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Cognitive tests are the best way to select medical students
Cognitive ability tests are the best way for medical schools to select their entrants, rather than interviews and psychological tests, says an editorial in this week's BMJ. view more (2008-04-11)
University research dispels popular myth
New research by a University of Sunderland psychologist has challenged the common belief that pregnant women suffer from memory and concentration impairment. A study by Dr Ros Crawley and her team concluded that there is no evidence to support widespread opinion that women's mental abilities weaken during pregnancy. Magazine articles, childcare... view more... (2003-03-13)
North America automobile sector bottom of 'world sustainability league'
The study, entitled Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing, looks at the sustainability performance of 17 leading car manufacturers worldwide between 1999 and 2007. view more (2009-10-30)
Current Policies will Fail to Improve UK Skills and Productivity
Current Government skills and innovation policies will not succeed in making Britain a high performance economy capable of holding its own in the future globalising world. This is the main conclusion of a new ESRC-funded report into skills and innovation in modern workplaces. While the case for greater skills and innovation has become almost... view more... (2003-05-15)
Penn researchers find many commercial drivers have impaired performance due to lack of sleep
Truck drivers who routinely get too little sleep or suffer from sleep apnea show signs of fatigue and impaired performance that can make them a hazard on the road. view more (2006-08-15)
Novel gate dielectric materials: perfection is not enough
For the first time theoretical modeling has provided a glimpse into how promising dielectric materials are able to trap charges, something which may affect the performance of advanced electronic devices. view more (2007-10-17)
More Frequent Rest Breaks Could Reduce Industrial Accidents (p 680)
Increasing the frequency of short rest-breaks for factory workers who operate machinery could substantially reduce their risk of industrial accidents, suggest authors of a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Phillip Tucker from the University of Swansea, UK, and colleagues studied the accident records over three years from a UK car... view more... (2003-02-19)
Learning to shape your brain activity
A study in the Oct. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that the successful manipulation of sensorimotor rhythm (SMR) amplitude by instrumental SMR conditioning (ISC) improved sleep quality as well as declarative learning. ISC might thus be considered a promising non-pharmacological treatment for primary insomnia. view more (2008-10-01)
Multitasking is hardest in the early morning
Multitasking seems to come easier for some and is virtually impossible for others, however new research shows that it is difficult for all in the late night and early morning. view more (2007-05-07)
Psyched out by stereotypes: IU research suggests thinking about the positive
In a new study, cognitive scientists have shown that when aware of both a negative and positive stereotype related to performance, women will identify more closely with the positive stereotype, avoiding the harmful impact the negative stereotype unwittingly can have on their performance. view more (2009-05-04)
Dartmouth researchers identify a gene that enhances muscle performance
A team of researchers, led by scientists at Dartmouth Medical School and Dartmouth College, have identified and tested a gene that dramatically alters both muscle metabolism and performance. view more (2006-11-16)
Annual reports fail to capture value of innovation
Annual reports fail to capture the full value of companies' innovative activities, particularly in the services sector, according to research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council shows. view more (2007-06-11)
Enabling graphene-based technology via chemical functionalization
Graphene is an atomically thin sheet of carbon that has attracted significant attention due to its potential use in high-performance electronics, sensors and alternative energy devices such as solar cells. view more (2009-05-18)
Encouraging results from validation study give green light for a trial of personalised treatment in breast cancer
The overall performance of the gene signature to be used in the first large-scale trial to study the role of such tumor signatures in breast cancer is encouraging and gives the green light to start the trial proper, Dr. Martine Piccart, head of the medical oncology department at the Institut Jules Bordet in Brussels, Belgium, told the San Antonio... view more... (2004-12-06)
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)
Batteries get a boost at Rice
Need to store electricity more efficiently? Put it behind bars. That's essentially the finding of a team of Rice University researchers who have created hybrid carbon nanotube metal oxide arrays as electrode material that may improve the performance of lithium-ion batteries. view more (2009-02-10)
Portuguese opinion of the "Assembleia da Rep'°blica" (Portuguese parliament)
In a recently published study, the «Adelino Amaro da Costa» prize, various researchers in the fields of social science and constitutional law analysed Portuguese political institutions. The most significant results concern the evaluation of these institutions by Portuguese citizens. Under the aegis of the Instituto de Ci'™ncias Sociais da... view more... (2003-01-21)
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)
The JRC and CEN/STAR searching for standards
Main objectives of The Strategic Workshop on Pre-normative Research and the Needs for Standards in the of Humanitarian Demining Technologies and Detection of Buried Material, hosted by the JRC-Ispra Site (Province of Varese, Italy) from 3rd to 5th November are: To provide a summary overview of the current state of research and development in... view more... (1999-10-25)
Prednisone tablets less variable than marketed drugs
The U.S. Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention today announced results of a study comparing the dissolution variability of USP Prednisone Lot P Reference Standard tablets to two marketed drugs. view more (2008-04-02)
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