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Soy Consumption in Childhood May Decrease Breast Cancer Risk, Epidemiologic Study Suggests
Breast Cancer,
BOSTONConsuming soy during childhood, adolescence, and adult life is associated with a decreased risk of breast cancer, but the strongest and most consistent effect is childhood consumption, according to a recent ... |
Creating Generous Cultures in Our Nonprofit Organizations
By Barbara Bonner
I've worked in leadership positions in nonprofits all my life, and my study of the quality of generosity for my book Inspiring Generosity has led me to ponder how our organizational lives could be dramatically transformed by imbuing these cultu... |
Plants Appear To Cluster The Genes Needed For Defense
Norwich BioScience Institutes
Plants may cluster the genes needed to make defense chemicals, which may provide a way to discover new natural plant products of use as drugs, herbicides or crop protectants. Using a gene cluster that makes an antifungal compound in oat... |
CEOS Data Cube Platform version 2 (CEOS2)
The Australian Water Detection from Space (WOFS) algorithm was applied to Data Cubes over Lake Baringo, Kenya (left) and the Meta River in Colombia (right). These time-series pixel stacks are used to identify surface water to assess drought and flood extremes. The results show ... |
Leg Work: Bath and Brunswick earn national designation of Bicycle Friendly Community
What are they doing right?
By SHOSHANA HOOSE
William Wilkoff marks the changing attitudes toward bicycling in Brunswick by looking at his own family. When his children were in elementary school a generation ago, they pooh-poohed the id... |
LR Guidance on Partial Filling of LNG Tanks
Lloyd’s Register has published a set of comprehensive guidelines to help owners, operators and builders of membrane-type LNG tankers to assess the ability of a containment system to withstand sloshing loads. The guidelines are entitled Comparative sloshing analysis of LNG shi... |
Executable Biology: Computer Science Sheds Light On Animal Development
By applying the techniques of computer engineering to a mechanistic diagram describing the development of the Nematode C. elegans, a group of researchers in Switzerland has been able to tease out how the crucial cross-talk between cellular signaling... |
Bridging Education Gender Gaps in Developing Countries: The Role of Female Teachers
Recruiting female teachers is frequently suggested as a policy option for improving girls' education outcomes in developing countries, but there is surprisingly little evidence on the effectiveness of such a policy. The authors study ge... |
Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer: Overview and Update.
OPINION STATEMENT: Low-risk prostate cancer: How I would treat it?Overtreatment of many conditions diagnosed by screening has become increasingly recognized as a contemporary malady associated with modern medicine's efforts at earlier detection. The diagnosi... |
Asian Maize Conference Develops Strategies for Sustainable Intensification of Maize in Asia
Bangkok – 29 October 2014 – More than 350 leading agricultural researchers, policy makers, farmers and service providers from across the public and private sectors gathered in Bangkok from 30th October – 1st November for the 12t... |
Migraines 101: Symptoms, Triggers, Treatment
Email About 30 million people in the United States are believed to suffer from migraine headaches, with women three times more likely than men to experience them.
Unlike the typical tension headache experienced every now and then, migraines are often genetic and have a tende... |
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Symposium Highlights: Malaria: Current Situation in Puerto Rico
The Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Infectious and Global Disease Program and the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus sponsored the s... |
Home » Research Area » Cardiovascular Research » Thrombosis & Hemostasis Research
Thrombosis & Hemostasis Research
Thrombosis is a crucial hemostatic process for maintaining blood volume (hemostasis) following injury, yet aberrant thrombosis can trigger pathological conditions including myocardial infarction and stroke... |
New Vaccines Protect Against Asian H5N1 Influenza A Viruses In Domestic Ducks
Scientists are looking at a novel strategy to prevent the spread of pandemic avian influenza. They have developed a vaccine that protects ducks, a known natural reservoir for the virus.
Waterfowl are considered to be the natural reservoir of ... |
New remedy helps bats survive white-nose syndrome
Scientists have successfully treated and released dozens of bats that had white-nose syndrome, an invasive fungal epidemic that's wiping out some of North America's most important insect-eaters.
