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Computer Scientists from Saarbrücken Search Through Large Datasets using "Good Trojans"

In order to search through this data companies like Facebook, Ebay, Yahoo, and Twitter use the freely available Hadoop software – a variant of MapReduce…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists Identify Genes Linked to Arsenic in Food

Scientists at the University of Skövde have analyzed databases with genetic information and identified two genes that may play a major role in the aggregation…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Leading a national project for the construction of a next-generation smart grid

Research Institute for Advanced Network TechnologyLeading a national project for the construction of a next-generation smart gridIn order to solve the energy…

Life & Chemistry

Unlocking Evolution: Structure, Context, and Systems in Organisms

Grasping the Key to the Evolution of Living OrganismsSearching for “Structure,” “Context,” and “Systems”Kiyohiko IkedaProfessor of School of International…

Studies and Analyses

Long-Term Benefits of Fusion Surgery for Spondylolisthesis

A new study of these patients as adults has found that the benefits have lasted, reveals research from the Sahlgrenska Academy and Sahlgrenska University…

Life & Chemistry

Female Marine Snails Use Mucus to Attract Mates

The females of most species of snail excrete a substance in their mucous trails that enables males to find them more easily, since they can distinguish between…

Studies and Analyses

English as Corporate Language for Swedish Engineers

’My results confirm previous findings pointing to increased anglicisation in the workplace and that companies tend to take for granted that their employees are…

Science Education

Early Childhood Education’s Role in Sustainable Development

This was highlighted at the World Congress “Children, citizens in a challenged world”, which was hosted by the University of Gothenburg.In a statement, the…

Studies and Analyses

Bone-Anchored Prostheses Boost Life Quality for Patients

It reveals that the treatment improves function and quality of life in nine out of ten patients, and is the result of research carried out at the Sahlgrenska…

Physics & Astronomy

Flying High with Cold Quantum Matter

In Pardorama, situated 2600 m above sea level, in Ischgl/Tyrol, European researchers in the field of quantum matter will meet to discuss the newest findings in…

Physics & Astronomy

Hot Water Discovered in Cold Comets: New Insights

In comets as well as in interstellar clouds, the precursor molecule of water is the positively charged hydronium ion H3O+. This molecular ion can be detected…

Studies and Analyses

Cortisol Levels Linked to Higher Cardiovascular Mortality

High levels of the stress hormone cortisol strongly predict cardiovascular death among both persons with and without pre-existing cardiovascular disease…

Life & Chemistry

Mycobacteria’s Strategy to Evade Destruction in Human Cells

Tuberculosis, or TB, is a dreaded contagious disease of the lungs and other organs. The causative agent, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (or M. tuberculosis),…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Boosting Community Power in Renewable Energy Development

Planning delays and rejections encourage commercial developers to instead focus on remote or deprived communities as sites for new power plants. In areas of…

Health & Medicine

Joint Replacement Infection: New AAOS Guidelines Explained

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) recently approved and released an evidence-based clinical practice guideline on the diagnosis of…

Physics & Astronomy

LiXEdrom: New Measuring Chamber Enhances X-Ray Liquid Jet Studies

X-rays are the medium of choice for many scientific studies. When you shine them on a sample, they literally shed light on the material’s structure, providing…

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