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Study shows effect of feral buffalo on Kakadu

Study shows effect of feral buffalo on Kakadu

Biology /

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

The ecological effect of feral buffalo on Kakadu National Park has been the focus of a research study by a team of prominent Charles Darwin University researchers.





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AP IMPACT: Gripes about swine flu vaccine abound (AP)

Gripes about swine flu vaccine abound

Medicine & Health / Medications

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

(AP) -- When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be "messy." They were right.


Night beat, overtime and a disrupted sleep pattern can harm officers' health

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A police officer who works the night shift, typically from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m., already is at a disadvantage when it comes to getting a good "night's" sleep.


MS is more aggressive in children but slower to cause disability than in adults

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Magnetic resonance images (MRI) of patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in childhood show that pediatric onset multiple sclerosis is more aggressive, and causes more brain lesions, than MS diagnosed in adulthood, researchers ...


Retailers Expect a Grinch-like Christmas, Says UB Retail Expert

Other Sciences / Economics

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

(PhysOrg.com) -- Unfortunately for retailers, the Grinch will be pushing the shopping cart again this holiday season, says Arun Jain, Samuel P. Capen Professor of Marketing Research in the University at Buffalo School of ...


Remote control: Travelers can keep an eye on home (AP)

Remote control: Travelers can keep an eye on home

Technology / Hi Tech

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

This holiday season, many travelers will be able to keep a close eye on home. Thanks to new security system technology, including live video feed, you can monitor everything from the front door to the sump ...


Aisle placements affect grocery sales, research shows

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Supermarkets could increase their sales of related items, such as chips and soft drinks, by moving the items closer to each other in their stores, according to research by Ram Bezawada, assistant professor of marketing in ...


Implications of Past Forecasting Errors Often Underestimated

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- When managers issue a forecast of their firm's earnings, they do not always take into account prior forecasting errors, according to research in the current issue of the Journal of Business Finance & Accounting.


Racial segregation key factor in subprime lending

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- New study examines impact of segregation on the prevalence of high-cost loans in U.S. metro areas. Subprime loans disproportionately located in segregated areas.


Study: Man-eating lions consumed 35 people in 1898 (AP)

Notorious 'man-eating' lions of Tsavo likely ate about 35 people -- not 135, scientists say

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The legendary "man-eating lions of Tsavo" that terrorized a railroad camp in Kenya more than a century ago likely consumed about 35 people--far fewer than popular estimates of 135 victims, according to a new ...


Contracts foster trust, but flexibility is needed, research says

Other Sciences / Economics

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

While detailed contracts can foster trust between parties, there needs to be flexibility in negotiating potential changes, according to research recently published in MIS Quarterly.



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