Rheb's role in cancer
Aug 14, 2008 |
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Two independent papers in the August 15th issue of G&D identify the Rheb GTPase as a novel oncogene and a promising new chemotherapeutic target.
Virtual applications reach out to real world
Technology / Computer Sciences
Aug 14, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers have developed a series of very clever tools to break through the bottlenecks stalling the widespread adoption of virtual reality. But the compelling applications designed for the system ...
Peers versus parents in modern China
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 14, 2008 |
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In metropolitan China, high school students' self-esteem depends more on good relations with peers than parents, a new UC Davis study shows. But the opposite is true for younger adolescents and young adults: Both base their ...
Family-based brand identity influences customers' purchasing decisions
Aug 14, 2008 |
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A new study in the Journal of Small Business Management shows that promoting the fact that the business is a "family" business positively influences customer purchasing decisions.
Studying volcanoes with balloons
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 14, 2008 |
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People do all kinds of crazy things in Hawaii, but flying balloons over a volcano usually isn't one of them. Unless you're Adam Durant, that is.
Women and war: The toll of deployment on physical health
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 14, 2008 |
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More than 80 percent of a sample of Air Force women deployed in Iraq and other areas around the world report suffering from persistent fatigue, fever, hair loss and difficulty concentrating, according to a University of Michigan ...
Towards understanding bluetongue outbreaks
Aug 14, 2008 |
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A recent article published in Virology, reports the identification of a bluetongue virus strain that caused the northern European Bluetongue outbreak in 2006. Comparison of the virus strain with the sequences of other previo ...
Increased campaign spending improves citizen participation in state supreme court elections
Aug 14, 2008 |
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A new study in the American Journal of Political Science reveals that increased campaign spending significantly improves citizen participation in State Supreme Court elections.
Vegetable Scales With A Mind Of Their Own
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What was the number you were supposed to enter for the chili-pepper on the self-service scales? Was it 67 or 76? And the number for the bananas? The latest self-service scales automatically recognize what ...
Toxoplasmosis found more severe in Brazil compared to Europe
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Newborns in Brazil are more susceptible to toxoplasmosis than those in Europe, according to a recent study. Researchers based in Austria, Brazil, Denmark, France, Italy, Poland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom studied the ...
Safer Triggers and Training Decrease Nail Gun Injuries
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Nail gun injuries decline with the use of safer triggers and training, but safety regulations are needed for residential carpenters, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center.
