Science Letter back issues from October 2008:
From Inner City Chicago Kid to Creative Inspirational Writer.
Oct 07, 2008 ... Chicago native Aaron J. Dowdell has done what many told him he couldn't because he's an inner city kid raised in the most imperfect environment. He published his first book in 2003 then revised it in 2006 on Lulu.com Whether it was waking up at 3am almost every day, driving a ...
'Parenting the Guardian Class': New Book on How Parental Guidance Affects the New Millennials.
Oct 07, 2008 ... Dedicated consultant for the U.S. Departments of Justice, Education, and Health and Human Services on issues of child welfare, youth development and delinquency prevention, Jonathan I. Cloud has written "Parenting the Guardian Class: Validating Spirited Youth, Ending Adolescence, and ...
Reshaping the Behavior of Markets Where Drugs Play a Central Role.
Oct 07, 2008 ... Blue Spoon Consulting Group, LLC, published a framework for pharmaceutical companies to reshape the behavior of markets where drugs play a central role. Available for download through the Blue Spoon Consulting website (www.bluespoonconsulting.com), the approach applies ideas from ...
Ceragenix Satisfies Conditions for $1 Million Milestone Payment under Supply and Distribution Agreement.
Oct 07, 2008 ... Ceragenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB:CGXP) (the "Company"), a medical device company focused on infectious disease and dermatology, announced that it had satisfied the conditions necessary for triggering a $1,000,000 milestone payment under its supply and distribution agreement with Dr ....
Scientific Abstracts On Cystinosis Research Are Published In October Issue of Pediatric Nephrology.
Oct 07, 2008 ... Twenty-six scientific abstracts by international researchers studying the cause and treatments for cystinosis, a rare and fatal metabolic disease that afflicts mostly children, have been published in the October 2008 issue of Pediatric Nephrology. The abstracts also can be reviewed at: ...
DailyLit Serializes Oxford University Press Books.
Oct 07, 2008 ... DailyLit (www.dailylit.com), an innovative digital publisher, announced a deal with Oxford University Press to begin serializing several of its popular books via email or RSS feed (see also DailyLit). Weird and Wonderful Words by Erin McKean and What Everyone Needs to Know About ...
America's Flunking Schools: the Story Behind the Numbers on Education and Low Attainment.
Oct 07, 2008 ... Education is the key to economic opportunity, yet striking disparities in the success rates persist in local schools (see also Foundation for American Communications FACS). FACS will present two tele-seminars for journalists examining disparities in education on Oct. 1 and Oct ....
New Book Exposes Anti-Christian and Anti-Semitic Bias in U.S. K-12 Textbooks.
Oct 07, 2008 ... The Institute for Jewish & Community Research (IJCR) announces the release of The Trouble with Textbooks: Distorting History and Religion by Dr. Gary Tobin and Dennis Ybarra (see also Institute for Jewish and Community Research). The five-year study of 28 history, geography, and ...
2008 Italy Industry & Market Outlook Features 5-Year Trend Establishments and Sales Totals.
Oct 07, 2008 ... Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/807421/2008_italy_industr) has announced the addition of the "2008 Italy Industry & Market Outlook" report to their offering (see also Research and Markets Ltd.). The 2008 Italy Industry & Market Outlook report is ...
Compromised US and Chinese Computers Launch Greatest Number of Cyber Attacks, According to SecureWorks' Data.
Oct 07, 2008 ... SecureWorks(R), one of the market's leading Security-as-a-Service (SaaS) providers, has published the locations of the computers, from which the greatest number of cyber attacks were attempted against its clients in 2008. The United States topped the list with 20.6 million attempted ...
Standard & Poor's Launches Target Date Index Series.
Oct 07, 2008 ... Standard & Poor's, the world's leading index provider, announced the launch of the S&P Target Date Index Series, bringing greater transparency and performance measurement to the fast growing target date fund market. A white paper on target date funds has been published by Standard & Poor's ...
The Cost of the Bailout: $2,000 Per Person - WashingtonWatch.com.
Oct 07, 2008 ... Bailout legislation that may sail through Congress this week will cost about $6,500 per U.S. family, a little over $2,000 per person, according to an estimate published on the WashingtonWatch.com blog (see also WashingtonWatch.com). The blog post can be seen by clicking (or ...
Data from M. Vonkorff et al provide new insights into applied genetics.
