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Released: 9-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Increasing levels of "hype" language in grant applications and publications
University of Tsukuba

The success of scientific endeavors often depends on support from public research grants. Successful applicants increasingly describe their proposed research using promotional language ("hype"); however, it remains unclear whether they use hype in their subsequent research publications.

Released: 9-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Voice recognition project recruiting adults with cerebral palsy
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Speech Accessibility Project is now recruiting U.S. and Puerto Rican adults with cerebral palsy.

     
6-Jan-2024 7:05 PM EST
Hepatitis Linked to Alcohol Increasingly Drove Emergency Department Visits, Especially Among Younger Adults, In Recent Years
Research Society on Alcoholism

Hepatitis linked to alcohol, the most severe form of alcohol-associated liver disease, is increasingly prevalent, severe, and likely to involve emergency departments, according to a new analysis.

     
Newswise: Developing an intelligent tutoring system to help students write better
Released: 9-Jan-2024 8:50 AM EST
Developing an intelligent tutoring system to help students write better
Iowa State University

When college students are given a writing assignment, they usually get feedback on the final product, not the process.

Released: 9-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
Participants in School-Based Gardening and Food Programs Benefit From Lasting Impacts on Dietary Behaviors
Elsevier

To encourage fruit and vegetable consumption among youth, experiential food education programs such as gardening and cooking lessons have increased across both community and school settings.

   
Newswise: New research suggests ‘religiosity’ can help Black teenagers avoid delinquent behavior
4-Jan-2024 11:35 AM EST
New research suggests ‘religiosity’ can help Black teenagers avoid delinquent behavior
Case Western Reserve University

Black teenagers in urban environments who were more involved in religious activities were less likely to engage in alcohol and substance use and other delinquent behavior, according to two recent studies by social sciences researchers at Case Western Reserve University.

Newswise: Love scrambles the brain and scientists can now tell us why
Released: 8-Jan-2024 8:05 PM EST
Love scrambles the brain and scientists can now tell us why
University of South Australia

Love is blind, the saying goes, and thanks to a new Australian study we are now a step closer to understanding why.

Newswise: Coastal populations set to age sharply in the face of climate migration, FSU researcher finds
Released: 8-Jan-2024 5:05 PM EST
Coastal populations set to age sharply in the face of climate migration, FSU researcher finds
Florida State University

As climate change fuels sea level rise, younger people will migrate inland, leaving aging coastal populations — and a host of consequences — in their wake, a study by Florida State University researchers finds.

Released: 8-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
Distinct sex differences persist in countries with higher standards of living
Karolinska Institute

Whether or not psychological differences between the sexes increase or decrease with improved living standards has been a topic of debate, with some scholars arguing that the differences are less in more equal societies. However, earlier studies have demonstrated greater differences between the sexes – a phenomenon that has been termed the equality paradox.

Newswise: University of West Florida and Coastal Alabama Community College create transfer pathways for nursing and Medical Laboratory Sciences students
Released: 8-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
University of West Florida and Coastal Alabama Community College create transfer pathways for nursing and Medical Laboratory Sciences students
University of West Florida

UWF and Coastal Alabama Community College celebrated the launch of a new agreement that facilitates a seamless transition from associate’s degree programs at Coastal Alabama Community College to bachelor’s degree programs in healthcare at UWF at a signing ceremony.

Released: 8-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
First ever scientific study on First World War crater reveals new details on its history
Taylor & Francis

More than 60ft below the surface, British miners had dug a gallery for more than 900 metres from their lines and packed it with 40,000 lbs of explosives. It was one of 19 mines placed beneath German front positions that were detonated on 1st July, 1916 to mark the start of the offensive.

Released: 8-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
After COP28 “insider” climate activists will become increasingly important, study suggests.
University of Exeter

Climate campaigners will increasingly adopt “insider activist” roles, working to change or challenge their organisations from the inside rather than the outside, a new study says.

Newswise: Lancaster University leads NIHR study into improving community initiatives to empower residents
Released: 8-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
Lancaster University leads NIHR study into improving community initiatives to empower residents
Lancaster University

Lancaster University has led on a major research project to help evaluate the impact of a large scale initiative in England – Big Local – that aimed to increase the control communities have over improvements in their neighbourhoods.

Newswise: Deadline Extended to Feb. 2 for Nominations to CSU NAGPRA Implementation & Oversight Committees
Released: 8-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Deadline Extended to Feb. 2 for Nominations to CSU NAGPRA Implementation & Oversight Committees
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

Seeking qualified individuals to help guide the CSU’s compliance of Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation.

