Children’s health and privacy at risk from digital marketing
For the first time, researchers and health experts have undertaken a comprehensive analysis of the concerning situation in the World Health Organisation European Region regarding digital marketing to...
View ArticleA remote-controlled drone helps in designing future wireless networks
Aerial photographs and photogrammetry together provide an accurate 3D model, which improves the prediction of the propagation of radio waves at millimetre-wave frequencies.
View ArticleOne-Third of the Population Prefers Stopping Economic Growth to Achieve...
A study by researchers of the Institut of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA-UAB) at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona assesses Spanish public opinion on economic growth, the environment...
View ArticleUn tercio de la población española apuesta por detener el crecimiento...
Un estudio elaborado por científicos del Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología Ambientales (ICTA-UAB) analiza la opinión pública española sobre el crecimiento económico, el medio ambiente y la prosperidad....
View ArticleWill CEOs Decide the US Presidential Election?
A new study by Viktar Fedaseyeu and colleagues highlights the political power of corporate bosses: American employees donate almost three times more money to CEO-supported political candidates and are...
View ArticleSaranno i Ceo a decidere le elezioni presidenziali americane?
Un nuovo studio di Viktar Fedaseyeu e colleghi evidenzia il ruolo politico dei capi d’azienda: i dipendenti americani donano ai candidati sostenuti dal loro Ceo il triplo che agli altri candidati e la...
View ArticleRecovering critical and economically important metals from low-grade ores and...
The EU area is experiencing challenges in sourcing critical metals. Solutions to this are being sought by the METGROW+ project, coordinated by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. Researchers are...
View ArticlePoor Children with Epilepsy May Face Social Hurdles
In a population-based Canadian study of children with epilepsy, each of whom had access to universal health care, those from poor families had the same medical course and remission rate as their...
View ArticleWhen Do Speech Difficulties in Children Matter for Literacy?
A new study found that speech difficulties are linked with difficulties in learning to read when children first start school, but these effects are no longer apparent at 8 years of age.
View ArticleHumans Proven to Recognize Partially Obscured Snakes More Easily than Other...
Nagoya University researchers confirmed that humans are more able to identify snakes than other harmless animals in partially obscured conditions. They used a special tool to create a series of...
View ArticleCannabis abuse possible cause of psychosis
The risk of developing psychosis is more than tripled for those who abuse cannabis, according to results from a new twin study.
View ArticleWhy Brexit could be bad news for bees
Brexit could have serious consequences for bees and bee scientists, Norman Carreck, Science Director of the International Bee Research Association (IBRA) warns in an editorial in Bee World.
View ArticleWho thinks only attractive women suffer sexual harassment?
A few weeks ago Donald Trump described the women who accused him of sexual harassment as "unattractive and horrible". The statements of the controversial political leader are echoed in the results of...
View ArticleThe gender perspective in the management of Occupational Health and Safety
A piece of research of the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has for the first time brought together the concepts of Corporate Social Responsibility, gender equality, and Occupational Health and...
View ArticleToo small to be lean? – Implementing lean philosophy in SMEs
Lean philosophy has long been propagated as a success story of large, automotive companies with Toyota frequently quoted as a shiny example of a success in “becoming lean”. In her doctoral dissertation...
View ArticleGenoa - Lavatrici district storytelling
R2CITIES innovation for the benefit of local citizens.
View ArticleNew approach predicts price trends in the stock options market
A new research paper from the University of Luxembourg outlines a novel method to identify how options traders exploit mutual fund non-fundamental price pressure on aggregate stock prices. Decisions of...
View ArticleStudent attachment and well-being are greater in classrooms with higher...
Researchers at the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country have shown that it is possible to predict the psychological well-being of adolescents by combining group and individual variables The...
View ArticleSwipe away your drinking problem
An app has been developed that helps people struggling with alcohol addiction to reduce their alcohol intake, or to quit drinking completely. A study into the effectiveness of the app, called...
View ArticleWhat will increase economic investment for carbon-neutral technologies?
Climate change is one of the most pressing concerns of the 21st century, but when it comes to tackling climate change, a new study exploring the benefits of carbon flux monitoring is a timely reminder...
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