Study reveals critical factors affecting urban pollution
... But this study confirmed that so-called background ozone - ozone that could not be attributed to local sources - was the most important factor in determining total ozone levels in cities. "Our results confirm that ozone is transported over ......s, opossums, etc.) as having a common evolutionary background with eutherians (humans, pigs, etc.), and monotremes (platypus, echidna) as having evolved separately. Jirtle said these conclusions contradict the highly publicized assertions Ulfur Arnason and colleagues reported in a 1997 article in the journal Pr...Israeli fertility experts call for international chromosome registry
...red to fit the individual patient's gynaecological background and the type of chromosomal changes detected. That treatment may be pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, further attempts at IVF or oocyte donation when an egg factor is involved."...PNNL captures picture of fish passage with acoustic camera
...different sonar beams, the system flushes out more background noise and allows better image processing. More information is available at http://www.apl.washington.edu/programs/DIDSON/DIDSON.html ....Harbor Branch scientists to study predation habits of jellyfish-like animals in Gulf Of Maine
...d regularly during the mission. Extensive mission background information can also be found on the website....New technology treats dairy wastes, odors
... sampling data on the lagoon, providing invaluable background data for measuring InStreems performance. Soil Search has obtained the rights to sell InStreem in Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho and in North and South Carolina, and is planning to begin selling the units in Eastern Washington by late summer....This is not your father's forest textbook
... trees and stands of trees. The book also includes background information on statistical methods, sampling designs, land measurements, and use of aerial photographs. An introduction to assessing range, wildlife, water, and recreation resources associated with forested lands comprises the last chapter. The measu...Research season will feature use of sophisticated technologies to map Antarctica
...e usefulness of the data by reducing the amount of background noise from the station....UB biophysicists discover high-speed motility in cells in response to voltage changes
...mbedded in the cell membrane, you need to know the background movement," Sachs said. "If you want to know how an...tein is changing shape, you first need to know the background motion." Finding this common property of cells allows scientists to move on to investigate whether ...Worlds largest scientific society convenes regional meeting October 10-13 in Lincoln, Neb.
...ience and Technology, 402-472-2833) Determining background concentrations for chemicals is critical for estab...s. The toxicity of some locations is such that the background concentrations may exceed regulatory limits and constitute an unacceptable risk. The researcher disc...Sexual vs. asexual reproduction: scientists find sex wins
...natural selection is higher because the "signal to background noise ratio of natural selection is higher in the sexual populations." This means that in evolutionary terms the sexually reproducing populations are the winners on average. "Almost every life form is sexual, but according to theory asexual populati...UC Berkeley expert on insect flight receives prestigious MacArthur 'genius' award
... flying insect possible," he said. Dickinson has a background in both neurology and zoology. He obtained his bachelor's degree in neural science from Brown University (1984) and his PhD in zoology from the University of Washington (1989). Following a series of postdoctoral appointments he joined the University ...USF Alzheimer's vaccine research boosted by $1.1-million NIH grant
...or vaccine development, who supplements Dr. Ugen's background in this area. This collaborator, co-principal investigator David Weiner, PhD, an associate professor of pathology at the University of Pennsylvania, pioneered an experimental DNA vaccine against HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS. Dr. Ugen is a memb...African bone tool discovery has important implications for evolution of human behavior
... 80 years and Europeans have an enormous amount of background information to draw on. Africa is geographically enormous when compared to western Europe, but it has been excavated properly only for a very short period, and very few sites in Africa have really been well-dug. I think that when we start to get a bi...Sessions on bioterrorism featured at Tropical Medicine Meeting
...All premeeting sessions are open to the press on a background only basis. Press registration will be required for each session and seating is limited. Enteric Infections and Food Safety, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2001, 1 pm-5:15 pm.Topics include cholera, typhoid, shigellosis, E. coli, campylobacteriosis, listeriosis,...Ohio State scientists bake heart healthy soy bread
...e worked on creating foods for astronauts. With a background like that, shelf life takes on a whole new meaning. She has actually written a book on the staling of bread, and in one breath moves from talking about stale bread to tortillas in space. "Now there's a real story," she says. OK, We'll bite....NSF invites media to report on Antarctic GLOBEC research cruise
... soon aspossible to express interest and to obtain background materials.Freelancers must supply evidence of a firm commitment to publishor air their work on their prospective employer's letterhead....UPenn Cancer Center offers prosate cancer prevention trial using selenium & vitamin E
...12 years to complete. Men of all races and ethnic background are encouraged to participate in the trial. African-American men have the highest incidence of prostate cancer in the world and are especially encouraged to consider joining the trial. The disease also strikes black men at a younger age, so they are ...Predators drive evolution of virtual prey appearance
...e moth images were overlaid on a complex, granular background that was projected on a computer display mimicking the appearance of live moths on a tree trunk. The appearance of the moths was developed from virtual genomes that were based on the way wing patterns are coded for in real moth genetics. "The behavi......accumulation around germ cells may contribute to a background level of spermatocyte apoptosis in unstressed animals. If so, the same pathway may well be implicated in other forms of oligospermia and male infertility....