'Lucky' numbers make for unlucky customers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Chinese consumers pay too much for goods and services because of superstitions surrounding particular numbers, Binghamton University economist Zili Yang says.
(PhysOrg.com) -- Chinese consumers pay too much for goods and services because of superstitions surrounding particular numbers, Binghamton University economist Zili Yang says.
Economics & Business
Mar 19, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A 15-year study of Rockefeller, Ford and Carnegie foundations has shown how they made powerful contributions to Americas rising fortunes as an international powerhouse.
Social Sciences
Mar 19, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Nuclear scientists using frogs in a battle against superbugs might sound like some kind of 1980s computer game – but it’s actually scientific research underway right now.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 19, 2012
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Mobile technology appears to be increasing the public appetite for news but it's far from clear whether the news industry will profit from that, a study issued Monday concluded.
Internet
Mar 19, 2012
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In a new study, researchers from the Colorado School of Public Health have shown that air pollution caused by hydraulic fracturing or fracking may contribute to acute and chronic health problems for those living near natural ...
Environment
Mar 19, 2012
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House mice (Mus musculus) happily live wherever there are humans. When populations of humans migrate the mice often travel with them. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology ...
Evolution
Mar 19, 2012
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