Modeling COVID-19 data must be done with extreme care
At the beginning of a new wave of an epidemic, extreme care should be used when extrapolating data to determine ...
Tag: Behavior
Exposure to ultrafine aerosol particles in homes depends primarily on people themselves
First long-term study on particulate matter from 10 nano- to 10 micrometers in apartments in GermanyCredit: Tilo Arnhold, TROPOS Leipzig/Berlin. ...
Model of critical infrastructures reveals vulnerabilities
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- An interdisciplinary team of Kansas State University researchers developed a computer simulation that ...
Binge drinkers beware, Drunkorexia is calling
Around 1 in 3 female uni students report saving calories for binge drinking episodesCredit: Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash ...
Effects of internet CBT for health anxiety on par with face-to-face treatment
Credit: Karolinska Institutet Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have compared two ways of delivering cognitive behavioral therapy, CBT, to ...
Early experiences determine how birds build their first nest
Materials used and speed of nest construction depend on who and what was around during adolescence for zebra finchesCredit: Alexis ...
Child’s play ‘lost’ in pandemic fear
Safe interactions are important to wellbeing: ExpertsCredit: Flinders University Social and community disruptions caused by the COVID-19 restrictions could have ...
Epic Games, maker of Fortnite, awards UCF professor grant to enhance AR and VR technology
Credit: University of Central Florida The company responsible for the online video game hit Fortnite has awarded a UCF assistant ...
New study examines lifting of pub and nightclub restrictions
Credit: University of Stirling A new University of Stirling study is seeking to understand how the easing of COVID-19 pandemic ...
Study to research impact of COVID-19 on people who use drugs
Credit: University of Stirling Understanding the health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on people who use drugs in Scotland is ...
Do I look mad? Reading facial cues with the touch-screen generation
New UCLA study may give parents some peace of mind about their kids' screen timeCredit: Stephen Nowicki Are today's children, ...
Children don’t know how to get proper nutrition information online
Kids need to be trained on how to find child-specific information from credible sources, according to a study in the ...
People think robots are pretty incompetent and not funny, new study says
Credit: Georgia Tech / Ayanna Howard lab Dang robots are crummy at so many jobs, and they tell lousy jokes ...
‘Loss of pleasure’ in teen sleep study
...but easy interventions can improve mental healthCredit: Flinders University Sleep patterns around the world have been disrupted as screen time ...
COVID-19 study: Impact of social distancing on older adults
Credit: University of Stirling The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on social contact, loneliness, wellbeing and physical activity in older ...
Cultivating cooperation through kinship
Cooperation among biologically unrelated individuals is uniquely humanCredit: Painted by: Liane Gabora While the capability for organisms to work together ...
Researcher repurposes social networking models to predict COVID spread
Applying different social distancing policies to population statisticsCredit: Tarek Abdelzaher Since the COVID-19 epidemic began, there has been plenty of ...
Ending the daily work commute may not cut energy usage as much as one might hope
Credit: University of Sussex A mass move to working-from-home accelerated by the Coronavirus pandemic might not be as beneficial to ...
A new way to accurately estimate COVID-19 death toll
Rutgers engineer's mathematical model can predict cumulative deaths in USCredit: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention A Rutgers engineer ...
Getting kids moving, and learning
Tennis program for teachers, coachesCredit: Flinders University Children are set to move more, improve their skills, and come up with ...