Does getting even mild covid-19 affect our cognitive skills?
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
A large UK study suggests people who had been infected with covid-19 experienced some cognitive decline, but the findings are far from definitive
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Is declaring a climate emergency enough to stop the climate crisis? What we can learn from the Covid-19 pandemic
Frontiers
JULY 15, 2022
Now, he explains what lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic we can apply to our fight against the climate crisis. The Covid-19 pandemic taught us many things. What we can learn from the Covid-19 pandemic first appeared on Science & research news | Frontiers. Selling the articles is not allowed.
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Frontiers’ statement on UNESCO Open Science Recommendation
Frontiers
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
The rapid and free dissemination of research and data in response to COVID-19 pandemic unequivocally proved that open science saves lives. Therefore, we welcome UNESCO’s international standard-setting instrument on Open Science and commitments to facilitate the production and dissemination of scientific knowledge around the world.
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Tackling Food Insecurity in Urban Food Deserts: A Legal Toolkit
Vermont Law
APRIL 10, 2022
Food insecurity already impacted nearly 11% of Americans in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. So how can communities take on food insecurity made worse by the onset of COVID-19 without the help of chain grocery stores? In 2019, about 8.1% of white individuals experienced food insecurity in their communities.
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Climate Change in 2022: Multiple Billion-Dollar Disasters and Unbearable Human Costs
Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 10, 2023
But the science is clear : human-caused global warming is definitely and significantly increasing the odds of severe and once-rare extreme events , alongside driving slow-onset disasters—like sea level rise and the loss of major ice sheets and glaciers —and raising the risk of major tipping points.
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Wearable sensors could detect respiratory infections before symptom onset
Physics World
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
The team developed and tested 25 classification models to predict infection versus non-infection from wristband data, with each model covering a different time period after inoculation or using a different definition of infected versus uninfected.
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Frontiers’ volunteers: Editing Support for Peace Boat Disaster Relief
Frontiers
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, volunteers have been at the forefront of community and societal responses. Last year we all saw Australia’s bush fires in the news but then they fell off the radar because of COVID-19. What was your personal motivation for choosing Peace Boat Disaster Relief ?
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Frontiers’ volunteers: a time for giving and reflecting
Frontiers
DECEMBER 14, 2021
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, volunteers have been at the forefront of community and societal responses. It definitely improved my shopping skills too! COVID-19 has had a major devastating impact on households’ livelihoods and access to basic nutritious food. What did you learn from the experience? “I
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Additional Guidance for Coronavirus-Related Distributions and Loans Under the CARES Act
The Energy Law Blog
JULY 2, 2020
On June 19, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued Notice 2020-50 which expands the categories of individuals eligible for coronavirus-related distributions (“CRDs”), loans, and loan repayment suspensions as well as resolves some of the issues that were concerning plan administrators and employers under the CARES Act.
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Mens Sana, Sana Mundi: Healthy Minds for a Healthy Planet
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 15, 2023
And the suffering inflicted by COVID-19 —deaths of family members, loss of income, the stress of remote schooling, and isolation in lockdowns—has only exacerbated the trend. Similarly, this resource provides definitions of emotional, social, and even environmental self-care, so you can weigh the balance of your daily activities.
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$18 billion to fossil fuels: Breaking Down the Numbers
Enviromental Defense
AUGUST 23, 2021
420 million in COVID support . Some of this was through a COVID fund specific to oil and gas producers provided by the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC). First of all, this type of spending fits squarely under the only internationally-agreed definition of subsidy, from the World Trade Organization.
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Frontiers’ volunteers: Causes, Communities and Courgettes
Frontiers
AUGUST 17, 2021
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, volunteers have been at the forefront of community and societal responses. It definitely makes a positive impact on the health and well-being of the community,” Lucy adds. Lucy, Cat and Rosie with the lettuce they planted. What was your motivation for choosing Good Food Matters ?
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Drawing up a ‘Google Earth’ of the human body
Physics World
MARCH 2, 2022
Originally used to scan donated human organs, including lungs from a patient who died from COVID-19, the technique is central to plans for a zoomable Human Organ Atlas. The second big event of 2020 was, of course, the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic changed a lot of things for many people,” Tafforeau recalls. “I
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Three Things to Know About New York’s New Overdraft Law
Arnold Porter
AUGUST 26, 2021
On August 19, 2021, New York state enacted legislation requiring banks to adopt check processing practices intended to minimize non-sufficient funds charges.
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COVID-19 as a Force Majeure? The Texas and Louisiana Perspectives
The Energy Law Blog
MARCH 27, 2020
The disease has been named “coronavirus disease 2019” (abbreviated “COVID-19”). Thus, logistical and economic difficulties brought about by COVID-19 may not qualify as a force majeure—without more. Texas law does not provide one universally accepted definition of force majeure.
