Older workforce requires variety of recruitment strategies July 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Employers globally are facing challenges and needs posed by baby-boom generation employees. A new Penn State study of 208 U.S. employers found a wide range of strategies used to recruit and retain older workers, rather than ... | |
Crop management: How small do we go? July 08, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
The use of on-the-go crop and soil sensors has greatly increased the precision with which farmers can manage their crops. Recently released research in Agronomy Journal questions whether more precise management is ... | |
Baseball diamonds: the lefthander's best friend July 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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Baseball diamonds are a left-hander's best friend. That's because the game was designed to make a lefty the "Natural," according to David A. Peters, Ph.D., the McDonnell Douglas Professor of Engineering at Washington University ... | |
Debunking the 'curse of oil' July 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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A paper co-written by an Indiana University economics professor takes issue with the widespread idea that there is a "natural resource curse" that puts countries with oil or mineral wealth at a disadvantage when it comes ... | |
US firms a role model for fair hiring standards, study says July 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
U.S. companies are helping spread fair hiring practices across the world as they set up shop in developing nations, according to a new study of gender and age discrimination co-written by a University of Illinois labor expert. | |
Consumers call for more government oversight of commercial genetic tests July 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
With its promises of improved diagnostic and treatment outcomes for arthritis, breast cancer, and other conditions, genetic testing is on a trajectory to becoming a mainstay of the healthcare system. But the field is poorly ... | |
Special horseshoes measure acceleration in horses July 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The most frequent injuries that horses suffer are derived from pressure exerted by riders, and knowing which forces are involved when horses move can prove highly informative when considering treatment for such injuries. | |
 Probing Question: What is the history of tattooing? July 03, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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You might not think the sullen, tattooed teenager skulking around your local record store has anything in common with Winston Churchill, but you would be wrong. Sir Winston, King George V, and the slaves of ... | |
Prevalence of religious congregations affects mortality rates July 03, 2008 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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LSU associate professor of sociology Troy C. Blanchard recently found that a community's religious environment – that is, the type of religious congregations within a locale – affects mortality rates, often in a positive ... | |
Local elite rule over small villages in Indonesia July 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Dutch-sponsored researcher Y. Argo Twikromo has investigated how the local ruling elite have retained their political control over the local population. He has tried to understand and analyse the dynamic processes of state ... | |
Scientists set out to measure how we perceive naturalness July 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Natural products are highly valued by consumers yet their properties have been difficult to reproduce fully in synthetic materials, placing a drain on our limited natural resources. Until now ... | |
Sophisticated communication a prerequisite for people's independence July 03, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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With the availability of the Internet, citizens are increasingly expected to search themselves for information on security risks in their living environment. Until now, however, too little was known about the willingness ... | |
Experimental philosophy movement explores real-life dilemmas July 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Imagine a business executive who thinks: "I know that this new policy will harm the environment, but I don't care at all about that – I just want to increase profits." Is the business executive harming the environment intentionally? ... | |
 Ethanol byproduct produces green results July 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Commercial flower and plant growers know all too well that invasive, ubiquitous weeds cause trouble by lowering the value and deterring healthy growth of potted ornamental plants. To control weeds, many commercial ... | |
Wood density explains sound quality of great master violins July 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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The advantage of using medical equipment to study classical musical instruments has been proven by a Dutch researcher from the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC). In collaboration with a renowned luthier, Dr. Berend ... | |
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