Nest found in a study that in homes where the Nest replaced a programmable thermostat, the savings were about twice as high as in homes where it replaced a non-programmable thermostat.
Not exact matches
Regarding intensity, a
study published
in PLOS ONE
found that workout intensity was
not affected for individuals talking on the phone, compared to those
not using a cell phone, but when it came to texting, workout intensity was significantly lower.
One 2014
study in the Journal of Family Issues
found through online surveys that daters «were
not always able to articulate a clear reason why they possess their given height preference, but they somehow understood what was expected of them from the larger society.»
Indeed, a 2013
study by the Investment Company Institute
found that three
in four people under age 35 say they are
not willing to take «above - average or substantial» investment risks.
In his
studies of truly great performers, K. Anders Ericsson, the psychologist and author of several landmark
studies on elite performance...
found that they practiced and rested a lot more than their good but
not elite peers.
Psychologists call this feeling of freedom to do your job as you see fit «autonomy» and have
found in studies that
not only does autonomy make employees happy, it also makes them more productive.
Perhaps most concerning is the
study's
findings that the smoking rate hasn't changed
in poor populations; among the rich, it's fallen more than five percentage points.
And even if you have to force it, an earlier
study found that smiling can instantly boost your mood, even if you don't technically feel happy
in that moment.
As detailed
in a
study by Harvard Business professor Dennis Campbell, TD revolutionized the way it measured the
in - bank experience, streamlining its customer satisfaction survey and using a massive pool of customer data to
find out
not only how customers felt about their banking experience, but also what specific elements of «satisfaction» mattered most to them.
While you might
not be ready yet, one
study found that marriage is a major factor
in making people happier
in the long run.
A large 2011
study of close to 39,000 older women over 25 years
found that women who took them
in the long term actually had a higher overall risk of death than those who did
not.
The
study looked at 149 participants
in networking and business groups from the United States, Belgium, India, Japan, Australia and England and
found that more than 70 percent of the participants who sent weekly updates to friends reported successful goal achievement, compared to 35 percent of those who kept their goals to themselves and didn't write them down.
In a new study based on mice, scientists at Lancaster University found that a drug that goes after three diabetes - related targets «significantly reversed the memory deficit» in mice who got the drug, as measured by their performance in a maze test when compared to mice who didn't get the dru
In a new
study based on mice, scientists at Lancaster University
found that a drug that goes after three diabetes - related targets «significantly reversed the memory deficit»
in mice who got the drug, as measured by their performance in a maze test when compared to mice who didn't get the dru
in mice who got the drug, as measured by their performance
in a maze test when compared to mice who didn't get the dru
in a maze test when compared to mice who didn't get the drug.
E-cigs are dangerous... or
not... depending on the circumstance: The Academies» uberstudy, which carefully reviewed more than 800 other peer - reviewed
studies,
found «conclusive evidence» that «most e-cigarettes... contain and emit numerous potentially toxic substances» (besides nicotine, that is), but
found only «substantial evidence» that this exposure to poisons is sorta maybe «significantly lower» than it is
in tobacco - filled smokes.
The Times article cited a
study published
in the journal Psychological Science, which
found that when happily married women held their spouses» hand while they received mild electric shocks, the parts of their brain associated with pain were less active than when they weren't holding their spouse's hand.
Overall, the
study, which surveyed 1,801 people,
found that social media does
not stress people out,
in general.
Making time to go outside on a nice day also delivers a huge advantage; one
study found that spending 20 minutes outside
in good weather
not only boosted positive mood, but broadened thinking and improved working memory...
And that's
not just the case for those working for the big - name brands: A November Bureau of Labor Statistics
study found that just 6 % of low - wage workers
in the U.S. have access to paid family leave.
A recent
study titled «The Role of Money Arguments
in Marriage,» published
in the Journal of Family and Economic Issues,
found that money arguments are an important indicator of relationship satisfaction — but
not divorce!
What's more, there was a contagion effect —
not only did those divulging
find themselves leaving discussions worse off, but their partners were also adversely effected,» says Quartz of
studies focused on adolescent girls (though apparently the same thing has been observed
in other contexts, too).
Most of the health benefits researchers have
found have been
in observational
studies, meaning we don't know that drinking coffee is responsible for the reductions
in disease risk.
A recent
study by McKinsey
found that
not only is email three times more likely to result
in conversion than social media, but the average purchase price is 17 percent higher as well.
Searching competitors» job listings can be a useful means of
finding that industry information if you aren't
in the position to purchase salary
study information or work with a firm that conducts compensation research.
Young people don't appear to be as saddled by this issue, though — a 2011
study found that humans are best at learning new names
in our early 20s.
A follow - up
study in 2013 showed that the
finding applied to people
in 136 countries,
not just those
in North America.
On May 30, Gilead said it
found in four late - stage
studies that its its drug, bictegravir, wasn't inferior to ViiV's dolutegravir.
In follow - up
studies, they
found that motivation boost from uncertainty only occurred when participants were focused on the process of pursuing a reward and
not the outcome.
In a previous
study, the same researchers
found they help accelerate a toddler's motor development compared to infants who don't use them.
The impacts may be felt
in the «
not too distant future,» across different roles — from radiologists to truck drivers to gardeners, the Stanford
study found.
