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Potential Dengue Fever Treating Antibody - Proved Effective for Japanese Encephalitis Viral Infections CLEC5A is a C-type lectin expressed on the cell surface known to be a receptor which is used by the Dengue virus (DV) to attach themselves to of the host cells during infection. It also induces massive proinflammatory...
Transatlantic Climate Bridge Addresses Common Challenge For decades, Americans and Europeans have joined forces successfully to address key challenges. Today, an opportunity exists to tackle the common challenge of climate change and energy security - together. A stable climate and sustainable, reliable, and affordable...
The View-Master is a toy which people of all ages remember vividly from their childhood. It's one of those rare high-tech inventions that has maintained massive appeal across multiple generations and this month it is celebrating its 65th anniversary. Despite numerous new media devices entering its domain since it first...
American Counseling Association the American Counseling Association, a professional and educational organization that represents professional counselors in various Journal of Psychology Find many articles related to the field of Psychology at the American Journal of Psychology Web site. Psychological Societies and Asso...
Emacs Lisp uses two kinds of storage for user-created Lisp objects: normal storage and pure storage. Normal storage is where all the new data created during an Emacs session are kept (see Garbage Collection). Pure storage is used for certain data in the preloaded standard Lisp files—data that should never change during...
When a symbol is evaluated, it is treated as a variable. The result is the variable's value, if it has one. If the symbol has no value as a variable, the Lisp interpreter signals an error. For more information on the use of variables, see Variables. In the following example, we set the value of a symbol with setq. Then...
5 Tech Tips For Post-Production Plant Quality An essay from Syngenta Flowers' Jamie Gibson. December 9, 2011 1 Choose The Right Varieties Properly selected varieties grown in similar greenhouse environments limit the need to adjust cultural conditions and will reduce the risk of leggy plants, disease, insect pressure a...
Guide Dogs NSW/ACT continually surveys people who use our services, and has identified road crossings as the greatest concern to clients. Comments one client: "Crossing the road is a matter of life or death for me. It's bad enough having bad eye sight, without having broken bones . . ." Poorly designed or constructed r...
Reviewed by Brian Dirck (Assistant Professor of History, Anderson Univerity) Published on H-Indiana (May, 2000) Most Mediocre of All Don Carlos Buell does not seem to have left much of a mark on the Civil War's outcome, despite having performed adequately in some important tasks. As commander of the Union Army of the O...
Vitamin D can Suppress Inflammation and Help Against Various Diseases Blog :Clinician On Net Date: 2/24/2012 3:08:00 PM There has been considerable interest in Vitamin D in preventing and suppressing some disease processes. It is said that apart from bone health it helps the patients of asthma, diabetes, prostate cance...
The Affection of Grebe Birds for Their Offspring What might be expected from an animal that has no consciousness is its leaving its offspring after giving birth. However, on the contrary, animals take all the responsibilities for their offspring to such an extent that they don't neglect measures that could protect thei...
The foetus is fully formed at the end of the sixth month. The womb then enters the incubation period. All the baby's bodily organs and systems develop fully during that time, and the womb accelerates this growth by providing nourishment for the foetus. This period continues until the baby emerges from the mother's womb...
Coyote killing continues On Jan. 11, the Colorado Wildlife Commission approved a nine-year, $2.6 million coyote-killing experiment in western Colorado. Some deer hunters, outfitters and sheep ranchers in the state have lobbied long and hard for coyote control, blaming the predators for a plummeting deer population. Dee...
Tribes recognized at Little Bighorn by Joshua ZaffosThis summer, the National Park Service will finally acknowledge a missing chapter of history at the Little Bighorn National Monument. On June 25, the 127th anniversary of Custer’s Last Stand, the Park Service will unveil “Peace Through Unity” — a memorial to the Ameri...
A study of four European regions found that the incidence and prevalence of basal cell carcinoma is underreported compared with that of malignant skin cancer. The incidence of basal cell carcinoma (BCC), the most common cancer among the white population, continues to rise worldwide. Researchers analyzed the cancer regi...
This blog post has been contributed by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy To health professionals, planners and transportation experts, active transportation (i.e. walking and biking as an alternative to car travel) is a no-brainer. Communities that facilitate non-motorized modes as safe and convenient options for getting fro...
Rheumatic fever is a serious illness, which in New Zealand most often affects school-aged children and young adults. This section provides information about what the Ministry and the health sector are doing to address rheumatic fever, and provides links to information for health professionals. 14 Aug: Better Public Ser...
