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Kingston University London product and furniture design student comes up with...

A Kingston University London student has used her final year of study to design and produce a new chair to allow travellers to practice meditation in airport waiting areas. Product and furniture design...

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Effective recovery in competitive sports

In a joint project, Bochum-based researchers headed by Prof Dr Alexander Ferrauti and Prof Dr Michael Kellmann studied the best possible regeneration measures for athletes after strenuous training and...

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How Effective Are Personalized Political Ads on Facebook?

In this election year, political advertising on social networking sites such as Facebook is increasingly making use of personalized ads to target specific social media users. The effectiveness of...

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Cricketers’ performance plummets without water

Scientists from the University of Stirling have discovered that dehydrated cricket players suffer impaired motor skills that significantly reduce their performance on the field.

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New Study Links Risk Factors to Variations in Postpartum Depression

A new study shows that depression following childbirth can begin at different times and follow multiple distinct trajectories, emphasizing the need for clinicians to monitor for signs of postpartum...

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Narrowing the digital divide

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) learning and support in the UK relies primarily on the goodwill of friends and family and on the availability of staff and volunteers in community...

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The Olympics made us happy, but was it worth it?

The 2012 Olympic Games caused a marked increase in happiness among Londoners, according to new LSE research by Paul Dolan which shows for the first time that there are significant intangible effects to...

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World Anti-Doping Agency basically agrees to publication of Tübingen study on...

Waiting for IAAF’s response On May 20, 2016, the Director General of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), David Howman, wrote a letter confirming that WADA basically agreed with the publication of a...

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Brains of overweight people ‘ten years older’ than lean counterparts at...

From middle-age, the brains of obese individuals display differences in white matter similar to those in lean individuals ten years their senior, according to new research led by the University of...

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Lengthy asylum periods harm refugees’ employment prospects

Reducing the asylum waiting period for refugees could improve their employment chances and integrate them into their adopted country more quickly, a new analysis of refugee data from Switzerland shows.

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Boosting Swimming Performance with Sound Data

System from the Cluster of Excellence Cognitive Interaction Technology (CITEC) transforms data on water flow into sound. Bielefeld University’s „research_tv” presents the project in a video report.

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The Censoring of Menstruation in Adolescent Literature: A Growing Problem

The Censoring of Menstruation in Adolescent Literature: A Growing Problem, an article published in Women’s Reproductive Health, discusses the importance of “shedding the shame and secrecy” of...

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Demystifying Menstrual Synchrony: Women's Subjective Beliefs About Bleeding...

Demystifying Menstrual Synchrony: Women’s Subjective Beliefs About Bleeding in Tandem With Other Women, an article recently published in Women’s Reproductive Health, addresses the overlooked issue of...

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Clear link between sexting and intimate partner violence

Teenagers who send digital messages with sexual contents are far more exposed to violence in love relationships than others.

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It’s hard to be a ‘Girl DJ’ - Exploring gender (in)equality behind the scenes...

Electronic clubbing scenes in 70’s New York and Britain’s rave culture in the 80’s have been celebrated as times of emancipation in their fusion of class, culture and gender. In a new article published...

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Brain network of psychopathic criminal functions differently

A strong focus on reward combined with a lack of self-control appears to be linked to the tendency to commit an offence. Brain scans show that this combination occurs in psychopathic criminals, say...

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Not a papery palaver - appraisal form helps superior and subordinate in...

A new study from the University of Vaasa, Finland examines the different usages of performance appraisal forms in Finnish performance appraisal interviews from a perspective of conversation analysis....

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Who uses public bicycles?

Public Bicycle Sharing Systems are becoming increasingly common across the world’s cities and towns – but who is making use of them? A new study in Applied Economics Letters finds a difference between...

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Flattering rivals gains politicians more votes

Focusing on the negative aspects of one’s political opponent has become the norm in election campaigns across the world. But a recent study by Nicoletta Cavazza published in Social Influence shows that...

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Peep Show: Pretending to be a normal human being

If you are a fan of British comedy, you will no doubt have come across the institution that is Peep Show. 54 episodes spanning over a decade from 2003 – 2015, following the humorously depressing lives...

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