While fertility treatments have helped many people become parents, they commonly result in multiple births, increasing the risk of prematurity, and leading to lifelong complications. But this doesn't have to be the case, according to Yale School of Medicine researchers and their colleagues, who recommend sweeping changes to policy and clinical practice in a study published in the April issue of Fertility & Sterility. Pasquale Patrizio, M.D., professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at Yale School of Medicine, and his colleagues at ...

An escape route mapping system based on the behavior of ant colonies could give evacuees a better chance of reaching safe harbor after a natural disaster or terrorist attack by building a map of showing the shortest routes to shelters and providing regular updates of current situations such as fires, blocked roads or other damage via the smart phones of emergency workers and those caught up in the disaster. Koichi Asakura of Daido University in Nagoya and Toyohide Watanabe of the Nagoya Industrial Science Research Institute in Japan have carried out successful simulations ...

Boulder, Colo., USA – GEOSPHERE has added a new themed issue to its roster: "Neogene tectonics and climate-tectonic interactions in the southern Alaskan orogeny." Interest in Alaskan tectonics has varied over time, propelled mostly by geologic hazards. In 1964, the great Alaskan earthquake focused attention on Alaska and was a major factor in the establishment of the concept of subduction in the early days of plate tectonics. In the 1980s, the northern Cordillera, including Alaska, was the subject of extensive study using the terrane analysis approach, which spawned ...

New research by Stanford scholars shows that increasing genetic diversity among the 3,000 or so tigers left on the planet is the key to their survival as a species. Iconic symbols of power and beauty, wild tigers may roam only in stories someday soon. Their historical range has been reduced by more than 90 percent. But conservation plans that focus only on increasing numbers and preserving distinct subspecies ignore genetic diversity, according to the study. In fact, under that approach, the tiger could vanish entirely. "Numbers don't tell the entire story," said study ...

A University of Texas at Arlington physicist working to create a luminescent nanoparticle to use in security-related radiation detection may have instead happened upon an advance in photodynamic cancer therapy. Wei Chen, professor of physics and co-director of UT Arlington's Center for Security Advances Via Applied Nanotechnology, was testing a copper-cysteamine complex created in his lab when he discovered unexplained decreases in its luminescence, or light emitting power, over a time-lapse exposure to X-rays. Looking further, he found that the nanoparticles, called ...

One of the best defenses against infectious disease is one of the most simple – hand washing. Still, despite years of global public awareness campaigns, hand washing rates remain low. Caregivers of young children in low-income, developing world settings are found to wash their hands only 17 percent of the time after using the toilet. A new study finds that video surveillance can provide insights into hand washing behavior. When another person is present, for example, hand washing rates increase 23 percent. These findings could, in turn, inform the design, monitoring ...

Petaluma, CA – Despite the recent rainfall, California is still in a drought, so not only are water supplies limited, but demand for water is increasing from a variety of uses. In a recent study published by Point Blue Conservation Science (Point Blue) and Audubon California in the journal Western Birds, scientists document the importance of irrigated agricultural crops in California's Central Valley to a conspicuous shorebird. Crops like alfalfa provide critical habitat for the Long-billed Curlew, the largest shorebird in North America and a species of continental conservation ...

ATLANTA – April 16, 2014— A study of predominantly white women finds a larger waist circumference is associated with higher risk of postmenopausal breast cancer, but not beyond its contribution to BMI. The study, by American Cancer Society researchers, fails to confirm previous findings that body shape itself is an independent risk factor for breast cancer. The current study appears in the April 2014 issue of Cancer Causes, and Control. A significant body of research has linked abdominal obesity to a number of conditions, including heart disease, type II diabetes, and ...

This area of the southern sky, in the constellation of Centaurus (The Centaur), is home to many bright nebulae, each associated with hot newborn stars that formed out of the clouds of hydrogen gas. The intense radiation from the stellar newborns excites the remaining hydrogen around them, making the gas glow in the distinctive shade of red typical of star-forming regions. Another famous example of this phenomenon is the Lagoon Nebula (eso0936 - http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso0936/), a vast cloud that glows in similar bright shades of scarlet. The nebula in this picture ...

