How confident are you in your judgments and how well can you defend your opinions? Chances are that they will change under the influence of a group of avatars in a virtual environment. Scientists from SWPS University have ...
Social Sciences
Mar 18, 2024
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A new trend taking over TikTok is targeting vulnerable young men. The "looksmaxxing" phenomenon—to maximize one's looks—is aimed at young men and boys who want to change their appearance to become more attractive and ...
Social Sciences
Jan 31, 2024
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The drive to explore deeper into space and establish colonies on other planets has intensified over the last decade, and with it the importance of space resources extraction.
Space Exploration
Sep 22, 2023
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Malaria remains one of the world's deadliest diseases. Each year malaria infections result in hundreds of thousands of deaths, with the majority of fatalities occurring in children under five. The Centers for Disease Control ...
Biotechnology
Jul 5, 2023
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In a study that gives new meaning to retail therapy, University of Alberta marketing researchers have found that consumers who feel lonely will often turn to brands that exude warmth.
Social Sciences
Mar 2, 2023
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A new study published in CABI Agriculture & Bioscience has revealed that major empowerment resources and decision-makings that are valuable to men and women vary across gender and farming systems in Ethiopia.
Social Sciences
Aug 8, 2022
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Researchers have found the recent success of Canadian cannabis tourism has both normalized a formerly "deviant" leisure activity and opened the door to other potentially lucrative forms of cannabis-related tourism, such as ...
Economics & Business
Feb 17, 2022
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Parents are more influenced by the atmosphere and how caring staff are than academic educational standards or the curriculum when choosing a special educational needs school, a study shows.
Education
Sep 15, 2021
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In the contract-based demand response, some of the participants may default in providing the scheduled negawatt energy owing to demand-side fluctuations faults. Thus, the detection of defaulting participants is an important ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 1, 2019
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Social opposition to new high-voltage lines is delaying modernisation of the power grid. Two projects of the National Research Programmes "Energy Turnaround" and "Managing Energy Consumption" have determined the optimum design ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 4, 2018
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