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Research sheds light on new employees

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 29, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Starting a new job is never easy. However, research by Victoria University graduate Dr Sarah Burke shows that not only does an organisation need to help new employees assimilate into the environment, but ...


Global business teams need time to talk, not just e-mail

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 20, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Globally distributed teams cannot rely entirely on technology to overcome time and space barriers; they still need to talk. And that probably means working some overlapping hours, says a Duke University management professor.


Heat-resistant adhesive for building work

Heat-resistant adhesive for building work

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 19, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The "Parasols" in Seville feature components that are designed to be glued instead of bolted together. To prevent the adhesive from melting, it needs to withstand temperatures of up to 60 degrees. Researchers ...


When work interferes with life: Study reveals new insights about a common stressor

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 12, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

As many as 50 per cent of people bring their work home with them regularly, according to new research out of the University of Toronto that describes the stress associated with work-life balance and the factors that predict ...


Shift working aggravates metabolic syndrome development among middle-aged males

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Shift work exposures can accelerate metabolic syndrome (MetS) development among the large population of middle-aged males with elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT). Elevated serum alanine aminotransferase (e-ALT) is a ...


Value of volunteering more than economic

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

With rising unemployment and fewer job vacancies, the current financial crisis has seen renewed policy emphasis in both Europe and the UK on volunteering as a route to employment, according to a new report from the Economic ...


Now where was I again?

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Although the actual interruption may only last a few moments, the study shows that we then lose more time when we try to find our place and resume the task that was interrupted.


New rules for court reporting puts the privacy of children ?at risk?

New rules for court reporting puts the privacy of children 'at risk'

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- New legislation to relax the restrictions on media reporting of family court cases could put the privacy of vulnerable children at risk, according to a paper published by the Department of ...


Bottling up work woes increases heart risk: study

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Men who bottle up frustrations about unfair treatment at work are twice as likely to have a heart attack, a study published in Britain on Tuesday suggests.


Survey finds horticulture grads prepared for green jobs

Survey finds horticulture grads prepared for green jobs

Biology / Other

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Professors Ann Marie VanDerZanden and Michael Reinert of Iowa State University (ISU) wanted to find out how their recent Department of Horticulture graduates were faring in the workplace. To learn more about ...


Gossip in the workplace: A weapon or gift, new research from IU

Gossip in the workplace: A weapon or gift

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Gossip in the workplace can be a weapon in reputational warfare or a gift and can offer clues to power and influence not found on organizational charts. New research from Indiana University details how the ...


Older workers are the healthy 'survivors' of the workplace

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Experts at The University of Nottingham say our stress levels at work peak when we reach about 50 to 55 years of age and decrease as we head towards retirement.


Power at work has payoffs, but not for health

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Being at the top has its perks, but new University of Toronto research shows people in positions of authority at work are more likely to experience certain psychological and physical problems that can undermine the health ...


Working overnights by physicians not linked to significantly increased risk of complications

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Attending surgeons and obstetricians/gynecologists who worked nighttime hours did not have a significantly greater rate of complications for procedures performed the next day, but having less than six hours of opportunity ...


The Lunar Electric Rover with the Portable Utility Pallet

Students To Participate In NASA's Lunar Field Test Activities

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- To prepare for human exploration of the moon and other destinations in our solar system, NASA is conducting a field test of rovers and equipment at an Earthly site in the Arizona desert. Hundreds ...