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Tag: BUSINESS/ECONOMICS
UTA-based TMAC receives $3.3 million to help Texas businesses during pandemic
Federal aid will shore up health care supply chains
Physicians urge hospitals to become ‘artificial intelligence ready’
A group of doctors and data scientists is calling on hospitals to create clinical departments devoted to artificial intelligence (AI) to harness the power of the technology to transform patient care. While there have been many predictions of AI’s potential…
Big wheel ruts, big economic losses
Excessively wet field conditions at harvest throughout the North Central and upper Midwest regions resulted in many fields with deep wheel-traffic compaction as evident by deep ruts from combines and grain wagons. Although this is a common occurrence during years…
Keeping pinto beans away from the dark side
Pinto beans are good for us. They are nutritious, packed with protein and fiber. They also contain a host of micronutrients like B vitamins and folate. But being good isn’t enough for pinto beans. They also need to look good.…
Racial and LGBT bias persists in ridesharing drivers despite mitigation efforts
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Despite efforts by ridesharing companies to eliminate or reduce discrimination, research from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business finds that racial and LGBT bias persists among drivers. Platforms such as Uber, Lyft and Via responded to…
Narcissists don’t learn from their mistakes because they don’t think they make any
BEND, Ore. — When most people find that their actions have resulted in an undesirable outcome, they tend to rethink their decisions and ask, “What should I have done differently to avoid this outcome?” When narcissists face the same situation,…
In the EU, space heating accounts for the majority of domestic energy use
For healthy individuals, experiencing a wider range of temperatures than average–which can save on home energy costs– is associated with higher health satisfaction and a lower risk of cardiorespiratory conditions, according to a new study published July 22, 2020 in…
Recycling Japanese liquor leftovers as animal feed produces happier pigs and tastier pork
Tastier pork comes from pigs that eat the barley left over after making the Japanese liquor shochu.
Recycling Japanese liquor leftovers as animal feed produces happier pigs and tastier pork
Diet of shochu distillation remnants is economical way to reduce animals’ stress, improve meat quality
Stepping-down asthma medication may reduce costs without worsening health out
Study suggests that many clinicians may be prescribing higher levels of treatment than is clinically indicated
Stepping-down asthma medication may reduce costs without worsening health out
Study suggests that many clinicians may be prescribing higher levels of treatment than is clinically indicated
Free trade can prevent hunger caused by climate change
International trade can compensate for regional food shortages and reduce hunger
Plugging orphaned and abandoned oil and gas wells can create jobs, reduce pollution
Amid record unemployment rates, new research examines the potential for a federal program to plug half a million oil and gas wells and create more than 120,000 energy sector jobs while reducing methane emissions to fight climate change.
Study links attraction to ‘tyrannical’ leaders to dysfunctional family dynamics
Ever wonder how some leaders in business or politics who appear selfish, manipulative and domineering still manage to amass a following?
Our itch to share helps spread COVID-19 misinformation
To stay current about the Covid-19 pandemic, people need to process health information when they read the news. Inevitably, that means people will be exposed to health misinformation, too, in the form of false content, often found online, about the illness.
New study reveals people more likely to donate when reminded of own mortality
New research from the UBC Sauder School of Business shows that people are 30 per cent more likely to donate their assets when faced with their own mortality.
The price of taking a stance: How corporate sociopolitical activism impacts bottom line
As the political climate in the United States becomes increasingly charged, some businesses are looking to have their voices heard on controversial issues.
Study: New leaders emerge as organizations go to virtual work spaces
In virtual environments, actions trump more traditional leadership traits
New pharmaceuticals: public research combines efficiency with contained costs
Is the basic research that goes into the development of new drugs more efficiently conducted by public-sector scientists, pharmaceutical firms, or independent private laboratories? What role do each of these groups play in determining prices of innovative pharmaceuticals, which have…
Ad blockers may benefit websites, users, and the market at large
Millions of websites, including some of the largest Internet companies (e.g., Google, Yahoo), depend on advertising as their main source of revenue, allowing them to offer their content for free. The use of software that blocks ads has surged in…
Columbia Engineering researchers win $2M DOE award to develop power grid risk dashboard
Three Columbia Engineering professors are integrating their expertise in power grids, optimization, and financial engineering with data science techniques to build a risk dashboard to assess and predict risks to the power grid. A $2.06M Performance-based Energy Resource Feedback, Optimization,…
Ethnolinguistic diversity and urbanization
Analysis of a fine-grained dataset on language use in 1975 and geographic distribution of populations in 2015 for 3,540 provinces in 170 countries revealed links between ethnic fractionalization–the degree to which a given population was segmented into different groups at…
Study: New leaders emerge as organizations go to virtual work spaces
In virtual environments, actions trump more traditional leadership traits
New pharmaceuticals: public research combines efficiency with contained costs
Is the basic research that goes into the development of new drugs more efficiently conducted by public-sector scientists, pharmaceutical firms, or independent private laboratories? What role do each of these groups play in determining prices of innovative pharmaceuticals, which have…
Ad blockers may benefit websites, users, and the market at large
