Science Letter back issues from December 2008:
As Household Budgets Shrink, Associated Content Puts Money in 80,000 Pockets.
Dec 02, 2008 ... Associated Content (http://www.associatedcontent.com/) is providing people with unprecedented earning opportunities, even as the economic forecast remains grim. 80,000 people have already earned money with Associated Content in 2008 and the online publishing platform will pay out more than ...
Best Practice Database Provides Benchmarks for Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) Drug Development.(Report)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Bio-Pharma executives are increasingly finding value in the research products and services offered by Best Practices, LLC and in particular in use of the on-demand benchmark repository known as the Best Practice Database. ( www.BestPracticeDatabase.com ) Although documents from the ...
Cathay General Bancorp Receives Preliminary Approval for Participation in the U.S. Treasury Capital Purchase Program.
Dec 02, 2008 ... Cathay General Bancorp (the "Company", Nasdaq: CATY), the holding company for Cathay Bank (the "Bank"), announced that it has received preliminary approval to participate in the U.S. Department of Treasury's ("U.S. Treasury") Capital Purchase Program. Under this program, the U.S. Treasury ...
China Healthcare Acquisition Corp Agrees to Terminate Agreement to Acquire Europe Asia Huadu Environment Holding Pte, Ltd.
Dec 02, 2008 ... China Healthcare Acquisition Corp (AMEX:CHM)(AMEX:CHMU)(AMEX:CHMW) ("CHM") announced that China Healthcare Acquisition Corp ("CHM") and Teambest International, Ltd. and Madame Wang Lahua (collectively, "Seller") have mutually agreed, effective as of November 10, 2008, to terminate the ...
76% of American Middle Class Households Not Financially Secure According to New Report.(Report)
Dec 02, 2008 ... As the economy continues to reel, a new report finds that 4 million American households lost economic security between 2000 and 2006, and that a majority of America's middle class households are either borderline or at high risk of falling out of the middle class altogether. The new ...
Envysion Named Among Top Ten IT Security Companies to Watch by Network World Magazine.
Dec 02, 2008 ... Envysion(TM) Inc., (www.envysion.com) the leading Managed Video as a Service (MVaaS) provider, announced it has been named among Network World Magazine's "Top Ten IT Security Companies to Watch." Published in the November 17, 2008 issue, the feature highlights Envysion as one of the 10 up ...
'56 Water Street': Young Adult Book Combines a Supernatural Mystery with Coming of Age.
Dec 02, 2008 ... It is the close of the school year and summer break is about to begin in a small Ontario town. For 10-year-old best friends Derek and Ravine, the summer holds an adventure they could never have imagined. Melissa Strangway's "56 Water Street" (published by iUniverse - ...
'And This Our Life: Chronicles of the Darcy Family Book I': New Book Continues Where Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' Leaves Off.
Dec 02, 2008 ... "Pride and Prejudice" has been a favorite of Jane Austen fans since its publication in 1813. In "And This Our Life: Chronicles of the Darcy Family Book I" (published by iUniverse - http://www.iuniverse.com/), C. Allyn Pierson picks up where Jane Austen left off, taking readers through the ...
Who's Who in America Turns 110 and Brings Some of its History to Life.
Dec 02, 2008 ... Marquis Who's Who, America's biographer for over a century, recently published its 2009 edition of Who's Who in America(R), marking 110 years since its first publication in 1899. To commemorate this milestone, the publisher has decided to look back in its own history to include items of ...
Federal Register Announces Launch of New Electronic Public Inspection Desk.
Dec 02, 2008 ... The Office of the Federal Register has created an Electronic Public Inspection Desk to provide free worldwide electronic access to public documents. For the first time in the 72-year existence of the daily Federal Register, the documents on file are available for viewing anytime, anywhere ....
Statement Regarding Paid PR Campaign Against UC RUSAL.
Dec 02, 2008 ... In recent days there have been certain reports published on internet news sources and in print media. Whilst on first sight these stories appear sensational, on closer reading they contain absurd and grossly misleading information about UC RUSAL including that the Company is ...
SRA/McGraw-Hill Supports California's English Learners with State-Approved Imagine It! ELD Program.
