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Men and women nurture and treasure their friendships in different ways. The differences start in elementary school and continue through college and married life.

A new IBA Legal Policy & Research Unit report, focused on the remaining barriers to gender parity at senior levels of the legal profession, reveals that law firms in Uganda have the lowest number of women employed at all levels (41 percent), with only 23 per cent of senior roles occupied by women.

A lack of religion while growing up appears to have little effect on ethical standards and moral values

Feeling a connection to their college has been linked to students’ persistence, and even their well-being.

Background: While a legion of evidence indicates green spaces (e.g., parks) support health, there is a paucity of studies investigating their potential role in the development of prosocial behaviour (i.e., a range of behaviours that benefit others or promote positive relationships with others) across childhood and adolescence. The review of current evidence suggests that exposure to nearby green space may increase prosocial behaviour, but most of the evidence is cross-sectional, hindering causal...

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Dietary intake can affect the physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development of young children. Few studies have explored the relationships between dietary intake and the cognitive and socioemotional dimensions of school readiness. This study aimed to investigate the longitudinal associations between children’s dietary intake in early childhood, and cognitive and socioemotional school readiness indicators at age 4–5 years using data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. A ...

Background The transition from primary to secondary school is one of the life transition periods during which significant behavioural changes may occur. However, there is little evidence on concurrent changes in sleep, sedentary behaviour and physical activity (PA) (collectively known as 24-hour movement behaviours) over a 24-hour period during this school transition period. Further, the combined associations between time spent in 24-hour movement behaviours and psychosocial health are still und...

Background: Little is known about the influence of 24-hour movement behaviors on children's psychosocial health when transitioning from primary to secondary school. This study described changes in 24-hour domain-specific movement behavior composition and explored their associations with changes in psychosocial health during this transition. Methods: Data were drawn from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. The analytical sample (n = 909) included children who were enrolled in prim...

Thinning of the eyes macular retinal nerve fiber layer is linked to cognitive decline in older adults, in new findings that may offer an opportunity for early intervention.