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EurekAlert! – Breaking News- One size doesn't fit all when it comes to products for preventing HIV from anal sexAfter 'trying on' three placebo methods for the delivery of a rectal microbicide, study participants said they could see all of them - a douche, rectal suppository and fast-dissolving rectal insert - fitting into their daily lives. These results, which also identified the product attributes most important to participants, underscore the importance of developing a […]
- "Magic sand" might help us understand the physics of granular matterTokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have studied the properties of mixtures of silicone-coated "magic sand", a popular kid's toy, and normal sand. Silicone-coated sand particles were found to interact with each other only, and not with other sand particles. The team discovered that adding silicone-coated sand beyond a certain threshold leads to […]
- Key task in computer vision and graphics gets a boostA researcher from Kanazawa University devised a way to speed up a fundamental task in computer vision and graphics known as non-rigid point set registration. Unlike previous registration techniques, the proposed method is computationally efficient even for large data sets. Moreover, the computing times for this method are shorter than those for a state-of-the-art approach. […]
- Variable compensation and salesperson health"Hidden costs" of variable compensation can cause stress and directly counter the hoped-for positive effects on performance.
- <i>CVIA</i> has just published a new issue, Volume 5 Issue 3Beijing, 26 February 2021: the journal Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (CVIA) has just published the third issue of Volume 5. This issue brings together important research from authors in the USA and China, including several very important papers concerned with the various cardiological implications of COVID-19.
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- EurekAlert! – Policy and Ethics
- Charting our changing cities(Singapore Managment University) The global outbreak has resulted in remarkable shifts in city living. Researchers can take the lead in kickstarting conversations on public policies for cities of the future, say SMU professors.
- Species traded legally through Hong Kong with inadequate traceability(The University of Hong Kong) Researchers at HKU analyzed trends in global legal wildlife trade from 1997 to 2016 and revealed that legal wildlife trade averaged $220 billion per year over this period. Despite its scale, 34% of trade is declared using overly broad codes that only specify taxonomic class and above. The research team […]
- What can stream quality tell us about quality of life?(Virginia Tech) Findings reveal that demographics such as race and population density, as well as health indices such as cancer rates and food insecurity, show strong correlations with water quality across Virginia.
- Energising ASEAN-EU trade(Singapore Managment University) Flexibility in negotiations and a robust dispute resolution mechanism could make an ASEAN-EU free trade agreement more likely, said speakers at the 2020 ASEAN Law Conference.
- DiZinno & Falsetti receive funding for national center to increase numbers of medical examiners & coroners(George Mason University) Joseph DiZinno, Associate Professor, Forensic Science Program, and Anthony Falsetti, Associate Professor, Forensic Science Program, received $2,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice.
- Charting our changing cities
- EurekAlert! – Social and Behavioral Science
- One size doesn't fit all when it comes to products for preventing HIV from anal sex(Microbicide Trials Network) After 'trying on' three placebo methods for the delivery of a rectal microbicide, study participants said they could see all of them - a douche, rectal suppository and fast-dissolving rectal insert - fitting into their daily lives. These results, which also identified the product attributes most important to participants, underscore the importance […]
- After old age, intellectual disability is greatest risk factor for death from COVID-19(Thomas Jefferson University) A study of national data shows the devastating impact the pandemic has had on those with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers.
- African American breast cancer survivor cardiovascular disease risk high but knowledge low(George Mason University) New research led by George Mason University's College of Health and Human Services faculty Dr. Michelle Williams assessed African American breast cancer survivors' risk factors and knowledge about CVD in the Deep South. They found that although African American breast cancer survivors have a higher prevalence of CVD risk factors, their knowledge […]
- Online dating: Super effective, or just... superficial?(Michigan State University) New research from Michigan State University's Close Relationships Lab finds that people's reason for "swiping right" is based primarily on attractiveness and the race of a potential partner, and that decisions are often made in less than a second.
- Cultural values and demographics impact COVID-19 pandemic(University of Tennessee at Knoxville) New research by UT professors shows how measuring relatively stable features of society, such as culture and demographics, can help predict the spread of COVID-19.
- Research identifies impact of teenage screen use(University of Leicester) Two thirds of children use more than one screen at the same time after school, in the evenings and at weekends as part of increasingly sedentary lifestyles, according to new research at the University of Leicester.
- DiZinno & Falsetti receive funding for national center to increase numbers of medical examiners & coroners(George Mason University) Joseph DiZinno, Associate Professor, Forensic Science Program, and Anthony Falsetti, Associate Professor, Forensic Science Program, received $2,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice.
- Predicting work performance with personality(Singapore Managment University) An award-winning study by a global team featuring researchers from SMU presents a more comprehensive and integrated method for assessing prospective talent.
- How does your brain process emotions? Answer could help address loneliness epidemic(University of California - San Diego) In a study published in the March 5, 2021 online edition of Cerebral Cortex, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine found that specific regions of the brain respond to emotional stimuli related to loneliness and wisdom in opposing ways.
- Call me, maybe? UNLV study probes how people connected during the pandemic(University of Nevada, Las Vegas) UNLV social media expert Natalie Pennington shares the top 10 takeaways of research on the impact of video chats, email, online gaming, and other communication tech on stress, loneliness, and relationships.
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