Prof Wiseman, of the University of Hertfordshire, said: "The baby kicked off a caring feeling in people, which is not surprising from an evolutionary perspective.

赫特福德大学的怀特曼教授说：“宝宝能让人产生关爱的感情，从进化角度来看，这一点儿也不奇怪。”

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"This type of spending, or compensatory consumption, serves as a way of regulating intense emotions," said Karen Pine, a University of Hertfordshire professor and author of "Sheconomics" .

赫特福德大学教授、《女性经济议题》一书的作者凯伦•派恩说：“这种消费类型，或称为补偿性消费，可以调节紧张的情绪。”

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It forms part of a European project called FEELIX Growing, that is being led by Lola Canamero, a computer scientis at the University of Hertfordshire.

这部机器人是欧盟一项名为Feelix Growing(具体看这里——译注)的计划的一部分，该计划由赫特福德大学的计算机科学家洛拉·卡纳梅洛主持。

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Of the universities across the region - Anglia Ruskin, Bedfordshire, Cambridge, Essex, Hertfordshire, Northampton, Suffolk and the University of East Anglia - 2010 graduates from the University of Hertfordshire were the most successful, with 46% finding graduate jobs.

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Professor Dieter Wolke, from the University of Hertfordshire's department of psychology, said the study showed the benefits of bullying were not restricted to health alone.

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Dr Susan Parham, head of urbanism at the University of Hertfordshire, will monitor the impact of hosting hives in a working environment.

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