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Patents and the protection of inventor rights have occupied a key place in American law and policy since the earliest days of the country. When the United States Constitution was ratified in 1788, it included […]

Researchers from LUISS Guido Carli University have published a new study that examines whether and how subtle shifts in language arousal might shape consumer engagement and the way it affects perceptions of influencers’ trustworthiness.This post […]

A new Roundtable discussion in the journal Health Equity explores the results of a poll conducted by the National Collaborative for Health Equity (NCHE), called the “Heart of America Annual Survey.” The survey found that […]

In 1950, as part of the Group Areas Act, South Africa’s apartheid government banished people of color to outlying areas, away from central business districts. The Cape Flats are one such area, sprawling to the […]

A new study published in The Journal of Sex Research has revealed the complex world of involuntary celibacy, providing important insights into the challenges faced by a growing community of men known as incels.This post […]

Non-sectarian political parties help to make divided societies more stable and improve the quality of the democratic process, a new study says.This post was originally published on this site

A research team at the University of Cordoba studied the behavior of those defending adolescent victims of bullying and its relationship to the student’s social and regulatory adjustment and perceptions of popularity among peers.This post […]

A new study suggests the UK prison system should learn lessons from Icelandic prisons to transform the lives of foreign national prisoners. The work was published in the International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice.This […]

Gender-based violence (GBV) is a public health issue that encompasses acts of violence based on individuals’ sex or gender, such as intimate partner violence (IPV), sexual assault, and violence against women, among others. GBV can […]

Research master student Linda Bomm found in her thesis that men, compared to women, believe female sexual assault survivors less, blame women more, and judge them more negatively—especially if they identify strongly with their male […]