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May 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Pearce, Associate Professor, School of Allied Health, La Trobe University Concussion is a temporary disturbance in brain function following an impact to the head. It can also occur after a blow to the body, if the force is transmitted to the head. Most people associate concussion ... <a title="For an unlucky 10% of people with concussion, the symptoms may be long-lasting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/21/for-an-unlucky-10-of-people-with-concussion-the-symptoms-may-be-long-lasting-116825/" aria-label="Read more about For an unlucky 10% of people with concussion, the symptoms may be long-lasting">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pep Canadell, Chief research scientist, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere; and Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO Discussions on how to address climate change have focused, very appropriately, on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, particularly those of carbon dioxide, the major contributor to climate change and a long-lived greenhouse ... <a title="Turning methane into carbon dioxide could help us fight climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/21/turning-methane-into-carbon-dioxide-could-help-us-fight-climate-change-117317/" aria-label="Read more about Turning methane into carbon dioxide could help us fight climate change">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rajshri Roy, Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Auckland Students typically gain weight in their first year of university. There are expressions to reflect this knowledge, such as the “freshman 15” in North America (which assumes students gain 15 pounds, or around 8kg) and “freshman fatties” ... <a title="First-year uni can add 4kg to your weight. Here’s how universities can scale that back" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/21/first-year-uni-can-add-4kg-to-your-weight-heres-how-universities-can-scale-that-back-115922/" aria-label="Read more about First-year uni can add 4kg to your weight. Here’s how universities can scale that back">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sudipta Sen, Professor of History, University of California, Davis For centuries many millions of Hindus have gathered at the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Sarswati in northern India for the festival of Kumbh Mela. Their pilgrimage, which ends with a sacred bath in the Ganges, ... <a title="Tampering with history: how India’s ruling party is erasing the Muslim heritage of the nation’s cities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/21/tampering-with-history-how-indias-ruling-party-is-erasing-the-muslim-heritage-of-the-nations-cities-116160/" aria-label="Read more about Tampering with history: how India’s ruling party is erasing the Muslim heritage of the nation’s cities">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Humphery-Jenner, Associate Professor of Finance, UNSW The coalition’s shock victory pushed up the S&P ASX 200 1.7%. The ASX 200 measures the price of Australia’s 200 biggest public companies. The major banks surged by much more – Westpac climbed 9.2%. All of the polls leading up ... <a title="Going up. Monday showed what the market thinks of Morrison" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/21/going-up-monday-showed-what-the-market-thinks-of-morrison-117396/" aria-label="Read more about Going up. Monday showed what the market thinks of Morrison">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Davis, Professor of Finance, University of Melbourne Will the banking services royal commission have a lasting effect of improving the banking and financial sector? The answer is “no”. A temporary change is apparent, but the problems lie deeper than those addressed by the royal commissioner. The ... <a title="‘Do no harm’ isn’t enough. Why the banking royal commission will ultimately achieve little" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/21/do-no-harm-isnt-enough-why-the-banking-royal-commission-will-ultimately-achieve-little-116076/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Do no harm’ isn’t enough. Why the banking royal commission will ultimately achieve little">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eric Forcier, PhD Candidate, Swinburne University of Technology Warning: spoilers are coming! As the ash settles upon the smouldering crenels of King’s Landing and a new ruler ascends to the throne, Game of Thrones fans around the world ask … what now? For eight years, the sprawling ... <a title="After 8 years of memes, videos and role playing, what now for Game of Thrones’ multimedia fans?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/21/after-8-years-of-memes-videos-and-role-playing-what-now-for-game-of-thrones-multimedia-fans-117254/" aria-label="Read more about After 8 years of memes, videos and role playing, what now for Game of Thrones’ multimedia fans?">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Labor’s finance spokesman Jim Chalmers has confirmed he is considering standing for Labor leader, which would put him up against leftwinger Anthony Albanese, who is already campaigning hard for the position. Chalmers, 41, from the right and a Queenslander, told ... <a title="Jim Chalmers considers tilt at leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/21/jim-chalmers-considers-tilt-at-leadership-117455/" aria-label="Read more about Jim Chalmers considers tilt at leadership">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sabin Zahirovic, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Sydney Scientists are among the millions of die-hard Game of Thrones fans digesting the show’s finale today. The striking landscape of Game of Thrones has led some researchers to build climate simulations that explain the erratic seasons depicted in the ... <a title="We made a moving tectonic map of the Game of Thrones landscape" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/20/we-made-a-moving-tectonic-map-of-the-game-of-thrones-landscape-117393/" aria-label="Read more about We made a moving tectonic map of the Game of Thrones landscape">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University The last thing the world needs at a moment of significant trade tensions between the United States and China is a Middle East crisis that would further imperil global growth. Yet this is what is threatening in ... <a title="Trouble in the Gulf as US-Iran dispute threatens to escalate into serious conflict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/20/trouble-in-the-gulf-as-us-iran-dispute-threatens-to-escalate-into-serious-conflict-117081/" aria-label="Read more about Trouble in the Gulf as US-Iran dispute threatens to escalate into serious conflict">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucy Deng, Staff Specialist Paediatrician, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance; Clinical Associate Lecturer, Children’s Hospital Westmead Clinical School, University of Sydney About 4.1 million Australians are under-vaccinated, meaning they’ve received some vaccinations, but not all the ones they need. While the vaccination debate generally centres ... <a title="Health Check: are you up to date with your vaccinations?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/20/health-check-are-you-up-to-date-with-your-vaccinations-116510/" aria-label="Read more about Health Check: are you up to date with your vaccinations?">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Cameron, Research Fellow, University of Sydney Polls had predicted a narrow win for Labor in this election, so what explains the Coalition victory? Data from the Australian Election Study (AES), based on public opinion surveys conducted after every federal election from 1987 to 2016, provide some ... <a title="Labor’s election loss was not a surprise if you take historical trends into account" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/20/labors-election-loss-was-not-a-surprise-if-you-take-historical-trends-into-account-117399/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s election loss was not a surprise if you take historical trends into account">Read more</a>
