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British multinationals operating in countries that lack basic human rights give around 70% more money to charity than firms that do not have a presence in such politically controversial nations, a new study has revealed. http://www.physorg.com/news157870763.html Other Sciences Thu, 02 Apr 2009 06:00:40 EST news157870763 The small amount of money put toward fighting the tiny, yet destructive soybean aphid will pay big dividends in the coming years, said a Michigan State University economist, thanks to a research and outreach system developed during the last 50 years. http://www.physorg.com/news157046509.html Biology Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:02:28 EST news157046509 A new study published in the journal Soil Use and Management attempts for the first time to measure the extent and severity of land degradation across the globe and concludes that 24% of the land area is degrading - often in very productive areas. http://www.physorg.com/news156768832.html Space & Earth Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:54:24 EST news156768832 (AP) -- Taking a cue from Amazon.com, Sun Microsystems Inc. plans to launch its own "public cloud" service, which will let everyone from big-time corporations to dorm-room entrepreneurs run their businesses on Sun's computers without buying hardware of their own. http://www.physorg.com/news156595456.html Technology Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:44:44 EST news156595456 When a marriage that has included violence ends, is co-parenting possible? It depends on whether intimate terrorism or situational violence was involved, says a new University of Illinois study published in Family Relations. http://www.physorg.com/news156532650.html Other Sciences Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:18:08 EST news156532650 Health aid contributes 60% of funding to the Solomon Islands. The Islands have considerable health concerns including a double burden of both infectious and chronic diseases. This, coupled with damages from natural disasters, political instability and tensions between ethnic groups means most Islands in the Pacific, rely heavily on donations and externally funded programs. According to Australian research conducted in the Solomon Islands, simple cooperation between agencies and local governments is the key to good health care aid. http://www.physorg.com/news156426378.html Medicine & Health Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:46:42 EST news156426378 In new research published in the Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, New York University Professor Mitchell Moss explains that the cornerstone Federal disaster relief legislation, the Robert T. Stafford Act, is dangerously out of date, and must be reformed to provide for rapid relief after a catastrophe. http://www.physorg.com/news156177961.html Other Sciences Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:46:52 EST news156177961 Clinicians have an important role to play in reducing hospital waste and should not be discouraged by lack of knowledge or the threat of legal liability, according to a paper published on bmj.com today. http://www.physorg.com/news156004294.html Medicine & Health Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:32:04 EST news156004294 Wishful bettors, those who make overly optimistic investments, will ultimately harm themselves financially, but they can harm entire markets as well, new research shows. http://www.physorg.com/news156000497.html Other Sciences Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:28:50 EST news156000497 A new study appearing in Pain Practice successfully established the reliability a newly developed device for assessing pain. This device is called the continuous pain score meter (CPSM). It enables continuous real time pain score measurement, which is used to obtain exact measurements of pain intensity in humans during the course of a procedure. The findings provide more detailed information on patients' pain perception and may lead to better pain management for certain clinical procedures. http://www.physorg.com/news155828179.html Medicine & Health Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:37:02 EST news155828179 A few miles from the southeast Florida coast, at a depth of crushing pressure and frigid temperatures, lies an eerie world of snowy coral, undiscovered forms of life and rock towers thrusting through ink-dark water. http://www.physorg.com/news155496557.html Space & Earth Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:29:37 EST news155496557 Google is letting patients share electronic medical records with loved ones or care providers who may be needed to help in emergencies. http://www.physorg.com/news155495341.html Technology Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:09:23 EST news155495341 Overweight children and adolescents, with the active involvement of their parents and families, can successfully lose weight by following the Seven Steps to Success described in the current issue of Obesity Management, a journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. http://www.physorg.com/news155483104.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:45:39 EST news155483104 (PhysOrg.com) -- Not only do teens with type 1 diabetes have the normal adolescent concerns of school, work and social activities, but they are responsible for taking insulin, monitoring blood glucose (blood sugar) levels and keeping doctor visits, too. Now, a new study suggests that feelings such as anger or sadness could interfere with teens` diabetes management. http://www.physorg.com/news155317717.html Medicine & Health Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:49:53 EST news155317717 The US Justice Department announced that it has filed a complaint against EMC Corp. over contracts the information management and storage giant secured with the US government. http://www.physorg.com/news155288603.html Technology Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:43:55 EST news155288603 (PhysOrg.com) -- If you're looking to keep your job in these tough economic times, you might want to avoid talking about how your firm's cutbacks will make it harder for you to do your work. That's because those who regularly articulate workplace handicaps don't get much sympathy from co-workers, according to an Iowa State University management professor who has studied self-handicapping