Homicides near schools affect students' educational outcomes, says new study
Homicides near schools negatively impact on the educational attainment of children, a new study in the Journal of Labor Economics reports.
Homicides near schools negatively impact on the educational attainment of children, a new study in the Journal of Labor Economics reports.
Education
Sep 21, 2020
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An international collaboration of theoretical physicists—including scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) and the RIKEN-BNL Research Center (RBRC)—has published a new ...
General Physics
Sep 17, 2020
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A team of scientists led by Kanazawa University proposed a new mathematical framework to understand the properties of the fundamental particles called neutrinos. This work may help cosmologists make progress on the apparent ...
General Physics
Sep 14, 2020
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Wormholes are a popular feature in science fiction, the means through which spacecraft can achieve faster-than-light (FTL) travel and instantaneously move from one point in spacetime to another. And while the General Theory ...
Space Exploration
Aug 27, 2020
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Chess requires playing ability and strategic thinking; in roulette, chance determines victory or defeat, gain or loss. But what about skat and poker? Are they games of chance or games of skill in game theory? This classification ...
Economics & Business
Aug 21, 2020
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In particle physics, three out of the four known fundamental forces in the universe, namely electromagnetic, weak and strong interactions, are described by a theory known as the standard model (SM). One extension of this ...
Heavier mixed-breed dogs have higher health risks if neutered or spayed early, according to a new study from researchers at the University of California, Davis. The study found mixed-breed dogs weighing more than 44 pounds ...
Veterinary medicine
Aug 13, 2020
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The nature of dark matter remains one of the great unsolved puzzles of fundamental physics. Unexplained by the Standard Model, dark matter has led scientists to probe new physics models to understand its existence. Many such ...
General Physics
Aug 13, 2020
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Thanks to researchers from The University of Queensland, we now know with much greater certainty the nuclear magnetic moments of francium atoms.
Condensed Matter
Aug 5, 2020
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The best-known particle in the lepton family is the electron, a key building block of matter and central to our understanding of electricity. But the electron is not an only child. It has two heavier siblings, the muon and ...
General Physics
Jul 30, 2020
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