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Microsoft Demonstrates Windows 7 and Windows Phone 7 Connected Experience Benefits for the Retail and Hospitality Industry at NRF 2011

By Guest PostJanuary 10, 20111 commentTechnologymobile phones, user productivity, windows phone, windows technology

Shop Direct Group and Tesco demonstrate how Windows 7 and Windows Phone 7 technology connect stores, operations and the mobile shopper from desktops to data centers to digital devices

NEW YORK — Jan. 10, 2011 — Microsoft Corp. today announced that business-critical Windows 7 applications for the retail and hospitality industry will be demonstrated in its booth (No. 836) this year at the National Retail Federation’s 100th Annual Convention & Expo. The demonstrations will showcase how Windows 7 enhances connected store, customer and operations experiences on the desktop as well as via an array of mobile and in-store devices, including smartphones, point-of-sale (POS) devices, self-service transactional kiosks, and informational kiosks, including digital signage. (more…)

Former World Fellow, Now a Yale Senior, Seeks to Understand the Impact of Conflict

By Guest PostJanuary 10, 2011Politicsgarentina kraja, inter ethnic violence, post pessimists, war time experience

The world that Garentina Kraja ’11 has come to know as a Yale student is vastly different from the one in which she grew up in Kosovo. But memories of the days when she was literally running for her life or watching families identify loved ones killed during the civil war in her homeland are so vivid that they easily bring tears to her eyes. (more…)

Accenture, comScore, and dunnhumbyUSA Announce Initiation of Breakthrough Study to Help Improve the Value of CPG Brand Websites

By Guest PostJanuary 10, 20112 commentsTechnologyaccenture, brand websites, Comscore, comscore chairman, consumer packaged goods, cpg, digital investments, dunnhumby, dunnhumbyusa, fmi, food marketing institute, gian fulgoni, gma, grocery manufacturers association, groundbreaking initiative, mike gorshe, mike zeman, privacy protected data, the kroger company, websites

*Study to Profile the Retail Brand Buying of Visitors to CPG Brand Websites and Uncover the Best Internet Destinations to Reach Specific Brand Buyers*

RESTON, VA, Jan. 10, 2011 – Accenture, comScore, Inc., and dunnhumbyUSA today announced a groundbreaking initiative to help consumer packaged goods (CPG) marketers better understand the link between consumers’ usage of brand websites and their in-store brand buying behavior. The results of the study will help CPG brand managers understand how to increase the value from their digital marketing expenditures. The research is being conducted with the endorsement of the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), with the results to be presented in Spring 2011. (more…)

College Students Lack Scientific Literacy, Study Finds

By Guest PostJanuary 9, 20111 commentEducationclimate science literacy, college scientific literacy, scientific literacy study, students science understanding

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Most college students in the United States do not grasp the scientific basis of the carbon cycle – an essential skill in understanding the causes and consequences of climate change, according to research published in the January issue of BioScience. (more…)

Young People Say Sex, Paychecks Come in Second to Self-Esteem

By Guest PostJanuary 9, 20111 commentScienceaddiction research, boosting self esteem, favorite foods, young people

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Young people may crave boosts to their self-esteem a little too much, new research suggests. (more…)

Antibiotic Use in Infancy May Increase Risk of Childhood Asthma

By Guest PostJanuary 9, 20111 commentHealth, Scienceantibiotic use, antibiotics, childhood asthma, children, developing asthma, genetic predisposition, hygiene hypothesis, immune system, kari risnes, kathleen belanger, low risk children, michael b bracken, microbial exposure, risk of asthma, william murk, yale study

Children who receive antibiotics within the first six months of life are at a significantly increased risk of developing asthma and allergies by 6 years of age, even without a genetic predisposition, new research by the Yale School of Public Health suggests. The findings are reported online in the American Journal of Epidemiology. (more…)

Men With Macho Faces Attractive to Fertile Women, Researchers Find

By Guest PostJanuary 8, 2011Cultureestrus, fertile women, george Clooney, heterosexual couples, human sexual selection, macho visage, masculine-looking, mid-cycle, randy thornhill, steven gangestad, testosterone, university of colorado at boulder, university of new mexico

When their romantic partners are not quintessentially masculine, women in their fertile phase are more likely to fantasize about masculine-looking men than are women paired with George Clooney types.

But women with masculine-looking partners do not necessarily become more attracted to their partners, a recent study co-authored by a University of Colorado at Boulder researcher concludes. (more…)

Establish Healthy Traditions to Make Winter Fun, Prevent Cold-Weather Blues, MU Experts Say

By Guest PostJanuary 8, 20111 commentCulture, Healthalejandra gudiño, comfort foods, ellen Schuster, endorphins, frigid weather, fun traditions, happiness, happy and healthy, karen sherbondy, new traditions, physiology, plan activity, recipe, steve ball

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Frigid weather may seem like a good excuse to avoid workouts, stay inside and overindulge in comfort foods. However, health experts from the University of Missouri have found that these tendencies leave most people feeling less content during the winter months. MU researchers say people should establish new traditions to increase happiness and avoid wintertime woes. (more…)

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