News tagged with quality research
New program to expand, enhance use of LIDAR sensing technology
Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a new system that will enable highway construction engineers in the field to immediately analyze soil movements caused by active landslides and erosion ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 11, 2011 |
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How consumers discriminate
A forthcoming paper in the American Marketing Association's Journal of Marketing Research by Professor Sheena Iyengar, S.T. Lee Professor of Business, Management; Marco Bertini, Assistant Professor of Marketing at London ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 10, 2011 |
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Big clue to future climate change in small plants
Yarrow, it's called, this flowering plant also known as "little feather" for the shape of its leaves. Prized as a garden plant that repels unwanted insects while attracting beneficial ones, it also improves ...
May 19, 2011 |
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How do consumers judge quality? It depends on who's making the purchase
Someone is more likely to predict the quality of a product by its price if someone else is buying it, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. But when consumers buy products themselves, they are more l ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 19, 2011 |
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Health-care systems not using best evidence in decision-making
Health care systems around the world are failing to use evidence obtained through research when making decisions, causing inefficiencies and reduced quantity and quality of life, according to a leading expert in the field ...
Jan 19, 2011 |
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To publish or not to publish? That is the question
For more than 50 years medical research has been vetted through the peer-review process overseen by medical journal editors who assign reviewers to determine whether work merits publication. A study published in PLoS One invest ...
May 21, 2010 |
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The quality of the tomato depends more on temperature than on natural light
A team from the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development (Neiker-Tecnalia, Spain) has questioned the generally held belief that the quality of tomatoes depends primarily on their exposure to natural light ...
Mar 25, 2010 |
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Wildfires set to increase 50 percent by 2050
The area of forest burnt by wildfires in the United States is set to increase by over 50% by 2050, according to research by climate scientists.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 28, 2009 |
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Learning from our mistakes: Consumers won't be deceived twice
Sometimes a high price tag, a label, or an ingredient can lead us to believe that we're purchasing a high-quality item. But what happens if the attribute that attracted us to the product is false or meaningless? A new study ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 23, 2009 |
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