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A new study led by the University of Oxford has found evidence that kissing evolved in the common ancestor of humans and other large apes around 21 million years ago, and that Neanderthals likely engaged in kissing too. The findings have been published today (19 November) in Evolution and Human Behavior.
Displaced girls and young women in informal urban settlements in Kampala, Uganda, whose first sexual experience was nonconsensual often become trapped in cycles of sexual and physical violence, a study led by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign social work professor Moses Okumu found.
A study published in Strategic Management Journal sheds light on the subtle yet significant role that unelected officials play in helping corporations secure successful contract bids.
The research, led by Dr. Tony L. He of Rutgers Business School in Newark, N.J., analyzed a dataset of 14,849 public procurement contracts across 28 European countries between 2011 and 2017.