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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain How do young people find their way to music-making? Researchers Anna Kuoppamäki from the University of the Arts Helsinki and Fanny Vilmilä from the Finnish Youth Research Network identified factors that had a significant impact on the formation of the musical life courses of the young people interviewed in their study. …

DVR involvement at enrollment and during the 24 months after enrollment. This figure shows the proportion of treatment (N = 413) and control (N = 390) youth according to their DVR service involvement at enrollment and 24 months after enrollment. Credit: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation (2023). DOI: 10.3233/JVR-230055 A new study published in the Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation evaluates the impact of Vermont's Linking…

Credit: Yan Krukau from Pexels For decades, researchers have debated the long-term impact of early childhood education, sharing evidence that while some children experience positive long-term outcomes, others see initial benefits fade out—or even experience detrimental outcomes. Now, a study published in Education Sciences is…

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When it comes time to vote, you may think having more candidate options is better. But that's not necessarily the case. Andrew Janusz, assistant professor in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Florida, and his co-authors tested the idea using data from real elections to…

A three-year study tracking over 7000 middle-aged and older Canadians found that high rates of social participation, through volunteer work and recreational activities, were associated with successful aging, a metric defined by freedom from major physical, cognitive, mental, or emotional conditions, along with self-reported happiness and health. Despite being observational, the findings suggest that staying socially active could boost mental health, lessen feelings of loneliness, and improve overall health, prompting some…

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Encouraged by high-profile successes elsewhere, India wants its private space companies to increase their share of the global launch market by fivefold within the next decade — an effort boosted by the personal support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.In the year after the country opened the way for private launches in 2020, the number of space startups more than doubled, from 21 to 47.At the end of 2022, Skyroot Aerospace, whose investors include Sherpalo Ventures and Singapore's GIC, launched India's first privately…

Overview of the approach and contribution rubric to provide opportunities for—and documentation of—co‐author contributions while maximizing communication and efficiency throughout the manuscript production process. Credit: Methods in Ecology and Evolution (2023). DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.14096 The Nutrient Network (NutNet) is among the largest, longest running and most successful ecological research collaborations in the world.…

This graphic compares the labor market indicators for March 2022 and March 2023, showing increases for people with and without disabilities. Credit: Kessler Foundation People with disabilities maintained their record labor force participation rate in March, continuing to outperform people without disabilities, according to today's National Trends in Disability Employment—semi-monthly update (nTIDE), issued by Kessler…