Would 'race' disappear if the United States officially stopped measuring it?
...illustrate the persistent role of race in schools, labor markets, neighborhoods, and health care. ASA also goes on record as opposing the elimination of data collection on race, because sociological studies show that this practice does not eliminate its use in daily life, both informally by individuals and...A laser-based spectometry screening tool may provide early and efficient detection of breast cancer
...me technologies for protein identification are too labor intensive and are not effective as a diagnostic tool (polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis), while others experience signal background problems which precluded their use as a high-throughput screening tool for protein analysis (matrix-assisted laser de...Does that 'java-jolt' affect coffee and non-coffee drinkers alike?
...ars later, many in the tribe known as the American labor force swear that a strong cup of coffee erases the effects of too little sleep. Witness, for example, the fact that the thousands of Americans who protect our country rely on coffee for the stimulation to fly an aircraft, stand a watch at sea, or st...URI oceanographers test method to control metamorphosis in summer flounder
...f synchronization will serve to reduce this costly labor and enhance the profitability of flounder aquaculture....Biodefense team develops faster, safer method of detecting anthrax
...on, and subsequent evaluation, which requires more labor and space, could be performed in a Bio-Safety Level 2 lab, said Andrew Cannons, PhD, scientific director for the USF Center for Biological Defense. This would speed up sample processing and prevent bottlenecks in workload during outbreaks, Cannons sa...Gene plays key evolutionary role in food-gathering behaviors
...the first one shown to actually affect division of labor in honeybee colonies. The researchers measured levels of the gene and its enzyme activity in precocious foragers to assure that the brain changes were not simply a natural result of age. Higher levels of gene expression and enzyme activity occurred ...Labor-inducing folklore alive and well among pregnant women
...ves' tales about pregnancy and labor still run rampant, especially tales on how to get labor going as the due date nears. The fact that they're largely untrue ...Predicting preterm birth still nearly impossible, study in New England Journal finds
...ay come together into one final pathway to preterm labor and delivery involving uterine contractions as well as softening of the cervix and fetal membranes. Finding which route or routes in any individual pregnancy lead to this final pathway may lead to the design of efficient, focused interventions to pr...Blood markers may reflect newborns' potential of contracting HIV
...stitutes of Health demonstrates that uncomplicated labor and vaginal delivery does not stimulate the babies...s born to mothers with chorioamnionitis or preterm labor did show activation of their white blood cells. When HIV was introduced to the white blood cells in...Maryland's proposed crab regulations could have large economic impacts
...county's manufacturing base and 3.3 percent of its labor force. The economic impact analysis, which was funded by the Maryland Sea Grant Program, is based on a survey of Maryland crab processing plants in December 2001. Of the state's 30 operating plants, 20 responded (67% response rate) with detailed an...Genetic mutations linked to breast, ovarian cancer may be underestimated
...hat method is also the most expensive and the most labor intensive, so many laboratories involved in broad-based, epidemiological research with BRCA1 and BRCA2 often use other means that are quicker and cheaper." To find out how those other methods compare to direct gene sequencing, the research team, whic...Scholar: hurricanes helped shape Cuban culture, history
...The fact that sugar was a much more brutal form of labor than coffee had been, led to the rebellion of slaves in the 1840s and 50s and to a national climate change on the whole issue of slavery and race relations. These moved like concentric circles across the times. Since these storms, many others have co...Conservation International and Starbucks announce new coffee sourcing guidelines
... and benefits, occupational health and safety, and labor and human rights. Environmental Concerns: Coffee growing and processing standards will contribute to conservation of soil, water and biological diversity; employ efficient and renewable energy technologies; minimize or eliminate agrochemical inputs;...African bone tool discovery has important implications for evolution of human behavior
...rn human behavior because of the greater skill and labor involved in producing them and the shift to more specialized tool manufacture that generally accompanies them. "In Europe, prior to 35,000 years ago, people did not make formal bone tools," said ASUs Marean. "After that, bone and antler become favor...Computers help veterinarians diagnosis pets with rare diseases
...cially for the tough cases." But 'Associate' was a labor of love for Carter, a love that took increasing amounts of his time. So, in 2001, he merged Texas Medical Informatics into California-based Veterinary Information Networks (VIN), consultants and providers of on-line continuing education for veterina...Protein tied to Alzheimers also plays key role in honeybees
... a social world known for its distinct division of labor based on age-specific tasks. They begin their adult life working inside the hive as sanitation workers and nursemaids, among other roles. They then shift to foraging outside the hive when they are about 3 weeks old. The shift to foraging requires th...Synthetic antifreeze could prevent ice growth
...the use of the natural compounds themselves is too labor and cost-intensive to be practical. Even though researchers do not precisely understand the mechanism by which the AFGPs function, they have been able to modify the structure of the fish AFGP enough to build a longer lasting mimic, a lot like the na......involve substantial upfront costs, and can be very labor intensive. We need to have ongoing analyses of these programs so that we can identify potential weak spots and opportunities for improvement if growers are to stay in business and consumers are to continue to get reasonably priced foods grown under I...Biting may drive division of labor among social wasp workers
...e an important means of regulating the division of labor in insect colonies, he said. O'Donnell's findings, published in the current issue of the journal Behavioral Ecology, were based on detailed observation of three wasp colonies in a dry tropical forest in Costa Rica. He captured nearly 800 female w...Discover Magazine honors landmine detector, cellular research
...1992 to "encourage and support research, study and labor designed to produce new discoveries in all fields of endeavor for the benefit of mankind." It chooses a fellowship recipient each year from among entries to the Discover Awards. Business inquiries on these or other PNNL technologies should be dire...