Dec 02, 2008 ... Imagine It! English Language Development (ELD) is a new reading and language arts program from SRA/McGraw-Hill published specifically for California elementary students learning English. It was recently approved by the California State Board of Education for adoption in Grades K-6 (see ...
iNACOL Releases Part 2 of Going Virtual Study: 'Going Virtual! Unique Needs and Challenges of K-12 Online Teachers'.
Dec 02, 2008 ... The International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) released the results of the second phase of the research study in partnership with Boise State University, Going Virtual! Unique Needs and Challenges of K-12 Online Teachers (see also The International Association for K-12 ...
Investigators at Oklahoma State University target anthropology.
Dec 02, 2008 ... According to recent research published in the journal Field Methods, "Recent research has shown that even minor changes in the visual layout of survey questions can affect the way in which respondents answer. Still, little is known about how these changes affect the actual answering ...
Research from University of Florida has provided new information about anthropology.
Dec 02, 2008 ... "In this conceptual article, we discuss how the conventional experience sampling method (ESM) was applied to a qualitative research project to increase participants' agency and empowerment during data collection," scientists in the United States report (see also Anthropology). ...
Research reports from University of Maribor provide new insights into anthropology.
Dec 02, 2008 ... "Student samples have become a widely, used resource in the study of not only particular phenomena and problems within individual environments but also of their study within a cross-cultural context. A number of such studies, most often generalizing their results to the level of cultures, ...
New antioxidants and redox signaling study findings have been reported by researchers at University of Illinois.
Dec 02, 2008 ... "Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) is a transcriptional activator that promotes death or survival in neurons. The regulators and targets of HIF-1 alpha-mediated death remain unclear," researchers in the United States report (see also Antioxidants and Redox Signaling). "We found ...
Researchers from University of North Carolina publish new studies and findings in the area of antioxidants and redox signaling.(Report)
Dec 02, 2008 ... According to recent research from the United States, "Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is a transcription factor that is important in protection against oxidative stress. This study was designed to determine the role of Nrf2 signaling in transcriptional activation of ...
Studies conducted at Hebrew University on antioxidants and redox signaling recently published.(Report)
Dec 02, 2008 ... According to a study from Jerusalem, Israel, "Accumulation of fat in the liver, also known as steatosis, may lead to inflammation and tissue damage. Kupffer cells (KCs) are the resident macrophages of the liver and have an important role in inflammatory reactions." "The ...
Investigators at University of Arkansas target antiquity.
Dec 02, 2008 ... "CORONA satellite imagery preserving an account of the earths surface from 40 years ago, is a most important archaeological survey tool and we have often sung its praises. Here the authors use new procedures to extend the competence and revelations of CORONA even further," researchers in ...
New antiquity study findings reported from University of Sydney.
Dec 02, 2008 ... "Meticulous survey of the banks, channels and reservoirs at Angkor shows them to have been part of a large scale water management network instigated in the ninth century AD. Water collected from the hills was stored and could have been distributed for a wide variety of purpose including ...
Recent findings in antiquity described by researchers from Georgia State University.
Dec 02, 2008 ... According to recent research from the United States, "Defining territories and settlement hierarchies is a primary goal of archaeological survey, involving the mapping of different-sized settlements on the ground." "However it may not always work, owing to the particular land ...
Research from Hebrew University in the area of antiquity described.
Dec 02, 2008 ... "Bechives were discovered in a densley built area in the Iron Age city of Rehov (tenth-ninth century BC)," scientists writing in the journal Antiquity report (see also Antiquity). "They consisted of hollow clay cylinders, each with a little hole at one end (for the bee) and a ...
Research from University of California in antiquity provides new insights.(Report)
Dec 02, 2008 ... According to recent research published in the journal Antiquity, "The Sannai Maruyama site (3900-2300 BC) is one of the largest known from Japan's Jomon period (14000-300 BC)." "This study shows that over 1500 years the nunber of dwellings, their size, the type of stone tools ...
Research on antiquity described by scientists at University of Bristol.
Dec 02, 2008 ... According to a study from Bristol, the United Kingdom, "Techiques for identifying organic residues in pottery have been refined over the years by Professor Evershed and his colleagues. Here they address address the problem of radiocarbon dating these residues by accelerator mass ...
Researchers at University of California publish new data on antiquity.
Dec 02, 2008 ... According to a study from the United States, "When a monument is excavated it removes a piece of cultural property from the landscape." "So modern thinking in field archaeology rightly includes the maintenance of monumentality in its initial design. Better still if that value ...
