Developing countries suffer from a significant gap in terms of scientific research related to climate change, according to a new study, even if they contain the communities and people most vulnerable to extreme weather events, to the rise in the level of the sea and other serious impacts of climate change. “There is sort...
Read MoreThe COVID pandemic has created an environment where academic inequalities have been exposed. “Most consumer-oriented solutions, although relatively inexpensive, are still too expensive for so many families,” says Philip Cutler, CEO of a free online tutoring service called Paper. A survey of school districts across the country before COVID found that 66% of high...
Read MoreMetro Creative Connection Wed Oct 13, 2021 2:40 PM Submitted by the University of Buffalo The use of heartburn medications is associated with a decrease in the severity of gum disease, according to a recent study from the University of Buffalo. Research found that patients who used proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) – a class...
Read MoreSchool-aged children in Flint, Mich. Experienced a measurable drop in their academic performance as the lead crisis set in there, results that are likely due at least as much to “psychosocial effects.” Of the crisis than to lead himself, according to an article published in October. The people of Flint, a disproportionately black and...
Read MoreA recent research paper published by the Becker-Friedman Institute challenged the consensus view that the new Child Tax Credit (CTC) program would have limited effects on employment. The authors – Kevin Corinth, Bruce D. Meyer, Matthew Stadnicki, and Derek Wu – use data from the Comprehensive Income Dataset. They find that the CTC expansion...
Read MoreUnderstanding the influence of COVID-19 on the Stationery market with our analysts monitoring the situation around the world. Global Stationery Market research reports provide a comprehensive forecast of the latest market trends, development patterns, and research methods. Some of the factors which directly affect the market include production strategies and methods, development platforms, and...
Read MoreShortly after the pandemic erupted last year, doctors were baffled by a wave of patients, mostly teenagers and young adults, who came in to complain about frostbite – painful lesions on their toes, and sometimes also on the fingers. The condition has come to be called the Covid Toes. They were considered, like the...
Read MoreSupporters of the British activist group the People’s Assembly attend a candlelight procession and vigil in Manchester on Monday evening to remember the victims of COVID-19 and to protest against the Conservative Party, which is holding its convention in the town this week. (Ian Forsyth / Getty Images) The risk of death is more...
Read More___ The “Pandora Papers” launch new calls for a close scrutiny of tax havens WASHINGTON (AP) – Calls are mounting to end financial secrecy and shell companies that have allowed many of the world’s richest and most powerful people to hide their wealth from tax collectors. The outcry came after a report released on...
Read MoreStudy highlights link between uncorrected poor vision and children’s potential DALLAS, October 4, 2021 / PRNewswire / – A new study, a collaboration of the Vision Impact Institute, the EdGuard Institute and ESSILOR’s Vision for Life ™ social impact fund, offers new insight into the correlation between uncorrected poor vision and children’s functional, learning...
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