Approximately one-third of all U.S. counties do not exempt grocery foods from the general sales tax, which means the lowest-income families living in those areas are most susceptible to food insecurity. New research from ...
Economics & Business
May 26, 2021
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Sixty years after Alan Shepard became the first American in space, everyday people are on the verge of following in his cosmic footsteps.
Space Exploration
May 5, 2021
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A new study provides the best evidence to date that an increase in the availability of alcohol is linked to more financial troubles among the disadvantaged.
Social Sciences
Apr 21, 2021
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AUC Riverside-led study on cruise pricing could help the cruise industry get back on its feet after the pandemic. The research, published in Management Science, found that customers who book early in the advance sales period ...
Economics & Business
Dec 8, 2020
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Movie studios estimate that they lose billions of dollars to digital movie piracy. But a new marketing study from the University of Georgia finds that piracy can actually boost ticket sales in certain situations.
Economics & Business
Aug 6, 2020
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Researchers at the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a catalytic system that directly installs the trifluoromethyl group onto arenes. The new reaction uses simple and ...
Materials Science
Aug 5, 2020
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The demand for online shopping has obviously increased since COVID-19 restrictions were put in place.
Social Sciences
May 25, 2020
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Because customers who shop online cannot try on their purchases, a third of all Internet sales get returned. But handling these returns is costly, giving retailers that have both physical stores and digital sales a clear ...
Economics & Business
Apr 30, 2020
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Virgin Galactic has received nearly 8,000 online reservations of interest since its first successful test flight into space 14 months ago, the company said Tuesday as it nears commercial operation and prepares to reopen ticket ...
Space Exploration
Feb 26, 2020
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Highlighting female achievements in the workplace makes capable women significantly more likely to want to be the boss, a study shows.
Social Sciences
Jan 8, 2020
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