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Workers Who Chew Gum Report Less Stress
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I was disappointed by this study as I have a pet peeve about chewing gum. Everyone else in my family chews it now and then but I have always found it a bit gross. And my dislike for it was amplified when my young kids would get in the carpet and other tough places to remove. They were all delighted to hear about ...2 days ago -
Smells of toast, perfume, washing powder ‘make a house a home’
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London, Dec 18 (ANI): Toast, perfume and washing powder are the smells that make a house a home, according to experts.The new study claims that when you walk through the door of your home the most familiar smells are that of a freshly made toast, scent and powder for washing, reports The Telegraph.Researchers have ...4 days ago -
Interesting Times
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The next few days promise to be extremely interesting, although there is more than a hint of the Chinese Curse in that statement! Today is the day of our annual departmental Christmas Lunch. That’s not itself the subject of any kind of curse, but if last year’s is anything to go by it may take several days to ...1 week ago -
Online Interruptions Stifle Productivity
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E-mail notices, text messages, pop-ups, IM and additional forms of computer annoyances are the focus of a new study that discovers brief interruptions are quite disruptive. Researchers from Cardiff University, examined the cost of on-screen interruptions in terms of the time taken to complete a simple seven-step ...1 week ago -
Delinquency triggers risk of premature death in middle-age
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London, Dec 8 (IANS) People with a history of childhood delinquency are more likely to die or become disabled by the time they are 48, says a new study.The study is the first to examine how a wide range of early anti-social behaviours, as well as parental factors, affect various health outcomes 40 years later. [...]2 weeks ago -
Pop-ups on computer screen set back performance
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London, Dec 8 (IANS) Although pop-ups on a computer screen may only last a few seconds, they tend to set back our performance, say researchers.Helen Hodgetts and Dylan Jones, professor of psychology at Cardiff University, examined the cost of such interruptions in terms of the time taken to complete a simple ...2 weeks ago -
Computer pop-ups really do make work harder
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Washington, Dec 8 (ANI): Pop-up windows such as email alerts or warning messages as well as advertising pop-ups have a big impact on a person’s efficiency and concentration when using the web, according to a new study.The study, led by Dr Helen Hodgetts and Professor Dylan Jones at Cardiff University, showed that ...2 weeks ago -
Childhood delinquency linked to premature death, disability in middle age
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Washington, Dec 8 (ANI): Delinquency in childhood increases the risk of premature death and disability in middle age, says a new UK study.This is the first study to examine how a wide range of early antisocial behaviours, as well as parental factors, affect various health outcomes 40 years later.Study’s leader, ...2 weeks ago -
Herschel space telescope observes biggest star’s death throes
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London, November 28 (ANI): Europe’s Herschel space telescope has observed the death throes of the biggest star known to science.According to a report by BBC News, the observatory, launched in May this year, has subjected VY Canis Majoris, to a detailed spectroscopic analysis. It has allowed Herschel to identify the ...3 weeks ago
