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Billboard Language: Distracting Drivers and Impacting Safety

One University of Alberta researcher has discovered that language used on billboards can provoke an emotional response that affects our driving abilities. And…

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Using Twitter to Predict the Influence of Lifestyle on Health

“If you want to know, down to the individual level, how many people are sick in a population, you would have to survey the population, which is costly and…

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Track Disease Outbreaks Using Twitter, Study Finds

New research from Brigham Young University says such posts on Twitter could actually be helpful to health officials looking for a head start on outbreaks.The…

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Mapping Online Communications: Impact on Relationships

The research is part of a burgeoning field of study into the effects of social media on everyday relationships and behavior. Personality and social…

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Global Cellphone Animations Boost Agri and Health Education

Many people in developing countries have cellphones that allow them to watch videos and play interactive games. Now agricultural researchers and health…

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Researchers examine how characteristics of automated voice systems affect users' experience

The personality and gender of the automated voices you hear when calling your credit card company or receiving directions from your GPS navigational system may…

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Swiss Children Master Social Media Use on Mobile Devices

As a study by the University of Zurich shows, children in Switzerland are adept at handling social media – they don’t surf the Net extensively and only four…

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TV Reruns: Unlocking Mental Boosts, Says UB Research

But what if watching TV under specific conditions could actually provide the mental boost you need to tackle a difficult task?A new paper that describes two…

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Cooperative Play in Violent Video Games Boosts Teamwork

In two studies, researchers found that college students who teamed up to play violent video games later showed more cooperative behavior, and sometimes less…

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Hasso Plattner Launches Open IT Courses to Boost Learning

Around 10,000 have already registered at the interactive Internet educational platform http://www.openhpi.de and can now start to use the first content. The…

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Innovative Technologies Enhance Mobility and Safety for Seniors

These and similar questions are currently being investigated by a consortium made up of representatives from industry, research and care providers in the…

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Gender Bias in Top Scientific Journals: New Research Insights

In the 30 August issue of Nature, researchers have published an article showing that a much lower percentage of women than men are invited to write articles in…

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Alcohol Ads in Youth Magazines Violate Standards Often

The content of alcohol ads placed in magazines is more likely to be in violation of industry guidelines if the ad appears in a magazine with sizable youth…

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Research: Men respond negatively to depictions of ‘ideal masculinity’ in ads

Cele Otnes, a professor of advertising and of business administration who studies how marketing and advertising shapes consumption, says that men who compare…

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Dear (insert company name), personalized emails don't impress customers

But the research – which drew from 10 million marketing emails sent to 600,000 customers – also shows there is a way companies can use personal information…

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A future vision for media

New technologies to support the rapidly evolving world of media and communications are big business. Creating successful image recognition software is a key…

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