Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Noise Reduction Innovations for Quieter Motor Boat Cockpits

Boating is unpleasant for the skipper and passengers if it is difficult to hear normal conversation in the cockpit. VTT's Quiet boats project examined both…

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Both fixed and varying gender patterns in children's everyday activities

Various order and discipline functions are a clear part of everyday activities in preschool and primary education, and sometimes involve children being given…

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Young Children Master Negotiation Skills Through Play

The thesis examines what children negotiate over, how they negotiate and the strategies they use. The results show that young children are skilled negotiators.Torgeir Alvestad has looked into how young children learn, through play, which negotiation strategies are appropriate and which aren’t. …

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Minimizing Multiple Sclerosis Attacks in War Zones

Multiple sclerosis patients who directly confronted the stress of the Second Lebanon War suffered fewer attacks than those who chose to cope with the situation…

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Metabolic Syndrome Impacts Kidney Function in Living Donors

Each year more than 6,000 adults in the United States are living kidney donors. Over time, these donors typically have some decline in function of their…

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'Lap-band' weight loss surgery in very obese adults improves mental health

“Surgical treatment, such as laparoscopic gastric banding, is increasingly recognized as the most effective means of achieving weight loss and improving blood…

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School Wellness Policies: Time for a Modern Update?

The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act, 2004, requires that all school districts have a Wellness Policy if they participate in federal school meal…

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Anxiety in Tourette Syndrome: Key Factors in Disability

An assessment of patients with adult Tourette syndrome (TS) to identify clinical factors that contribute to psychosocial and occupational disabilities…

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Elderly Orphans: Impact of Africa’s AIDS Epidemic Uncovered

The researchers used existing data to develop the first estimates on the number of elderly individuals left alone, without any adult support, as a result of…

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Newborns and Cold Sensation: Insights on TRPM8 Protein

The finding adds to understanding of the cold sensing protein TRPM8 (pronounced trip-em-ate), first identified in a Nature paper in 2002 by USC College…

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Wild Sharks and Redfish Host Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

The study, published in the Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, found antibiotic-resistant bacteria in every fish species sampled. The researchers also found…

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Medicare Cuts Boost Cancer Treatment Options for Patients

The 2005 Medicare Modernization Act, which substantially reduced Medicare payments to physicians for administering outpatient chemotherapy drugs, has had a…

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Gabapentin: New Insights for Locked-In Syndrome Patients

In the June issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, researchers from Italy describe four patients with locked-in syndrome who also had dancing eye syndrome…

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Staying Happy and Motivated in Your Job

Unemployment is hovering near 10 percent — the highest in more than 26 years. That figure doesn’t include those involuntarily working part-time (one to 34…

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Penn Study Explores Drug Use and Reproductive Strategies

The study compared two competing theories. One theory — the conventional wisdom in political science — sees drug attitudes as primarily coming from people's…

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Atlantic Climate Changes Influence Drought in the Sahel

Cyclical changes in atmospheric pressure and sea surface temperature in the North Atlantic Ocean affect drought in the Sahel region on the southern Sahara rim….

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