Going, going green
Jun 22, 2009 |
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Steve and Beth Griffith and their family thought they were well on their way to living an energy-saving green lifestyle.
Dad's early connection with child 'writes script' for later school involvement
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 22, 2009 |
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When a dad changes diapers and makes pediatrician's appointments, he's more likely to stay interested and involved when his child makes the transition to school, said a new University of Illinois study that explores the role ...
Total knee replacement appears cost-effective in older adults
Jun 22, 2009 |
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Total knee replacement (arthroplasty) appears to be a cost-effective procedure for older adults with advanced osteoarthritis, according to a report in the June 22 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/A ...
Study highlights massive imbalances in global fertilizer use
Jun 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Synthetic fertilizers have dramatically increased food production worldwide. But the unintended costs to the environment and human health have been substantial. Nitrogen runoff from farms ...
Found: piece of Canadian history
Jun 22, 2009 |
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Archivists in the William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections recently re-discovered a bill of treason dating back to the Rebellion of 1837.
From Grain to Pixel
Jun 22, 2009 |
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Not only video shops are struggling with the digitisation of films. Digitisation is also giving rise to problems in a completely different area. Film archives and laboratories have built up their work around the analogue ...
US relays concern to China over web filtering software
Jun 22, 2009 |
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The United States has expressed concern over a new rule that all computers sold in China be rigged with Internet filtering software, a US official said here Monday, amid fears for online freedom.
Major study highlights weight differences among 3-19 year-olds with type 1 and 2 diabetes
Jun 22, 2009 |
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A major study of three to 19 year-olds has provided vital data on the weight problems faced by the growing number of children and young people with type 1 diabetes, which is more prevalent in younger age groups than type ...
Tumor suppressor gene in flies may provide insights for human brain tumors
Jun 22, 2009 |
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In the fruit fly's developing brain, stem cells called neuroblasts normally divide to create one self-renewing neuroblast and one cell that has a different fate. But neuroblast growth can sometimes spin out of control and ...
Obsidian 'trail' provides clues to how humans settled, interacted in Kuril Islands
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Archaeologists have used stone tools to answer many questions about human ancestors in both the distant and near past and now they are analyzing the origin of obsidian flakes to better understand ...
Research could help save tuatara from extinction
Jun 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Research by Victoria University PhD graduate Kim Miller could help to successfully manage tuatara and skink populations in danger of becoming extinct.
Less frequent social activity may be associated with motor function decline in older adults
Jun 22, 2009 |
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Among older adults, less frequent participation in social activity is associated with a more rapid rate of motor function decline, according to a report in the June 22 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JA ...
Study: Bankruptcy rates reflect policy, not people
Jun 22, 2009 |
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What do high bankruptcy rates in states like Tennessee and Utah tell us about the people that live in those places? Not much, according to a new 50-state bankruptcy study published in the latest issue of the Journal of La ...
Energy-saving method checks refrigerant level in air conditioners
Jun 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers have developed a technique that saves energy and servicing costs by indicating when air conditioners are low on refrigerant, preventing the units from working overtime.
Cold case techniques bring mummy's face to life
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Thanks to the skills of artists who work on cold case investigations, people have a chance to see what the Oriental Institute’s mummy Meresamun may have looked like in real life.
