Firms that use accounting practices that basically require more verification for good news than bad news can more easily avoid securities class-action lawsuits and improve the outcomes of litigation, according to a study ...
Economics & Business
Mar 14, 2018
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The term "fake news" is everywhere these days. After gaining steam during the 2016 US election, it's become a catch-all phrase used by people from across the political spectrum. Yet "fake" stories – or stories that have ...
Internet
Feb 20, 2018
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While most cities are keen to promote bike use, few foresaw the problems caused by dockless bike-sharing schemes such as oBike and Reddy Go. The advantage of dockless bikes is that users needn't find dedicated stations to ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 17, 2018
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Bad weather affects U.S. voter turnout and election outcomes with past research demonstrating that the Republican Party has the advantage. A new study by researchers at Dartmouth College and The Australian National University ...
Social Sciences
Jan 11, 2018
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The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission gives us 'radar vision' over part of Antarctica's third-largest island, Thurston Island.
Earth Sciences
Nov 24, 2017
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Monitoring the egos of employees could prevent bad behaviour because people who feel entitled are more likely to behave unethically at work, research suggests.
Social Sciences
Nov 17, 2017
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After decades of individual attempts to identify the structure of the main building block of HDL (high-density lipoproteins), the so-called "good" cholesterol that associates with protection from cardiovascular disease, a ...
Biotechnology
Nov 13, 2017
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Ford Motor Co.'s autonomous car software and robotics subsidiary has purchased a laser detection company.
Business
Oct 27, 2017
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You know you want to end your relationship, but you're nervous and don't want to be hurtful. So you spend the first 10 minutes of your dinner date making friendly and fidgety small talk before diving into the matter at hand.
Social Sciences
Oct 5, 2017
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Last year about 11 per cent of the total human population (approximately 850 million people on the planet) suffered from daily hunger, according to a recent United Nations report on the state of food security and nutrition ...
Environment
Oct 4, 2017
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