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Online Dating Sites: The Size of the Potential Dating Pool Makes all the Difference
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BALTIMORE, MD, September 11, 2024 – Online dating sites have become one of the more popular means for people to meet each other and explore the potential for a romantic relationship. But did you know that it’s the size of the online dating pool that could make or break your own quest for love?

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Has Boeing shaken your confidence to fly? A new MIT study could restore it
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Airfare, departure times, flight length — these are the usual considerations for travelers who want to book a flight.

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NightSide with Dan Rea - Rundown for August 27, 2024
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NightSide News Update. We kick off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about! Tune in at 8PM for this insightful hour!

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Op-Ed: An omicron-specific vaccine sounds like a good idea. But it's not

Op-Ed: An omicron-specific vaccine sounds like a good idea. But it's not

Yahoo! News, February 8, 2022

Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna have both begun clinical trials with an omicron-specific vaccine. Sounds good in theory, given that the majority of infections in the United States are with the omicron variant. However, there are numerous reason why such a product will not provide any additional benefits beyond the vaccines that are already available.

Sheldon H. Jacobson: Health insurance, not health care, needs reform

Sheldon H. Jacobson: Health insurance, not health care, needs reform

Chicago Tribune, February 8, 2022

A family member became seriously ill last year. After some initial tests, a malignancy was diagnosed. Surgery was scheduled, followed by chemotherapy. Everything proceeded mostly as planned, with no medical hiccups. We are both well-educated, with backgrounds in medicine, health economics and risk analysis, which should have prepared us to maneuver the requirements of our health insurance provider and ensure that copays and pre- authorizations were handled as necessary. We were gravely mistaken.

Interesting Research Just in time for Valentine’s Day

Interesting Research Just in time for Valentine’s Day

Commercial Construction & Renovation, February 8, 2022

Surprisingly, a new study has found that if you’re perceived as more popular on a mobile dating app, there is a higher chance that other users will avoid connecting with you. This is one of the major findings of a study that sought to examine the effect of a dating app user’s popularity rating on their demand on the online dating platform.

Decision Science Digest: February 7, 2022

Decision Science Digest: February 7, 2022

Journal Paper, February 7, 2022
  • Want the Job, But Don’t Meet Every Qualification? Study Shows Direct Messaging Employers Increases Your Chances of Getting Hired (INFORMS journal Information Systems Research)
  • New Research Says Ratings Questions Can Help Readers Identify Fake News (INFORMS journal Information Systems Research)
  • Re-evaluating Blood Pressure Treatments Can Improve Health by Better Utilizing Existing Treatments (INFORMS journal Management Science)
  • Study Shows Startup Growth is Reliant on Physical Infrastructure (INFORMS journal Management Science)

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