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Stop Wasting Water! New Study Reveals How to Get People to Conserve – And It’s Not Just About Money
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BALTIMORE, MD, April 30, 2025 – As droughts worsen and water shortages hit communities worldwide, a new study in the INFORMS journal Decision Analysis has uncovered a smarter way to get people to save water – without breaking the bank.

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China’s rare earth minerals power the modern world. Banning their export could destroy it
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Beijing has a virtual monopoly on rare earth minerals—the materials that power everything from military planes to your electric toothbrush.

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Trump’s tech tariff confusion
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The Trump administration’s back-and-forth moves on tariffs for technology products are stirring confusion in a sector heavily reliant on global supply chains.  
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When the cardiology patient ends up in the oncology care ward

When the cardiology patient ends up in the oncology care ward

NewsCaf, August 15, 2019

If you end up needing to go to the hospital, often times you re hoping to get a bed without having to wait hours, but a new study shows you may want to wait a little longer, so that you are placed in the best ward for your needs. New research in the upcoming INFORMS journal Management Science shows that among patients admitted to the hospital, 19.6% are placed in beds in a ward outside the area of care they require. These patients who are placed off service end up experiencing a 23% longer hospital stay and a higher chance of being readmitted within a month.

New Research Shows What Can Happen with Patients in ‘Off-Service’ Hospital Beds

New Research Shows What Can Happen with Patients in ‘Off-Service’ Hospital Beds

News Release, August 15, 2019

CATONSVILLE, MD, August 15, 2019 – If you end up needing to go to the hospital, often times you’re hoping to get a bed without having to wait hours, but a new study shows you may want to wait a little longer, so that you are placed in the best ward for your needs. New research in the INFORMS journal Management Science shows that among patients admitted to the hospital, 19.6% are placed in beds in a ward outside the area of care they require. These patients who are placed ‘off service’ end up experiencing a 23% longer hospital stay and a higher chance of being readmitted within a month.

Data on Management Science Described by Researchers at Boston University (Has Section 404 of the Sarbanes-oxley Act Discouraged Corporate Investmen...

Data on Management Science Described by Researchers at Boston University (Has Section 404 of the Sarbanes-oxley Act Discouraged Corporate Investment? New Evidence From a Natural Experiment)

AdvisorNews, August 14, 2019

According to news reporting from Boston, United States, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “Prior studies conclude that an unintended consequence of firms complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is lower levels of risk-taking activities, including investment. We first show that prior studies cannot isolate the effects of SOX from other contemporaneous events.”

Word-of-Mouth On Social Media Influences Behavior

Word-of-Mouth On Social Media Influences Behavior

MediaPost, August 13, 2019

Word-of-mouth from social media is more influential than following the example of a trusted or admired friend, according to a new study in the Informs Journal Marketing Science.

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