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New research reveals burglars have changed their 'shopping list'

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22 minutes ago | 2 / 5 (1) | 0

Globalisation, and particularly cheaper electronic goods from China and the Far East, has altered behaviour among Britain's burglars according research in progress at the University of Leicester.

'Counterfactual' thinkers are more motivated and analytical, study suggests

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15 hours ago | 4.4 / 5 (5) | 6 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- "If only I had..." Almost everyone has said those four words at some time. Rather than intensifying regret, '"what if" reflection about pivotal moments in the past helps people to weave a coherent life story, ...

The Glass Cliff: Female representation in politics and business

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7 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

Leadership positions in business have proven to be precarious for women. Female business leaders are more likely to be appointed to powerful leadership positions when an organization is in crisis or high-risk circumstances. ...

People out and about make cities secure

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18 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

Young people who have experienced threats and violence feel more insecure than others in urban public spaces, especially when alone. This is one conclusion from researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Morality research sheds light on the origins of religion

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Feb 08, 2010 | 4.6 / 5 (22) | 31 |

The details surrounding the emergence and evolution of religion have not been clearly established and remain a source of much debate among scholars. Now, an article published by Cell Press in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sc ...

New report argues that charter schools' political success is a civil rights failure

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Feb 08, 2010 | 3.3 / 5 (4) | 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Charter schools continue to stratify students by race, class, and possibly language, and are more racially isolated than traditional public schools in virtually every state and large metropolitan area in ...

Democracy put to the test

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Feb 08, 2010 | 3.8 / 5 (4) | 4

Developing countries that free themselves from authoritarian governments are often called “experiments in democracy.” But what happens when a researcher runs an actual field experiment in democracy? A novel ...

Watch the Super Bowl and buy some stocks?

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Feb 05, 2010 | not rated yet | 0

Rice professors say publicly traded companies can expect increase in stock sales after big ad buys.

New research explores how curling is the rock of rural communities

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Feb 04, 2010 | not rated yet | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Social support is crucial to the health of rural women in Canada. As rural communities shrink and their sport facilities deteriorate, rural women - already struggling for equal status in many areas of social ...

State public safety spending needs re-evaluation to reduce prison population

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Feb 04, 2010 | not rated yet | 0

State policymakers must evaluate spending priorities involving public safety, including programs that assist former inmates with their re-entry into society, to reduce Michigan’s prison population, a new research at the University ...

'This message is brought to you by:' Super Bowl alcohol ads serve mixed messages

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Feb 03, 2010 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Alcohol advertisements, including those aired during sporting events, can be misleading with their taglines promoting responsible drinking, says a Purdue University professor.

Back to work policies need gender awareness

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Feb 03, 2010 | 5 / 5 (2) | 1

UK programmes designed to help the unemployed get back to work and support young parents are losing impact because they are not designed with the participants' gender in mind. Men as well as women can lose out as a result ...

From Quebec to France: forced marriages still exist

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Feb 02, 2010 | 2.3 / 5 (3) | 0

Sakina (fictitious name) was born in Bangladesh yet raised in Montreal. At 16, she returned to her homeland with her parents under the pretext of visiting her sick grandmother. The young woman was then forced to marry a man ...

New report: University online courses yield impressive results

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Feb 02, 2010 | not rated yet | 0

A report just published by the Danish National IT and Telecom Agency under the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation on distance learning at LIFE - Faculty of Life Sciences at University of Copenhagen concludes ...

Baker Institute Report: Mapping the territorial contours of an Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement

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Feb 02, 2010 | 1 / 5 (1) | 2

A report published today by Rice University's James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy offers concrete recommendations to U.S. negotiators on the territorial component of an Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement.

How do grads fare in matching diplomas with jobs?

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Feb 02, 2010 | 4 / 5 (3) | 0

Jake Murdoch spends much of his time examining how deftly graduates can match their degrees to eventual jobs. In the process, this professor at the Université de Montréal Faculty of Education has uncovered startling ...

After 18, family influence still key to one's ethnic identity

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Feb 01, 2010 | 2 / 5 (1) | 0

The formative years don't stop at 18 according to a new study that found the actions and lifestyle of the family continue to influence whether young adults embrace their ethnicity and take pride in their roots. Published ...

New study rejects mortality-privatization link

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Feb 01, 2010 | 2.3 / 5 (3) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study reconsiders and ultimately rejects a well-publicized claim that mass privatization of state enterprises caused a drastic increase in premature deaths after the fall of communism in ex-Soviet countries.