River restoration poorly coordinated, evaluated
Nov 13, 2007 |
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The process of river restoration in the U.S. is uncoordinated at almost every level. Project scales are rarely linked to goals, and evaluation is rarely reported or used to assess whether these goals are achieved. A new study ...
Mental health needs of soldiers increase several months after returning from Iraq war
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 13, 2007 |
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Compared to initial screening upon returning from the Iraq war, U.S. soldiers report increased mental health concerns and needs several months after their return for problems such as posttraumatic stress disorder and depression, ...
Ban: Warm Antarctica temps show eco-issues
Nov 13, 2007 |
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said warmer temperatures in Antarctica highlight the dangers of climate change and the need to address them.
Language barriers adversely impact health-care quality
Nov 13, 2007 |
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For the millions of Americans whose native tongue isn’t English, language remains a critical road block to quality healthcare, according to a University of California, Irvine study.
Health professionals responding to ethnic diversity
Nov 13, 2007 |
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Guidelines and training for doctors have tried to address the problems they face when dealing with patients who come from cultures and ethnic groups different to their own. However, new research published in PLoS Medicine sugges ...
Risk of disability rises in states with income inequality
Nov 13, 2007 |
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A massive survey conducted by researchers at the University of Toronto reveals Americans living in states with high rates of income inequality are significantly more likely to have a disability that limits the completion ...
U.N. seeks global pact to curb mercury
Nov 13, 2007 |
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Worldwide government leaders meeting in Bangkok have been asked to step up efforts to develop an international agreement curbing mercury.
New operations research paper tackles problems facing confidential databases
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 13, 2007 |
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As database managers for websites like the New Zealand census bureau have begun releasing a wide variety of information online, new operations research techniques are helping to balance the public’s right to know with the ...
New study looks at long-term drug costs for treating AIDS in Brazil
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 13, 2007 |
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AIDS continues to be a staggering global public health problem. The World Health Organization estimates that two million people in developing countries receive treatment known as HAART (highly active antiretroviral therapy), ...
New book by UCR biologist discusses 12 diseases that impacted humanity
Biology /
Nov 13, 2007 |
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Understanding past outbreaks of diseases can better prepare us for diseases in our future. This, in a nutshell, is the message of a new book by a professor emeritus of biology at the University of California, Riverside.
Rosetta right on track for Earth swing-by
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 13, 2007 |
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Preparations for Rosetta’s Earth swing-by scheduled for tonight, 21:57 CET, are well underway. The manoeuvre executed on 18 October 2007 has been accurate enough to not require any additional trajectory corrections ...
Model explains how abused moms decide to leave
Nov 13, 2007 |
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Two University of Illinois scientists have found a way to help health-care providers, social workers, and abused women’s families understand the stages that these women go through when deciding to leave their partners.
Researcher models effects of suicide bombing: results of crowd configurations
Nov 13, 2007 |
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Recent research by Zeeshan-ul-hassan Usmani, a Florida Institute of Technology doctoral student and Fulbright Scholar, indicates that various crowd formations exacerbate or minimize injuries and fatalities in the event of ...
The most important candidate genes for pancreatic stone formation
Nov 13, 2007 |
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Stone formation is an important feature of chronic pancreatitis, especially tropical calcific pancreatitis (TCP), where the stones are large in size, highly irregular in shape and cause enormous tissue destruction. The exact ...
A higher risk of obesity for children neglected by parents
Nov 13, 2007 |
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Strategies for decreasing a child’s risk for obesity often focus on improving eating habits and maintaining a high level of physical activity. While this is one way to address the issue, another way to reduce the risk of ...
