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An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. The second entry goes on to clarify that, when using the term author, the "anything" which is created is most usually associated with written work.

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Screen of a computer featuring a search of the word "edition" on the home page of Google's website

Google books hearing set for February 18

Technology / Internet

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A US judge set February 18 for a hearing on the revised legal settlement between Google and US authors and publishers that would allow the Internet giant to scan and sell millions of books online.


Google books

New deal sought in dispute over Google book plan (Update)

Technology / Internet

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- A $125 million settlement of a lawsuit that would give Google Inc. the digital rights to millions of out-of-print books will be renegotiated in light of the U.S. Department of Justice's contention ...


NEC Develops Technologies that Assess Author's Feelings from Text

NEC Develops Technologies that Assess Author's Feelings from Text

Technology / Hi Tech

created Apr 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NEC Corporation announced today the development of two new technologies that evaluate an author's feelings based on text data in order to automatically generate entertaining blog content. The technologies ...


What the Romans learnt from Greek mathematics

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Mar 01, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (12) | comments 8

Greek mathematics is considered one of the great intellectual achievements of antiquity. It has been decisive to the academic and cultural development of Western civilisation. The three Roman authors Varro, Cicero and Vitruvius ...


A man holds the new Amazon Kindle 2

Amazon lets authors mute Kindle books read-aloud feature

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 01, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 6

Amazon is yielding to concerns of authors by letting them selectively silence a read-aloud feature in Kindle 2 electronic book readers that hit the market in February.


Teens who frequently go out with friends more likely to use marijuana

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 5

Marijuana use appears to have decreased among most European and North American adolescents between 2002 and 2006, and those who went out with friends on fewer evenings of the week were less likely to report using the drug, ...


A re-review of peer review: Leading journal looks to end the 'review nightmare'

Biology /

created Jan 27, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Every scientific researcher has asked themselves the question at some stage in their professional career: Why has the paper I submitted to be peer reviewed disappeared into the ether?


Filling in the gaps: Personality types lead people to choose certain brands

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 15, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Why do Gap brand jeans appeal to people who seek intimacy in relationships? It may be a result of their upbringing. According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, people's relationship styles can affect their ...


For best results, ask a few thought-provoking questions

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 15, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The next time a telemarketer opens with a friendly question, you might stop and wonder why. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that it is surprisingly effective when salespeople or fundraisers ask how yo ...


Obesity among state's low-income teens nearly triple that of more affluent peers

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 10, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

California's low-income teenagers have a lot in common: Sugary soda. Fast-food restaurants. Too much television. Not enough exercise. The result: Low-income teenagers are almost three times more likely to be obese than teens ...


Half-dose flu shot appears to produce immune response in young, healthy adults

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Dec 08, 2008 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Individuals younger than 50 who have been previously vaccinated do not appear to have a substantially different immune response to a half-dose of influenza vaccine than to a full dose, according to a report in the December ...


How often will you use that treadmill?

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 17, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Why not buy that treadmill? You'll be exercising every day, right? A new study
in the Journal of Consumer Research examines why our expectations of our
behavior so often don't match reality.


Put on a happy face: It helps you see the big picture

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 17, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (11) | comments 0

That photo of your smiling kids on the refrigerator door might do more than just make you feel good; you might make healthier food choices after looking at it. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that pos ...


Precipitation levels may be associated with autism

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 03, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 2

Children living in counties with higher levels of annual precipitation appear more likely to have higher prevalence rates of autism, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. The re ...


Statins associated with lower risk of death from pneumonia

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 27, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Individuals who take cholesterol-lowering statins before being hospitalized with pneumonia appear less likely to die within 90 days afterward, according to a report in the October 27 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of ...