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...four students get together in someone’s room, they usually use hard alcohol, there’s often some sort of drinking game involved,” Trujillo said. “It’s very quiet, so it’s hard to detect it.” David DeIuliis, the communications director for the state chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, promoted a bill currently before the state legislature that would make underage drinking a civil offense. The incident would not appear on the offender’s criminal record, instead, the penalty would...
According to Fleischmann, his company is aware of many types of ad fraud and can therefore detect and react to suspected foul play. However, he said, many advertisers do not understand the extent of the problem. “That is what the thieves are counting on,” Fleischmann said...
What do personality tests measure? It depends on the test. "Screen-out" tests like the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) are used to detect the proclivity toward substance abuse and psychopathology; 60% of police departments in the U.S. use the MMPI. The California Psychological Inventory, a popular "screen-in" test, can help determine the right person for the job by attempting to predict how someone will behave. The Myers-Briggs is frequently used by employers on existing employees to measure leadership and teamwork skills. Other tests gauge dependability, stress management and motivation...
...ACLU contends that in Washington State the FBI has overstepped its mandate to detect and foil terror plots. "The monitoring shows an inappropriate and wasteful government interest in groups that have no history of violence," said Doug Honig, spokesman for the ACLU of Washington...
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) can be used to detect acute appendicitis in pregnant women, according to a study conducted by a team of Harvard Medical School (HMS) professors. Untreated acute appendicitis can be fatal to both the mother and fetus. Acute appendicitis is a rare condition, occurring in less than one percent of pregnant women and in about the same percentage of the general population, said Ivan Pedrosa, an assistant professor at HMS who worked on the study published in Consumer Health Daily. According to Pedrosa, many women experience abdominal pain while pregnant. Though the likelihood of a woman having...