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• Gardening provides high-to-moderate physical activity for children
• In Super Bowl commercials, storytelling counts
• HPV study: Does vaccinating one sexual partner also benefit the other?
• How to cope with football withdrawal symptoms after Superbowl ends
• 'Attention on the flight deck:' What doctors can learn from pilots about communication
• Downsizing by position or tenure hurts managerial diversity, while performance guided layoffs don't

Gardening provides high-to-moderate physical activity for children Posted: 31 Jan 2014 10:08 AM PST The metabolic cost of 10 gardening tasks was measured in children to determine associated exercise intensities. The children performed the tasks while wearing a portable telemetric calorimeter and a heart rate monitor to measure oxygen uptake and heart rate. Results showed digging and raking to be high-intensity, while the other activities were determined to be moderate-intensity. The data can facilitate the development of garden-based exercise programs for children that promote health and physically active lifestyles.

In Super Bowl commercials, storytelling counts Posted: 31 Jan 2014 10:06 AM PST They say sex sells, but when it comes to Super Bowl ads, a researcher begs to differ. He says it's all about the storytelling. Shakespeare's kind of storytelling.

HPV study: Does vaccinating one sexual partner also benefit the other? Posted: 30 Jan 2014 12:28 PM PST A new study will examine whether vaccinating only one partner in a couple against the human papillomavirus (HPV) can help prevent transmission of HPV to the unvaccinated partner.

How to cope with football withdrawal symptoms after Superbowl ends Posted: 30 Jan 2014 11:12 AM PST Once the Super Bowl ends, millions of fans will go through withdrawal symptoms from not being able to watch football. In a new article, a psychiatrist describes the effects this has on the brain and offers tips on how fans can cope.

'Attention on the flight deck:' What doctors can learn from pilots about communication Posted: 30 Jan 2014 08:09 AM PST With the introduction of a "third party" into the exam room -- the computer that powers electronic medical records -- communication between physician and patient has become more complex. A new study explores the role this technology plays in the doctor-patient relationship.

Downsizing by position or tenure hurts managerial diversity, while performance guided layoffs don't Posted: 30 Jan 2014 01:06 AM PST A new study finds that corporate downsizing reduces managerial diversity, especially when layoff decisions consider workers' position or tenure. But when layoffs are based on performance evaluations, managerial diversity remains intact — at least when it comes to white women and blacks.

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