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A US judge set February 18 for a hearing on the revised legal settlement between Google and US authors and publishers that would allow the Internet giant to scan and sell millions of books online. http://www.physorg.com/news177945750.html Technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:50:01 EST news177945750 (AP) -- A $125 million settlement of a lawsuit that would give Google Inc. the digital rights to millions of out-of-print books will be renegotiated in light of the U.S. Department of Justice's contention that the deal probably violates antitrust law, lawyers involved in the case said Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news172856962.html Technology Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:49:57 EST news172856962 NEC Corporation announced today the development of two new technologies that evaluate an author's feelings based on text data in order to automatically generate entertaining blog content. The technologies produce a variety of text decorations and feature an entertaining text-to-speech function that generates synthesized speech based on the positive or negative emotions expressed in a body of text. http://www.physorg.com/news158259748.html Technology Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:03:09 EST news158259748 Greek mathematics is considered one of the great intellectual achievements of antiquity. It has been decisive to the academic and cultural development of Western civilisation. The three Roman authors Varro, Cicero and Vitruvius were all, in their own way, influenced by Greek knowledge and transferred it to Roman literature. In his dissertation, Erik Bohlin, at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, studied the traces of Greek influence on these authors with regard to the mathematical branch of geometry. http://www.physorg.com/news155141057.html Other Sciences Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:45:05 EST news155141057 Amazon is yielding to concerns of authors by letting them selectively silence a read-aloud feature in Kindle 2 electronic book readers that hit the market in February. http://www.physorg.com/news155117629.html Electronics Sun, 01 Mar 2009 08:14:17 EST news155117629 Marijuana use appears to have decreased among most European and North American adolescents between 2002 and 2006, and those who went out with friends on fewer evenings of the week were less likely to report using the drug, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news152819328.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:49:00 EST news152819328 Every scientific researcher has asked themselves the question at some stage in their professional career: Why has the paper I submitted to be peer reviewed disappeared into the ether? http://www.physorg.com/news152285814.html Biology Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:37:17 EST news152285814 Why do Gap brand jeans appeal to people who seek intimacy in relationships? It may be a result of their upbringing. According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, people's relationship styles can affect their brand choices. http://www.physorg.com/news148565354.html Other Sciences Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:09:14 EST news148565354 The next time a telemarketer opens with a friendly question, you might stop and wonder why. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that it is surprisingly effective when salespeople or fundraisers ask how your day has been or which football team you support before broaching the subject of a purchase or donation. http://www.physorg.com/news148563060.html Other Sciences Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:31:00 EST news148563060 California's low-income teenagers have a lot in common: Sugary soda. Fast-food restaurants. Too much television. Not enough exercise. The result: Low-income teenagers are almost three times more likely to be obese than teens from more affluent households, according to new research from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. http://www.physorg.com/news148136874.html Medicine & Health Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:07:54 EST news148136874 Individuals younger than 50 who have been previously vaccinated do not appear to have a substantially different immune response to a half-dose of influenza vaccine than to a full dose, according to a report in the December 8/22 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. This suggests that half-dose vaccination in healthy young individuals may be effective in times of vaccine shortage. http://www.physorg.com/news147980207.html Medicine & Health Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:36:47 EST news147980207 Why not buy that treadmill? You'll be exercising every day, right? A new studyin the Journal of Consumer Research examines why our expectations of ourbehavior so often don't match reality. http://www.physorg.com/news146146050.html Other Sciences Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:07:30 EST news146146050 That photo of your smiling kids on the refrigerator door might do more than justmake you feel good; you might make healthier food choices after looking at it. Anew study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that positive moods canincrease our ability to understand the big picture. http://www.physorg.com/news146140088.html Other Sciences Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:28:08 EST news146140088 Children living in counties with higher levels of annual precipitation appear more likely to have higher prevalence rates of autism, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. The results raise the possibility that an environmental trigger for autism may be associated with precipitation and may affect genetically vulnerable children. http://www.physorg.com/news144956488.html Medicine & Health Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:41:28 EST news144956488 Individuals who take cholesterol-lowering statins before being hospitalized with pneumonia appear less likely to die within 90 days afterward, according to a report in the October 27 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. http://www.physorg.com/news144351947.html Medicine & Health Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:45:47 EST news144351947 Some patients who received beta-blockers before and around the time of undergoing non-cardiac surgery appear to have higher rates of heart attack and death within 30 days of their