Oct 07, 2008 ... According to recent research published in the journal Theoretical and Applied Genetics, "The objective of the present study was to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) influencing agronomic performance across rain fed Mediterranean environments in a recombinant inbred line (RIL) ...
Data on applied genetics reported by T. Kashiwagi and co-researchers.
Oct 07, 2008 ... "Varietal differences among ten rice cultivars showed that stem diameter is a key factor in lodging resistance (measured in terms of pushing resistance). Two near-isogenic lines (NILs) were selected from a series of chromosome segment substitution lines developed between cultivars ...
Investigators at Department of Agriculture zero in on applied genetics.
Oct 07, 2008 ... According to recent research from the United States, "Pre-harvest sprouting (PHS) of wheat is a major problem that severely limits the end-use quality of flour in many wheat-growing areas worldwide. To identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for PHS resistance, a population of 171 ...
New applied genetics findings from B.L. Huynh and co-authors described.
Oct 07, 2008 ... "Fructans (fructo-oligosaccharides) are prebiotics that are thought to selectively promote the growth of colonic bifidobacteria, thereby improving human gut health. Fructans are present in the grain of wheat, a staple food crop," scientists in Vietnam report (see also Applied Genetics). ...
New applied genetics findings from M. Coque and co-authors described.(Report)
Oct 07, 2008 ... According to a study from France, "The objective of this study was to map and characterize QTLs for traits related to nitrogen utilization efficiency (NUE), grain N yield, N-remobilization and post-silking N-uptake. Furthermore, to examine whether QTLs detected with recombinant inbred ...
New applied genetics study findings have been published by Y.M. Zhang and colleagues.
Oct 07, 2008 ... "The Haseman-Elston (HE) regression, developed in the 1970s, remains in common use to detect genetic linkage between a quantitative trait and a genetic marker. Although the technique has been improved in a number of ways, it predicts a high rate of false positive quantitative trait locus ...
New research on applied genetics from E.D. Badaeva and co-authors summarized.
Oct 07, 2008 ... According to a study from Russia, "Seven Triticum aestivum (cv. Moisson)-Aegilops ventricosa addition lines and four VPM-1 lines were studied by C-banding, and compared with the parental common wheat cultivars Marne-Desprez (hereafter Marne), Moisson, and A. ventricosa lines 10 and 11." ...
Report summarizes applied genetics study findings from R.S. Zwart and co-researchers.
Oct 07, 2008 ... According to a study from Melle, Belgium, "Genetic diversity in relation to Fusarium head blight (FHB) resistance was investigated among 295 European winter wheat cultivars and advanced breeding lines using 47 wheat SSR markers. Twelve additional wheat lines with known FHB resistance were ...
Research from K. Sakamoto and co-authors in the area of applied genetics published.
Oct 07, 2008 ... "A number of clubroot resistant (CR) Chinese cabbage cultivars have been developed in Japan using resistant genes from CR European fodder turnips (B. rapa ssp. rapifera). Clubroot resistance in European fodder turnips are known to be controlled by the combined action of several dominant ...
Research on applied genetics discussed by A. Lehmensiek and co-researchers.
Oct 07, 2008 ... According to a study from Toowoomba, Australia, "Using an established genetic map, a single gene conditioning covered smut resistance, Ruh.7H, was mapped to the telomere region of chromosome 7HS in an Alexis/Sloop doubled haploid barley population. The closest marker to Ruh.7H, abg704 was ...
Researchers from Department of Agriculture publish new studies and findings in the area of applied genetics.(Report)
Oct 07, 2008 ... According to a study from the United States, "High-temperature adult-plant (HTAP) resistance from the winter wheat (Triticum aestivum) cultivar 'Stephens' has protected wheat crops from stripe rust caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici for 30 years. The objectives of this study ...
Researchers from Iowa State University, Department of Agriculture report details of new studies and findings in the area of applied genetics.
Oct 07, 2008 ... According to a study from the United States, "Mutability of the w(4) flower color locus in soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] is conditioned by an unstable allele designated w(4)-m. Germinal revertants, purple-flower plants, recovered among self-pollinated progeny of mutable flower plants ...
Scientists at University of California, Department of Agriculture describe research in applied genetics.
Oct 07, 2008 ... "The rice low phytic acid 1 (lpa1) mutant was originally identified using a forward genetics approach. This mutant exhibits a 45% reduction in rice seed phytic acid with a molar-equivalent increase in inorganic phosphorus; however, it does not appear to differ significantly in productivity ...
