Give bidi cigarette rollers a voice to find new jobs, researchers say
India's bidi cigarette workers need to be at the heart of discussions about finding alternatives to working in the tobacco industry, according to a new study.
India's bidi cigarette workers need to be at the heart of discussions about finding alternatives to working in the tobacco industry, according to a new study.
Social Sciences
Apr 27, 2022
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According to a new study published in Langmuir, a kind of iron-based carbon microsphere was successfully prepared from tobacco waste liquid (TWL) and waste iron residue (WIR) to remove Cadmium ion (Cd(II)) from water and ...
Materials Science
Apr 25, 2022
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New research has identified a lesser-known form of ozone playing a big role in heating the Southern Ocean—one of Earth's main cooling systems.
Environment
Apr 22, 2022
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Zimbabwe is the largest tobacco producer in Africa and in 2018, the crop accounted for about 10% of the country's gross domestic product. Zimbabwe's hopes to become an upper middle-income economy by 2030, therefore, depend ...
Economics & Business
Apr 18, 2022
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New research in the journal Marketing Science shows that doing something positive for public health can be costly. The researchers say that banning tobacco products means retailers may see as much as a 4% decline in gross ...
Social Sciences
Jan 26, 2022
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Cigarette butts with filters are the most commonly littered item worldwide, with a staggering 4.5 trillion of them tossed into the environment each year. This is a huge problem; many end up on beaches and in the ocean, and ...
Other
Dec 6, 2021
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University of Queensland researchers have called on governments to quicken the pace towards a smoke-free Australia by increasing their attention on reducing the availability of cigarettes.
Economics & Business
Nov 15, 2021
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It's easy to assume that public health measures, such as taxing unhealthy foods, are most successful when they are based on the best available evidence. However, research suggests that evidence-based policy-making doesn't ...
Economics & Business
Nov 4, 2021
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Max Planck researchers have gained new insights into the learning ability of tobacco hawkmoths. In two recent publications, they report that learning odors does not only play a role in foraging, but that female moths are ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 28, 2021
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Facebook officials had internal research in March 2020 showing that Instagram—the social media platform most used by adolescents—is harmful to teen girls' body image and well-being but swept those findings under the rug ...
Social Sciences
Sep 17, 2021
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