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A Question of Honour?
Wellington's memorandum on the insult Crucially, all concerned realised that this was no mere private dispute but that the political circumstances lent it particular gravity and wider import. It was, in Wellington's own words:
'Scarcely…a private quarrel'
Instead, Wellington chose to interpret the... |
How Reflective Listening Can Help You Communicate More Effectively
Reflective listening is a communication style that can be employed to steer a conversation toward being healthy and productive. It originates from the idea of “client-centered therapy,” the favored method of psychologist Carl Rogers.
This technique is a... |
Click here for an introduction to some basic
concepts and design principles of secret key cryptography.
3-Way is a simple and fast cipher designed by Joan Daemen. 3-Way features
a 96-bit key length and a 96-bit block length. 3-Way is an iterated
block cipher that repeats some relatively simple operations a specified
nu... |
ATP hydrolysis in F1-ATPase
Why is F1Fo-ATP synthase so important?
F1Fo-ATP synthase, or ATP synthase for short, is one of the most abundant proteins in every organism. It is responsible for synthesizing the molecule adenosine tri-phosphate (ATP), the cells’ energy currency. ATP is depicted in Fig. 1 and used to power ... |
Whats in the box:Pocket Mask, O2 Adapter, Case
The Pocket Mask is a small, easily storable device that is designed for mouth to mask ventilation of adults and children, and is a must for your diving first aid kit.
Air is administered to the patient when the emergency responder exhales through a one-way filter valve. Po... |
What It Means for You
If you follow discussions about the rising costs of serials or the “crisis” in scholarly communication, you may have heard the term “open access” applied to either journals or publishing in general. And if you are like many people, you can barely keep up with developments in your field, let alone ... |
What is chiropractic treatment?
is an alternative medicine to treat back pain through manipulation of the spine. Chiropractic technique involves use of the practitioners’ hands to press, pull and otherwise adjust the spine, neck, joints and surrounding soft tissues.
Spinal manipulation is thought to correct misaligned ... |
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Make a Gas Balloon
by Jeanette Cain
2. Baking soda
3. Soft drink bottle
When a vol... |
|VII. Why is the Progress of Evolution Cyclic?
question is one which necessarily appalls us and makes us wonder.
Let us, therefore, deal with it as follows: Certain ideas are involved in the thought
of cyclic progression, and these ideas it might pay us well to contemplate.
1. The Idea of Repetition
This repetition inv... |
In this day and age, keeping a low carbon footprint has grown in popularity at a rapid pace. Everything from water conservation to renewable energy has become a hot topic among the public. While some of the ways to live a greener life are fairly obvious, there are some that people may not think about on a regular basis... |
Cancer Cells in Bloodstream Show Great Diversity: Study
TUESDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- There is a great deal of genetic diversity in cells shed by cancerous tumors into the bloodstream, a new study has found.
Some cells have genes that enable them to lodge themselves in new locations, helping the cancer spread betw... |
Kids and Obesity: A Growing Problem
By Kenneth Cooper
Obesity rates in children continue to climb. Eating more and exercising less are the two most commonly mentioned culprits, but what are the best ways to reverse this trend? On May 25 at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT), come discuss managing your child's weight, when to be con... |
The previous discussion of entertainment as a world paradigm only hinted at the origin of that paradigm. More to the point, it dabbled in connections between music as art and entertainment, and suggested that such a duality could be relatively recent in origin. In some sense, this distinction is about upper- and lower-... |
BOSTON, Dec. 19 -- An experimental lab-on-a-chip can accurately detect cancer cells circulating in the blood, researchers here said.
The chip -- slightly more than 1.5 square inches in area -- detected circulating cancer cells in 115 of 116 blood samples from patients with metastatic cancer for a sensitivity of 99.1%, ... |
Fasting girls is a Victorian term for young females, usually preadolescent, who, it was claimed, were capable of surviving over indefinitely long periods of time without consuming any food or other nourishment. Fasting girls were not only girls who refused food but who also drew attention to their fast by claiming to h... |
A group of individuals agreeing in common attributes, and designated by a common name; a conception subordinated to another conception, called a genus, or generic conception, from which it differs in containing or comprehending more attributes, and extending to fewer individuals. Thus, man is a species, under animal as... |
- Tea Pouches
- Loose Tea
- Iced Tea
- Why Mighty Leaf?
