Indonesia's micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have been growing steadily, but the financing they receive from Sharia banks hasn't kept pace. This study aims to figure out why. It turns out that banks' strategies for collecting funds from third parties have a lot to do with it. Sharia ban
Imagine you're dealing with a serious health problem called intestinal ischemia/reperfusion injury (I/R). This happens when blood flow to your intestines stops and then starts again, causing damage. Scientists are looking for ways to treat it, and they've found something interesting. A drug called D
In just a few days, a court hearing will decide if the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students could face the death penalty. The hearing is happening a week before the campus marks two years since the tragic event. The judge will listen to arguments from both sides in Boise, where t
Imagine a walker exploring a network of paths, each path with its own set of random rules. This is a random walk in a random environment, or RWRE, and when these rules are based on something called the Dirichlet environment, something really interesting happens. Normally, RWREs are all about the ra
Learning to move under new conditions is a fascinating process studied by neuroscientists. When people adapt to unexpected forces with the help of a robotic arm, they're forming "internal models" – mental representations of how their body and environment work together. The study explored whether hav
Ever wanted to transform the weather in a picture from sunny to snowy? That's what a new method called Weather GAN does. It uses something called generative adversarial networks, or GANs for short. GANs are like two teams playing a game. One team creates fake images, and the other team tries to spot
Imagine this: a research facility dedicated to studying monkeys, and suddenly, a group of about 50 monkeys from Alpha Genesis in Yemassee, South Carolina, makes a great escape! This isn't a scene from a movie; it really happened last Wednesday night. The facility, called Alpha Genesis, works with mo
Imagine auditioning for a dream role, only to find out that someone else got the part. Now, picture feeling relieved when you learn who it is. That's what happened to Cynthia Erivo, the star of the upcoming Wicked movie. She was thrilled when Ariana Grande was cast as Glinda the Good Witch. Erivo, w
Imagine a world where medical supplies don't just end up in landfills. This is where biopolymers come into play. As the world focuses on making the economy more sustainable, special-purpose materials like medical supplies face a challenge. They're tough to remanufacture, making waste a big problem.
Last week, a high-ranking Israeli general caused a stir with remarks suggesting the Gaza Strip might be fully evacuated. Brigadier General Itzik Cohen told journalists that residents of northern Gaza won't be allowed to return home. Humanitarian experts weighed in, warning this could break internati
