Every country has its limits. One of those limits, for one country, is on display in this study: “Mismatch between jar opening demands and wrist torque strength of consumers in Iran,” Iman Dianat, Behzad Asadi, Héctor Ignacio Castellucci, Applied Ergonomics, vol. 94, March 2021, article 103421. The authors report: “A considerable mismatch (range = 25%–100%) […]
This week’s Feedback column (that I write) in New Scientist magazine has four segments. Here are bits of each of them: Pet contributions — … Brad D. Lee of the University of Kentucky will present his views on the topic “Companion canine nutrient contributions to peri-urban environments“ … Mussel-bound death — … “Dramatic is the fate of a […]
Recent medical reports of pubic lice infestations are rare, but here we share a novelty, published in Tropical Biomedicine 30(1): 152–154 [First report of family infestation with pubic louse (Pthirus pubis; Insecta: Anoplura: Pthiridae) in Iran – a case report]. The authors, R. Dehghani, M. Limoee, and A.R. Ahaki, from Kashan and Kermanshah Universities of […]
News reports (in Iran and in the New York Times) lead us to suspect that the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists (LFHCfS) is now banned in Iran. The photo here, showing non-banned hair styles, is from an Iranian source: Membership in The Luxuriant Former Hair Club for Scientists (LFHCfS), a sibling organization of the […]