EGCG, Catechins, Antioxidants and Green Tea
Catechins are a type of tannin commonly found in green tea - these chemicals provide both the active antioxidant property of green teas and also the slight astringent taste green teas are noted for.
Black tea also contai... |
February has been named Dental Health Awareness and Prevention Month in North Dakota.
The proclamation, which was made by Governor Jack Dalrymple on Thursday, promotes the encouragement of families to review preventive measures to ensure healthy teeth, gums and mouths.
"Dental health is often an area of health care tha... |
1. To disable with alarm or apprehensions; to depress the spirits or courage of; to deprive or firmness and energy through fear; to daunt; to appall; to terrify. "Be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed." (Josh. I. 9) "What words be these? What fears do you dismay?" (Fairfax)
2. To render lifeless; to subdue; to disqui... |
Definition of bushido
n. - The unwritten code of moral principles regulating the actions of the Japanese knighthood, or Samurai; the chivalry of Japan. 2
The word "bushido" uses 7 letters: B D H I O S U.
No direct anagrams for bushido found in this word list.
Words formed by adding one letter before or after bushido (i... |
Meet the Other Navy Seals (and Dolphins)Cute—and creepy—photos of the US Navy program that trains marine mammals as minesweepers and underwater sentries.
You've likely heard of the Navy SEAL dog that took part in the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden. Now meet the other Navy seals. Actually, they're sea lions. And dolph... |
Before You Start Your Diabetes Exercise Plan
Fitness plays a special role for people who have diabetes. Being fit means becoming healthier by adding activity to your day. Talk to your doctor or other healthcare provider before getting started. He or she may want you to have a checkup before you become more active. Also... |
COMMON CASE AND BRACELET MATERIALS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
IS MY BRACELET SCRATCH-PROOF OR SCRATCH-RESISTANT?
HOW DO MAGNETIC FIELDS AFFECT MY WATCH?
HOW DO I GET MY WATCH APPRAISED FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES?
WHAT IS A "SWISS" WATCH?
DO I NEED TO WIND MY AUTOMATIC (SELF-WINDING) WATCH?
A mechanical movement that is wou... |
By Doug Bradley, NAMI HelpLine Coordinator
One of the biggest stories in mental health over the past few years has been the proposed revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). As the main guide used by psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers in the U.S. to diagnose mental illn... |
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Saving Women’s Lives: Strategies for Improving Breast Cancer Detection and Diagnosis
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rizes some of the more robust findings by listing some phyla from which rRNAs were studied to the right and the inferred... |
The Old Town of Narva
The capital of Estonia - Tallinn (Old Town) is told to be a city, built in gothic style; Tartu is told to be a town of classicist style (university, buildings of the central part of the town). Up to the World War II, Narva was famous for its universal style where the gothic, baroque and classicism... |
Nur Khan rendered colossal services for the uplift of national sports of hockey, cricket and squash and enabled Pakistan to reach the pinnacle. Under his tenure as hockey chief, Pakistan won two Olympics, World Cup and Champions Trophy titles with later two tournaments being his own brainchild apart from many new innov... |
|Bailey's Ecoregions and Subregions of the
United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
What this map layer shows:
Ecoregions defined by common climatic and vegetation characteristics,
shown as domains, divisions, provinces and sections.
Ecoregions are ecosystems of regional extent. Bailey's ecoregions disti... |
Lovelace, the rockhopper penguin that answers life's questions in the animated film "Happy Feet", probably would be just as stumped as the researchers who reported Friday that the population of his northern relatives has declined by 90 percent over the last 50 years.
The population of northern rockhopper penguins once ... |
September is Preparedness Month ~ Be prepared for wildfires ~
Posted on 9/2/2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Cecily Fong
September 2, 2008
Bismarck, ND - With fall fire season nearly upon us, the ND Department of Emergency Services (NDDES) reminds North Dakotans that dry conditions exist in many areas of the state a... |
Neem: The Miracle Herb
There is perhaps no other herb known to man that has so many and varied potential benefits for humanity. Neem has been used for thousands of years and has been widely documented in the ancient herbal healing science of India, Ayurveda. But the value of neem does not rely solely on traditional fol... |
A technical analysis by TEPCO has concluded that fuel in Fukushima Daiichi unit 1 has mostly melted out of the reactor pressure vessel and into the primary containment vessel. It also concluded that fuel has melted in units 2 & 3, but has mostly remained within the RPVs.
