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Why conflict parties cease fighting. Research shows that parties to a conflict are more likely to agree to a ceasefire in periods where the conflict is particularly bloody and when an above-average number of civilians have been accidentally killed by rebel attacks.
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New estimate of global number of rangers at 286,000: 'the global ranger workforce is outnumbered by employees working at golf courses and country clubs in the United States (380,000) and by employees in the UK hair and beauty industry (288,000)'. Nature Sustainability.
nature.comSubmitted by LazyG t3_yl2ufx
Daytime Sleep Enhance Fear Memories of Emotional Trauma and Anxiety. Results of the study will be useful for developing strategies for the rehabilitation of people who have received emotional trauma during natural disasters, military operations, and acts of violence.
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Study found that people aged 18-30 and 65-85 with normal hearing—and hearing impairment—could all be trained to boost their ability to differentiate subtle changes in the speed, or “rate,” of sounds, improving the understanding speech in noisy environments
today.umd.eduSubmitted by giuliomagnifico t3_ymsy0g
Viruses can ‘hitchhike’ on microplastics. More than 98 per cent of the virus scientists used was found on the microplastic, and over half of the viruses could still be detected 10 days later – much longer than if the virus particles were free-floating in the water
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Same-sex married couples cope with stress more positively and collaboratively than different-sex couples, and women married to men report more negative support — meaning that their spouses react ambivalently or even hostilely in response to stress — than women married to women
news.utexas.eduSubmitted by giuliomagnifico t3_ylx9ac