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Peer Behavior, Not Communication Overload, Determines Mobile Device Use in Meetings, Study Shows
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Organizational norms and social cues, not communication overload, are the strongest predictors of whether individuals use their laptops or smart phones to electronically multitask during a meeting, according ...
Parental guidelilnes, consequences may be why fewer black teens smoke than whites
May 14, 2009 |
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It's a curious paradox. Black adults are more likely to smoke than white adults and most smokers start as teenagers. But statistics show that fewer black youths than whites begin smoking as adolescents.
Study finds genetic link between sleep disorders and depression in young children
Feb 01, 2009 |
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A study in the Feb. 1 issue of the journal Sleep was the first to use twin data to examine the longitudinal link between sleep problems and depression. Results of this study demonstrate that sleep problems predict later ...
As super-predators, humans reshape their prey at super-natural speeds
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Jan 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Fishing and hunting are having broad, swift impacts on the body size and reproductive abilities of fish and other commercially harvested species, potentially jeopardizing the ability of entire ...
Gene Expression and Splicing Vary Widely from One Tissue to the Next
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Dec 23, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Genes talk to themselves and to each other to control how a given cell manufactures proteins. But variation in the control of the same gene in two different tissues may contribute to certain human traits, ...
Research shows why parents are born and not made
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Nov 03, 2008 |
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Research published today reveals for the first time that the different roles of mothers and fathers are influenced by genetics. The study, by the Universities of Exeter and Edinburgh, shows how variation in where males and ...