In fact, not only is it possible, it's more common than you think — last year, a study found that women tend to lose interest in sex about a year into a relationshi
In fact,
not only is it possible, it's more common than you think — last year, a
study found that women tend to lose interest
in sex about a year into a relationshi
in sex about a year into a relationship.
And while one
study found that we're
not particularly good at identifying these traits
in ourselves, it suggested that our close friends are often spot - on.
«We suspected that the young are most vulnerable because of their immature immune systems, but we didn't have a lot of hard evidence to show that before,» said
study lead author Bo Hang, a Berkeley Lab staff scientist who previously
found that thirdhand smoke could lead to genetic mutations
in human cells.
A recent
study by two assistant professors at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management
found that while consumers» overall behaviour is shifting toward greater social responsibility, the rise
in ethical, or green consumption hasn't made people more altruistic.
The
study, which wasn't named
in Hollauf's column,
found that subjects spent an average of only 31 seconds on their schoolwork before getting distracted by another task.
In fact, a study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that participants who kept a food journal, with the goal of weight loss, lost twice as much weight as those who didn'
In fact, a
study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that participants who kept a food journal, with the goal of weight loss, lost twice as much weight as those who didn'
in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine
found that participants who kept a food journal, with the goal of weight loss, lost twice as much weight as those who didn't.
In a recent TED talk, for example, American health guru Ron Gutman, founder of the Wellsphere blog network and the HealthTap site, pointed to studies of old pictures — ranging from yearbook headshots to mugs on baseball cards — that found people who smiled in youthful photos turned out to live better and longer lives than folks who didn'
In a recent TED talk, for example, American health guru Ron Gutman, founder of the Wellsphere blog network and the HealthTap site, pointed to
studies of old pictures — ranging from yearbook headshots to mugs on baseball cards — that
found people who smiled
in youthful photos turned out to live better and longer lives than folks who didn'
in youthful photos turned out to live better and longer lives than folks who didn't.
In a study that looked at U.S. regions where at least 80 percent of workers commute, Goldman found uneven results: Improving labor markets and declines in mortgage delinquency, but not enough to translate to substantial retail spending gains on a national leve
In a
study that looked at U.S. regions where at least 80 percent of workers commute, Goldman
found uneven results: Improving labor markets and declines
in mortgage delinquency, but not enough to translate to substantial retail spending gains on a national leve
in mortgage delinquency, but
not enough to translate to substantial retail spending gains on a national level.
A
study from 2009 now getting buzz on the blogosphere explored the role marriage plays
in the lesbian wage premium, and
found that women who don't expect to be part of a traditional family spend more time investing
in labour participation through on - the - job training and working longer hours than household skills.
In a study that ran from 1979 to 1996, researchers found from a sample of nearly 750 people age 65 or older, that those who drank diet soda on a daily basis had a 70 % greater increase in waist size than people who drank it less regularly or not at al
In a
study that ran from 1979 to 1996, researchers
found from a sample of nearly 750 people age 65 or older, that those who drank diet soda on a daily basis had a 70 % greater increase
in waist size than people who drank it less regularly or not at al
in waist size than people who drank it less regularly or
not at all.
In the case of Facebook,
not only have many users failed to opt out because the setting is difficult to
find, but many more don't even know that the company filters their news feed, according to a
study.
The agency also said that the company couldn't
find a publisher for the
study, so the company hired researchers Vinson and Burnham, of the University of Scranton
in Pennsylvania, to rewrite the
study and get it published, according to the FTC.
In studying the stories of these individuals and other thought leaders and influencers, what I've found interesting is that in many cases the way they found their purpose and voice, and their biggest successes, wasn't the result of a well - thought - out strategy; it was by simply responding to deman
In studying the stories of these individuals and other thought leaders and influencers, what I've
found interesting is that
in many cases the way they found their purpose and voice, and their biggest successes, wasn't the result of a well - thought - out strategy; it was by simply responding to deman
in many cases the way they
found their purpose and voice, and their biggest successes, wasn't the result of a well - thought - out strategy; it was by simply responding to demand.
Mobile advertising, too, shouldn't be forgotten — one
study found that localized mobile ads outperform 86 percent of English campaigns
in both click - throughs and conversions.
Mark Rubinstein, the lead author of the
study, said «the vapor produced by e-cigarettes is
not harmless water vapor, but actually contains some of the same toxic chemicals
found in smoke from traditional cigarettes.»
But the Whistle Sports
study finds that the teenage audience is more interested
in things like «fails» (which doesn't really interest the 34 - 54 audience, Selander says), or behind - the - scenes videos, or crazy dunks, or trick shots, or pranks.
An Ohio State University
study published
in the scientific journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
found that acetaminophen, the painkilling ingredient
in the Johnson & Johnson (johnson - johnson - 40) brand medicine,
not only suppresses your own pain, but causes you to perceive other people's pain as being less severe.
In a recent
study, researchers
found that students who drank alcohol after
studying were better at recalling what they had learned, compared to students who didn't.
The CBPP
found in a recent
study that 16 million children
in low - income families would be excluded from the benefit entirely, as their parents don't make enough to pay federal taxes and thus receive a refund.
What's more, the
study found that bankruptcy did
not depend on how much a player had earned
in his career.
• A Stanford
study found that 65 % of respondents
in the US «expressed interest»
in a zero - rating or data - exemption service (though there wasn't as much of a consensus on which apps they'd like to be zero - rated).