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How big (or small) is large?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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

Trousers have to be tried on - the variation between size labeling and actual clothing size is huge. This is shown by the report "Large? Clothing sizes and size labeling", which looks at the relationship between clothing ...





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The Holocaust was not experienced in the same way by everyone

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 31, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Jewish experiences of the Holocaust are complex. Swedish researcher Laura Palosuo from Uppsala University has studied the testimony of Hungarian survivors, and in her dissertation she shows that the way different people experienced ...


When you don't know what you want

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

How is it possible that you were not planning on going shopping, but that you still end up going and even return home with four new pairs of trousers?


Experts turn to web to combat distressing skin disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Mar 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

People experiencing the skin disease psoriasis may get relief from their symptoms and the psychological distress they can cause through a new web-based therapy programme.


Multi-colored uniforms improve perceptions of hospital nurses among children and parents

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created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Putting hospital nurses in brightly coloured, unconventional uniforms makes children more comfortable and parents more confident, according to a study in the April issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing.


Shrinking waistline is all in the mind

Shrinking waistline is all in the mind

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created Nov 29, 2005 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Researchers have identified the area of the brain which controls perception of our body image by using an illusion that made people think their waists were shrinking.


The 2005 Ig Nobel Prize Winners

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created Oct 07, 2005 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

The 2005 Ig Nobel Prizes were awarded on Thursday evening, October 6, at the 15th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony, at Harvard's Sanders Theatre. The Igs are intended to celebrate the unusual, honor the imaginative -- ...


Catering to the fashionista's phone needs

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created Oct 19, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gone are the days when the cell phone was used simply as a tool for conversation, and connectivity was the single-biggest factor in determining customer demand.



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