University of Arkansas researchers argue that consumers buy bottled water because they perceive it to be purer, safer and healthier than municipal water. Further findings suggest that young and high-income people, guided by the perception of higher quality, are more likely to purchase bottled water and home-filtration systems. Purchasing bottled water also carries a degree of status, or "snob appeal."
Research by a University of Arkansas sociologist shows that when it comes to hate crimes, the most violent incidents don't tend to involve hate groups.
Research at the University of Arkansas shows that the various facets of hope play crucial but different roles in predicting success in group learning.
A Division of Agriculture engineering researcher at the University of Arkansas has developed a system that addresses two major problems associated with poultry farming. By using poultry litter as fuel, the system will help protect the environment and could reduce individual farmers' energy costs by as much as 80 percent.
A University of Arkansas cultural anthropologist reveals the interrelationship between plants and people that sustains the culture of Little Dixie.
University of Arkansas scientists have found an important mechanism that regulates the destruction of larval fruit fly salivary glands that could point the way to understanding programmed cell death in the human immune system.
A project by University of Arkansas artist Bethany Springer yielded unexpected insights into the perception of place by elderly residents of Memphis, Tenn.
University of Arkansas researchers recommend taking a holistic approach to understanding safe job performance by tractor trailer drivers.
Studies conducted by University of Arkansas researchers suggest locations where future Mars missions might seek liquid water underneath Martian soil.
Micro-electro-mechanical systems, popularly referred to as MEMS, in small electronic devices often fail because of adhesion and stiction "“ the attractive force between the surfaces of interacting parts. University of Arkansas researchers have developed a surface-topography engineering method that reduces these forces and will help microscopic parts interact and function smoothly.
University of Arkansas researchers are using cutting-edge spatial technologies to study the aftermath of an insect infestation that has devastated red oak populations in Arkansas and Missouri. By combining this research with field work, they seek patterns that might help explain what trees are vulnerable to infestation, thus helping forestry professionals determine future forest management practices.
Researchers at the University of Arkansas have fabricated and tested a novel biosensor that detects glucose close to real time and with much greater sensitivity than other comparable, biocompatible sensors.
Research by a University of Arkansas psychologist shows adolescents who react with anxiety to physical changes may be prone to panic disorder as they mature.
A University of Arkansas physics professor and his colleagues have created a nanoscale structure that contains both magnetic and superconducting properties at the same time, and they will be exploring the properties of this novel material this summer in Switzerland.
Blowing off steam may seem like a good idea, but according to a University of Arkansas psychologist, venting just makes matters worse.
Researchers have used measurements of tiny movements in the Earth's crust to gain a better understanding of earthquake dynamics in Nicaragua, where a large quake devastated the city of Managua in 1972. Their findings confirm a prediction of movement in the Earth's surface, but show little perpendicular strain associated with the movement, indicating a lack of coupling between the converging plates despite earthquake activity.
University of Arkansas professor will publish first biography of Wiley A. Branton, the Arkansan who created and directed the largest voter registration effort in U.S. history and represented the students who would pioneer integration in the Little Rock School District.
Byron was not simply a dashing Romantic "“ a University of Arkansas scholar contends he was an astute thinker who developed a new philosophy of knowledge.
While heavy smoking is often associated with posttraumatic stress disorder, a University of Arkansas psychologist says there's a big gap in available treatment.
A University of Arkansas researcher and her colleagues are developing a way to examine how the genomes rearrange themselves during hybridization to better pinpoint how genetically modified organisms may behave when they cross with naturally occurring plants.
In the first empirical study of the effect of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act on the financial services industry, a finance researcher found that the act had little effect on bank profitability and productivity. With one minor exception, which may be attributed to earlier changes in federal banking laws, the act also did not create significant synergies between commercial banking, investment banking, merchant banking and insurance activities.
Thanks to a new translation by the University of Arkansas' Geoffrey Brock, the novel called an "˜Armenian Schindler's List' is now accessible for readers in English.
UA researcher argues sustainability is sound, smart business practice.
An interdisciplinary team of researchers has developed a portable biosensor for in-field, rapid screening of avian influenza virus. The inexpensive device specifically and sensitively detects the avian influenza strain H5N1 from poultry cloacal or tracheal swab samples in less than 30 minutes and could help health officials coordinate a rapid response for the eradication, quarantine and vaccination of animals.
Understanding the relation between anger and aggression may be key to treating violent behavior "“ and psychologists say we have a lot to learn.
Researchers at the University of Arkansas and Purdue University have monitored tiny tectonic movements in the Caribbean to create the first comprehensive and quantitative kinematic model describing potential earthquake activity in the region.
