But Dr Cosmides and Dr Tooby pointed out that before long-distance transport existed, only two of those would have been relevant.

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He believes calling the condition economy class syndrome is inaccurate because there is evidence it has affected people in business or first class - or in people using other forms of long-distance transport.

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Recent modelling studies show that the flux to remote areas of contaminants associated with micro-plastics is small compared with that from oceanic and especially long-distance atmospheric transport processes.

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The four-engine Yun-20, or Transport-20, is a huge, multi-function airfreighter that can perform various long distance air transport tasks targeting cargo and passengers, the state-run Xinhua News Agency said.

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Silei stopped short of saying Ducati made it specifically to target American buyers, but he said it belongs to a group of new variants designed to be more conducive to the American mindset (oriented toward recreation and long-distance cruising rather than toward the more European uses of transport and sport).

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