In-brief analysis February 12, 2026
State taxes and fees on motor gasoline as of January 1, 2026, ranged from a high of 70.9 cents per gallon (c/gal) in California...
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Growing evidence points to link between autism and wildfire smoke
Two new studies have identified an alarming connection between exposure to wildfire smoke during pregnancy and autism in young children. The unprecedented findings suggest the neurological consequences of breathing smoke are more profound than...
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Taking Your First Bite of Upcycled Food: Understanding the Certification
In 2023, U.S. households, retailers, and restaurants wasted approximately 73.9 million tons of food—about 31% of the food supply, valued at over $382 billion —according to the nonprofit ReFED. That wasted food accounts for...
Read More Machines, Vol. 14, Pages 215: The DC Voltage Balance Strategy Based on Model Predictive Control with a Smooth Switching Sequence in Three-Phase 3LNPC-CR
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Trump’s beef trade deal is a lose-lose gamble that won’t lower prices
Last week, President Donald Trump announced the United States would temporarily increase the amount of beef the nation imports from Argentina — by 80,000 more metric tons this calendar year. In an executive order, the...
Read More Systems, Vol. 14, Pages 197: Optimized to Death: The Hypernetic Law of Experience
Systems, Vol. 14, Pages 197: Optimized to Death: The Hypernetic Law of Experience Systems doi: 10.3390/systems14020197 Authors: Dustin Daniel The Hypernetic Law of Experience (HLE) generalizes Ashby’s neglected Law of Experience from determinate machines...
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Nitrogen, Vol. 7, Pages 22: Assessing the Impact of Dietary and Feed Self-Sufficiency Changes on Nitrogen Load and Water Quality in the Kasumigaura Watershed, Japan Nitrogen doi: 10.3390/nitrogen7010022 Authors: Nina Hodalova Koshi Yoshida In...
Read More Microorganisms, Vol. 14, Pages 433: Editorial for the Special Issue “Genomics of Extremophiles and Archaea”
Microorganisms, Vol. 14, Pages 433: Editorial for the Special Issue “Genomics of Extremophiles and Archaea” Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms14020433 Authors: Shiladitya DasSarma Sean P. Kennedy The number of sequenced extremophiles and archaea has exploded since...
Read More Econometrics, Vol. 14, Pages 8: Posterior Probabilities of Dominance for Wealth Distributions
Econometrics, Vol. 14, Pages 8: Posterior Probabilities of Dominance for Wealth Distributions Econometrics doi: 10.3390/econometrics14010008 Authors: William Griffiths Duangkamon Chotikapanich Probability distributions, which are typically used to describe income distributions, are not suitable to...
Read More Water, Vol. 18, Pages 469: Correction: Zhou, X.; Liu, Y. Deciphering Relative Sea-Level Change in Chesapeake Bay: Impact of Global Mean, Regional Variation, and Local Land Subsidence, Part 2: Results. Water 2025, 17, 3235
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