- Sondaggi Index Research: "Italia Viva cala al 2,9%" https://www.la7.it/piazzapulita/video/sondaggi-index-research-italia-viva-cala-al-29-21-01-2021-360849 3 comments italy
- Harsh winter weather in eastern US could be due to warmer Arctic. For 12 cities from Massachusetts to Washington—going back to 1950—the researchers compared the winter weather index to Arctic conditions. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-02992-9 4 comments science
- "Scirus is the most comprehensive scientific research tool on the web." +1 For having my thesis indexed! http://www.scirus.com/?b 2 comments science
- China overtakes United States on contribution to research in Nature Index https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01705-7 142 comments technology
- Research: so apparently the data used for TI's corruption index used older data from PMLN and caretaker government's rule https://twitter.com/JarriNajam/status/1220843975927640064 13 comments pakistan
- Great Freakonomics episode on mutual funds vs ETF vs index funds with explanations and research to back it up. Starring John Bogle as guest. https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/comments/6pxcbr/great_freakonomics_episode_on_mutual_funds_vs_etf/ 24 comments investing
- Researchers have created glasses-free 3D holograms using graphene - The Swinburne researchers were able to create the floating 3D display by tweaking the refractive index of graphene oxide http://www.sciencealert.com/yes-researchers-have-created-glasses-free-3d-holograms-using-graphene 43 comments worldnews
- Researchers establish the Basic Index of Gender Inequality, which takes into account areas wherein men are disadvantaged compared to women, something the Global Gender Gap Index does not. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0205349 354 comments science
- India among countries with high social hostilities index with increasing restrictions on minorities: Pew Research Centre’s study https://indiatomorrow.net/2025/01/04/india-among-countries-with-high-social-hostilities-index-with-increasing-restrictions-on-minorities-pew-research-centres-study/ 11 comments worldnews
- ‘Google for DNA’ indexes 10% of world’s known genetic sequences | Achievement demonstrates feasibility of making all of life’s code easily searchable, researchers say https://www.science.org/content/article/google-dna-indexes-10-world-s-known-sequence-data 16 comments technology
- Researchers used census data to develop a “vulnerability index” to assess wildfire risk in communities across the U.S. Their results show that racial and ethnic minorities face greater vulnerability to wildfires compared with primarily white communities https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0205825 3 comments science
- ACM recently took down a public index of SIGGRAPH 2009 research papers. Now its allowing it to return with conditions. http://www.realtimerendering.com/blog/ke-sen-huangs-paper-pages-are-down-will-soon-go-back-up/ 7 comments programming
- Researchers have designed the first on-chip metamaterial with a refractive index of zero http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/10/151019122240.htm 7 comments science
- Researchers have found a link between the relative lengths of index and ring fingers and certain psychopathological personality traits, including antisocial behaviors and substance use disorders. https://www.psypost.org/2024/01/surprising-connection-found-between-finger-length-ratios-and-psychopathological-traits-220666 6 comments science
- Exposure to air pollution worsens COVID-19 outcomes, even among the fully vaccinated. Researchers were able to control for the effects of vaccination status, age, sex, race/ethnicity, health insurance status, body mass index, smoking history, etc. https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/rccm.202206-1123LE 4 comments science
- Researchers have found that high-insulin levels and body mass index in childhood could be linked to adults eventually developing mental health concerns such as depression. https://resetyoureveryday.com/research-early-mental-health-children-insulin-bmi/ 4 comments science
- Length of ring and index fingers 'linked to sexuality'. Research suggests that our sexuality is determined in the womb and is dependent on the amount of male hormone we are exposed to, with those exposed to higher levels of testosterone being more likely to be bisexual or homosexual. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-45887691 18 comments science
- New research findings suggest that 34.4 million Americans considered overweight by virtue of BMI(body mass index) are actually healthy, as are 19.8 million who are considered obese. http://www.news.ucsb.edu/2016/016429/flawed-measure 5 comments science
- New research shows hunger is associated with stronger feelings of anger and irritability, as well as lower ratings of pleasure, and the effects were substantial, even after taking into account demographic factors such as age and sex, body mass index, dietary behaviour https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/957699 605 comments science
- Researchers find the best time to consume proteins for building and strengthening muscles is during breakfast. Furthermore, researchers also found a strong association between skeletal muscle index and the proportion of protein intake at breakfast relative to total protein intake through the day. https://www.waseda.jp/top/en/news/74633 11 comments science
- Dow-like index for energy prices might help smooth transition to clean power. Researchers at Texas A&M University have devised a framework that reflects the average price of energy in the United States based on the type of energy sources available and their supply chains. https://engineering.tamu.edu/news/2021/03/dow-like-index-for-energy-prices-might-help-smooth-transition-to-clean-power.html 3 comments science
