Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Celebrity Role Models Prove To Be ‘Influential Teachers’

The research in the University of Leicester Department of Media and Communication examines interest in celebrities and gossip about them. It was carried out by…

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Future Sea-Level Rises May Exceed Previous Predictions

The study by a consortium of scientists from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton and research centres in Tübingen (Germany), Cambridge and New York,…

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Electronic Prescription Service Launches Across the UK

The electronic transfer of repeat prescriptions between general practices and pharmacies is currently being rolled out across the UK, in a bid to streamline…

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MU Study Looks at Social Structure of Prison Communities

In community settings, there’s always at least one person or perhaps a group of individuals who are most highly respected. Prison systems are no different;…

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Internationalization Insights: Navigating Complexity in Business

The original proposition of this dissertation was: information-processing grows in quantity and variety as the complexity and uncertainty of business increases…

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Chairman as Coach: Elevating Board Leadership Effectiveness

Whenever things are going well for a company or public institution, it is usually the chief executive or the general manager who enjoys the limelight. However…

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Cell Differentiation Patterns: Impact on Cancer and Aging

The failure of normal cell differentiation patterns may explain cancer and senescent decline with aging, say researchers at the University of Arizona, the…

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Exploring Alternatives to Surgery for Chronic Knee Pain

Furthermore, the authors suggest that giving these patients a therapeutic exercise regime rather than putting them through surgery could save money.Patellofemoral pain syndrome is often treated with arthroscopic surgery, in which equipment inserted through small incisions in the knee is used to both diagnose the cause of the problem and attempt to fix it….

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Caspase-1 Protein: Key Role in Inflammatory Response Explained

In an attempt to shed light on this process, Dr. Maya Saleh, researcher at the critical care division and the centre for the study of host resistance of the…

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Parents blind to children’s risk taking & skilled risk management

The researchers found children indulge in a great deal of thoughtful and considered risk taking that is invisible to adults. On average the researchers found…

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New Study Casts Doubts on Climate Model Reliability

This research, published on-line Wednesday in the Royal Meteorological Society’s International Journal of Climatology*, raises new concerns about the…

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Scrooge or Samaritan: Personality Types Influence Donations

In a sample of almost 1000 participants the researchers found that people with a pro-social personality gave more money to charities and other noble causes….

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Vaccine Progress: New Hope Against Mononucleosis

EBV is a member of the herpes virus family and one of the most common viruses in humans, with nearly all adults in developed countries such as the United…

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Youth Cigarette Access Declines in Minnesota Study Findings

These findings are specific to the Minnesota Adolescent Community Cohort study, a longitudinal telephone survey of youth less than 18 years old. The…

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Natural Human Hormone: A Promising New Antidepressant?

This new study reports findings that support the evaluation of a potential new antidepressant agent.According to the lead author on this study, Kamilla…

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Net Foreign Assets: China’s Economic Weakness Unveiled

China’s international investment position has been characterized by its huge and increasing net foreign assets – and despite its low per capita incomes and…

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