A third of children with history of social care face school exclusion

A third of children with history of social care face school exclusion

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Students in state secondary schools in England face a higher likelihood of exclusion if they have a background of receiving social care or special educational needs services, according to a study conducted by researchers at UCL. Follow Google News   Reference Denial of responsibility! TechCodex is an automatic aggregator of the all …

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New study solves 2,000-year-old grave mystery

New study solves 2,000-year-old grave mystery

Sign up for a comprehensive collection of the top opinions of the week delivered to your email in our Voices Dispatches email Subscribe to our free weekly Voices newsletter A recent study has solved the enduring mystery of a burial from 2,000 years ago on the Isles of Scilly – the gender of the deceased. …

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Why We Forget When Our Brains Can Store So Much

Why We Forget When Our Brains Can Store So Much

The human brain possesses an astonishing capacity to retain 300 years of continuous video footage. However, why do we often overlook mundane tasks like switching off the lights or returning phone calls? … [+] Could there be an explanation for this? getty Many individuals seek therapy due to concerns about their forgetfulness. They express sentiments …

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Breakthrough in solid-state storage innovates how biological materials are stored and handled

Breakthrough in solid-state storage innovates how biological materials are stored and handled

Graphical representation of tablets of solid-state biologics dissolving in water (left), activating the biological machinery for on-demand manufacturing (right). Credit: Designed by Ehsan Faridi and Ehsan Keshavarzi (Inmywork Studio) Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery in the storage and handling of biological materials such as RNA and proteins. They have developed a revolutionary method using …

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Everything We Know About The Mysterious ‘Gravity Hole’ In The Indian Ocean—And How It Was Formed

Everything We Know About The Mysterious ‘Gravity Hole’ In The Indian Ocean—And How It Was Formed

Topline A recent study suggests that the Indian Ocean Gravity Low (IOGL), the Earth’s lowest “gravity hole,” is likely caused by plumes of magma beneath the Earth’s crust. The study used supercomputers to simulate the formation of the area over 140 million years. 3D rendering of the planet Earth getty Key Facts A study conducted …

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Study examines disparity in state revenue collection between the West and the rest of the world

Study examines disparity in state revenue collection between the West and the rest of the world

The great revenue gap between Western and non-Western states is a more recent phenomenon than previously believed, emerging in the first half of the 20th century. Two political scientists from the University of Rochester, Alexander Lee and Jack Paine, conducted a study in 2015 to investigate the impact of colonialism on the revenue collection abilities …

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Research Explains Why Socially Rigid People Cannot Be Flexible Thinkers

Research Explains Why Socially Rigid People Cannot Be Flexible Thinkers

Being socially open-minded can enhance cognitive flexibility and problem-solving abilities. Getty Images A recent study published in Psychological Research explores the fascinating connection between social rigidity and cognitive flexibility. It investigates the extent to which traits such as conservatism, xenophobia, and overclaiming can predict cognitive rigidity measured through problem-solving exercises. Professor Carola Salvi, the lead …

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Commitment of human mesenchymal stromal cells to skeletal lineages is independent of their morphogenetic capacity: Study

Commitment of human mesenchymal stromal cells to skeletal lineages is independent of their morphogenetic capacity: Study

Validation of the recombinant limb system using human mesenchymal stromal cells. A: Implantation efficiency of umbilical cord blood (UCB)-recombinant limb (RLs) and placenta (PL)-RLs in chicken embryos after 24 h. Scanning electron microscopy of PL-RLs (n = 3) and UCB-RLs (n = 2) at 24 h postimplantation (hpi). The embryonic ectoderm and apical ectodermal ridge …

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