News tagged with urban counties
5 US urban counties lead 'Terror Hot Spots' list, but rural areas not exempt
Nearly a third of all terrorist attacks from 1970 to 2008 occurred in just five metropolitan U.S. counties, but events continue to occur in rural areas, spurred on by domestic actors, according to a report published today ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 31, 2012 |
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More poor kids in more poor places, study finds
Persistent high poverty is most prevalent among children, with those living in rural America disproportionally impacted, according to researchers from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire.
Oct 18, 2011 |
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Study finds smoke-free laws don't impact rural or urban economies
In a recent study published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research, Ellen Hahn, professor in the University of Kentucky College of Nursing and Mark Pyles, assistant professor of finance in the School of Business at the College ...
Aug 02, 2011 |
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Florida lawmakers seek to streamline environmental, growth regulations
Two lobbying heavyweights will square off over the Florida's controversial Big Sugar land buy, but another battle in the legislative session opening Tuesday could have broader impacts. Call it jobs vs. environment.
Mar 02, 2009 |
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Deforestation threatens Brazil's wetland sanctuary
The Pantanal, a stunning biodiversity sanctuary in central-western Brazil, is threatened by intensive farming and deforestation, a leading environmental group warned as the world marked World Wetlands Day ...
Feb 03, 2012 |
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Green potential of our industrial past
Manipulating the soil in urban and industrial areas in order to capture more carbon from the atmosphere is the “best resource we have to begin to mitigate human CO2 emissions”, experts claim.
Feb 02, 2012 |
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First lady promotes healthy food in California
(AP) -- Michelle Obama says a proposed new supermarket in the middle of a blue-collar Hispanic neighborhood in Southern California is an example of how the effort to bring healthy foods to low-income communities is paying ...
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Using real-time road traffic data to evaluate congestion
A new project has shown that by using existing sources of information about traffic flow it is possible to create a minute-by-minute image of congestion in cities.
Jan 26, 2012 |
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NIH launches trials to evaluate CPR and drugs after sudden cardiac arrest
The National Institutes of Health has launched two multi-site clinical trials to evaluate treatments for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. One will compare continuous chest compressions (CCC) combined with pause- free rescue ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Jan 26, 2012 |
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Why smart growth frustrates players in the system: study
Maryland planners, developers and land-use advocates consider the state's smart growth tools too weak, frustrating their desire for development within existing urban areas, finds a new University of Maryland ...
Jan 18, 2012 |
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Scientists release natural enemy of asian citrus psyllid
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of California, Riverside scientists released a natural enemy of the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) this morning on campus to help control the spread of the psyllid, an invasive pest ...
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Chinese health coverage increases with new government efforts
Health care coverage increased dramatically in parts of China between 1997 and 2006, a period when government interventions were implemented to improve access to health care, with particularly striking upswings ...
Dec 05, 2011 |
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You're just one in 7 billion!
(PhysOrg.com) -- Did you take a deep breath before pushing and shoving your way into a crowded train this morning? Stepped on a few toes or nerves perhaps? Phew, well, if you thought dodging elbows and trying to hop on that ...
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Nov 09, 2011 |
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Space shuttle data leads to better model for solar power production in California
The space shuttle program may have ended, but data the space craft collected over the past three decades are still helping advance science. Researchers at the Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego recently ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 07, 2011 |
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