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A plan for better banking: Researchers propose model of systemwide diversification

As much of the developed world continues to dig out from the impact of the 2008 financial crisis, a team of researchers at Harvard and in London has created a model of bank failure aimed at helping economies ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jul 25, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Banking on outlier detection: Simple computer model could act as early warning system for failing banks

Recent bank failures point to the continuing need for vigilance by regulators and investors. Now, a report in the International Journal of Operational Research, discusses the possibility of an early-warning system that s ...

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created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

NJIT business prof says first-quarter bank profits will soon prove ephemeral

NJIT finance professor Michael Ehrlich predicts that the strong profits reported by banks in the first quarter will soon be followed by more losses. Ehrlich, a market failure expert, notes that the unexpectedly ...

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created May 27, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Flawed deposit insurance programs need reform, banking expert says

Government insurance programs that safeguard bank deposits should be reformed to ease taxpayers' undue stake in propping up the nation's banking system, according to research by a University of Illinois finance professor.

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created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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US begins stem cell trial for hearing loss

US researchers have begun a groundbreaking trial to test the potential of umbilical cord blood transplants, a kind of stem cell therapy, to treat and possibly reverse hearing loss in infants.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Professors argue flattening oil production should trump environment as reason to move to alternative sources

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two university professors, one from the School of Oceanography at the University of Washington in Seattle, the other from Oxford, have published an opinion piece in the journal Nature, where ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (25) | comments 41 | with audio podcast report

Millions now manage aging parents' care from afar

(AP) -- Kristy Bryner worries her 80-year-old mom might slip and fall when she picks up the newspaper, or that she'll get in an accident when she drives to the grocery store. What if she has a medical emergency and no one's ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

China sets pace for smoggy Hong Kong: think-tank

Beijing's decision to come clean on its dirty air has embarrassed Hong Kong, where smog kills hundreds of people a year, hurts business and drives away talent, a think-tank has said.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 15, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Trauma centers increase use of non-surgical options for abdominal gunshot and stab wounds

An increasing number of abdominal gunshot and stab wounds are being treated without the need for unnecessary operations, according to a study in the January Trauma Supplement published by BJS, the British Journal of Surger ...

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Financial meltdowns drive interest in business ethics, professor says

(PhysOrg.com) -- Thirty years ago the term “business ethics” drew laughter as a classic oxymoron, says Richard T. De George, distinguished professor of philosophy and co-director of the International Center for ...

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created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A healthy diet can cost less than junk food, says UK research

(Medical Xpress) -- Parents of some obese children could save up to £6.58 ($10.22) each week by changing their shopping habits and opting for a healthier diet, according to research published in the latest ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study points to novel way to improve outcomes from umbilical cord blood transplants

A new method to boost the number of immune cells in umbilical cord blood prior to cord blood transplants for cancer patients appears to lead to a quicker rebuilding of a new immune system in the patient's body than with a ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Survey reveals scientists have trouble accessing human embryonic stem cell lines

The promise of stem cell research for drug discovery and cell-based therapies depends on the ability of scientists to acquire stem cell lines for their research.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New research debunks popular method of paying off debt

(PhysOrg.com) -- Consumers with multiple debts routinely mismanage them, paying off small debts first even when larger debts have higher interest rates, says a University of Michigan researcher.

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created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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