As COVID-19 cases once again spike across the country, parents in school districts like New York City and Detroit face another weeks long stretch of remote learning. This often includes preschool parents, whose children range ...
Social Sciences
Nov 25, 2020
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The interest expressed by the general public in social aspects is constantly growing and there are more and more companies and organisations that want to know what social contribution they make. The tool used to analyse this ...
Economics & Business
Feb 21, 2020
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As decision makers balance economic, environmental and social aspects of living, planners and others need decision-making tools that support the process, but do not dictate the outcomes, so that trade-off choices can reflect ...
Social Sciences
Mar 28, 2019
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Competitive adult swimmers who quit swimming as youths before returning to the sport later in life reported that they originally left because of an unsatisfactory social experience rather than training overload, according ...
Social Sciences
Mar 4, 2019
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The air may be breathable and the location is on planet Earth, but for two weeks a multidisciplinary team of Purdue students and alumni will eat, sleep, work and live like they're on Mars.
Space Exploration
Dec 13, 2018
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If the thought of taking part in the annual ritual of Black Friday gives you cold chills rather than a rush of excitement, you're not alone. For every avid bargain hunter who plans for the day as if training for a marathon, ...
Social Sciences
Nov 19, 2018
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Internationally subsidised agricultural insurance is intended to protect farmers in developing countries from the effects of climate change. However, it can also lead to undesirable ecological and social side effects, as ...
Environment
Sep 25, 2017
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Ensuring that would-be carpoolers are riding with people they actually like could potentially decrease car use by nearly 60 per cent, research from a professor at the University of Waterloo has found.
Other
Jul 4, 2017
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New research slams the book shut on the stereotyped teenager glued to their digital devices, finding adolescents prefer old fashioned print when reading for pleasure.
Social Sciences
Nov 30, 2016
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Prolonging the lifespan of products is vital in order to decouple economic success from environmental impact, according to Marie Hebrok of the National Institute for Consumer Research (SIFO) in Oslo, Norway. Writing in the ...
Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2014
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