Daphne Koller named MacArthur Fellow
...ent knowledge and reasoning at the intersection of traditional logic and subjective judgment, and have far-reaching implications in the fields of artificial intelligence and biomedical and genetic data analysis. A significant contribution of Koller's work is the expansion of Bayesian networks -- reasoning fr...September/October 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...on level is comparable in magnitude to many of the traditional risk factors, including cholesterol level, smoking...research network surveys are as good as those from traditional surveys using mailed survey instruments to a larger population, 2) the timeliness of response is gre...NIH awards Emory and Georgia Tech $10 million for partnerships in cancer nanotechnology
...e of nanotechnology enables researchers to combine traditional pathology and cancer biology with highly sensitive molecular analysis. In addition to basic knowledge on cancer biology and biomarkers, the Bioengineering Research Partnership is expected to produce a database linking molecular signatures with c...ASPB opposes ban of GE crops in Butte County Ballot Measure D
...ier and safer foods than can be accomplished using traditional plant breeding technologies. Researchers based in California (University of California, Berkeley) have genetically engineered hypo-allergenic wheat, which will be much safer for people with wheat allergies to consume. Plant science research has res...Sedentary overweight people get insulin boost from short term exercise; CVD risks trend down
... The same subjects showed positive trends in both traditional and novel CVD risk factors, though not at a significant level. On the other hand, the subjects in the ZERO group showed either virtually no change or bad changes in CVD risk factors. Both studies were performed on the same groups by Steven E. Blac...Report: How 10 top new technologies will help world reach globally-agreed goals by 2015
...er and possibly easier to store and transport than traditional vaccines; Reducing pollution and making water safe to drink through bioremediation the potential exploitation of micro-organisms with remarkable biochemical properties; Creating microbicides for female-controlled protection against sexually tra...World's top theoretical physicists converge to consider 'future of physics'
... networks--as well as for developments in the more traditional fields of 20th-century physics, such as particle and condensed matter physics and astrophysics." The final presentation of the conference will address the questions that participants have submitted beforehand as the key foci for developments in...Why do African-American women have more pregnancy problems?
...ratory bench to the bedside. While compliance with traditional prenatal care among black women has improved in re...lack infants. Further, previous studies have shown traditional medically oriented prenatal care has minimal impact on improving pregnancy outcomes. The new project...Cooperation to create a new tuberculosis vaccine
...type of immune response that cannot be attained by traditional vaccines, and which is needed to fight many diseases that can not be treated so far, Tubersulosis being among them. With MIDGE (Minimalistic Immunogenically Defined Gene Expression) MOLOGEN has developed a unique, safe and efficient technology for th...Electronics recycling made easy
...OnyxPak TM direct to customers as well as through traditional lighting, electrical and specialty distributors. "We work closely with our distributors", stated Mike Berens. "We have been refining our program for a year now, and we believe that what we have today is the best in the industry. OnyxPak TM has been ...UF scientists have bionanotechnology recipe to find elusive bacteria
... commonly used to locate bacteria in a sample, but traditional methods are not very sensitive -- the glow from on...ision." Analyzing a possible bioterrorist agent by traditional means could take days and would involve sealing off the entire area during that time, he said. "Inst...Genetic link to risky pregnancy
...is is a seemingly unusual role for NK cells, whose traditional job in the circulation is to recognize and destroy infected cells and tumor cells. "We don't really know what the NK cells are doing", the authors point out. These NK cells "are present only in the uterus during trophoblast invasion, and are presum...Acoustics meeting in San Diego
... weight and maximize its fuel efficiency. Although traditional ultrasound scanning techniques are currently being used to inspect the composite, Stefan A. L. Stijlen ( s.a.l.stijlen@tnw.tudelft.nl ) of the Delft University of Technology and his colleagues are investigating a new ultrasound technique designed spe...Highlights of American Anthropological Assoc. meeting
...: San Francisco is examined as a case study of how traditional concepts of urban versus suburban have changed. (N...im World: With advances in science and technology, traditional Islamic beliefs and practices are challenged. Islamic notions are also compromised when Muslims move...Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
.... DNA vaccines differ from traditional vaccines in that they are entirely gene-based and are designed to target genes intracellularly. Researchers are actively pursuing Plasmid DNA (pDNA) vaccines as a favorable new form of vaccination as studies show they are quick to generate (days or ...How to use math and a CT scanner to see how trees intercept light
...ve more detailed and accurate information than the traditional methods of plant characterization. This information can then be used to estimate the amount of light intercepted by the plant. "Our system and our models will allow us to predict which branching patterns are more efficient at capturing light," said D...Researchers redrawing the Tree of Life
...led eudicots. The new system has broken up several traditional groups and shuffled and mixed others, Hilu said. The problem is that scientists still don't know where some groups fit and have no formal classification of others. In the past, most people suggested magnolias or buttercups were some of the earlie...Biomedical engineers at case develop first sliver-sized sensor to monitor glucose levels
... much more modern and powerful technology than the traditional color dyes, which are difficult to "immobilize" inside the sensor, Gratzl says. Traditional dyes tend to diffuse and "get lost" in tissue and cannot be changed or "tuned" to best adapt to being inside a sensor. So Tohda suggested they create a sliver...ASPB opposes proposed ban of GMOs in Humboldt county ballot measure M
...ier and safer foods than can be accomplished using traditional plant breeding technologies. Researchers based in California (University of California, Berkeley) have genetically engineered hypo-allergenic wheat, which will be much safer for people with wheat allergies to consume. Plant science research has resu......ettitt said. "Training is research in a lab. The traditional boxes of basic degrees that delineate disciplines no longer describe real research." Along those lines, what is especially innovative about this grant extends beyond just the recent money awarded. While UH is the lead center and the fellowships ar...