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We spend more on products with detailed nutritional information

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Nov 06, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

People would be willing to pay more for products that carry detailed nutritional information than for the so-called light items. Thus it has been confirmed by researchers from the University of Santiago de ...

UWM study explores why women leave engineering careers

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Nov 06, 2009 | 2 / 5 (3) | 1

While only one in 10 male engineers leave their field by the time they reach their 30s, about one in four women are not working in engineering despite having completed the necessary education.

The first casualty of war: Study finds news reports match misperception of civilian deaths

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Nov 06, 2009 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0

Researchers reporting in BioMed Central's open access journal Conflict and Health found that the discrepancy in media reporting of casualty numbers in the Iraq conflict can potentially misinform the public and contribute to dis ...

Religion and medicine: Sometimes a healing prescription

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Nov 04, 2009 | 4 / 5 (2) | 1

Do pediatric oncologists feel that religion is a bridge or a barrier to their work? Or do they feel it can be either, depending on whether their patients are recovering or deteriorating? A novel Brandeis University study ...

Benefit of a mentor: Disadvantaged teens twice as likely to attend college

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Nov 04, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Adult mentors give teens a 50 percent greater likelihood of attending college.Mentorship by a teacher nearly doubles the odds of attending college for disadvantaged students.The students who need mentors the ...

New CReAM research on the factors that shape individual attitudes towards migration policy

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Nov 04, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

A new research paper from CReAM (Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration at UCL) investigates the factors which determine individual attitudes towards migration policy.

Preschoolers challenge stereotypical gender roles

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Nov 03, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 1

According to research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, a preschooler's gender determines how he or she is treated and responded to in play and learning activities, and when the children's possibilities become expanded, ...

The new myths of gifted education (w/ Podcast)

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Nov 02, 2009 | 3.8 / 5 (4) | 1

More than 25 years after myths about gifted education were first explored, they are all still with us and new ones have been added, according to research published in the current Gifted Child Quarterly (GCQ), the official journa ...

Women who exit welfare just as likely to marry as women never on welfare

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Nov 02, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

A new study from a recent issue of the Journal of Marriage and Family shows that women who exit welfare (under TANF, or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), are as likely to marry as women of similar socioeconomic backgr ...

Growth in secular attitudes leaves Americans room for belief in God

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Oct 31, 2009 | 4 / 5 (5) | 115

(PhysOrg.com) -- The nature of the American religious experience is changing as a rising number of people report having no formal religious affiliation, even though the number of Americans who say they pray is increasing, ...

'Technology' plays large role in wealth inheritance

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Oct 30, 2009 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 2

A new study reveals the important role inherited wealth plays in sustaining economic inequality in small scale societies. A team of 26 anthropologists, statisticians, and economists based at the Santa Fe Institute in New ...

Social media require 'Community Relations 2.0'

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Oct 30, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

The rise of social media and real-time advocacy have re-written the community outreach rules companies followed for decades. But many American firms are dragging their feet as they approach "Community Relations 2.0," Boston ...

Inequality, 'silver spoon' effect found in ancient societies

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Oct 29, 2009 | 3.7 / 5 (15) | 22

The so-called "silver spoon" effect -- in which wealth is passed down from one generation to another -- is well established in some of the world's most ancient economies, according to an international study coordinated by ...

Charter schools, studied

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Oct 29, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Set in Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood, an area not known for its excellent schools, the Boston Preparatory Charter Public School nonetheless has an enviable academic record: Last spring, ...

Solitude contributes to a person's imagined intimacy with a TV character

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Oct 28, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- If your best friend is a guy from "The Office" or a young doctor on "Grey's Anatomy," you may be relying too much on TV shows to fill a social void in your life.

Researchers rest their case: TV consumption predicts opinions about criminal justice system

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Oct 28, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (2) | 1

People who watch forensic and crime dramas on TV are more likely than non-viewers to have a distorted perception of America's criminal justice system, according to new research from Purdue University.

Gossip in the workplace: A weapon or gift

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Oct 28, 2009 | 2.5 / 5 (2) | 3

Gossip in the workplace can be a weapon in reputational warfare or a gift and can offer clues to power and influence not found on organizational charts. New research from Indiana University details how the ...

Musical sensibility can help shape teaching, research education

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Oct 28, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

The underlying similarities between teaching, research and music can be a powerful metaphor for education and qualitative inquiry, according to a University of Illinois professor of education.