The needs of millions of overlooked, 'left behind' adolescent women must become a more significant priority within international efforts to end poverty by 2030, a UK Government-commissioned report is urging.
Social Sciences
Feb 11, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically exposed the economic vulnerability of U.S. businesses, primarily because they are so interconnected: when one region experiences a labor shortage or supply interruption, adverse effects ...
Economics & Business
Feb 10, 2021
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A Florida State University researcher has found that trust in government can be restored even in places where it's lagged for decades and in the process help limit the impact of crises like the COVID-19 pandemic.
Social Sciences
Feb 5, 2021
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A team from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed a portable device that produces high-resolution 3-D images of human skin within 10 minutes. The team says the portable skin mapping device ...
Biochemistry
Feb 2, 2021
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Water isn't just crucial for life, it's fundamental to increasing opportunities for women and girls in rural areas across the globe. A new Stanford study reveals how bringing piped water closer to remote households in Zambia ...
Social Sciences
Jan 14, 2021
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A team of researchers led by engineers at Tufts University's School of Engineering and Stanford University's Program on Water, Health and Development have developed a novel and inexpensive chlorine dispensing device that ...
Environment
Jan 14, 2021
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Fewer than 1% of people globally live in truly remote hinterlands, sharpening the need for better understanding of how urban forms impact food systems as well as social and economic development, according to ground-breaking ...
Environment
Jan 11, 2021
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The coronavirus has taught us an important lesson.
Social Sciences
Dec 30, 2020
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Coronavirus infections have barely touched many of the remote islands of the Pacific, but the pandemic's fallout has been enormous, disrupting the supply chain that brings crucial food imports and sending prices soaring as ...
Economics & Business
Dec 28, 2020
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In urban environments, allergic diseases are more common among dogs and their owners compared to those living in rural areas. Simultaneous allergic traits appear to be associated with the microbes found in the environment, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 18, 2020
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