- Carnival returns to French Riviera, as virus fears recede
- On the Great Lakes, scientists are making a “Winter Grab” of rare data
- Why Does My Body Feel Tight When I Wake Up?
- Muslim women in India protest state’s ban on hijab in schools
- Lead bullets are killing more than just hunting game in the US
- People With Autism or ADHD Are More Likely to Die Early, Review Says
Carnival returns to French Riviera, as virus fears recede
隨著對病毒恐懼逐漸消退，嘉年華重返法國里維埃拉市
Culture
Two years after the pandemic shut down the Carnival in the French Riviera city of Nice, artists, florists, actors, technicians and drivers are putting the final touches on their costumes, lavish flower arrangements and giant floats set to roll down the city's famed boulevards and squares on Friday. It will be a loud, rich and crowded chain of events over the next two weeks. The Carnival’s 149th edition is led by the King of Animals, celebrating nature, light, human connection and life itself after months of lockdowns, silence, social distancing and banned public gatherings.
–from Taiwan News
疫情導致法國里維埃拉市的尼斯嘉年華停擺；兩年後的週五，藝術家、花藝師、演員、技術人員和司機正在為他們的服裝、奢華的插花和巨型水上漂浮藝術進行最後的修飾，並將沿著城市著名的大道和廣場布置。在接下來的兩週裡，將會有一連串響亮、豐富和密集的活動。第 149 屆嘉年華的主題為動物之王，在數月的封鎖、沉默、保持社交距離和禁止公共集會之後，人們將為大自然、光明、與人之間的連結的和生命本身慶祝。
On the Great Lakes, scientists are making a “Winter Grab” of rare data
科學家正在五大湖區進行「冬季取樣」以獲得稀有數據
Sciences
Climate change is threatening those cold-season ecosystems. A study published last year in Nature Geoscience found that for every 1°C increase in global air temperature, lakes lose almost 10 days of ice cover. “We are losing ice without a really clear understanding of what we’re losing in terms of the ecology under that ice,” says Stephanie Hampton, a freshwater scientist at Washington State University. Therefore, on 14 February, as part of a weeklong campaign timed to coincide with the season’s heaviest ice cover, dozens of researchers from 19 research institutions and government agencies used sleds, snowmobiles, and even airboats and icebreakers to fan out to about 30 sites to study the lakes’ life and chemistry.
- from Science News
氣候變化正在威脅那些寒冷季節的生態系統，去年發表在《自然地球科學》雜誌上的一項研究發現，全球氣溫每升高1°C，湖泊就會失去近10 天的冰覆。華盛頓大學的淡水科學家Hampton說：「我們正在失去冰層，卻沒有真正清楚地了解冰層下的生態系統正在失去什麼。」因此，為期一週的調查始於 2月14日，恰逢本季最厚的冰層覆蓋時，來自19個研究機構和政府機構的數十名研究人員使用雪橇、雪地摩托車，甚至汽艇和破冰船分別前往大約30個地點，研究冰封湖泊的生態和化學物質。
Why Does My Body Feel Tight When I Wake Up?
為什麼起床時我的身體這麼僵硬？
Health
You may regularly wake up with stiff muscles, creaky joints or the general feeling that your body simply isn’t as limber as it was when you went to bed. If you don’t already stretch regularly, adding even 15 minutes of stretching to your day may help you feel less stiff upon waking, Dr. Stecco said. Morning tightness will naturally recede as you go about your morning. “But everyone has a different threshold for what is bothersome,” Dr. Capetta said. If it troubles you, some movement and stretching first thing in the morning may be enough “to reduce the time or to reduce the impact of this particular experience,” she said.
