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Research: Despite What You Might Think, Sexting Isn't Just About Sex
A new analysis from the Texas Tech University Department of Psychological Sciences shows three different, equally prevalent purposes behind sexually based messages.
10 ASU academics recognized as world’s most influential researchers over the past decade
About 6,200 academics from around the world, including 10 researchers from ASU, have been named Highly Cited Researchers by the Web of Science Group. In order to receive this prestigious title, the researchers’ published papers had to rank in the top 1% of most cited works over the last decade. These researchers were cited the most by their peers in order to advance the work in their areas of expertise.
Discover Texas Tech: Natural Science Research Laboratory
(VIDEO) This series offers a unique perspective into the university and all it has to offer.
Latest research hints at predicting autism risk for pregnant mothers
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute—led by Juergen Hahn, professor and head of biomedical engineering—are continuing to make remarkable progress with their research focused on autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A recent paper authored by Hahn and Jill James from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in the journal Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders discusses their work on predicting with approximately 90 percent accuracy whether a…
‘Learning how to be scholars’: USCB students to present academic research Monday
Mark your calendars for Monday when USCB undergraduates will present their research to the public.
How the Oregon Charitable Tax Checkoff Program boosted one researcher’s career
Like many aspiring young clinical researchers, my journey began with an NIH funded post-doctoral fellowship with a goal to eventually develop my own independent research program. As a neuropsychologist with specialty training in smart home technologies and aging, I am interested exploring how we can develop new innovative assessment tools to improve the early detection and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease
With these interests and background, I…
Tips for Writing a Research Paper
As you progress through college, especially if you choose to transfer to a university, you will be required to write papers either solely based on research or a combination of research and opinion
Here are some guidelines you may find useful for such a task:
Create a Schedule
Plan a daily schedule several weeks in advance to decide what components you will work on and when. Writing a research paper is a task that cannot be completed successfully in a few days.
Choose…
Researchers Find Surprising Results After Testing A New Way To Measure Poverty
The study takes into account the hardship and deprivation faced by an individual or family: How often do they have trouble getting food, paying bills or getting help for a serious medical problem?
Why Participate In Clinical Research?
It is no surprise to discover that people make the same decision for very different reasons – the decision to volunteer for clinical research studies is no exception.
Healthy volunteers have said they want to contribute to the advancement of science and participating in clinical research helps them feel involved. Those previously diagnosed with an illness
What the Research Says About Immersion
by Tara Williams Fortune
University of Minnesota
Over nearly half a century, research on language immersion education has heralded benefits such as academic achievement, language and literacy development in two or more languages, and cognitive skills. This research also exposes some of the challenges that accompany the immersion model, with its multilayered agenda of language, literacy and intercultural skills development during subject matter learning. This chapter…
Cornell in Our Community: Research before you ride!
Winter apparently didn’t get the memo it was scheduled to begin on December 21st this year. Central New Yorkers are no strangers to snow, but record-breaking low temperatures and accumulated
How to Secure Research Funding
May 15, 2017 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM iCal
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During this lecture, Dr. Roger Hajjar, MD, FACC will discuss funding opportunities for trainees in the cardiovascular field. Specific focus will be placed on matching funding mechanisms with the experience and productivity of the applicant. We will also focus on navigating the application process of program selection to creating a checklist and a timeline to complete an application.
Cleveland Clinic researcher receives top ten clinical research achievement award
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Cleveland Clinic physician-researcher Nima Sharifi, M.D. was recognized as a Top Ten Clinical Research Achievement awardee by the Clinical Research (CR) Forum, a national organization of senior researchers and thought leaders from the nation’s leading academic health centers
Dr. Sharifi was selected for his research published in the October 2016 edition of The Lancet Oncology, which showed…
A Tick Researcher’s Tips for Staying Safe Outdoors
One tip: walk in the center of the trail. Ticks like to attach themselves to long grasses. No need to use DEET.
No wipe is flushable, finds research into 101 products
There is no such thing as a flushable wipe, no matter what a package is telling you, says the researcher behind a new study into flushability.
Here’s What the Future of Neuroimaging Research Looks Like
7T MRI scanners enable system-level brain study at near-microscopic scale
MIT Researchers Discover a Way to Make Pesticides "Stick" More
Using this technique, pesticide use could be reduced by a whopping 90 percent.
6 Tips for Mobile Market Research
Here are six tips for using mobile market research. All six are drawn from the workshops I will be holding across the USA in October with Roddy Knowles and Maria Domoslawska from Research Now. To find out more about the workshops click here
You do not get to choose what device your research participants use. About one-third of them are already taking your online surveys via mobile and the number is increasing. Your role is to make sure the experience is good…
How and Why Market Research Is Commissioned
Every business faces difficulties at one time or another. The challenge is recognising what these issues are and, more importantly, working out ways to overc...
Top 10 Technology Trends To Watch: Forrester Research
Forrester Research on the top 10 technology trends to watch, 2018 To 2020
Research Zeroes In on a Barrier to Reading (Plus, Tips for Teachers)
How much background knowledge is needed to understand a piece of text? New research discovers the tipping point.