surgery, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Surgery. http://www.physorg.com/news143742174.html Medicine & Health Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:22:54 EST news143742174 Boston, MA - More than 330,000 lives were lost to HIV/AIDS in South Africa from 2000 and 2005 because a feasible and timely antiretroviral (ARV) treatment program was not implemented, assert researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) in a study published online by the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS) (http://www.jaids.com/). In addition, an estimated 35,000 babies were born with HIV during that same period in the country because a feasible mother-to-child transmission prophylaxis program using nevirapine (an anti-AIDS drug) was not implemented, the authors write. http://www.physorg.com/news143738794.html Medicine & Health Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:26:34 EST news143738794 People who gamble from the comfort of their home tend to think they're more in control of their gambling than people who gamble in casinos, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. http://www.physorg.com/news143207733.html Other Sciences Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:55:33 EST news143207733 Most people don't like to make a purchase without complete information about the product they're buying. For example, if someone comparing wireless plans doesn't know the coverage area, she may be more likely to walk away from the purchase. http://www.physorg.com/news143204961.html Other Sciences Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:09:21 EST news143204961 As soon as children are old enough to interact socially, some become entrenched in chronic and increasing patterns of victimization by their peers, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Children who are aggressive in infancy and are from families with harsh parenting styles and insufficient income appear more likely to be consistently victimized. http://www.physorg.com/news142527961.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:06:01 EST news142527961 The number of cases of surgical innovation published in otolaryngic medical journals has fallen drastically since the late 1980s, leading researchers to question the impact of government oversight over surgery, according to research presented during the 2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, in Chicago, IL. http://www.physorg.com/news141552582.html Medicine & Health Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:09:42 EST news141552582 In a computer-based model evaluating the benefits and costs of three types of HIV disease monitoring strategies, early initiation of antiretroviral therapy and monitoring using the CD4 count, a measure of immune system function, instead of based on symptoms appear to provide health benefits in low- and middle-income countries, according to a report in the September 22 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news141322965.html Medicine & Health Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:22:45 EST news141322965 Wouldn't you like some more information about that cream puff? Not if you just ate it. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research examined what's known as the "Blissful Ignorance Effect," the way consumers' goals shift after they've made purchases. http://www.physorg.com/news140716606.html Other Sciences Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:56:46 EST news140716606 Less than 2 percent of Americans use coupons, likely because of fear of being viewed as cheap or poor. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research demonstrates that not only do coupon users face stigmatization; people who stand near them do too. http://www.physorg.com/news140710526.html Other Sciences Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:15:26 EST news140710526 Multinational companies advertising luxury goods abroad should consider advertising those goods in English, whereas ads for necessities might be more effective in local languages, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. http://www.physorg.com/news140710381.html Other Sciences Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:13:01 EST news140710381 Banishing tempting goodies may not be the best way to keep from eating them. Tempting foods can actually increase willpower, according to new research in the Journal of Consumer Research. Although it seems counterintuitive, consumers show more self-control after they've spent some time in the presence of a treat. http://www.physorg.com/news140710349.html Other Sciences Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:12:29 EST news140710349 There is fresh evidence that people spend less when paying cash than using credit, cash-equivalent scrip or gift certificates. They also spend less when they have to estimate expenses in detail. These findings appear in the September issue of the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, published by the American Psychological Association. http://www.physorg.com/news139977942.html Other Sciences Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:45:42 EST news139977942 What is it that distinguishes humans from other mammals? The answer to this question lies in the neocortex - the part of the brain responsible for sensory perceptions, conscious thought, and language. Humans have a considerably larger neocortex than other mammals, making it an ideal subject for the research of higher cognition. In this month's issue of PLoS Biology, authors Tamas, et al, reveal new insights into the mysteries of neocortex organization and function. http://www.physorg.com/news139635686.html Biology Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:41:26 EST news139635686 Brain scans taken at different times of year suggest that the actions of the serotonin transporter -involved in regulating the mood-altering neurotransmitter serotonin -vary by season, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. These fluctuations may potentially explain seasonal affective disorder and related mood changes. http://www.physorg.com/news139570561.html Medicine & Health Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:36:01 EST news139570561 Certain kinds of research can help improve social problems, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. Participatory action research is the subject of the study by authors Julie L. Ozanne and Bige Saatcioglu (Virginia Tech). http://www.physorg.com/news138631970.html Medicine & Health Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:52:50 EST news138631970