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Pathways to a greener Africa: education, jobs, and renewables shape carbon future
Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural UniversityA significant study reveals that while renewable energy adoption, increased employment, and rising net national income can effectively reduce carbon emissions across Africa, the relationship between education and carbon output is nuanced. Examining data from 32 African nations over nearly two decades, this research offers crucial insights for policymakers aiming to steer the continent towards carbon neutrality and sustainable development. As global efforts intensify to combat climate change, understanding the specific drivers of carbon emissions in diverse regions becomes paramount.
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- Carbon Research
The double-edged sword of Brazilian tourism: Economic gain vs. environmental pain
Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural UniversityAn in-depth econometric analysis reveals the significant environmental consequences of Brazil's expanding tourism sector and economic growth. The new report, authored by Asif Raihan of the Institute of Climate Change, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, examines three decades of data to untangle the complex relationship between the nation's economy, energy consumption, tourism industry, and its carbon footprint. While tourism is a vital engine for development, its reliance on energy-intensive activities poses a direct challenge to Brazil's environmental goals, including its commitment to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.
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- Carbon Research
The cold drop intensified political polarisation among media outlets and readers
Universitat Politècnica de València- Journal
- Corpus Pragmatics
Does the perception of joint effort increase our willingness to persist in a task?
BIAL Foundation- Journal
- New Ideas in Psychology
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- Fundação Bial, European Research Council, University of Milan
Parental advice on interacting with police varies widely by race
Rutgers UniversityThe birds and the bees. Say no to drugs. Advice from parents is an expected, if cringeworthy, part of growing up.
But for some children, the odds of receiving one piece of parental wisdom known as “The Talk” – strategies for safely handling a police encounter – is heavily influenced by a child’s race and gender.
A study from Rutgers University-New Brunswick quantifies just how much influence these factors play.
“The advice parents give their kids about interacting with police – hands on the wheel, no quick or furtive movements – is shaped by lived experiences,” said Ashley Jackson, an assistant professor in the Rutgers School of Social Work and the lead author of the study published in Youth & Society. “It also changes by gender and race.”
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- Youth & Society
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- National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice
Embodied interactive intelligence towards autonomous driving
Higher Education PressSelf-driving buses in China can now read human gestures, predict traffic moves, and learn from experience. Using advanced AI that mimics human social intelligence, these vehicles navigate complex road interactions—like yielding to waving pedestrians or overtaking safely—while earning high trust scores from passengers.
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- Engineering
Regional projections of the impacts of future urbanization and climate change on biogeochemical cycles in New England landscapes
ResearchIn this study, researchers developed a regional modeling framework to characterize and quantify how forests in the northeastern United States may respond to ongoing environmental change by the mid-21st century, with particular emphasis on the complex interactions occurring in urbanized landscapes.
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- National Science Foundation for short-term ecological research, United States Department of Agriculture and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, National Science Foundation for Long Term Ecological Research at Hubbard Brook, National Science Foundation for Harvard Forest