Even as surveys and
studies report more women traditionally buying and reading books than men, the industry has yet to mount a concerted effort to cultivate male readership.
Participants in
a study reported more satisfaction with their diet when chickpeas were included, and they consumed fewer processed food snacks during test weeks in the study when chickpeas were consumed.
Participants in
a study reported more satisfaction with their diet when chickpeas were included, and they consumed fewer processed food snacks during test weeks in the study when chickpeas were consumed.
Participants in a recent
study reported more satisfaction with their diet when garbanzo beans were included, and they consumed fewer processed food snacks during test weeks in the study when garbanzo beans were consumed.
Other
studies reported more negativity and ambivalence in support behaviors of partners of depressed persons (e.g. Benzano & Coyne, 2000).
Not exact matches
The charge leveled by the advising scientists is not that the EPA erred in the 20 peer - reviewed
studies it conducted and 3,500
more studies and
reports it reviewed.
The
report is part of a larger
study, funded by $ 150,000 from Citi Community Development, to learn
more about the challenges and needs of female entrepreneurs.
A two - month 2010
study of nearly 300 cancer patients at the Mayo Clinic found that those given 1,000 or 2,000 milligrams of ginseng each day
reported feeling
more energized compared with those who took a placebo.
The
study's authors found that on days when participants hit the gym, they
reported managing their time
more effectively, being
more productive, and having
more cheerful interactions with colleagues.
A
study by eMarketer found that 62 percent of site visitors who participated in a live chat «
reported being
more likely to purchase from the site again,» while 38 percent of individuals «made their purchase due to the chat session itself.»
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.
Boston consulting firm Marquet International Ltd released its annual
study of major embezzlement cases, this year examining 473 active cases, each with
more than $ 100,000 in
reported losses.
Studies have found that people who
report feeling lonely — regardless of the actual size of their network — are
more likely to experience worse symptoms when they're sick.
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.
Companies are becoming increasingly
more committed to gender diversity once
studies began exposing the uncomfortable truth: «Women remain underrepresented at every level in corporate America, despite earning
more college degrees than men for thirty years and counting,» states the
report.
A third of respondents to polls by various American and Canadian health organizations
report getting a good night's rest at best a few times per month;
more than one in 10 — some
studies say almost 50 % — suffer from insomnia.
A
study by Millan's team found that 76 % of owners who played audiobooks for their dogs
reported that they were calmer and
more relaxed after a four - week period.
A University of Iowa
study found that workers who were provided with a portable pedalling device under their desk were able to concentrate better at work,
more likely to
report weight loss and take fewer sick days than co-workers who pedalled less.
Part of the problem, the
study found, is that «existing tax rules effectively create a $ 19,399
reporting tax loophole impacting millions of taxpayers» because of the confusion surrounding the requirements for forms 1099 - K, which is supposed to be filed by companies when they earn
more than $ 20,000 through 200 or
more credit card transactions, and 1099 - MISC, which covers payments above $ 600 to independent contractors, freelancers and small businesses.
According to
studies conducted by Jayne Gackenbach, a psychologist at Grant MacEwan University, «people who frequently played video games were
more likely to
report lucid dreams, observer dreams where they viewed themselves from outside their bodies, and dream control that allowed people to actively influence or change their dream worlds — qualities suggestive of watching or controlling the action of a video - game character.»
This
study by Dr. Gail Matthews found that «
more than 70 percent of the participants who sent weekly updates to a friend
reported successful goal achievement.»
Levy
reported that in a 2004
study of suburban rail commuters taking the train from New Jersey to Manhattan, «Wener and his coauthor Gary Evans found that the longer their test subjects» journey was, the higher the levels of cortisol (the primary stress hormone) in their saliva, and the
more difficult they found to focus on the task of proofreading assigned them at the end of their commute.»
Although the Institute for Family
Studies reports that
more husbands than wives admit to being unfaithful, according to The Cut, psychoanalyst and writer Esther Perel cites an increase of 40 % in unfaithful women since 1990, while men's statistics have stayed about the same.
The
study discovered that couples who only kiss during lovemaking are «eight times
more likely to
report suffering from stress and depression than those who frequently kiss on the spur of the moment.»
An April
study of
more than 3,300 people by the National Research Center for the Working Environment discovered that people subjected to bullying in the workplace were
more likely to
report sleeping difficulties.
A
study of data from
more than 800 U.S. firms over 30 years,
reported in the Harvard Business Review, found mandatory diversity training actually makes managerial ranks
more white and male.
