October marked alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) awareness month. AAC includes all means of communication that a person may use besides talking. Low-tech methods include means of interaction like hand gestures, ...
Social Sciences
Nov 1, 2023
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When Wellington carpenter Samuel Parnell began the struggle for an eight-hour working day back in 1840, he could have never foreseen how modern work culture would evolve. But he would no doubt empathize with the challenges ...
Economics & Business
Oct 20, 2023
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Paleolithic human populations survived even in the coldest and driest upland parts of Spain, according to a study published October 4, 2023 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Manuel Alcaraz-Castaño of the University ...
Archaeology
Oct 4, 2023
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Researchers are calling for increased attention to the design of schoolyards and provision of diverse spaces for play in primary schools, to address issues of exclusion, bullying and racism in Irish schoolyards.
Social Sciences
Sep 21, 2023
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For weeks of lockdown in the UK and beyond, people took part in nightly applause for health care staff and caregivers. Many expressed gratitude for other frontline workers: waste management workers, bus drivers, retail employees ...
Social Sciences
Sep 19, 2023
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A new, anatomically accurate, pull-apart model of the vulva is providing accessible education on a topic that's been taboo for too long.
Education
Sep 14, 2023
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Asian Americans have significantly higher exposure than other ethnic or racial groups to PFAS, a family of thousands of synthetic chemicals also known as "toxic forever" chemicals, Mount Sinai-led researchers report.
Environment
Aug 24, 2023
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If there's one thing most office workers can agree on, it's that they tend to feel less productive toward the end of the day and the end of each work week. Now, a team of researchers at Texas A&M University has found objective ...
Social Sciences
Aug 3, 2023
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The theory that many people feel the work they do is pointless because their jobs are "bullshit" has been confirmed by a new study.
Social Sciences
Aug 1, 2023
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When it comes to disaster response and recovery operations, it is crucial that workers are prepared before there is an emergency, according to Rutgers researchers.
Environment
Jul 19, 2023
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