A comprehensive review of studies on parents' work schedules and child development spanning the last three decades shows that parents' work schedules in evenings, nights and weekends, so called "nonstandard work schedules" ...
Social Sciences
Dec 2, 2013
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According to the International Transport Forum Malaysia has one of the highest death rates from road traffic accidents in the world. While the number of road deaths continues to rise in Malaysia the number in the United Kingdom ...
Social Sciences
Nov 29, 2013
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The European Union's taxpayers are paving the way for fishing fleets to reel in valuable catch in developing countries while fishing companies pocket the profits, according to University of British Columbia researchers.
Ecology
Nov 27, 2013
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Low-income youth in developing countries will save their money in a formal account when given the right opportunity.
Social Sciences
Sep 25, 2013
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Human civilisation has had an impact on the world, and it continues to have an even greater impact. One of these is that the forests have been cleared and especially so in flat lowlands, so that they have gradually become ...
Environment
Sep 24, 2013
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From biotechnology to digital media, from energy to cloud computing, almost every job area today is strongly affected, if not entirely reshaped, by scientific and technological advancements. Still, according to surveys, young ...
Social Sciences
Sep 19, 2013
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Brazil, China, India and South Africa on Monday chided developed nations for not doing enough to curb greenhouse gases and fund efforts to confront climate change.
Environment
Sep 16, 2013
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Countries around the world need to act with a sense of urgency if the 2015 UN climate change talks on cutting emissions are to have a credible outcome, a top EU official warned Friday.
Environment
Sep 6, 2013
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The US Agency for International Development and the Swedish government announced a $25 million grant program Monday to increase access to clean water for farming.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 2, 2013
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Clean drinking water is a diminishing natural resource in developing nations and in many industrialised countries. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a simple and inexpensive test kit that detects phenolic ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 22, 2013
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