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Do customer loyalty programs actually work? The benefits are in the eye of the cardholder
Whether you love a loyalty discount at the supermarket or frequently forget your loyalty card, loyalty programs (LPs) can be an essential su
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Hyperdoped silicon photodiode advances short-wave infrared detection at room temperature
Detecting short-wave infrared (SWIR) light, a region of the electromagnetic spectrum just beyond the light visible to the human eye, could b
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Appropriated racial oppression shapes Black parents' socialization of children
Black parents who experienced higher levels of appropriated racial oppression—defined as shaping one's behavior and self-concept around domi
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Support groups for parents halved violence against children in wartime Ukraine, trial finds
Ukrainian parents who joined a support group program called "Hope Groups," designed for families living through the war, reported that viole
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Researchers map tick habitat to strengthen African swine fever preparedness
A small, nest-dwelling tick found across large parts of Texas could play an outsized role in how the United States responds to African swine
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Utah mountain ranges may store a billion tons of hidden ice
Unlike conventional glaciers, rock glaciers appear as piles of rock that obscure large masses of unaccounted-for ice. Rock glaciers are comm
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New quantum computing method broadens spectroscopy of hard-to-model matter
Scientists could have a new way to explore the hidden behavior of matter, thanks to research involving Queen Mary University of London that
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Butterfly-inspired crystals could enable durable, potentially safer glitter
The next time you need to freshen up the paint on your house or apply a bit of cosmetic glitter before heading out for the night, you might
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Catalyzing the community: Chemists and Navajo leaders educate on clean water
Many Native American communities in rural areas rely on well water, but the quality and safety of that water can vary significantly. Researc
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Volcanic eruptions and warming climate disrupt long-standing link between Indian and Pacific oceans
A new study that combines paleoclimate data and climate models suggests that large volcanic eruptions can disrupt the relationship between a
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Too small for fries: Drought shrinks Belgian potatoes
Mathieu Comijn inspected rows of potatoes in a field of cracked earth and browned leaves, pulling from the ground tubers barely the size of
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Fire haze threatens health of millions in Indonesia, ministry warns
Millions of Indonesians risk health complications from exposure to thick haze covering several cities and towns, officials said Wednesday, a
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Plant-like chemical gardens show how simple reactions build complex structures
The famous quote by Cicero, "If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need," reminds us that the beauty of life lies in t
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Even low-level traffic noise can reduce birdsong's stress-relieving effects
Traffic noise disrupts recognized benefits of birdsong and other sounds from nature, a new study from the University of Surrey reports.
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Reusable stencils create clean carbon nanotube patterns in single-stage process
Researchers from Skoltech and their colleagues from Harbin Institute of Technology in China and ITMO University in Russia have devised a way
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From nuisance to new resource: Prickly pear could support fuels, foods and rural growers
Texans often view prickly pear cactus as a nuisance, but researchers with Texas A&M AgriLife Research are seeking opportunity. Susanne Talco
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Finns may live to 80 or 85, but productive healthy years average 43 to 46
For the first time in Finland, population-level norm values have been established for estimating life expectancy adjusted for health-related
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Strong oyster reefs start with genetic diversity
The European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) was once widespread but has now become so scarce in the North Sea that it no longer forms ecologica
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Bright people know more about wine: How higher intelligence is reflected in deep domain knowledge
Intelligent people tend to perform better at school and at work, as numerous studies have shown. But what happens in domains where incentive
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Animation boosts willingness to adopt airborne disease precautions, study finds
Even as the scientific community has reached a broad consensus that infectious pathogens, such as viruses, can spread through virus-laden ae
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Four ζ-carotene isomers reveal light-driven shifts and skin-protective potential
ζ-Carotene, a key intermediate in lycopene biosynthesis, is widely found in plants and photosynthetic microorganisms, but its isomer-specifi
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A near extinct plant in Galápagos is now recovering
A 30-year conservation effort has helped the critically endangered Galápagos snapdragon (Galvezia leucantha subsp. leucantha) recover from j
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Porpoise entanglement recorded in real time, revealing calls and escape attempts
Researchers at the University of St Andrews have gained unprecedented insight into marine mammal behavior when they become tangled in fishin
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Could we protect all western US communities from wildfires and facilitate restoring fire to wildlands within a decade?
In a new study in Environmental Research: Ecology, I analyzed how fires were able to burn into communities and how fire-resistant land uses
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