Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Inside the Daily Work of Health Care Line Managers

As part of her study, Arman shadowed ten line managers in the health care sector for four days each. After shadowing the subjects, who were selected from…

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70-Year-Olds Show Enhanced Cognitive Abilities in H70 Study

The H70 study provides data on cognitive symptoms that researchers have used to predict the development of dementia, and also to investigate whether the…

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Soot from Space Tourism Rockets: Climate Change Impact

The researchers assumed that a fast-growing suborbital space tourism market will develop over the next decade and examine the climate impact of soot and carbon…

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Marketing Researcher Sheds New Light on Rewards Programs

A new study by Rajesh Bagchi, assistant professor of marketing in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech, sheds new light on these programs, used by…

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Contraband Cigarettes Fuel Youth Smoking in Ontario Schools

The study, published in the current edition of Tobacco Control, looked at the smoking habits of Ontario students and found that of high school daily smokers,…

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Anxiety Sensitivity: Key to Effective Treatment Insights

Heart and Stroke Foundation researcher and lead author Nancy Frasure-Smith, PhD explained that anxiety sensitivity is the degree to which a person is…

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Expand Colorectal Cancer Screening During Mammography Visits

That is the conclusion of a new study published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. The results highlight the need…

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High Elk-Use Areas in Oregon and Washington: Key Factors Unveiled

The availability of highly nutritious forage is one of four factors linked to the presence of elk populations in western Oregon and Washington, according to a…

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Parent-Only Treatment Shows Promise for Obese Children

The results were published today in the advanced online edition of the journal Obesity.Kerri N. Boutelle, PhD, associate professor of pediatrics and psychiatry…

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Mountain Lions Spotted in Tucson Mountains: New Research Insights

Using infrared-triggered cameras at 65 sites, UA researchers captured 36 photographs of mountain lions roaming the Tucson Mountains. The study confirmed that…

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Offshore Wind a 'Mixed Bag'

Offshore wind power offers a feasible way for Maryland to help meet its renewable energy goals, but presents some economic and political hurdles, concludes a…

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Patient Navigation Boosts Mammography Rates in Minority Women

The results, published online in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, indicate the importance of patient navigation in reducing health disparities in…

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Airbags Significantly Lower Kidney Injury Risk in Crashes

Occupants in motor vehicles with airbags are much less likely to suffer kidney or renal damage in a crash than are occupants in vehicles without airbags,…

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Students’ Online Grief After Campus Shootings: A New Study

The study, which appears in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, gives a first-of-its-kind portrait of student reactions to shootings on their campuses….

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Virtual Colonoscopy and Teleradiology Enhance Rural Cancer Screening

The study was performed at Fort Defiance Indian Hospital in Fort Defiance, AZ, and Tuba City Regional Health Care Center in Tuba City, AZ, both of which are…

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Cost-Effective Follow-Up for Cervical Lesion Treatment

A study of the options for reducing cancer incidence and mortality among women who have been treated for precancerous cervical lesions found that an annual…

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