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Study reveals isolation, endogamy and pathogens in early medieval Spanish community
An archaeogenetic study sheds new light on the isolated medieval community Las Gobas in northern Spain. Besides isolation and endogamy, researchers have also identified the variola virus, which can offer a new explanation ...
Archaeology
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Mathematicians debunk GPS assumptions to offer improvements
The summer holidays are ending, which for many concludes with a long drive home and reliance on GPS devices to get safely home. But every now and then, GPS devices can suggest strange directions or get briefly confused about ...
Mathematics
7 hours ago
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Study: Among Viking societies, Norway was much more violent than Denmark
Rates of violence in Viking Age Norway and Denmark were long believed to be comparable. A team of researchers including University of South Florida sociologist David Jacobson challenges that assumption.
Archaeology
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Study finds people are consistently and confidently wrong about those with opposing views
Despite being highly confident that they can understand the minds of people with opposing viewpoints, the assumptions humans make about others are often wrong, according to new research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology ...
Social Sciences
8 hours ago
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Framework for solving parabolic partial differential equations could guide computer graphics and geometry processing
Computer graphics and geometry processing research provide the tools needed to simulate physical phenomena like fire and flames, aiding the creation of visual effects in video games and movies as well as the fabrication of ...
Mathematics
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STEM program for middle- and high-school girls inspires brilliance
In a classroom on Georgia State's Atlanta Campus, more than a dozen middle and high school girls are wearing lab coats and peering into test tubes. They're conducting an epidemiology experiment—the study of how diseases ...
Education
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Red flag laws may reduce the growing burden of firearm homicides
A recent study from researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health has found that Florida's red flag gun law, which was enacted in response to the 2018 Parkland mass shooting, was associated with an 11% ...
Social Sciences
6 hours ago
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Researcher discusses two measures that predict effective managers
Good managers are hard to find. Most companies pick managers based on personality traits, age, or experience—and according to a recent National Bureau of Economic Research working paper, they may be doing it wrong.
Social Sciences
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Q&A: How should the labor movement handle the challenges of AI, automation at work?
Robert Bruno is a professor of labor and employment relations at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the director of the Project for Middle Class Renewal, a research-based initiative tasked with investigating ...
Social Sciences
6 hours ago
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There's more to accessibility than availability of recreational spaces, says study
Urban planners and developers have predetermined markers of accessibility for recreational spaces, such as parks and playgrounds that might include ramps or the ability to travel to the space using public transportation.
Social Sciences
7 hours ago
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Geographic differences in US homicide rates have decreased since the 1970s, study finds
A new study finds that, counter to expectations, geographic disparities in rates of homicides in the US have decreased in recent decades. Richard Boylan of Rice University in Houston, Texas, US, presents these findings in ...
Political science
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Environmental policy in Brazil leads to less violence, researchers find
In December 2007, the then Brazilian government passed a law to curb the illegal destruction of the rainforest. A study by researchers from the Insper Research Institute in São Paulo and the University of Bonn now shows ...
Economics & Business
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Prioritize equity and justice to build a thriving electric vehicle market, say researchers
When it comes to purchasing and using electric vehicles (EVs), housing- and income-related factors significantly shape perceptions and preferences among potential buyers, finds a new study in Energy and Climate Change.
Social Sciences
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Uncertainty is a key factor in the relationship between work injury and mental health, research shows
Mental health and workplace injuries are known to be closely linked, but there are significant gaps in our deeper understanding of that bidirectional relationship. How does one affect the other, what moderates the relationship ...
Social Sciences
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On Facebook ads, users may dislike 'likes'
Scroll through your Facebook feed, and you'll get pelted by advertisements begging for a click. Like any other type of post, these ads allow you to react. Often, you'll notice that one or more of your friends has already ...
Economics & Business
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Generalized splitting-ring number theoretic transform
Number theoretic transform (NTT) is widely recognized as the most efficient method for computing polynomial multiplication with high dimension and integral coefficients, due to its quasilinear complexity.
Mathematics
9 hours ago
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Political skills crucial for leaders navigating through organizational change
In today's fast-paced business environment, organizational change is inevitable, yet around 60% of these changes fail. Leaders can play a crucial role in navigating these transitions, but achieving success calls for more ...
Social Sciences
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Maintaining company confidentiality simultaneously hurts and helps workers' well-being
A hush has fallen over the workplace. At tech startups and banks, in doctors' offices and law firms, workers are increasingly being asked to keep secrets. These aren't personal confidences but organizational secrets about ...
Economics & Business
9 hours ago
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Gaps in firearms relinquishment laws may weaken court orders, increase illegal gun possession
State and federal laws across the United States prohibiting firearm possession in cases of domestic violence often lack enforcement mechanisms, which may lead to continued possession of firearms despite court orders, according ...
Social Sciences
9 hours ago
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Reports reveal untapped potential for mobilizing voters of color in battleground states
With swing states playing a pivotal role in the 2024 presidential election, new reports from the Center for Inclusive Democracy (CID) at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy have found significant voter turnout disparities ...
Political science
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