-Unit 1. TEPCO now estimates that most of the fu... |
Dental Hygienist» search for more Jobs
Dental Hygienists provide treatment and information regarding prevention and treatment of disorders of the teeth and mouth. They typically work as part of a dentistry team but can also find work in hospitals and educational settings.
Typical tasks include:
- providing education an... |
Optical fibers are circular dielectric wave-guides that can transport optical energy and information. They have a central core surrounded by a concentric cladding with slightly lower (by ≈ 1%) refractive index. Fibers are typically made of silica with index-modifying dopants such as GeO2. A protective coating of one or... |
SCIENCE JANUARY 29, 2013
Why do grandmothers exist?
The question is not as unfeeling as it sounds.
From the point of view of the selfish gene, creatures are supposed to drop dead as soon as they lose the power to reproduce. A man can make babies his whole life, even if the sperm of his old age lacks vigor and genetic f... |
First a meteor exploded over Russia, followed closely by an asteroid fly-by. Now, two comets are expected to put on a naked-eye spectacle for sky watchers in the Northern Hemisphere.
Up first is Comet Pan-STARRS, which gets its funky name from the telescope credited with discovering it in June 2001: the Panoramic Surve... |
The avant-garde movements of the early 20th century ushered in a revolution on many fronts: a revolution in the arts, a revolution in political values, and a revolution in thinking itself. In this course, we examine central literary and artistic works of the European avant-garde, studying the movements of Italian futur... |
Water from space is 'raining' onto a planet-forming disc at supersonic speeds, new observations from the Spitzer Space Telescope reveal. The unprecedented detail of the observations at this early stage of the disc's formation could help reveal which of two competing theories of planet formation is correct.
Planets form... |
American civil religion
American civil religion is a term given to a shared set of certain fundamental beliefs, values, holidays, and rituals by those who live in the United States of America. These shared values and holidays are based upon, parallel to, but independent of the theological tenets of each specific denomi... |
a. Synoptic history
An extratropical low pressure system formed just east of the Turks and
Caicos Islands near 0000 UTC 25 October in response to an upper level
cyclone interacting with a frontal system. The low initially moved
northwestward, and in combination with a strong surface high to the north
developed into a g... |
Silver birch tree © Bob Press
Slender, open crowned tree up to 30m tall but usually about half this size.
The large branches are pointed upwards but the smaller ones and twigs are hanging down, giving a graceful, weeping appearance.
Silvery white, developing large black diamond-shaped fissures.
Young shoots have pale w... |
Advances in adhesive technology for joint replacements - 1
Narrator: This is NIH health matters, I’m Joe Balintfy. Nearly 17 percent of artificial hip or knee replacements have to be redone early. Dr. Lyndon Joseph at the NIH says this can be even more traumatic for patients, and more complicated for doctors.
Joseph: B... |
Debate among industry and environmental groups on hydraulic fracturing in New Jersey is heating up, as a bill to ban the practice remains on Gov. Chris Christie’s desk after he signed a flurry of legislation earlier this week.
“New Jersey has one of the highest concentrations of natural gas in the United States, and it... |
Courtesy of the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Over the past four decades, Benoit Rolland has made more than 1,400 bows for violins, violas and cellos.
Over the past four decades, Benoit Rolland has made more than 1,400 bows for violins, violas and cellos. Courtesy of the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur F... |
Using climatic trends for sustainable agriculture
This activity provides opportunities for students to:
- consider the value of weather and climate information to inform management practices
- propose management strategies for resources based on these predictions
- use the Internet as a source of up-to-date information... |
Contact: Ken Kingery, NSCL, Office: 517-908-7482, Kingery@nscl.msu.edu
Published January 4, 2012
For Immediate Release
EAST LANSING, Mich. – The recent measurement of the mass of the short-lived rare isotope manganese-66 has made it possible for nuclear astrophysicists to pin down the underlying heating elements of one... |
Preschool Music Program
At Oakstone Academy, we understand the importance music brings to the preschool program. Our teachers offer musical experiences daily through circle time activities that encourage singing, creative movement, and exploring simple musical instruments. A degreed music professional works with each c... |
NASADAD urges a letter-writing campaign to the makers of home pregnancy tests to ask them to place warnings on their test kits which advise women about the risks of alcohol use during pregnancy. Read More
(Letter used with the permission of Rob Morrison, NASADAD)
September 9, 2012 - International FASD Awareness Day
Eve... |
Ask Mary Jo
What is casual contact?
