By Cynthia Lee
Nurses faced with abusive managers are more likely to quit. But a recent study by 缅北强奸 and Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Trois-Rivi猫res researchers finds that the opposite is also true 鈥� transformational leadership - a style of management in which employees are encouraged聽 to work towards a collective goal within a supportive milieu, is linked to nurses鈥� well-being, and has positive impacts upon job retention.
By Chris Chipello
Newsroom
Word-of-mouth recruitment is the most common way to fill jobs, and management scholars have long thought that this practice contributes to job segregation by gender: women tend to reach out to other women in their networks, and men do likewise.
By Vincent C. Allaire
Newsroom
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Human genome editing for both research and therapy is progressing, raising ethical questions among scientists around the world.
By Cynthia Lee
Some drug regimens, such as those designed to eliminate tumors, are notorious for nasty side effects. Unwanted symptoms are often the result of medicine going where it鈥檚 not needed and harming healthy cells. To minimize this risk, researchers in Quebec have developed nanoparticles that only release a drug when exposed to near-infrared light, which doctors could beam onto a specific site. Their report appears in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
"Mr.聽Davidson, who died on Dec. 24 at 65, used sophisticated microscopes to create stunning, psychedelic images of crystallized substances like DNA and hormones, and he contributed to聽Nobel Prize-honored research about the inner workings of cells. His images were on the covers of scientific journals and, as unlikely as it might seem, on neckwear" states the NY Times.
Read the full New York Times article聽.
By Chris Chipello, 缅北强奸 Newsroom
Study by 缅北强奸 researchers assesses short-run impacts on households, industries
The cost burden of Quebec鈥檚 carbon-pricing policy, is likely to be modest across income groups and industries, according to a 缅北强奸 research team.
By Katherine Gombay,聽缅北强奸 Newsroom
Failure to find active microbes in coldest Antarctic soils has implications for search for life on Mars
By Katherine Gombay, 缅北强奸 Newsroom
Brain uses 鈥渙lder鈥� systems/structures to preferentially process emotion expressed through vocalizations
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The 缅北强奸 Institute for the Study of Canada (MISC) has announced that Andrew Potter, Editor of the Ottawa Citizen, has been appointed to the position of Director of the Institute for a three-year term effective August 2016.
Gold nanoparticles have unusual optical, electronic and chemical properties, which scientists are seeking to put to use in a range of new technologies, from nanoelectronics to cancer treatments.
By Katherine Gombay, 缅北强奸 Newsroom
Arctic peoples inherently able to adapt given changes to various non-climatic factors
Drought and extreme heat events slashed cereal harvests in recent decades by 9% to 10% on average in affected countries 鈥� and the impact of these weather disasters was greatest in the developed nations of North America, Europe and Australasia, according to a new study led by researchers from 缅北强奸 and the University of British Columbia.
By Chris Chipello
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University of Toronto and 缅北强奸 scientists are leading an international partnership to discover new and improved drug treatments for tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases聽 -- thanks to a contribution from Merck Canada Inc., as well as an additional $5 million supplement to a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The new funding brings the total investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to nearly US $12 million since 2012.