SALT LAKE CITY, April 16, 2014 – Last winter's curvy jet stream pattern brought mild temperatures to western North America and harsh cold to the East. A University of Utah-led study shows that pattern became more pronounced 4,000 years ago, and suggests it may worsen as Earth's climate warms. "If this trend continues, it could contribute to more extreme winter weather events in North America, as experienced this year with warm conditions in California and Alaska and intrusion of cold Arctic air across the eastern USA," says geochemist Gabe Bowen, senior author of the ...

A quasiparticle called an exciton — responsible for the transfer of energy within devices such as solar cells, LEDs, and semiconductor circuits — has been understood theoretically for decades. But exciton movement within materials has never been directly observed. Now scientists at MIT and the City College of New York have achieved that feat, imaging excitons' motions directly. This could enable research leading to significant advances in electronics, they say, as well as a better understanding of natural energy-transfer processes, such as photosynthesis. The research ...

Wind Over Water Jewelry designs are exclusively through the Indiegogo Campaign. Providing fashion-forward, baby-friendly and socially-minded jewelry options to mothers. FASHION FORWARD - an upgrade to any outfit plus unique asymmetrical designs always allow mom to remember on what side she last nursed BABY FRIENDLY - materials that are non-toxic plus something that perks baby's interest SOCIALLY MINDED - a partnership that helps impoverished women now plus creates a new future through access to education. That's a lot for a necklace! Fashion-Forward Jewelry Our ...

For the third straight year, Richmond Family Dentistry has received the prestigious Talk of the Town Customer Satisfaction Award in the Health & Medical -- Dentists. Cheryl Billingsley, DDS, MAGD, ND, and the team at Richmond Family Dentistry were honored with the award after earning the highest possible customer satisfaction rating of 5 stars. The Talk of the Town Awards, presented by Talk of the Town News, honor companies and professionals that provide excellent customer service as reported by their customers through no-cost, user-review websites, blogs, social ...

Kelly Leary isn't "your grandmother's matchmaker." In fact, she's brought this ancient talent that goes back thousands of years into the 21st century with her new company, Revolution Dating. "Since the advent of the internet, dating has gotten way more complicated than it ever was," said Leary, who has been a fixture on the matchmaking scene in South Florida and the Treasure Coast for 23 years. "While on the one hand there are more choices than ever, on the other hand you have no idea who you're meeting. Plus, most people don't have the kind of time to waste that internet ...

UNIFOSA CORP. launched the 2U 24Bays 12Gb/s SAS JBOD, EP-2246J/JD-SCSC, which offers high density storage, hardware redundancy and easily integrates into versatile applications that request high performance and high scalability. The EP-2246J/JD-SCSC accommodates the latest SAS 3.0 12Gb/s interface which boost up the throughput up to 4,800MB/s per host. Based on this powerful performance, EP-2246J/JD-SCSC can efficiently meet demands for intensive data access applications, virtualization and Windows Server 2012 installation, and video edition related applications. The ...

The Brookeside Group, a consulting, training and technology firm specializing in client relationship management, took home the Gold Stevie Awards medal for 'Customer Service Consulting Practice of the Year' at the awards ceremony on Feb. 25, 2013 in Las Vegas. The Bostonbased firm was also awarded a Bronze medal for 'Customer Service Training Practice of the Year.' "Winning 'Customer Service Consulting Practice of the Year' is a testament to our commitment to our clients and our continued success helping them create and maintain strong business relationships," said Tom ...

Bliss Cureton, owner and founder of GreenBliss will open GreenBliss Lifestyle & Wellness store on April 17, 2014. The new retail location is in the Avenue of Fashion District in Detroit and will be one of the many new locally sought after shops. The store will carry an array of non-toxic cleaning supplies, eco-friendly home goods and offer concrete transformation services. The retail store is located in the University District, one of Detroit's most distinguished areas and aims to attract locals who want to live an eco-friendly lifestyle without breaking the bank. ...

