Acoustics meeting in San Diego
...essions of mirth. People use laughter to express a happy or funny context or to render a positive response in conversation. Similarly, this technique aims to make the expression of laughter in computer-generated speech more effective and natural. (1aSC11) CLASSROOM ACOUSTICS: REAL-WORLD IMPLEMENTATION ...Using fruitflies to examine alcohol tolerance
...e must keep drinking more in order to get the same happy feeling, it is easy to see how with greater tolerance there could be a greater chance of developing into a problem drinker. Also, anyone who has developed enough of a drinking problem to earn a diagnosis of alcohol dependence or alcoholism has devel...Small business at NJIT's business incubator takes two awards
...he company most likely to receive funding. "We are happy to receive encouragement from our peers that our business plan and technology have merit," said Urovalve, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Harvey D. Homan, PhD. "We hope this kind of attention can increase our odds for future funding and ...Dr. Harris receives NIH Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award
...ed for the seven-year Javits Award. "I was really happy that they thought Javits instead of over-ambitious," Dr. Harris says. ...Powerful 'toolkit' developed for functional profiling of yeast genes
...estion becomes, How many can you miss and still be happy with the results?" says Boeke. "We think our numbers are sufficient to get the big picture of how genes interact, and the technique has better potential to scale to the whole genome than other techniques." In one set of experiments, the new ...A startling diary reveals the onset of autism
...ruggle with language development, but is usually a happy child." The twins' mother has started a nation-wide organization that funds autism research....One year after groundbreaking, desert research center takes shape on the Israeli-Jordanian border
...re really dedicated to making this happen, and I'm happy to be involved in some small way," Mooney said. "It's really a wonderful dream."...First step towards a non-invasive screening test for early signs of testicular cancer
...o chemotherapy or radiotherapy was required. In a happy ending to the story, the patient and his partner are awaiting the birth of their first child, which was conceived naturally, without assisted reproduction. Professor Niels E. Skakkebk, head of the University Department of Growth and Reproduction, at ...PNAS highlights for the week of April 18 - 22
...ure problems with coronary heart disease. Finally, happy men had lower heart rates over the day and evening, which suggests good cardiovascular health. These results were independent of psychological distress, the authors say, which implies that positive well-being is directly related to the biological pro...A puzzle piece found in unraveling the wiring of the brain
...l basis of brain wiring is largely unknown. We are happy to have a new handle on an old problem." Using sophisticated genetics applied to the brain of the fruit fly, Drs. Sunil Mehta and Hiesinger found a gene named sec15 that is required for nerve cells to make appropriate choices of targets on which to a...Solutions that reduce death of marine life reeled in by International Smart Gear Competition
...unty of the sea for future generations. Today, I'm happy to announce our competition reeled in three promising innovations." These three practical solutions are the inventions of a former high-school biology teacher and commercial fisherman; a North American team who tinkered with the chemical properties o...African-Americans and Caucasians have similar emotional brain activity when seeing African-Americans
...rticipants. "Many people of either race may not be happy to find out that a part of their brain involved in responding to potential threats responds more to African Americans than Caucasians," Lieberman said. "Even people who believe to their core that they do not have prejudices may still have negative as...Unlocking mysteries of brain, grooming future med students goals of UH prof
...e NSM graduation ceremonies May 15. "We are very happy to bestow this honor on Costa Colbert," says NSM Dean John Bear. "The University of Houston is fortunate to have professors such as Costa, who can transmit the excitement of scientific research from the laboratory into the classroom." Colbert recei...More than 250 experts attend NJIT's math conference
...nd of collegial exchange," said Ahluwahlia. "I am happy to report that 60 junior researchers received travel subsidies to attend and at least 40 junior researchers were from institutions other than NJIT." ...First high-tech incubator at a women's college says girls can do science
..."Evident has grown up in downtown Troy, and we are happy to help the growing entrepreneurial spirit of the city by being part of INVEST at Sage," said Clinton Ballinger, Ph.D., CEO of Evident. "While continuing to successfully grow our own company, we can also help faculty, staff and students better unders...Hunt for human genes involved in cell division under way
...), leading to high efficacy of the siRNAs. "We are happy to work with Ambion and Cenix BioScience on this ambitious project. This represents the first use of a genome-wide library of chemically synthesized siRNAs in academic research and these partners have provided us with the tools to carry out this sear...California Institute researchers unveil computer graphics innovations at SIGGRAPH
...g on these projects for a long time, and I am very happy that their hard work paid off." Building on their previous work to improve the lighting of translucent objects such as skin, Jensen and Ph.D. candidate Craig Donner are now tackling the diffusion of light in multi-layered translucent materials. "We a......ns in keeping animals in zoos and other facilities happy and healthy. BACK-GROUND: From teaching dolphins...te, to innovative ways to keep polar bears in zoos happy to the pros and cons of "carcass feeding" to captive carnivores, an incredible variety of animal enr...Purdue scientists see biochemistry's future - with quantum physics
...wn to produce molecular oxygen. But for now, he is happy that the four years of work his team has put into the project have produced such encouraging results. "We are creating a new field that attempts to understand biochemical processes at the most fundamental level - that of quantum mechanics," he said. ...Ossur congratulates Hugh Herr on Popular Mechanics 2005 Breakthrough Leadership Award
...of Research & Development for Ossur. "We are very happy for Hugh and proud of our collaboration with him. He is among the best and the brightest in his field," he added. Dr. Herr was selected for the prestigious award by a 10-person advisory panel comprised of outstanding scientists, engineers, authors a...