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Showing releases 26-44 out of 44.
Public Release: 24-Jun-2013
UCSB sociologist studies issues of privilege from a geographical perspective For almost everyone in the world, privilege -- financial or otherwise -- derives from who we are, where we are born, where we happen to live at any given time, and how well we can convert those factors into social power. Contact: Andrea Estrada
Public Release: 24-Jun-2013
America will never be gay and lesbian friendly, says researcher The relationship between church, state and the international crisis facing welfare finance is the root cause of why some countries are friendlier to same-sex couples than others, says a University of Manchester researcher. Contact: Mike Addelman
Public Release: 19-Jun-2013
Paralysed with fear: The story of polio Thanks to vaccination, polio has been pushed to the brink of extinction-- but can we finish the job? This is one of the big questions which a University of Bristol academic addresses in his new book, published next week. Contact: Joanne Fryer
Public Release: 18-Jun-2013
The verdict on tiger-parenting? Long before Amy Chua's provocative 2011 memoir, "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother," raised the bar for tough-love parenting, psychologists at UC Berkeley were studying the effects of three kinds of child-rearing: authoritarian (too hard), permissive (too soft) and authoritative (combo). Now, with the recent release of Berkeley alumna Kim Wong Keltner's memoir, "Tiger Babies Strike Back," along with other scholarly works and testimonials, the results are in. Contact: Yasmin Anwar
Public Release: 18-Jun-2013
A guide for the study of the potential environmental impacts of offshore renewable energies The global operator of renewable energy ACCIONA-Energy in collaboration with the Marine Research Unit of AZTI-Tecnalia has developed a guide that will facilitate the writing of the Environmental Impact Studies of Marine Renewable Energy Projects. Contact: Irati Kortabitarte
Public Release: 17-Jun-2013
10 virtues of outstanding leaders: Leadership and character What makes a great leader? While most of us may find it easy to recognize good leadership qualities -- honesty, diligence, fairness to name just a few -- finding the words to define exactly what inspires people to follow a single individual is not always so straightforward. Contact: Michelle Martella
Public Release: 14-Jun-2013
'Superconductivity: Discoveries and Discoverers' The work of ten great scientists is presented in the new book Superconductivity: Discoveries and Discoverers -- Ten Physics Nobel Laureates Tell Their Story. The author Kristian Fossheim describes who they were and are, their personal background and how they achieved their outstanding results and took their prominent place in science history. The book follows one of physics and science history's most enigmatic phenomena, superconductivity, through 100 years, from its discovery in 1911 to the present. Contact: Joan Robinson
Public Release: 13-Jun-2013
A new approach for managing investment funds A new book by a University of Luxembourg Professor provides new insights, ideas and empirical evidence that will improve tools and methods at our disposal for fund performance analysis. Associate-Professor Virginie Terraza, from the Centre for Research in Economics and Management, in the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance together with Associate-Professor Hery Razafitombo from the University of Lorraine, have written «Understanding Investment Funds : Insights from performance and risk analysis» which is published by Palgrave Macmillan. Contact: Gilly Mathieson
Public Release: 12-Jun-2013
The 'art' of money laundering: An expert's vantage point Art is said to be subjective, and in the eye of the beholder. But what is unquestionably true is that criminals have found effective means of using art to engage in illegal activities, specifically money laundering. In the new book, Money Laundering Through Art: A Criminal Justice Perspective (Springer, 2013), author Fausto Martin De Sanctis offers a bird's-eye view of these activities. Contact: Alexander Brown
Public Release: 12-Jun-2013
Books by UC Riverside researchers tackle global environmental issues "Bridges over Water" by Ariel Dinar at UC Riverside and others places the study of transboundary water conflicts, negotiation, and cooperation in the context of various disciplines, such as international relations, international law, international negotiations, and economics. Dinar and UC Riverside's Amnon Rapoport are co-editors of "Analyzing Global Environmental Issues," an attempt to illustrate the usefulness of game theory and experimental economics in policy-making at multiple levels and for various aspects related to global issues. Contact: Iqbal Pittalwala
Public Release: 12-Jun-2013
Turning plant matter into fuel A University of California, Riverside professor in the Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department edited a recently published book that provides in-depth information on aqueous processing of cellulosic biomass, which includes wood, grasses, and agricultural and forestry residues, for conversion into fuels. Contact: Sean Nealon
Public Release: 12-Jun-2013
Down the wrong path: Book details psychiatry's lack of objective science Psychiatry -- which uses well-intentioned coercion, unscientific diagnoses and psychoactive drugs that do as much harm as good -- is a science that is off course, according to a new book co-written by Tomi Gomory, an associate professor in the Florida State University College of Social Work. Contact: Tomi Gomory
Public Release: 11-Jun-2013
New book explains extraordinary gender differences in animal kingdom What does it mean to be male or female in the animal kingdom? Why do adult male elephant seals weigh more than four times as much as an adult female? And why are male octopuses forty thousand times lighter than females? UC Riverside's Daphne Fairbairn examines these and other cases of extreme differences between males and females of the same species in her book "Odd Couples: Extraordinary Differences between the Sexes in the Animal Kingdom." Contact: Iqbal Pittalwala
Public Release: 11-Jun-2013
Society of Interventional Radiology publishes definitive literature review The Society of Interventional Radiology announces the release of "Updates in Interventional Radiology 2013," a concise reference of the current literature most relevant to the specialty. The book is a prime source for interventional and diagnostic radiologists and interventional radiology fellows and residents. "Updates in Interventional Radiology 2013" is edited by Charles E. Ray Jr., M.D., Ph.D., FSIR, and Brian Funaki, M.D., FSIR. Contact: Ellen Acconcia
Public Release: 11-Jun-2013
Children's cognitive abilities relatively unaffected by having working mothers Children's literacy, maths ability and behavior are not on average harmed if their mothers go out to work during the first years of their lives, a leading researcher said today [11 June]. Contact: Tony Trueman
Public Release: 10-Jun-2013
Rules for the world of economics A Swedish energy corporation sues the Federal Republic for damages based on its change in energy policy? The EU is against the import of beef from America that has been treated with hormones? Such problematic cases from global trade, investment and business relationships are governed by "international economic law." Law professor Prof. Dr. Matthias Herdegen from the University of Bonn studies the principles of this complex matter, and he has now presented them in a book with more than 500 pages. Contact: Dr. Matthias Herdegen
Public Release: 4-Jun-2013
Book by UC Santa Barbara music professor studies noise music in Japan Noise music is a difficult phenomenon to describe. It falls outside conventional ideas about music. It has no rules about structure, and no definitive provenance. It has little or no monetary value, and it hasn't been assigned the status of art in any cultural institution. We can't learn it the way we learn typical music, nor is it composed or played or judged like most other forms of music. Contact: Sonia Fernandez
Public Release: 4-Jun-2013
New book debunks myth of knowledge economy Ever wondered why there are so many "Vice Presidents" at your workplace? Or how everyone can have a complex-sounding degree, when there are university courses on Star Trek? Do you feel like the nice suits, Power Points and corporate speak are increasingly meaningless? Contact: Lotte Billing
Public Release: 4-Jun-2013
Elsevier author Dr. Paul Auerbach updates popular book: Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced that Paul S. Auerbach, M.D., one of the world's leading authorities on wilderness medicine, has teamed up with Benjamin Constance, M.D., and Luanne Freer, M.D., to release a new edition of the Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine (4th ed., Elsevier 2013). Contact: Liz Pacheco
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