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Life & Chemistry

New HEDDS Tool Enhances Avian Flu Detection in Wild Birds

Scientists are now using the newly developed database and Web application called HEDDS (HPAI Early Detection Data System) to share information on sample…

Life & Chemistry

Microscopic Passengers: Space Shuttle Study on Microorganisms

The 'Microbe' experiment, part of the STS-115 space shuttle mission scheduled for launch Aug. 27, will study three common microorganisms — Salmonella…

Studies and Analyses

Study Reveals Untreated Learning Disorders in Aggressive Students

A study in the August issue of The Journal of Pediatrics shows that students displaying violent behaviors often have untreated learning disorders and…

Social Sciences

Pension websites… does your scheme have one?

In a survey of 1,337 individuals, Dr Tina Harrison and Kathryn Waite have found that less than a quarter of self-employed individuals know that their pension…

Studies and Analyses

Food Industry Adapts to Consumer Hygiene Concerns

A report from the Centre for Analysis of Risk and Regulation (CARR) says that an education campaign following the 1996 outbreak raised the profile of food…

Life & Chemistry

Exploring Cell Biology Breakthroughs for Plant Enthusiasts

“We are deeply committed to mutualization. The idea is to attract every potential user interested in plants, whether they specialize in human or animal…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Fonio Joins European Markets with EU Research Support

To promote the cereal, the European Union is funding an international research project, entitled FONIO, to improve the competitiveness of the fonio commodity…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Empowering Herdsmen: Innovating Pastoralism in Arid Zones

Pastoralism has now emerged as the main way of using natural resources sustainably in arid zones. However, it faces numerous obstacles linked to climatic…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Modeling Rice Morphological Adaptability for Crop Productivity

This plasticity is of crucial importance for crop productivity in variable, heterogeneous environments; it is thus a target for varietal breeding operations….

Environmental Conservation

Ecologists Urge Action to Restore Iraq’s Marshes

Speaking at the BES's Annual Meeting at the University of Oxford from 5-7 September, Professor Curtis Richardson of Duke University will present the findings…

Physics & Astronomy

AKARI’s view on birth and death of stars

AKARI's Infrared Camera (IRC) imaged the reflection nebula IC 1396 in the constellation Cepheus (a reflection nebula is a cloud of dust which reflects the…

Health & Medicine

Latest Insights on Pain Sensitivity Enhancement

Constant pain can really get on your nerves – literally! The phenomenon of pain sensitivity enhancement is responsible for this. In the case of persistent pain…

Physics & Astronomy

High-Altitude Clouds Discovered on Mars’ Atmosphere

Until now, scientists had been aware only of the clouds that hug the Martian surface and lower reaches of the atmosphere. Thanks to data from the SPICAM…

Social Sciences

Tackling Elderly Poverty in EU25: Insights from New Policy Brief

The first Policy Brief “Poverty of elderly People in EU25″, by Asghar Zaidi, arises out of our work for the European Commission under the Community Action…

Information Technology

3D Design Platform Bridges Multi-User Applications Seamlessly

This IST-funded project has created the first open internet-based platform for multi-user, distributed 3D graphics design, one that allows both proprietary and…

Life & Chemistry

New Technique Detects Streptococcus in Newborns at Birth

In the nineties, a research group of the University Hospital Virgen de las Nieves gave rise to Granada Medium (a technique to detect the presence of the…

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