Russell McLendon May 20, 2015, 8:48 a.m.
A little brown bat shows symptoms ... |
Exercise Training Prevents Cardiovascular Derangements Induced by Fructose Overload in Developing Rats
Daniela Farah,
Affiliations Laboratory of Metabolic Cardiovascular and Renal Physiopharmacology, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Laboratory Experimental Hypertension, Heart Institute (INCOR), ... |
Ancient Agriculture: Roots and Application of Sustainable Farming
by Gabriel Alonso De Herrera
GABRIEL ALONSO DE HERRERA, considered the father of modern-day Spanish agriculture, lived in central Spain from the time of his birth, in the 1470s, until his death, around 1540. He learned about agriculture from working in t... |
Murdoch Theses Establishment of Eucalyptus gomphocephala (Tuart) woodland species in an abandoned limestone quarry: Effects after 12 years
Ruthrof, K.X., Bell, R. and Calver, M.C.
Establishment of Eucalyptus gomphocephala (Tuart) woodland species in an abandoned limestone quarry: Effects after 12 years.
Pacific Conserv... |
Social Networks and Japanese Democracy
The Beneficial Impact of Interpersonal Communication in East Asia
By Ken'ichi Ikeda, Sean Richey
164 pages | 8 B/W Illus.
Many who critique democracy as practiced in East Asia suggest that the Confucian political culture of these nations prevents democracy from being the robust pa... |
Chemotherapy drug effective at preventing breast cancer's return, gives patients a better quality of life
The chemotherapy drug capecitabine gives patients a better quality of life and is as effective at preventing breast cancer from returning as the alternative regimen called CMF, when given following epirubicin. Thes... |
Karen people call for a peace park instead of big hydropower in their homeland
The Salween Peace Park, which would encompass the site slated for the Hat Gyi Dam, presents an alternative vision for development in Myanmar. by Demelza Stokes on 14 December 2016
Mongabay Series: Mekong dams, Southeast Asian infrastructure
... |
Cell research could help with heart tissue transplants
A new technique developed by a UBC researcher could make tissue regeneration cheaper and safer for health-care systems and their patients.
A study, conducted by UBC researcher Keekyoung Kim while at Harvard University, has identified new ways in which proteins and ... |
N.M. museum highlights culture of Mexican horsemen
An ornate saddle is on display at the Albuquerque Museum as part of the exhibition "Arte en la Charreria: The Artisanship of Mexican Equestrian Culture." The artifacts, some dating to the 1800s, were culled from prestigious collections throughout Mexico.
ASSOCIATED PRE... |
In relationships based on mutuality, number of individuals involved can determine rate at which species evolve
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The beginning of a beautiful friendship? In some interspecies relationships, ants "tend" to a single caterpillar, preventing it from being attacked by predators. In return for such protect... |
Feasts are for Reflection
Feasts are times to reflect. The Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, September 15th, is an important feast for my community, the Passionists. Mary is the first disciple of Jesus and a model for anyone who wishes to follow him.
The gospel reading for the feast from St. John says simply that Mary stoo... |
Exhaust Fumes And Genetic Predisposition Increase Childhood Asthma Risk
Children who carry variations in specific genes that metabolize vehicle emissions are more susceptible to developing asthma, particularly if they live near major roadways, a new study suggests. Researchers found that children who carried variations... |
Emily Singer in Quanta Magazine:
In his fourth-floor lab at Harvard University, Michael Desai has created hundreds of identical worlds in order to watch evolution at work. Each of his meticulously controlled environments is home to a separate strain of baker’s yeast. Every 12 hours, Desai’s robot assistants pluck out t... |
Innovation Doesn’t Need to be Shrouded in Secrecy
By Jonathan Gagliardi
How do you bridge the realities facing your institution with the real need for a future vision? Such was the question posed by Rick Staisloff, principal of RPK Group, to a group of college and university presidents at ACE2017.
