Posts Tagged ‘individual’

Mumbai, Apr 2 (ANI): Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi has said that the poll panel would consider whether the ration card could be used as a valid identity proof during the upcoming national elections. "This has been pointed out that ration card doesn't have a photograph and it is considered objectionable. We are reviewing it whether this should be an acceptable document or not," said Quraishi. Although voter ... Full story

London, Apr 1 (ANI): There's a genetic link to the age at which a person loses his or her virginity, says a new study. And the correlation can be explained by inherited behavioural traits such as impulsivity could help determine when people first have sex. "It's not like there's a gene for having a sex at a certain date," New Scientist quoted says Nancy Segal, a psychologist ... Full story

London, Mar 31 (ANI): For women who think being slim makes you look younger, a new study has found that people over 40 look younger if they have fatter face. During the study, the researchers compared 186 pairs of identical twins, and found shedding pounds could age a woman by an average of four years. Lead researcher Dr Bahaman Guyuron says: "The perceived age of an individual ... Full story

Washington, Mar 27 (ANI): Parkinson's disease patients can improve their postural stability by directing their attention to the external effects of their movements, instead of focussing on movements of their own body, according to a new study. Adults with Parkinson disease are at greater risk for posture and balance impairments, which may lead to falls and resultant ... Full story

London, Mar 12 (ANI): Besides ballooned waistlines, a fat neck may also signal possible trouble for the heart, warns a new study. According to researchers from the Framingham Heart Study, the thickness of an individual's neck may provide clues to their risk of developing heart problems. The boffins said that even those with relatively trim waistlines appeared to be at greater risk if they had larger necks. In ... Full story

Washington, Mar 11 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Basel have designed a new technique that could assist individual decision-making. Numerous studies have shown that a crowd of people usually gives more accurate responses to questions compared to a mere individual. However, psychologists Stefan M. Herzog and Ralph ... Full story

Durban (South Africa), Mar.6 (ANI): Michael Hussey, Australia's Mr. Cricket, plans to break his lean trot with the bat in a relaxed manner. Hussey is an upbeat and enthusiastic individual. No one celebrated Australia's victory in the first Test with more vigor. He has heart, soul, passion, commitment ... Full story

London, Mar.6 (ANI): Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo says that when he first arrived at Old Trafford, he cried, and added that it took him some time to toughen up. In an interview given to The Mirror, Ronaldo said that he did not believe opponents deliberately targeted him. "I don't believe people just want to do ... Full story

Washington, March 5 (ANI): Considering pride to be the seventh deadly sin may not reflect pragmatism anymore, for Northeastern University scientists have found that pride has the potential to foster the likelihood of individual success. The researchers have found that pride not only leads individuals to take on leadership roles in teams, but also fosters admiration, as opposed to scorn, from teammates. "We found that pride ... Full story

Washington, March 3 (ANI): A specific gene variant that links increased genetic risk for autism with gastrointestinal (GI) conditions has been identified by scientists at the University of Southern California (USC) and Vanderbilt University. Dr. Pat Levitt, director of the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and chair-designate of the Department of cell and neurobiology, says that the research team's findings ... Full story

Mumbai, Mar 2 (ANI/Business Wire India): The Employer Services segment of First Advantage Corporation, Asia-Pacific's largest background screening and talent acquisition solutions provider, today announced that India Infoline has become the first company to sign up for VerifyDirectT, Asia-Pacific's first-ever, contributory, database-driven, online background screening service. VerifyDirect provides a cost-effective solution by reducing time-to-hire and enabling human resources personnel to focus on more productive and ... Full story

Washington, Mar 2 (ANI): Chairman US Joint Chiefs Admiral Mike Mullen said that the drone attacks inside Pakistan's tribal areas targeting al Qaeda and Taliban militants were part of the Obama Administration's policy. Asked if two suspected missile strikes were proof that President Barack Obama was escalating US attacks on al-Qaeda and Taliban militants in Pakistan, Admiral Mullen said: "Well, I'm not going to talk a ... Full story

Washington, February 27 (ANI): U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama is a huge fan of Hollywood couple Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, who have a "strong family". She revealed her liking for the 'I Am Legend' star, his actress wife, and their kids when, during an interview, asked about the people she still wanted to meet. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. He strikes me as ... Full story

London, Feb.25 (ANI): Privacy rights of innocent people will have to be sacrificed to give the security services access to a sweeping range of personal data, one of the architects of the government's national security strategy has warned. Sir David Omand, the former Whitehall security and intelligence co-ordinator, has set out a blueprint for the way the state will mine data - including travel information, phone ... Full story

Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): Older adults who are physically fit have better spatial memory than those who are less healthy, says a new study. Spatial memory is the part of memory responsible for recording information about one's environment and its spatial orientation. For example, a person's spatial memory is required in order to navigate around a familiar city. Hippocampus is a brain structure located inside the medial ... Full story

Kohima, Feb 20 (ANI): Nagaland capital Kohima recently played host to the second Open Futsal Tournament 2009, the first of its kind tournament in the region. The game is played on basketball-sized courts, both indoors and outdoors, and without the use of sidewalls. For the second consecutive year, the Excel United Club organised the Futsal tournament in the state with 12 teams from Kohima and Peren ... Full story

Washington, February 18 (ANI): A new study from Binghamton University suggests that peer victimization in middle and high schools may be an important indicator of an individual's sexual behaviour later in life. Published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, the study report says that peer aggression and victimization during adolescence is a form of competition for reproductive opportunities. Andrew C. Gallup, a member of the ... Full story

Washington, Feb 18 (ANI): Robot playmates may soon be able to help autistic kids learn the social skills that they naturally lack, courtesy the development of a system that allows a robot to monitor a child's emotional state. "There is a lot of research going on around the world today trying to use robots to treat children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). It has shown that ... Full story

Washington, Jan 14 (ANI): Too much coffee not just makes napping difficult but also dramatically increases the risk of hallucinating, according to a new study. The research has found that people with a higher caffeine intake, from sources such as coffee, tea and caffeinated energy drinks, are more likely to report hallucinatory experiences such as hearing voices and seeing things that are not there. 'High caffeine users' ... Full story

New Delhi, Feb 12 (ANI): Seventeen eminent geoscientists and mining technologists have been selected for the National Mineral Awards 2007. The awards will be conferred them by Sis Ram Ola, the Union Minister of Mines tomorrow. Nominations for the awards are invited every year. The shortlisting of candidates is done by a multi-layered selection procedure. The final selection of the awardees is done by an ... Full story