Q.I don’t understand what casual contact is. In school, my health teacher said that AIDS isn’t spread by casual contact, but nobody explained what that is.
– 13-year-old male
Mary Jo’s response: An outstanding question that reminds me to never assume someone knows what I’m teaching. ... |
Researchers studying a school-based programme credited with
reducing the rates of obese and overweight 7-year-olds have
now found a reduction in asthma symptoms.
Asthma is a potentially serious breathing disorder in which
airways become inflamed. Its causes are not known, but in
many cases it is linked to allergies.
Pr... |
New measures governing the use of animals in scientific procedures were set out by the UK government on 17 May.
The measures are being introduced to implement the new EU Directive 2010/63/EU which uses many of the UK’s existing standards as a template. However, as some European member states currently offer very limite... |
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We found 7 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word ovality:
Click on the first link on a line below to go directly to a page where "oval... |
1 GCC The GCC command invokes the GNU C compiler. GCC file-spec 2 Parameters file-spec A C source file. If no input file extension is specified, GNU C assumes .C as the default extension unless the /PLUS qualifier is given, in which case .CC is assumed as the default extension. If an extension of .CPP is given, then th... |
2.0 Developing Operations Objectives
Operations objectives and their associated performance measures are the focal point for integrating operations into the planning process. They are contained in the MTP and guide the discussion about operations in the region. While goals relate to the overall vision or desired end-re... |
The orangutan is the only strictly arboreal ape and the largest tree-living mammal in the world.
Although other apes do climb and build sleeping nests in the trees, they are primarily terrestrial (spending their lives on the ground).
Even the bright reddish-brown hair colour is unique to the orangutan.
They have the mo... |
ORLANDO - Mosquito populations are exploding throughout the entire Orange County area as a result of the heavy rains we recently experienced. Orange County Mosquito Control has increased spraying in all areas of the county in an attempt to control the populations. The usual precautions with mosquito repellents, long sl... |
Bachaya Ibn Pakuda
Rabbi Saadyah wrote the first
Jewish work of philosophy in 933. Rabbi
Bachaya wrote the first work of Jewish ethics more than a century later.
Rabbi Saadya flourished during the twilight of once glorious
Babylonian Jewry; Sephardic Jewry continued its magnificent history in
Spain, reflecting the shif... |
Four people are chosen for the round and three of the four are taken out of the room. The one that remains is told to mime something such as the statue of liberty or barney the dinosaur. Before they start, a second person is brought into the room and told to watch. When the first demonstration is done, the first person... |
There are many types of smartcards. Phonecards are one type of smart-cards. Generally, a smart-card is any type of pocket-sized card (like credit cards) with an embedded chip on one side. This chip is actually a microcontroller with a non-volatile memory of specific size.
Pinout configuration of telecard smart-cards
Fi... |
Canada @ UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is the United Nations' main organization responsible for culture. 2006 marks the 60th anniversary of UNESCO, which currently has 191 Member States.
Canada has been a member since UNESCO's creation in 1946, and it is proud to b... |
displays the family and group of the language named in the edit field of the dialogue box. The current language is chosen by default. Any new language name which is entered becomes the current language, provided it occurs in the database.
lists and counts all the segments of the language named in the edit field of the ... |
Hearing loss affects an estimated 50 million Americans. Some hearing loss is temporary, and may be caused by short exposures to loud noises, but for many people, it is permanent. Hearing Health Foundation, the largest private funder of hearing research, has organized a Consortium of researchers through the Hearing Rese... |
Beyond the Antietam Battlefield: Hospital Centers
Beyond the Antietam Battlefield
As war raged during the four-year conflict, local residents witnessed the human cost of the fighting. Thousands of soldiers were wounded in battles and skirmishes, and much of the area resembled one big hospital ward for much of the war. ... |
What You Should Know About Using HBO In Diabetic Wounds
- Volume 16 - Issue 5 - May 2003
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How HBO Can Facilitate Wound Healing
HBO consists of a patient breathing 100 percent oxygen while his or her entire body is enclosed in a pressure chamber. The topical application of oxygen is not recogniz... |
The politician wants men to know how to die courageously;
the poet wants men to live courageously.
—Italian poet Salvatore Quasimodo, Nobel lecture, 1959
Since the invasion of Iraq in 2003, the relationship between politics and poetic protest has taken on fresh urgency for American readers and writers. "I suspect the w... |
Little Green Sedge (Carex viridula)
Little Green Sedge Species Description
This species is native to North America north of Mexico.
