News tagged with decision maker
How do consumers achieve self-affirmation when purchasing products?
People who feel good about themselves are less likely to choose an attractive product than a functional one, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. But choosing highly aesthetic products may make p ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 16, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Bing to duel Google with Facebook-friendly format
Microsoft's Bing search engine is heading in a new direction as it drills deeper into Facebook's social network and Twitter's messaging service to showcase information unlikely to be found on Google.
May 10, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
An economic analysis of Emerald Ash Borer management options
A new study in the Journal of Economic Entomology examines several options for managing the Emerald Ash Borer, an invasive insect that is destroying US ash trees.
Feb 09, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
NIST releases draft cloud computing technology roadmap for comments
The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released for public comment a draft "roadmap" that is designed to foster federal agencies' adoption of cloud computing, support the ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 02, 2011 |
1 / 5 (1) |
0
Deep words, shallow words: An initial analysis of water discourse in 40 years of UN declarations
UN University's Canadian-based Institute for Water, Environment and Health today published a study of the changing language related to water in high-level declarations from eleven UN conferences on water and the environment ...
Oct 31, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Measurement tools for traffic crash injury severity improving, study says
Efforts to improve traffic safety have been aided by mathematical models that allow researchers to better assess those factors that impact the degree of injury suffered as a result of traffic crashes, a Wayne State University ...
Aug 22, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Border fences pose threats to wildlife on US-Mexico border, study shows
Current and proposed border fences pose significant threats to wildlife populations, with those animals living in border regions along the Texas Gulf and California coasts showing some of the greatest vulnerability, ...
Jul 12, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Next gen video games let players control the story
Menacing alien machines descend on Earth, and amid all-out war, a soldier searches a building to find a frightened boy hiding in a vent.
Jul 04, 2011 |
4.3 / 5 (6) |
12
Integrating agriculture and forestry in the landscape is key to REDD
Evidence from benchmark sites across the tropics is proving that an integrated, multifunctional approach that allows for land-use sharing in agriculture, forests and other functions can achieve good results in reducing greenhouse ...
Jun 09, 2011 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
Measuring the next generation of life-saving pollution sensors
New research from the UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is helping Duvas Technologies Ltd (Duvas) to develop improved air quality monitoring instrumentation. Currently over 1bn people a year suffer from respiratory ...
May 31, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
What do policymakers know about the factors influencing people's well-being?
Most people would probably agree that quality of life means more than just material welfare, and it is becoming increasingly common for politicians to be interested in letting people's subjective well-being guide policy. ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 23, 2011 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
How leaders evolve
Researchers have developed a mathematical model that explores how leaders and followers emerge in different circumstances and predicts the most likely personality types of those leaders.
May 05, 2011 |
3.5 / 5 (4) |
1
New method for reporting solar data
A straightforward new way to calculate, compile, and graphically present solar radiation measurements in a format that is accessible to decision makers and the general public has been developed by researchers at the University ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 11, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Surrogate decision makers wish to retain authority in difficult decision
The decision to stop life-support for incapacitated and critically ill patients is, for surrogate decision makers, often fraught with moral and ethical uncertainty, and long-term emotional consequences. But as difficult as ...
Oct 29, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
Leading journals publish new guidance to improve trial reports
New guidance to improve the reporting of trial findings is published simultaneously today (24 March 2010) by the BMJ and eight other leading journals around the world.
Mar 24, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
