In 2022, technology has the potential to both start relationships and keep them alive, even those crossing continents. Lifting a finger, literally, can land someone “face-to-face” with their partner or spouse. This increased accessibility – 81% of Americans own a smart phone and 75% own a computer – also allows for more unhealthy behaviors in relationships....
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New Hair Dyes Avoid Allergic Reactions
A bad dye job is bad enough on its own, but an itchy and irritating allergic reaction to it is even worse. And people who become allergic to hair dye can develop reactions to many other common substances, transforming a simple cosmetic treatment into a big problem. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering have...
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Banning Unhealthy Products in Plea for Public Health Has Financial Downfalls for Retailers
Banning tobacco in pharmacies leads to a 4% decline in sales of non-tobacco products. Sales losses occur regardless of whether the ban is voluntary or enforced by regulation. This consequence can be applied to the banning of other unhealthy categories at other stores or retailers. New research in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science shows that doing something positive...
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California Marijuana Growers Can’t Take Much to the Bank
Legalization of marijuana in California has helped some financial institutions in the state increase their assets at the same time many banks, feeling stifled by federal regulations, deny services to licensed growers, manufacturers and retailers, a new study shows. Combining data on bank holdings and interviews with growers and bankers, the research paints an initial...
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How GMO Labels Affect Customer Decision Making with Food Purchases
Researchers from Neoma Business School, Concordia University, and University of Wisconsin-Madison published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines how the GMO labeling that policymakers implement affects consumer choice. The study, forthcoming in the Journal of Marketing, is titled “GMO Labeling Policy and Consumer Choice” and is authored by Youngju Kim, SunAh Kim, and Neeraj Arora. Genetically modified (GM) foods are widespread...
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New Framework Accounts for How Moral Character Promotes Ethical Decision Making
In recent years, interest in moral character has grown, as has its role in promoting ethical behavior within organizations. Yet we know little about the ways moral character manifests in observable ethical behavior. A new set of studies developed the character lens perspective to account for patterns in how individuals make sense of and comprehend ethical choices...
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How Listening to Music Can Take the Edge Off the Menopause Transition
As researchers continue to seek effective treatment options for menopause symptoms as alternatives to proven pharmacologic solutions, a number of innovative therapies have been shown to improve symptoms. A new study identifies music therapy as an attractive option, not only to manage menopause symptoms, but also depressed mood. Study results are published online in Menopause....
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How 5G Puts Airplanes at Risk – an Electrical Engineer Explains
New high-speed cellphone services have raised concerns of interference with aircraft operations, particularly as aircraft are landing at airports. The Federal Aviation Administration has assured Americans that most commercial aircraft are safe, and AT&T and Verizon have agreed to hold off on installing their new cellphone antennas near airports for six months. But the problem...
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How This Cycle of Redistricting Is Making Gerrymandered Congressional Districts Even Safer and Undermining Majority Rule
In a democracy, voters choose their political leaders. In a democracy that permits gerrymandering – when state legislatures draw legislative district lines that maximize the dominant party’s chances of winning seats – elected leaders choose their voters. Gerrymandering undermines representative government. But it’s nothing new. The term “gerrymander” stretches all the way back to a...
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Big Spike in 2016 Chicago Youth Homicides Linked to Pause in State Funding
After two-year state budget impasse ended, Chicago youth homicide numbers declined State budget funds programs that serve Chicago’s most vulnerable populations ‘Must consider state funding and social services as part of a violence-prevention strategy’ In 2016, homicides among Chicagoans aged 15 to 24 drastically spiked. Then in 2017, youth homicides boomeranged back to lower, pre-2015 levels....