Data on arthroscopy reported by P. Volpi and co-researchers.
Dec 02, 2008 ... "We present an arthroscopic surgical procedure for double-bundle transtibial anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with 2 tibial and femoral tunnels using autologous semitendinosus and gracilis tendons. The first aim is to attempt to create the femoral tunnels correctly through the ...
Findings from University of Tokyo advance knowledge in arthroscopy.
Dec 02, 2008 ... According to a study from Hongo, Japan, "In anatomic double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, it is more technically demanding, even for experienced surgeons, to place 2 femoral tunnels within the ACL attachment than to place 2 tibial tunnels. We describe a technique ...
Research from P.A. Smith and co-authors in the area of arthroscopy published.
Dec 02, 2008 ... "This report describes an all-inside, double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament retroconstruction (all-inside X2 technique), which is a less invasive technique because of the use of sockets (2 femoral and 2 tibial) instead of complete bone tunnels. When performed with allograft, this may be ...
Studies from P.D. Colombet and co-researchers yield new data on arthroscopy.
Dec 02, 2008 ... "Accurate placement of the separate anteromedial bundle and posterolateral bundle bone tunnels required for anatomic, double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction remains a concern, and the advantages the technique confers, in terms of laxity control, may be lost with incorrect ...
Data on bioactive and compatible polymers discussed by researchers at Tsinghua University.
Dec 02, 2008 ... "A novel 3D hybrid construct was developed for liver manufacturing by depositing biodegradable polyurethane (PU) and a naturally derived polymer gelatin simultaneously via a double nozzle rapid prototyping (RP) technique. A grid object was produced by precisely and simultaneously ...
Research from University of Pisa in the area of bioactive and compatible polymers published.(Report)
Dec 02, 2008 ... "The objective of this study was to evaluate the bioerodible polymer poly(maleic anhydride-alt-2-methoxyethyl vinyl ether) n-butyl hemiester, for multicomponent drug-loaded nanofibers produced by electrospinning. Diclofenac sodium (DS) and human serum albumin (HSA) were used as ...
Researchers at Ajou University release new data on bioactive and compatible polymers.
Dec 02, 2008 ... According to recent research from South Korea, "Novel heparin-conjugated PLGA-PEG-PLGA hydrogels were prepared via Michael-type addition between thiolated heparin and PLGA-PEG-PLGA diacrylate. The thiolated heparin (HP-SH) was conjugated with thiolacid dihydrazide followed by reduction." ...
Studies by C.Y. Chen and co-authors describe new findings in bioactive and compatible polymers.
Dec 02, 2008 ... According to a study from Nanjing, People's Republic of China, "A new microwave-assisted method was used to prepare magnetic Fe3O4 particles and magnetic bovine albumin microspheres. The microwave method produced smaller particles and is faster than traditional methods." "The ...
New findings in biochemistry described from Vanderbilt University, Medical Department.
Dec 02, 2008 ... "G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) catalyze nucleotide release in heterotrimeric G proteins, the slow step in G protein activation. G(i/o) family proteins are permanently, cotranslationally myristoylated at the extreme amino terminus," scientists in the United States report (see also ...
Investigators at University of Wisconsin have published new data on biology.
Dec 02, 2008 ... "Signaling via the large protocadherin Fat (Ft), regulated in part by its binding partner Dachsous (Ds) and the Golgi-resident kinase Four-jointed (Fj), is required for a variety of developmental functions in Drosophila. Ft and, to a lesser extent, Ds suppress overgrowth of the imaginal ...
New findings in biology described from University of Cologne.
Dec 02, 2008 ... According to a study from Cologne, Germany, "Like vertebrate hair cells, Drosophila auditory neurons are endowed with an active, force-generating process that boosts the macroscopic performance of the ear. The underlying force generator may be the molecular apparatus for auditory ...
Research on biology reported by scientists at RIKEN.
Dec 02, 2008 ... "The first line of active defense in plants is triggered by invariant microbial epitopes known as pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). Perception of PAMPs by receptors activates a plethora of reactions ending in PAMP-triggered immunity (PTI), which contributes to broad-spectrum ...
Data on brain topography described by J.J. Foxe et al.
Dec 02, 2008 ... According to recent research from the United States, "The C1 component of the VEP is considered to index initial afference of retinotopic regions of human visual cortex (V1 and V2). C1 onsets over central parieto-occipital scalp between 45 and 60 ms, peaks between 70 and 100 ms, and then ...
