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New Baylor study shows higher job performance linked to people who are more honest and humble
The more honesty and humility an employee may have, the higher their job performance, as rated by the employees’ supervisor. That’s the new finding from a Baylor University study that found the honesty-humility personality trait was a unique predict…
Moderate sleep loss impairs vigilance and sustained attention in children with ADHD
DARIEN, IL — A new study in the March 1 issue of the journal Sleep indicates that the ability of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder to remain vigilant and attentive deteriorated significantly after losing less than one hour of …
Explosive- and drug-sniffing dog performance is affected by their handlers’ beliefs
Drug- and explosives-sniffing dog/handler teams’ performance is affected by human handlers’ beliefs, possibly in response to subtle, unintentional handler cues, a study by researchers at UC Davis has found.
The study, published in the January issu…
Megalomaniac CEOs: Good or bad for company performance?
St. John’s, CANADA — January 26, 2011 — According to a new study, dominant CEOS, who are powerful figures in the organization as compared to other members of the top management team, drive companies to extremes of performance. Unfortunately for …
Beetroot juice could help people live more active lives
New research into the health benefits of beetroot juice suggests it’s not only athletes who can benefit from its performance enhancing properties — its physiological effects could help the elderly or people with heart or lung-conditions enjoy more…
Drugs are safe, active in patients normally ineligible for clinical trial
ORLANDO – A two-drug combination is safe and active in newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome patients who are usually excluded from clinical trials because they have other illnesses or poor performance status -…
The race against age
Impairments to health and physical performance are not primarily a result of aging but of unfavorable lifestyle habits and lack of exercise. This is the position taken by Dieter Leyk and his coauthors in the new issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt Intern…
Ultrathin alternative to silicon for future electronics
There’s good news in the search for the next generation of semiconductors. Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) Berkeley, have successfully …
New research provides effective battle planning for supercomputer war
New research from the University of Warwick, to be presented at the World’s largest supercomputing conference next week, pits China’s new No. 1 supercomputer against alternative US designs. The work provides crucial new analysis that will bene…
Georgia Tech keeps high performance computing sights set on exascale at SC10
The road to exascale computing is a long one, but the Georgia Institute of Technology, a new leader in high-performance computing research and education, continues to win new awards and attract new talent to drive technology innovation. From algorit…