A new
study finds more than 80 % of adults admit to sending or receiving sexually explicit text messages — a practice commonly known as sexting — and for many couples, it may increase relationship satisfaction.
Without the Help of an Accident Lawyer, Insurance Companies in Illinois Have the Upper Hand When Settling Personal Injury Claims, Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer Blog, January 25, 2013
Study Finds More Than 4,000 Patients Hurt by Preventable Surgical Mistakes Every Year in Illinois and Throughout the Nation, Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer Blog, January 22, 2013 Additional Resources:
A study finds more than half of American women would rather give up sex than their mobile devices.
The bank with the most defecting customers is Bank of America, as
the study found more than 10 percent of its customers plan to leave next year.
The study found more than a third of Americans (34 percent)-- and more than half of Millennials — are likely to ask for recommendations for an insurance agent or financial advisor on social media.
Coastal Virginia is more urbanized than the rural inland, and correspondingly
the study found more than twice as much forest fragmentation there.
Within this wider problem, urinary - tract infections associated with catheter use are a particular concern: in 2001 a US
study found more than half a million cases each year, accounting for approximately 40 % of all HAIs (Int.
Another study found more than three - quarters of students who took Algebra I and Geometry went on to college within two years of high school graduation, while only one - third of students who did not take Algebra I and Geometry courses did so.
The study found more than 700,000 could struggle with the increase in monthly payments related to a quarter - point hike and that rises to up to a million with a one percentage point increase.
In fact,
the study found more than half of the women surveyed reported being denied their fair share of origination credit.
More than half the litigants in Canadian family courts are there without lawyers, and a recent
study found more than two - thirds of individual Canadian litigants were representing themselves.
Furthermore,
the study found more than 25 percent of bitcoin account holders have carried out an illegal transaction from their wallet.
Not exact matches
The
study of
more than 1,000 adults
found that the top reason for the paltry savings numbers was they simply didn't earn enough to put money away.
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?
Dairy Yes, dairy is an excellent source of calcium, but I've singled it out because
studies have
found that dairy sources of calcium are markedly
more effective in accelerating fat loss
than other sources.
A
study on waiters and tipping published in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology demonstrates how even tiny gifts can make a big difference,
finding that: «Customers who received a small piece of chocolate along with [their] check tipped
more than did customers who received no candy.»
A new
study has
found that, for many, being «liked» on social media is
more important
than being liked in reality, which can lead to odd behavior and an inability to enjoy life in the moment.
In a
study of
more than 5,100 adults, researchers from the University of Illinois
found that those who were the most optimistic were 76 percent
more likely to have health scores in an ideal range.
A joint
study by AOL and Nielsen
found that people spend
more than 50 percent of their time online with content and an additional 30 percent of their time on social channels where content can be shared.
A 2015
study found that women who applied for professorships in STEM areas (excluding economics) were
more likely to be hired
than similarly qualified male candidates.
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.
The
study's authors
found that peckish participants in a card game known as the «Iowa Gambling Task» played
more shrewdly and made better decisions
than those who had eaten.
One 2005
study found that those preferences can play out in how often people approach each other online: women who were 6» 3» tall received 40 % fewer messages
than women who were a
more average 5» 5», while men who were 6» 3» and 6» 4» got about 60 %
more messages
than men who were 5» 7» or 5» 8».
One
study by Harris Group
found that 72 percent of millennials prefer to spend
more money on experiences
than on material things, and I (Emmie Martin, Money reporter) can't argue with the majority.
Numerous
studies have
found that sitting for long periods of time can do
more than just contribute to weight gain and metabolic disorders.
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.
Last summer, Mollick published a
study of 47,000 projects and
found more than 75 % were late.
The
study found «that people who were asked to think about the past were willing to pay
more for products
than those who were asked to think about new or future memories; another experiment showed an increased willingness to give
more money to others after recalling a nostalgic event.»
«In a
study of health care providers, we
found that those who used WOOP were significantly
more engaged with their work and less stressed
than members of a control group,» Oettingen writes for HBR.org.
The
findings appear to show that public attitudes about the media are «
more complex and nuanced
than many traditional
studies indicate,» according to the American Press Institute, which conducted the
study as part of a collaborative effort with the Associated Press - NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
A large, long - term
study of male smokers
found that those who regularly took Vitamin A were
more likely to get lung cancer
than those who didn't.
Using data from a large - scale
study that tracked participants» diet and health information for
more than a decade, researchers
found an association between moderate chocolate consumption and a lowered risk for atrial fibrillation.
A 2010 University of Brasilia
study found that 1 in 5 Brazilian women under 40 —
more than 5 million women overall, or about 22 % of Brazil's population — had had at least one abortion.
A widely - cited 2007
study by the University of Arizona
found the average office desktop carries 400 times
more bacteria
than the a toilet seat.
According to the American Press Institute, the
findings from its
study suggest that the issue of trust in the media «is
more complicated
than some may think.»
The first analysis looked at 148
studies involving
more than 300,000 people and
found that people with social connections had a 50 % lower risk of dying early compared to people who did not have strong social circles.
A large 2014
study of
more than 25,000 people with heart disease
found that putting people on long - acting doses of vitamin B3 to raise their levels of «good,» or HDL, cholesterol didn't reduce the incidence of heart attacks, strokes, or deaths.
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.
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.
«In one of our
studies we
found that people rated masculine risk - taking behaviors as
more risky
than feminine risk - taking behaviors, even when they were matched for how risky they were,» she says.
Although no - car households are becoming slightly
more common, a 2016 Strategic Vision
Study found that millennials would still rather own a car
than rely on ride - hailing services.
One
study found that college students who drank four to five drinks at a time
more than once a week were
more likely to overeat after drinking compared to students who drank one to two drinks at a time (18).
That
finding comes from an analysis of
more than 100,000 participants in several ongoing
studies.
Moira Burke, who is
studying 1,200 Facebook users in an ongoing experiment, has
found that personal messages are
more satisfying to receivers
than the one - click communication of likes.
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.
A review of 17
studies found that adults who drank sugar - sweetened beverages with meals consumed 7.8 %
more food
than adults who consumed water with meals (20).
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.
A review of
more than 200
studies found that people who drank three or four cups of coffee per day were 19 % less likely to die from cardiovascular disease.
A 2011
study found that people who took a short walk outdoors returned feeling happier and
more rested
than people who walked indoors.
A McKinsey & Co.
study found that outsourcing a corporate data centre to a cloud service could
more than double the IT cost.