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Amazon conjures rights to borrow Harry Potter ebooks

Amazon said Thursday it has signed a deal for the electronic books rights to all seven Harry Potter titles English, French, Italian, German and Spanish for its Kindle lending library.

Technology / Business

created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Improved waiting area design increases customer comfort, study finds

Many diners cringe at the thought of waiting for a table in a crowded restaurant, while restaurant managers hope they do not lose customers due to long waits. Now, a University of Missouri researcher has studied restaurant ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

App helps border crossers brave long wait times

“A gem of an app.” “Clean UI [user interface], very easy to use.” “Eliminates the guess work!”

Technology / Software

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Research shows crows comparable to humans when it comes to waiting

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a new study published in Royal Society's Biology Letters, researchers have discovered that crows and raven birds show the same ability to complete delayed exchange tasks as monkeys and hu ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 6 | with audio podcast weblog

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.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Restaurants cherry pick parties by size

Wait times quoted by restaurants typically increase depending on the size of the party. Though large parties are often given longer wait times, the actual time spent waiting to be seated turns out to be shorter than the ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 09, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Has suspending targets changed waiting times?

Have the suspension of central performance management of the 18 week referral to treatment target, and a relaxation of the four hour Accident and Emergency target, changed waiting times asks John Appleby, Chief Economist ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Thousands on HIV drugs desperate amid budget woes

(AP) -- Cash-strapped states are cutting back on a program that provides free medicine to people with HIV, leaving thousands of patients to wonder where their drugs will come from and stirring fears of a ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Dec 16, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Nurse practitioner-led spinal clinic produced impressive results and shorter waiting times

Ninety-six per cent of patients with back problems were satisfied with the assessment carried out by a specially trained nurse practitioner, according to a study in the December issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 17, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Many hospital emergency department visits could be treated elsewhere, study finds

About 17 percent of all visits to hospital emergency departments across the United States could be treated at retail medical clinics or urgent care centers, potentially saving $4.4 billion annually in health care costs, according ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 07, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Headed to ER? Some post waits by text, billboard

(AP) -- Need an X-ray or stitches? Online, via text message or flashing on a billboard, some emergency rooms are advertising how long the dreaded wait for care will be, with estimates updated every few minutes.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 23, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Healthcare competition saves lives

English NHS hospitals located in areas where patients have more choice had lower death rates and shorter patient stays than hospitals in less competitive areas.  And hospitals in competitive markets were able ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 29, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds large disparity in access to kidney transplants for UK patients

Large variations exist in access to kidney transplants for patients in the UK, which cannot be explained by case mix (differences in a patient's condition), according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 21, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Social housing in Northern Ireland does not comply with human rights standards

Social housing provision in Northern Ireland is not adequately funded to comply with international human rights standards. That's according to researchers at Queen's University Belfast, who publish their report, Budgeting ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 27, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Grassroots programs to encourage minority organ donation prove successful

Minority organ donations have more than doubled since the institution of grassroots awareness and education programs, according to a new retrospective study published in the May issue of the Journal of the American College of ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0