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Recharge and Reconnect: Nature’s Influence on Nurse Mental Health
Listen to this article. A recent paper in Science Advances reveals the value of nature experience for mental health. Nurses are no strangers to long shifts and hectic work environments where the stakes can often be life or death. High stress levels can drain nurses’ energy, impede attention and critical thinking, and ultimately lead to declining patient care and…
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Sweet potatoes: A comprehensive guide to nature’s sweet gift
In the realm of nutritious and versatile foods, sweet potatoes stand out as a vibrant and nutrient-rich delight. Beyond their sweet taste and comforting nature, these root vegetables offer an array of health benefits and culinary versatility. Let’s explore the world of sweet potatoes, uncovering their essence, benefits, uses, and more. Advertisement What are Sweet…
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Four Issues to Watch at the Upcoming UN Climate Talks
Next week, the 28th annual United Nations climate meetings (also known as COP, meaning “conference of the parties”) will kick off in in Dubai, a city in the United Arab Emirates that is best known for luxury shopping, ultramodern architecture, artificial islands—and its oil wealth. After this year’s wild ride on the climate change roller…
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Nature photographers posting to social media help with protecting biodiversity
Nature photographers posting to social media are helping improve biodiversity conservation mapping in South Asia, and the method could go global. Dr Shawan Chowdhury from UQ’s School of the Environment led an international team which scoured images on Facebook nature photography groups in Bangladesh, to add to the existing Global Biodiversity Information Facility database. “We…
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Why we swapped PhD research for secondary-school teaching
Joaquín Ramírez Ramírez (holding board) enjoys trying out different styles of teaching and seeing what works.Credit: María Paula García Eleven years ago, James Carey swapped life as a postdoctoral researcher in molecular and cellular biology to become a science teacher. He settled into his current role at a small secondary school in Norwell, Massachusetts, in…
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Migration isn’t increasing, border restrictions don’t reduce crossings — and other home truths
Increased border restrictions only push people to taking riskier routes.Credit: David McNew/Getty How Migration Really Works: A Factful Guide to the Most Divisive Issue in Politics Hein de Haas Viking (2023) Everyone has an opinion about immigration, but most people don’t understand it, suggests sociologist Hein de Haas in his impressively wide-ranging book How Migration…
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How my MBA helps me keep my donor-funded research centre afloat
Susan Winks enjoys the challenge of securing funding for H3D’s drug-discovery researchers in Cape Town, South Africa.Credit: Laura Tommy In 2013, Susan Winks joined the Holistic Drug Discovery and Development Centre (H3D) at the University of Cape Town as a research scientist, hoping to help reduce South Africa’s huge burden of disease. She had previously…
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Disrupting links between poverty, chronic stress, and educational inequality
Abstract The income-achievement gap is a significant and stubborn problem in the United States, which has been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. In this article, we link two emerging literatures that have historically been disparate: the neurobiology of poverty as a form of early life stress, and research on educational policies with the potential to…
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Planting the milestones of human genetics in Senegal
Implementing human genetics research: an itinerary of a researcher from low-income settings. I remember, after my PharmD graduation, how happy my mother was. She said, “Now that you are done with school, you have to set up your own drugstore, find a good husband and settle down.” However, my destiny was far from supporting this…
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Electroencephalogram (EEG) assessment of brain activity before and after electrical stunning in the Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
Abstract Electrical stunning is used to capture crocodiles to perform routine management procedures. It is essential from a welfare point that electrical stunning must cause unconsciousness in animals. However, there is no information of whether or not electrical stunning causes unconsciousness in the Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus). The purpose of the study was to assess…