Planar 99mTc-labeled RBC scintigraphy is sensitive for detection of acute gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding but its accuracy for localization of a bleeding source…
Commonly used in labs to study cell division, C. crescentus naturally take on a banana-like curve, but they also can undergo a mutation in which they grow to…
A strong handshake can say a lot about a person—it can indicate power, confidence, health, or aggression. Now scientists say that the strength of a person’s…
The findings based on seven years of research by nine Oldenburg scientists, in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Peter J. Hore of Oxford University, are now available…
Galaxies are typically comprised of several hundred billion stars and display a variety of shapes and sizes. The formation of galaxies is one of the most…
The field of application is under water welding (e.g. offshore platforms or inland water-ways) using electric arc welding including continuous filler wire supply. In comparison to the state of the art, the new welding system allows a creation of endless an slag-free welding seam in hyper-baric wet areas by the hand of the diver.
These are for the first time identified in a study now published by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. The uncertainties in assessing the…
Common belief is that yawning helps to increase the oxygen supply. However, previous research has failed to show an association between yawning and blood…
A researcher from the University of Cádiz (Spain) questions this idea in view of the results from a survey taken by students, revealing the general level of…
Writing in the Journal of Biogeography, Jason Ali and Jonathan Aitchison explore how fluctuating sea level changes over thousands of years impacted the island…
The research also shows some of those traits have a neurobiological basis, and that those traits vary according to the biological sex of the individual…
The research indicates that the world is indeed getting warmer, but historical records show that it hasn’t happened everywhere at the same rate.
But is it possible to optimize production across a much bigger area—say, the whole East Coast of the United States? That’s the question a team of USDA-ARS…
All industrial nations need large volumes of oil which is normally delivered by ocean-going tankers or via inland waterways to its destination.
Superelasticity, also called “pseudoelasticity”, is the ability of special materials that have undergone extensive deformation to return to their original…
Dogs and puppies are gifted at interpreting human communicative hints, and previous studies showed that they use human visual cues like pointing or gazing in…