There are also a couple
of new studies out on how well students perform in voucher schools.
Not exact matches
When Spreng read a Journal
of General Internal Medicine
study on elder abuse in
New York that found more than half
of financial exploitation is carried
out by a person the victim knew, he wondered: Just how well are older adults navigating the complexities
of their social environment?
Here's what Ross's Commerce
study says: the researchers, Anne Flatness and Chris Rasmussen, used a fairly
new database compiled by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to see who was getting the most
out of NAFTA.
According to a
new study from the University
of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, self - appointed job titles could reduce «emotional exhaustion» among stressed -
out employees.
Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles
of The
New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion
of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke
of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow
of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack
of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number
of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations
of allegations by former members concerning the practices
of Scientology; corruption in the leadership
of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic
of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record
of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values
of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when
out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy
of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots
of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many
of America's public schools; an early exploration
of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a
study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one
of the world's last substantial rain forests.
This could have huge implications: The
study points
out that 5.4 million
new cases
of skin cancer are diagnosed each year in the U.S. alone.
But if that's not enough to convince you that soft and fuzzy abilities are as important as concrete competencies, then a
new study out of Germany might just change the mind
of even the most bottom - line focused business person.
A
new study shows just how critical minority businesses have been in digging the U.S. economy
out of the recession.
Previous
studies have shown a little bit
of anxiety helps you avoid danger and reach peak motivation, now
new research
out of Canada's University
of Waterloo that was recently published in Brain Sciences is adding another item to the growing list
of anxiety's benefits: improved memory.
When it came time to reward top executives last year, more leading companies handed
out performance - based awards instead
of time - vesting stock options, according to a
new study from human resources consulting firm Mercer.
The
study sates, «Anywhere from 125 to 250 companies per year (
out of roughly 552,000
new employer firms) are founded in the United States that reach $ 100 million in revenues.»
Then, a few weeks ago, author and academic Sherry Turkle penned a
New York Times Sunday Review piece highlighting research along the same lines, including one
study that showed simply having your phone
out and in view can impede the process
of making deep personal connections.
This
new study came
out of a disagreement between Kelly Goldsmith, a marketing professor at the Kellogg School
of Management, and her father.
A
new study out of Tulane University reported in the Wall Street Journal is the perfect example.
And let's face it — it can be tough to embark on a brand -
new and intensive course
of study while you're already trying to put
out fires!
A recent
study on easing anxiety for stressed -
out customers looked at «high - emotion services» (the purchase
of a
new home or car, computer repair or airline travel, for example) that elicit intense feelings even before the product is purchased or the service begins.
«With increasing age, people get more pleasure
out of everyday experiences; while younger people define themselves more by extraordinary experiences, a
new study finds,» reports PsyBlog.
A
new study tries to tease
out the answers to these questions, and it's good news for those dedicated professionals who are tired
of having their passion for their work mis - characterized as unhealthy workaholism.
Four
out of five travelers in Asia Pacific said travel was a necessary part
of life and that they're willing to prioritize time off work and set aside money for trips, according to a
new study by technology provider Sabre and research firm The Futures Company.
With a
new lens and some added direction from a research
study on collective intelligence (abilities that emerge
out of collaboration) by a group
of psychologists from Carnegie Mellon, MIT, and Union College, Project Aristotle's researchers went back to the drawing board to comb their data for unspoken customs.
Given to Gates by Warren Buffett, the
out -
of - print collection
of New Yorker articles from the 1960s hones in on different case
studies — price - fixing at General Electric, the flop
of the Ford Edsel and missteps at Xerox, to name a few — in order to teach greater strategic lessons.
Big data, virtual teams, and synergy are on the
out, while a
new crop
of buzzwords is climbing in popularity, according to a
study by startup Textio.
From a business perspective, yes, according to a
new series
of studies out of Stanford that was recently written up by the university's GSB news under the hilarious headline: «Researchers: A Few Bad Hair Days Can Change Your Life.»
Sitting on his patio at his summer house in Boulder, he pulls
out his iPad to forward me an article on a
new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that found that only about one in 10 Americans eats the recommended minimum five servings a day
of fruit and vegetables.
Not only does the
study lay
out the areas with the highest absolute numbers
of grads (the usual big - city suspects like
New York, L.A., Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Boston top the list), but it also compares cities by the concentration
of grads among residents.
Beauty, as they say, is in the eye
of the beholder — and in the eye
of the shareholder, according to a
new study out of the University
of Wisconsin.
