The impact of summer youth employment on academic outcomes
…(which includes food services), and 19 percent worked in the retail trade industry. ” While a reduction in teen summer employment may be a positive trend for some, there are…
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Native Americans, public health and well-being: Research roundup and key data
…economic development activities. For instance, tribes have increased their control over their natural resources and food systems, they have become players in the country’s energy sector, and they have begun…
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Electronic cigarette usage, health impacts, marketing and policy implications: Research roundup
…means for smoking cessation, at least to the same degree as other Food and Drug Administration-approved nicotine replacement therapies. However, it is unclear if vaping e-cigarettes will reduce or increase…
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Poverty in the United States, 2014: Key charts from the U.S. Census Bureau
…changed underlying dynamics — some recent research suggests that the poverty rate would be much higher if not for government programs and safety nets (this includes food stamps, now called…
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The link between child abuse and income inequality: Research brief
…inequality. Secondly, counties are important administrative units, where public officials and social workers make important decisions about welfare benefits, Food Stamps, Medicaid and other social and health services that matter…
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Global warming, rising seas and coastal cities: Trends, impacts and adaptation strategies
…of other coastal services, including the provision of food and maintenance of coastal resource dependent livelihoods.” “Sea Level and Global Ice Volumes from the Last Glacial Maximum to the…
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Civil wars and public support for insurgencies: Applying an “epidemic model” to Ukrainian history
…of violence; the uses and drawbacks of air power in fighting insurgencies; the consequence of spikes in commodity prices, or “food price shocks”; and even fundamental issues such as the…
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Global trends in human infectious disease: Rising number of outbreaks, fewer per-capita cases
…flu (viral gastroenteritis) caused the greatest number of cases of infectious disease, 15 million, while salmonellosis — an infection typically contracted from consuming food containing salmonella bacteria — was responsible…
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Tools for verifying and assessing the validity of social media and user-generated content
…England for slapping people who sneezed in public (true) and a claim that doctors had confirmed the first death due to genetically modified food (false). The site is part of…
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Varieties of civic engagement in contemporary America
…tended to collaborate with government agencies rather than replace them. Congregational volunteers were good at carrying out projects such as food drives, but could not address complicated human needs as…
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