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UrduA unique new research facility designed to address the key cyber security challenges facing the shipping industry is being established at the University of Plymouth. The £3million Cyber-SHIP Lab, supported by funding from Research England, part of UK Research and…
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The truth about misinformation
Research study reveals how to alter memories to protect consumers
The truth about misinformation
Research study reveals how to alter memories to protect consumers
Survey: Seriously ill Medicare beneficiaries can face considerable financial hardship
Boston, MA–Despite high beneficiary satisfaction with Medicare overall, a new national survey led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Business School, and colleagues finds that its coverage gaps may cause considerable financial distress for the…
Survey: Seriously ill Medicare beneficiaries can face considerable financial hardship
Boston, MA–Despite high beneficiary satisfaction with Medicare overall, a new national survey led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Business School, and colleagues finds that its coverage gaps may cause considerable financial distress for the…
£3m Cyber-SHIP Lab offers opportunity to address maritime cyber security challenges
A unique new research facility designed to address the key cyber security challenges facing the shipping industry is being established at the University of Plymouth. The £3million Cyber-SHIP Lab, supported by funding from Research England, part of UK Research and…
The truth about misinformation
Research study reveals how to alter memories to protect consumers
Biosimilar drugs can reduce costs but still face challenges in the US
Biologics used to treat patients can be incredibly expensive, so there was significant hope that biosimilar drugs — which are highly similar to an existing biologic drug on the market — could serve as a less-costly substitute. However, new research…
Biosimilar drugs can reduce costs but still face challenges in the US
Biologics used to treat patients can be incredibly expensive, so there was significant hope that biosimilar drugs — which are highly similar to an existing biologic drug on the market — could serve as a less-costly substitute. However, new research…
Survey: Seriously ill Medicare beneficiaries can face considerable financial hardship
Boston, MA–Despite high beneficiary satisfaction with Medicare overall, a new national survey led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Business School, and colleagues finds that its coverage gaps may cause considerable financial distress for the…
Biosimilar drugs can reduce costs but still face challenges in the US
Biologics used to treat patients can be incredibly expensive, so there was significant hope that biosimilar drugs — which are highly similar to an existing biologic drug on the market — could serve as a less-costly substitute. However, new research…
£3m Cyber-SHIP Lab offers opportunity to address maritime cyber security challenges
A unique new research facility designed to address the key cyber security challenges facing the shipping industry is being established at the University of Plymouth. The £3million Cyber-SHIP Lab, supported by funding from Research England, part of UK Research and…
Disruptions of salesperson-customer relationships. Is that always bad?
News from the Journal of Marketing
As large chains grow to dominate dialysis, patient outcomes decline
Acquisitions by for-profit dialysis companies hurt patient health, survival and transplant rates
$2.3 million DoE grant to advance ethanol fuel research
Grant supports mathematical modeling of biomass movement in large fermentation facilities
Snap! How the camera took over the world
Images are a powerful tool — they can can topple a politician, alter the course of a war and help bring about significant social change
When a freestanding emergency department comes to town, costs go up
HOUSTON — (Oct. 22, 2019) — Rather than functioning as substitutes for hospital-based emergency departments, freestanding emergency departments have increased local market spending on emergency care in three of four states’ markets where they have entered, according to a new…
Merger to bring the next generation of insect control to the global marketplace
Eco-friendly pheromone insect controls become feasible
Science/Science Careers’ survey ranks top biotech, biopharma, and pharma employers
The Science and Science Careers’ 2019 annual Top Employers Survey polled employees in the biotechnology, biopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical, and related industries to determine the 20 best employers in these industries as well as their driving characteristics. Respondents to the web-based survey…
Can the design of a building improve the creative output of its occupants?
