Table 2 reports frequency distributions of the demographic variables, first, for the total sample of all 22 countries combined (N = 202,898) and then a subsample including only respondents who smoked at least one cigarette daily…
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Multidimensional versus unidimensional approaches to well-being
Adler, M. D. & Fleurbaey, M. (eds) The Oxford Handbook of Well-Being and Public Policy (Oxford Univ. Press, 2016).
Plough, A. L. (ed.) Well-Being: Expanding the Definition of Progress: Insights from Practitioners, Researchers and Innovators from…
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Strategies to correct vaccine misinformation on social media for pregnant women and the impact of vaccine skepticism
European Commision. (2020, July 31). Identifying conspiracy theories. https://ec.europa.eu/info/live-work-travel-eu/coronavirus-response/fighting-disinformation/identifying-conspiracy-theories_en?s=09
World Economic Forum. (2018). Digital…
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Physical pain as a component of subjective wellbeing
All analyses were preregistered with the Center for Open Science (COS) (https://osf.io/5z2v8/?view_only=1279f804fdc040628645bfc35f87bacf). Preregistration can also be found in Text S.3 in the SM.
Data
In this study, we used two datasets: The Global…
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Nearly one-quarter of e-Scooter injuries involved substance impaired riders
Analyzing data from the 2016-2021 National Inpatient Sample, UCLA researchers found that 25% of 7350 patients hospitalized for scooter-related injuries were using substances such as alcohol, opioids, marijuana and cocaine when injured….
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Missed school is an overlooked consequence of tropical cyclones, warming planet
New Stanford-led research sheds light on an overlooked climate consequence: the impact of tropical cyclones on schooling opportunities and education in low- and middle-income countries. The study, published April 29 in Proceedings of the National…
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Study suggests dance and lullabies aren’t universal human behaviors
Social singing and dance are often assumed to be hard-wired into the human condition; studies have supported the conclusion that these are common across cultures. But new research from a University of California, Davis, anthropologist challenges…
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Greasing the wheels of the energy transition to address climate change and fossil fuels phase out
The global energy system may be faced with an inescapable trade-off between urgently addressing climate change versus avoiding an energy shortfall, according to a new energy scenario tool developed by University of South Australia researchers and…
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Dangerous synthetic opioids and animal sedatives found in wastewater
University of South Australia scientists have developed a highly sensitive method to detect illegal opioids and a veterinary sedative in Australia’s wastewater system, providing a vital early warning tool to public health authorities.
A new study…
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