Eyestrain is the discomfort that is caused by fatigue when the eyes become tired and the result is often a headache, particularly if you’re prone to migraine. The headache is often accompanied by a dull ache around the eyes and problems with your vision. The eyes themselves are dry and painful. Some of the most common ...
Thoracic surgery is the repair of organs located in the thorax, or chest. The thoracic cavity lies between the Thoracic surgery repairs diseased or injured organs and tissues in the thoracic cavity. General thoracic surgery deals specifically with disorders of the lungs and esophagus. Cardiothoracic surgery also encomp...
Publication date: April 2012 Review date: April 2014 Heart valve disease or valvular heart disease is the name given to problems with one or more of the heart’s four valves. In a heart which is working normally, valves keep blood flowing in the right direction and entering or leaving the heart’s chambers only at the ri...
Stomach Aches in Children (Audio) Tummy aches are common in children. Three of the most common causes of stomach aches in school-age children include constipation, recurrent abdominal pain and irritable bowel syndrome. Click here to listen - Last Updated - A Minute for Kids The information contained on this Web site sh...
THIS is an Arabian tree, not very large, but exceedingly singular in the nature of its leaves. They are composed of a great number of small roundish parts, growing at the extremities of strong branched foot-stalks. The leaves fall first, and these foot-stalks long after. When the leaves are fallen, and the stalks remai...
This publication, the latest in a series designed to provide students and others with a front-row seat at the frontiers of biomedical research, coincides with one of the most important advances in the history of science. Early in 2001, two teams of researchers published the complete genetic readout of humans. They list...
November 13, 2008 MicroRNA "Safety Switch" Prevents Spread of Cancer Researchers have found a tiny snippet of RNA that acts as a molecular “safety switch,” to prevent the spread of many cancers. Without the RNA switch keeping it in check, a cancer-promoting enzyme is freed to trigger the spread of prostate cancer. Rese...
Vat Savitri Vrat, or Vat Savithri Poornima, is a fast observed by married Hindu women in Vat Savitri Vrat Fasting is for three days and it begins on the trayodashi day and ends on Amavasi or Purnima. Some sections of Hindu society observe the vrat during Amavasi (new moon) and others during Purnima (full moon) in the H...
On this day in 1998, the brand-new DaimlerChrysler began trading its shares on the New York Stock Exchange. The company had formed five days earlier, when the American Chrysler Corporation merged with the German conglomerate Daimler-Benz AG. As a result of the merger, DaimlerChrysler became the world's fifth-largest au...
35 - The Philosopher's Toolkit: Aristotle's Logical Works Peter discusses Aristotle’s pioneering work in logic, and looks at related issues like the ten categories and the famous “sea battle” argument for determinism. You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or...
Spring has officially sprung, gardens are bright with early flowers and enthusiasm for the new growing season is running high. To help nurture that eagerness to get growing, here are two new books for your consideration. Grow Your Own for Kids, by Chris Collins and Lia Leendertz (Mitchell Beazley, 112 pages, hard cover...
With oil prices rising, the U.S. government has decided to tap into its Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help make sure that people who use oil to heat their homes will have plenty and that the price will not be too high. President Clinton authorized the Department of Energy, which manages the reserve, to release up to 3...
Learning with the Movies by Beth Holland includes a listing of cinema movies and made-for-TV movies that will enrich any unit study or lesson plan. The beauty of this guide is that all the movies are organized chronologically beginning with Bible Times and Ancient Egypt through 1900's. If you're doing a study on Rome, ...
Refineries built in the 1950s to 1970s used all welded piping for both process and utility services. The specifications used during that time are often applied to retrofits, expansions and turnaround projects. But this reliance on the traditional specifications does have a downside. Scheduling, safety and constructabil...
Energy demand dropping in Australia In Australia, energy peak demand may be disappearing. For the past several years, the country has experienced periods in which the cost of energy would be pushed beyond $5,000 per megawatt-hour due to high demand. These “super peaks” generally lasted between 36 and 100 hours, but sti...
Page 3 of 3 Now we come to a sideline in the language paradigm story. There is a lot of talk about dynamic languages at the moment. This is partly because until quite recently the dominant languages Java, C++ and C# were static languages - so it's quite a lot about a reaction to the old guard. The static/dynamic distin...
|BOHUMIN: Karvina, Silesia| town image, town web site in Czech, and web site : "Historical documents regarding the first centuries of the town are scarce. King Louis II granted the town and château of Bohumín to George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach in 1523. The town began to develop during rule by the House of Hohen...
credit Peter Greste words Christopher Turner The Community Cooker was the winner of the inaugural World Design Impact Prize for socially responsible projects, awarded at the launch of Helsinki World Design Capital in February. Developed by Kenyan architect Jim Archer, who was looking for an answer to Nairobi’s rubbish ...
