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Greening university classrooms
In today's frenetic world, many urban dwellers spend more than 80% of the day indoors. Bringing nature in to living spaces by enhancing homes and offices with ornamental plants has become another popular facet of the move to "green" our lives. view more (2009-09-04)
CRANFIELD ENGIENEERS NEW TALENT
The next generation of budding business stars took to the stage at Cranfield University last week with the annual MSc group project presentation day for the Department of Manufacturing Systems. The students, who have all been studying for an MSc in Engineering and Management of Manufacturing Systems (EMMS), gave an hour long presentation to a... view more... (2000-07-10)
Hospital rankings: More than meets the eye
Medicare's pay-for-performance program ranks and rewards hospitals according to how well they meet certain guidelines for clinical care. view more (2008-10-22)
ERCP quality outcomes in a community hospital setting compare favorably with academic centers
A new study from researchers in Minnesota found that endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) performed in a community hospital setting results in complication rates that compare favorably with those of academic centers while achieving technical success at or above the performance levels recommended by the American Society for... view more... (2009-09-17)
H-Museum - H-NET Network for Museums Professionals
H-Museum (ISSN 1618 - 0534) is a moderated mailing list and information forum. This means that texts are reviewed by an editorial panel, revised if necessary and only then transmitted. The manager of the list will ensure that the contents meet academic standards and prevent their use for commercial, non-academic or non-relevant purposes. The... view more... (2002-07-03)
When 2 + 2 = Major Anxiety: Math Performance in Stressful Situations
Imagine you are sitting in the back of a classroom, daydreaming about the weekend. Then, out of nowhere, the teacher calls upon you to come to the front the room and solve a math problem. view more (2008-12-10)
Self-regulation game predicts kindergarten achievement
Early childhood development researchers have discovered that a simple, five-minute self-regulation game not only can predict end-of-year achievement in math, literacy and vocabulary, but also was associated with the equivalent of several months of additional learning in kindergarten. view more (2009-06-09)
Do children understand how feelings affect school performance?
Most of us know that the way we feel emotionally and physically can influence how we do on tests. That's why we're told to get lots of rest and eat a good breakfast before taking a big exam. And previous studies have found that people do worse on tests and solving problems when they're tired, hungry, or upset. view more (2009-02-06)
Study shows why sporting heroes should thank their friends
Encouraging words from friends and family can pave the way to sporting victory, according to research by the University of Exeter, released today. view more (2009-03-03)
Issued by the Medical Research Council Press Office on behalf of Research Councils UK (RCUK). UK Researchers and IBM to push back frontiers of science and engineering with biggest and fastest academic computer in Europe.
A supercomputer service capable of performing nearly seven trillion calculations every second and costing £53 million will be available for use by UK researchers by the end of the year, Research Councils UK (RCUK) announced. The new service will allow researchers to address some of the most challenging problems in science. A six year... view more... (2002-07-22)
Vielife recruits for ground breaking research on the impact of health and performance at work
Vielife, the health & well-being consultancy, and the Institute for Health & Productivity Management, are recruiting volunteers for research into the effect of health promotion on employees within the corporate environment. This is the very first piece of research of its kind. The research aims to discover what effect health promotion at... view more... (2003-11-02)
Older adults less affected by sleep deprivation than younger adults during cognitive performance
Older adults are able to retain better cognitive functioning during sleep deprivation than young adults. view more (2009-06-10)
Free Textbooks
Steven Krause's new freshman composition textbook, "The Process of Research Writing," is a real bargain for his students: It's free. view more (2009-06-18)
Invitation to the Press - Do we need to reclaim literature from the academic critics?
Martin Amis joins journalists and academics to discuss why a chasm of misunderstanding has grown between academic literary critics and the media, at a meeting on 27 June at the British Academy, London. The event, entitled Reclaiming Literature, is organised by the Institute of Contemporary Arts and the British Academy. The speakers are:... view more... (2002-06-11)
Study finds limitations in publicly reported quality-of-care indicators for heart-failure patients
Academic researchers reported that all five standard hospital-based performance measures used to gauge quality of care for hospitalized heart failure patients may not be the best benchmarks since none were significant predictors of patient mortality during the critical first 60 to 90 days immediately following hospital discharge. view more (2007-01-03)
Academic Forum
The creation, at the last Johannesburg summit, of the Regional Government Network for Sustainable Development, was a response to two key ideas at the top of the agenda in many countries at present, particularly in those with a federal political structure. On the one hand, the old International Order in which the only political and economic movers... view more... (2003-04-08)
Researchers release draft final report on New Orleans levees
Following an eight-month study of the New Orleans levee system and its performance during Hurricane Katrina, a 30-person team of researchers led by Raymond Seed and Robert Bea of the University of California, Berkeley, released a near-complete draft of their findings today in a "town hall" meeting in that Gulf Coast city. view more (2006-05-23)
Emphasis on performance measures may lead to inappropriate antibiotic use
Patients with suspected pneumonia may receive antibiotics unnecessarily as a result of hospital and physician efforts to meet certain performance measures. view more (2006-07-11)
Why the swamp sparrow is hitting the high notes
Birdsongs are used extensively as models for animal signaling and human speech, offering a glimpse of how our own communicating abilities developed. view more (2009-01-12)
Integrated approach to IMRT provides quality care for head and neck cancer patients
Results from a University of Pittsburgh study demonstrate that intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for head and neck cancer can be uniformly delivered in a large health care system of academic and community cancer centers through a centralized planning and treatment process. view more (2007-10-29)
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