Archive: 08/08/2007
New search engine ranks tables by title, document content, text reference
Penn State researchers have developed a search engine-TableSeer-which not only can identify and extract tables from PDF documents but also can index and rank the search results using factors including the table's title, text ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Aug 08, 2007 |
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Inflammation may cause preterm labor and fetal deaths
Inflammation from bacterial infections is linked to preterm births and deaths, according to researchers from Case Western Reserve University’s School of Dental Medicine and the Case School of Medicine. They found if receptors ...
Aug 08, 2007 |
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Shuttle Crew at the Pad
The STS-118 crew is at Launch Pad 39A. A short elevator ride to the 195-foot level brought the astronauts to the White Room where one by one each crewmember is assisted by NASA's closeout crew to prepare to ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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NASA Sees Santa Barbara Wildfires
This image shows the Zaca fire, which continues to burn in the Los Padres National Forest near Santa Barbara, Calif. The image was acquired by ASTER on Aug. 7, 2007.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 08, 2007 |
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Martian Skies Brighten Slightly
Slight clearing of still-dusty Martian skies has improved the energy situation for both Spirit and Opportunity, allowing controllers to increase the rovers' science observations. Spirit is even being commanded ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 08, 2007 |
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Most People Don't Bargain as Well as They Think They Do, Study Finds
The give-and-take of negotiating generally leads both parties to believe they strike harder bargains than they actually do.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 08, 2007 |
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Light shines way to early detection of oral cancer
A light being trialed by University of Queensland researchers is showing promise as a tool for early detection of oral cancer – one of the deadliest cancers.
Aug 08, 2007 |
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Survey: Few Floridians think their house values will dip in five years
Floridians are optimistic about housing prices despite the gloom pervading much of the real estate industry, a new University of Florida survey finds.
Aug 08, 2007 |
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DNA sequences and fossils show Proteaceae spread by continental drift and transoceanic dispersal to modern continents
Using DNA sequence data, botanists have shown that the large southern hemisphere plant family Proteaceae lived on the super-continent Gondwanaland almost 120 million years ago.
Biology /
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An early ape shows its hand
Fossils often have provided important insights into the evolution of humans and our ancestors. Even small fossils, such as bones from the hand or foot can tell us much about our ancestor’s and their behavior. Such may be ...
Biology /
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Researchers rely on Newton's interference for new experiment
Most people think of Sir Isaac Newton as the father of gravity. But for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory physicist Henry Chapman and his colleagues, Newton's “dusty mirror” experiment served as a launching ...
Aug 08, 2007 |
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Access Grid, New Spectrometer, High-Resolution Mammography System Win R&D 100 awards
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory devised three of the world's top 100 scientific and technological innovations during 2006, as judged by R&D magazine.
Aug 08, 2007 |
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Nokia, STMicroelectronics plan deeper ties in 3G technology development
Nokia and STMicroelectronics today announced their intention to deepen their collaboration on the licensing and supply of integrated circuit designs and modem technologies for 3G and its evolution. The two companies also ...
Aug 08, 2007 |
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Love at first sight of your body fat
When we choose a partner for a relationship there may be many and complex reasons for our choice, but it has been known for many years that we tend to select people with characteristics similar to our own.
Aug 08, 2007 |
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Can meteorites carry primitive life from one planet to another?
An academic from the University of Aberdeen will be one of more than 60 scientists and technicians preparing for the European Space Agency’s Foton M3 mission next month.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 08, 2007 |
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