Did the 'God Particle' Create Matter? by Larry Vardiman, Ph.D. * The book of Genesis is probably the most important book ever written. In reality, it’s the foundation of all true history and true science. Above all else, it’s the foundation of God’s revelation, as given in the Bible. If Genesis were somehow removed, th...
William R. Hewlett Died: January 12, 2001 The last name of William R. Hewlett is best known as the first half of Hewlett-Packard, the innovative company that set a model for the entire Silicon Valley. The order of names in the original partnership was determined by a coin toss, and the outcome might be seen as ironic: ...
The IHS Division of Oral Health is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider This course is not subject to the lottery. It is offered as an in-service only. This two-hour presentation is intended to provide the very latest information on the prevention and management of dental caries and periodontal diseases. Both clinical and c...
The Lunar New Year (or Asian New Year) is the most celebrated holiday of the year across many Asian countries. On the first day of the first new moon after the winter solstice in the lunar calendar (January 23, 2012), countries like Korea, Taiwan, China, Vietnam and Asian communities in many Western countries will cele...
Ovary Freezing to Beat the Biological Clock Beating the Clock? Frozen Ovaries Make Headlines More women are waiting to start their families, delaying pregnancy until their mid- to late-30s, 40s and beyond. While pregnancy in a woman's later years can carry some complications, "the biggest risk of delaying pregnancy is ...
Camellia sinensis is the species of plant whose leaves and leaf buds are used to produce tea. It is of the genus Camellia, a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. White tea, green tea, oolong, pu-erh tea and black tea are all harvested from this species, but are processed differently to attain different lev...
< previous issue next issue > Growth retardation and undernutrition in children with spastic cerebral palsy Reilly, John; Hassan, Thoraya; Braekken, Anne; Jolly, John; Day, Ruth Infant feeding guidelines: an evaluation of their effect on health professionals» knowledge and attitudes Bleakney, G.M.; McErlain, S. Dietary...
When Larry Rosenstock and Ted Sizer were contemplating the blueprint for the first High Tech High school ten years ago, they debated the measure by which they would want to be judged. They asked themselves: why does it seem impossible for all children in a mixed community to go to University? They decided University ad...
Calibration is the process of comparing an unknown value to a known value. To calibrate a device is to compare a characteristic of that device with the characteristic of a similar device called a “standard.” Using load cells as an example, the load cell being calibrated and the standard load cell are mounted together i...
Step 5: Tip for sturdier cookies This is a bit of a design call, but thin features can trap dough and tear off when you move the dough to the baking sheet. Look at the version one K-9 cookie cutter and see how thin the ear is. I reshaped and widened it a bit in version 2. After making cookies, it turns out that the tai...
What Is It? Esophageal cancer is the abnormal growth of cells in the esophagus. The esophagus is the tube that carries food and liquid to your stomach. There are two types of esophageal cancer: - Squamous cell carcinoma starts in the cells that line the esophagus. These cells are called squamous cells. This type of can...
Cartilage is a tissue that lines the ends of our bones. It helps joints move smoothly. If cartilage is damaged or worn away, the joint may wear away, and cause pain and limited motion. This condition is called osteoarthritis or degenerative joint disease. Cartilage is one of the few tissues in the body that does not qu...
Thumbs and Pacifiers Sucking is a necessary reflex that gets a baby food, but it's also an inborn need. For example, fetuses often suck their thumbs in the womb, where getting food is not an issue. In general, thumb- and finger-sucking in an infant is not something to worry about. You have little control over it, anywa...
What Is It? End-stage renal disease is a condition in which the kidneys no longer function normally. "Renal" describes anything having to do with the kidneys. In end-stage renal disease, the kidneys function at a fraction of their normal capacity. When this occurs, dialysis or a kidney transplant is usually needed. Dia...