The answer isn’t easy... |
Viral-induced demyelination and neural stem cell-mediated remyelination
Lane, Thomas E. University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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Tracing the origins of chromosomal translocations in prostate cancer
Optogenetic investi... |
Women in Leadership Strategy
Promoting equality and dismantling barriers
The Women in Leadership initiative was announced by the Secretary, Peter N Varghese AO, in December 2014 to look into the reasons why women’s career progression in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is not equal to that of men. The... |
Chris Rosenblum | Children’s Dyslexia Center builds reading, writing skills along with self-confidence
The Children’s Dyslexia Center, a private, nonprofit school in Ferguson Township, helps children with dyslexia or related learning disabilities unlock the secrets of reading, spelling and writing.
David Klein, 11, goe... |
Researchers create superhard diamond-denting material that may be used in protective coatings
A superhard mixture of crushed carbon spheres and a hydrocarbon solvent is the world's first hybrid crystalline/amorphous material. Its creation by an international scientific team that included Wendy Mao, a Stanford Universit... |
The United Methodist Church (2008) *
We recognize science as a legitimate interpretation of God’s natural world. We affirm the validity of the claims of science in describing the natural world and in determining what is scientific. We preclude science from making authoritative claims about theological issues and theolo... |
The New Demography of American Motherhood
By Gretchen Livingston and D’Vera Cohn
This report examines the changing demographic characteristics of U.S. mothers by comparing women who gave birth in 2008 with those who gave birth in 1990. It is based on data from the National Center for Health Statistics and the Census Bu... |
HPV declining among U.S. teens thanks to vaccine
A pediatrician (L) gives an HPV vaccination to a 13-year-old girl on September 21, 2011 in Miami (AFP)
The number of US girls with the sexually transmitted disease HPV has dropped by about half even though relatively few youths are getting the vaccine, research showed on... |
Structure of Enzyme Topoisomerase II Alpha Unravelled Providing Basis for More Accurate Design of Chemotherapeutic Drugs
Reports new study in Journal of Molecular Biology
Cambridge, MA, November 15, 2012 – A group of researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have for the first time described the structure o... |
Educating Americans for the 21st Century
Highly Recommended: Teaching Climate Change And Evolution in Science Class
On Tuesday, United States educators unveiled a new science curriculum that includes new subjects like climate change and evolution
By Rose Eveleth
Image: Marie
School kids these days are dealing with all ... |
Stress-Free Testing
THE POWER OF STRESS-FREE TESTING(For Teachers)
The requirements of our present-day economically-competitive, growth-centric society—and its dated yet accepted approach to education—mean that testing is viewed as an evaluation tool. It is rarely viewed as a learning tool. This is unfortunate, for tes... |
Genomics/Proteomics
Tipping the Gender Scale in Biotech
by Bevin Fletcher
Helen Torley, M.B, Ch.B., came across an interesting statistic last year. Out of the 44 publicly traded biotech companies in the thriving life science hub of San Diego, there was only one female CEO: her.
The report, released in 2016 by UK-based ... |
Commissioner’s Welcome
Gretchen Corbin, Commissioner
Gretchen Corbin was sworn in as commissioner of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) in January 2015 by Governor Nathan Deal. She oversees the state’s 22 technical colleges, adult literacy programs, and a host of economic and workforce development programs,... |
Comprehensive in vivo mapping of the human basal ganglia and thalamic connectome in individuals using 7T MRI.
