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...barriers for entry combined with the more prevalent stereotype of this being a masculine activity meant it was harder to get into, and women were now getting the message that they didn’t really belong there,” Cohoon said.Malan said he believes that this psychological factor still affects the number of females who choose computer science. In terms of academic performance, “we see no difference between male and female students,” he said.Aydede said she believes that stereotypes discourage females from studying computer science starting in high school...
...obese participants and 27.8% of their normal-weighted peers - their initial diagnosis was wrong. Indeed, says Aaron, many of these patients may have already suspected as much; about 25% of the patients in whom researchers excluded asthma had not been taking their daily asthma medication - a factor that Aaron concedes may have prompted some patients to enroll in the study. "They are recognizing that the medicines aren't working for them, so they're not taking them as prescribed," says Aaron...
...chronological installation shows how LeWitt's work evolved over the years. Some drawings from the late '60s and early '70s are black pencil lines transecting penciled grids, things so delicate they seem to weigh little more than the thoughts they began as. Again and again, LeWitt introduced a human factor into what could otherwise have been a mechanical process. His instructions might call for one person to draw an irregular line and for others to attempt to imitate it. Early on, he brought color into the mix to produce agitated chromatic force fields. And in the '80s, after he moved...
...inability to capitalize on the power play rendered the Crimson’s efforts fruitless.“[Dahm] kept her team in the game,” Brine said. “She made a few huge saves on some breakaways. She was definitely a contributing factor to their win.”Harvard’s opponent had better luck with the man-advantage when Melissa Waldie got the Golden Knights on the board with a power-play goal in the second period that proved to be the game-winner.Clarkson tacked on to its lead in the third frame...
There has been an overall decrease of about 35 to 40 percent in cardiovascular fatalities in Massachusetts since 1999. Taking into account factors such as flu outbreaks, air pollution, and seasonal differentiation in health, scientists found that a reduction in secondhand smoke was the single greatest factor in the drop in deaths from heart disease...