This article was published originally on 8/25/2010 Alert readers across Iowa and in neighboring states are asking, "Why are there are so many dragonflies this summer?" I'm not sure what explains this larger-than-normal number of dragonflies but callers are reporting anywhere from "dozens" to "hundreds" of dragonflies f...
|Scientific Name:||Pronolagus rupestris| |Species Authority:||(A. Smith, 1834)| |Taxonomic Notes:||According to Hoffmann and Smith (2005), there are four recognized subspecies: Pronolagus rupestris curryi, P. r. nyikae, P. r. saundersiae, and P. r. vallicola. P. saundersiae has recently been distinguished as a good spe...
click on the links for more details about each musician: Orpheus (mythological) "...was a sober and gentle musician" Pythagoras (c.580-c.500 BCE) "discovered that musical notes could be translated into mathematical equations" Lord (George Gordon) Byron (1788-1824) - his poems and his life set to music Arthur Schopenhau...
World War I…. who would have thought there were original color photos of WWI? There are sites who contains hundreds of photos taken by the French in the last two years of World War One. Although color photography was around prior to 1903, the Lumière brothers, Auguste and Louis, patented the process in 1903 and develop...
Israel Briefing Book Fact Sheet: Jewish Settlements in the West Bank Jewish settlements in the West Bank have drawn serious ire from the international community for their supposed illegality and, even worse, their purported impedent to advancing the peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. While Israeli'...
When the federal special education law went into effect in 1976, 8 percent of students were considered disabled; by 2000 it was over 13 percent. Nearly all the growth has come in the subjective “learning disability” category. About two-thirds of The Special Education Epidemic is a result of financial incentives to labe...
To destroy the fort, Jackson dispatched General Gaines. The 39-year-old career officer was already famous for his service in the War of 1812 and the arrest in 1807 of Aaron Burr. His leadership of the Negro Fort attack was the first of many intersections with the Black Seminoles. Jackson’s orders to Gaines made it clea...
As the planet becomes increasingly covered with concrete, Tarun Naik says at least some of it could be used to help the environment rather than hurt it. Some of the negative consequences are worrisome. The production of one ton of cement, the paste used to make concrete, creates almost an equal amount of greenhouse gas...
Mining and Geode Set (Click on image for larger view) | 6 years & up. Young scientists will enjoy learning about our Earth as they uncover hidden treasures in these hands-on activities. With Mine for Gems students will have fun finding treasure as they excavate gems such as pyrite, geodes, amethyst, quartz crystals, ca...
The IIHS offers a state-by-state break down of child restraint laws. But Arbogast and CHOP offers the following suggestions: - Children should remain in a rear-facing seat until at least 1 year old and at least 20 pounds - A forward-facing seat with a harness comes next and should be used until children weigh more than...
Click on map for very large image (142Kb, Gif 1655x2340 pixels)! This map was digitized from the geology map of Madagascar (BESAIRIE, 1964). The 96 original categories were reclassified into predominant rock types which seem to have an important effect on the vegetation they support. The categories of sedimentary rocks...
YAHOO.COM - NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has photographed a shiny, metallic-looking object that bears a passing resemblance to a door handle or a hood The Curiosity rover has not stumbled onto evidence of an ancient civilization that took the family van to Olympus Mons for vacation, however. The object is simply a rock ...
Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (external link) Look up air quality forecasts and air quality burn bans, learn about air quality priorities, regulations, and permits, get the news on air quality and peruse the library. King County climate change Detailed information related to addressing greenhouse gas emissions and other...
MacGregor: A 2,600-year-old icon of freedom The Cyrus Cylinder is a small unprepossessing barrel-shaped clay cylinder inscribed in enigmatic-looking cuneiform, and yet is one of the most iconic objects in the unparalleled world collection housed at the British Museum. It is an object with many meanings and provides a l...
Math rules in the animated adventure series CYBERCHASE. CYBERCHASE energizes kids ages eight to eleven with math power. Full of cyber-mysteries with eye-popping animation and a sly comic flair, the daily series features the voices of Christopher Lloyd and Gilbert Gottfried. CYBERCHASE sends the message that math is fun...
I would giggle thinking that was a funny saying, the moon could be white or orange or even yellow, but I had never seen a blue moon, or had I? After looking up the definition, I decided that I had seen many blue moons, but had just never realized it. According to earthsky.org, a blue moon is, according to modern folklo...
Federal Departments and Independent Agency Explanations and Links Multiple federal departments and independent agencies play various roles in implementing federal regulatory requirements for coastal areas. Below is a list (with brief explanations) of most of these federal agencies, and direct links to those agency home...
The first historical records of Yoga appear around 7th century BCE India. Sages transmitted teachings orally so no one knows really when Yoga began. Suffice it to say several millennia ago, people (mainly men) with few distractions like television and nuclear families, lots of time on their hands and a deep connection ...