Basal ganglia circuits are affected in neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease (PD), essential tremor, dystonia and Tourette syndrome. Understanding the structural and functional connectivity of thes... |
Researchers discover therapeutic target for pulmonary fibrosis
[ScienceNology] - Successful genetic and pharmacologic treatment in mice that could impact other fibrotic diseases, as shown by a research published in Nature Medicine.A diagnosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis is not much better than a death sentence: th... |
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Home > On the Pulse Seattle Children’s creates Youth Concussion Research Program
Rose Ibarra (Egge) March 3, 2014 | Health and Safety, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Philanthropy, ResearchComments
Print this Article Seattle Children’s clinicians do everything they can to accurately diagnose concussio... |
Plastic bottles are not sustainable, no matter what we've been told. Using vast quantities of fossil fuels and water, these bottles are manufactured, filled, and shipped around the globe. (Not a good carbon footprint!) Neither are bottles biodegradable in any meaningful way: what you drink in a few minutes can stick ar... |
Rivers and Lakes Transport and House Volcanic MaterialVolcanic hazards posed by the dynamic combination of water, sediment, and gravity can be persistent, costly, and deadly. Monitoring hydrologic hazards helps USGS scientists understand and help mitigate the risks due to destructive lahars and excess sediment in volca... |
T-cell responses to oncogenic merkel cell polyomavirus proteins distinguish patients with merkel cell carcinoma from healthy donors
Skou, Rikke Birgitte Lyngaa3; Pedersen, Natasja Wulff1; Schrama, David4; Thrue, Charlotte Albæk1; Ibrani, Dafina4; Met, Ozcan1; thor Straten, Per1; Nghiem, Paul4; Becker, Jürgen C4; Hadrup... |
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House Committee Debates Future Federal Support of Biofuels
by Sara Taginawa (Environmental and Energy Study Institute) On Tuesday, July 25, the House Committee on Scienc... |
Could A Low-Carb Diet Be An Alternative To Antipsychotic Meds? Evidence Finds It’s Just As Effective, Without The Negative Side Effects
Healthy food results in healthy bodies. With the rise of fast food, processed meats, and genetically-modified vegetables, is it any wonder why researchers keep reporting numerous disea... |
Visitor Center at The Huntington
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Posted By Imaan Jalali
There aren’t too many places in Southern California, let alone in the world, that combine the arts, history, nature, and pedagogy. On April 4th, the Steven S. Koblik Education and Visitor Center at... |
Author: Jack Kennedy
I think the icy plumes of Enceladus will yield incredible scientific results. Saturn's largest Moon, Titan was of particular interest to scientists because they thought it was the most able body of harbouring life in our solar system besides Earth. Since then Enceladus has grasped the scientific en... |
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Unimaginable Atrocities
Justice, Politics, and Rights at the War Crimes Tribunals
William Schabas
Highlights critical debates and controversies facing international criminal courts and tribunals, such as the tensions between peace and justice, ... |
Home > New Patient Center > Patient Education > Keratoconus
Keratoconus: What It Is and What You Can Do About It
Keratoconus is a condition that affects the cornea, the transparent, dome-shaped structure on the surface of the eye. Keratoconus causes the cornea to become thinner and gradually bulge out into a cone shape... |
Brown / Hasbro team to design smart robotic companions to assist seniors
Thu, 11/02/2017 - 07:12 - Laurie Orlov
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — A group of academic researchers, led by cognitive and computer scientists from Brown University, is teaming up with a cross-functional team from global play and entertain... |
'People Habitat': Inspiring Public Spaces From Around the World
Dysfunctional public spaces inhibit pride and make a community feel abandoned. Great ones can become the heart and soul of a place.
Kaid Benfield
Environmental advocates have long given priority to protecting natural ecosystems and wildlife habitat. The or... |
How hospitals use kiosks to serve patients and visitors
From train stations to shopping centers and health care facilities, kiosks are growing in popularity, and for good reason. Interactive touchscreens are helping hospitals and practitioners schedule surgical procedures, provide information to patients and serve as v... |
People with impaired glucose tolerance can show cognitive dysfunction
Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)
People with impaired glucose tolerance—the precursor to Type 2 diabetes—often show impaired cognitive function that may be alleviated through a diet designed specifically for their condition, according to new res... |
How Green Engineering Works
by Akweli Parker
Green Engineering Technologies
Solar panels integrated in the roof of a fire station at Houten, near Utrecht, in the Netherlands.
