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Scientists' strategic reading of research enhanced by digital tools

Scientists' strategic reading of research enhanced by digital tools

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The revolution in scientific publishing that has been promised since the 1980s is finally about to take place, according to two University of Illinois experts in information science.


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How to Spot an Influential Paper Based on its Citations

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (13) | comments 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- At first it may seem that the number of citations received by a published scientific paper is directly related to that paper's quality of content. The higher the quality, the more people read ...


Los Alamos researchers create 'map of science'

Los Alamos researchers create 'map of science'

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (10) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have produced the world's first Map of Science—a high-resolution graphic depiction of the virtual trails scientists leave behind when they retrieve ...





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Publication of flu vaccines studies in prestigious journals are determined by the sponsor

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Industry-sponsored studies on influenza vaccines are published in journals with higher rankings (impact factors) and are cited more than studies with other sponsors, but this is not because they are bigger or better, finds ...


How to treat fevers in African children up for debate

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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

A new debate in the open access journal PLoS Medicine questions whether all African children with fever should be treated presumptively with antimalarial drugs, or if treatment should wait until laboratory tests confirm malari ...


Antibodies produced within joints in rheumatoid arthritis

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Antibodies produced within the joints themselves may be responsible for joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis, according to new research published in PLoS Medicine.


Mobile phone use not associated with melanoma of the eye

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mobile phone use is not associated with the risk of melanoma of the eye, researchers report in the January 13 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.


Aspirin can prevent liver damage that afflicts millions

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Simple aspirin may prevent liver damage in millions of people suffering from side effects of common drugs, alcohol abuse, and obesity-related liver disease, a new Yale University study suggests.


Cross-border health programs could reduce maternal and child deaths

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A policy promoting "cross-border" health programs could contribute to reducing maternal and child mortality in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan, says an international team of health experts in this week's PLoS Medicine.


Portable Precision: A New Type of Atomic Clock

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jun 11, 2009 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (9) | comments 2

The most accurate atomic clocks in the world are based on the output of cesium atoms. These ultra-precise fountain clocks measure the frequency and time interval of seconds by using a fountain-like movement of cesium atoms. ...


Burying crop residues at sea may help reduce global warming

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 4

Imagine a massive international effort to combat global warming by reducing carbon dioxide - build up in the atmosphere. It involves gathering billions of tons of cornstalks, wheat straw, and other crop residue from farm ...


International food aid alone cannot solve the global malnutrition crisis

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 25, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In an editorial in this week's PLoS Medicine, the journal's editors discuss some of the controversies surrounding international food aid, and conclude that "donor-supported food programs are not enough as a long term strate ...


A novel explanation for a floral genetic mystery

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created Jan 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists at the University of Jena, Germany have put forth a novel explanation of the evolutionary driving force behind a genetic switching circuit that regulates flower development and survival. The hypothesis, based around ...



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