The mineral barite was examined to understand mineral growth and dissolution generally, but also because it is the dominant scale-forming mineral that…
In a study to be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, researchers had students…
They describe 24 stages or timings associated with seasonal changes in phenology and agricultural activity throughout a year. Qian et al. from the Key…
But about 65 percent were at least moderately concerned about the flu, and nearly 60 percent said they were following the issue very or moderately closely.Using survey data collected from approximately 3,000 young adults during the 2009-2010 H1N1 influenza epidemic—the first serious infectious disease this group had ever experienced—The Generation X Report explores how Americans ages 36-39 kept abreast of the issue and what actions they eventually took to protect themselves and their families. …
Excluding skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in American men, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Open…
Greene comments on the potential for ecological disaster posed by the 2,300 tons of fuel oil still aboard the capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia, half…
MRSA can occur in the environment and in raw meat products, and is estimated to cause around 185,000 cases of food poisoning each year. The bacteria can also…
In addition to layers of warm clothing, gloves and boots, parents often use whatever athletic headgear is available to mitigate the potential hazards of winter…
Research led by New York University biologists shows that the cavefish are an example of convergent evolution, with several populations repeatedly, and…
Feces collected at several different sites from free-living reptiles harbored Escherichia coli bacteria that were resistant to ampicillin, doxycycline,…
Up to now, geologists were vague on the age of the 600-foot-deep crater, which formed when a rising plume of magma hit a pocket of underground water, creating…
The basis of the measuring instrument is formed by an automatic laser alignment system, ALAS, with any flexible, problem-oriented number of measuring points,…
The patent contains a solar hybrid combined cycle – (SHCC®), in which solar heat is fed into the gas turbine cycle as well into the water-steam cycle. The heat…
A A touch-sensitive surface on the input side of the device is equipped with an electrically conductive and optically transparent coating for the first…
Many screens, internal claddings in cars and high value cosmetic packages are manufactured from plastics and contain a protective lacquer or finishing. The…
By reacting with seawater, CO2 increases the water's acidity, which may significantly reduce the calcification rate of such marine organisms as corals and…
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