News tagged with professional
In game of tennis, seeing isn't always believing
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Oct 27, 2008 |
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A universal bias in the way people perceive moving objects means that tennis referees are more likely to make mistakes when they call balls "out" than when they call them "in," according to a new report in the October 28th ...
iRobot Introduces its Pet and Pro Series
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 03, 2008 |
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Today, iRobot has just announced a new line of robotic friends. Their Pet Series includes: the iRobot Roomba Pet Series and Professional Series Vacuum Cleaning Robots. As the name implies, the Pet Series is ...
Coaches can shape young athletes' definition of success
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Young athletes' achievement goals can change in a healthy way over the course of a season when their coaches create a mastery motivational climate rather than an ego orientation, University of Washington sport psychologists ...
Walking, talking and memory
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- How easy is it to walk, talk and remember what was said? Dr Dee Way studied how actors learn a script and whether walking affects their memory performance.
Apple's iLife takes home photo albums to a new level
Jul 09, 2009 |
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It's the amateur photographer's management tool for digital pictures. But Apple's iLife multimedia software suite has some A-list users as well.
'Prosumers' take over
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 06, 2009 |
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It’s the movie awards season, and the world is tuning into to admire the stars of the big screen. But one European project wants to make Joe Bloggs the writer, director and star of his own show, online and ...
Digital Life: Networking Web sites won't get you a job, but they can open doors
Mar 05, 2009 |
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I have no idea what I'm doing on LinkedIn. I log into the professional networking site maybe once a month, I accept connection requests from people whose names I don't recognize, and I never contact anyone.
Computer-assisted learning - Fun and usefulness combined
Feb 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Electronic learning systems must be easy to use, flexible and interactive so as to enable knowledge to be conveyed successfully. Researchers from the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft will be showcasing ...
Overworking husbands drive working wives back into the home, study finds
Aug 04, 2008 |
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Americans work longer hours than ever. That not only hurts women's careers but also widens the gender gap and threatens to trigger a resurgence of the traditional homemaker/breadwinner family structure in dual-earner households, ...
Long work hours widen the gender gap
Aug 01, 2008 |
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Working overtime has a disproportionate impact on women in dual-earner households, exacerbating gender inequality and supporting the "separate sphere" phenomenon in which men are the breadwinners while women tend to the home, ...
Study pinpoints causes of 'runner’s knee'
Nov 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- From professional athletes to weekend warriors, the condition known as “runner’s knee” is a painful and potentially debilitating injury suffered by millions of people - although until now, it has been unclear ...
Higher health insurance costs force doctors to talk about money with patients
Nov 05, 2009 |
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As health insurers require people to base more treatment decisions on out-of-pocket costs, physicians should learn to talk to patients about money, according to researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
For big athletes: Possible future risk
Oct 26, 2009 |
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New primary research comparing the signs of metabolic syndrome in professional baseball and football players, reveals that the larger professional athletes -- football linemen in particular -- may encounter future health ...
Teach your physicians well
Oct 19, 2009 |
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As the national conversation about healthcare reform engages millions of Americans, a new Brandeis study sheds light on the values of medical faculty who train the nation's physicians and lead in health care and research ...
Psychology Researchers Recommend Ethical Ban on Torture by Psychologists
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Arkansas psychology professor Jeffrey Lohr and colleague David Tolin have documented the history and criticisms of the ethics policy of the American Psychological Association and recommended ...
