Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

For crying out loud – pick up your baby

A joint study with QUT and the Riverton Early Parenting Centre has found many parents of infants up to 12 weeks, were uncertain about how best to settle their…

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Social Capital: Key to Job Success in New Survey Insights

Two thousand new employees in a municipality were asked: “Do you know anyone in this line of work?” The various occupations were ranked in accordance with a…

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Women’s Trust in Workplace Relationships: Key Insights Revealed

Dr Simon Pervan interviewed 400 senior men and women marketing managers about their relationships with people from other companies in the advertising and…

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Eye Color Clues: How Blue Eyes Hint at Paternity

Before you request a paternity test, spend a few minutes looking at your child’s eye color. It may just give you the answer you’re looking for. According to…

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UCF Professor Debunks Ghost and Vampire Myths This Halloween

As the weather cools and Halloween approaches, chilling creaks in the stairs, bloodcurdling screams from the attic and other paranormal activity become more…

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New Insights Into Heart Patient Outcomes: Vital Condition Analysis

The study analyzed the results of eight major research trials involving nearly 20,000 patients who underwent interventional heart procedures, such as balloon…

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Alcohol’s Role in Violent Crimes and Accidents: An Overlooked Issue

While alcohol is believed to play a role in about one-third of homicides and fatal motor vehicle accidents, media reports linked alcohol to specific accidents…

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Bargain or waste of money? Consumers don't always agree

This is even the case if those purchases might include shoes that cause blisters or clothes that no longer fit, said Erica Okada, an assistant professor of…

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UGA Study Reveals Bird Species at Risk for Bird Flu Transmission

University of Georgia researchers have found that the common wood duck and laughing gull are very susceptible to highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza viruses…

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Health Disparities in High-Black Neighborhoods: New Study Insights

Based on data from more than 2,800 people who self-identified as white, black, Hispanic, or Asian, this is the first study to examine the effects of…

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Teens Outgrow Migraines: Study Reveals Key Insights

Kids with a family member with migraines were most likely to still have migraines 10 years later.For the study, researchers screened all of the kids and teens…

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Racial Disparity in Breast Cancer Outcomes Tied to Tumor Aggressiveness

Published in the December 1, 2006 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study reviewed patient data from two different…

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Visual Imagery Technique Enhances Voting Engagement

It was all a matter of the visual perspective people took when they imagined themselves voting. Researchers asked some Ohio college students to picture…

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Safe Listening: New Guidelines for iPod Music Levels

The study indicates a typical person can safely listen to an iPod for 4.6 hours per day at 70 percent volume using stock earphones, according to Cory Portnuff,…

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Malaria in the Middle East — New study reveals worrying trend

Malaria is not usually thought of as a major disease in the Middle East, but a study from Yemen in this week's BMJ reveals worryingly high levels of severe…

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Beaked Whales: Extreme Dives for Deepwater Prey Hunting

This extreme deep-diving behavior is of particular interest since beaked whales stranded during naval sonar exercises have been reported to have symptoms of…

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