Allergenicity: Little Green Sedge (Carex viridula) is a moderate allergen.
Pollination: Occurs in following seasons depending on latitude and elevation: Spring to Summer.
Angiosperm - Flow... |
Facts about Adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey: Statistical Tables for Program Planning
The Population Council began its work on adolescents in the mid-1990s, and has emphasized the need to look beyond the health sector in addressing adolescents' needs, focusing on early marriage, livelihoods, schooling... |
Sheet, pillow case and carving napkin, linen, probably hand woven by Janet Primrose Monteath, Clackmannonshire, Scotland, 1860-1870
This small collection of handwoven domestic linen articles - a sheet, pillow case and carving napkin - were woven in the Alloa region of Clackmannanshire in Scotland, probably in the 1860s... |
All Grown Up With HIV
by Cristina González
Thirty years into the epidemic, a new crop of kids faces adulthood—with HIV. From babies born with the virus to teens who acquired it behaviorally, members of this new generation struggle to navigate survival while making their way through the world. The stories of these four ... |
Immunohistochemistry - tissues
Immunohistochemistry - cells
Immunofluorescence - cells
Immunohistochemistry - tissues
The protein atlas contains histological images of sections from human tissues. The images represent a view similar to what is seen in a microscope when examining sections of tissue on glass slides. Each... |
There have been several or more “isms” that refer to discrimination and/or prejudice against certain groups of people. In the US, racism has been a prominent one. Sexism is another. Even ageism, as I now personally recognize as I pass social security age.
In South Africa, I recently heard about the term gayism, referri... |
Baseline Assessment Curriculum and Target Setting for Pupils with Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties
Edited by Erica Brown
Published December 22nd 2000 by David Fulton Publishers – 112 pages
This book sets out to help teachers assess pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties, multisensory impairm... |
From a Welsh Galileo to Somali Culture, This Is the Heritage That Shaped Wales; from the Welshman Who Observed the Moon at the Same Time as Galileo to the Family Who Were the First to Provide the Royal Navy with Steam Coal, Wales Is Awash with Lost Stories of Historical Achievement. Nowamajor Investment Will Help Uncov... |
Ramsar Study Tour to Swiss Ramsar sites, 5-6 February 2000
Alexander Belokurov reports,
On 5th and 6th of February a number of Ramsar Bureau's staff got together with our colleagues from IUCN and WWF to visit lake Neuchâtel.
Some background information from Tobias Salathé's introduction:
"The Champ-Pittet nature reserv... |
Final 7 Years
Daniel 9 states that 70 weeks are determined for Israel. 70 weeks is 490 days, 1 year 4 months 5 days. This scripture describes the destruction of Jerusalem, as well as other things. As of Daniels time, Jerusalem was not destroyed in 490 days, so 70 weeks is not really 70 weeks. The Bible states that by t... |
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"S" Is for Poetry
Each year our first-grade students research different ocean animals; this year we decided to research seals. My students spent three weeks researching, writing, sharing, editing, and then writing again. When i... |
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The psychology of relationships: Life Script
Life script is another major theoretical concept within transactional analysis. Basically, life script is the idea that we tend to have an unconscious life plan - like a story - that we make up as children about ourselves and our lives... |
Definitions of stiff:
- noun: an ordinary man
Example: "A lucky stiff"
- noun: the dead body of a human being
- adjective: not moving or operating freely
Example: "A stiff hinge"
- adjective: powerful
Example: "A stiff current"
- adjective: lacking ease in bending; not limber
Example: "A stiff neck"
- adjective: hard t... |
The Rhode Island College History Department requires a style of documentation that differs from both the APA and the MLA formats. Style sheets that contain all of the guidelines are available in the department and at the Writing Center, but here are a few highlights:
- If the assignment is an essay or a major report, i... |
(No.1) Making Information Richer
As an information technology engineer, I often reflect on the importance of content. Traditionally, the most important content has been text, which is circulated mostly by printing and publishing activities. As Figure 1 shows, these activities stopped growing around 1990. When we take i... |
See what questions
a doctor would ask.
Forceps: Forceps are a hand-held medical instrument with a beak used during surgery to grasp tissues for dissection and suturing. Most surgical forceps have a serrated surface tip, or teeth for firmly grasping tissue without a crushing force. Forceps may also be used for picking u... |
Parsing XML Documents
To manipulate an XML document, XML parser is needed. The parser loads the document into the computer's memory. Once the document is loaded, its data can be manipulated using the appropriate parser.
