The World Health Organization officially declared COVID a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Now, two years later, there's light for some at the end of the tunnel. In many wealthier countries, which have benefited from several rounds ...
Social Sciences
Mar 10, 2022
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Plant-based meat alternatives are an emerging industry, growing more than 200% since the beginning of the pandemic. University of Kentucky agricultural economists are studying consumer demand for these products and how it ...
Economics & Business
Feb 24, 2022
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Measuring how much antimicrobial medication is given to food animals is key to understanding how to slow antimicrobial resistance, when dangerous microbes get so used to antimicrobials that they evolve stronger defenses against ...
Veterinary medicine
Jan 12, 2022
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Legislation that enforces a 'cooling off' period between purchasing and acquiring a firearm reduces impulse purchases. It also limits the number of homicides, especially in the domestic sphere. This is demonstrated by behavioral ...
Other
Nov 22, 2021
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In a new study, we found that the overall U.S. gun violence rate rose by 30% during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the year before. In 28 states, the rates were substantially higher between March 1, 2020, ...
Social Sciences
Nov 17, 2021
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University of Queensland researchers have called on governments to quicken the pace towards a smoke-free Australia by increasing their attention on reducing the availability of cigarettes.
Economics & Business
Nov 15, 2021
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Blue Origin launched artwork painted on a capsule and a moon-landing navigation experiment into space Thursday, a month after sending founder Jeff Bezos on the company's first passenger flight.
Space Exploration
Aug 26, 2021
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Smiling or exhibiting other positive emotional displays while selling a product over live video—known as livestreaming—makes people less likely to buy it, we found in new research published in the Journal of Marketing.
Social Sciences
Jul 20, 2021
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An associate professor of marketing at The University of Texas at Arlington says digital avatars can replace a sales force and customer service employees at a fraction of the cost.
Economics & Business
Jul 14, 2021
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Approximately one-third of all U.S. counties do not exempt grocery foods from the general sales tax, which means the lowest-income families living in those areas are most susceptible to food insecurity. New research from ...
Economics & Business
May 26, 2021
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