A Study Identifies the Factors That Help Teens Shun Drug Use
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A team at the University of Cordoba analyzed more than 8,000 scientific papers on substance use and adolescence to look for the factors that protect adolescents from using them when they are encouraged to do so by those in their social circles, issuing a call for prevention policies to be updated to include vaping and social media
A study reveals how psychological variables influence the glycemic control of diabetes
Escrito por Pablo Hinojosa Luque
An interdisciplinary study correlates diabetic markers and psychological variables, concluding that self-efficacy, understood as the belief in one's ability to achieve results, generates changes in behavior that improve glycemic control among adolescent patients with type I diabetes
Street harassment of women in Spain: frequent, it increases anxiety and lowers self-esteem
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98% of women suffer street harassment, and 80% of them do so a monthly basis, according to a study by the Department of Psychology at the UCO in which 245 women participated
Europe Fails to Harmonize Sustainability Reporting in the Agri-Food Sector
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A team from the University of Cordoba compared the sustainability reports put out by 100 agri-food companies in Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and Germany
Additional taxes vs. water quotas. A study compares the most effective system to manage water consumption in agriculture
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Based on a mathematical programming model, the study finds that the proportional allocation of water, and not additional taxes on the resource, is more effective from the point of view of those engaged in agriculture
Inclusive Education Improves Students' socio-emotional Skills
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A study featuring more than 3,500 Compulsory Secondary Education (ESO) students and 294 teachers reveals that teachers' commitment to inclusive education favors their students' socio-emotional skills