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Employers feel no love for unscrupulous practice of 'service sweethearting'

A new study led by two Florida State University marketing professors finds that some frontline service employees who are rewarded for hikes in customer loyalty and satisfaction also may engage in "service ...

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A frank discussion of the power law and linking correlation to causation

(PhysOrg.com) -- Michael Stumpf a mathematics professor at Imperial College in London, and Mason Porter a lecturer at Oxford have teamed together to write and publish a perspective piece in Science regarding the in ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

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The question of life in the ancient world

There’s a general feeling that we don’t get the Greeks – ancient or modern. Many, including heads of state like Angela Merkel, visibly shake their head in exasperation, rightly or wrongly, at ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

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Sonic Cradle lands spot in TED exhibition

A Simon Fraser University graduate student project that melds music, meditation and modern technology has landed a rare spot as an exhibit at TEDActive 2012 in Palm Springs, California this month.

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Chilean miners' rescue capsule on show in London

The capsule used to rescue Chilean miners trapped underground for two months goes on display Saturday at the Science Museum in London -- the first time it has been seen in Europe.

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Soccer -- the link between managers and captains

Soccer managers regard their captains as an extension of themselves, according to new research from Northumbria University, which could explain why Fabio Capello quit as England manager following the FA row ...

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US workers are 'giving away the store,' costing firms billions

Nearly 70 percent of the nation's service employees give away free goods and services – from hamburgers to cable TV – costing companies billions of dollars a year, according to a groundbreaking study.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

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Storm warning: Financial tsunami heading this way

In today's global village, national coffers are more interconnected than ever before. And as the current economic crisis has proven, a downturn in one country can travel in a wave across the globe, like a financial tsunami. ...

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Kids show cultural gender bias

(PhysOrg.com) -- Talk about gender confusion! A recent study by University of Alberta researchers Elena Nicoladis and Cassandra Foursha-Stevenson in the Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology into whether speaki ...

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Prague gets hold of modern genetics founder Mendel's papers

Germany has handed to the Czech Republic a manuscript of Johann Gregor Mendel, founder of modern genetics, on his plant hybridization experiments, the Czech foreign minister said Thursday.

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'Flipped classroom' teaching model gains an online community

Researchers at Harvard University have launched the Peer Instruction (PI) Network, a new global social network for users of interactive teaching methods.

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Digging up the past

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of St Andrews have discovered what they think are the remains of our earliest known ancestor.

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Some formerly cohabiting couples with children keep romantic relationship

(PhysOrg.com) -- When low-income cohabiting couples with children decide to no longer live together, that doesn’t necessarily mean the end of their romantic relationship.

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Many companies fall short of social responsibility promises

(PhysOrg.com) -- Whether eliminating child labor, creating environmentally friendly technology or working against all forms of corruption, many corporations fail to become socially responsible despite promises to change, ...

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Putting lab life under the lens

Scott Stern doesn’t work in a laboratory or have a degree in the hard sciences. You’ll never find him using a genome sequencer or an MRI scanner. Yet he knows more about some aspects of science than ...

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Mexican experts excited to find ancient home ruins

(AP) -- The ruins aren't particularly impressive, just some stone and clay footings for houses that probably supported walls of wood or clay wattle. And it's that very ordinariness that has experts excited.

Researchers probe 200-year-old shipwreck off RI

(AP) -- For two centuries it rested a mile from shore, shrouded by a treacherous reef from the pleasure boaters and beachgoers who haunt New England's southern coast.

Maryland Commission recommends 'common sense' immigration policy

Immigrants to Maryland contribute significantly to the state's economy, and were vital to its workforce expansion in both technical and less-skilled occupations from 2000 to 2010, concludes a new report by a Maryland commission. ...

Tackling financial exploitation of elderly people

Professionals who are in close contact with elderly people could soon be in a better position to spot if they are being financially exploited, for example through a lottery scam or by a deceitful relative draining the bank ...

Mexico road project sets up fight over ruins

(AP) -- When neighbors in the hills east of Mexico City saw backhoes ripping up pre-Hispanic relics for a highway, they did something unexpected in a country where building projects often bulldoze through ...

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Google users warned of threat to smartphone wallets

Anonymous knocks CIA website offline (Update)

Complex wiring of the nervous system may rely on a just a handful of genes and proteins

NASA sees wide-eyed cyclone Jasmine

NASA sees Giovanna reach cyclone strength, threaten Madagascar

Putting the squeeze on planets outside our solar system

The power of estrogen -- male snakes attract other males

New error-correcting codes guarantee the fastest possible rate of data transmission

New power source discovered

Grass to gas: Researchers' genome map speeds biofuel development

Hovering not hard if you're top-heavy, researchers find

Humans may have helped the decline of African rainforests 3000 years ago

Small modular reactor design could be a 'SUPERSTAR'

Both maternal and paternal age linked to autism

New understanding of DNA repair could eventually lead to cancer therapy



Champagne gases different out of a flute versus coupe

Champagne just isn't champagne without its bubbles, and a study highlights the effects that champagne glass shape and temperature can have on carbonation upon serving and the drinking experience. The full report is published ...

Statistical model unlocks barriers to use of fingerprint evidence in court

Potentially key fingerprint evidence is currently not being considered due to shortcomings in the way it is reported, according to a report published today in Significance, the magazine of the Royal Statistical Society and th ...

Tougher laws to smash green smoke screens

Law reform and tougher legal sanctions to stop greenwashing are critical, according to a leading intellectual property expert from The Australian National University.

People with easy to pronounce names win friends and favour

(PhysOrg.com) -- Having a simple, easy-to-pronounce name is more likely to win you friends and favour in the workplace, a study by Dr Simon Laham at the University of Melbourne and Dr Adam Alter at New York University Stern ...

Study: consumers keep up -- or down -- with the joneses during recession

(PhysOrg.com) -- Consumers relatively unaffected by economic downturns spend less on luxury items during recessions because social standards shift along with the cycles of the economy, according to a study led by a Duke University ...


Google users warned of threat to smartphone wallets

Anonymous knocks CIA website offline (Update)

Complex wiring of the nervous system may rely on a just a handful of genes and proteins

NASA sees wide-eyed cyclone Jasmine

NASA sees Giovanna reach cyclone strength, threaten Madagascar

Putting the squeeze on planets outside our solar system

The power of estrogen -- male snakes attract other males

New error-correcting codes guarantee the fastest possible rate of data transmission

New power source discovered

Grass to gas: Researchers' genome map speeds biofuel development

Hovering not hard if you're top-heavy, researchers find

Humans may have helped the decline of African rainforests 3000 years ago

Small modular reactor design could be a 'SUPERSTAR'

Both maternal and paternal age linked to autism

New understanding of DNA repair could eventually lead to cancer therapy

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