-From The New York Times
你或許經常醒來時肌肉僵硬、關節吱吱作響，或者覺得你的身體根本不如就寢時柔軟。Stecco博士說，如果你已經沒有定期伸展身體的習慣，那麼在一天中增加15分鐘的伸展可能會幫助你在醒來時感覺不那麼僵硬。當你早上四處走動時，早晨的緊繃感會自然消退。Capetta博士說：「但每個人都對令人討厭的事情有不同的容忍度」，她說「如果你覺得麻煩，那麼早上先動一動或伸展，便可能足以緩和或縮短這類特殊感受所造成的影響」。
Muslim women in India protest state’s ban on hijab in schools
印度的穆斯林女性抗議該州禁止在學校戴頭巾
Culture
Muslim women in southern India are seeking to overturn a state policy that allows schools to ban the hijab in a case that has polarized the country and added to concerns about discrimination against its Muslim minority. A court hearing on the issue in the southern state of Karnataka is continuing this week. Students challenging the ban on the hijab, or headscarf, say it infringes on their right to education and religious freedom in Hindu-majority India, where secularism is enshrined in the constitution.
-from NBC
印度南部的穆斯林女性正訴求推翻一項允許學校禁止戴頭巾的國家政策，這項政策使國家分化，並加劇了對弱勢穆斯林歧視的擔憂。本週將在南部卡納塔克邦就該問題舉行法庭聽證會。反對戴頭巾禁令的學生表示，在以印度教信仰為主的印度，世俗主義被載入憲法中，但這項政策卻侵犯了他們的受教權和宗教信仰自由。
Lead bullets are killing more than just hunting game in the US
鉛彈在美國的殺戮不僅止於狩獵遊戲
Sciences
Bald and golden eagles are being decimated by frequent and widespread lead poisoning from hunters' guns across the US, a new study shows. Examining the carcasses of 1,210 dead eagles across 38 US states over eight years, scientists from the US Geological Survey, Conservation Science Global (USGS) have found that half of the birds presented high levels of lead - a poison they had likely ingested by consuming contaminated deer. According to the USGS scientists behind the study, the repeated exposure to lead is hindering the population growth of both bald and golden eagles, which are protected species in the US and just recently made a comeback from the brink of extinction. Another study from the Department of Public and Ecosystem Health at Cornell University has estimated that ingesting hunters' bullets left in wildlife have stunted the birds' population growth by 6.3 per cent for males and 4.3 for females.
-from Euronews
一項新研究顯示：白頭鷹和金雕正因美國各地獵槍導致頻繁且廣泛的鉛中毒而減少。美國全球保育科學的地質調查局科學家花了8年，檢測美國38個州的1210隻鷹屍，發現其中一半呈現－可能是攝食已受污染的鹿所致－高度鉛中毒。此研究的科學家說：反覆接觸鉛正阻礙白頭鷹及金雕數量增長，這些受保護的種群最近才從滅絕邊緣重生。另一項由康乃爾大學公共與生態健康學系所做的研究估計，攝食體內留有狩獵鉛彈的野生動物會阻礙鳥類數量增長，雄鷹和雌鷹各下降6.3%和4.3%。
People With Autism or ADHD Are More Likely to Die Early, Review Says
研究發現患有自閉症和注意力不足過動症的人更容易早逝
Health
Having autism or ADHD could come with a higher risk of dying earlier than normal, according to new research. "Clinicians and health care professionals can be encouraged to routinely collect information on behavioral, medical conditions and health outcomes related to ASD (autism spectrum disorder)/ADHD, emphasizing the need to recognize and address modifiable vulnerability factors and prevent delays in health care provision," the meta-analysis authors wrote. Some organizations have resources for how children and adults with autism or ADHD can increase their chances of doing things that could help their quality of life or life expectancy, including exercise, dental care and sleep.
-From CNN
一份新的研究指出，ASD（自閉症類群障礙）和ADHD（注意力不足過動症）患者的早逝風險比一般人高。統合分析的作者們描述：鼓勵臨床醫師和醫療照護專業人員定期收集與自閉症（自閉症類群障礙）/注意力不足過動症的行為、醫療條件和健康結果的相關資訊，來強調「了解及處理可調整的不穩定因素與預防醫療照護延誤提供」之必要性。一些組織已有相關資源，能協助患有自閉症或注意力不足過動症的兒童和成人增加他們有益生活品質或延長壽命的自主活動機會，如：運動、牙科護理和睡眠等。