A study by Best Friends Animal Society in conjunction with the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine studied 6,000 dogs and discovered that those from pet stores are more likely to have behavioral problems than ones purchased from small breeders.
[3][27][28] A
study by the Better Business Bureau concluded that the southwest corner of Missouri is the hub of the nation's puppy mill industry, and termed it the «national hot spot of the puppy industry.»
Approximately 51 % of U.S. pet owners take their pets with them when they travel, according to
a study by Best Western International and the American Automobile Association (AAA).
This new NASA paper builds upon those previous
studies by better quantifying the efficiencies of different forcings over the historical period and the effect this has on energy budget approach climate sensitivity estimates.
Not exact matches
The
study was funded
by EnCana, the drilling company whose
wells the EPA had initially blamed for the contamination.Though the role of fracking remains contested, the advising scientists recommend that the EPA should qualify its conclusions about the risks posed
by acknowledging gaps in the existing data and concerning cases like Pavillion.
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?
In a three - month
study with 7th graders, students who learned using interleaving scored 25 percent
better than those who learned
by blocking.
Entrepreneurs tend to be an action - oriented, onwards - and - upwards lot — a longitudinal
study published
by the Journal of Economic Psychology in 2014 associated successful entrepreneurs with higher - than - normal levels of hardiness, resourcefulness and optimism — meaning that when their venture fails, there's a pretty
good chance they'll be able to rebound quickly, with a nifty second - act tale of adversity to slot into their narrative.
The
study's authors say that getting people to think favourably of your accomplishments might be
better achieved «
by modest self - representation, or even self - denigration, than
by outright bragging about one's positive qualities.»
Encouragement and appreciation can also prompt employees to give you their
best work, as evidenced
by a
study conducted at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
According to a
study of 367 college students conducted
by biologist Christoph Randler, early risers perform
better on the job, attain greater career success, and reap higher wages than people who start their day later.
Facebook has improved the capabilities of its computers to
better categorize objects in photos
by studying 3.5 billion Instagram photos.
According to a recent
study by Aimia Inc., 80 % of mid-sized Canadian companies feel their businesses are «not
well - suited» to international expansion.
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.
Some small
studies have suggested that synbiotics could provide benefits to a range of other conditions influenced
by the gut microbiome as
well, including obesity, diabetes, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, but larger - scale clinical trials focusing on each of those conditions are needed.
The international figures aren't much
better: According to a 142 - country
study conducted
by Gallup in 2013, only 13 % of global workers feel engaged and committed to their work.
Important to this
study are the charities that are funded
by that wealth and endeavour to make our state a
better place.
According to a recent article
by Stanford's Emma Seppälä for the Greater
Good Science Center, «one of the most extensive
studies on charisma found that charisma is not so much a gift as a learnable skill.»
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.
According to a
study conducted
by Baloonr, about 35 percent of respondents said the
best way to addressing the issue in the startup tech worldis to put more women in leadership roles.
She points to a 2011
study by the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, which found that students who started school at 8:30 a.m. got almost an hour more sleep and performed
better on tests measuring attention levels than peers who started at 7:30 a.m.
While naps can help bad sleepers pay off their growing sleep debt,
studies shows they can make even
good sleepers more productive
by boosting their ability to learn.
You can
best understand the importance of style
by reading fiction and
studying what makes a great story.
Defense Department spokeswoman Heather Babb told The Washington Post the
study «provided a
better understanding of how atoll islands may be affected
by a changing climate.»
In K. Anders Ericsson's famous
study of violinists, popularized
by Malcolm Gladwell as the «10,000 hour rule,» Anders found that the
best violinists spent more time practicing than the merely
good students.
In fact, recent
studies by both the International Monetary Fund and the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development concluded that Canadian renters get a
better deal compared to their owner counterparts than renters in almost every other wealthy country.
That may be true, but in a book where almost every detail is
well - argued and backed
by studies and research, this logic seems a lazy and unnecessary stretch.
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.
A University of Essex
study found individuals» sense of
well - being was boosted
by as little as five minutes of outdoor exercise.
A 2010
study by professors from Insead, the Kellogg School of Management, and Tel Aviv University found that people who have spent extended time abroad tend to be
better, more creative problem solvers.
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 2013
study by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine found 49 daytime workers experienced a
better quality of life after exposure to more daylight in the office.
The
study estimates that U.S. workers across all sectors on average were
better off
by about $ 431 million in 2010 when you take into account the increased productivity and innovation within the tech sector due to foreign workers.
That's the
good news from a
study conducted
by University of Virginia psychologist Rachel Narr and colleagues that tracked a diverse group of 169 teenagers from ages 15 to 25.
Not only did the vast majority Americans» net - worth tumble during the recession, for 93 % of households, it continued to slide during the first two years of the recovery as
well, a recent
study by the Pew Research Center found.
A new
study by LinkedIn surveyed more than 13,000 Millennial job seekers to find out what it takes to get them to work for you, and offers some insights into the lengths some employers are going to need to go to hire the
best talent from this generation.
The
study also found a seven percent uptick in sales due to higher conversion rates caused
by better service from associates.
A notorious «emotional manipulation»
study showed that the company could make users feel
better or worse
by altering the contents of their News Feeds.
But to every rule there is an exception, and glad I was to be called out (and called up)
by the founder and CEO of one mobile - health company whose entire premise is based on scientific research with repeatable results — the exact
study, in fact, I had used as my example of what works
better than a health app.
A
study published
by the American Psychological Association suggests that bosses prefer candidates who they find likable and friendly over those who are self - promotional (though they note that a combination of the two is probably
best.)
According to a recent
study conducted
by Harvard University, which polled young adults between the ages of 18 and 29, not so
good: 51 percent of survey respondents said they do not support capitalism, and only 42 percent were in favor of it.
The Wellness in the Workplace
Study, conducted
by the Optum Resource Center for Health &
Well - being, has identified employee health and wellness trends for the last eight years in more than 700 US - based companies.
This extends to race as
well; a
study by the National Bureau of Economic Research revealed that candidates with African American names have a tougher time finding a job.
Everybody's going to have their own tolerance limits, and it's a
good idea to check with your doctor to make sure the cold exposure is safe for you, but a
study by Nikolai Shevchuk had people stay in a shower around 68 degrees Fahrenheit for just two or three minutes.
But Darrell West, director of governance
studies at the Brookings Institution, has done his
best to comb through disclosure reports and,
by combining that information with qualitative judgments about softer forms of power, come up with a ranking of our new oligarchy.
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 demand.
Take for instance the findings of a recent
study by Morgan Stanley that shows more diverse workplaces deliver
better returns and less volatility.
Regardless, the
study has begun
well ahead of the first planned American CRISPR trials, which won regulatory clearance earlier this year (and are being funded
by tech billionaire Sean Parker) but are unlikely to begin until 2017 at the University of Pennsylvania.
A
good way to leverage anxiety, according to a research
study conducted at Harvard Business School (HBS), is to reframe it
by seeing its existence as a source of strength rather than of weakness.
According to Forbes,
studies conducted
by University of Florida professor Timothy Judge found that «people with high core self evaluations, or positive self - concepts, had increased levels of job satisfaction,
better job performance, higher income, higher work motivation and reduced stress and burnout.»