Outlook remains optimistic despite dip in job numbers for Americans with disabilities
nTIDE December 2018 Jobs Report from Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire -- featuring fellowship programs for professionals in ...
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NUS study finds that severe air pollution affects the productivity of workers
Prolonged exposure to pollutant particles was shown to reduce the output of workers in ChinaCredit: National University of Singapore Economists ...
NUS study: Older adults care about strangers' welfare in financial decision-making
Older adults make the same financial decisions for themselves and others, while young adults take more risks when making financial ...
Hotter days will boost Chinese residential electric use
Peak consumption to rise 36 percent with each degree CelciusCredit: Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- A new study from Duke ...
How socioeconomic status shapes developing brains
Research suggests interventions designed to mitigate influence of low SES on brain and mental health may be most beneficial for ...
Why Hong Kong, Japan and Iceland are the best countries for human development
A paper by Simone Ghislandi and colleagues proposes a simple Human Life Indicator, that overcomes some of the UN's Human ...
NUS study: In response to heat, the more affluent use air-conditioners; low-income households use water
Global warming may increase water stress in tropical Asian cities through household water demand Singapore households from different socioeconomic groups ...
Low-income, rural kids at higher risk for second- or third-hand smoke exposure
Infants and toddlers in low-income, rural areas may be at higher risk for second- and third-hand smoke than previously reported, ...
Study suggests shifts in Afghan attitudes towards increased education and delayed marriage
In Afghanistan's most underdeveloped regions, attitudes towards education and child marriage appear to have changed significantly since the overthrow of ...
Using endangered barbary macaques as photo props could negatively impact Moroccan tourism
Contact with captive macaques perceived as unacceptable and potential health; safety riskCredit: Kristina Stazaker Wild animals are increasingly exploited for ...
Baboon sexes differ in how social status gets 'under the skin'
Status-health connection depends, in part, on what it takes to get aheadCredit: Photo by Elizabeth Archie, University of Notre Dame ...
New study will track how trade wars affect the Midwest
Team studying how tariffs affect food, water, energy in America's heartland A team of researchers who first proposed studying the ...
Study highlights correlations between violent death and substance use
Consumption of alcohol or at least one drug was associated with over half the violent deaths that occurred in São ...
Planning processes for Chicago's 606 Trail spawned gentrification, study finds
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- When nonprofit groups coordinate large green infrastructure projects such as Chicago's 606 Trail, ...
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