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The technological catch-up literature has not yet systematically assessed how different industries from latecomer economies have progressed in catching up. A significant challenge is the lack of reliable measures of innovation capability across countries, industries, and time. In this study, we develop a new measure of innovation capability called quality-weighted revealed innovation advantage (QRIA), which captures innovation capability more comprehensively and reliably than extant measures by simultaneously addressing issues of patent quantity distortion and patent quality heterogeneity. We apply QRIA to evaluate how globally competitive Chinese manufacturing industries (N = 22) have become in terms of innovation capability by using data from all invention patents granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) between 1983 and 2017. Using China as the empirical context, our study provides the first worldwide comparative evidence of technological catch-up across countries and industries over time. Our analyses reveal that while Chinese manufacturing industries have seen significant growth in patents, there are notable differences and time-varying changes in their innovation capabilities compared to their global counterparts. Only two industries have narrowed their gaps with global leaders: (1) computer, electronic, and optical products manufacturing and (2) electrical equipment manufacturing. The other industries have either fallen further behind global leaders or remained close to the average innovation capability.

The tendency to postpone tasks until the very last minute, whether in an academic setting, at school, or at the workplace, is a many common phenomenon experienced by individuals. This behavior, known as procrastination, has been extensively researched. While a significant number of people prefer to tackle tasks immediately rather than delaying them, there is limited research on the opposite behavior, often referred to as “precrastination.” This study aims at addressing this lack of research by developing the first measurement tool to make the construct of precrastination researchable. The questionnaire is named Facets of (Mal)adaptive Precrastination Scale (FIPS). To accomplish this, a sample of N = 214 German young to middle-aged adults was selected for the initial development of the instrument. Subsequently, another sample of N = 354 individuals was used for confirmatory factor analyses. The FIPS was validated by testing relationships with previously researched and well-known constructs, such as various personality traits. The outcome of this study is a three-dimensional questionnaire measuring functional precrastination, as well as precrastination driven by fear and by compulsion. By capturing both the behavior and its underlying motivations, the FIPS provides a reliable and efficient self-report instrument that enables research beyond laboratory paradigms and facilitates studies with larger and more diverse samples.

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Mucosal-mediated immune deficiency is associated with immune evasion and poor clinical outcomes in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Here, we describe the elicitation of mucosal and systemic immune response by oral delivery of MDP-modified PEG-lipid (MDP-PEG-DSPE) and polylactic acid–polyhistidine (PLA–PHis) copolymer constructed nanosystem (mPOD) into Peyer’s patches. To protect against gastrointestinal degradation, enteric-soluble capsules are utilized for encapsulating mPOD to promote penetration across intestinal mucus and engender robust Peyer’s patch targeting initiated by MDP-PEG-DSPE. Compared with intravenous and intramuscular administration, the oral delivery of MDP-PEG-DSPE and 5′-triphosphate-modified RNA (ppp-RNA) into gut-associated lymphoid tissues reinforces dendritic cell maturation and migration, amplifies mucosal immune response, and boosts the production of secretory immunoglobulin A via retinoic acid-inducible gene I/nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain 2 (RIG-I/NOD2) signaling activation. In the AML murine model, the provoked mucosal immunity positively regulates the systemic cytotoxic immune reactions, which, in turn, eradicate disseminated malignant leukemic cells and provide defense against leukemia attacks.

The Catch can now be found in Standing by the Wall, the collection of other novellas set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Slough House series.John Bachelor is the saddest kind of spy: not a joe in the field, not even a desk jockey, but a milkman—a part-time pension administrator whose main job is to check in on aging retired spies. Late in his career and having lost his wife, his house, and his savings after a series of unlucky choices, John's been living in a dead man's London apartment, hoping the bureaucracy isn't going to catch up with him and leave him homeless. But keeping a secret among spies is a fool's errand, and now John has made himself eminently blackmailable.

The notion of green industrial policy (GIP) has gained attention recently in order to conceptualize the relationship between the transition to green technologies and the development of domestic manufacturers of such technologies. In this paper, we contribute to advancing the literature on GIP by presenting a conceptual framework on GIP in the context of latecomer catch-up of domestic firms in developing countries. The framework combines insights from the development studies literature on industrial policies, policy mixes in sustainability transition studies and the literature on firm-level catch-up. We apply the framework to study how industrial policies and energy policies have interacted and influenced the initial entry and early-stage catch-up of domestic solar PV module manufacturers in Indonesia in the period 2008–2023. Empirically, we draw on semi-structured interviews with representatives of domestic solar PV module manufacturers, industry informants and relevant government agencies. Based on the conceptual framework, we identify the inhibiting and encouraging factors influencing firm-level catch-up trajectories within three distinctive phases. We find that, while the catch-up trajectory of domestic solar PV module manufacturers resembled a path toward coexistence during the first and second phases, the third phase involved an aborted catch-up trajectory. However, a new catch-up trajectory toward coexistence may be emerging in relation to the recent establishment of export-oriented solar PV module production. Conceptually, the paper contributes to advancing the literature on GIPs by adopting a firm-oriented perspective and by seeking closer integration with research in development studies on the catching-up of latecomer firms.

