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Back into the woods: more money, more forests
MORE PEOPLE don't necessarily mean less forestland, according to a study reported in the November 14 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "Amid widespread reports of deforestation," the authors conclude, "some nations have nevertheless experienced transitions from deforestation to reforestation." And they are doing so "without depopulation or impoverishment."...
Launch of the Iraqi Virtual Science Library.
M2 PRESSWIRE-1 May 2006-US STATE DEPARTMENT: Launch of the Iraqi Virtual Science LibraryC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01052006 Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky and Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Kenneth J. Krieg...
US National Academy of Sciences
The US National Academy of Sciences has awarded its prestigious Gibbs Brothers Medal to Dr. Donald Liu, ABS board member and recently retired executive vice president and chief technology officer. Dr Liu is one of 15 individuals selected to receive awards from the Academy for 2006 honoring their outstanding scientific...
The Marine Transportation System and the Federal Role: Measuring Performance, Targeting Improvement
Much of the freight transported within the United States, and the vast majority of that moved in international commerce, uses the nation's Marine Transportation System MTS. The system is varied and immense. It consists of thousands of miles of navigable channels, hundreds of port complexes, and thousands of terminals located...
What Americans and Europeans Spend on Ice Cream: $31 Billion; Global Cost of Creating Marine Parks to Protect the Oceans: $12-14 Billion
WASHINGTON, June 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Establishing a global network of marine parks, critical to restoring the health of the oceans and sustaining fishing industries, would cost the global community some $12-14 billion per year, says a study by World Wildlife Fund WWF and the Royal Society for the Protection...
What Americans and Europeans Spend on Ice Cream: $31 Billion; Global Cost of Creating Marine Parks to Protect the Oceans: $12-14 Billion
/ADVANCE/ WASHINGTON, June 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Establishing a global network of marine parks, critical to restoring the health of the oceans and sustaining fishing industries, would cost the global community some $12-14 billion per year, says a study by World Wildlife Fund WWF and the Royal Society for the...
What Americans and Europeans Spend on Ice Cream: $31 Billion; Global Cost of Creating Marine Parks to Protect the Oceans: $12-14 Billion
WASHINGTON, June 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Establishing a global network of marine parks, critical to restoring the health of the oceans and sustaining fishing industries, would cost the global community some $12-14 billion per year, says a study by World Wildlife Fund WWF and the Royal Society for the Protection...
Financing and Improving Land Access to U.S. Intermodal Cargo Hubs
This report presents guidance on the most effective strategies for financing improvements to cargo hub and intermodal freight facilities. These strategies focus on existing and emerging funding sources and on developing partnerships between government agencies, cargo hub operators and users, and local communities. After preparing an inventory of cargo hub...
Capitalizing on New Needs and New Opportunities: Government-Industry Partnerships in Biotechnology and Information Technologies
National Academy of Sciences STEP (Science, Technology and Economic Policy) Board; Washington, D.C.; 2001; 360pp., $68.75 from http://www.nap.edu/catalog To capture the benefits of substantial U.S. investments in biomedical R&D, parallel investments in a wide range of seemingly unrelated disciplines are also required. This report summarizes an Oct. 1999 conference...
Highway Research and Technology: The Need for Greater Investment
In this paper, the phrase "One needs more research" has added significance in that it represents the principal finding of this initiative. This time, the call comes from a broad representation of the highway community the owners and operators of the highways, numerous highway-related industries, and, yes, researchers. The findings...
ARMENIA: ETHNIC MINORITIES IN ARMENIA SAY AUTHORITIES INDIFFERENT TO PROBLEMS.(Brief Article)
Ethnic minorities living in Armenia are experiencing serious difficulties in preserving their national language and culture. This conclusion emerged from a roundtable organized by the Union of Nationalities of Armenia at the National Academy of Sciences on 3 August. The Association of the Kurdish Intelligentsia pointed...
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Okla. Medical Research Foundation researchers uncover clue in spread
Researchers at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation have obtained the first visual evidence of a key piece in the puzzle of how deadly superbugs spread antibiotic resistance in hospitals and throughout the general population. The research by OMRF researchers Philip Silverman and Margaret Clarke will be published...
In association with the NHS: Research link
A LACK of specific brain receptors has been linked with schizophrenia in new research by scientists at Newcastle University. In work published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the team has found NMDA receptors are essential in modifying brain oscillations - electrical wave patterns -...
New research bolsters case for Solomon's mythical mines
WASHINGTON AFP — Archaeologists working in Jordan believe they may have found the site of the fabled mines of King Solomon, which contained copper rather than the gold and diamonds of legend, new research shows. In an account published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,...
Warming affecting Walden, Yellowstone
From Walden Pond in Massachusetts to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, climate change has begun to dramatically affect the flora and fauna of these American treasures, according to two studies in Monday's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The studies show that the warming of the Earth's...
Climate change affecting Walden Pond plant life
WASHINGTON -- Naturalist Henry David Thoreau might well be surprised that while much of the land around Walden Pond remains undeveloped, many of the plants he knew so well are gone, probably a result of climate change. Some 27 percent of the species documented by Thoreau in...
Scientific Learning Corp. Co-Founder Mike Merzenich Elected to Institute of Medicine
Renowned Pioneer in Neuroscience-Based Products That Increase Brain Processing Efficiency is among Those Honored for Outstanding Professional Achievement and Commitment to Service OAKLAND, Calif. -- Dr. Michael Merzenich, co-founder and director of Scientific Learning Corp. (NASDAQ:SCIL), has received one of the highest honors in the fields of health...
Crohn's findings; In association with the NHS
RESEARCHERS believe the lack of a specific bacterium in the gut may be a cause of Crohn's disease. A shortage of naturally occurring bacteria is thought to trigger the inflammatory gastrointestinal disorder by over-stimulating the immune system. Now a French team has highlighted the bug, Faecalibacterium...
Athletes not lazy; In association with the NHS
SUPER FIT athletes burn up energy at a faster rate than couch potatoes even when resting, new research shows. The human tests confirm results which have only been seen in laboratory tests until now. They show the muscles of athletes who train for stamina, such as...
Study shows potential advance in fighting E Coli
WASHINGTON AFP — Researchers have developed a new class of inhibitors that neutralize toxic bacteria produced by E. Coli, the cause of most food poisoning outbreaks, according to a new study. The new inhibitor potentially represents an important advance over standard antibiotics, said the study published on Monday...
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Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities: 541720
