The United States-Mexico border should be fully reopened—with people on both sides given easier and expanded access to vaccines in the U.S.—according to a new brief from Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Political science
Jul 23, 2021
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The industrialized world has responded in disparate ways to the emergence of the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, and the ensuing pandemic it caused, COVID-19. Technology was repursosed to track and monitor the disease and ...
Social Sciences
Jul 22, 2021
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With the prospect of a lengthier lockdown looming over Sydney, the idea of "living with the virus" has resurfaced.
Economics & Business
Jul 9, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked renewed interest in remote work arrangements, which also could help improve occupational and traffic safety, according to a study by researchers at Florida Atlantic University and the University ...
Social Sciences
Jun 17, 2021
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Researchers found significant differences in flu incidence across different occupations and industries within employed individuals and assessed human contact interaction as a potential mechanism for contagion.
Economics & Business
Jun 4, 2021
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In an article published in the International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, experts stress that the COVID-19 pandemic presents the "perfect storm" for family violence, where a set of rare circumstances have combined to ...
Social Sciences
May 19, 2021
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A new paper co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researcher who studies labor issues affecting low-wage workers finds that almost 40% of working mothers in the state of Illinois lost jobs or were working ...
Economics & Business
May 14, 2021
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A reliable projection of extreme El Niño frequency change in a future warmer climate is critical to managing socio-economic activities and human health, strategic policy decisions, environmental and ecosystem managements, ...
Earth Sciences
May 11, 2021
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Systemic inequalities mean that low-income households in London are more likely to be exposed to higher levels of indoor air pollution, according to a report by UCL researchers.
Social Sciences
May 7, 2021
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Working conditions, mass layoffs and other economy-related reasons could explain the rises and falls in temporary disability rates.
Economics & Business
May 5, 2021
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