Increasingly, institutions of higher learning are including faculty member patents and commercialization activities in their calculus for offering tenure and promotion. However, a report published in Volume 13 Number 3 of ...
Other
Feb 22, 2012
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Six thousand workers die on the job in the U.S. each year, and millions more are injured. According to a recent University of Georgia study, a worker's perception of safety in the workplace and the work-life balance established ...
Social Sciences
Feb 17, 2012
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The problem in biology of how to identify the promoters of olfactory receptor genes (>1000 genes) has remained unsolved due to the difficulty of purifying sufficient material from the olfactory epithelium. Researchers at ...
Biotechnology
Jan 5, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Traditional product advertising -- full-page magazine ads and 30-second television commercials -- may be going the way of the rotary phone. Emerging concepts such as crowdsourcing, viral Internet campaigns, ...
Economics & Business
Dec 21, 2011
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U.S. shoppers spent 15 percent more in online holiday buying compared to last year, after what may have been the busiest week of the season, said research firm comScore on Sunday.
Business
Dec 19, 2011
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US online shopping rose 15 percent from November 1 to December 9 compared to the same period last year, according to industry tracker comScore.
Business
Dec 12, 2011
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According to new research, wine promoters may want to spend more money on brochures and flyers and less money on wine tastings as they market to novice wine drinkers. A recent study published in Cornell Hospitality Quarterly ...
Economics & Business
Nov 22, 2011
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Despite recent news reports questioning the long-term viability of daily deal companies, a new study from researchers at Rice University and Cornell University shows that the companies are more popular than ever among consumers.
Economics & Business
Sep 14, 2011
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Twitter said Thursday that it will begin placing advertisements known as "Promoted Tweets" in the timelines of users who follow a particular brand or company.
Internet
Jul 28, 2011
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In the first-of-its-kind analysis of Groupon's impact on a startup company, a new Rice University study found that the daily deal promotion was beneficial even though it had no material impact on the company's profits when ...
Economics & Business
May 6, 2011
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