulatory differences between nations may leave gaps - or even work against each other - if not planned deliberately. Research led by Associate Professor Ishani Mukherjee at Singapore Management University focuses on the case of biodiesel policy in Indonesia, using policy network analysis to investigate types of relationships between policymakers and between the policies they enact. Read the original research: http://doi.org/10.1111/ropr.12479

For almost 30 years, the protein KRAS has been the "undruggable target" of cancer research.  Gene mutations in KRAS are responsible for 33% of all human cancers, including pancreatic, lung, and colon cancer.A new molecule identified by Dr. Bhairavi Tolani, an assistant professor at the University of California, San Francisco  upends conventional concepts of directly targeting the protein KRAS as a treatment strategy. Instead she suggests an alternative avenue for treatment of these deadliest cancers.Read her original research in Nature Biotechnology here: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-022-01386-z

An estimated one in three women has experienced some form of intimate partner violence (IPV), but it can affect people of all ages, genders, and backgrounds.  Unfortunately, during the course of the pandemic and its ensuing lockdowns, rates of intimate partner violence have increased, with victims facing fewer options to leave or spend time elsewhere. Dr Caroline Piotrowski from the University of Manitoba researches intimate partner violence, its impact on children and the increase in incidents during the pandemic. She describes how the contagion of violence can spread between those affected to those around them, and how its damage can be lessened and unlearned to stop it from spreading any further.  Find more about her research at Sibsmattertoo.caRead her original research at:  https://doi.org/10.1111/sode.12589

Although women make up most of the health and social sector workforce, bias, discrimination, stereotypes, and systemic barriers often prevent women from entering global health leadership roles. Dr Sonya Smith from the American Dental Education Association and Dr Jeanne Sinkford, Dean Emerita and Professor Emerita at Howard University College of Dentistry, USA, have evaluated the disparity faced by women in this sector. Read more about their work in Research Features Read the original article : https://doi.org/10.1002/jdd.13059

Safe, reliable access to nutritious food is a challenge for many nations, and Earth’s changing climate adds an further challenges for ensuring crop productivity. To ensure food security, production needs to be environmentally sustainable, and soil microbial inoculants may be part of the solution. Dr Maureen O’Callaghan from AgResearch Ltd and her team have assessed published research literature to understand the opportunities and limitations of soil microbial inoculants.Read the original research: https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12811