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German workers often baffled by office PC software

German workers often baffled by office PC softwareLondon/Cambridge  - Many office workers in Germany struggle to understand complicated PC software designed for office usage, according to a survey by Global Solutions in Cambridge.

The survey, carried out among 1,015 office workers this February, showed that four out of 10 found the software at their workplace difficult to use.

Many of those quizzed believe that such user-unfriendliness has a negative effect on work performance, with 22 per cent claiming to lose up to five hours of work time a week as a result.

Why some kids turn anti-social

Why some kids turn anti-socialWashington, Oct 1: Researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered a link between reduced levels of the 'stress hormone' cortisol and antisocial behaviour in male adolescents.

Levels of cortisol in the body usually increase when people undergo a stressful experience, such as public speaking, sitting an exam, or having surgery.

It enhances memory formation and is thought to make people behave more cautiously and to help them regulate their emotions, particularly their temper and violent impulses.

Iraq accused of discarding due process in Hussein trial

Cambridge (UK), Sept. 25 : Nearly two years after an Iraqi court sentenced Saddam Hussein to death, Western lawyers who helped guide the court, have contended that Hussein was railroaded to the gallows by vengeful officials in Iraq’s new government.

According to The Telegraph, these lawyers say Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki forced the resignation of one of five judges in the trial only days before the court sentenced Hussein.

The purpose, the lawyers say, was to avert the possibility that judges who were wavering would spare Hussein the death penalty and sentence him to life imprisonment instead.

Baking Soda Ingredient Can Detect Cancer

The researchers at Cambridge University discovered that an ingredient Baking Soda Ingredient Can Help Detect Cancer

MIT mission to study moon's gravitational pull

Cambridge, Dec. 15: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will lead a 375-million dollar mission to map the moon's interior and reconstruct its thermal history.

Asteroid is "practice case" for potential hazards