For plenty of good reasons, the term "trans fat" leaves a bad taste in the mouths of health-conscious consumers. Typically, trans fatty acids are bad for health, but scientists at the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture have coaxed out significant health benefits by juggling the molecular structure of soy oil.
A new biography of Nasser presents the complexity of a hero whose great dreams and achievements were marred by autocracy and repression.
The first-ever study to look at the effect of echinacea in the human gastrointestinal tract raises concerns about unforeseen effects.
In one of the first comprehensive studies of skill-based pay plans, a management researcher at the University of Arkansas found that such plans are more successful and sustainable in manufacturing facilities than in service organizations. The research also revealed that support among supervisors and employees for the innovative plans consistently predicts their success and survival.
For Tatsuya Fukushima, one word is worth at least 178 pages, which happens to be the length of his new book about the Japanese conjunction "ga." The book, Ga: Japanese Conjunction: Its Functions and Sociolinguistic Implications, examines how the word developed its current-day meaning, how it is used both in written and spoken form and how it is used on the World Wide Web.
A new book offers teachers and concerned parents an accessible overview of the fact and theory of evolution along with strategies for educating students.
It's a refrain that can make the most stoic of parents quake "“ the voice of a teenager saying, "Mom, dad, can I borrow $500?" But a University of Arkansas professor and her colleague want to make this conversation and other discussions of money easier for teenagers and parents alike in hope of creating financially responsible adults.
A University of Arkansas professor's most recent work addresses the question of how human eating habits have evolved over millions of years.
Geoffrey Brock's supple translation of Umberto Eco's novel has been honored for distinguished literary translation into English.
Robert B Leflar, a University of Arkansas law professor, compared how courts in the United States and Japan deal with medical errors and discovered that injury or death in Japan due to medical error is often treated as a criminal matter rather than civil matter. He says both countries have much to learn from each other. Leflar's recently published article on the topic is titled "Medical Error as Reportable Event, as Tort, as Crime: A Transpacific Comparison."
Deloitte Consulting LLP and the RFID Research Center at the University of Arkansas have developed a method to monitor and control conditions in the so-called "cold chain," the distribution chain of perishable goods. Their in-transit study found broad inconsistencies in temperature within environmentally controlled trailers.
University of Arkansas researchers examined the dental landscapes of prehistoric creatures from a South African province and found evidence for a dietary shift that suggests a corresponding change in the type of landscape that surrounded them.
Professor uses catch and release programs to increase understanding of fish populations.
University of Arkansas physicists seeking to better understand the properties of ferroelectric materials at the nanoscale have discovered previously unknown properties.
Edited by Richard Ulrich and Bill Brown, engineering professors at the University of Arkansas, Advanced Electronic Packaging, the popular electronic packaging textbook and reference manual, has now been published in its second edition by Wiley Inc. The book has helped thousands of students and practicing engineers understand the complex task of connecting integrated circuits and other electronic components.
A new study by University of Arkansas economists shows a strong relationship between economic freedom and access to water. Researchers compared data from two important international indices and found that greater economic freedom leads to economic development, which in turn decreases the amount of poverty associated with a nation's lack of access to water.
A biomedical engineering researcher at the University of Arkansas has received grants totaling $420,000 to continue work on developing a novel means to detect and measure glucose concentrations within cells.
Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a novel mathematical model that describes how radio-frequency-identification (RFID) readers capture tag data on a single inquiry. The researchers also developed two critical performance metrics to measure capacity of a single RFID reader environment.
The present and past compositions of communities of single-celled algae in several Canadian lakes and their relationship to the known climate record suggest that these organisms and the lakes they reside in are highly influenced by sun spot cycles, says a University of Arkansas researcher.
University of Arkansas researchers have been awarded a two-year Ford Foundation grant to continue their study of low-income individuals in asset-building programs. Previous findings submitted to the Arkansas Legislature and the division of Health and Human Services have prompted a commitment to statewide implementation of the asset program.
In The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf, Mohja Kahf offers a complex coming-of-age novel about a devout Muslim woman from Syria "“ and Indiana.
University of Arkansas researchers studying an intermediate zone in mantled limestone-karst terrain have found that seasonal differences in rainfall and water load in this zone, called the interflow zone, can make a difference in how excess nitrogen is processed.
A University of Arkansas finance professor studied 229 firms that laid off employees at least once between 1993 and 1999 and found that governing boards reward chief executive officers for the decision to let employees go. Specifically, for the year after a layoff occurred, CEOs of these firms received 22.8 percent more in total pay than CEOs of firms that did not have layoffs.
University of Arkansas poet Michael Heffernan explores time, place and travel in a series of poems published recently in two renowned journals.
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