News tagged with size
Bird populations near Fukushima are more diminished than expected
(PhysOrg.com) -- Low-level radiation in Fukushima Prefecture appears to have had immediate effects on bird populations, and to a greater degree than was expected from a related analysis of Chernobyl, an international ...
Feb 09, 2012 |
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'Shish kebab' structure provides improved form of 'buckypaper'
Scientists are reporting development of a new form of buckypaper, which eliminates a major drawback of these sheets of carbon nanotubes -- 50,000 times thinner than a human hair, 10 times lighter than steel, ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Feb 08, 2012 |
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Class size matters to those who struggle most
Research shows that class size does matter; and that it matters most for socio-economically disadvantaged learners, the very groups that the Government says it is most concerned about, says Massey University Professor of ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 03, 2012 |
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Could brain size determine whether you are good at maintaining friendships?
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers are suggesting that there is a link between the number of friends you have and the size of the region of the brain – known as the orbital prefrontal cortex – that ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 02, 2012 |
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Insulin resistance linked to brain health in elderly
New research from Uppsala University shows that reduced insulin sensitivity is linked to smaller brain size and deteriorated language skills in seniors. The findings are now published in the scientific journal Diabetes Ca ...
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Unexpected ice-formation mechanism
(PhysOrg.com) -- Extremely hydrophobic materials cause water to roll right off objects that have been coated with them. Up to now, it was assumed that aircraft or wind turbines coated in such a way did not ...
Jan 18, 2012 |
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Smoke particles are not all the 'SAME'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Where there's smoke, you need a functioning smoke detector that can tell the difference between, say, smoke particles and dust. Yet in the microgravity environment of the International Space ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 05, 2012 |
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Overweight children face heart risks as young as 3, study says
When children are overweight, heart-health risk factors such as dangerous cholesterol levels and artery inflammation can start as early as age 3, according to a University of Miami study published in this week's medical journal ...
Dec 12, 2011 |
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A whole new meaning for thinking on your feet
Smithsonian researchers report that the brains of tiny spiders are so large that they fill their body cavities and overflow into their legs. As part of ongoing research to understand how miniaturization affects ...
Dec 12, 2011 |
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New fluorescent imaging sorts microbiome in human mouth
New fluorescent labeling technology that distinguishes in a single image the population size and spatial distribution of 15 different taxa has uncovered new taxon pairings that indicate unsuspected cooperation -- and standoffishness ...
Dec 07, 2011 |
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Research finds many women not receiving recommended breast cancer adjuvant treatment
A first-of-its kind study led by Xiao-Cheng Wu, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Public Health at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, reports that a significant number of women are not receiving guideline-recommended treatment ...
Dec 06, 2011 |
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Powerful mathematical model greatly improves predictions for species facing climate change
UCLA life scientists and colleagues have produced the most comprehensive mathematical model ever devised to track the health of populations exposed to environmental change.
Dec 03, 2011 |
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Study of wolves will help scientists predict climate effects on endangered animals
Scientists studying populations of gray wolves in the USA's Yellowstone National Park have developed a way to predict how changes in the environment will impact on the animals' number, body size and genetics, amongst other ...
Dec 01, 2011 |
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Inhaled nanoparticles deliver potent anticancer cocktail to lung tumors and block resistance
(PhysOrg.com) -- An ideal treatment for lung cancer would be one that could be inhaled deep into lung tissue where it would deliver tumor-killing agents that would then largely stay in the lungs, avoiding the toxicities that ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Gobbling extra stuffing: Willpower no match for cheap food, big portions
Ditching the diet for Thanksgiving? Turkey with all the fixings isn't the only temptation causing would-be dieters to miss their goals, according to a new Cornell University review article that finds powerful environmental ...
Nov 16, 2011 |
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