Classroom computers boost face-to-face learning
May 22, 2009 |
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Computers have been used for years to facilitate learning at a distance. A new European research programme shows that computers can also enhance collaborative, face-to-face learning and problem solving.
No new leads on missing Minn. mother, son
May 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A Minnesota father's public plea for his wife to bring home their 13-year-old son for cancer treatment went unanswered as their flight from authorities stretched into another day Friday.
Forestry officials on urgent mission: Beetles
May 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Forestry officials in the Northeast are on an urgent mission, tracking thousands of Massachusetts residents as they search for tree-eating stowaway insects they may have carried to campgrounds or ...
A novel marker of colorectal carcinoma
May 22, 2009 |
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The colorectal cancer is thought to be resulted from a combination of environmental factors, diet, lifestyle, chronic inflammation and accumulation of specific genetic alterations. The pathogenesis and development of colorectal ...
Is there any association between COX2 and colon cancer?
May 22, 2009 |
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Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), which are known to reduce the risk of colon cancer, act directly on cyclooxygenase-2 (COX2) and reduce its activity. Population studies have found an association of inherited ...
Pope 2.0: Vatican launches Facebook application
May 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI has entered the world of social networking sites and smartphones with a Vatican portal that includes Facebook and iPhone applications.
Online educational empowerment
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May 22, 2009 |
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Online learning communities flourish best if individual learners have self-governance. That is the conclusion of a US study published in the International Journal of Web Based Communities.
Canadian men reluctant to consult mental health services
May 22, 2009 |
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Between 20 and 70 percent of Canadians affected by mental illness shun medical treatment. Such avoidance of services provided by doctors and psychologists is particularly acute among men, according to a recent study published ...
Taciturn Armstrong sparks Twitter media boycott
May 22, 2009 |
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Lance Armstrong's refusal to speak directly to the press at the Tour of Italy has sparked a boycott by some sections of the Italian and anglophone media of the American's online messages.
NKorea allows limited Internet cell phone service
May 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- North Korea has begun limited Internet service for mobile phone users, a government Web site reported, months after launching an advanced network in cooperation with an Egyptian telecommunications company.
'Keyboard Cat' phenomenon spreads on Web, TV
May 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A new Internet phenomenon has drawn the interest of millions - including Stephen Colbert.
NASA waits for dry weather to bring shuttle home
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May 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- NASA is waiting for a break in Florida's rainy weather so the space shuttle Atlantis can return home on schedule.
African-American women with advanced breast cancer often forego vital treatment
May 22, 2009 |
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A new study finds that nearly one in four African American women with late stage breast cancer refused chemotherapy and radiation therapy, potentially life saving therapies. Published in the July 1, 2009 issue of Cancer, a peer ...
Indonesian imams OK Facebook - but no flirting!
May 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Muslim clerics debating the exploding popularity of Facebook in Indonesia said Friday that followers could use the networking site to connect with friends or for work - but not to gossip or flirt.
Mexico City ends swine flu alert, no cases in week
May 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Mexico City lowered its swine flu alert level from yellow to green on Thursday, and the mayor said "we can relax" now that there have been no new infections for a week.
