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Mothers-to-be who follow a high-salt diet put their children’s future health at risk

已发布 10 六月, 2022

High-salt diets are a major cause of death worldwide and can lead to cardiovascular diseases. As the daily salt intake in China remains high, a group of Chinese researchers used a rat model to explore the impact of a mother-to-be’s high-salt diet on their offspring. The team, from The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University in China, has now published its results in the KeAi journal Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinical Medicine.

Latest CiteScores released for KeAi journals

已发布 09 六月, 2022

The 2021 CiteScores - a metric that provides insights into the impact of scholarly journals of the world - have been released and we are delighted to share the excellent performance of KeAi journals.

Price noise proves the key to high performing ‘bets against beta’ investment strategies

已发布 25 五月, 2022

In a study published in the KeAi journal The Journal of Finance and Data Science, Thorsten Lehnert, a professor at the University of Luxembourg's finance department, shows that the strategies’ exposure to non-fundamental price pressure from trading activities of mutual funds explains their success. His analysis is based on more than 30 years of flow data from bond and equity mutual funds and focuses on the US stock market.

Researchers develop a membrane that stabilises lithium batteries

已发布 23 五月, 2022

Battery-powered electronic devices are now a necessity. However, these devices typically require charging at least once a day. Increasing the length of time between charges requires the development of batteries that can store more energy. While lithium metal electrodes promise to significantly improve energy density, their lack of stability means the batteries have a short service life and are associated with serious safety hazards. Researchers here demonstrate a new method to stabilise lithium electrodes.

Highway links benefit businesses – unless they are based outside cities

已发布 19 五月, 2022

A new study, published in the KeAi journal China Economic Quarterly International, has drawn on data related to China’s national trunk highway system (NTHS) to explore this issue. Researchers found that the construction of the five vertical and seven horizontal national trunk highways between 1998 and 2007, has not benefitted all regions along the NTHS, or the enterprises operating within them.

Researchers discover a gut microbiota that promotes fat development in lean pigs

已发布 10 五月, 2022

In a paper, published in the KeAi journal Animal Nutrition, he and his team explain how a comparison between the fat metabolic and gut microbial profiles of Shaziling pigs and the lean Yorkshire pig breed, led to them isolating a specific gut microbiota – Lactobacillus johnsonii – that can be used to increase the fat level and meat quality of lean pigs.

COVID-19 resource centre

已发布 09 五月, 2022

Here you will find the latest peer-reviewed research on COVID-19 from KeAi journals

Scientists discover a new form of pesticide that neutralises pathogens attacking rice

已发布 21 四月, 2022

The major areas where rice are grown are blighted by pathogens - organisms that cause disease. To date, this problem has been treated with the use of chemical pesticides that typically target the plant-pathogenic fungi. But, with none of these treatments wholly effective, and many considered unfriendly to the environment. A group of researchers from China, Austria and Japan, outline a promising solution which uses a compound that has no harmful effects on the environment or humans consuming the rice.