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Study finds our perception of supernatural beings is influenced by percept
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Waterloo [Canada], August 30 (ANI): A new study has found that people's beliefs about supernatural beings, such as good and evil characters, are influenced by their views of ordinary humans.
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Study: Post-pandemic world will demand extra care
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], May 2 (ANI): A team of scientists at the University of Waterloo found that designing smaller, more homelike spaces would minimize the spread of viruses while promoting better health and quality of life for residents in the post-pandemic world.
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Study claims long-term care infrastructure must be re-imagined in a post-p
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], April 26 (ANI): Protecting long-term care residents from outbreaks requires different infrastructure, proper staffing conditions and a culture of quality assurance, researchers at the University of Waterloo have found.
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Researchers find how shift-work causes negative impacts on health of men,
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Ottawa [US], April 21 (ANI): Shift-work and irregular work schedules can cause several health-related issues and affect our defence against infection, according to new research from the University of Waterloo.
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Study finds that misleading people are often easily misled by others
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Ontario[Canada], March 9 (ANI): The findings of a new study from the University of Waterloo suggests that individuals who frequently try to persuade or impress others with misleading exaggerations and distortions, often themselves are much likely to be fooled by impressive-sounding misinform
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Heavy rains disrupt normal life in Telangana, rescue ops underway
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 14 (ANI): While heavy rains have disrupted normal lives of people following waterlogging in various parts of the state, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said a depression over western parts of Telangana will move west northwestwards and gradual
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AI based on human wisdom to speed up cancer diagnosis
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Ontario [Canada], Mar 11 (ANI): A new system combining artificial intelligence (AI) with human knowledge promises faster and more accurate cancer diagnosis.
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Storytelling can reduce virtual reality cybersickness
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 13 (ANI): In a recent study researchers from the University of Waterloo found that storylines that provide emotionally evocative context and details can help users feel immersed in Virtual reality (VR) experiences and can reduce feelings of nausea, disorientation a
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Deforestation changing the way monkeys communicate
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 9 (ANI): Reduction of forest cover is changing the way monkeys vocalize and communicate in the areas where they live. Research led by an anthropologist from the University of Waterloo has come up with the interesting finding that the vocal patterns of Howler monkey
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Researchers invent device that detects babies, pets left unattended in ve
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Waterloo [Canada], Nov 11 (ANI): Babies and pets left alone inside vehicles are a global problem and researchers have now developed a small, inexpensive device that can save lives by sounding an alert for a scenario that can result in serious harm or death in extremely hot or cold weather.
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Scientists devise better way to harness power of solar panels
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 27 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a way to better harness the volume of energy collected by solar panels.
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Waste food can be used to produce biodegradable chemical
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 23 (ANI): Engineers at the University of Waterloo have developed a technology that can help extract the biodegradable chemical from waste food that can be refined as a source of energy.
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