Research from INSERM has provided new data on brain topography.
Dec 02, 2008 ... According to recent research published in the journal Brain Topography, "The T1 head template model used in Statistical Parametric Mapping Version 2000 (SPM2), was segmented into five layers (scalp, skull, CSF, grey and white matter) and implemented in 2 mm voxels. We designed a resistor ...
Study results from C. Esopenko and colleagues in the area of brain topography published.(Report)
Dec 02, 2008 ... "Previous neuroanatomical research has shown that semantic processing of action-related language activates the premotor, motor, and sensory cortices somatotopically (e.g., Tettamanti et al., J Cognitive Neurosci. 2005;17(2): 273-281, using a listening task, and Hauk et al., Neuron ....
Data on cell biology discussed by researchers at Mayo Clinic, Medical Department.
Dec 02, 2008 ... According to recent research from the United States, "WAVE2 regulates T cell receptor (TCR)-stimulated actin cytoskeletal dynamics leading to both integrin clustering and affinity maturation. Although WAVE2 mediates integrin affinity maturation by recruiting vinculin and talin to the ...
Investigators at City University of New York zero in on cell biology.
Dec 02, 2008 ... "The myelin sheath forms by the spiral wrapping of a glial membrane around the axon. The mechanisms responsible for this process are unknown but are likely to involve coordinated changes in the glial cell cytoskeleton," scientists in the United States report (see also Cell Biology). ...
New cell biology study results from University of Massachusetts described.
Dec 02, 2008 ... "Many recent studies have raised interest in the nuclear associations of coregulated genes from different chromosomes, often evoking interpretations of gene-gene interactions, communication, and even ''romance.'' However, in some cases, the associations may be indirect and infrequent and ...
New data from A.B. Rebocho et al illuminate research in cell biology.
Dec 02, 2008 ... "Plants species diverge with regard to the time and place where they make flowers. Flowers can develop from apical meristems, lateral meristems, or both, resulting in three major inflorescence types known as racemes, cymes, and panicles, respectively," investigators in Netherlands report ...
Research from Harvard University provides new data on cell biology.
Dec 02, 2008 ... "A prominent feature of synaptic maturation at the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is the topological transformation of the acetylcholine receptor (AChR)-rich postsynaptic membrane from an ovoid plaque into a complex array of branches. We show here that laminins play an autocrine role in ...
Research from University of South Carolina in the area of cell biology published.
Dec 02, 2008 ... "Lis1 and Ndel1 are essential for animal development. They interact directly with one another and with cytoplasmic dynein," researchers in the United States report (see also Cell Biology). "The developing brain is especially sensitive to reduced Lis1 or Ndel1 levels, as both ...
Studies from Columbia University add new findings in the area of cell biology.
Dec 02, 2008 ... "Cytoplasmic dynein has been implicated in diverse mitotic functions, several involving its association with kinetochores. Much of the supporting evidence comes from inhibition of dynein regulatory factors," investigators in the United States report (see also Cell Biology). "To ...
Study findings from University of California provide new insights into cell biology.
Dec 02, 2008 ... "The four-subunit Ndc80 complex, comprised of Ndc80/Nuf2 and Spc24/Spc25 dimers, directly connects kinetochores to spindle microtubules. The complex is anchored to the kinetochore at the Spc24/25 end, and the Ndc80/Nuf2 dimer projects outward to bind to microtubules," investigators in the ...
Findings in chromatography reported from P.K. Basniwal and co-researchers.
Dec 02, 2008 ... "A sensitive, stability-indicating liquid-chromatographic method for analysis of racecadotril in the presence of its degradation products has been developed and validated. Efficient chromatographic separation was achieved on a C-18 column with a simple isocratic mobile phase-60:40 ...
Investigators at University of Cordoba publish new data on chromatography.
Dec 02, 2008 ... According to recent research published in the journal Chromatographia, "GC-MS and chemometric analysis of subcutaneous fat has been studied to classify three different feeding regimes of Iberian pigs. Nineteen fatty acids present in 57 fat samples were identified and quantified." ...
New chromatography findings from Zhengzhou University published.
Dec 02, 2008 ... "Capillary zone electrophoresis was used for the enantiomeric separation of six beta-blocking drug substances with beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CD) and its derivatives as chiral selectors employing an uncoated capillary. The effects of pH value and composition of the background electrolyte ...
