Bulging prison system called massive intervention in American family life August 03, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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The mammoth increase in the United States' prison population since the 1970s is having profound demographic consequences that disproportionately affect black males. | |
Free articles get read but don't generate more citations July 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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When academic articles are "open access" or free online, they get read more often, but they don't -- going against conventional wisdom -- get cited more often in academic literature, finds a new Cornell study. | |
Gasoline stations set prices to match a small number of other stations July 31, 2008 | User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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For many years, there have been competition concerns regarding how retail gasoline prices are set in the U.S. and Canada. Consumers have complained about the perceived uniformity of retail gas prices and the perception that ... | |
Subprime lending not main trigger of real estate bubble July 30, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Critics often point to subprime mortgage lending – the funding of home loans to borrowers with less-than-perfect credit – as the culprit in the unsustainable boom in U.S. home prices that eventually derailed ... | |
No longer splitting hairs over splitting atoms? July 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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As public opinion shifts and many more governments around the world consider nuclear energy as a solution to climate concerns and energy security, it is time to ask why it has become a more attractive option. The Institute ... | |
Electronic Research Publications: Too Much of A Good Thing? July 28, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research at the University of Chicago shows that as more scholarly and research journals are available online, researchers cite fewer, newer papers. | |
Major drop in traffic deaths: It's more than high gas prices July 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Rising fuel prices, resulting in less driving, may very well be a reason for the decline in traffic deaths, as recent reports have suggested. But a ... | |
UM researchers map out America's deadliest roads July 28, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Would you be surprised to learn that nine people died last year on the highway you take to work everyday? Or would you be shocked to see that six teenagers died within five miles of your home in fatal car accidents? With ... | |
Limits on futures trading could boost gas prices, expert says July 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 7
Proposals to reign in wallet-draining gasoline prices by curbing speculation in oil markets would likely increase costs at the pump instead of trimming them, a University of Illinois economist says. | |
Population policy needed for the UK in order to combat climate change July 25, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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The biggest contribution UK couples can make to combating climate change would be to have only two children or at least have one less than they first intended, argues an editorial published on BMJ.com today. | |
Why play a losing game? Study uncovers why low-income people buy lottery tickets July 24, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 25 vote(s)
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Although state lotteries, on average, return just 53 cents for every dollar spent on a ticket, people continue to pour money into them — especially low-income people, who spend a larger percentage of their incomes on lottery ... | |
Historian predicts the end of 'science superpowers' July 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 48 vote(s)
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Is the sun beginning to set on America's scientific dominance? Much like the scientific superpowers of France, Germany and Britain in centuries' past, the United States has a diminishing lead over other nations in financial ... | |
Study predicts crop-production costs will jump dramatically in 2009 July 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Soaring energy prices will yield sharp increases for corn and soybean production next year, cutting into farmers' profits and stretching already high food costs, according to a new University of Illinois study. | |
 Research Publications Online: Too Much of A Good Thing? July 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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The Internet gives scientists and researchers instant access to an astonishing number of academic journals. So what is the impact of having such a wealth of information at their fingertips? The answer, according ... | |
People predict budgets better on annual basis July 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Everyone knows they should have a budget. But there's precious little research on how to go about it and what works best. | |
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