Studies from Aarhus University in the area of applied genetics published.
Oct 07, 2008 ... According to a study from Slagelse, Denmark, "Seed yield is a trait of major interest for the key grassland species Lolium perenne L. An F2 mapping population of perennial ryegrass (VrnA), recently characterised for vernalisation response, was assessed in a glasshouse for traits related to ...
New applied microbiology research from University of Stellenbosch described.
Oct 07, 2008 ... In this recent report, researchers in Stellenbosch, South Africa conducted a study "To investigate the microbial community in sunki, an indigenous, unsalted, fermented vegetable, made from the leaves of red beet. Fermenting samples were collected at 1- to 2-day intervals from four houses ...
Researchers from University of Navarra discuss findings in applied microbiology.(Report)
Oct 07, 2008 ... According to a study from Pamplona, Spain, "The aim of this study was to identify fungal populations in unroasted cocoa beans stored in Spain in order to evaluate the ochratoxin A (OTA)-production ability of certain Aspergillus isolates. Twenty batches of cocoa beans from different origins ...
Studies by N. Gutierrezmendez and co-authors describe new findings in applied microbiology.(Report)
Oct 07, 2008 ... "This study was carried out to explore the ability of wild and industrial strains of Lactococcus lactis to produce alpha-ketoglutarate (alpha-KG), which is essential during the conversion of amino acids to flavour compounds. Two pathways in alpha-KG biosynthesis were explored in strains of ...
Studies from D. Dussault and co-researchers update current data on applied microbiology.(Report)
Oct 07, 2008 ... "The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of gamma radiation on the carotenoid content of two strains of the Enterobacteriaceae: Pantoea agglomerans. Pantoea agglomerans strains ATCC 49174 and RL1 were used for this study," investigators in Laval, Canada report (see also Applied ...
Studies from S. Hamill and co-researchers update current data on applied microbiology.
Oct 07, 2008 ... In this recently published article, scientists in North Ireland conducted a study "To investigate the suitability of Hugh and Leifson's medium (HLM) as the basis of a simple screening test to differentiate between contaminants and Arcobacter spp. during their isolation from foodstuffs ....
Scientists at Rockefeller University release new data on biochemistry.
Oct 07, 2008 ... According to recent research from the United States, "Simulations of evolution have a long history, but their relation to biology is questioned because of the perceived contingency of evolution. Here we provide an example of a biological process, adaptation, where simulations are argued to ...
Data from S. Bonnanomi and colleagues advance knowledge in bone marrow transplantation.
Oct 07, 2008 ... "We report successful outcome in 13 children (median age 2.2 years) with high-risk AML who received SCT from an unrelated (11) or identical sibling (2) donor after a preparative regimen consisting of BU, CY and melphalan. Three children were 'poor'- risk in first CR, three in the second ...
New data from University of Ghent illuminate research in campylobacter.
Oct 07, 2008 ... According to recent research from Merelbeke, Belgium, "From February to November 2007, chicken meat preparations (n = 656) were sampled at 11 processing companies across Belgium. All samples were tested for Campylobacter by enrichment culture and by direct plating according to standard ...
University of Bristol publishes research in campylobacter.(Report)
Oct 07, 2008 ... According to a study from Bristol, the United Kingdom, "This study investigated the relationship between flock health and Campylobacter infection of housed commercial broilers in Great Britain. Thirty ceca were collected at slaughter from batches of broilers from 789 flocks, at either full ...
Data on cell biology reported by researchers at University of Massachusetts.
Oct 07, 2008 ... According to recent research from the United States, "Dicer, an enzyme involved in microRNA (miRNA) maturation, is required for proper cell differentiation and embryogenesis in mammals. Recent evidence indicates that Dicer and miRNA may also regulate tumorigenesis." "To better ...
New cell biology study findings have been reported from National University.
Oct 07, 2008 ... According to a study from Singapore, Singapore, "Multiple genetic pathways act in response to developmental cues and environmental signals to promote the floral transition, by regulating several floral pathway integrators. These include FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT) and SUPPRESSOR OF ...
New cell biology study results reported from State University of New York.