New study published in Creativity Research Journal shows Maharishi Vastu architecture increased workplace creativity
Assigning workers to new networks boosts sustainability
Organizations looking to lead quests for sustainability can train troops within their ranks, but the traditional boundaries like experience, seniority and departments aren’t where the payoffs lie. Social scientists at Michigan State University (MSU) and The Nature Conservancy joined to…
Family members’ emotional attachment limits family firm growth
Differing levels of family member involvement in senior roles directly affect family businesses’ pursuit of growth strategies
Study finds brands are resilient against ‘fake news’ on social media
“Fake news” stories targeting corporations may be obnoxious, but a new study finds that they likely pose little threat to well-established brands. “There’s been a lot of work done on how the public processes and responds to fake news on…
UK food chains with voluntary menu labeling serve less fat and salt
Mandatory labeling could encourage restaurants to improve nutrition of offerings
DoE awards nearly $7 million to Purdue-based startup to advance nuclear technology
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – One of the hot topics in artificial intelligence and machine learning is predictive analysis – knowing the future by analyzing data from the past. A Purdue University-affiliated startup, Blue Wave AI Labs, is using predictive analytics…
Cold temperatures linked to high status
Researchers uncover connection between chilly temperatures and luxury products
Private property, not productivity, precipitated Neolithic agricultural revolution
Humankind first started farming in Mesopotamia about 11,500 years ago. Subsequently, the practices of cultivating crops and raising livestock emerged independently at perhaps a dozen other places around the world, in what archaeologists call the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution. It’s one…
Changes in driver shifts and pick-up choices for food delivery services can boost profits
INFORMS journal Transportation Science New Study Key Takeaways: Optimizing delivery driver shifts can reduce pick-up time by 50%. Choosing restaurants closer to the drop-off location rather than where a meal was just delivered can reduce delivery time by 17%. Order…
New CEOs can raise their social game to keep their jobs, says Rice University study
HOUSTON – (Oct. 10, 2019) – A new study shows that two key factors can make freshly appointed CEOs more vulnerable and raise the odds they’ll get fired. The job security of a new CEO tends to suffer when the…
Using plasma to find Alzheimer’s
National Institute on Aging awards $225,000 for work to improve Alzheimer’s diagnoses
Research identifies factors influencing how religious identity interacts with workplace
Religious beliefs can affect how employees do their jobs. But religious identity in the workplace is often neglected in human resources theory and practice, making it a diversity issue that’s prone to tension and conflict. To address gaps in the…
A look at Japan’s evolving intelligence efforts
New book examines the past and future of Japanese intelligence services in a rapidly shifting world
Ethiopian parents can’t make up for effects of life shocks on children by spending more on education
Extra investment in school and tuition fees does not counter effects on child development
Security in a heartbeat
Sandia partnering with New Mexico small business to test biometric technology
Medicare overpayments for graduate medical education could total $1.28 billion annually
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 7, 2019) – If Medicare capped funds for Graduate Medical Education (GME) at the rate of $150,000 per resident, the move would free up more than $1 billion a year, according to a study published today in…
25% of total US health care spending estimated to be waste
Bottom Line: A new study estimates about one-quarter of total health care spending in the United States is waste, with a price tag ranging from $760 billion to $935 billion. The United States spends more on health care than any…
Coordinated care model leads to decreases in unscheduled, preventable hospitalizations
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon Medicaid enrollees are less likely to make unscheduled trips to the hospital following the implementation of the state’s accountable-care model, new research by Oregon State University shows. The study suggests the Oregon system of coordinated care…
Economic impacts of natural disasters
Researchers examined data on the impacts of natural disasters recorded by an international emergency events database between 1960 and 2015, finding evidence of mounting economic damages largely due to severe events that are extending beyond tropical regions into temperate areas…
Digital Approaches to Increasing Equity in Higher Ed — Opening Universities for Refugees
International conference of the SUCCESS project, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), in Berlin from December 4-6, 2019
Enago AuthorONE: AI-powered manuscript assessment and automated copy-editing for publishers
Unlike other solutions, AuthorONE delivers explainable, actionable results
MSU economist’s research on colony collapse disorder published in national journal
BOZEMAN – The work of a Montana State University professor examining the economic impacts of colony collapse disorder among commercial honeybees was published in the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists last month. Randy Rucker, a professor…
nTIDE September 2019 Jobs Report: Indicators level off for Americans with disabilities
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire nTIDE Report featuring National Disability Institute’s work on the end goal of disability employment — financial stability and independence for people with disabilities
How to make carbon pricing palatable to air travellers
Travellers are willing to pay a little more for flights if they know the extra money will be used to address carbon emissions, a new study from the UBC Sauder School of Business has found. How those fees are presented…
Promotional games at retail stores increase consumer spending
Games of chance are potential goldmines for both brick-and-mortar stores and online retailers
American auto companies take top slots on 2019 Kogod Made in America Auto Index
However, American-owned doesn’t always equate to American made, creator says
Exposure to air pollution increases violent crime rates, study finds
Breathing dirty air can make you sick. But according to new Colorado State University research, it can also make you more aggressive
New report: Men without work face a worrying well-being crisis
A new IZA World of Labor report published (2nd October) finds the number of prime-age males outside the labor force increasing worldwide. This development goes hand in hand with an increase in ill-being driven by high levels of stress, desperation…
Tyumen historians spoke about the evolution of Russian universities
Tyumen Historians Spoke About the Evolution of Russian Universities at an International Conference
The rise of deal collectives that punish profits
New from the Journal of Marketing
CSHL press publishes ‘Conscience and Courage,’ the remarkable life story of Henri Termeer
Cold Spring Harbor, New York, October 1, 2019 — Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (CSHL Press) today announced the publication of Conscience and Courage: How Visionary CEO Henri Termeer Built a Biotech Giant and Pioneered the Rare Disease Industry. Written…