A recent study published in the journal Leisure Studies, 'iPod use and the perception of social introversion' by Benjamin R. Garner (University of Kansas), discusses the effects that iPod use has on society and social interaction. Garner ...
Tags: social introversion, speaker, potential isolating effects
The National Skills Academy for Retail (NSAR), in partnership with the Association of Town and City Management (ATCM) are to launch the new Digital High Street Skills Programme at the Future High Street Summit which takes place in the ...
Tags: New High Street Skills Programme, NSAR, ATCM, partnership
Flipp is transforming the way consumers shop and save money, as the app delivers an unmatched way to browse and search flyers, create shopping lists, and ultimately start the shopping experience from anywhere at any time on mobile. The ...
Tags: transforming the way consumers shop, innovative shopping experience
Affectiva,the global experts in consumer emotion insights,today announced the release of the Affdex?Software Development Kit(SDK),the first emotion-sensing technology for iOS.By extending its Affdex emotion-sensing platform to ...
Tags: Affectiva, Emotion-Sensing Sdk, Mobile Sdk
PixArt Imaging Inc.,a leading provider of human-machine interface(HMI)solutions,today announced a design engagement with Pantech to offer a first of its kind gesture motion capability for their IM-A880S(VEGA LTE-A)smart phone.The phone will ...
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The standard will see the introduction of safe, high quality and energy efficient lighting products to the UAE market, as well as the phasing out of low quality, inefficient lighting products. These measures will reduce energy consumption ...
Tags: Indoor Lighting Standard, safe
People tweet about anything and everything, but a new Twitter analysis coauthored by University of Maryland computer scientist Ben Shneiderman shows much of this conversation falls into six distinct patterns or networks. The study ...
Tags: NodeXL, Twitter, Network Type, Cluster
Optum Labs, the collaborative research and innovation center founded by Optum and Mayo Clinic, today announced the addition of seven new charter partners committed to improving the quality and value of patient care. The announcement follows ...
QuadraMed® Corporation is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Connected Technology Solutions (CTS), a leading interactive kiosk design and creative marketing company. As part of the agreement, QuadraMed's intuitive ...
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Ovum, suggests that the decline in High Street shopping will continue if retailers do not adapt to the changing tastes of their customers. High Street retailers are being urged to get closer to their customers and improve their shopping ...
Efforts to make foods healthier in Australia are failing, and foods continue to contain high amounts of fat, sugar and salt, according to researchers from the George Institute and the University of Sydney. Professor Bruce Neal, from the ...
Tags: improve the nutritional, improving diets, business incentives
In a comprehensive review published in the current issue of P&P Carol Ryff described how major research findings have supported the link between psychological well-being and physical health. The model of psychological well-being was ...
Tags: Link Between Psychological Well-Being and Physical Health
Showyin's OAM, he said, honoured and humbled him. That he was reinforces that Showyin deserved the recognition. Let's look at the honour. Before stepping down late last year, Showyin had served as the Aerosol Association’s ...
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Related Arlington, Va. — The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) released its 2014 Public Policy Agenda: Retailers Strengthening Communities, which outlines the industry’s top public policy priorities for 2014, and ...
Tags: Retail Industry, Privacy&Cyber, Health Care, Labor
The Orange County Water District (OCWD) in California, USA, has been awarded the Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize 2014 for its pioneering work in groundwater management and water reclamation using advanced water reuse technologies, as well as its ...