Managers hit peak capacity in their 50s
July 17th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, July 17 (IANS) Managers hit their peak professional vitality in their fifties, reveals a new study which examined the functionality of high-tech, engineering, and infrastructure executives.Professional vitality is ... Read more...
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2,600-year-old helmet found in Israel
March 1st, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 1 (IANS) A bronze Greek warrior helmet dating back to the 6th or 5th century BC has been discovered on a seabed in Israel, the Daily Mail reported ... Read more...
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Emotional support cuts absenteeism at workplace
February 7th, 2012 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Feb 7 (IANS) An employee experiencing the stress of intense workdays might develop stomach ache or headache, compelling him to take leave of absence.But when his supervisor offers ... Read more...
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Israeli toddler bites off snake’s head
January 27th, 2012 - 10:34 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An 18-month Israeli boy bit off the head of a snake that crawled into his bedroom in Haifa, the Ynet News portal said.The mother, who ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Terorrist groups using Facebook for recruitment
January 10th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Jan 10 (IANS) Terrorist groups, blacklisted by the US, are relying on Facebook to urge users to join and support Hezbollah, Hamas and other militant groups."Today, about ... Read more...
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Blogging relieves teens of social anxiety
January 5th, 2012 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Jan 5 (IANS) Blogging could relieve teenagers from social anxiety, improve their self-esteem and help them relate better to their friends, says a study.
Maintaining a blog has ... Read more...
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Stressed employees avoid communicating with supervisors
January 5th, 2012 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Jan 5 (IANS) Employees coping with abusive treatment avoid direct communication even though it would be the most effective in terms of emotional wellbeing, reports a study.
"Our ... Read more...
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Schalke and Bilbao progress to the next round of Europa League
December 2nd, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Dec 2 (IANS) Bundesliga club FC Schalke secured their berth in the intermediate round of the UEFA Europa League ahead of schedule with a 2-1 win over Romanian side ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Women find terrorism coverage more distressing
October 30th, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Oct 30 (IANS) Exposure to coverage of terrorism on TV seems to impact women more powerfully than men as it spurs negative feelings and moodiness.Such women also testified ... Read more...
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Casting vote causes stress hormone levels to shoot up
July 6th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 6 (IANS) Voting in elections is stressful, even to a point of causing hormonal changes among voters.
The level of cortisol -- a hormone released when a person ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Three-week festival of India in Israel
May 2nd, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) A three-week festival of India is on in Israel, showing the best of India's rich traditional and contemporary heritage."Celebrating India in Isreal" opened April 30 ... Read more...
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How women with anorexia portray themselves
February 15th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 15 (ANI): Women suffering from anorexia or bulimia draw a different picture of themselves than women who do not have eating disorders, according to a new study.Researchers from the University ... Read more...
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Bilinguals find it easier to learn a third language: Study
February 2nd, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 02 (ANI): A new study from the University of Haifa has revealed that bilinguals find it easier to learn a third language, as they gain a better aptitude for languages.Prof. ... Read more...
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Arabs more threatened than Jews after watching violent clips
January 28th, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 28 (IANS) A study revealed that the level of threat the Arabs feel after watching a violent clip was significantly higher than for the Jewish participants.The study was conducted by ... Read more...
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How watching terror coverage on TV weakens mental well-being
January 28th, 2011 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 28 (ANI): A new University of Haifa study has suggested that watching TV coverage of terrorist events can lead to deterioration of psychological resources, such as commitment and a sense ... Read more...
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Psychopaths lack empathy just like patients with frontal head injury
January 26th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 26 (ANI): A University of Haifa study has suggested that people diagnosed as psychopathic have difficulty showing empathy, just like patients who have suffered frontal head injury."Our findings show that ... Read more...
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Emotional intelligence quotient higher in private than public sector
December 24th, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 24 (ANI): Research from University of Haifa has shown that the levels of emotional intelligence in private sectors are higher as compared to those in public sectors, and therefore, empower ... Read more...
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Workplace attitude differs in private, public sectors
December 24th, 2010 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 24 (IANS) High levels of emotional intelligence (EI) foster positive attitudes at private sector workplaces, but not in the public sector, a study says."The results emphasise the existence of significant ... Read more...