Memory Lame: Why You Keep Forgetting Things Get Your Brain Back "There's no Viagra for memory," says Dr. McDaniel. But you can make simple lifestyle changes to sharpen your memory and boost overall brain health. "Exercise is Miracle-Gro for the brain," says Dr. Medina. "Some studies suggest that you cut your lifetime r...
Third Culture Kids "A third culture kid is a person who has spent a significant part of his or her developmental years outside their parents’ culture. The TCK frequently builds relationships to all the cultures, while not having full ownership in any. Although elements from each culture may be assimilated into the TCK’...
[Posted 06/13/2011]ISSUE:FDA notified healthcare professionals and the public of medication error reports in which patients were given risperidone (Risperdal) instead of ropinirole (Requip) and vice versa. In some cases, patients who took the wrong medication needed to be hospitalized. The FDA determined that the facto...
Historic Caribbean Earthquake Was Felt in NYC Caribbean seismic hazard map, illustrating the region's complex geologic setting. CREDIT: U.S. Geological Survey SAN FRANCISCO — More than 150 years ago, a fault ringing the Caribbean shook half the Atlantic, including New York City, with a mega-earthquake. The quake rivale...
So what are liposomes, exactly? |Representation of a phospholipid molecule showing phosphate head (orange), the glycerol sholders (blue) and the fatty acid tails (silver)| The bilayer structure of liposomes is nearly identical to the bilayer construction of the cell membranes that surround each of the cells in the huma...
A meteor weighing about 10 tons struck west of the Chelyabinsk region of Russia, near the town of Chebarkul. The strike point is about 1000 miles (1700 km) to the East of Moscow and about 640 miles (1000 km) Northwest of Astana, Kazakhstan (the capital). Chebarkul lies within the Chelyabinsk Oblast of Russia, in the Ur...
Amending compacted soil Living in the Bay Area, most gardeners have to learn about heavy, clay soil. this type of soil becomes easily compacted and needs to be opened up. Compacted soil is bad news for plants because it doesn’t "breathe". It needs to be opened up and amended in order for the life in the soil- and by ex...
ArticlesMultiple Births Delivery Interactive ToolsMultiple Births Quiz Diseases and ConditionsCare and Management of Multiple Pregnancy Complications of Multiple Pregnancy The following are the most common symptoms of multiple pregnancy. However, each woman may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms of multiple preg...
Find the appropriate multimedia software for every situation Multimedia software was developed to create new multimedia content and enhance the visual and auditory features of already existing material. As its name implies, multimedia software always involves several types of media that are interlinked with each other....
Of the Manner of Pronouncing a Sentence which is Final and Definitive. In proceeding to treat of those cases in which the secular Judge by himself can arrive at a judgement and pronounce a sentence without the co-operation of the Diocesan and Ordinaries, we necessarily presuppose that not only is it consistent with the...
Did you know the origin of Megan's Law? In July of 1994, Jesse Timmendequas, a convicted sex offender, raped, beat and strangled Megan Nicole Kanka. This sex offender lived across the street from the Kanka family, however the family was never aware of this. Since Megan's death, the Kanka family has fought to get laws a...
A major focus in tissue engineering is to create materials that improve and direct cellular interaction. This interaction can be probed by measuring the relative number of cells adhered to a surface, which is thought to be an important step in the cascade of cellular fate processes such as stem cell renewal or differen...
This paper is an update of a paper prepared for the June 2002 IPMA Conference in Berlin. It contains content from various training materials developed for the World Bank. The current paper is copyright to Robert Youker, © 2007. Module 1: Understanding the Project and Project Management - Review the existing project doc...
Definition of Team A team is defined as a group of people working together to achieve common objectives or goals. Teamwork is the cumulative actions of the team during which each member of the team subordinates his individual interests and opinions to fulfill the objectives or goals of the group. The objective or goal ...
Posted on Tue, May. 01, 2012 last updated: May 01, 2012 06:45:04 AM Like the prow of a ship, the Granite Mountains rise sharply from the creamy-white playa of the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. Here, in rugged terrain owned by the American public, a little-known federal agency called Wildlife Services has waged an eight-...
Can Solar Panels Replace Nuclear Energy? A traditional view is that solar power is cool and hip but doesn’t have nearly the production muscle that nuclear has. Solar panels are certainly safer than nuclear energy, but will they ever be able to replace nuclear power plants? One blogger, Dan Hahn, seems to think that sol...
