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Excessive screen time can affect young people’s emotional development

ph. Shutterstock Rachael Sharman, University of the Sunshine Coast and Michael Nagel, University of the Sunshine Coast A recent Beyond Blue survey of more than 2,000 teachers identified mental ill-health and excessive screen time as the biggest problems facing their students. Comments from teachers revealed a perceived lack of social skill development in

Zimbabwean names are still haunted by the ghosts of colonialism

Tendai Mangena, University of Leeds In African cultures, the names given to children play an important role because they are often laden with meanings. As a team of professors of literature, linguistics and onomastics (the scientific study of names and naming practices) we have shown in our research that the names parents give

Forecasting the Future: An Overview of Economic Indicators and Trends

In the intricate tapestry of global finance, forecasting the future is as much an art as it is a science. One might even argue it’s akin to navigating a ship through turbulent waters, drawing upon the constellations above whilst remaining acutely aware of the deep undercurrents below. While envisioning the economic future has

Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte – Complete

Title: Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte – Complete Author: Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne (Author), Ralph Waldo Emerson (Contributor) “Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte – Complete” is a captivating and intimate account of one of France’s most iconic historical figures, written by Louis-Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne, who served as Napoleon Bonaparte’s secretary. Originally published in

Improving college student mental health: Research on promising campus interventions

by Denise-Marie Ordway, The Journalist’s Resource If you’re a journalist covering higher education in the U.S., you’ll likely be reporting this fall on what many healthcare professionals and researchers are calling a college student mental health crisis. An estimated 49% of college students have symptoms of depression or anxiety disorder and 14% seriously

Virtual-reality tech is fast becoming more real

Imagine a single technology that could help a robot perform safety checks at a nuclear plant, cure a person’s arachnophobia and simulate the feeling of a hug from a distant relative.  Welcome to the world of “extended reality”. Researchers funded by the EU have sought to demonstrate its enormous potential.  Relevant research Their

What to know about Indonesia’s decision to open its international carbon markets

Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s administration recently announced that Indonesia’s carbon market is open for international investors. Last year, projects that issued new carbon credits were stopped on the grounds that verification processes didn’t follow Indonesian law. But now, new carbon market projects will be permitted, provided they adhere to national regulations, which are

India’s million-dollar betel leaf industry is suffering in a warming world

Erratic regional rainfall and temperature fluctuations pose risks for the hugely popular but climatically sensitive plant Farmers across India are reporting that climate change is adversely affecting the quality of the betel leaf. The hugely popular plant, consumed by millions of people in South Asia, is struggling amid erratic rainfall and unusual temperature