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Men and women who hold sexist views are less responsive as parents, research finds

Do your attitudes about women and men influence how you parent your children?.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagDec 21st, 2023

Targeted glucosinolate conversion: How kohlrabi tissues produce health-promoting compounds

A research team at the Leibniz Institute for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ) has analyzed how glucosinolates, health-promoting plant compounds, are broken down within various tissues of the kohlrabi plant......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated News11 hr. 13 min. ago

44,000 deaths and $10 billion: Study quantifies annual cost of child marriage in Nigeria

A study authored by Xiangming Fang, a research associate professor in the Georgia State University School of Public Health, provides the first estimates of the significant economic burden that child marriage imposes on the people and economy of Niger.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated News11 hr. 13 min. ago

Climate change: Women"s role in the economy is key to a just transition

The realities of climate change are hitting home for many people living in the Global South. Food security, water access and health have been jeopardized by increased temperatures, extreme weather events and sea level rise......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated News11 hr. 13 min. ago

Shakespeare or ChatGPT? Study finds people prefer AI over real classic poetry

Readers are unable to reliably differentiate AI-generated from human-written poetry and are more likely to prefer AI poems, according to new research published in Scientific Reports. This tendency to rate AI poetry positively may be due to readers mi.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated News11 hr. 13 min. ago

Researchers use nanotechnology to boost benefits of anthocyanin

An article published in the journal Food Research International describes a study in which nanoencapsulated anthocyanins passed through the digestive system without being degraded, were absorbed efficiently, and reached more organs and tissues than u.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated News11 hr. 13 min. ago

French women had more power in the Middle Ages than after the revolution, historian says

The Middle Ages were not all about tyrannical rulers and power struggles. Cooperation, compromise, and women in power were also common, according to a historian at the University of Oslo......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated News11 hr. 13 min. ago

Menopause is having a moment. How a new generation of women is shaping cultural attitudes

From hot flashes to hysteria, film and TV have long represented menopause as scary, emotional and messy......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated News11 hr. 13 min. ago

How much lighter is the titanium iPhone 16 Pro vs steel iPhones?

Brought to you by Uniq: Uniq’s new FlexGrip™ band for iPhone offers a secure, one-handed hold for ultimate convenience while freeing up your other hand for multitasking with ease. Learn more. The iPhone 16 Pro devices offer Apple’s largest.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  9to5macRelated News11 hr. 43 min. ago

Parents Labeling a Kid’s Friend a Bad Influence Can Backfire

Is your kid in trouble? Blaming their friends is ill advised.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated News15 hr. 44 min. ago

Parents can now track their kids with Snapchat’s new Location Sharing feature

Popular social media app Snapchat announced that location sharing is coming to Family Center, an in-app hub offering parental tools and resources. With more than … The post Parents can now track their kids with Snapchat’s new Location Sha.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  bgrRelated News15 hr. 44 min. ago

Snapchat rolling out Find My Friends style feature for families

Snapchat is rolling out a new feature which will work in a similar way to Apple’s Find My app, but will be limited to family members. Parents will be able to request the location of the teens, and vice-versa, with some automated location reporti.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated News16 hr. 44 min. ago

Research looks to see how hidden costs of Social Security claiming takes toll on widows

The timing of filing for Social Security benefits is one of the most important decisions senior Americans must make. But few think about the implications filing early or late in life has on widowed spouses, a segment of society that represents nearly.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News17 hr. 44 min. ago

Hundreds of 19th-century skulls collected in the name of medical science tell a story of who mattered and who didn"t

When I started my research on the Samuel George Morton Cranial Collection, a librarian leaned over my laptop one day to share some lore. "Legend has it," she said, "John James Audubon really collected the skulls Morton claimed as his own." Her voice.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News17 hr. 44 min. ago

Study finds private equity targets firms with earnings myopia

What makes private equity firms target a publicly traded company for takeover? A new study from the University of Iowa published in the journal Review of Accounting Studies finds that private equity is often likely to target firms that more aggressiv.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News17 hr. 44 min. ago

BAFTA-nominated actors five times more likely to have attended private school than UK population

New research from the Sutton Trust, including work by Dr. Mark Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Methods in the School of Education, highlights the disparity within creative jobs and related higher education courses. Those who attended private.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News17 hr. 44 min. ago

Uniformed police reduced public sexual harassment more than undercover officers new research finds

Sexual harassment, whether it's catcalling or groping, is one of the most pervasive forms of violence against women in the world......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News17 hr. 44 min. ago

Poor teacher training partly to blame for stalled engineering diversity goals

Diversifying the science, technology, engineering and math fields has long been a top priority of many universities and tech companies. It's also a goal of the National Science Foundation, the biggest funder of university-led research and development.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News17 hr. 44 min. ago

Can self-employment delay retirement? Only if you are healthy and wealthy

Self-employment can provide an alternative career transition to retirement, but only for those in good health and in high-paying careers, research from Trinity Business School reveals......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News17 hr. 44 min. ago

Study finds four global policies could eliminate >90% of plastic waste and 30% of linked carbon emissions by 2050

A study released in Science determines that just four policies can reduce mismanaged plastic waste—plastic that isn't recycled or properly disposed of and ends up as pollution—by 91% and plastic-related greenhouse gases by one-third......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News17 hr. 44 min. ago

A new mission to Pluto could answer the questions raised by New Horizons

Pluto may have been downgraded from full-planet status, but that doesn't mean it doesn't hold a special place in scientist's hearts. There are practical and sentimental reasons for that—Pluto has tantalizing mysteries to unlock that New Horizons, t.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News17 hr. 44 min. ago