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World-first tool reduces harmful engagement with AI-generated explicit images

University College Cork
Reports and Proceedings

World’s first research-backed intervention reduces harmful engagement with AI-generated explicit imagery.

Funder: Lero, the Research Ireland Centre for Software

Historic ocean treaty underpinned by Oregon State University science takes effect Jan. 17

Oregon State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Oregon State University research into marine protected areas plays a crucial role in the historic “High Seas Treaty” that goes into effect Jan. 17.

Journal: Science

Learning about public consensus on climate change does little to boost people’s support for action, study shows

University of Exeter
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Providing accurate information about the climate crisis can help to correct misperceptions about how much public support exists for action.

Journal: Journal of Environmental Psychology

History offers warning on dollar and deficits

University of Texas at Austin
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Last year alone, the U.S. Treasury auctioned off $28 trillion in securities. But investors may not always be so willing to take U.S. IOUs, according to new research from Mindy Xiaolan, associate professor of finance at Texas McCombs. She finds the U.S. government’s fiscal capacity — its ability to raise money — depends on the dominance of the U.S. dollar. Her research highlights potential losses U.S. government bondholders could face if another currency ever replaces the dollar as the global reserve currency.

Journal: Journal of Political Economy

Cross-border M&A activity predicts changes in economic growth, foreign exchange returns

University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a world facing rising economic uncertainty and instability, look to cross-border investment activity for solid clues about what's next for economic growth and foreign exchange rates.

That's a key finding by Steven Riddiough, an associate professor of finance at the University of Toronto Scarborough and Rotman School of Management, and Huizhong Zhang from Australia's Monash University. They assessed nearly a quarter century of data on cross-border deals involving more than 40 countries and identified a predictive relationship between changes in a country's foreign investment activity and future changes in its economic growth and currency values.

In a world facing rising economic uncertainty and instability, look to cross-border investment activity for solid clues about what's next for economic growth and foreign exchange rates.

That's a key finding by Steven Riddiough, an associate professor of finance at the University of Toronto Scarborough and Rotman School of Management, and Huizhong Zhang from Australia's Monash University. They assessed nearly a quarter century of data on cross-border deals involving more than 40 countries and identified a predictive relationship between changes in a country's foreign investment activity and future changes in its economic growth and currency values.

Journal: Review of Financial Studies

Early alcohol exposure is common among Chinese teenagers

Zhejiang University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Alcohol consumption during adolescence poses long-term risks to physical health, brain development, and social well-being.

Journal: World Journal of Pediatrics

Rethinking climate impacts through human wellbeing

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study by IIASA researchers offers a pioneering way to understand how climate change affects people’s lives over the long term. Using a global model and the Years of Good Life (YoGL) metric, the research shows that today’s emissions shape future wellbeing, especially for younger generations.

Journal: Global Sustainability