Oct 07, 2008 ... "beta Catenin functions in both cell-cell adhesion and as a transcriptional coactivator in the canonical Wnt pathway. Nuclear accumulation of beta-catenin is the hallmark of active Wnt signaling and is frequently observed in human cancers," scientists in the United States report (see also ...
Reports outline cell biology study results from University of California.
Oct 07, 2008 ... "Misfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) are identified and degraded by the ER-associated degradation pathway (ERAD), a component of ER quality control. In ERAD, misfolded proteins are removed from the ER by retrotranslocation into the cytosol where they are degraded by the ...
Researchers at University of California release new data on cell biology.
Oct 07, 2008 ... "Platelet aggregation requires agonist-induced alpha IIb beta 3 activation, a process mediated by Rap1 and talin. To study mechanisms, we engineered alpha IIb beta 3 Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells to conditionally express talin and protease-activated receptor ( PAR) thrombin receptors," ...
Studies from National Human Genome Research Institute update current data on cell biology.
Oct 07, 2008 ... "ross chromosomal rearrangement (GCR) is a type of genomic instability associated with many cancers. In yeast, multiple pathways cooperate to suppress GCR," investigators in the United States report (see also Cell Biology). "In a screen for genes that promote GCR, we identified ...
Studies from S. Kumari and colleagues reveal new findings on cell biology.
Oct 07, 2008 ... "Endocytosis of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (AChR) is a proposed major mechanism of neuromodulation at neuromuscular junctions and in the pathology of synapses in the central nervous system. We show that binding of the competitive antagonist alpha-bungarotoxin (alpha BTX) or ...
Studies in the area of cell biology reported from University of California.
Oct 07, 2008 ... "In addition to disrupting the regulated intramembraneous proteolysis of key substrates, mutations in the presenilins also alter calcium homeostasis, but the mechanism linking presenilins and calcium regulation is unresolved. At rest, cytosolic Ca2+ is maintained at low levels by pumping ...
University of Edinburgh reports research in cell biology.
Oct 07, 2008 ... According to recent research from Scotland, "Rapid nerve impulse conduction in myelinated axons requires the concentration of voltage-gated sodium channels at nodes of Ranvier. Myelin-forming oligodendrocytes in the central nervous system (CNS) induce the clustering of sodium channels into ...
Research reports on colloid science from A.M. Smith and colleagues provide new insights.
Oct 07, 2008 ... "We report a new strategy to minimize the hydrodynamic size of quantum dots (QDs) and to overcome their colloidal stability and photobleaching problems based on the use of multifunctional and multidentate polymer ligands. A novel finding is that a balanced composition of thiol (-SH) and ...
New findings reported from University of California describe advances in demographics.
Oct 07, 2008 ... According to recent research published in the journal Demographic Research, "Biodemography has emerged and grown over the last fifteen years, with loyal and farsighted support from its patrons. As it enters what might be called its adolescence as a field, it faces challenges along with ...
Research from University of Nevada yields new findings on geography.
Oct 07, 2008 ... According to recent research published in the Geographical Journal, "Many least-wealthy, rural, remote and resource-poor small island communities are unlikely to benefit from high-profile global water improvement initiatives." "Their small landmasses, geologic composition, ...
Studies from Florida State University further understanding of geography.
Oct 07, 2008 ... According to a study from the United States, "Brazil is the largest economy in Latin America and the world's leading producer and exporter of coffee. Smallholders are the predominant producers of Brazilian coffee and have been significantly impacted by post-ISI (import substitution ...
Studies in the area of geography reported from H.K. Adriansen and co-researchers.
Oct 07, 2008 ... According to a study from Copenhagen, Denmark, "Based on a case study from Sahelian Senegal, this paper analyses how various actors perceive the importance of pastoral mobility and presents issues of importance for understanding the use of mobility among Fulani of Ferlo. One knowledge ...
Study data from University of Reading update understanding of geography.
Oct 07, 2008 ... According to a study from the United Kingdom, "Development geography has long sought to understand why inequalities exist and the best ways to address them. Dependency theory sets out an historical rationale for under development based on colonialism and a legacy of developed core and ...
Researchers from Da-Yeh University publish findings in gliosarcoma.
Oct 07, 2008 ... "HSP90 chaperones are transducer proteins of many signaling pathways in cells. Using a highly specific inhibitor, geldanamycin (GA), an increasing number of the HSP90 client proteins have been identified," researchers in Changhua, Taiwan report (see also Gliosarcoma). ...