Paul Oomen/Getty Images
So what does green engineering look like, exactly, when it's applied to stuff in the real world? Chances are you're surro... |
The effect of long-term climate change on the vertebrate fauna of Mariepskop South Africa
Perold, Vonica
Climate change is leading to loss of global and local biodiversity through changes in the ecology of fauna and flora. Changes in environmental temperature influence species distributional ranges. They respond by eit... |
Learning in community
Native American youth are improving their chances for success in college and beyond through Konaway Nika Tillicum, a weeklong camp at Southern Oregon University.
John Darling
The residential Native American academy, open to youth in seventh through 12th grades, teaches writing, theater, math, huma... |
EU sends funds for Swahili rescue
Swahili culture in Kenya, under threat from urban modernisation, is to receive Pounds 2.5 million from the European Union towards its preservation. Most of the money will be used to restore historical buildings in the old towns of Lamu, Malindi and Mombasa.
Archaeologists from the Univ... |
Carbon buried deep in ancient soils
(Phys.org) —The unearthing of significant carbon stores in deep soils by scientists from the UK and Australia has substantial implications for climate change activities globally.
Professor Mark Tibbett of Cranfield University and Professor Richard Harper of Murdoch University in Aust... |
The glutamatergic neurons in the spinal cord of the sea lamprey: an in situ hybridization and immunohistochemical study.
Blanca Fernández-López, Verona Villar-Cerviño, Silvia M Valle-Maroto, Antón Barreiro-Iglesias, Ramón Anadón, María Celina Rodicio.
Glutamate is the main excitatory neurotransmitter involved in spinal... |
Ecosystems Program
To monitor, maintain, enhance, and restore the biodiversity and ecology of Illinois' landscapes through local partnerships.
The purpose of the Ecosystems Program is to integrate the interests and participation of local communities and private, public and corporate landowners to enhance and protect wa... |
How Mammals Distinguish Different Odors
Researchers have wondered how small amounts of a particular chemical can smell enticing, while large amounts of the same chemical are overpowering. Now, researchers from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) at Harvard Medical School and colleagues from Japan have solved one... |
The Effect of Epidural Fentanyl on Immune Function
Verified June 2014 by McGill University Health Center
McGill University Health Center Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Albert Moore, McGill University Health Center
Background: For cancer to grow and metastasize, inflammatory and immunologic conditions in t... |
Cdc42-dependent activation of NADPH oxidase is involved in ethanol-induced neuronal oxidative stress.
Xin Wang, Zunji Ke, Gang Chen, Mei Xu, Kimberly A Bower, Jacqueline A Frank, Zhuo Zhang, Xianglin Shi, Jia Luo.
It has been suggested that excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) and oxidative stress play an important ... |
CHILE: Picking up the pieces
The Piñera government aimed to boost productivity. But the sheer scale of reconstruction needed after the earthquake may postpone longer-term plans
By Ruth Bradley
Faced with the devastation wreaked by the earthquake that struck in the early hours of February 27, Chile has been left a poore... |
Nanowires could be the key to the transistors of tomorrow
Dario Borghino
Researchers are closer to using semiconducting nanowires to create a new generation of small transistors and more powerful computer chips.
Researchers agree that chip manufacturers will soon reach a hard limit in terms of transistor miniaturizatio... |
Molecular breast imaging protocol unmasks more cancer
Patients with advanced breast cancer that may have spread to their lymph nodes could benefit from a more robust dose of a molecular imaging agent called Tc-99m filtered sulfur colloid when undergoing lymphoscintigraphy, a functional imaging technique that scouts new... |
NASA's Swift Monitors Departing Comet Garradd
Gabriella Brianna
, Posted in NASA News
An outbound comet that provided a nice show for skywatchers late last year is the target of an ongoing investigation by NASA's Swift satellite. Formally designated C/2009 P1 (Garradd), the unusually dust-rich comet provides a novel op... |
A View from the Top of the Tower
UCR's second carillonneur recalls her fondest memories of the UCR carillon and bell tower on its 50th birthday
By Margo Halsted
Some of my fondest UCR memories happened in a space that is 162 feet in the air and smaller than the average household kitchen. But what a big sound we made to... |
Fake ID Use Tied to High-Risk Drinking by Underage Students
THURSDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Among students who had already consumed alcohol by their first year of college, two-thirds of those who were underage used fake identification to buy booze, a new study of U.S. students finds.
