Schlagwort: productivity
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Science interview on working from home, parental leave and productivity
Coburg/Germany, February 20, 2025. The USA is already leading the way: Companies want to tighten home office regulations again and bring the workforce back into the ‘office’ to boost the economy. Prof Dr Niko Kohls is a lecturer at the Faculty of Applied Natural Sciences and Health in the Department of Health Sciences and Health…
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Tool Choice in Prehistory
An international study reveals how early humans, as far back as 1.5 million years ago, deliberately selected specific stones for their tools in the Ethiopian Highlands. The findings, published in the journal PLOS ONE, provide insights into the cognitive abilities and technological expertise of our ancestors. Neuwied/Faro/Germany, January 10, 2025. At the Melka Wakena site…
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How the evolution of the brain is linked to the use of tools
Research team from the Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment at the University of Tübingen combines experimental archaeology with the recording of brain waves Tübingen, November 19, 2024 – Changes in the cerebrum may have enabled early humans to use tools with precision, thus initiating the biocultural evolution that led to the human species…
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More than coronavirus workload, staff shortages and new recording methods as causes of high sickness rates
Health insurance companies are reporting a large increase in unusually high absenteeism. At the same time, the recording of sick leave has been digitalised in many places and is therefore more accurate. Shifts on the labour markets, as well as a growing concentration of work pressure due to increasing absenteeism and a shortage of skilled…