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  Why Irish People Feel They Have No Alternative but to Celebrate St Patrick's Day

  March 12, 2013 — Research into why Irish people feel they have no alternative but to celebrate St Patrick's ... > full story
• Smoking Addiction
  Smoking
  Lung Cancer
  Child Development
  Child Psychology
  Children's Health
   

  Kids Exposed to Millions of Tobacco Images/messages Every Week on Prime Time UK TV

  March 11, 2013 — UK children are being exposed to millions of tobacco images/messages every week on prime time television, indicates new ... > full story
• Privacy Issues
  Encryption
  Hacking
  Consumer Behavior
  Internet
  Statistics
   
  

  Online Records Could Expose Intimate Details and Personality Traits of Millions

  March 11, 2013 — Research shows that intimate personal attributes can be predicted with high levels of accuracy from "traces" left by seemingly innocuous digital behavior, in this case Facebook Likes -- raising ... > full story
• Agriculture and Food
  Marine Biology
  Fish
  Economics
  Consumerism
  Funding Policy
   
  

  Farmers Who Commit Totally to Sell Locally Can Make a Profit

  March 8, 2013 — Farmers can make a profit selling their produce directly to local businesses, but they must not let possible new costs weaken their commitment to the new venture, according to an international team ... > full story
• Child Psychology
  Children's Health
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Consumer Behavior
  Child Development
  Nutrition Research
   

  Celebrity Endorsement Encourages Children to Eat Junk Food

  March 8, 2013 — Celebrity endorsement of a food product encourages children to eat more of the endorsed product, new research shows. It also found that children were prompted to eat more of the endorsed product when ... > full story
• Behavior
  Social Psychology
  Consumer Behavior
  Ethics
  Bioethics
  Psychology
   
  

  Do-Gooder or Ne'er-Do-Well? Behavioral Science Explains Patterns of Moral Behavior

  March 7, 2013 — Does good behavior lead to more good behavior? Or do we try to balance our good and bad deeds? The answer depends on our ethical mindset, according to new ... > full story
• Funding Policy
  Consumer Behavior
  Ethics
  Economics
  Educational Policy
  Popular Culture
   

  When We Have a Low Opinion of Someone, We Tend to Reject Their Money, Study Finds

  March 7, 2013 — Research done in Spain, Germany and the UK has demonstrated that when we have a low opinion of somebody, we are more likely to reject their money, even though the offer is attractive, because the ... > full story
• Hacking
  Information Technology
  Educational Policy
  Encryption
  Privacy Issues
  Computer Graphics
   

  Bank Card Identifies Cardholder

  March 6, 2013 — From the gas station to the department store – paying for something without cash is commonplace. Now such payments become more secure: Scientists have engineered a solution for inspecting the ... > full story
• Consumer Behavior
  Consumerism
  Environmental Policies
  Racial Disparity
  Privacy Issues
  Psychology
   

  Targeting Diet Products: Why Are More Independent Consumers Better at Delaying Gratification?

  March 5, 2013 — Product benefits that occur later in time are more likely to appeal to more independent consumers than to those who are more group or family oriented, according to a new ... > full story
• Borderline Personality Disorder
  Consumerism
  Consumer Behavior
  Racial Issues
  Child Psychology
  Anger Management
   

  Product Promotion: When Do Emotional Appeals Trump Celebrity Spokespeople?

  March 5, 2013 — Emotional appeals could be more effective than celebrities when promoting products related to a consumer’s identity, according to a new ... > full story

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