Introduction Short, late, and irregular sleep are associated with increased risk for depression, a leading cause of disability in adolescents and young adults. This study evaluates the hypothesis that weekend catch-up sleep (WCS) can reduce depressive symptoms in late adolescents and young adults.Methods Secondary analyses were conducted using a nationally-representative sample of 16–24-year-olds in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 2021–2023; N = 1087). Participants' reports of weekend and weekday bed- and wake-times were used to calculate WCS (>0 h or ≤ 0 h). Depression was operationalized as participant report of feeling “sad or depressed” daily. Analyses included the causal inference technique of inverse probability weighting with regression adjustment. Survey design variables were used to calculate propensity scores and inverse probability weights and then incorporated into the final multivariate logistic regression model which evaluated the relationship between WCS and daily depressive symptoms, covarying for weekday sleep duration and midpoint, body mass index, age, sex, and race/ethnicity.Results Late adolescents and young adults with WCS had 41 % lower odds of daily depressive symptoms compared to those without WCS, with similar results from causal inference and traditional multivariate regression models. Healthy weekday sleep duration at an optimal time each had twice the benefit for depressive symptoms.Conclusion WCS may reduce the incidence of daily depressive symptoms in late adolescents and young adults. WCS can be a healthy sleep habit, but additional research is needed to parse the relative benefits of WCS versus consistent and optimized weekday-weekend sleep duration and timing.

Objective This study investigated the association between weekend catch-up sleep (WCS) and systemic inflammation, as indicated by serum white blood cell (WBC) counts.Methods A cross-sectional study of 22,143 participants from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2016–2018, and 2021) categorized into no-WCS (

Thirty-something Nash'Watch'Dixon watches patients for a living. He works at Kimerman Hall, a mental illness facility, and makes sure his patients don't harm themselves. In his spare time Watch can't help himself and watches his hot and steamy neighbor across the street, Liam Caughtler, who has caught Watch's eye. Watch knows Liam, host of the hit reality show Catch and Release, likes men. A bunch of men. Maybe too many men. If only Liam would be more than his friend. He often wonders if Liam will stop catching and releasing and finally settle down with one man. Can this one man be him? Who knows? As summer turns steamy and hot, Watch learns a mind-blowing secret about Liam. And after he confronts Liam about it, the two just might turn out be summertime lovers.

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Since the start of the pandemic, routine vaccination has been delayed or suspended in many countries. Over one-third of countries have had continued disruptions to routine immunization programs in 2021. Since 2020, there has been an increase in zero-dose children, leading to a substantial immunity gap in many developing countries. Unvaccinated children have become susceptible to outbreaks due to missed immunization doses. Post-pandemic, measles, polio, and cholera outbreaks have occurred. To address this challenge, UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) have launched the Big Catch-up campaign to accelerate catch-up efforts, promote recovery, and enhance routine immunization programs in priority countries.This paper outlines the prevalent challenges associated with reaching underserved children over the past four years, with a focus on the implementation of catch-up and recovery initiatives in 10 countries in two regions of Africa (East and Southern Africa (ESAR) and West and Central Africa Region (WCAR).The study findings indicated that it was feasible to identify children who had not received any vaccinations in the country by utilizing various data sources documented in research papers. An initial obstacle encountered was locating these children within the community. Thematic analysis of the plans culminated in categorizing the primary challenge, initially involving vaccinating children over 2 years old per national policy. The subsequent difficulties encompassed identifying these children, generating demand for vaccinations among older children, and reporting on the population of children who had not received any vaccines. The strategies primarily revolved around fortifying the data system to capture these zero-dose children, implementing catch-up campaigns, and the Periodic Intensification of Routine Immunization (PIRI). The successful execution of the proposed strategies may diminish immunity gaps and reinforce routine immunization services, aligning with the IA2030 agenda.

NATIONAL BESTSELLERWas one of the most unheralded captains of the Toronto Maple Leafs also one of the greatest players in the history of hockey's most popular team? In telling his story of turmoil in Toronto's Ballard years (and with Don Cherry's Mississauga Ice Dogs), growing up in an environment filled with alcohol and alcoholism, and his own struggles and battles, Rick Vaive finally sets the record straight.In the storied history of the Toronto Maple Leafs, no player scored fifty goals in a season until Rick Vaive in 1981-82. He did it three years in a row (only two others have scored 50 since) before being unceremoniously stripped of his captaincy and traded out of town, and he did it for a promising team that was nonetheless largely stuck at the bottom of the standings. So why isn't his number 22 hanging from the rafters of the Leafs'rink and his name as revered in Leafs lore as Gilmour, Sundin and Clark? You could blame it on a team that lost far more than it won. You could blame Harold Ballard and his erratic ownership. You could blame the fans, the media...Rick Vaive doesn't blame anybody. Sometimes, life just doesn't go your way. He'd know. Growing up in a household plagued by alcoholism, the gifted young hockey player took shelter in the company of his grandmother and a blind and severely disabled uncle. Rick learned quickly that there are more valuable things in life than hockey. Even after his promising coaching career stopped dead when it ran into Don Cherry in Mississauga--one of the worst seasons in Ontario junior hockey history--he still doesn't point fingers. Life is too sweet for regrets, but learning that lesson can be one hell of a ride.