Legal cannabis consumption rose in the U.S. and Europe during the COVID pandemic, with some people turning to marijuana to help them cope with lockdowns and broken routines. Meanwhile, fewer people today view the drug as ...
Economics & Business
Jun 13, 2022
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Concrete, with its low cost, good compressive strength, and manufacturing convenience, is one of the most widely used materials in construction. However, with accelerating urbanization, natural aggregates for mixing with ...
Biotechnology
May 24, 2022
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There has been a lot of discussion in Canada lately about the financial costs of achieving the country's climate targets. And rightly so. The situation is urgent and we need to act now.
Economics & Business
May 19, 2022
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There is a Chinese proverb: "If you want to be rich, build roads first; if roads are open, all businesses will flourish." Many studies have shown that the construction of transportation infrastructure has played an important ...
Economics & Business
May 17, 2022
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Two years into the pandemic, 72% of Detroit residents say their financial situation has stabilized or improved compared to a year ago, and there's evidence that stimulus checks and the expanded Child Tax Credit played a role ...
Economics & Business
May 16, 2022
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A new paper in Oxford Open Climate Change indicates that, while various models to measure the economic impact of reducing carbon emissions show low current economic benefits, after 2050, most scenarios show higher benefits ...
Environment
Apr 13, 2022
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Ukraine's population could decline by a third over the next two decades as a result of the Russian invasion, researchers at the University of St Andrews suggest.
Social Sciences
Mar 16, 2022
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Working in schools as an occupational therapist and board-certified behavior analyst, Gretchen Scheibel would often see students, parents and educators at crisis points. Though youths receiving special education services ...
Economics & Business
Feb 15, 2022
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Trains have been on the sidelines of electrification efforts for a long time in the U.S. because they account for only 2% of transportation sector emissions, but diesel freight trains emit 35 million metric tons of carbon ...
Environment
Nov 24, 2021
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We've been living in a time of unprecedented global economic growth. Depressions, recessions and other dips in the economy notwithstanding, the last century has been unlike any other before in terms of overall Gross Domestic ...
Social Sciences
Nov 18, 2021
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