Millions of websites, including some of the largest Internet companies (e.g., Google, Yahoo), depend on advertising as their main source of revenue, allowing them to offer their content for free. The use of software that blocks ads has surged in…
Columbia Engineering researchers win $2M DOE award to develop power grid risk dashboard
Three Columbia Engineering professors are integrating their expertise in power grids, optimization, and financial engineering with data science techniques to build a risk dashboard to assess and predict risks to the power grid. A $2.06M Performance-based Energy Resource Feedback, Optimization,…
Ethnolinguistic diversity and urbanization
Analysis of a fine-grained dataset on language use in 1975 and geographic distribution of populations in 2015 for 3,540 provinces in 170 countries revealed links between ethnic fractionalization–the degree to which a given population was segmented into different groups at…
Neuromarketing of taste
Taste similarity of food products can be compared with the help of electroencephalography
Stephen S. Fuller Institute updating Affordable Housing Master Plan
Jeannette Chapman, Director, The Stephen S. Fuller Institute, Schar School of Policy and Government, received $21,630 from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. With this funding, the Institute will update the Housing Needs Analysis for Arlington County, Virginia. The…
Universal right to health could inspire people, organizations to make real change
Acknowledging health as a universal human right could galvanize people and organizations to make major improvements in health worldwide, according to new research from faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York. “In the U.S., few people think that…
nTIDE June 2020 COVID update: Numbers improve for workers with and without disabilities
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire nTIDE COVID update — featuring economist Andrew Houtenville, PhD, and disability employment expert John O’Neill, PhD, with an extended analyses of the May job numbers
Helping consumers in a crisis
‘Quantitative easing’ program let households spend more during the last recession; could it work again?
Selling something? Tap into consumer arrogance
Study says arrogance is the secret to sales
Universal right to health could inspire people, organizations to make real change
Acknowledging health as a universal human right could galvanize people and organizations to make major improvements in health worldwide, according to new research from faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York. “In the U.S., few people think that…
nTIDE June 2020 COVID update: Numbers improve for workers with and without disabilities
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire nTIDE COVID update — featuring economist Andrew Houtenville, PhD, and disability employment expert John O’Neill, PhD, with an extended analyses of the May job numbers
Helping consumers in a crisis
‘Quantitative easing’ program let households spend more during the last recession; could it work again?
Selling something? Tap into consumer arrogance
Study says arrogance is the secret to sales
Insurtech in a pandemic: Creating opportunities from threats
New research finds insurtech may offer a route out of the pandemic for insurance companies
Plastics markets adapt in the age of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended life around the world, leaving industries to find creative solutions to stay open and keep up with demand. The polymer industry has been especially “plastic” during this time, adapting materials and equipment to produce personal…
Insurtech in a pandemic: Creating opportunities from threats
New research finds insurtech may offer a route out of the pandemic for insurance companies
Supply constraint from earthquakes in Japan in input-output analysis
Many people can recall shocking news images of Japan sustaining earthquake damage. Between 1996 and September of 2018, there were 155 earthquakes in Japan that resulted in human injuries. In 20 of these earthquakes, people have gone missing or were…
Plastics markets adapt in the age of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended life around the world, leaving industries to find creative solutions to stay open and keep up with demand. The polymer industry has been especially “plastic” during this time, adapting materials and equipment to produce personal…
Supply constraint from earthquakes in Japan in input-output analysis
Many people can recall shocking news images of Japan sustaining earthquake damage. Between 1996 and September of 2018, there were 155 earthquakes in Japan that resulted in human injuries. In 20 of these earthquakes, people have gone missing or were…
‘Game changer’ for reporters: 2016 US presidential election coverage
The 2016 U.S. presidential election is considered a “game changer” for journalists covering the U.S. presidential elections by causing them to dramatically reconsider how they view their role — either as neutral disseminators of information or impassioned advocates for the truth — according to researchers at the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism.
Decline in green energy spending might offset COVID-era emissions benefits
The short-term environmental benefits of the COVID-19 crisis, including declines in carbon emissions and local air pollution, have been documented since the early days of the crisis.
Copyright Clearance Center partners with Editage to offer research promotion services
New service helps RightsLink publishers empower researchers and strengthen author programs without adding staff
Copyright Clearance Center partners with Editage to offer research promotion services
New service helps RightsLink publishers empower researchers and strengthen author programs without adding staff
Recovery from airline delays works best with future disruptions in mind
Instead of responding to each flight delay as if it were an isolated event, airlines should consider the likelihood of potential disruptions ahead, researchers report in the journal Transportation Science.
Overconsumption and growth economy key drivers of environmental crises
A group of researchers, led by a UNSW sustainability scientist, have reviewed existing academic discussions on the link between wealth, economy and associated impacts, reaching a clear conclusion: technology will only get us so far when working towards sustainability – we need far-reaching lifestyle changes and different economic paradigms.