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UrduPullman, Wash. – When people learn that a charitable contribution they earmarked for a specific project was used for another cause, they feel betrayed – and often punish the charity, new research from Washington State University indicates. Those donors were…
Tag: SOCIOECONOMICS
Fukushima: Lessons learned from an extraordinary case of soil decontamination
Following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in March 2011, the Japanese authorities decided to carry out major decontamination works in the affected area, which covers more than 9,000 km 2 . On December 12, 2019, with most…
Daylight saving time does not misalign human cycles
Professor José María Martín-Olalla, from the University of Seville, has published a new report where the impact of seasonal clock-changing in daily life is analyzed from time use surveys in United States, Spain, Italy, France and Great Britain. These countries…
Beyond ‘shovelomics’: Growing cassava in the air helps study the plant’s mysterious roots
Scientists tossed aside the shovel and studied cassava roots as they grew in real-time, suspended in the air. The innovative use of aeroponics may usher in a new era of science for cassava genetic improvement and sustainable intensification
Daylight saving time does not misalign human cycles
Professor José María Martín-Olalla, from the University of Seville, has published a new report where the impact of seasonal clock-changing in daily life is analyzed from time use surveys in United States, Spain, Italy, France and Great Britain. These countries…
Fukushima: Lessons learned from an extraordinary case of soil decontamination
Following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in March 2011, the Japanese authorities decided to carry out major decontamination works in the affected area, which covers more than 9,000 km 2 . On December 12, 2019, with most…
Beyond ‘shovelomics’: Growing cassava in the air helps study the plant’s mysterious roots
Scientists tossed aside the shovel and studied cassava roots as they grew in real-time, suspended in the air. The innovative use of aeroponics may usher in a new era of science for cassava genetic improvement and sustainable intensification
Improvements needed for hepatitis C testing in youth
BOSTON – A new study led by Boston Medical Center uncovered a need to improve testing rates for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in young people, specifically those with documented substance use history. In the national data sample, under 30 percent…
nTIDE Nov 2019: Rise in jobs sparks rise in optimism for people with disabilities
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire November 2019 nTIDE Report — featuring New York City’s model employment initiative NYC: ATWORK that connects jobseekers with disabilities with competitive jobs in high growth industries
Chris Hann receives Huxley Memorial Medal
On Wednesday 18th December, Professor Christopher Hann, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, will be honoured with the Huxley Medal, the most important medal that the Royal Anthropological Institute can bestow.
Chris Hann receives Huxley Memorial Medal
On Wednesday 18th December, Professor Christopher Hann, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, will be honoured with the Huxley Medal, the most important medal that the Royal Anthropological Institute can bestow.
American Cancer Society and Flatiron Health launch real-world data impact award
Grant seeks to support patient-centric research through funding and access to real-world oncology dataset
How to boost sales of fair trade and sustainable goods
News from the Journal of Marketing
American Cancer Society and Flatiron Health launch real-world data impact award
Grant seeks to support patient-centric research through funding and access to real-world oncology dataset
Incumbent CEOs working with new CFOs earn 10% more money
Newly hired CFOs may face pressure to manage earnings to bump CEO pay
How to boost sales of fair trade and sustainable goods
News from the Journal of Marketing
Incumbent CEOs working with new CFOs earn 10% more money
Newly hired CFOs may face pressure to manage earnings to bump CEO pay
What’s driving erosion worldwide?
Soil erosion is a global problem that threatens food security and the functioning of ecosystems. It has an adverse effect on water and air and, of course, on the soil itself. It also produces a number of harmful knock-on effects;…
What’s driving erosion worldwide?
