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New Study Shows How Ukraine War Impacts Global Food Supply Chain, Urges Alternative Routes for Grains
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BALTIMORE, MD, January 13, 2025 – A groundbreaking new study in the INFORMS journal Transportation Science reveals the severe and far-reaching consequences of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on global food security. The research highlights an urgent need to address disruptions in the transportation of Ukrainian grains, which have caused dramatic price spikes and worsened food insecurity worldwide, particularly in vulnerable regions such as the Middle East and North Africa.

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America must act to secure its ‘legacy chips’ from China and other competitors
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Cutting-edge chips, especially those designed to power emerging AI applications, tend to receive the most attention in the media and generate the most excitement. However, so-called “legacy” chips are just as important — if not more — to our daily lives.  

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Do blood donation centers sell your blood?
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January is National Blood Donor Month and, not coincidentally, a time when donations tend to ebb. Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood for serious injuries, childbirth, cancer treatments and more, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. 

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New Research Finds Developing Personalized Disease Screenings for Patients with Chronic Diseases Saves Lives and Money

New Research Finds Developing Personalized Disease Screenings for Patients with Chronic Diseases Saves Lives and Money

News Release, April 26, 2022

BALTIMORE, MD, April 26, 2022 – Current healthcare guidelines focus on management of one disease and ignore some patients’ underlying, chronic conditions. New research in the INFORMS journal Management Science finds that if personalized disease screening recommendations are made for these patients, it will save lives and money for the healthcare system.

Decision Science Digest: April 26, 2022

Decision Science Digest: April 26, 2022

Journal Paper, April 26, 2022
  • Retail is Not Dead! The Impact of Store Proximity on Sales (INFORMS journal Management Science)
  • New Research Overcomes Cost Barriers for Newborn Disease Screening While Increasing Efficiency and Testing Accuracy (INFORMS journal Management Science)
  • New Model Predicts Purchase to Delivery Time to Increase Customer Satisfaction, Improve Online Sales (INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management)
  • New Research Finds Stable Scheduling Increases Employee Productivity and Business Revenue (INFORMS journal Management Science)

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