New chromatography research from S. Jamil and co-researchers described.
Dec 02, 2008 ... "A stability-indicating reversed-phase LC method for analysis of aceclofenac and paracetamol in tablets and in microsphere formulations has been developed and validated. The mobile phase was 80:20 (v/v) methanol-phosphate buffer (10 mM at pH 2.5 +/- 0.02)," scientists writing in the ...
New chromatography research from University of Kansas discussed.
Dec 02, 2008 ... "A highly selective sequential derivatization sequence has been developed for the transformation of 3-nitrotyrosine to a 2-anilino-benzoxazole derivative. This sequence can be applied to any ortho-nitrophenol, such as 3-nitrotyrosine or 3-nitrotyrosine residues present in proteins and/or ...
New chromatography research from University of Mysore described.
Dec 02, 2008 ... According to recent research published in the journal Chromatographia, "LC separation of carboprost diastereomers in bulk drug was developed and validated using normal-phase amylose stationary phase Chiralpak AD-H. The effect of the organic modifiers, namely 2-propanol and ethanol in the ...
New findings in chromatography described from Wayne State University.
Dec 02, 2008 ... According to recent research published in the journal Chromatographia, "Differences in the system constants of the solvation parameter model and retention factor correlation plots for varied solutes are used to study the retention mechanism on XBridge C-8, XBridge Phenyl and XTerra Phenyl ...
Reports outline chromatography study findings from X.L. Huang and colleagues.
Dec 02, 2008 ... According to recent research published in the journal Chromatographia, "A simple, sensitive and accurate liquid chromatographic method with UV detection was developed and validated to determine voriconazole in a new emulsion formulation. Chromatographic separation was achieved on a ...
Research from Fudan University provides new data on chromatography.
Dec 02, 2008 ... According to recent research from Shanghai, People's Republic of China, "A method has been developed for confirmatory determination of chrysoidine in fish by GC-MS." "Samples were extracted with methanol, and an aliquot was subjected to dispersive solid-phase extraction clean-up ...
Research on chromatography described by M. Zhu and colleagues.
Dec 02, 2008 ... According to recent research from Shanghai, People's Republic of China, "Generally the volatile compounds of tea are quite complicated and are found at trace levels (around 0.1% in total)." "The top-note of tea usually contains 40-100 main ingredients and is an analytical ...
Studies from Devi Ahilya University update current data on chromatography.
Dec 02, 2008 ... "A simple, rapid, and accurate method based on thin-layer chromatography (TLC) combined with image-analysis software has been developed for analysis of steroid drug intermediates formed during bioconversion of soysterols. The results obtained have been compared with those from LC," ...
Study data from K.S.V. Srinivas and co-authors update knowledge of chromatography.
Dec 02, 2008 ... "The present paper describes the development of a stability indicating reversed phase column liquid chromatographic method for aripiprazole in the presence of its impurities and degradation products generated from forced decomposition studies. The drug substance was subjected to stress ...
Data on cloning published by L. Lecunff and colleagues.
Dec 02, 2008 ... According to recent research published in the journal Genetics, "The genome Of modern sugarcane cultivars is highly polyploid (similar to 12x), aneuploid, of interspecific origin, and contains 10 Gb of DNA. Its size and complexity represent a major challenge for the of agronomically ...
Researchers from University of Western Australia detail findings in cyclic nucleotide research.
Dec 02, 2008 ... "Cyclic nucleotide-gated channels (CNGCs) in the plasma membrane transport K+ and other cations; however, their roles in the response and adaptation of plants to environmental salinity are unclear. Growth, cation contents, salt tolerance and K+ fluxes were assessed in wild-type and two ...
Researchers from University of Oxford describe findings in demographics.
Dec 02, 2008 ... According to recent research published in the journal Demographic Research, "Indonesian family systems do not conform to the prevailing image of Asian families, the predominant arrangements being nuclear and bilateral, with an important matrilineal minority. This paper considers the ...
Study results from J. Klotz et al provide new insights into demographics.
Dec 02, 2008 ... "Many studies for European populations found an increase in socioeconomic mortality differentials during the last decades of the 20(th) century, at least in relative terms. The aim of our paper is to explore the situation in Austria, for a wide age range, over a period of 20 years," ...