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Tropics are a boon for baby girls
Apr 01, 2009 |
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Couples hoping for a baby girl might be best advised to go and live in Africa, if a study published on Wednesday is correct.
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Social psychology can be used to understand nuclear restraint
Sep 04, 2008 |
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Social psychology is the study of how people and groups interact. A new study in the journal International Studies Review shows how social psychology can help us better understand the puzzle of nuclear restraint and uses t ...
Old-fashioned friendliness trumps incentives among supply chain partners
Nov 21, 2008 |
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Cordiality and mutually beneficial arrangements can be more important than hard-negotiated deals when it comes to cementing strong working relationships among supply chain partners, according to the Management Insights feature ...
New Study Shows Government Accommodates Rich and Poor Alike
Oct 02, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The election year is in full swing, complete with allegations of class warfare and claims about which candidates cater to the rich and which candidates will best serve the interests of the poor and the middle ...
Eastern independence, Western conformity?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 13, 2008 |
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While the act of selecting an everyday writing utensil seems to be a simple enough task, scientists have found that it actually could shed light on complex cultural differences.
Blacks more likely to opt for life-sustaining measures at end of life
May 28, 2009 |
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When faced with a terminal illness, African-American seniors were two times more likely than whites to say they would want life-prolonging treatments, according to a University of Pittsburgh study available online and published ...
Report reveals diverse recreation needs on national forests
Dec 09, 2008 |
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Hispanics often do not visit undeveloped natural areas like national forests because of a lack of information about recreation opportunities, according to a recent Forest Service report.
Eligibility criteria contribute to racial disparities in hospice use
Dec 22, 2008 |
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A new study finds that hospice services—care that is provided by physicians, visiting nurses, chaplains, home health aides, social workers and counselors—have restrictions that reduce usage by many patients who are most in-need, ...
Rethinking what men and women want in a partner
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 13, 2008 |
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When it comes to romantic attraction men primarily are motivated by good looks and women by earning power. At least that’s what men and women have been saying for a long time. Based on research that dates back several decades, ...
Black patients with terminal cancer more likely to choose aggressive care at end of life
May 30, 2008 |
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Black patients with advanced cancer were more likely than whites to die in a hospital intensive care unit, reflecting a greater preference among blacks for life-extending treatment even in the face of a terminal prognosis, ...
Study shows false memories complicate end-of-life treatment decisions
Apr 25, 2008 |
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Advance directives, or living wills, may not effectively honor end-of-life wishes because life-sustaining treatment preferences often change over time without people being aware of the changes, according to a new study co-authored ...
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