- Obesity researchers discover that some people with a normal Body Mass Index (BMI) could be at a higher risk for health problems due to large waist circumference https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2738622 23 comments science
- Unpaywall - Get full-text of research papers as you browse, using Unpaywall's index of ten million legal, open-access articles. http://unpaywall.org/ 4 comments chrome
- High prices for fresh fruits and vegetables are associated with higher Body Mass Index (BMI) in young children in low- and middle-income households, according to new research http://www.american.edu/spa/news/fruits-vegetables-children-study.cfm 35 comments science
- In 1999, Hong Kong-based analyst Andrew Lawrence wrote a widely read research paper called "The Skyscraper Index" which furthered the argument that super-tall buildings augur bad times. http://edition.cnn.com/2010/world/asiapcf/01/08/skyscrapers.rise.markets.fall/index.html 16 comments business
- Meta-analytic research finds cell phone and social media use linked to 66% rise in anxiety and depression, brain changes, neck pain, and higher car crash rates. High scores on the Smartphone Addiction Scale and Mobile Phone Addiction Index highlight need for more balanced use. https://www.mentalhealthjournal.org/articles/negative-health-review-of-cell-phones-and-social-media.html 2 comments science
- China has surpassed the United States as the largest contributor to high-quality natural-science research papers published in the Nature journal index. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01705-7 32 comments science
- Research on 8,000 Dutch adults finds that social loneliness is higher in older men and those with lower education, whereas emotional loneliness is higher in people who are unmarried, live alone, are jobless, have a high body mass index, or have been experiencing distress. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/finding-new-home/202206/the-key-differences-between-social-and-emotional-loneliness 80 comments science
- Trump Policies Sent U.S. Tumbling in a Climate Ranking | The Environmental Performance Index, published every two years by researchers at Yale and Columbia, found only Denmark and Britain on sustainable paths to net-zero emissions by 2050. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/climate/united-states-climate-ranking-trump.html 6 comments politics
- New research (N = 46,861) indicates a genetic predisposition to higher empathy, which may index greater emotional sensitivity, predisposes an individual to more severe PTSD symptoms, especially after early-life adversity. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352289522000145 49 comments science
- While low body mass index (BMI) is often considered an indicator of disordered eating, a study published in Psychiatry Research found no evidence that low BMI was associated with eating disorder symptomology among fashion models and nonmodels. https://www.psypost.org/2021/06/study-among-uk-fashion-models-suggests-that-body-mass-index-is-not-a-relevant-indicator-of-eating-disorder-symptomology-61168 22 comments science
- [X-Post] PSA: Pro Hockey Reference's database search tool, Play Index, will be moving behind a paywall in the next few months. If you have any fun statistical research projects on your mind, you might want to get those finished. https://www.sports-reference.com/blog/2020/05/play-index-tools-are-moving-to-stathead-com/ 18 comments hockey
- PSA: Pro Football Reference's database search tool, Play Index, will be moving behind a paywall in the next few months. If you have any fun statistical research projects on your mind, you might want to get those finished. https://www.sports-reference.com/blog/2020/05/play-index-tools-are-moving-to-stathead-com/ 32 comments nfl
- 'Millions lack access to green spaces' | The Green Space Index found that more than 2.5 million people in Great Britain lived more than a 10-minute walk from the nearest green area. A growing body of research links parks and green spaces to wellbeing https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-48398033 5 comments worldnews
- Researchers have found that prior studies of the link between obesity and mortality are flawed because they rely on one-time measures of body mass index (BMI) that obscure the health impacts of weight change over time. http://www.bu.edu/research/articles/obesitys-link-to-mortality-understated-in-prior-research/ 9 comments science
- To infinity and beyond: Researchers have designed the first on-chip metamaterial with a refractive index of zero, meaning that the phase of light can travel infinitely fast https://www.seas.harvard.edu/news/2015/10/to-infinity-and-beyond 13 comments science
- Researchers have designed the first on-chip metamaterial with a refractive index of zero, meaning that the phase of light can travel infinitely fast. http://www.nature.com/nphoton/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nphoton.2015.198.html 3 comments science
- Development of Diabetic Friendly Rice Varieties - Indian Institute of Rice Research, has identified three rice varieties with low glycemic index values which are considered suitable for diabetic patients. These varieties are: Lalat , BPT 5204, and Sampada. (source: official government press release) http://pib.nic.in/newsite/printrelease.aspx?relid=123993 2 comments science
- New study supports Body Shape Index as predictor of mortality: Research supports the contention that the technique, known as A Body Shape Index (ABSI), is a more effective predictor of mortality than Body Mass Index (BMI), the most common measure used to define obesity http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/news/body-shape-index-study.cfm 135 comments science
- Researchers find stocks respond strongly to the monthly U.S. Leading Economic Index, even though much of the information in that report had already been released elsewhere, suggesting that investors could look at previously published LEI components and trade in advance of the LEI’s release. http://www.texasenterprise.utexas.edu/article/do-stale-statistics-drive-market 6 comments business