There have been a variety of
studies showing that women in leadership roles equates to better company performance, including a
report from Credit Suisse that says that companies with
more than one woman on their boards have outperformed those with no women on their boards in the stock market.
A 2010
study conducted by Cone Communications, a public relations and marketing agency focused on social causes,
reported that 80 percent of consumers are
more likely to purchase a product that supports a cause during the holiday season.
«We did
studies of what makes one nationality
more valuable than another, and of course the British nationality is one of the best in the world,» Professor Dimitry Kochenov at the University of Groningen, who compiled the
report, said at a conference in London.
A new
study shows that Facebook's mobile ads generate
more user engagement than its desktop counterpart, TechCrunch
reported.
The
study, which surveyed 50,000 adults in 24 developed countries, found that «daughters of working mothers completed
more years of education, were
more likely to be employed and in supervisory roles, and earned higher incomes,»
reports Claire Cain Miller in The New York Times.
These results echo a recent Gallup
study showing that employees who work from home three to four days a week are far
more likely (41 percent versus 30 percent) to «feel engaged» and far less likely (48 percent versus 55 percent) to feel «not engaged» than people who
report to the office each day.
What's
more, those 9 - to - 5 schedules aren't a smart strategy: Employees with flexibility in their workday
report higher levels of job satisfaction and reduced levels of burnout and psychological stress, according to a
study conducted over 12 months at a Fortune 500 company with 700 employees and published in the February issue of American Sociological Review.
Indeed, Business Insider previously
reported that a 2015
study published in the journal Psychology and Aging found that quantity of relationships was
more important for people in their 20s, but quality of relationships was
more important once people hit their 30s.
Although older people
reported being less lonely than the youngest respondents, the Cigna
study confirmed earlier
studies that showed
more than 40 % of people over 65
reported being occasionally lonely.
«College students who
reported positive fantasies tended to
report putting less effort into their coursework; this was, in turn, associated with lower grades and higher depression scores,»
reports the release, though the
study's authors caution
more research is needed.
«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
report by Asan Institute for Policy
Studies in Seoul and C4ADS in Washington says it identified
more than $ 500 million in trade from January 2011 to September 2015 between the North and the Liaoning Hongxiang Group, which states on its website that it trades heavily with the North.
Eldest children also tend to have higher IQs and be
more cautious and dutiful, the New York Times
reports, and they often earn higher salaries, according to
study from CareerBuilder.
One Danish
study, for instance, showed that people who quit the social network were 55 percent less stressed, and
reported both enjoying life
more and, ironically, being
more social.
Studies have found that remote workers are
more productive — 77 percent of survey respondents
reported greater productivity, and a
study on work - from - home call center employees found that remote workers outperformed peers in the office because they took shorter breaks and used less sick leave.
Women, especially those who regarded themselves as single during the
study,
reported that they felt they were taking
more of a risk when sexting, citing that they felt there was a greater chance their messages would be made public, or that they would be rejected by the recipient.
Study participants who sat at a desk piled with papers, for instance,
reported feeling
more frustrated and fatigued and took 10 % longer to perform a simple cognitive matching test.
«A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
study found that from 1998 to 2008, leafy greens were associated with
more incidents of food poisoning than any other single food category (though contaminated poultry led to
more deaths),» Harrington
reports.
Another
study reported by The New York Times in 2008 found that men who did not take a vacation at least once a year had a «21 percent higher risk of death from all causes and were 32 percent
more likely to die of a heart attack».
A similar
study conducted by the Guardian Insurance Company offered even
more marked results, with 35 % of small business owners surveyed
reporting that they actually started their businesses to fund their retirements.
A
report released by the Global Public Policy Institute and the Mercator Institute for China
Studies, both of which are based in Germany, said Europe's economic ties with China are
more important than those it has with Russia, and the stakes associated with calling out Beijing are much higher.
We all know that music can affect our mood — pumping us up before a big event, helping us get in the productivity zone, or providing a soothing soundtrack to our lowest moments - but a stack of recent
studies also shows music can affect us on an even deeper level, making us
more generous and empathetic, and less biased,
reports Summer Allen in Greater Good Magazine.
The No - Facebook group experienced this hit to their life - satisfaction despite the fact they
reported an average of
more than two hours extra face - to - face socialising on the Sunday during the
study period compared to the Facebook - as - normal group.
Yes, the
study found that workers who were allowed to work from home
reported higher satisfaction, and they did their jobs
more efficiently.