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MU anthropologist develops new approach to explain religious behavior

Other Sciences / Other

created Sep 09, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (20) | comments 0

Without a way to measure religious beliefs, anthropologists have had difficulty studying religion. Now, two anthropologists from the University of Missouri and Arizona State University have developed a new approach to study ...


Intel has launched software that sniffs out questionable claims at websites.

Intel program spotlights dubious online claims

Technology / Internet

created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Intel has launched software that sniffs out questionable claims at websites.


I'm a believer: Some product claims work better than others

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 15, 2008 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Consumers face a barrage of product claims each day. What makes those claims believable? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research says both marketers and consumers can benefit from information about the way people ...


Electronic health records may lower malpractice settlements

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 25, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Use of electronic health records (EHRs) may help reduce paid malpractice settlements for physicians, according to a new study. The study, which appeared in the November 24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, showed a tren ...


Concern over Google links to worrying medical claims

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Google needs better control of its advertisements and suggested links to avoid web pages that contain worrying medical claims, warn doctors in an article published on bmj.com today.


Research shows why you should believe your eyes

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Changes in a person's eyes can show that they've seen something before, even when they're pretending they haven't, research by University of Sussex doctoral student Becky Heaver reveals.


New computer models aim to classify, help reduce injury accidents

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers are developing computer models to comb through thousands of injury reports in large administrative medical datasets or insurance claims data to automatically classify them based on specific words or phrases.