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Israel calls for help to fight blaze
December 3rd, 2010 - 2:42 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Dec 3 (IANS) Israel Thursday asked the international community to send firefighting aircraft to help put out a huge blaze in the country's port city of Haifa that left at least ... Read more...
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Fearless kids less kind
November 14th, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 14 (IANS) Pre-school kids who are fearless also show less kindness and more aggressiveness towards peers, a new study says.
"The result of this study shows that fearless behaviour ... Read more...
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Preschool kids who are fearless more aggressive towards peers
November 9th, 2010 - 7:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 09 (ANI): Kindergarten kids who demonstrate fearless behaviour are likely to be less empathic and more aggressive towards their peers."The results of this study show that fearless behaviour in children ... Read more...
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Coral reefs discovered in Mediterranean for the first time
October 5th, 2010 - 12:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 5 (ANI): Experts from the University of Haifa's Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences discovered for the first time an area of reefs with deep-sea corals in the Mediterranean, ... Read more...
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Indian soldiers’ sacrifices in liberating Haifa remembered
September 24th, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Haifa, Sep 24 (IANS) A moving ceremony to remember some 900 Indian soldiers who laid down their lives in liberating this Israeli port city during World War I was held for the ... Read more...
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Workers with high level of emotional intelligence ‘assets to organizations’
September 16th, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 16 (ANI): A new study from the University of Haifa shows that employees with a high level of emotional intelligence are more dedicated and satisfied at work, compared to other ... Read more...
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More evidence that light at night ups cancer risk
September 3rd, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 3 (ANI): A new study has found an additional link between Light At Night (LAN) and cancer.Previous studies have shown that living in areas that have more night-time illumination make ... Read more...
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Why reading Arabic is much harder in comparison to English
September 1st, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 1 (ANI): After conducting a series of studies, researchers have shown why reading acquisition in Arabic is much harder in comparison to English.Researchers at the Department of Psychology and the ... Read more...
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Soon, breath test to detect cancer
August 12th, 2010 - 8:16 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS) Scientists from an Israeli institute are developing a novel breath test that can detect early signs of breast, lung, bowel and prostate cancer.The team believes that further work ... Read more...
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Even insects have a self-protective instinct (Lead)
August 10th, 2010 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 10 (IANS) Plant-dwelling insects drop to the ground to avoid being chewed by herbivores as they can sense the imminent danger on mammals' breath, a study has found.
Herbivores could easily ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Plant insects sense mammalian breath to escape from being eaten
August 10th, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 10 (ANI): Plant insects have a unique way of escaping predators - they sense the mammal's breath.The insects sense mammalian breath and simply drop to the ground to avoid being ... Read more...
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Insects can sense danger on mammals’ breath
August 10th, 2010 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 10 (IANS) Plant-eating mammals could easily gobble up some extra protein in the form of insects that happen to get in their way when they munch on plants. But insects ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Better-looking politicians get more media coverage
July 9th, 2010 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 9 (IANS) The better a politician looks, the higher the frequency of his or her television news coverage. So says a study in Israel that also found that physical appearance ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Three-millennia-old bronze tablet is battle chariot linchpin
July 4th, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 4 (ANI): A 3,200-year-old round bronze tablet with a carved face of a woman, found at the El-ahwat excavation site near Katzir in central Israel, has been identified as a ... Read more...
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Planes with nine bodies, hundreds of activists leave Israel (Lead)
June 3rd, 2010 - 8:18 am ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, June 3 (DPA) Israel early Thursday completed the deportation of hundreds of foreign nationals from its Ben-Gurion International Airport, the country's foreign ministry announced.
The bodies of the nine people who ... Read more...
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List of passengers killed in Mangalore crash (Part -1)
May 22nd, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 22 (ANI): Following is the list of the passengers killed in the Air India Express Flight crash in Mangalore on Saturday morning:S.NoPNRPassenger NamePassport NoPassenger PhoneDestination PhoneMobileEmailPassenger CountPassenger TypeSpecial ... Read more...
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Voice analysis could enable early detection of Parkinson’s disease
April 20th, 2010 - 4:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 20 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Haifa have developed a new technique that could help in the early detection of Parkinson's disease.Developed by Prof. Shimon Sapir, the technique involves ... Read more...
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