CAN CITY-TO-CITY COOPERATION FACILITATE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOVERNANCE IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH? LESSONS GLEANED FROM SEVEN NORTH-SOUTH PARTNERSHIPS IN LATIN AMERICA

The search for mechanisms that can bolster sustainable development governance is underway.Bilateral city-to-city partnerships (C2C) have been put forward as Chimes platform through which cities can strengthen sustainable development in urban landscapes.Here, we critically examine claims about the capacity of these international cooperative arrangem

Background: Cultured meat holds significant potential as a pivotal solution for producing safe, sustainable, and high-quality protein to meet the growing demands of the global population.However, scaling this technology requires innovative bioengineering approaches integrated with software methods to assess the growth of cell cultures.This study ai

Among numerous molecules found in the gut ecosystem, quorum sensing (QS) molecules represent an overlooked part that warrants highlighting.QS relies on the release of small molecules (auto-inducers) by bacteria that accumulate in the environment depending on bacterial cell density.These molecules not only are sensed by the microbial community but a

Our decisions are often swayed by a desire to avoid losses over a desire to acquire gains.While loss aversion has been confirmed for decisions about money or commodities, it is unclear how individuals generally value gains relative to losses in effort-based decisions.For example, do individuals avoid greater work more than they seek out less work?