in the workplace. http://www.physorg.com/news155238267.html Other Sciences Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:44:56 EST news155238267 The African savanna is world famous for its wildlife, especially the iconic large herbivores such as elephants, zebras, and giraffes. But managing these ecosystems and balancing the interests of the large charismatic mammals with those of other species has been a perpetual challenge for park and game mangers. Now a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reports the successful test of new remote-sensing technology to monitor the impact of management decisions on the savannah ecosystem. http://www.physorg.com/news155237869.html Space & Earth Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:39:56 EST news155237869 (PhysOrg.com) -- IBM Research scientists today announced a landmark study in the field of nanoelectronics; the development and demonstration of novel techniques to measure the distribution of energy and heat in powered carbon nanotube devices. http://www.physorg.com/news155237369.html Nanotechnology Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:30:46 EST news155237369 In what eventually could become a major bureaucratic turf war, there have been stirrings on Capitol Hill about moving the U.S. Forest Service from the Agriculture to the Interior Department. http://www.physorg.com/news155140212.html Space & Earth Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:30:40 EST news155140212 Organizations that diversify the skill levels of their top leadership benefit more than those that try too hard for similar diversity in personality, according to the Management Insights feature in the current issue of Management Science, the flagship journal of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). http://www.physorg.com/news154878809.html Other Sciences Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:53:45 EST news154878809 Even as debate rages over the safety of Australia's "Prepare, stay and defend, or leave early" policy of wildfire defense, fire researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and in Australia say that the strategy is worth consideration in California and other regions in the United States. http://www.physorg.com/news154869116.html Space & Earth Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:12:53 EST news154869116 Yahoo's new chief executive, Carol Bartz, is set to announce a major reorganization of the company, sources say, raising expectations that the stumbling Internet giant may get back on track after a punishing year. http://www.physorg.com/news154768552.html Technology Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:16:35 EST news154768552 Post-partum haemorrhage (PPH) immediately after giving birth is the largest threat to new mothers in high-income countries. An Australian study, featured in the open access journal BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, shows that an increasing number of women suffered severe problems arising from blood loss after delivery. http://www.physorg.com/news154767601.html Medicine & Health Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:00:36 EST news154767601 For such a small shark species, there seems to be super-sized confusion about its population status. But for researchers at the University of New Hampshire, one thing is clear - definite changes have occurred to spiny dogfish shark populations in the past two decades. http://www.physorg.com/news154695604.html Biology Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:04:31 EST news154695604 Protecting drinking water and preventing harmful coastal "dead zones", as well as eutrophication in many lakes, will require reducing both nitrogen and phosphorus pollution. Because streams and rivers are conduits to the sea, management strategies should be implemented along the land-to-ocean continuum. In most cases, strategies that focus only on one nutrient will fail. http://www.physorg.com/news154278113.html Biology Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:02:22 EST news154278113 Using equipment not all that different from what a runner might take on a jog, veterinary researchers at Kansas State University are working to make life more comfortable for cattle. http://www.physorg.com/news154106973.html Other Sciences Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:30:11 EST news154106973 Though treatment of pain and attention to end-of-life care for pediatric cancer patients has improved over the last few decades, there is still work to be done. Additionally, opioid prescriptions for pediatric cancer patients while hospitalized during the last week of life vary greatly among hospitals. These were the findings of a study and editorial published in Pediatric Blood & Cancer. http://www.physorg.com/news153065383.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:10:22 EST news153065383 In these difficult economic times, everyone is seeking a better way to manage their personal finances. And at a time when even the newly elected president can't be separated from his wireless device, two undergraduates from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed an open source solution that combines smart personal financial management with your smartphone. http://www.physorg.com/news152891912.html Technology Tue, 03 Feb 2009 13:58:59 EST news152891912 Researchers from Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin, Australia have found that the soil bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, which causes the emerging infectious disease melioidosis in humans and animals, is associated with land management changes such as livestock husbandry or residential gardening. The study, published January 20 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, sheds light on the environmental occurrence of this bacterium in the soil. http://www.physorg.com/news151737685.html Medicine & Health Wed, 21 Jan 2009 05:22:05 EST news151737685 (PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine if the planet's collective brainpower and computing power could be brought together to tackle some of the world's toughest problems, including global climate change and cancer. It may sound like science fiction, but researchers at MIT's Center for Collective Intelligence (CCI) are trying to make it reality. http://www.physorg.com/news151077021.html Technology Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:50:21 EST news151077021