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BBC: “Women who are optimistic have a lower risk of heart disease and death, an American study shows. The latest study by US investigators mirrors the findings of earlier work by a Dutch team showing optimism reduces heart risk in men. The research on nearly 100,000 women, published in the journal Circulation, found pessimists had …
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, The Council the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions – Europes Digital Competitiveness Report – Main achievements of the i2010 strategy 2005-2009 “Europe remains a global force in advanced information and communication technologies (ICT). The World Wide Web, the mobile GSM standard, …
What Does Consistent Participation in 401(k) Plans Generate? July 2009, EBRI Issue Brief #332-SR, Paperback, Employee Benefit Research Institute, 2009 Executive Summary – EBRI/ICI 401(K) DATABASE: “The annual EBRI/ICI 401(k) database update report is based on large cross-sections of 401(k) plan participants. Whereas the cross-sections cover participants with a wide range of participation experience in …
Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School: “Media Cloud is a system that lets you see the flow of the media. The Internet is fundamentally altering the way that news is produced and distributed, but there are few comprehensive approaches to understanding the nature of these changes. Media Cloud automatically builds an …
Fuchs, Christian. 2009. Social Networking Sites and the Surveillance Society. A Critical Case Study of the Usage of studiVZ, Facebook, and MySpace by Students in Salzburg in the Context of Electronic Surveillance. Salzburg/Vienna: Research Group UTI. ISBN 978-3-200-01428-2. “674 students from Salzburg participated in the study that was conducted by the eTheory Research Group (University …
Deutsche Bank Research – Diabetes the price of increasing prosperity, August 5, 2009 “Diabetes is spreading fast. Over the past ten years the number of diabetes patients (with considerably higher blood glucose levels than in healthy persons) has risen by 5% p.a. to approx. 250 million. The disease affects all regions of the world …
Law Practice Technology Information Sources and Tools – Ken Strutin identifies core sources to learn about new technologies that apply to legal research and law practice. In addition, he has identified specific tools that will contribute to managing research, communication and information-based tasks.
OMB – Science and Technology Priorities for the FY 2011 Budget, August 4, 2009 “Scientific discovery and technological innovation are major engines of increasing productivity and are indispensable for promoting economic growth, safeguarding the environment, improving the health of the population and safeguarding our national security in the technologically-driven 21st century. To this end, the …
News release: “Though Congress leaves for its August recess this week, one of the items sure to be on the agenda when it returns is how to deal with the continuing collapse of the nations housing market. A new study from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) examining housing costs shows that market …
“Herdict is a project of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. Herdict is a portmanteau of ‘herd’ and ‘verdict’ and seeks to show the verdict of the users (the herd). Herdict Web seeks to gain insight into what users around the world are experiencing in terms of web accessibility; or in …
Ensuring the Integrity, Accessibility, and Stewardship of Research Data in the Digital Age, Committee on Ensuring the Utility and Integrity of Research Data in a Digital Age; National Academy of Sciences “As digital technologies are expanding the power and reach of research, they are also raising complex issues. These include complications in ensuring the validity …
News release: “Customer demand for Fords fuel-efficient vehicles coupled with the U.S. governments Car Allowance Rebate System (Cash for Clunkers) enabled Ford to post the first sales increase of any major manufacturer in 2009. Ford, Lincoln and Mercury dealers reported 118,197 retail sales in July, up 9 percent versus a year ago. Total sales (including …