THE CHARTER OF THE ‘MEMORIAL’ Memorial is a movement which arose in the years of perestroika. Its main task was the awakening and preservation of the societal memory of the severe political persecution in the recent past of the Soviet Union. Memorial is a community of dozens of organizations in different regions of Rus...
Stay Awake Behind the Wheel Would you ride in a car with a driver who’s been drinking alcohol? No way. How about riding with someone who just pulled an all-nighter? If you’re not sure, consider this: Every year, sleepy drivers cause about 100,000 automobile accidents in the United States. According to a recent poll con...
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VA Benefits for Mesothelioma Between World War II and 1970, the use of asbestos was widespread in the U.S. military. This means that many veterans and civilian employees of the U.S. military were subjected to exposure to the dangerous substance that has been linked to mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer and other res...
Español | Français | Deutsch | Italiano | Português Milan and the surrounding countryside, early 18th century. Bertarido, king of Lombardy and Milan, has been attacked and deposed by Grimoaldo, an ally of his estranged brother, Gundeberto. Gundeberto was killed in the battle and Bertarido vanished, leaving his queen, R...
Protozoa have been found in almost every kind of soil environment from peat bogs to arid desert sands. They teem in the deep sea as well as near the surface of waters, and can be found even in frigid Arctic and Antarctic waters. Some species of protozoa are part of the normal microbial flora of animals, and live in the...
War Projects Act (or WPA) A scheme of the Federal Arts Project, a program which helped artists from 1935 to 1943 by commissioning works of art across America. Example: Diego Rivera's Man at the Crossroads was completed for the Federal Arts Project in Rockefeller Center, 1933 A collective term for pottery and ceramic ob...
<radiobiology> A quantitative measure of x or gamma radiation at a certain place, based on its ability to produce ionisation in air. The former special unit of exposure was the roentgen (R). 1R = 2.58 x 10-4 C/kg. In the international system (SI unit), the special unit is coulomb per kilogram. (Exposure also is frequen...
BLAIR WALK PROJECT FEATURED IN WUSA'S "COOL SCHOOLS" SEGMENT! To see the video, CLICK HERE. To see more about the Blair Walk Project's Spring 2012 Pedestrian Safety Education Campaign, click here. If you are a Blair High School Student and would like to volunteer with this project, please contact Joana Conklin: firstna...
Posted on: Apr 1st 2011 The great destructive power of the first atomic bomb persuaded many leaders of the need to constrain that power. Thus was born the goal of nonproliferation and the search for a nonproliferation regime: a set of norms, rules, institutions, and practices to prevent both the spread of nuclear weapo...
The History of Bingo The History of bingo goes all the way back to Italy, when Lo Giuoco del Lotto D'Italia, the first lotto-type game, was born in 1530. It slowly gained popularity among the Italian citizenry, and eventually spread to France in the late eighteenth century. The Catholic Church opposed the lottery game ...
Patellar Tendonitis (Jumper's Knee) Click Image to Enlarge Jumper's knee, also known as patellar tendonitis, is a condition characterized by inflammation of the patellar tendon, which connects the kneecap to shin bone (tibia). The condition may be caused by overuse of the knee joint, such as frequent jumping on hard su...
The vivid colors in the spring are the result of pigmented bacteria in the microbial mats that grow around the edges of the mineral-rich water. The bacteria produce colors ranging from green to red; the amount of color in the microbial mats depends on the ratio of chlorophyll to carotenoids. In the summer, the mats ten...
Al Hanisim: Concerning the Miracles A prayer acknowledging the significance of Hanukkah Most commonly associated with Hanukkah, a variation of this prayer is also recited on Purim, and some communities recite a new version on Israel's Independence Day. All of these are post-Biblical observances. The words recited in Al...
Families need to think about fire safetyPublished 12:28am Monday, October 8, 2012 If you woke up to a fire in your home, how much time do you think you would have to get to safety? According to the nonprofit National Fire Protection Association, one-third of American households that made an estimate thought they would ...
What is Menstrual Cycle? Menstruation is the part of the menstrual cycle, the process that helps a woman’s body get ready for the possibility of pregnancy each month. The average cycle is 28 days long and starts on the first day of a period. The menstrual cycle can range from 21 days to 35 days. The brain pituitary gla...
Distant starlight has given astronomers the best look yet at a distant icy sibling of Pluto, a dwarf planet called Makemake that appears to be missing its atmosphere, researchers say. Although this icy world currently lacks an atmosphere, there is still a chance it could form one like a comet when it approaches the poi...