Search results for riskier
Black girls who use marijuana engage in riskier sex, have higher STD rate
Aug 05, 2008 |
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Black girls who use marijuana are more likely to engage in risky sexual acts and contract a sexually transmitted disease, a new study finds.
Fortune 1000 IT investments are riskier than capital investments, says management insights
Dec 28, 2007 |
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A study of Fortune 1000 companies shows that investments in information technology carry higher risk than other capital investments, according to the Management Insights feature in the current issue of Management Science, the fl ...
Working too much can be dangerous for teen's sexual health
Aug 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Allowing teens to work too many hours in the wrong environment can be dangerous for their sexual health by fostering conditions that lead them to older sex partners, a new study shows.
Risky decision-making essential to entrepreneurialism
Nov 12, 2008 |
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Whether someone will become the next Richard Branson, Steve Jobs or Henry Ford may be down to whether they make risky decisions, scientists at the University of Cambridge have concluded.
Astronauts to test high-tech caulk gun
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 16, 2007 |
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U.S. astronauts on the next shuttle mission will test the ability of a silicon substance loaded into a high-tech caulk gun to patch tiles.
Market-style incentives to increase school choice have opposite effect
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 15, 2009 |
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A market-based approach to increasing school choice actually leads to fewer educational opportunities, particularly for disadvantaged students in urban areas, according to a University of Illinois expert in ...
If it's hard to say, it must be risky
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 20, 2009 |
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We all have different criteria for what we consider risky. However, numerous studies have suggested that we tend to perceive familiar products and activities as being less risky and hazardous than unfamiliar ones.
No such thing as a 'born leader,' study in fish finds
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Jan 29, 2009 |
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Followers are just as important to good leadership as are the leaders themselves, reveals a new study of stickleback fish published online on January 29th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication.
Study looks at traffic death risks
Jan 19, 2007 |
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Eighteen-year-old males are as risky behind the wheel as 80-year-old females, says a new traffic study from Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University.
Mothers less likely to pursue HPV vaccination for youngest daughters
May 04, 2008 |
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Because the first national study of its kind has found that U.S. mothers report they are less likely to vaccinate daughters under age 13 against human papillomavirus virus (HPV), even though the vaccine is recommended for ...
Smokers clock up almost 8 additional days of sick leave every year
Mar 29, 2007 |
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Smokers take an average of almost eight days more of sick leave every year than their non-smoking colleagues, suggested research published in Tobacco Control.
Expert: Long-term care health coverage a hidden casualty of economic slide
Dec 04, 2008 |
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Many Americans have lost more than just retirement savings amid a year-long economic meltdown that has sliced the U.S. stock market's value by nearly half in a little over a year, a University of Illinois elder law expert ...
From stress to financial mess: Study suggests acute stress affects financial decision making
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 01, 2009 |
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It is not surprising that as our economy continues its freefall, we are feeling increasingly more stressed and worried. Many of us are feeling extreme unease about the security of our jobs and being able to make our next ...
Does he love you so? Maybe it really is in his face…
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 14, 2006 |
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Can you judge a man’s faithfulness by his face? How about whether he would be a good father, or a good provider? Many people believe they can, according to a University of Michigan study published in the December issue of ...
To bet or not to bet: How the brain learns to estimate risk
Mar 12, 2008 |
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Researchers from EPFL and Caltech have made an important neurobiological discovery of how humans learn to predict risk. The research, appearing in the March 12 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience, will shed light on why ...
