Month: December 2021

Environment

Our lakes are losing their ice cover faster than ever — here’s what that means for us

Sapna Sharma, York University, Canada; David Richardson, State University of New York at New Paltz, and Iestyn Woolway, University of Reading https://narrations.ad-auris.com/widget/the-conversation-canada/our-lakes-are-losing-their-ice-cover-faster-than-ever–%E2%80%94-here-s-what-that-means-for-us Every winter when Lake Suwa in Japan freezes, locals believe that the Shinto male god Takeminakata crosses the frozen lake with his dragon to visit the female god Yasakatome. He leaves only his footsteps on the ice in the form of a sinusoidal … Continue reading Our lakes are losing their ice cover faster than ever — here’s what that means for us

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Business and economics, China

What Makes Yiwu a Desirable Place for Foreign Merchants to Settle in？–  A Study of the Muslim Community in Yiwu

Authors: Fengnian Cai, Jiamei Wang, Yue Wu  Giant Arabic letters in shopping malls, loud chatter in diverse languages, the sweet smell of shisha smoke in the evening air, and Muslim women wearing colorful Hijabs watching the news from Al Jazeera (a Middle-Eastern news channel) by the streets — a unique scene indeed. This is a city filled with all sorts of Halal food and Islamic … Continue reading What Makes Yiwu a Desirable Place for Foreign Merchants to Settle in？–  A Study of the Muslim Community in Yiwu

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Society and culture

Have an Instagram account for your pet? Love sharing funny animal videos? You’re part of the cute economy

Ghalia Shamayleh, Concordia University and Zeynep Arsel, Concordia University Was one of the last DMs you received on Instagram a video of ducklings wearing flowers for hats, or floating in a sink full of water? An overly zealous cockapoo dancing on the couch with his human? A husky throwing a temper tantrum because he couldn’t come indoors? If sharing cute animal content is your love … Continue reading Have an Instagram account for your pet? Love sharing funny animal videos? You’re part of the cute economy

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Health

How (and Why) a Horror Show Soothed My Pregnancy Loss

Erin Greene, played by Kate Siegel in “Midnight Mass”COURTESY OF NETFLIX In college, I used scary movies and books to challenge the monsters of my abuse-filled youth. As a 10-year-old and through my early teens, I was so convinced Freddy Krueger was trying to possess me, I slept with the light on and the door open. Out on my own as an undergraduate trying to … Continue reading How (and Why) a Horror Show Soothed My Pregnancy Loss

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Health

Pandemic Poses Short- and Long-Term Risks to Babies, Especially Boys

By Liz Szabo The pandemic has created a hostile environment for pregnant people and their babies. Stress levels among expectant mothers have soared. Pregnant women with covid are five times as likely as uninfected pregnant people to require intensive care and 22 times as likely to die. Infected moms are four times as likely to have a stillborn child. Yet some of the pandemic’s greatest threats to infants’ health may not be … Continue reading Pandemic Poses Short- and Long-Term Risks to Babies, Especially Boys

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