As for crowds, a Hong Kong study found that they increased a restaurant's reputation, suggesting great food at fair prices.

Corn production has jumped nearly 125 percent over the past 25 years, while rice has increased only 7 percent.

In the past two decades, however, continued connection with and dependence on family,thanks to cellphones,email and social media, have increased significantly.

It does point out that many parents still limit electronic reading, mainly due to concerns about increased screen time.

The industry cost might be increased.

The need for increased flexibility has also been confirmed by changes in workstation design.

To prepare for increased autonomy and responsibility, college needs to be a time of exploration and experimentation.

\Hugging protects people who are under stress from the increased risk for colds that's usually associated with stress,\ notes Sheldon Cohen, a professor of psychology at Carnegie.

According to a study by Catalyst, between 2010 and 2015 the share of women on the boards of global corporations increased by 54 percent.

According to accounts of the experiments, their hourly output rose when lighting was increased, but also when it was dimmed.

Americans are willing to tolerate time-consuming security procedures in return for increased safety.

Analyses reveal that the number of papers including the keywords \environmental change\ or \climate change\ have increased rapidly since 2004.

As education improved, humanity's productivity potential increased as well.

I'm experiencing increased zeal for working out since I no longer carry the burden of a disappointing morning weigh-in.

In zones of increased turbulence, the planes' wakes will decay more quickly and the effect will diminish.

Neuroscientist Bonnie Augeung found that the hormone oxytocin increased the amount of eye contact from men toward the interviewer during a brief interview when the direction of their gaze was recorded.

The same dramatic technological changes that have provided marketers with more communications choices have also increased the risk that passionate consumers will voice their opinions in quicker, more visible, and much more damaging ways.

They found that after a surprise departure, the probability that the company will subsequently have to restate earnings increased by nearly 20%.

To encourage innovation and competition, the report calls for increased investment in research, the crafting of coherent curricula that improve students' ability to solve problems and communicate effectively in the 21st century, increased funding for teac