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Women's Perceived Leadership Weaknesses Actually Strengths
(PhysOrg.com) -- A perception of sensitivity and competence causes women to be evaluated as better leaders than men in comparable positions, says a recent study.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 12, 2010 |
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4,000-year study supports use of prescribed burns in Southern Appalachians
A new study reconstructing thousands of years of fire history in the southern Appalachians supports the use of prescribed fire, or controlled burns, as a tool to reduce the risk of wildfires, restore and maintain forest health ...
Apr 06, 2010 |
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Commercial fishing estimated to kill millions of sea turtles
The number of sea turtles inadvertently snared by commercial fishing gear over the past 20 years may reach into the millions, according to the first peer-reviewed study to compile sea turtle bycatch data from gillnet, trawl ...
Apr 06, 2010 |
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People are living longer and healthier -- now what?
People in developed nations are living in good health as much as a decade longer than their parents did, not because aging has been slowed or reversed, but because they are staying healthy to a more advanced age.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 24, 2010 |
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Duke technique is turning proteins into glass
Duke University researchers have devised a method to dry and preserve proteins in a glassified form that seems to retain the molecules' properties as workhorses of biology.
Mar 17, 2010 |
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Monkeys choose variety for variety's sake
Given a choice between spending a token to get their absolute favorite food or spending it to have a choice from a buffet of options, capuchin monkeys will opt for variety.
Mar 15, 2010 |
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Brain scans could be marketing tool of the future
Using advanced tools to see the human brain at work, a new generation of marketing experts may be able to test a product's appeal while it is still being designed, according to a new analysis by two researchers at Duke University ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 04, 2010 |
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The Bigger The Animal, The Stiffer The 'Shoes'
(PhysOrg.com) -- If a Tiger's feet were built the same way as a mongoose's feet, they'd have to be about the size of a hippo's feet to support the big cat's weight. But they're not.
Feb 24, 2010 |
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Scientists image brain at point when vocal learning begins
Duke University Medical Center scientists crowded around a laser-powered microscope in a darkened room to peer into the brain of an anesthetized juvenile songbird right after he heard an adult tutors' song for the first ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 17, 2010 |
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What the brain values may not be what it buys
It's no wonder attractive human faces are everywhere in media and advertising - when we see those faces, our brains are constantly computing how much the experiences are worth to us. New brain-imaging research shows it's ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 16, 2010 |
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Brain Scans Track Hoop Fans' Happy Memories
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a novel study that used historical tape of a thrilling overtime basketball game between Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, brain researchers at Duke have found that ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 09, 2010 |
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'Peter Pan' Apes Never Seem To Learn Selfishness
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sharing is a behavior on which day care workers and kindergarten teachers tend to offer young humans a lot of coaching. But for our ape cousins the bonobos, sharing just comes naturally.
Feb 01, 2010 |
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Researcher explains mystery of golden ratio
The Egyptians supposedly used it to guide the construction the Pyramids. The architecture of ancient Athens is thought to have been based on it. Fictional Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon tried to unravel ...
Dec 21, 2009 |
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Nano-Scale Drug Delivery For Chemotherapy
(PhysOrg.com) -- Going smaller could bring better results, especially when it comes to cancer-fighting drugs.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 31, 2009 |
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Harvesting Energy from Natural Motion: Magnets, Cantilever Capture Wide Range of Frequencies
(PhysOrg.com) -- By taking advantage of the vagaries of the natural world, Duke University engineers have developed a novel approach that they believe can more efficiently harvest electricity from the motions ...
Oct 28, 2009 |
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