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The Art of Affect: Creative Expression as Personal Resistance and Resilience
HumanNature
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
Though definitions vary widely, emotions may be understood as social and cultural expressions of personal, subjective “sociolinguistic fixing of the quality of an experience” (Mazzarella, 2020, p.292). Emotion and COVID-19: Toward an equitable pandemic response. Current Issues in Tourism , 19 (5), 431-457. McLennan, C.
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What does a real Just Transition require from Canada?
Enviromental Defense
JULY 26, 2021
the inequitable impact of COVID-19, the ongoing harm of colonization and racism, all while creating and sustaining good jobs for all. The transition strategy we need is definitely unprecedented, just like everything else these days, it seems. This is what we should be looking for in a real, truly just transition plan.
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Every coastline needs a local hero
Frontiers
DECEMBER 10, 2021
She described in detail the different projects and studies lead at Oceanswell, looking at the impact of the whale watching industry and COVID-19 lockdowns on small scale fisheries among other studies such as beach strandings, which involves the contribution of volunteers and members of the public. “My
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In the wake of the latest dire climate report, how do we keep moving forward?
Enviromental Defense
AUGUST 18, 2021
Despite COVID-19 lockdowns coming to an end, and the summer weather that we wait for year-round is here, it has been difficult to completely enjoy it without thinking about the state of the world right now. Miranda Baksh, Digital Engagement Senior Coordinator. Discouraged, afraid yet determined.
I had been burned out before. This time was different
Physics World
OCTOBER 26, 2021
The summer of 2020 wasn’t my first experience with burnout, but it was definitely the most memorable. The importance of those responsibilities paled in comparison to living with the fear of how the COVID-19 virus was ravaging the world and to grappling with the grief that police brutality had caused my community.
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October 18 PA Environment Digest Now Available
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 18, 2021
Million To 13 Projects Statewide To Restore the Health Of Local Watersheds DCNR Blog: Just What Is Green Infrastructure? Of Agriculture Preserves 1,999 Acres Of Farmland On 21 Farms In 13 Counties DCNR's Conservation & Natural Resources Council Hosts Oct. PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Host Oct. 26 Plants Rule!
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Analysis: What’s at stake for India and South Asia at COP26?
A Greener Life
OCTOBER 7, 2021
None of this happened in 2020 due to the COVID-19 crisis, which led the UN to postpone the meeting, and negotiations are resuming this year with the same agenda. It’s something that will definitely support a lot of the bigger picture ambitions that will be key at the COP26 table, also increasing the pace of change.”.
How to Build a Community Clean-Up Movement
Onya
OCTOBER 1, 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted to many of us that we actually, kind-of, really like other people’s company, and that we place a lot of value in having access to leafy areas where birds sing. Clean-Up Equipment.
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Elodie Genevieve Germaine Vandelle – Follow your passion
Frontiers
APRIL 25, 2022
My kids always ask about my work, and before COVID-19 pandemic I often used to take them to the laboratory. Definitely! This is called developing the art of the tightrope walker. How do you do it? You lean here and there; you stay on the wire without falling. This goes for both children and work.
How Do You Fight for Environmental, Climate, and Food Justice? Eastie Farm Offers a Recipe
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Then we will be in a better position to support each other as climate change unfolds, because, as we learned from COVID, crises affect different people differently, and those of us less affected can support the more affected. . During COVID it was the community organizations that stepped up to do the work when governments seemed stunned.
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Backyard Chickens And Their Environmental Benefits
Onya
JANUARY 30, 2021
Fortunately for the chicken owners of the world, though, it’s easy to say definitively that their little backyard flock isn’t hurting anything. While it’s easy to say that people should be starting their own flocks of hens to help combat climate change, it’s a lot harder to do. As a matter of fact, it’s probably helping quite a bit.
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Food Insecurity Is a Bigger Problem Than Our Government Thinks
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 9, 2023
We were still in the middle of the COVID-19 public health emergency, to which the federal government responded by expanding public benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The numbers I am able to cite now, in May 2023, were published in September 2022, citing research from December 2021.
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BreezoMeter's Guide to Indoor Air Quality & Smart Home IoT
Breezometer
JUNE 21, 2021
There are definitely indoor air treatment solutions that work and help to clean indoor air. The last few years have seen a spike in air quality interest from both consumers and businesses - accelerated further by COVID-19 and climate change factors that affect our health, such as worsening wildfire and pollen seasons.
The European Commission’s New Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe
Arnold Porter
DECEMBER 8, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered discussions on the weaknesses of the existing regulatory framework and its ability to ensure continuous supply and avoid shortages of medicinal products. Finally, the Commission may revise the EMA fee legislation in order to support funding regulatory activities at EU level.
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The Supreme Court’s Latest Decision Is a Blow to Stopping Climate Change
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 3, 2022
While clean energy progress is definitely underway, it is not happening fast enough or on the scale necessary to limit the threat from climate change. Meanwhile global carbon emissions continue to rise at an alarming rate, sharply rebounding from the brief dip during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The West Virginia v.
