Study suggests double punch could more efficiently kill viruses
...ccine contains dead virus that, when administered, trains the body to recognize and create antibodies to kill the virus. The body is then prepared to react if exposed to live virus. However, some viruses, like human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and smallpox, travel inside cells where antibodies cannot penet...AGU journal highlights - 6 January 2004
...le: A new explanation of persistent double meteor trains Authors: M. C. Kelley, C. Kruschwitz, L. Gelinas, S. Collins, CornellUniversity, Ithaca, New York;J. Drummond, Starfire Optical Range, Kirtland Air Force Base,New Mexico;C. Gardner, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana,Illinois;J. Hech...National lab trains U. S. customs agents against WMD
...efense and State departments. The RADACAD program trains border inspectors from Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union to thwart potential smuggling of weapons of mass destruction. The international training program has led to several seizures of special nuclear materials and dual-use comm...Carnegie Mellon professor skeptical about use of hydrogen-fueled cars
...es far more sense to first use this fuel in ships, trains and large trucks rather than cars. Such uses could achieve large reductions in air pollution without the need for the extensive hydrogen distribution infrastructure which would be required for refueling automobiles. Such an infrastructure could easil...Vanderbilt, Meharry establish new Center for AIDS Research
...e Division of Infectious Diseases at Meharry, also trains Haitian AIDS specialists."The Vanderbilt Meharry Developmental CFAR will help coordinate and accelerate all of these diverse efforts," said Dr. David W. Haas, an associate director of the new center and principal investigator of the Vanderbilt AIDS C...Michigan researcher helps resolve the conflict between exotic birds and eco-tourists
...ar-round to protect the birds and the forest. AMEC trains young people from the community as guides to take tourists along newly constructed trails at a safe distance from the colony and runs workshops for local children and adults so that everyone is aware of the biology of the birds, their importance to t...Imaging study provides new information on how the brain processes sounds of different tones
... pathway using a wide range of rates. Stimuli were trains of repeated noise bursts with repetition rates ran...unusual form of temporal response in the cortex to trains with a high repetition rate. A total of 12 subjects participated in these experiments. They ranged......tics may earn a profit for her and for UAMS, which trains many of the physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other health professionals in Arkansas. University leaders hope that other high-tech health science research at UAMS will be an economic "engine" for the state, stimulating local industry and creating ...Agri-tech innovations promise better food security
...d its successful impact on rice farmers. The SRI trains farmers in the management of plant, soil, nutrient, water and pests, teaching them to transplant young seedlings, implement shallow transplanting, and maintain minimal water levels in their fields. According to Koma, 500 farmers have adopted these te...Fighting the battle of the bulge in children
... As Teachers (PAT). PAT is a national program that trains and certifies parent educators who provide parents with information on what to expect during each stage of their child's pre-kindergarten development. Parent educators will use the High 5-Kids program to teach parents how to create a healthy eating e...Nurses, alert janitors boost seniors' mental health
...ins says. In the PATCH system, a psychiatric nurse trains housing staff --custodians, maintenance workers, managers --to recognize changes in a resident's behavior that may clearly signal a psychiatric problem. In hour-long sessions, staff learn about normal and abnormal aging, mood disorders, schizophreni...Fellowship application deadline for ALLP
...mmunicators of scientific information. The program trains a select group of 20environmental scientists each year for three years. Upon completion of thetraining, Leopold Leadership Fellows will have the skills to share scientificknowledge about environmental issues with the media, policy makers, and thepri...Astrobiologist to hunt small game in Siberia
...helper," Hoover explained, "after DavidGilichinsky trains me. We'll be using aseptic drilling techniques to obtain deeppermafrost and ice samples for microbiological research. We will examine thecores for viable and fossil diatoms, bacteria, cyanobacteria, yeast, fungi,actinomycetes and other microbial life...Stanford launches interdisciplinary initiative in the biological sciences
...s. "The department is the guardian ofits field. It trains students and promotes intellectual excellence. But thedepartmental structure means that we must carve up all intellectual pursuitsinto quasi-well-defined segments." As a result, Chu says, "we have to appeal to [department chairs'] gamblingspirit and ......k ) will describe howthe "curve squeal" created by trains as they round a bend is closely related to the exact friction-basedprocess responsible for creating sound in a bowed string instrument such as a violin. To actively controlthese noises, Heckl has devised a feedback system that stabilizes the vibratio......ts and frozen yogurt. They're driving BMWs, riding trains and pushing through the jungle to get a Bud Ice. Indeed, the penguin seems to be on every advertiser's fantasy list these days. But in the real world, the penguin's very existence is being threatened by fishing fleets and oil tankers. Starvation is...