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  • noun Plural form of researcher.

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  • Research on whether women like chocolate more than men has yielded mixed results, in part because craving-the term researchers tend to use when talking about chocolate proclivities-is an inherently subjective phenomenon.

    Slate Articles L.V. Anderson 2012

  • The term researchers use is "co-rumination" to describe frequently or obsessively discussing the same problem.

    Gawker 2008

  • The term researchers use is "co-rumination" to describe frequently or obsessively discussing the same problem.

    Impact Lab 2008

  • When researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases included all deaths from illnesses that flu aggravates, like lung disease or chronic heart failure, they found that flu accounts for, at most, 10 percent of winter deaths among the elderly.

    Does the Vaccine Matter? 2009

  • When researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases included all deaths from illnesses that flu aggravates, like lung disease or chronic heart failure, they found that flu accounts for, at most, 10 percent of winter deaths among the elderly.

    Does the Vaccine Matter? 2009

  • In 2008, more than a year after the Shaoguan plant was briefly shut following a cadmium leak into the North River, researchers from a group of Chinese universities found high levels of thallium there.

    Shenzhen Zinc Producer Halts Operations James T. Areddy 2010

  • In a related paper published in Science to coincide with the release of the 1000 Genomes Project findings, researchers from the University of Washington showed how data from the project can be used for more-specific questions that couldn't be studied before.

    Most Human Gene Variations Identified, Scientists Report Amy Dockser Marcus 2010

  • Physicians and researchers from the Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition in collaboration with the Division of Endocrinology are investigating the causes of poor growth and delayed puberty in children with AGS.

    Clinical and Collaborative Liver Disease Research 2010

  • The next element identified by researchers is a little harder to appropriate.

    Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » The Elements of Awe 2010

  • In the study, conducted by researchers from the University of Chicago and the University of Wisconsin and funded by the National Institutes of Health, 10 sedentary, overweight people ages 35 to 49 were placed on a moderately calorie-restricted diet and observed for two 14-day periods.

    Lack of sleep may hinder weight loss Jennifer LaRue Huget 2010

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