Marie Oh Huber, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Agilent Technologies, Inc., attended the DirectWomen Board Institute from January 22-24 in New York City. DirectWomen, an organization formed to position women lawyers to serve on boards of public companies, selects a group of qualified women lawyers from a competitive pool of applicants across the country to participate in the three-day program. At the DirectWomen Board Institute Huber attended informational sessions on key issues facing current and future corporate directors and had the opportunity ...

Royal Dynamite, a collaborative and unique t-shirt company that combines popular culture and community, is launching the Freetown collection of limited edition t-shirts and hats in time to commemorate Sierra Leone's 53rd Independence Day. Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone, was founded in 1792 as a colony for freed slaves by African-Americans, Africans and West Indians. Since its inception in 1792, a lot of historical events have taken place including its independence in 1961 and a 10 year civil war. Today, however, with a new era and powerful generation full ...

Bob Faw's message of simple yet effective positive change is resonating with people worldwide, driving his book, "Energize: Ignite Passion and Performance With User-Friendly Brain Tools" to No. 1 in two Amazon categories. Eventually ending up as #3 overall in Amazon Kindle Free with more than 34,500 e-book copies downloaded since April 1. "I'm blown away by the response to the book," said Bob. "I love to help people transform their lives in a positive way. It's the most deeply satisfying thing in my life. I wrote 'Energize' because I want to reach more people than I ...

The grand opening of Pardee Homes' newest neighborhood, Meadow Glen at Canyon Hills in Lake Elsinore attracted hundreds of home shoppers who were treated to an array of activities, including tours of the new GenSmart Suite model homes, a cooking demonstration and complimentary lunch served from The Grilled Cheese Truck of Orange County. Steady traffic on grand opening day and throughout the weekend resulted in sale of all 8 homes in the first phase release followed two weeks later by 10 homes sold in the second release. The third phase release is anticipated to take place ...

Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP (www.bellnunnally.com) Partner Stephanie K. Gause has been selected by the Dallas Business Journal for inclusion on its "40 Under 40" list for 2014. This distinction highlights executives and entrepreneurs 39 years of age or younger who, per the nomination criteria, "have a proven track record in both business and community involvement." 2014 marks the third straight year that Bell Nunnally attorneys have been selected to the "40 Under 40" list, with Gause being preceded by R. Heath Cheek (2013) and Christopher B. Trowbridge (2012). "Stephanie's ...

The Wine Industry Symposium Group has announced the program for the 19th Annual Vineyard Economics Seminar set for Wednesday, May 14 at the Napa Valley Marriott Hotel in Napa, California. The seminar will feature a dynamic line-up of wine and agriculture leaders including Karen Ross, Secretary of the California State Department of Food and Agriculture. Speakers will present information, share ideas and discuss some of the hottest vineyard and wine business topics including the drought, water issues, the bulk wine business and land use. Event registration is now open at ...

Martha Burgess Novak has just released her new book, THE LIFE YOU WANT. Burgess Novak has a knack for showing us that nothing is as it seems in this world. The extraordinary experiences we have as human beings -- the mystical peeks behind the ordinary, the life-threatening moments that alter us forever, the moment in nature of profound communion -- are all part of a greater whole. Call it consciousness, enlightenment, or living in grace, it is a life-changing potential available to us. The revelations in this book take you behind the appearance of things, into the workings ...

The Sheffer Corporation, a leading manufacturer of hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders, today announces Womack Machine Supply as an authorized distributor of Sheffer products in the states of Montana, Utah, Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Kansas, New Mexico, Nevada, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Idaho, and Florida (panhandle). Sheffer is excited to partner with Womack Machine Supply - "they are a recognized leader in the fluid power systems and components industry and we hold in high regard their expertise and shared values of ...