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Back pain permanently sidelines soldiers at war
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Military personnel evacuated out of Iraq and Afghanistan because of back pain are unlikely to return to the line of duty regardless of the treatment they receive, according to research led by a Johns Hopkins pain management ...
US military tweets news from Afghanistan
Jun 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- U.S. and Afghan forces killed four militants in Wardak province, the U.S. military tweeted on Monday.
Robo-forklift keeps humans out of harm's way
Jan 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) are working on a better way to handle supplies in a war zone: a semi-autonomous forklift that can be directed ...
Robo-forklift keeps humans out of harm’s way
Jan 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) are working on a better way to handle supplies in a war zone: a semi-autonomous forklift that can be directed by people ...
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Severe, acute maternal stress linked to the development of schizophrenia
Aug 21, 2008 |
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Pregnant women who endure the psychological stress of being in a war zone are more likely to give birth to a child who develops schizophrenia. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Psychiatry supports a grow ...
Mental disorders and exposure to war in Lebanon
Apr 01, 2008 |
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In the first study in the Arab world to document mental illness and treatment on a national level, researchers from Lebanon have described the prevalence of mental disorders and their relation to exposure to war.
Lessons for Obama in study of Bush efforts to 'frame' Iraq war
Sep 17, 2009 |
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Wartime leaders have long sought to sway public opinion by "framing" bad news from the frontlines. They present inconvenient facts in an altered format in order to generate support for their policies. A new study from North ...
New research shows risk of ALS exposure in Gulf War veterans is time limited
Jun 06, 2008 |
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A new study, led by researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC), says that cases of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) among soldiers who served in the first Persian Gulf War were caused by certain events during their ...
Biofuel production could undercut efforts to shrink Gulf 'Dead Zone'
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Scientists in Pennsylvania report that boosting production of crops used to make biofuels could make a difficult task to shrink a vast, oxygen-depleted "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico more difficult. The ...
Nuclear scientist says first Soviet A-bomb 'miracle': report
Aug 30, 2009 |
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A nuclear scientist involved in the Soviet Union's first atomic test 60 years ago hailed it "a miracle" Saturday and called for a national day of celebration, RIA Novosti news agency reported.
GIOVE-B on the launch pad
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 24, 2008 |
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The launcher that will carry GIOVE-B into orbit has been moved from the final assembly building to the launch pad in preparation for liftoff on Sunday morning.
Apology for human rights abuses has precedent in US
Sep 28, 2009 |
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A growing global movement to apologize and make restitution to victims of human rights abuses is now gathering steam in the United States, but it won't be a first for the country, says the president of The Western History ...
Hybrid bluegrasses analyzed for use in transition zone
Nov 04, 2009 |
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The transition zone can be one of the most challenging places to maintain high-quality turfgrass; changeable growing conditions in these regions often prove too hot for some grasses and too cold for others. Finding turfgrass ...
The first casualty of war: Study finds news reports match misperception of civilian deaths
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 06, 2009 |
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Researchers reporting in BioMed Central's open access journal Conflict and Health found that the discrepancy in media reporting of casualty numbers in the Iraq conflict can potentially misinform the public and contribute to dis ...
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