News tagged with spillover effect
Physical activity impacts overall quality of sleep
People sleep significantly better and feel more alert during the day if they get at least 150 minutes of exercise a week, a new study concludes.
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Red-light cameras critical to public safety, traffic researcher finds
As automated traffic monitoring systems such as red light cameras keep a law enforcement "eye" on the streets across the country, many drivers accuse city governments of installing the monitors as a way to generate revenue. ...
Jun 07, 2011 |
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Beneficial plant 'spillover' effect seen from landscape corridors
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research by a North Carolina State University biologist and colleagues shows that using landscape corridors, the "superhighways" that connect isolated patches of habitat, to protect certain plants has a large ...
May 20, 2009 |
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Researchers examine consequences of non-intervention for infectious disease in African great apes
Infectious disease has joined poaching and habitat loss as a major threat to the survival of African great apes as they have become restricted to ever-smaller populations. Despite the work of dedicated conservationists, efforts ...
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Measles outbreaks on the rise across Europe
(AP) -- After years of decline, measles is on the rise in Europe, according to a new report released Thursday.
Dec 01, 2011 |
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Clean indoor air laws encourage bans on smoking at home
Second hand smoke exposure among nonsmokers has declined over time as clean indoor air laws have been adopted. However, there has been concern that such laws might encourage smokers to smoke more in their homes or other private ...
Nov 08, 2011 |
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Gun traffickers exploit differences in state laws
Every state in America legislates its own gun laws, but not without significant spillover effects on nearby states, according to a new study by Brown University economist Brian Knight. In a National Bureau of Economic Research ...
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Oct 24, 2011 |
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Evidence points to potential roles for cognitive rehabilitation therapy in treating traumatic brain injury
There is some evidence about the potential value of cognitive rehabilitation therapy (CRT) for treating traumatic brain injury (TBI), but overall it is not sufficient to develop definitive guidelines on how to apply these ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 11, 2011 |
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New research finds that homeowners and city planners should 'hit the trail'
Location, location, location – it is often touted as affecting the value of residential property. Now, new University of Cincinnati research suggests that location near nature trails could hold a financial benefit for ...
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Oct 11, 2011 |
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More insight into the secret life of the American teen
Andrew Fuligni and his colleagues want to understand the secret life of the American teenager. Their research has examined whether stress in the teen years affects kids' health as adults (it does), whether teens maintain ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 06, 2011 |
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Research demonstrates method that allows inexpensive carbon materials to store hydrogen at room temperature
Hydrogen has long been considered a promising alternative to fossil fuels for powering cars, trucks and even homes. But one major obstacle has been finding lightweight, robust and inexpensive ways of storing the gas, whose ...
Sep 19, 2011 |
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The apple doesn't fall far from the tree; Or does it?
Research at EPFL’s Chair of Corporate Strategy and Innovation has shown that contrary to what was thought from previous studies, spin-outs don’t systematically set up shop near their parent companies. ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Sep 16, 2011 |
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Unsociable networks
Innovation and high-tech "clusters" inspired by the success of Silicon Valley in the United States are, ironically, struggling to get much social networking out of the scientists who inhabit them, a new study ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Aug 18, 2011 |
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