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. […]
More InfoWomen in Science: Interview with Neus Feliu, researcher and guest editor in Nanomaterials
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 […]
More InfoWorld Sustainability Awards Winners – A Short Interview
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 […]
More InfoOpening up Peer Review
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 […]
More InfoCrossref highlights the potential of Scilit
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 […]
More InfoWell. Full paper: mdpi.com/2504-3900/60/1… pic.twitter.com/a7j5EeVt8G
"the pig industry has not fully embraced the benefits of effective enrichment and is still a long way off achieving an enriched pig population" mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/5/…
S'il fallait encore s'en persuader : faire de l'activité physique et pourquoi pas du #Sport améliore les qualités des #esportifs mdpi.com/2076-3425/10/1… #esport @NicoBesombes pic.twitter.com/g4ryjQtHT3
Efecto de la dieta mediterránea en la salud metabólica, metanálisis de ensayos: mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/1… Resultados sugieren efectos positivos.
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Unos 20 a?os desde el abuso infantil en casa hasta la denuncia; a cada escuela van dos casos de media; si no hablamos de ello y la escuela no es centro de detección, si no hablamos de la mejor evidencia disponible, damos la espalda a los más vulnerables mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/1… twitter.com/benxamen/statu…
#mdpinutrients A Special Issue "#Diet and Health in the #Workplace" is open for submission, freely to access at mdpi.com/journal/nutrie… Guest editor: Prof. Dr. José Luis Pe?alvo Deadline: 30 April 2021 pic.twitter.com/ZmbHYskZOh
#EMA has recently published a letter of support to the qualification plan developed by the @Mobilise_D consortium on the use of wearables in #Parkinson disease drug trials: ema.europa.eu/en/documents/o…. For model details look at our paper: doi.org/10.3390/s20205…
"Effects of chip type on the properties of chip-sawdust #boards glued with polymeric #diphenylmethanediisocyanate" by R. Mirski, A. Derkowski, D. Dziurka, M. Wieruszewski and D. Dukarska in @Materials_mdpi: doi.org/10.3390/ma1306… #mechanicalproperties #chipgeometry #sawdust pic.twitter.com/6hgBieptjM
Hoy arrancamos segunda sesión d @Seminario_Valen con la tertulia de Schools That 'Open Doors' to Prevent Child Abuse. Como siempre será una ma?ana de ciencia y de impacto educativo y social por y para la infancia #EducaciónTransformadora mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/1… #TPDvalencia2021
Slackline Training in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Clinical Trial mdpi.com/897428 via @MDPIOpenAccess