Underage students tend to dri... |
Avoiding corrosion in electrical systems
Properly specifying electrical products for highly corrosive environments will reduce overall long-term cost and risk of failure.
Stephanie Ellis, Corrosion College, Gilmer, Texas
Product failure due to corrosion is estimated to cost $1 trillion annually. A key role of consultin... |
Programmed Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1) Expression in Primary Angiosarcoma
Gerardo Botti1*, Giosuè Scognamiglio1*, Laura Marra1, Antonio Pizzolorusso2, Maurizio Di Bonito1, Rossella De Cecio1, Monica Cantile1✉, Annarosaria De Chiara1
1. Pathology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione “G. Pascale”, via Mariano Semmola, 8... |
Practice Policy 4: Confidentiality
Respecting confidentiality of all interactions with Clients, along with any information about them, is a fundamental requirement for keeping trust. The management of confidentiality requires the protection of personally identifiable and sensitive information from unauthorised disclosu... |
The BBHTC Challenge has six strategic research programmes that will operate over the first five years of the Challenge:
1. Kāinga Tahi Kāinga Rua
2. Future neighbourhoods in cities
3. Supporting success in regional settlements
4. Next-generation information
5. Transforming the building industry
6. Improving the archite... |
Environmental implications of nanoparticle aging
(Nanowerk Spotlight) Several studies in the literature have highlighted that as nanomaterials "age" they can undergo oxidation; sintering (coalescence); surface ligand displacement; smaller nanoparticle formation; and surface carbonate formation. Nevertheless, no studies... |
The Historical Jesus in the Twentieth Century, 1900-1950
Walter P. Weaver
T & T CLARK US
In the present volume, Walter P. Weaver tells the fascinating story of Jesus research during the first half of the twentieth century. Written in a clear and engaging style, Weaver's story chronicles not only the progress of Jesus r... |
By MELISSA MICELI
Across the globe, media channels are throwing Amanda Knox back into the spotlight as
many debate whether or not America will allow Italy to extradite Knox for a retrial. In 2007, Knox gained worldwide attention and media scrutiny after her roommate, Meredith Kercher, a London women studying abroad in ... |
From Fingerprints to DNA: Biometric Data Collection in U.S. Immigrant Communities and Beyond
New White Paper from EFF and the Immigration Policy Center Outlines Privacy and Security Concerns
San Francisco - Today the Immigration Policy Center (IPC) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) release "From Fingerprints... |
Frequently Asked Questions about Montessori Education
Enrolment and General Information
Where did “Montessori Education” come from?
Montessori (pronounced MON-tuh-SORE-ee) education was founded in 1907 by Dr Maria Montessori, the first woman in Italy to become a physician. She based her educational methods on scientifi... |
Help realize justice worldwide
Kristine Berey
Many of us are concerned about the world beyond our personal experience and, when hearing of tragedies that strike others far away, will send money to charity with the hope that we have made a difference. But while every little bit helps, there is much more to be done.
Foun... |
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Supporting People Who Think
Two Foods That May Sabotage Your Brain
Green Med Info | Mar 20, 2014 | Dr Kelly Brogan MD
Could there be a food-based cure for schizophrenia, bipolar, and depressive disorders? It is my firm conviction that diet – both what it may be deficient in as well as its potential ... |
More Cities, States Adopt Green Building Practices
The movement toward sustainable building design gathered momentum
recently as cities and states across the U.S. added their support with
green building legislation.
