News tagged with survey results

Americans not fans of online targeted ads: survey

Most Americans are satisfied with their Internet search engines but they are not fans of targeted advertising, seeing it as an invasion of privacy, according to a survey published on Friday.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

New pilot survey reveals importance of intellectual property

New survey results indicate that trademarks and trade secrets are the most important forms of intellectual property (IP) protection according to most businesses, followed by copyrights and patents.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Landscape architecture survey: Is plant knowledge passe?

Authors of a recent study examined an ongoing debate in the discipline of landscape architecture: exactly how much plant knowledge is required for professionals in the field? Robert Brzuszek, Richard Harkess, and Eric Stortz ...

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Survey reveals scientists have trouble accessing human embryonic stem cell lines

The promise of stem cell research for drug discovery and cell-based therapies depends on the ability of scientists to acquire stem cell lines for their research.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Allowing native language in school benefits Mexican-American students, researcher finds

A new University of Missouri study shows that Mexican-American students who identify and practice speaking their native language have higher grades than those who are put in English-only environments in their schools.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Survey samples life scientists' views on 'dual use' research and bioterrorism

Rapid advances in the biological sciences over the last several decades have yielded great benefits such as medical therapies and vaccines. But some of these same scientific advances could also be used for malicious purposes, ...

Biology /

created Feb 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1