We will soon discuss APIs and parsers for accessing XML documents using serially accesss mode (SAX) ... |
Issue Number: 93
‘Enlightenment,’ wrote Immanuel Kant in his 1784 essay What is Enlightenment? ‘is man’s emergence from his self-imposed immaturity. Immaturity is the inability to use one’s understanding without guidance from another. This immaturity is self-imposed when its cause lies not in lack of understanding, but... |
Российская Федерация Rossiyskaya Federatsiya Russian Federation
It has been over 300 years since Peter the Great decided to "open" Russia to the West. Since then, Russia has become much closer to western civilization, perhaps even a part of it. It has been enriched by western culture in many ways and yet has preserved ... |
Materials enable the ideas of scientists to meet the needs of engineers. Research into the relationships between the atomic structure of materials and their physical and mechanical properties, both in the United States and elsewhere, is leading to exciting new alloys and compounds that can be designed to exhibit a wide... |
Sure-Fire Strategies for Handling Difficult Students
- Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8
This article was excerpted from Learning to Teach...Not Just for Beginners: The Essential Guide for All Teachers by Linda Shalaway.
Effective teachers discipline with encouragement and kind words much more often than rebukes or reprima... |
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The Five Ws 1st Grade Reading Level
Terrific for reluctant readers! Students are sure to enjoy the high-interest, factual newspaper articles featured in this book. Each article is presented in a realistic and appealing format complete with dateline and picture. Follow-up questions require the reade... |
Was The Race To The Moon Real?; June 1994; Scientific American Magazine; by Logsdon, Dupas; 8 Page(s)
Twenty-five years ago, on July 20, 1969, Neil A. Armstrong took the first footsteps on the surface of the moon. That event marked a political and technological victory for the U.S. in its cold war rivalry with the U.S.... |
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AfricaAdapt is a bilingual (English/French) network of African researchers, policymakers, civil society organisations and local communities that encourages information sharing on climate change adaptation for Africa.
The network publishes information on its activities including workshops, in... |
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An. Acad. Bras. Ciênc. vol.84 no.3 Rio de Janeiro Sept. 2012 Epub July 10, 2012
Cássius R. SantanaI; Gabriela M. BochioI; Luiz dos AnjosII
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Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, South Africa
One of the presumptions of this article is that most of the people in the nascent 'Christian' communities were ordinary people struggling with questions of living under harsh conditions in a... |
They have worked for almost seven years in secret.
Most people did not know that the work in Ray Goehner's materials characterization department at Sandia National Laboratories was contributing important information to the FBI's investigation of letters containing bacillus anthracis, the spores that cause the disease a... |
Dec. 6, 1999 A team of scientists has discovered that some widely-prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs also have impressive bone-building capabilities that may make them effective drugs for treating osteoporosis. The team's findings appear in the 3 December issue of Science.
These drugs, known as statins, represent an... |
Apr. 1, 2003 After years of frustrating searches for genes that contribute to mental illness, researchers at Johns Hopkins studying families with a severe form of manic depressive illness, called psychotic bipolar disorder, may be one step closer to finding the genetic underpinnings of both bipolar disorder and schizop... |
Jan. 28, 2009 The risk of radiation-induced breast cancer may outweigh the benefits of mammography in women under the age of 30 who carry a mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2, according to a mathematical modeling study.
The general recommendation for women who carry a mutation in BRCA1/2 is to start getting annual mammograms a... |
Aug. 11, 2011 Scientists have found a potential new mechanism to stimulate the body's own ability to fight cancer using Baculillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) -- the germ commonly used to inoculate against tuberculosis (TB).
The findings are published online in the British Journal of Cancer on August 10, 2011.
The researcher... |
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Stargazers take note: Today marks the beginning of a four-day celestial celebration called 100 Hours of Astronomy, part of the International Astronomical Union's International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009). The IYA2009 marks the 400th anniversary of Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei turning his telescope... |
The Tribotz is three robots in one!Avoider mode - In this mode, on-board sensors help Tribotz to avoid obstacles. Sound Operating - Sounds dictate the direction of movement in this mode, as Tribotz changes direction in response to sound impulses. Line Tracer mode - On-board sensors enable the robot to follow a line dra... |
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