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Research Probes What it Takes to Spot Wanted Fugitives
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When asked to be on the lookout for a fugitive, only a small percentage of participants in University of Arkansas studies spotted the wanted man or woman, even with the promise of a financial reward.
Research shows why you should believe your eyes
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 01, 2009 |
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(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.
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US-China showdown still looms over climate talks
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(AP) -- In a showdown between the world's two largest polluters, China accused the United States and other rich nations Tuesday of backsliding on fighting global warming and the top U.S. envoy said Chinese ...
Climate change financing -- the role of development cooperation
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"Development cooperation can play an important role in ensuring that the poorest countries will benefit from climate change funding," says Olof Drakenberg, policy analyst at the Environmental Economics Unit at the School ...
CEO charisma biases financial analysts, can hurt investors, study says
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Projecting the charisma of a newly hired Chief Executive Officer often leads financial analysts to make crucial errors in forecasting the company's future performance, according to a new study in the current issue of Organization Sc ...
Who gets expensive cancer drugs? A tale of 2 nations
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The well-worn notion that patients in the United States have unfettered access to the most expensive cancer drugs while the United Kingdom's nationalized health care system regularly denies access to some high-cost treatments ...
Google tests new phone to profit from mobile Web
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
21 hours ago |
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(AP) -- Google Inc. is determined to gain more influence over how the Web is used on mobile phones, even if the next step in the quest tramples some of the relationships forged during its two-year expansion ...
Air Force grant to tighten online encryption
Technology / Computer Sciences
22 hours ago |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Computer scientist Rafael Pass is seeking new approaches to cryptographic security with a $600,000, five-year grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.
Value of volunteering more than economic
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 14, 2009 |
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With rising unemployment and fewer job vacancies, the current financial crisis has seen renewed policy emphasis in both Europe and the UK on volunteering as a route to employment, according to a new report from the Economic ...
Science not faked, but not pretty
Dec 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- E-mails stolen from climate scientists show they stonewalled skeptics and discussed hiding data - but the messages don't support claims that the science of global warming was faked, according to an ...
Horizontal string trimmer reduces labor costs, increases peach size
Dec 11, 2009 |
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As consumer demand for premium fruit increases, growers are being challenged to bring consistently high-quality fruit to market. And to boost their bottom line, orchard owners are experimenting with new techniques ...
Novel drug combo improves breast cancer survival
Dec 11, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Some women with very advanced breast cancer may have a new treatment option. A combination of two drugs that more precisely target tumors significantly extended the lives of women who had stopped responding to other ...
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