New system of wastewater treatment could reduce the size of treatment plants by half
...tment system which has three clear advantages with respect to systems currently used: it is possible to obtain cheaper water of a higher quality, it considerably reduces the size of treatment plants (by more than half) and it minimizes the resulting mud production. Jos Manuel Poyatos Capilla, researcher fr...New survey documents the headaches of computerized medicine
...n making the determination to implement CPOE. With respect to the lower level of importance the survey respondents assigned to power structure shifts and the generation of new kinds of errors, the authors cautioned that the survey methodology could have produced biases because those responding to the survey ...Camera-shy deer caught for first time
...ing tradition, said Mr. Sangthong, but people must respect the laws that our government has put in place to protect the countys valuable wildlife. The WMPA is investigating the case....Bird sized airplane to fly like a swift
...aircraft, the wings are held a fixed position with respect to the fuselage during the full length of the flight. This is inefficient because flight conditions change in different flight phases. With their variable wings, birds can easily deal with the different conditions encountered during flight, thus incr...Universal flu vaccine being tested on humans
... are leading the fundamental research forward with respect to protection against influenza epidemics and pandemics. This involves, amongst other, supporting research required for the planned Phase II and III clinical trials. Through their collaboration with Acambis, they hope that annual flu vaccines can ult...5 OHSU faculty members singled out for honors
...in Portland, inspiring students at all levels with respect to the wise and respectful use of science. In addition, the awards committee took note of Bells active leadership in the greater Portland community for human rights and peace advocacy, which has been manifested in his work with Amnesty International,...Highlights from the July 2007 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
...an be gained by expanding nutrition education with respect to moderation and choosing appropriate portion sizes, the researchers write. African-American Girls Consume Fewer Micronutrients than Caucasian Girls African-American adolescent and teenage girls consume less vitamin A and D, calcium and magnesi...The Cancer Genome Atlas awards funds for technology development
...hat meets the highest standards for protection and respect of the research participants. ...UN issues analysis of global investors' sustainable energy 'gold rush'
...onizing of the global economy. It is clear that in respect to renewables those steps are getting underway. ...t the federal, state and municipal levels. With respect to the energy efficiency sector, the investment trends are harder to identify but the impacts of imp...Potent possibilities for parasite attack
...t infection. "In addition to their function with respect to promoting diverse clinical outcomes," commented David Sacks, PhD, Head of the Intracellular Parasite Biology Section at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, USA, "the remarkably limited number of species-specific ge...Brazil's first oncology biotech launches
... great confidence in their clinical practices with respect to the highest standards of ethical patient care. ...Dartmouth professor makes case for ethically universal stem cell lines
...e. I think we can pursue hESC research and also respect the sensitivities of our fellow citizens. Its not impossible to do both, says Green, the Eunice and Julian Cohen Professor for the Study of Ethics and Human Values, and the faculty director of the Dartmouth Ethics Institute. In addition to resolving ...Washington University in St. Louis to invest $55 million for renewable energy research
...s to pursue and to demonstrate best practices with respect to its facilities design and development, and its use of energy and other resources. The university will appoint a sustainability officer who will work closely with the administration and with the research community to implement green technologies as...JCI table of contents -- June 1, 2007
...ocked arteries and avenues of future research with respect to potential therapies that inhibit thrombin action. TITLE: Strain-dependent embryonic lethality and exaggerated vascular remodeling in heparin cofactor IIdeficient mice AUTHOR CONTACT: Toshio Matsumoto The University of Tokushima Graduate Sc...The first issue of the HFSP Journal is now available
... how mutational paths that seem to be neutral with respect to the dominant phenotype under selection can allow adaptive evolution by selecting a latent phenotype. The article by Tawfik et al. reports on an experimental analysis of protein evolution and provides the first direct evidence of the existence of l...Drought sensitivity shapes species distribution patterns in tropical forests
...ur results suggest that niche differentiation with respect to soil water availability is a direct determinant of the distributions of tropical plant species," said Dr. Mel Tyree, University of Alberta researcher. Although tropical plant species reactions to environmental factors, namely light and nutrients...Scientists: As rainfall changes, tropical plants may acclimate
... big changes in rainfall in at least one important respect how they get nutrients. The plants largely rely on one form of the vital nutrient nitrogen in moist areas. But in the still wetter terrain that characterizes some rainforests, they switch to another form of nitrogen that becomes more available in th...Regulating Californian stem cell research, and more
...of donated materials, CIRM-funded researchers must respect these." And for oocyte donors, in addition to obtaining consent, researchers must ascertain that such donors fully comprehend eight essential features of the research. "In other research settings," say Dr Lomax and colleagues, "research participa...US control strategies may make flu epidemics worse, UCLA study shows
...lfish individuals reach a collective behavior with respect to a common dilemma by adapting to what they think are other peoples decisions. The group modeled each individuals strategy for making yearly vaccination decisions as an adaptive process of trial and error. They tracked both individual-level decision...US control strategies may make flu epidemics worse, UCLA study shows
...lfish individuals reach a collective behavior with respect to a common dilemma by adapting to what they think are other people's decisions. The group modeled each individual's strategy for making yearly vaccination decisions as an adaptive process of trial and error. They tracked both individual-level decisi...