Studies have shown that entrepreneurs with high levels
of self - assuredness are better at handling stress, managing risk, delegating and, perhaps surprisingly, seeking
out new knowledge.
Fortunately, some savvy and talented people have spent a great deal
of time
studying what works in this
new world and what it takes to get the word
out successfully and effectively to your «audience» — whomever they may be.
The
new study, published in the Journal
of Management, suggests that a bad mood caused by an oafish colleague doesn't simply go away when we get home; bad moods travel home with us, causing unhappy employees to lash
out at their family members.
«We weren't surprised that better adolescent close friendships turned
out to be important, but we were surprised by just how important they turned
out to be into adulthood,» Rachel Narr, University
of Virginia doctoral student and lead author
of the
study, told
New York Magazine.
Kenney, meanwhile, refused to take the government's bait on the «no
outing kids» legislation, but also refused to say much
of anything at all, keeping his caucus quiet while it
studied the
new bill.
Figuring
out what customers like is the eternal challenge for every retailer, and there's a lot
of contradictory info
out there: on the one hand,
studies confirm that everyone is drawn to novelty, with many people operating under the assumption that the
newest product must be the best (and they're often right, but not always).
Yet more than three
out of four
new male directors have no prior experience on corporate boards, according to a
study of the largest publicly traded companies from ISS Analytics.
Focus groups as well as usability
studies can play a role in triangulating research by being used to gauge the reaction to prototypes and
new concepts that may be born
out of the combined quantitative and ethnographic research.
According to a
new study, 42 %
of Americans expect to completely run
out of money in retirement.
But it has been disappointing in that the kind
of genetic variation it detects has turned
out to explain surprisingly little
of the genetic links to most diseases... One issue
of debate among researchers is whether, despite the prospect
of diminishing returns, to continue with the genomewide
studies, which cost many millions
of dollars apiece, or switch to a
new approach like decoding the entire genomes
of individual patients.The unexpected impasse also affects companies that offer personal genomic information and that had assumed they could inform customers
of their genetic risk for common diseases, based on researchers» discoveries...
According to a
study described by this
New York Times article, our constitution is increasingly
out of step with its counterparts around the world.
There is a
new study out that found that 19 %
of straight guy have no interest in ever getting married because they find that p0rn+m@sturb @tion is «good enough» and thus wives are not worth their hassle.
James Nuechterlein's medley
of reviews
of the three
new Lincoln
studies is particularly artful in weaving together so much that we have come to know about the mature Lincoln who led the Union through the war years, as well as pointing
out those areas in which Lincoln will perhaps always be clothed in mystery or contradiction.
The purpose
of this paper is to explore some
of the implications for process philosophy
of a
new approach to brain psychology and the dynamics
of the mental state — microgenetic theory — that has developed
out of the
study of symptoms in neurological cases.
This article explores some
of the implications for process philosophy
of a
new approach to brain psychology and the dynamics
of the mental state — microgenetic theory — that has developed
out of the
study of symptoms in neurological cases.
From the popular blogger and provocative author
of Jesus Feminist comes a riveting
new study of Christianity that helps you wrestle with — and sort
out — your faith.
I had finally found a church that emphasized care for the poor, that
studied Scripture, that celebrated an end to nationalism, war, and hate, that provided equal opportunities women in leadership, that stayed
out of politics, and that spoke
of God's inclusive love for all people... and it was in
New Jersey... and it was Reformed!
And
new research shows an interesting twist: A
study out last week from the Washington Post reveals that for a surprising number
of Christians, this past election seemingly caused them to leave their churches.
A
new study out of The Center for Studies on New Religions in Italy has revealed that Christians are the most persecuted religious group in the wor
new study out of The Center for
Studies on
New Religions in Italy has revealed that Christians are the most persecuted religious group in the wor
New Religions in Italy has revealed that Christians are the most persecuted religious group in the world.
But I pointed
out that there was
new evidence — from biblical
studies and from various empirical
studies in the human sciences, especially psychology and sociology — that completely undermined the traditional understanding
of homosexuality as a chosen and changeable state.
Hendrikus Boers, Theology
out of the Ghetto: A
New Testament Exegetical
Study Concerning Religious Exclusiveness.
There's a
new study out after a century
of research suggesting that the smarter you are, the less...
Whereas Wesley came to his theology chiefly
out of his
study of the Bible and his personal experience, Whitehead was a mathematical physicist trying to make coherent sense
of deep perplexities created by
new discoveries in the early part
of this century.
A
new study out of Harvard University found that women who go to church at least once a week have a lower risk
of suicide than women who never attend...