News tagged with physical assault
Outreach van makes sex trade workers safer: research
(PhysOrg.com) -- A van that circled Vancouver streets frequented by sex trade workers made them feel safer and reduced their likelihood of being attacked, according to a University of British Columbia study.
Oct 06, 2009 |
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In certain jobs supervisor support can reduce absenteeism
A supportive supervisor can keep employees in certain hazardous jobs from being absent even when co-workers think it's all right to miss work, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.
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Mar 20, 2012 |
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What shields gay youth from suicide
What protects lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youths from considering suicide and, conversely, what makes them most vulnerable to it?
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Feb 14, 2012 |
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Pentagon looks for weapons to wage cyber warfare
The Pentagon's researchers plan to bolster their efforts to create offensive weapons for use in cyber warfare, reflecting a growing concern over digital threats, US officials said Monday.
Nov 07, 2011 |
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Science fiction-style sabotage a fear in new hacks
When a computer attack hobbled Iran's unfinished nuclear power plant last year, it was assumed to be a military-grade strike, the handiwork of elite hacking professionals with nation-state backing.
Oct 23, 2011 |
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In unique fire tests, outdoor decks will be under firebrand attack
The National Institute of Standards and Technology will unleash its Dragon -- a NIST invention that bellows showers of glowing embers, or firebrands -- at a unique wind tunnel test facility in Japan, where researchers will ...
Sep 28, 2011 |
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Gaga's anti-bullying stance can help, says expert
Lady Gaga and other celebrities commenting on bullying have the chance to teach young people about the horrors of bullying abuse, says the director of the University at Buffalo's Alberti Center for the Prevention of Bullying ...
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Sep 26, 2011 |
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Gaps in services for sexual assault victims in Texas revealed
A new University of Texas at Austin statewide study reveals significant gaps in services for sexual assault victims and calls for improvements, including additional funding.
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Aug 29, 2011 |
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Physicists uncover new data on adenine, a crucial building block of life
Early Earth's atmosphere provided little shielding for ultraviolet light from space, so many prebiotic molecules, bombarded by it and light of other wavelengths, had a hard time surviving at all. But some molecules became ...
Aug 18, 2011 |
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Nation's fight against cyber intruders goes local
The next frontier in the fight to keep crucial electronic networks safe from harm will play out as close to home as Town Hall and require more involvement from private industry, which controls 85 percent of the infrastructure, ...
Jul 20, 2011 |
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Can't ban violent video sales to kids, court says
(AP) -- States cannot ban the sale or rental of ultraviolent video games to children, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, rejecting such limits as a violation of young people's First Amendment rights and leaving ...
Jun 27, 2011 |
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