News tagged with prestige
Temper, temper: Lifetime of aggressiveness leads to negative outcomes
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 16, 2009 |
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People who were aggressive as children and young adults are likely to continue that behavior later in adult life and wind up with marital problems, traffic violations and even arrests, a new study shows.
Women prefer prestige over dominance in mates
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 17, 2008 |
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A new study in the journal Personal Relationships reveals that women prefer mates who are recognized by their peers for their skills, abilities, and achievements, while not preferring men who use coercive tactics to subord ...
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The greening of Willis Tower: Rooftop gardens part of plan to improve efficiency
Nov 06, 2009 |
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Growing up in the southwest suburbs, Sara Beardsley had a view of the Chicago skyline from her house. Today, she is transforming that skyline, but you won't find her work glorified on a $6 mug or gracing postcards.
The Athenians: Another warning from history?
Oct 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The collapse of Greek democracy 2,400 years ago occurred in circumstances so similar to our own it could be read as a dark and often ignored lesson from the past, a new study suggests. ...
IQ explains some of the difference in heart disease between people of high and low socio-economic status
Jul 15, 2009 |
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A unique study looking at the difference in cardiovascular disease (heart disease and stroke) and life expectancy between people of high and low socio-economic status has found that a person’s IQ may have a role to play.
Third of open ocean sharks face extinction: study
Jun 25, 2009 |
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A third of the world's open water sharks -- including the great white and hammerhead -- face extinction, according to a major conservation survey released Thursday.
Older black men feel productive, achieve prestige at church
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 09, 2009 |
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Older African American women may attend religious services more often than African American men, but men spend more hours per week in other activities at church, a new University of Michigan study found.
Avoiding social potholes on your career path
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 14, 2009 |
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In today's financial crisis, networking know-how is a necessity for finding jobs and business opportunities. But a series of new studies by Dr. Yuval Kalish of the Leon Recanati Graduate School of Business Administration ...
'Babyface' look can help black CEOs, study says
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 08, 2009 |
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Black Fortune 500 CEOs with a "babyface" appearance are more likely to lead companies with higher revenues and prestige than black CEOs who look more mature, an upcoming study says.
Let's get non-verbal, electronically
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers have developed a suite of tools to add non-verbal cues to email, phone calls, chats and other channels of electronic communication. It is fascinating work, and the real-world applications ...
2002 oil spill caused changes in the cell structure of mussels
Mar 25, 2009 |
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The oil spill from the Prestige petroleum oil tanker in 2002 caused serious damage to the ecosystems in the Bay of Biscay. A PhD thesis at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) has studied the consequences of this ...
Publication of flu vaccines studies in prestigious journals are determined by the sponsor
Feb 13, 2009 |
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Industry-sponsored studies on influenza vaccines are published in journals with higher rankings (impact factors) and are cited more than studies with other sponsors, but this is not because they are bigger or better, finds ...
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