Newswise: Out with the old and in with a hopeful new year for patient who played guitar during ‘awake’ brain tumor surgery
Released: 8-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Out with the old and in with a hopeful new year for patient who played guitar during ‘awake’ brain tumor surgery
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Christian Nolen usually plays guitar on stage, but the professional guitarist recently underwent an open craniotomy and played notes from Deftones songs while a neurosurgical team worked to remove a tumor (glioma) from his brain. B-roll is available.

   
Released: 8-Jan-2024 10:00 AM EST
Researchers will launch a tethered blimp to collect first-of-its-kind data on aerosol particles in Miami
University of Miami

The University of Miami and Alta Systems have partnered to complete an altitude-based measurement that will provide insight on atmospheric aerosol dynamics and its impact on human health and climate change.

4-Jan-2024 7:05 PM EST
Can Artificial Intelligence Help Identify Patients in Need of Alcohol Treatment? Study Suggests It Can
Research Society on Alcoholism

An artificial intelligence-based program efficiently and accurately identified patients’ risky alcohol use by analyzing their health records, according to a study published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research.

     
Newswise: Cultivating Prosperity in South Dallas Through Innovative Urban Farming
Released: 8-Jan-2024 9:30 AM EST
Cultivating Prosperity in South Dallas Through Innovative Urban Farming
Southern Methodist University

When you hear about urban farming, SMU faculty members Doric Earle and Owen Lynch want your next thought to be about entrepreneurship.

Released: 8-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
For Black Adolescents, Feeling Connected to School Has Long-Lasting Mental Health Benefits
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

School connectedness – the degree to which students feel part of their school community – influences more than grades.

 
Released: 8-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
For Black Adolescents, Feeling Connected to School Has Long-Lasting Mental Health Benefits
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

School connectedness – the degree to which students feel part of their school community – influences more than grades.

 
3-Jan-2024 8:05 PM EST
Social Anxiety, Depression Linked to More Negative Alcohol-Related Consequences from ‘Pre-Gaming’
Research Society on Alcoholism

College students with social anxiety may be driven by social motives to ‘pre-game,’ meaning drink prior to a party or event.

     
Newswise: Cult Mentality: SLU Professor Makes Monumental Discovery in Italy
3-Jan-2024 2:00 PM EST
Cult Mentality: SLU Professor Makes Monumental Discovery in Italy
Saint Louis University Medical Center

Douglas Boin, Ph.D., a professor of history at Saint Louis University, made a major announcement at the annual meeting of the Archeological Institute of America, revealing he and his team discovered an ancient Roman temple that adds significant insights into the social change from pagan gods to Christianity within the Roman Empire.

Released: 5-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Speech Accessibility Project begins recruiting people with ALS
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Speech Accessibility Project has expanded its recruitment and is inviting U.S. and Puerto Rican adults living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to participate.

       
Released: 4-Jan-2024 5:05 PM EST
UA Little Rock Partners with ACDS to Create Career Pathway for Computer Science Students
University of Arkansas at Little Rock

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is partnering with the Arkansas Center for Data Sciences (ACDS) to create an innovative new program that will strengthen educational pathways for computer science and cybersecurity majors at UA Little Rock while helping to fill the workforce gap for Arkansas employers.

Released: 4-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
The (wrong) reason we keep secrets
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)

In and out of the workplace, people often keep adverse information about themselves secret because they worry that others will judge them harshly. But those fears are overblown, according to new research from the McCombs School of Business.

   
Released: 4-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
Does self-checkout impact grocery store loyalty?
Drexel University

In an effort to reduce costs and improve customer satisfaction, retailers have implemented self-checkouts in stores across the country.

Released: 4-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
Skin-deep resilience: Hidden physical health costs for minority youth overcoming adversity
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

When youth thrive despite difficult circumstances, they are usually lauded for their accomplishments. However, overcoming adversity may have a hidden physiological cost, especially for minority youth.

Released: 4-Jan-2024 2:00 PM EST
Starting a family with the help of science: The latest research in Fertility
Newswise

Find the latest research and features on fertility in the Fertility News Source on Newswise.

       
Newswise: Exercise Physiologist Shares 2024 Fitness Tips and Trends
Released: 4-Jan-2024 8:50 AM EST
Exercise Physiologist Shares 2024 Fitness Tips and Trends
New York Institute of Technology, New York Tech

Nutrition expert Mindy Haar, Ph.D., RDN, chair of interdisciplinary health sciences at New York Institute of Technology, shares tips to help readers meet their diet goals.

