Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Boost Self-Esteem: The Positive Impact of Celebrity Admiration

For many people, the admiration of celebrities can have some important benefits. Jaye L. Derrick and Shira Gabriel of the University at Buffalo, State…

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Livestock and Oil Palm Integration Boosts Sarawak’s Agriculture

Sarawak, which is free from the incidence of foot and mouth diseases, is embarking in livestock-oil palm integration as a strategy to increase local livestock…

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Improper Positions: Key Factor in Scaffolding and Ladder Falls

One of the authors of the study, Teresa Rivas, from the Mining Engineering School at this university explained to SINC that job duration is also related to…

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Latin American Women in Spain Face Higher Health Risks

An increase in migration has changed Spain’s demographic profile in recent years, enabling researchers to study the micro-adaptive transition of immigrant…

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European Scientists Struggle With Work-Life Balance for Women

In a new work financed by the European Commission, the data obtained confirms Spanish figures given in the latest Woman and Science report and shows that over…

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Amphetamine Abuse Linked to Heart Attacks in Young Adults

In the study, available online in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence, researchers examined data from more than 3 million people between 18 and 44 years…

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Research Study to Measure “How Much Information?” Is in the World

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, today announced a new study to quantify the amounts and kinds of information being produced worldwide…

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Shoppers Pay More for Local Food at Farm Markets

The study also showed that shoppers at farm markets are willing to pay almost twice as much extra as retail grocery shoppers for the same locally produced…

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Instant Messaging Reduces Workplace Interruptions, Study Finds

A recent study by researchers at Ohio State University and University of California, Irvine found that workers who used instant messaging on the job reported…

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Nutritional Supplement Boosts ICU Patient Recovery Potential

This study has proved that the oxide stress increase during patients stays in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), due to the low levels of antioxidant food…

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Why 25% of New CEOs Last Less Than Three Years

Zhang’s study, “Information Asymmetry and the Dismissal of Newly Appointed CEOs: An Empirical Investigation,” finds that these dismissals may be due to the…

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Unlocking Clues for Nerve Cell Repair and Recovery

This finding is crucial to understanding and treating a range of conditions involving nerve cell loss or damage, from spinal cord injury to neurodegenerative…

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Healthy Intestinal Bacteria Found in Chicken Eggs Study

The conventional wisdom among scientists has long been that birds acquire the intestinal bacteria that are necessary for good health from their environment,…

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Innovative Solutions to Combat Cartilage Loss by Brown Researchers

Scientists have long wrestled with how to aid those who suffer cartilage damage and loss. One popular way is to inject an artificial gel that can imitate…

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Probiotic Drink May Alleviate Hayfever Symptoms, Study Finds

In the first human study of its kind, scientists at the Institute of Food Research found that probiotic bacteria in a daily drink can modify the immune…

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Behavior Conditioning and Allergic Rhinitis: New Insights

Allergic symptoms can be induced by behavioral conditioning. However, the conditionability of antiallergic effects has not yet been studied. Thus, in this…

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