Retailers Expect a Grinch-like Christmas, Says UB Retail Expert

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Unfortunately for retailers, the Grinch will be pushing the shopping cart again this holiday season, says Arun Jain, Samuel P. Capen Professor of Marketing Research in the University at Buffalo School of ...


Robots perform Shakespeare to learn how to save people

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Flying robot fairies are joining human actors in Texas A&M University?s production of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, which runs through Sunday (Nov. 15) in the Rudder Forum.


Expert advises automakers to take it slow on road to recovery

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Supply chain expert Panos Kouvelis says it's time for the auto industry to go through a period of capacity rationalization.


Submersibles discover top-secret Japanese submarines

Submersibles discover top-secret Japanese submarines

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Two World War II Japanese submarines, designed with revolutionary technology to attack the U.S. mainland, have been discovered off the Hawaiian coast of Oʻahu. They are the I-14, which ...


DU professor advises families to refocus for holidays to ease financial tension (w/ Video)

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Martha Wadsworth, associate professor of psychology at the University of Denver (DU), says during the holidays families should focus on what has been proven to matter most in psychological research - quality family time.


Study: Nonprofits put brand at risk in corporate partnerships

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Charities and other nonprofits may put their brand at risk when they partner with corporations on social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. The public can easily construe such connections as a seal of approval of the corporation ...


Europe and America couldn't be more different, right? Not so fast, says historian

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Marshalling data on everything from colon cancer to the accuracy of public clocks, Peter Baldwin illustrates how differences between the U.S. and Western Europe are much smaller than commonly supposed.


Glorious Dawn: Sagan, Hawking Sing (w/ Video)

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Astronomer and long time science advocate Carl Sagan once said that he was "not very good at singing songs." But on Nov. 9 in Washington D.C., his voice could be heard singing about the wonders of universe -- 13 years after ...


Rethinking sexism: Study examines how society maintains the status quo

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There is a tendency to think that only men treat women in a sexist way, but a new study by a University of Miami researcher and his daughter shows that both men and women participate in maintaining a gender hierarchy in our ...


Teens' mental health affects how long they stay in school, new study shows

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Queen's University researcher Steven Lehrer has won a prestigious international award in recognition of his contributions to health economics.


Rice sociologist looks at pediatric physicians' views on religion, spirituality

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Pediatricians and pediatric oncologists express differing views on religion and spirituality, largely based on the types of patients they treat, according to a survey that will appear in the current edition ...


Israel displays coins from ancient Jewish revolt (AP)

Israel displays coins from ancient Jewish revolt

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(AP) -- Israel displayed for the first time Wednesday a collection of rare coins charred and burned from the Roman destruction of the Jewish Temple nearly 2,000 years ago.


Aisle placements affect grocery sales, research shows

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Supermarkets could increase their sales of related items, such as chips and soft drinks, by moving the items closer to each other in their stores, according to research by Ram Bezawada, assistant professor of marketing in ...


Underground lines that bypass monuments

Underground lines that bypass monuments

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A team of mathematicians from the Engineering and Architecture Schools of the University of Seville has created a method to design underground lines whereby a city's historical buildings are unaffected. The ...


Scientists: New dinosaur species found in SAfrica (AP)

Scientists: New dinosaur species found in SAfrica

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(AP) -- Scientists say they've discovered a new dinosaur species in South Africa that may help explain how the creatures evolved into the largest animals on land.




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