Category: Social Sciences
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Mineral and bioresource exploitation for transformation and sustainability of the chemical industry in Zambia
In this section, the paper looked at Zambia’s industrial evolution pre- and post-independence. The paper also looked at national development plans as well as the vision 2030 policy documents to assess the strategic position Zambia has concerning the establishment of the chemical industry. This section also looks at the current standing of the chemical industry…
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The impact of Russia–Ukraine war on crude oil prices: an EMC framework
Identify research events and analysis windows This study focuses on the impact of the Russia–Ukraine war on crude oil prices. On February 24, 2022, Russia announced special military action against Ukraine, and the Russia–Ukraine war broke out. The Russia–Ukraine war did not break out suddenly; it has a long history. The Crimean Crisis in 2014…
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New research suggests ‘religiosity’ can help Black teenagers avoid delinquent behavior
Dexter Voisin. Credit: Case Western Reserve University Black teenagers in urban environments who were more involved in religious activities were less likely to engage in alcohol and substance use and other delinquent behavior, according to two recent studies by social sciences researchers at Case Western Reserve University. The most recent findings, published this fall in…
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The social dimension of quality of life following spinal cord injury or disease: an international ICF-linking study
Kirshblum S, Lin V. Spinal cord medicine. New York: Springer Publishing Company, 2018. Halvorsen A, Pape K, Post MWM, Biering-Sørensen F, Mikalsen S, Nupen Hansen A, et al. Participation and quality of life in persons living with spinal cord injury in Norway. J Rehabil Med. 2021;53:jrm00217. Article PubMed Google Scholar Bickenbach J, Officer A, Shakespeare…
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The baffling statistics of Secret Santa
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Christmas, we’re told, is the most wonderful time of the year. For many of us, however, it is preceded by one of the least wonderful times: the awkward social spectacle of the office Secret Santa or Kris Kringle, where employees agree to purchase a gift for a randomly allocated colleague. As…
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How to start a successful innovation ecosystem
Indicators of emergence of the nanotechnology ecosystem in Israel. Credit: Journal of Management Studies (2023). DOI: 10.1111/joms.13026 The emergence of informal voluntary organizations capable of triggering “coopetition” where sheer competition and poor resource management prevailed, can be the key to tackling the hurdles that prevent the establishment of an innovation ecosystem, according to Dovev Lavie…
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How tourists indulge their influencer fantasies
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A town in the US state of Vermont closed its roads to tourists in September 2023 after a social media tag sparked a swarm of visitors that overwhelmed the rural destination. Videos on TikTok were seen by thousands and the hashtag #sleepyhollowfarm went viral, prompting a tourist rush to the pretty…
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Social media platforms generate billions in annual ad revenue from US youth: Study
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, X (formerly Twitter), and YouTube collectively derived nearly $11 billion in advertising revenue from U.S.-based users younger than 18 in 2022, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study is the first to offer estimates of…
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Multimedia-based hormone therapy information program for patients with prostate cancer: the result of a randomized pilot study
Design A prospective experimental study design was used. The data of patients who satisfied the inclusion criteria were collected through convenience sampling in the urology outpatient department of Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan, from May 2019 to January 2021. Patients who completed the pre-test questionnaire were randomly assigned…
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Psychometric analysis of the body responsiveness questionnaire in the Portuguese population
Participants The sample of this study consisted of 650 Portuguese adults (women n = 478, 73.5%, men n = 172, 26.5%). Participants ranged in age from 18 to 80 years (M = 31.91, SD = 13.79), comprising 415 young adults (18–30 years; 63.8%), 139 middle-aged adults (31–50 years; 21.4%) and 96 older adults (51–80 years; 14.8%). Participants ranged in BMI from 17.19 to 37.34 kg/m2 (M = 23.61, SD = 3.39). The…