Los Angeles, CA- Many college students are making their way back to campus this month, and back to the habits – good or bad – that dorm-life promotes. A new study finds that young adults under 25, including high school grads and college students, are more likely to rate hookah and e-cigarettes as safer than cigarettes, when compared to 25 to 34-year-olds.
Los Angeles, CA- While scientists are continuously improving vaccinations to stop the spread of disease, many people continue to opt out. In a new review of the literature, researchers identified four types of people who decide not to vaccinate due to issues of complacency, convenience, confidence, and calculation, and offer strategies to address these issues.
Los Angeles, CA- Can standardized tests, such as those created in response to the Common Core, enhance education instead of just assessing it? For standardized testing to benefit students, researchers recommend that the tests are used as tools to promote learning, adapt to students’ ability levels, provide feedback, and encourage students to make self-assessments and apply memorized information to new situations.
Los Angeles, CA- From “brain games" designed to enhance mental fitness, to games used to improve real-world problems, to games created purely to entertain, today's video games can have a variety of potential impacts on the brain. A new article argues that it is the specific content, dynamics, and mechanics of individual games that determine their effects on the brain and that action video games might have particularly positive benefits.
Los Angeles, CA- The Histochemical Society has selected Stephen M. Hewitt, M.D., Ph.D., head of the Experimental Pathology Laboratory at the National Cancer Institute’s Center for Cancer Research, as the new editor-in-chief (EIC) of the Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry (A SAGE journal), effective January 1, 2016. As the incoming EIC, Hewitt will succeed Professor John Couchman, who is retiring as EIC after serving his 5-year term.
Los Angeles, CA- What are the economics of immigration, adoption, religion and social movements such as Occupy Wall Street? SAGE is pleased to publish The SAGE Encyclopedia of Economics and Society, a four-volume text that uncovers the economic processes behind contemporary issues and their impact on social and cultural life. With approximately 800 signed articles, this new reference work serves as a nontechnical resource for students and researchers across a range of social science topics.
Allows semantic exploration of scholarly content across diverse formats and disciplines
Los Angeles, CA- SAGE and Expert System today announced the release of SAGE Recommends, a new discovery capability within the SAGE Knowledge platform thatprovides users with links to related SAGE content to support academic research. Powered by Luxid® software, the feature uses SAGE’s new proprietary social science taxonomy to reveal connections between content and concepts across disciplines.
Los Angeles, CA- A new study published today in the American Journal of Men’s Health (a SAGE journal) surveyed American men between the ages of 60 and 84 who pay for sex and found that the older they were, the more frequently they paid for sex and the more likely they were to have experienced unprotected sexual intercourse multiple times with their favorite commercial sex providers.
Los Angeles, CA- Game advocates are calling for a sweeping transformation of conventional education to replace traditional curricula with game-based instruction. But what do researchers have to say about this idea and what is the role of policymakers? A new study out today discourages an educational revolution based on gaming and encourages adding promising features to games in schools including heightened use of explanative feedback in games and relevant pregame activities.
Los Angeles, CA- SAGE Publishing is delighted to announce that it has begun publishing The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry (The CJP), the flagship publication of the Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA). Dedicated to the latest research related to all aspects of Canadian and international psychiatry, The CJP has provided a forum for psychiatry and mental health professionals to share their findings with researchers and clinicians for 60 years.
Los Angeles, CA. SAGE Publishing, a leading independent academic publisher of journals, books, and digital media, today announces that it has led an investment round for a minority stake in Publons with additional participation by existing investors. Known for its mission to use peer review to speed up science, Publons will remain completely independent and publisher-neutral following this investment, allowing for continued participation from other parties.
Los Angeles, CA- SAGE Publishing, a leading independent academic publisher of journals, books, and digital media, today announces that it has led an investment round for a minority stake in Publons with additional participation by existing investors. Known for its mission to use peer review to speed up science, Publons will remain completely independent and publisher-neutral following this investment, allowing for continued participation from other parties.
