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Second-generation Immigrants Outperform Mainstream Populations in the US, Canada, and Australia

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TORONTO, ON – A new study published by the Social Science Research journal reveals that second-generation Chinese and South Asian immigrants in the US, Canada, and Australia are more successful than the respective mainstream populations (third- and higher-generation whites).

Jeffrey G. Reitz and Naoko Hawkins from the University of Toronto and Heather Zhang from McGill University examined survey and census data from these countries to compare the achievements of immigrants and their offspring. (more…)

For Some Medical Residents, Empathy Declines With Long-Call

By Guest PostJanuary 31, 2012Generalburnout, chris segrin, concern, damage, degradation, diagnostic ability, domino effect, environmental stressors, fatigue, health care provider, heavy workload, long call, medical resident, one way street, patient care, physician, potential of litigation, residency program, sleep deprivation, stacey passalacqua, survey, tough situation, trait empathy, university of arizona

*In a newly published study, researchers found the majority of medical residents surveyed experienced a decline in empathy over the course of the oft-used “long-call” shift.*

Fatigue and sleep deprivation are undisputed job descriptors for medical residents, but results from a new study indicate the common “long-call” shift may have adverse effects not only for residents, but also their patients.

University of Arizona alumna Stacey Passalacqua, now a visiting assistant professor at James Madison University’s School of Communication, surveyed nearly 100 medical residents at several different hospitals. (more…)

IBM Survey: IT Professionals Predict Mobile and Cloud Technologies Will Dominate Enterprise Computing By 2015

By Guest PostOctober 8, 20101 commentTechnologyandroid, cloud computing, development, html5, iaas, ibm, ibm lotus connections, information technology professional, infrastructure as a service, ipad, iPhone, it, jim corgel, mobile, paas, platform as a service, playbook, software application, survey

ARMONK, N.Y. – 08 Oct 2010: Information technology professionals predict that mobile and cloud computing will emerge as the most in-demand platforms for software application development and IT delivery over the next five years, according to a new IBM (NYSE: IBM) survey released today. (more…)

Survey Results

By ShamsMay 23, 2008Generalsurvey

We had month’s long survey on our homepage. The survey was: “In general, for how long in advance you make your plan?”

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Second-generation Immigrants Outperform Mainstream Populations in the US, Canada, and Australia

For Some Medical Residents, Empathy Declines With Long-Call

IBM Survey: IT Professionals Predict Mobile and Cloud Technologies Will Dominate Enterprise Computing By 2015

Survey Results