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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Fertilizers used in farming contain high amounts of nutrients, such as phosphorous, to help crops grow. But these same nutrients can cause unwanted plant growth and potentially harm ecosystems miles away if agricultural runoff ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 21, 2021
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A group of Schulich Medicine & Dentistry alumni have authored a thorough roadmap for institutions, government and policy-makers to follow in order to implement a systems-thinking approach to address anti-Black racism in Ontario.
Social Sciences
Apr 16, 2021
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Disease-carrying mosquitoes, crop-ravaging rodents, forest-eating insects and even the domestic cat are all "exotic" intruders whose cost to humanity and the environment is vast and growing, according to a sweeping study ...
Ecology
Mar 31, 2021
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