News articles tagged with 'performance'
The buzz on BEES: New web app simplifies use of NIST's economically green building products tool
— 3 Mar 2011 14:29 | TechnologyA powerful scientific tool for selecting cost-effective and environmentally preferable building products is now available as a free, web-based application. Developed and maintained…
Record time limit
— 3 Jan 2011 17:53 | HealthRunning and swimming records are broken again and again at almost every international athletics event. But, can human performance continue to improve indefinitely? Will runners continue…
Good grades in high school lead to better health, study finds
— 8 Dec 2010 17:26 | HealthThe 'A' grades that high schoolers earn aren't just good for making the honour roll - they also make them healthier as adults, too…
Your view of personal goals can affect your relationships
— 17 Nov 2010 09:48 | HealthHow you think about your goals - whether it's to improve yourself or to do better than others - can affect whether you reach those goals. Different kinds of goals can also have distinct…
Bicarbonate adds fizz to players' tennis performance
— 26 Oct 2010 13:38 | HealthDietary supplementation with sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) on the morning of a tennis match allows athletes to maintain their edge. A randomised, controlled trial reported in BioMed…
Measuring preference for multitasking
— 15 Sep 2010 10:12 | HealthA new study led by Elizabeth Poposki, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology in the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, may help employers identify…
Supplement produces a 'striking' endurance boost
— 26 Aug 2010 20:16 | HealthResearch from the University of Exeter has revealed taking a dietary supplement to boost nitric oxide in the body can significantly boost stamina during high-intensity exercise…
Gender gap persists at highest levels of math and science testing
— 7 Jul 2010 12:48 | HealthA study that examined 30 years of standardised test data from the very highest-scoring seventh graders has found that performance differences between boys and girls have narrowed considerably,…
Using science to identify true soccer stars
— 17 Jun 2010 13:48 | HealthAs a young boy growing up in Portugal, Luis Amaral loved playing, watching and talking soccer. Amaral and his friends passionately debated about which players were 'the best.' But,…
Practice doesn't make perfect, but it comes fairly close
— 30 Mar 2010 09:56 | HealthWe are not all blessed with the brains, beauty, luck, and capital that we associate with highly successful business people or entrepreneurs. Although most new business ventures fail,…