After studying the habits of these reptiles at four sites in Louisiana for a year, the scientists confirmed that alligators and crocodiles do indeed use twigs to lure unsuspecting birds to their doom.
Not exact matches
The
study sampled both parents of high school students intending to go to college, as well as the students themselves, to determine overall outlook on college expenses, money - saving
habits, and life
after college in today's workforce.
After 11 years of
studying the
habit, and a lifetime battling it, Steel — now a professor of human resources and organizational dynamics at the University of Calgary's Haskayne School of Business — has become the world's leading authority on not getting things done.
After studying their behavior, he found the «super users» — those people who were consistently getting more done — shared these five
habits:
After studying hundreds of people both rich and poor, author Tom Corley says these are the bad spending
habits that rich people always avoid.
That's what author and researcher Jane Bluestein learned
after studying adolescent girls» pursuit of perfection, then realizing the
habit can affect anyone.
According to the
study, moms can pass this trait to their children during pregnancy and the first few years of life, while fathers can influence a child's eating
habits after birth.
Participants also completed in - depth surveys about their medical records, lifestyle and dietary
habits at the start of the
study,
after five years and
after 10 years.
While the
study found execution
habit had no effect on exercise frequency,
after controlling for instigation
habit, Phillips stressed it still may be an effective option for some people starting a new routine.
«This
study is unique in that we looked at long - term users of these desks whereas previous
studies have examined employee's sitting / standing
habits immediately
after being provided a new sit - stand desk, which is not a true test of whether someone will use the desk over the course of their 20 - to 30 - year career,» Carr says.
The team of researchers
studied stable carbon isotopes in the tooth enamel of the large primates — which are able to reveal information about the animals» dietary
habits even
after several million years.
After this discovery in a weedy creeper, the planet would rotate tens of thousands more times before scientists
studying the daily
habits of a household insect exposed the mechanics of the biological clock.
In 1993,
after I had returned to Austin from the break I had taken from my undergraduate
studies in school, I developed a strange
habit.
«It is unlikely that these results can be generalized to all Americans,» she told Health
after reviewing the
study's abstract — especially those who are older, who have health conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol, and those with poor exercise
habits.
People who quit smoking are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes
after they kick the
habit, most likely due to post-quitting weight gain, a new
study has found.
It is questions like that above which started sports science, but
after years of
study it is still clear that when exercise is a
habit and not just once a week, the daily testosterone production increases.
I started this
habit after reading about a
study in the Amazon among women who regularly consumed fish.
Studies have shown that
after six months on nicotine replacement products, women slide back into the
habit at higher rates than men.
Then,
after a social function for donors puts the lavish jewels of «rich yuppies» on display, Frank and his reluctant partner in crime begin
studying the
habits of the affluent Jake and his wife in anticipation of a big heist.
Additionally, the Promising Afterschool Programs
Study, concluded in 2007, found that disadvantaged students who regularly participate in high - quality
after - school programs usually see significant gains in test scores and work
habits, as well as a corresponding decrease in behavioral issues in school.
But there's a long way to go yet to provide real help to the majority of grads, a new
study shows.A survey by OppLoans of 500 college graduates revealed that most consumers struggle to maintain good financial
habits after graduation.
And, while they're at it, perhaps ABC could produce — finally,
after 15 years — the «extensive
studies of the feeding
habits of domestic, free - roaming cats... show [ing] that approximately... 20 to 30 percent [of their diet] are birds.»
The 2010 Workstyles
Study, conducted a decade after the initial study, polled 549 extended - stay business travellers about their travel habits and the amenities that they find most valuable while on the
Study, conducted a decade
after the initial
study, polled 549 extended - stay business travellers about their travel habits and the amenities that they find most valuable while on the
study, polled 549 extended - stay business travellers about their travel
habits and the amenities that they find most valuable while on the road.
After inserting four different tracking devices, they conducted a 38 - day
study of its feeding
habits and movements.
97 Longitudinal research has linked heavy exposure to television violence in childhood to increased social aggression in adult females, even
after controlling for childhood aggression, childhood IQ, parental education, parental TV
habits, and the socioeconomic status of the family.98 Although these
studies are suggestive, it will not be possible to draw conclusions about whether media violence causes this alternative form of childhood aggression until more research is conducted.
In particular, population - level
studies that capture children's developmental health and well - being as well as associated social and contextual assets from the child perspective, and at representative population levels do not exist — despite the fact that middle childhood represents a developmental period that is particularly apt for prevention and intervention efforts that target actionable factors in children's multiple environments: social relationships at home, school and community; sleep and nutrition
habits; school experiences; and
after - school time use.
In an article by NY Daily News, a
study on lasting marriages found that, ``... happier marriages tended to inspire healthier
habits and better coping mechanisms, such as encouraging each other to seek medical attention when needed, sleeping better, drinking less, and supporting each other
after a stressful day.»