Nevada became the second state, behind Washington, to legislate
that all building construction using sta... |
YaleNews
New video gallery helps broadcast media promote unbiased coverage of obesity
By Megan Orciari
The Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity has launched a new, free resource to aid members of broadcast media in the creation and delivery of fair, unbiased video coverage of obesity and weight-related topics on ... |
University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Development of in-situ Mercury Remediation Approaches Based on Methylmercury Bioavailability
Project Leader: Upal Ghosh
Funding Period: 2014-2018
Hazardous Waste Sites
The goal of this study is to advance the development of in situ remediation tools for mercury (Hg). There are fe... |
The growing use of programmable logic in mobile handsets
Subra Chandramouli, Lattice Semiconductor
The pace of innovation in the mobile handset industry has never been higher, with users continuing to demand more from these devices. Smart phones, tablets and other battery powered devices have evolved beyond communicati... |
Sport and Social Justice in South Africa
By Gemma Mcdonald | October 4th, 2017 | No Comments
Nelson Mandela would have been proud of Colin Kaepernick and the black (as well as a few white) U.S. athletes involved in the national anthem demonstrations against police violence and systemic racism. “Sport has the power to c... |
Polarimetry
Synthetic aperture radar image of Death Valley colored using polarimetry.
Polarimetry is the measurement and interpretation of the polarization of transverse waves, most notably electromagnetic waves, such as radio or light waves. Typically polarimetry is done on electromagnetic waves that have traveled thr... |
Insights Into Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
Scientists are reporting two findings that could influence the way researchers screen for, treat and assess prognosis for women with locally advanced breast cancer, an aggressive form of the disease. One finding offers a critical message regarding treatment strategy, they sa... |
Is Figuring Out What Makes You Happy the Government’s Job?
by Iain Murray
What is happiness? Aristotle, one of the first to examine that question, concluded that “happiness depends on ourselves.” He was right about this, although he then went on to devote much of the Nicomachean Ethics to what he thought everyone shoul... |
Baby Products May Contain Harmful Chemicals
A new study released proposes that baby products including lotion, baby powder, and baby shampoo may be exposing babies to harmful chemicals called phthalates. Phthalates are used to make plastics flexible and stabilize fragrances and are found in many consumer products.
The ... |
Forest Ecosystems In A Changing World
Data & Findings
Burning fossil fuels contributes to high levels of nitrogen (N) deposition onto large areas of the Earth. These elevated inputs are unprecedented and likely to continue if the increased consumption of fossil fuels outpaces improvements in combustion efficiency. Afte... |
Women's Initiative provides high-potential, low-income women with the training, funding and ongoing support to start their own businesses and become financially self sufficient. The women who go through our program significantly increase their income and assets while launching businesses, creating jobs and stimulating ... |
Charitable value must be earned
By Todd Cohen Many charities seem to operate with a split personality. In working to serve people and places in need, nonprofits and philanthropic organizations are hard-working, resourceful heroes in our communities. But in assuming their good work entitles them to special treatment, an... |
Modern biology is being greatly enriched by an infusion of ideas from computational and mathematical fields, including computer science, information science, mathematics, operations research and statistics. In turn, biological problems are motivating innovations in these computational sciences. There is a high demand f... |
Cryotherapy: Making it Safe for Patients and Providers
Cryotherapy has been getting plenty of attention of late. Over the past year, growing media coverage has featured people who swear by it for pain reduction and all kinds of other health conditions. There are distinct types of cryotherapy, from whole-body cylinders ... |
"The implications of the findings of this trial are immediate and global: international experts in cervical-cancer prevention should now adapt HPV testing for widespread implementation," wrote Drs. Mark Schiffman and Sholom Wacholder of the U.S. National Cancer Institute in an editorial that accompanied the study in th... |
Edge Density Key To Controlling Gypsy Moth Spread
Controlling population peaks on the edges of the gypsy moth range may help to slow their invasion into virgin territory, according to a team of researchers.
The Gypsy moth is highly destructive to trees. Pictured here are the adult European/North American female (top) a... |
(Redirected from Physical Therapy)
Physical therapy is the provision of services to people and populations to develop, maintain and restore maximum movement and functional ability throughout their lifespan. It includes the provision of services in circumstances where movement and function are threatened by the process ... |
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