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An Osaka Metropolitan University researcher investigated how multimodal travel affects daily physical activity in Senboku New Town, Osaka. The study found that combining Demand-Responsive Transport (DRT) with fixed-route buses was associated with an increase of approximately 1,730 steps per day, more than double the increase seen with DRT alone.
From refusing to doff hats in court to resisting hat-snatching highway robbers, England’s relationship with hats goes far deeper than fashion, new research published in The Historical Journal shows.
Quitting tobacco could give a major economic uplift to the incomes of more than 20 million households in India, suggests an economic analysis published in the open access journal BMJ Global Health. While the greatest impact would be felt in rural areas and among the poorest households, 7 million middle income families would also stand to benefit, the estimates suggest.