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Environmental Conservation

Climate Change Shifts Michigan Mammals Northward

The finding, by researchers at the University of Michigan, Michigan State University and Ohio's Miami University, appears in the June issue of the journal…

Environmental Conservation

Bacteria Create Aquatic Superbugs in Waste Treatment Plants

In the first known study of its kind, Chuanwu Xi of the University of Michigan School of Public Health and his team sampled water containing the bacteria…

Life & Chemistry

Princeton team's analysis of flu virus could lead to better vaccines

Though theoretical, the work points to the critical importance of what has been a poorly appreciated aspect of the interaction between a virus and those…

Health & Medicine

Early Alzheimer's diagnosis offers large social, fiscal benefits

Patients with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias are heavy users of long-term care services, especially nursing home care, with estimated annual costs…

Environmental Conservation

Climate Change Impacts Cascades Snowpack, New Research Reveals

But new research leaves little doubt that a warmer climate has a significant effect on the snowpack, as measured by water content on April 1, even if other…

Health & Medicine

Human Factors in Pandemic Spread: Key Research Insights

Researchers agree it is extremely difficult to identify a pandemic event before it is under way and spreading from person to person, yet the timeliness of this…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists Identify Key Gene in Breast Cancer Metastasis

The findings could help predict whether breast tumors will metastasize and also reveal potential drug targets for preventing metastasis. The study will appear…

Studies and Analyses

Process Thinking: Navigating Consumer Choices in Marketing

“Marketers often try to tempt consumers to buy their products by encouraging them to imagine themselves using the product,” write authors Debora Viana Thompson…

Technology Offerings

Unlocking Email Insights with PIM: Process Identification Machine

The invention permits to identify and structure the content of e-mail messages. Its core element is the analytical unit, which permits processing of structured…

Technology Offerings

Optimizing CO2 Supply for Enhanced Greenhouse Growth

Photosynthesis in general and plant growth in particular depend on the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air. For this reason, well-equipped plant…

Studies and Analyses

Dental Implants: Minimal Bone Loss with New Placement Techniques

Dental implants are frequently used as a replacement for missing teeth in order to restore the patient’s tooth function and appearance.Previous research…

Studies and Analyses

Consumer Anger Drives Strategic Displays in Negotiations

Authors Eduardo B. Andrade and Teck-Hua Ho (University of California, Berkeley) set out to examine “emotion gaming,” the act of either concealing a current…

Corporate News

Siemens Wins Order for First Carbon-Neutral Pipeline Compressors

The purchaser is Ruby Pipeline LLC, a subsidiary of El Paso Pipelines. The pipeline compressors feature electric drives and will be deployed at the head…

Environmental Conservation

Charcoal vs. Propane: Which Grilling Method Is Greener?

Not necessarily, finds a paper published today in Elsevier's Environmental Impact Assessment Review. The article, “Charcoal versus LPG grilling: a…

Studies and Analyses

Study Links Appetite to Elderly Mortality at Ben-Gurion U

The study, published in the May issue of the Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging, demonstrated a link between the Daily Activity Energy Expenditure (DAEE– an…

Life & Chemistry

Molecular Structure Insights Into Albinism and Melanoma

Scientists have long known that members of the phenoloxidase family are involved in skin and hair coloring. When they are mutated, they can cause albinism –…

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