   
Released: 4-Jan-2024 5:05 AM EST
Surprise! – How the brain learns to deal with the unexpected
University of Basel

For children, the world is full of surprises. Adults, on the other hand, are much more difficult to surprise.

   
Released: 3-Jan-2024 5:05 PM EST
Women from low socio-economic backgrounds see themselves as less talented
University of Vienna

Women from low socio-economic backgrounds consider themselves to be less talented than all other groups – even if they show the same performance levels. This is shown by a new study led by Christina Bauer at the University of Vienna.

Released: 3-Jan-2024 5:05 PM EST
Job ads with wide pay ranges can deter applicants
Washington State University

As more states require employers to list compensation on job ads, a trending strategy to use very wide pay ranges could potentially harm recruitment, according to a Washington State University study.

Released: 3-Jan-2024 5:05 PM EST
Complex, unfamiliar sentences make the brain’s language network work harder
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

With help from an artificial language network, MIT neuroscientists have discovered what kind of sentences are most likely to fire up the brain’s key language processing centers.

Newswise: Former physician gifts Rowan University $1 million for new center for healing arts
Released: 3-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
Former physician gifts Rowan University $1 million for new center for healing arts
Rowan University

Left quadriplegic following a fall in his home, Dr. James George credits therapeutic art in his journey to recovery. The former ER doctor is helping to fund a new center for therapeutic art at Rowan University in New Jersey.

Released: 3-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
Why all languages have words for ‘this’ and ‘that’
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

New research shows that languages make the same spatial distinctions using words like ‘this’ or ‘that’ based on whether they can reach the object they are talking about.

Released: 3-Jan-2024 5:00 AM EST
Women from low socio-economic backgrounds see themselves as less talented
University of Vienna

Women from low socio-economic backgrounds consider themselves to be less talented than all other groups – even if they show the same performance levels.

Newswise: Maximizing exercise benefits to improve mental health
Released: 2-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Maximizing exercise benefits to improve mental health
Iowa State University

Researchers at Iowa State want to know whether different types and doses of exercise can improve mental health, either on their own or integrated into treatment plans. Two concurrent research projects funded by the National Institute of Mental Health will help fill in the gaps.

   
Released: 2-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Women’s and girls’ sports: more popular than you may think
Ohio State University

The number of Americans who watch or follow girls’ and women’s sports goes well beyond those who view TV coverage of women’s athletic events, a new study suggests. In fact, just over half of American adults spent some time watching or following female sports in the past year, the results showed

Newswise: Plastic fantastic or nature-based playgrounds:
Which is best for children’s development?
Released: 30-Dec-2023 7:05 PM EST
Plastic fantastic or nature-based playgrounds: Which is best for children’s development?
University of South Australia

Researchers at the University of South Australia have been exploring whether nature play or traditional playgrounds are better for children’s development, finding that children spent most of their time (59%) in natural play zones and 41% in manufactured play areas.

Newswise: HKIAS Distinguished Lecture: Making Mechanically Agile Electronics, Opto–Electronics, and Iontronics a Reality. Electroactive Polymers and Amorphous Oxides
Released: 28-Dec-2023 1:05 AM EST
HKIAS Distinguished Lecture: Making Mechanically Agile Electronics, Opto–Electronics, and Iontronics a Reality. Electroactive Polymers and Amorphous Oxides
Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study, City University of Hong Kong

Join us for the HKIAS Distinguished Lecture on "Making Mechanically Agile Electronics, Opto–Electronics, and Iontronics a Reality. Electroactive Polymers and Amorphous Oxides" by Professor Tobin Marks, a renowned expert in the field.

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Newswise: SLU Graduate Student Improving Barriers to Language Sample Analysis
Released: 22-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
SLU Graduate Student Improving Barriers to Language Sample Analysis
Saint Louis University

Lucy Heller believes language sample analysis difficulties can be measurably improved by automatic transcription or speech-to-text programs.

Released: 21-Dec-2023 5:05 PM EST
MSU expert: 2024 economic outlook
Michigan State University

Although the economy has improved since the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation has been a challenge for many Americans throughout 2023 and the economy remains a top issue ahead of the 2024 election.

15-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
Sniffing women’s tears reduces aggressive behavior in men
PLOS

New research, publishing December 21st in the open access journal in PLOS Biology, shows that tears from women contain chemicals that block aggression in men.

     


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