Soil erosion is a global problem that threatens food security and the functioning of ecosystems. It has an adverse effect on water and air and, of course, on the soil itself. It also produces a number of harmful knock-on effects;…
Supermarkets and child nutrition in Africa
New study by University of Göttingen shows reduction of child undernutrition through supermarkets in Kenya
One in two homeless people may have experienced a head injury in their lifetime
Almost one in four may have experienced a head injury that is moderate or severe
New index maps relationships between poverty and accessibility in Brazil
Researchers from the School of Engineering in Trinity College Dublin have developed a new spatial index that measures the connections between poverty and poor accessibility. The research, recently published in the Journal of Transport Geography , builds on previous work…
Supermarkets and child nutrition in Africa
New study by University of Göttingen shows reduction of child undernutrition through supermarkets in Kenya
New index maps relationships between poverty and accessibility in Brazil
Researchers from the School of Engineering in Trinity College Dublin have developed a new spatial index that measures the connections between poverty and poor accessibility. The research, recently published in the Journal of Transport Geography , builds on previous work…
Dialogue between locals, scientists and governments tackles climate change
Modern way of life, global urbanization and industrialization have led to serious environmental problems. An increase in average annual temperature causes the melting of glaciers and an increase in the level of the World Ocean, which changes the mode of…
A new world map rates food sustainability for countries across the globe
A global food system sustainability study builds the first map of its kind to score the sustainability of food systems, country-by-country. The study goes beyond usual questions of productivity and nutrition, and includes economic and social variables
A new world map rates food sustainability for countries across the globe
A global food system sustainability study builds the first map of its kind to score the sustainability of food systems, country-by-country. The study goes beyond usual questions of productivity and nutrition, and includes economic and social variables
Study examines women’s ability to adapt effectively to climate change
New research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) suggests that male migration and poor working conditions for women combine with institutional failure or poverty to hamper women’s ability to adapt to climate variability and change in Asia and…
Income inequality fuels status anxiety and sexualisation, research shows
Women’s appearance enhancement is driven partly by status anxiety and income inequality, according to new research
Study examines women’s ability to adapt effectively to climate change
New research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) suggests that male migration and poor working conditions for women combine with institutional failure or poverty to hamper women’s ability to adapt to climate variability and change in Asia and…
Income inequality fuels status anxiety and sexualisation, research shows
Women’s appearance enhancement is driven partly by status anxiety and income inequality, according to new research
Association between parents’ education level and youth outcomes
What The Study Did: Ethnic and racial differences between educational attainment by parents and outcomes among young people related to behavior, academics and health were explored in this observational study. The study included 10,619 adolescents ages 12 to 17 who participated…
Buy less, be happier and build a healthy planet
You can do something about climate change — and it will make you happy
Wendy’s named 2019-2020 HRM Impact Award Winner
SHRM, SIOP, and their foundations to award organizations that are improving Human Resource management practices
Women raised in poor neighborhoods face an increased risk of intimate partner violence
Women who spend longer periods of their early lives in less affluent neighbourhoods are at greater risk of experiencing violence during their early adulthoods at the hands of their intimate partners, finds a new study published in Epidemiology . Intimate…
Cybershoppers make better buying decisions on PCs than phones — Ben-Gurion U. researchers
BEER-SHEVA, Israel…November 21, 2019 – This holiday shopping season, consumers may make better shopping decisions using their PCs rather than smart phones or other mobile devices, according to new research from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. “The issue is not…
New study confirms American children and teens are consuming significantly less sugary drinks
Although daily consumption a caloric intake of sugar-sweetened beverages have declined substantially over the past decade, American youth, including SNAP participants, still drink too many sugary drinks according to American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Using controlled environment food production to solve food shortages
Feeding the urban masses the smart way
Using controlled environment food production to solve food shortages
Feeding the urban masses the smart way
Neighborhood matters for fentanyl-involved overdose deaths
Fentanyl overdoses cluster geographically more than non-fentanyl overdoses, according to a study just released by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The findings suggest that fentanyl-involved overdoses are concentrated in resource deprived neighborhoods over and above what data show…
Neighborhood matters for fentanyl-involved overdose deaths
Fentanyl overdoses cluster geographically more than non-fentanyl overdoses, according to a study just released by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The findings suggest that fentanyl-involved overdoses are concentrated in resource deprived neighborhoods over and above what data show…
Working, yet poor
Goethe University is a participant in a project receiving 3.2 million Horizon 2020 grant
Financial therapy can aid well-being, stability
Researchers are trying to grow this specialized type of counseling
UK Study: Lack of economic support hinders cognitive abilities of children of single mothers
Over the last 60 years, the percentage of children in the United Kingdom living in homes headed by a single mother has risen steadily. A new study examined how the impact of single motherhood on children’s verbal cognitive abilities has…
Government integrity holds key to tackling corporate corruption — study
Government leaders must set a good example to the business community if they want to eliminate corporate corruption, a new study reveals. Financial incentives and criminal punishment will not root out corrupt business practices, but a government culture of honesty,…
Job losses during the Great Recession may be responsible for decline in US birth rates
Study uses longer-term individual and household data on fertility and the recession
How much energy do we really need?
Two fundamental goals of humanity are to eradicate poverty and reduce climate change, and it is critical that the world knows whether achieving these goals will involve trade-offs. New IIASA research for the first time provides a basis to answer…
Majority US parents cite socioeconomic factors negatively impact their families’ health
Nemours survey finds significant exposure to ‘social determinants of health’
How religion can heighten or help with financial stress
Researcher contact: Ashley LeBaron Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences ,801-404-8292 [email protected] Churchgoers who are strapped for cash may experience a spike in anxiety when the donation plate is passed. However, knowing they have a church family to support…
Saving ‘half Earth’ for nature would affect over a billion people
As the extinction crisis escalates, and protest movements grow, some are calling for hugely ambitious conservation targets. Among the most prominent is sparing 50% of the Earth’s surface for nature. ‘Half Earth’ and similar proposals have gained traction with conservationists…