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Study Confirms Cougars Making Comeback

Clay Nielsen, assistant professor with the Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory, Department of Forestry and the Center for Ecology at SIU Carbondale, said…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Everyone Knows It's Windy . . .

The data come from a six-ton buoy that was deployed at three locations in the lake: two points near the Muskegon shoreline and about 35 miles off shore. Loaded…

Transportation and Logistics

Steering Safety: Research Looks at Factors in Truck-Related Fatalities and Injuries to Reduce Accidents

Sunanda Dissanayake, associate professor of civil engineering, and Siddhartha Kotikalapudi, master's student in civil engineering, India, are looking at five…

Studies and Analyses

PolyU study sheds light on prevention of heat stroke for outdoor workers

The study has brought together the expertise of PolyU’s Department of Building and Real Estate (BRE), The Hong Kong Institute of Education and the…

Studies and Analyses

Contaminated Surfaces in Hotel Rooms: Key Insights for Hoteliers

“Hoteliers have an obligation to provide their guests with a safe and secure environment. Currently, housekeeping practices vary across brands and properties…

Life & Chemistry

Bifidobacterium Dentium: A New Player in Neurotransmitter Production

“We identified, to our knowledge, the first bifidobacterial strain, Bifidobacterium dentium, that is capable of secreting large amounts of gamma-aminobutyric…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights on Neural Circuit Manipulation in Primate Brains

The collaborative research team led by Professor Tadashi ISA, Project Assistant Professor Masaharu KINOSHITA from The National Institute for Physiological…

Life & Chemistry

Unlocking Lariats: Insights Into RNA Splicing Decisions

The lasso-shaped genetic snippets — they are called lariats — that the Brown team reports studying in the June 17 edition of Nature Structural & Molecular…

Social Sciences

Ending refugees' exile

Many have spent decades in exile; many second and third-generation refugees have never seen the place which they are now expected to call home. Research funded…

Studies and Analyses

Estimating Adult Human Biomass: A Global Perspective

However, the energy requirement of a species depends not only on numbers but on its average mass. New research published in BioMed Central's open access…

Environmental Conservation

Arctic Forest Expansion: Carbon Storage and Climate Impact

The Arctic is getting greener as plant growth increases in response to a warmer climate. This greater plant growth means more carbon is stored in the…

Life & Chemistry

Control gene for 'conveyor belt' cells could help improve oral vaccines, treat intestinal disease

M cells act like “conveyor belts,” ingesting bacteria and transporting substances from the gut into Peyer's patches, specialized tissues resembling lymph nodes…

Science Education

Bernstein Members Shine in Excellence Initiative Round Two

Also in the second round of this program, the results of which were publically announced on June 15, concepts of many Bernstein members prevailed. Scientists…

Life & Chemistry

Boron Breakthroughs: Unveiling Unique Compounds in Chemistry

The element boron never fails to surprise chemists. It is so electron-deficient that it forms highly unusual compounds with other elements. For this reason,…

Life & Chemistry

Innovative Sipat Technology Enables Continuous Pharma Production

By contrast to traditional batch methods of production, where medications are produced one step at a time, Sipat makes continuous production possible while…

Innovative Products

Smart Watch Enhances Comfort and Safety for Seniors

A field test has now begun, in which 35 apartments of older people were outfitted with these systems for a number of months. An important part of the system is…

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