Despite extensive research on how to persuade consumers to improve their diets, academicians have largely failed to present food retailers with easy-to-use suggestions. Brian Wansink, director of Cornell's Food and Brand ...
Economics & Business
May 1, 2017
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They aren't the type you'd sprinkle over pasta. But University of New Hampshire researchers have found five new truffle species.
Ecology
May 1, 2017
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Chemiluminescence, or chemical light, is the principle behind the glow sticks (also known as light sticks) used at rock concerts and as quick tools to grab when the electricity goes out. But they can also be used to diagnose ...
Analytical Chemistry
May 1, 2017
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A comparative study on predicting presidential election outcomes using models built on watch data for thousands of television shows has found that simple "single-show models" can have high predictive accuracy. Given the recent ...
Social Sciences
May 1, 2017
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Surgery and radiation remove, kill, or damage cancer cells in a certain area. But chemotherapy—which uses medicines or drugs to treat cancer—can work throughout the whole body, killing cancer cells that have spread far ...
Computer Sciences
May 1, 2017
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Large screens are more effective for promoting the hedonic (perceived attractiveness) and pragmatic (perceived control) qualities of smartwatches, while round and square screens are associated with hedonic and pragmatic quality, ...
Consumer & Gadgets
May 1, 2017
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By examining the cooling rate of rocks that formed more than 10 miles beneath the Earth's surface, scientists led by The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences have found that water probably penetrates ...
Earth Sciences
May 1, 2017
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The most popular varieties of tea—including black tea, green tea, Oolong tea, white tea, and chai—all come from the leaves of the evergreen shrub Camellia sinensis, otherwise known as the tea tree. Despite tea's immense ...
Biotechnology
May 1, 2017
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A federal appeals court said Monday it won't reconsider its ruling to uphold the government's "net neutrality" rules that require internet providers to treat all online traffic equally.
Telecom
May 1, 2017
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A UBC-led research team has developed a new global coral bleaching database that could help scientists predict future bleaching events.
Environment
May 1, 2017
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