New human communication research study results reported from A. Hall et al.(Report)
Oct 07, 2008 ... "A current debate in semantics and pragmatics is whether all contextual effects on truth-conditional content can be traced to logical form, or 'unarticulated constituents' can be supplied by the pragmatic process of free enrichment. In this paper, I defend the latter position," scientists ...
Scientists at New York University release new data on human communication research.
Oct 07, 2008 ... According to recent research published in the journal Mind & Language, "How it is that one's own thoughts can seem to be someone else's? After noting some common missteps of other approaches to this puzzle, I develop a novel cognitive solution, drawing on and critiquing theories that ...
Scientists at University of California publish research in human communication research.
Oct 07, 2008 ... "Type-B materialism is the thesis that though phenomenal states are necessarily identical with physical states, phenomenal concepts have no a priori connections to physical or functional concepts," investigators in the United States report (see also Human Communication Research). ...
Data on human factors detailed by researchers at University of Waterloo.
Oct 07, 2008 ... According to recent research published in the journal Human Factors, "We determine whether an ecological interface display for nuclear power plant operations supports improved situation awareness over traditional and user-centered displays in a realistic environment. Ecological interface ...
Data on human relations published by researchers at University of Sydney.
Oct 07, 2008 ... "The status of human resource management (HRM) and its standing as a managerial profession has been a recurring concern for practitioners over time. In recent years, a normative discourse has developed which asserts that the path to improved status for HR 'professionals' involves ...
New human relations study findings reported from Y. Baruch and co-authors.(Report)(Survey)
Oct 07, 2008 ... "This study examines the response rates for surveys used in organizational research. We analysed 1607 studies published in the years 2000 and 2005 in 17 refereed academic journals, and we identified 490 different studies that utilized surveys," researchers in Norwich, the United Kingdom ...
Research conducted at University of Miami has provided new information about human relations.
Oct 07, 2008 ... According to a study from the United States, "A number of studies have demonstrated that humor can impact both horizontal and vertical relationships in organizations, but little is known about the interpersonal processes underlying this link. By integrating theory and research from the ...
Studies from Maastricht University yield new information about human relations.
Oct 07, 2008 ... "Organizational gossip has largely been discussed in terms of effects at the individual level. In this article we turn our attention to the organization level," scientists in Maastricht, Netherlands report (see also Human Relations). "The article makes a research contribution ...
Data on life sciences published by J.I.T. Heng and colleagues.
Oct 07, 2008 ... "Motility is a universal property of newly generated neurons. How cell migration is coordinately regulated with other aspects of neuron production is not well understood," investigators in Mill Hill, the United Kingdom report (see also Life Sciences). "Here we show that the ...
Findings from B. Lascola et al in life sciences reported.
Oct 07, 2008 ... According to recent research published in the journal Nature, "Viruses are obligate parasites of Eukarya, Archaea and Bacteria. Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus ( APMV) is the largest known virus; it grows only in amoeba and is visible under the optical microscope." "Mimivirus ...
Findings from M. Oginuma et al in life sciences reported.
Oct 07, 2008 ... According to a study from Mishima, Japan, "The metameric structures in vertebrates are based on the periodicity of the somites that are formed one by one from the anterior end of the presomitic mesoderm (PSM). The timing and spacing of somitogenesis are regulated by the segmentation clock, ...
New findings from M. Albrecht and co-authors in the area of life sciences published.
Oct 07, 2008 ... "Arc'-shaped oligophenyl derivatives with terminal alkene moieties can be used to form, macrocycles by 'dimerization' through ring-closing metathesis. Hereby the introduction of templates connecting the two building blocks favors the dimerization over oligomerization or polymerization ...
New findings from University of Karlsruhe in the area of life sciences published.
Oct 07, 2008 ... "The diastereoselective auxiliary-based intramolecular Michael-type additions to alkylidene bissulfoxides derived from dithiane and dithiolane were investigated. Utilization Of Substrates bearing N- and O-nucleophilic functions led to the formation of the respective cyclic substrates with ...
New findings reported from Harvard University, Medical Department describe advances in life sciences.
Oct 07, 2008 ... "MicroRNAs are endogenous similar to 23-nucleotide RNAs that can pair to sites in the messenger RNAs of protein- coding genes to downregulate the expression from these messages. MicroRNAs are known to influence the evolution and stability of many mRNAs, but their global impact on protein ...