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Deciding to have a baby is an easier step for public sector workers

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Working for the public sector is good for fertility, according to new Economic and Social Research Council funded research at the University of Oxford. The study, which examined patterns of employment and childbearing decisions ...


Anti-cancer agent could be used to prevent premature birth

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Trichostatin A, an agent initially investigated in the laboratory as a possible cancer therapy, has been shown to inhibit contractions in muscle from the uterus and could have a role in preventing premature ...


Older workers are the healthy 'survivors' of the workplace

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Experts at The University of Nottingham say our stress levels at work peak when we reach about 50 to 55 years of age and decrease as we head towards retirement.


Engaged employees deliver improved business performance

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created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research indicates that in the UK and US as many as 70% of employees may not be engaged at work. Therefore, it is not surprising that employee engagement has become something of a hot topic amongst business ...


Study says West Midlands bearing brunt of recession and will take longest to recover

Study says West Midlands bearing brunt of recession and will take longest to recover

Other Sciences / Economics

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research by the University of Warwick Institute for Employment Research shows that says West  Midlands is bearing brunt of recession in the UK and is the region that will take longest to recover.


Do labour market trends worsen mental health in the young?

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mental health in young people worsens in line with trends in the labour market. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Public Health studied data from 1985 to 2002 and found that, across ten European countrie ...


A combination of education methods could be the key for some students aiming for higher education

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created Jul 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dr Geoff Hayward from Oxford University funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, who led the research points out, a high proportion of those with combined academic and vocational qualifications gained their qualifications ...


Does Size Matter? Study shows Taller People Earn More Money

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created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- Taller men are able to earn more money than their shorter counterparts simply because taller people are perceived to be more intelligent and powerful, this according to a study published in The Economic Re ...


Financial crisis increases suicides and homicides

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Market crashes could lead to rises in homicides and suicides, unless governments invest in labour market protections, according to a study published in today's Lancet.


Laboring without the labor bed: It's a good thing

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 06, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

A University of Toronto pilot study that re-conceptualized the hospital labour room by removing the standard, clinical bed and adding relaxation-promoting equipment had a 28 per cent drop in infusions of artificial oxcytocin, ...


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Strict labor market regulation increases global unemployment, study shows

Other Sciences / Economics

created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tight labour market regulation increases unemployment all over the world, finds a study of 73 countries by the University of Bath.


New study on biethnicity in the workplace

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created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New research carried out at the University of Leicester suggests that Barack Obama has become a 'glorious mascot' for biethnic people seeking to achieve in the workplace.


The worldwide market for computer software and systems testing is set to reach US$56 billion by 2013

Software testing market resilient despite crisis: report

Technology / Business

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

The worldwide market for computer software and systems testing services is projected to reach 56 billion dollars by 2013 despite taking a hit from the global economic crisis, a report said Wednesday.