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Optimal basketball shooting rate proposed based on mathematical model

NBA players may be too conservative with their shots, according to a comparison with a theoretical model describing shot selection reported Jan. 25 in the online journal PLoS ONE.

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Ohio quakes could incite fracking policy shift

(AP) -- In Ohio, geographically and politically positioned to become a leading importer of wastewater from gas drilling, environmentalists and lawmakers opposed to the technique known as fracking are seizing on a series ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Few parents recall being told by doctors that their child is overweight

A new analysis of national survey data finds that less than one-quarter of parents of overweight children recall ever being told by a doctor or other health care provider that their children were overweight.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1

High-dose melphalan and autologous stem cell transplantation increases survival

A team of researchers led by Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has found treatment of selected immunoglobulin light chain (AL) amyloidosis patients with high-dose melphalan and autologous stem cell transplantation ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Proposed pipeline could cost jobs, not create them

(PhysOrg.com) -- Claims of job creation by the TransCanada Corp. Keystone XL Pipeline are inflated at best and misleading at worst, according to a new report by the ILR Global Labor Institute (GLI) posted on its website.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Dementia patients face burdensome transitions in last 90 days

A new study in the Sept. 29, 2011, edition of the New England Journal of Medicine reports that nearly one in five nursing home residents with advanced dementia experiences burdensome transitions in the last 90 days of lif ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Syria wages cyber warfare as websites hacked

(AP) -- While Syrian protesters and security forces are engaged in a war of attrition on the ground, a different kind of battle is emerging online.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Marketers target kids with tech

Isabella Sweet doesn't wear a target on her chest. But kid marketers covet this 9-year-old as if she does. Perhaps it's because she's a techie.

Technology / Other

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Calif. lawmakers approve Amazon tax compromise

(AP) -- Lawmakers on Friday sent Gov. Jerry Brown a compromise bill that delays California's effort to force online retailers such as Amazon.com to collect the state's sales taxes while retailers lobby Congress for national ...

Technology / Business

created Sep 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Basketball shot selection analyzed mathematically

In the sport of basketball players are constantly faced with the choice of whether to shoot for the hoop when a shot opportunity arises or to hold on to the ball and hope a better opportunity will arise. Now ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Aug 05, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (8) | comments 3 | with audio podcast report


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