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Ocean Animals that Glow Up
Ocean Conservancy
JANUARY 14, 2022
Sea squirts have been used to develop drugs that fight cancer and could even help treat COVID-19. If you’ve talked to me in the past year, I’ve definitely brought up sea slug decapitation, regardless of whether or not it relates at all to the topic we’re discussing. Bonus: Sea Slug. © © Susanne Skyrm.
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Ask a Scientist: Calling Out the Companies Responsible for Western Wildfires
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 16, 2023
The smoke is full of tiny particulates that can pass through the lungs and into the bloodstream, which can lead to a higher incidence of asthma, heart disease and premature death from such respiratory diseases as COVID-19. For pregnant people, smoke exposure increases the risk of pre-term birth.
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Yasmina Sultanbawa – Science is my community
Frontiers
DECEMBER 19, 2021
Ten years down the line, I look at these communities thriving, processing their own food and growing into well-established businesses, where women definitely have a greater power. I definitely feel a sense of satisfaction seeing how science I have taught is being translated into communities.”. Challenges. Research during the pandemic.
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TCI Program Established to Reduce Carbon Emissions From Transportation
Clean Energy Law
MARCH 11, 2021
While the COVID-19 pandemic slowed the progress of the TCI-P, the TCI held public webinars in September 2020 to discuss the development and potential equity impacts of the TCI-P and the draft MOU. Despite the exit of New Hampshire from the TCI, the remaining states continued to develop the program.
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Climate Neutral Certification – Is It For Your Organization?
Eco Coach
APRIL 21, 2020
Unlike past Earth Days, this one will be celebrated remotely as we are in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and the large majority of us are practicing shelter in place. So if this is something that your organization is considering doing, definitely check out Carbon Neutral. Tomorrow is Earth Day. and will backfire.
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Sonifying science: from an amino acid scale to a spider silk symphony
Physics World
JANUARY 19, 2022
Following the definition of the harmonic series, the octave is uniformly divided into 12 tones whose frequencies are integer multiples of a fundamental vibrational frequency. ease-out;' width='100%' height='180' scrolling='no' frameborder='0'></iframe> Key COVID vibrations.
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Section 230 For Publishers: A New Paradigm?
Environmental Progress
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
First, it is well-established that “§ 230 immunity [is] quite robust,” and courts have routinely “adopt[ed] a relatively expansive definition of interactive computer service.” Carafano v. Metrosplash.com, Inc., 1123 (9th Cir. Zuckerberg, 753 F.3d 3d 1354, 1357 (D.C. Twitter, Inc., 2022 WL 1289049 (N.D. Berenson, supra at *2-3.
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COVID-19 Workplace Safety Protocols for Government Prime Contractors and Subcontractors: What It Means for Your Business
Arnold Porter
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
As we previously reported , President Biden issued an executive order on September 9, 2021 charting a path for implementing COVID-19 safeguards for government contractors (EO). Covered Contracts : The Guidance adopts the EO’s definitions of covered contracts detailed in our prior article. ”); id. ”[[N: Id.
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Maryland Adopts 42 New Environmental Laws in 2021
Greenbuilding Law
APRIL 25, 2021
There were no balloons dropped from the balconies at sine die, ostensibly because of Covid-19 social distancing there were no high school pages to drop celebratory balloons from the balconies, but it is worthy of note that this year the legislature passed House Bill 391 making illegal intentionally releasing balloons (see below)?
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Labor and Employment Law FAQs Related to Hurricane Ida
The Energy Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
Employees may qualify for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) after a hurricane if they suffer from a physical or mental condition that makes them unable to do their jobs and meets the definition of a serious health condition under the FMLA, or if they need to care for a family member with a serious health condition.
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President Biden Issues Executive Order Requiring COVID-19 Safeguards for US Government Prime Contractors and Subcontractors
Arnold Porter
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
The Biden Administration published an Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (EO) on Thursday, September 9, 2021 that many are describing as a “vaccine mandate” for federal contractors. Implementation Timeline. Safer Federal Workforce Task Force. § 6(a)(ii).]]. § 2(e).
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ESA Policy News: October 24, 2022
ESA
OCTOBER 24, 2022
with definite commitments for either work or postdoctoral training increased to 70%, from 62% in 2016 — the last time NSF reported these numbers. with no definite commitment post-graduation decreased from 40.4% COVID derailed polar research projects. The number of doctorates awarded in the life sciences decreased by 5.8%
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Deep dive into global Twitter posts reveals possible drop in negativity towards Covid-19 pandemic
Frontiers
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
An in-depth analysis of more than 120m Twitter posts across the globe has shown that users’ perception of the Covid-19 pandemic became less negative as it has progressed. Interesting discoveries were also made in the data, such as the influence of former US president Donald Trump on Twitter’s conversation around Covid-19. “We
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A Uranium Ghost Town in the Making
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 17, 2022
In 1961, the same engineer wrote that groundwater samples showed radium 226, a radioactive and cancer-causing element, at levels as much as 31 times higher than naturally occur in the area, indicating “definite pollution of the shallow ground water table by the uranium mill tailings’ ponds.”. I Don’t Even Know How You Fight It”.
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