Tobacco use is costly, but so is quitting. Surveys of 8 African countries show who needs help: Media Lens King/Getty Images Tobacco use imposes a large health and economic burden worldwide. Research estimates that, in 2019, about 8 million deaths were attributable to tobacco smoking. Tobacco also reduces years of healthy living: about 200 million …
Iran protests: majority of people reject compulsory hijab and an Islamic regime, surveys find: Iranian women have taken to burning hijabs in protest at the death of Mahsa Amini. Twitter A young woman’s death in custody in Iran on September 16 has sparked nationwide protests. Mahsa Amini’s fatal injuries resulted from an arrest and beating …
Check out this South African City image: Zakumi surveys Soccer City Stadium Image by Shine 2010 – 2010 World Cup good news Shine 2010 visits Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa, for a tour of its progress ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. For more news and information on the 2010 World Cup visit …
South Africa in the news: Figure of the week: Sub-Saharan Africa shows resilience to the effects of COVID-19, according to high-frequency phone surveys: Chris Heitzig highlights key data from a World Bank dashboard summarizing country-level results of high-frequency COVID-19 surveys conducted in Africa from April to August 2020.: “South Africa” – BingNews Obasi wants Rohr …
Are seismic surveys driving penguins from their feeding grounds?: African penguins appear to move away from areas where seismic underwater surveys are happening. Lorien Pichegru Whales, dolphins, squid and fish are among the many marine species that rely on underwater sounds for everything from foraging to communication. By listening to what’s happening in the water …
4 open source tools for doing online surveys: Ah, the venerable survey. It can be a fast, simple, cheap, and effective way gather the opinions of friends, family, classmates, co-workers, customers, readers, and others. Millions turn to proprietary tools like SurveyGizmo, Polldaddy, SurveyMonkey, or even Google Forms to set up their surveys. But if you …