Screensavers of the world, unite!
...beginning. ``There are at least 300 million personal computers on the Internet,`` write the authors, bu...ributed systems must not interfere with the user`s personal use. This is most commonly (and perhaps most elegantly) done using screensavers.`` The author...Five Rutgers professors named fellows of national science association
...rs Joseph J. Seneca. "Rutgers is gratified by the personal recognition our professors have achieved in this prestigious selection process and by the role these faculty play in educating the next generation of scholars and researchers and advancing their disciplines through their research." Jolie A. Cizewski,...Two distinguished scientists to share leadership of new Life Sciences Institute
... as directors two great scientists who possess the personal qualities to attract and support other great scientists at our University," said Bollinger. "They will be outstanding as scientific leaders and co-directors of the Institute, maintaining their own excellent research efforts while jointly building th...UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center program triumphs
...arroll during his treatment. In addition to making personal contributions during the last two years, the advoc...problem of prostate cancer." Shuman, too, brings a personal angle to the story. A prostate cancer survivor, he says he has both an academic and personal interes...Bio-X awards $3 million in grants for imaginative interdisciplinary research and education projects
...seases inside your body . . . you`ll have your own personal vaccine to fight cancer . . . and damaged synapses in your nervous system will be replaced by electronic chips. Such medical breakthroughs may happen sooner than expected, thanks to a decision this week by the Bio-X program awarding members of the St...Bees deliver fungicide more effectively than sprays, study finds
...the mixing and measuring of pesticides and wearing personal protection clothing. "Let the bees do the work," Kovach said. It was also significant that the bee-delivered natural fungicide was as effective as chemical sprays, because it allows farmers to use less chemicals in their fields, Kovach said. He feels...New research highlights concerns over children born through donor insemination
...adults conceived by DI that they faced problems of personal identity, feelings of abandonment, deceit and mist...that legislation alone is not sufficient to change personal attitudes in a population and that discussion on the ethics of telling, or not telling, is vital amo...Brown engineering and neuroscience group wins grant for brain study
... smaller than the microelectronics used in personal computers. Their work in nanotechnology may be able to tell scientists more about how the brain works and may someday allow computer makers to supercharge electronic structures with human capabilities. The grant i...NLM exhibit features Nobelist Joshua Lederberg
...3,000 documents, including notebooks, manuscripts, personal correspondence with other scientists, diary entries, newspaper clippings, video interviews, and photographs. New images are added regularly to this site. Other scientists represented in Profiles in Science are Oswald T. Avery, Julius Axelrod, and Mar...UNC-CH researchers to study social effects of N.C. hurricane
...that add new voices to the historical record. Such personal stories record vivid memories and present history to the public in new ways. Without historians' efforts, the stories preserved on tape and in transcripts would eventually be lost. "Voices after the Deluge" will build on the UNC-CH Southern Oral His...UNC-CH experiments reveal new 'pen' can disinfect water
... people to easily and quickly have safe suppliesof personal drinking water in remote and isolated areas and during situations where water supplies are at risk of being contaminated," Sobsey said. "There is a very big need for this, and it almost certainly will save lives." Users put a small amount of water i...Battery-operated pen quickly disinfects drinking water
...merican Society for Microbiology. "Disinfection of personal water supplies is a critical need during disasters...people to easily and quickly have safe supplies of personal drinking water in remote and isolated areas and during situations where drinking water supplies and ...'Scarlet E' still taints media, still distorts epilepsy
...rce of each story. The most frequent themes were personal vignettes about overcoming epilepsy, new drug therapies, non-drug treatments and scientific advancements in understanding epilepsy. The most frequent sources for the stories were physicians and researchers (43 percent), followed by public sources su...Mighty things from small beginnings
...rectly interpreting the study's results to justify personal drinking habits. Accordingly, Myers pointed out two important components to his study. One, researchers looked at the effects of alcohol consumption in one sitting. They were interested in the mechanisms behind thrombotic activity, and how alcohol...The power of the mother-child bond
...a really powerful mechanism by which odors acquire personal significance." In other words, the emotional context in which children, or infants, experience an odor can influence their subsequent behaviors, likes and dislikes, and conditioning to alcohol. A related area of study is what Mennella calls the "f...Vitamin D deficiency and bowel diseases connected
...h IBD, it would be best to continue to follow your personal physician's advice," says the College of Health and Human Development faculty member. "It wouldn't be a good idea to begin taking the vitamin D pills available over-the-counter because of possible problems with absorption. In the experiments, we tr...Human and veterinary pharmaceuticals and personal care products - cosmetics, food supplements, sunsc...s, Nev. Overarching issues in pharmaceuticals and personal care products Thomas Ternes Institute for Water Research and Water Technology, Wiesbaden, German......en to receive the Service Award for his unwavering personal campaign to increase public and legislative awareness of the need to support basic research in health. Injured in an equestrian competition in 1995, Reeve is a powerful spokesperson for people with disabilities and for the profound impact medical sci...Experts say independent scientific panels useful in advising judges in complex cases
...expected of them and when. • shielded from personal and professional attack and intrusive mining of notes and other preliminary work. • assured of enough time from lawyers appointed to represent the panel members. Hulka, Kerkvliet and Tugwell stressed the importance of involving outside...President Clinton awards nation's highest honor for science and technology
...n computing technology, including the ARPAnet, the personal computer and the graphical user interface; Symbol Technologies, Inc., for creating the global market for laser bar code scanning; for technical innovation and practical application of mobile computing; and for wireless local area network technol...