Since June 2022, a series of BBC investigations have made shocking revelations about terrible abuse and malpractice in a number of children's homes run by the Hesley Group in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Among other things, ...
Social Sciences
Jun 27, 2023
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New research in the journal Marketing Science, conducted by researchers at the University of Chicago and University of Washington, finds a 10% increase in TV product placement for cigarettes increases sales by 2% for the ...
Economics & Business
Oct 26, 2022
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Some high school students across the country can take a new Advanced Placement course this fall.
Social Sciences
Aug 31, 2022
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What drives youth to run away from foster care placements? In a new study conducted by University of Kansas researchers, youth reported running away to have a say in their own lives, to connect with family and to escape untenable ...
Social Sciences
Aug 3, 2022
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Extensive purification is required to produce reliable and tasty drinking water. Purification consists of a series of processes, and water softening is an important step in water treatment. Currently, most water softening ...
Materials Science
Sep 7, 2021
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Concern has grown about prison systems' use of extended solitary confinement as a way to manage violent and disruptive incarcerated people. A new study identified groups that are more likely to be placed in extended solitary ...
Social Sciences
Jul 15, 2021
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Kinship caregiving—placing a child in a relative's home if the child cannot safely stay in the family home—is becoming more common and is a preferred option for children, says UBC Okanagan Assistant Professor Sarah Dow-Fleisner.
Social Sciences
Oct 29, 2020
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Social capital, financial status and personal circumstances can impact engineering work placement experiences, leaving some students at a disadvantage, according to new research led by the University of Technology Sydney ...
Social Sciences
Dec 5, 2019
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Strategic combinations of phosphorous and water management can contribute to the intensification of rice production in phosphorous deficient lowlands in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Plants & Animals
Jun 5, 2019
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Researchers from Indiana University and Emory University published new research in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science (Editor's note: The source of this research is INFORMS), which reveals the impact of product placement ...
Economics & Business
Jun 3, 2019
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