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Pharmaceutical disobedience

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 27, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Healthcare consumers, benefits managers, and even government officials are using the internet to buy unapproved prescription drugs illegally, according to a report to be published in the International Journal of Electronic He ...





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Research finds being first in marketplace not always key to success

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 25, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Marketing research from three universities suggests it's not always best to be first. Products from well-known brands may benefit from entering the market as followers rather than as the first of their kind because consumers ...


Pension fund switch to decentralized management right way to go, landmark study finds

Other Sciences / Economics

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

As pension funds have grown and become increasingly complex many have turned to using multiple, often pricier specialist managers to steer their investment decisions.


New water management tool may help ease effects of drought

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Continued improvement of climate forecasts is resulting in better information about what rainfall and streamflow may look like months in advance. A researcher from North Carolina State University has developed an innovative ...


Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processor Family Expands with New Low-Power Options

Electronics / Hardware

created May 12, 2008 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

AMD today introduced the industry’s first energy-efficient x86 server processors with four processing cores and an integrated memory controller all in a low 55-watt ACP thermal envelope. Blade and rack systems based on five ...


Carbon measuring system to help mitigate climate change

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 18, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The $9.16m Carbon Benefits Project, which involves the Overseas Development Group at the University of East Anglia (UEA), hopes to encourage sustainable development schemes in developing countries that generate climate adaptation, ...


Bosses exaggerate women's family-work conflict

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Decades into the era of two-earner households, the virtues of family-friendly policies are all but universally assumed in the corporate world. But now new research suggests serious potential pitfalls for ...


Maize research reduces poverty in west and central Africa

Biology / Other

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An analysis of three and half decades of maize research in African farming communities finds big benefits. A multi-country study, in Agricultural Economics, reports the significant role international maize research plays ...


Engaged employees are good, but don't count on commitment

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 13, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 1

The notion that highly engaged workers will continue to work tirelessly for organizations despite diminishing resources often isn't true, according to Clemson University psychology professor Thomas Britt.


Relationship marketing builds illusionary loyalty as salespeople capture customers' hearts

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 06, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (14) | comments 0

The battle to win and keep customers in an increasingly competitive and crowded marketplace has become tougher as more companies and products are available to the free world. In response to these competitive pressures, companies ...


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Researchers revolutionise opportunities for the European water industry

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created Feb 15, 2006 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A team of international researchers has revolutionised the opportunities for water industry software developers. They have developed a new toolkit that, for the first time, provides a common standard for linking ...



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