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When it comes to internet or mobile phone use, one-third of genZ-ers in Asia spend six hours or more a day on their phones and 36% of them say they “carefully curate” their online presence.https://theconversation.com/generation-z-when-it-comes-to-behaviour-not-all-digital-natives-look-alike-155694 …

Like many armed groups, paramilitaries in Northern Ireland have long relied on criminal proceeds to fund their operations. Yet paramilitary groups are considered by some as sources of authority – at the expense of the state’s authority.https://theconversation.com/northern-ireland-how-to-understand-the-influence-of-paramilitary-groups-158726 …

At the genome wide scale – across most of the leopard’s 2.5 billion DNA bases – Asian leopards are more genetically separated from African leopards than brown bears are from polar bears.https://theconversation.com/we-studied-the-dna-of-african-and-asian-leopards-and-found-big-differences-between-the-two-158721?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1618246284 …

Even though extroversion-introversion can be a revealing measure of our lives, it’s missing the much more complex and intriguing picture of human behaviour that psychologists are continuing to study with interest during the pandemic.https://theconversation.com/have-introverts-really-fared-better-in-lockdown-158800 …

So while the rush to buy SUVs in recent years has piled up problems for the coming decades, some innovative thinking can prevent these white elephants blocking the road to a net-zero society.https://theconversation.com/polluting-suvs-will-be-on-roads-for-the-next-two-decades-what-should-we-do-with-them-158594 …

The demographic features of cities, such as their size and amount of air pollution together with public health measures accounted for more of the observed variation experts saw in R₀ values.https://theconversation.com/will-summer-slow-the-spread-of-covid-19-new-research-sheds-light-144654 …

Reforms could include a much shorter standard working week, more flexible working hours, better rights for part-time workers, opportunities to work from home and extensive family/parental leave provision that both men and women are encouraged to use.https://theconversation.com/post-covid-recovery-plans-must-centre-around-care-work-heres-why-157710 …

Although the pandemic is disrupting established habits, 70% of shoppers would use a crowd-checking technology to decide whether to visit a certain store. Among the people in a study, it reduced their shopping anxiety by 80%, data has found.https://theconversation.com/shopping-anxiety-after-covid-a-simple-piece-of-tech-could-help-lure-customers-back-to-high-streets-155077 …

Thrombocytopenia is a condition whereby the numbers of platelets are markedly reduced. Platelets form clots to stop bleeding, so when you don’t have enough platelets in your blood, your body can’t form clots. This can lead to excessive bleeding.https://theconversation.com/what-is-thrombocytopenia-the-rare-blood-condition-possibly-linked-to-the-astrazeneca-vaccine-158522 …

Psychologists are identifying a growing number of people around the world engaging in an extreme form of social withdrawal known in Japan as “hikikomori”.https://bit.ly/3t4grxv 

Ice shelves act as a barrier to glaciers, so when they disappear, it’s like pulling the plug in a sink, allowing glaciers to flow freely into the ocean. As the climate warms, ice shelves are more likely to collapse and accelerate global sea level rise.https://bit.ly/3t5suLb 

One option that certain hospitals and practices are using is cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to help patients overcome their dental phobia.https://bit.ly/2Qazfwy 

One million species spanning the full diversity of life on Earth are at risk of extinction. Trying to comprehend this scale of loss can make the problem seem insurmountable. Having a plan of action can help overcome that sense of powerlessness.https://bit.ly/2OxHZwf 

Exercise has been shown to prevent the loss of total brain volume (which can lead to lower cognitive function), as well as preventing shrinkage in specific brain regions associated with memory.https://bit.ly/3272vXD 

COVID-19 exposed some severe vulnerabilities in the UK’s resilience to emergencies. It is essential that lessons are not just identified, but robustly implemented to ensure the UK is more resilient to such events in the future.https://bit.ly/3fVsglX 

RNAs, or ribonucleic acids, are some of the most important molecules for life on this planet. RNA is playing an expanding role in diagnostics, drug development and vaccines.https://bit.ly/2PMriOc 

5G wireless power is, for the moment, speculative. But if engineers can find more efficient ways to beam electricity through the air, it may well be that Nikola Tesla’s dream of wireless power could be realised – over 100 years since his attempts failed.https://bit.ly/31ZzbCr 

Vegans have been found to have a healthier weight and lower blood glucose levels than those who consume meat and dairy. They are also less likely to develop cancer, high blood pressure and diabetes.https://bit.ly/3uCy8oe 

If you find yourself hungry before bed, for the ideal bed time snack, try a glass of semi-skimmed or skimmed milk, a small banana or a few nuts – all of which can really help to improve your sleep the next day.https://bit.ly/3sdl6MF