For most people, infrared technology calls to mind soldiers with night-vision goggles or energy audits that identify where heat escapes from homes during the winter season. But for two Brigham Young University professors, infrared holds the potential to spot from afar whether a site is being used to make nuclear weapons. Statistics professor Candace Berrett developed a model that precisely characterizes the material in each pixel of an image taken from a long-wave infrared camera. The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration funded the project through a grant ...

The same gene family that may have helped the human brain become larger and more complex than in any other animal also is linked to the severity of autism, according to new research from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. The gene family is made up of over 270 copies of a segment of DNA called DUF1220. DUF1220 codes for a protein domain – a specific functionally important segment within a protein. The more copies of a specific DUF1220 subtype a person with autism has, the more severe the symptoms, according to a paper published in the PLoS Genetics. ...

Seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals such as dolphins may not appear to have much in common, other than an affinity for open water. The sad truth is that they are all unintended victims – by-catch – of intensive global fishing. In fact, accidental entanglement in fishing gear is the single biggest threat to some species in these groups. A new analysis co-authored by Stanford biology Professor Larry Crowder provides an unprecedented global map of this by-catch, starkly illustrating the scope of the problem and the need to expand existing conservation efforts in certain ...

TORONTO, March 21, 2014—Homeless and vulnerably housed people who have suffered a traumatic brain injury at some point in their life are more likely to visit an Emergency Department, be arrested or incarcerated, or be victims of physical assault, new research has found. "Given the high costs of Emergency Department visits and the burden of crime on society, these findings have important public health and criminal justice implications," the researchers from St. Michael's Hospital wrote today in the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. Traumatic brain injuries, such as ...

Researchers from Princeton University and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich have confirmed that during the last ice age iron fertilization caused plankton to thrive in a region of the Southern Ocean. The study published in Science confirms a longstanding hypothesis that wind-borne dust carried iron to the region of the globe north of Antarctica, driving plankton growth and eventually leading to the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Plankton remove the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere during growth and transfer it ...

Depression and obesity have long been associated, but how they relate over time is less clear. New research from a Rutgers University–Camden professor shows that adolescent females who experience one of the disorders are at a greater risk for the other as they get older. "Adolescence is a key developmental period for both obesity and depression, so we thought it significant to look at the onset of these disorders at an early age," says Naomi Marmorstein, an associate professor of psychology at Rutgers–Camden. By assessing a statewide sample of more than 1,500 males ...

Women who are pregnant or trying to fall pregnant and taking a folic acid supplement may be at risk of reducing their folate benefit through sun exposure, a new QUT study has warned. In a paper titled Exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation is associated with decreased folate status in women of childbearing age, published in the Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B:Biology, QUT researchers found UV exposure significantly depleted folate levels. Professor Michael Kimlin and Dr David Borradale, from QUT's AusSun Research Lab, said the study of 45 young healthy ...

Chronologies of glacial advances during the last glacial period are not contemporaneous throughout the Tibetan Plateau. Professor YI Chaolu and his research group from the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, dated glacial boulders on moraines from the last glacial period in the Nyainqentanglha Mountains, Tibet. They suggested that glacial advances that occurred during a relatively warm period (MIS 3) between two cold stages of the last glacial episode in the Nyainqentanglha may correlate with millennial-scale climate change (Heinrich) events. ...

Nobody has seen them yet; particles that are smaller than the Higgs particle. However theories predict their existence, and now the most important of these theories have been critically tested. The result: The existence of the yet unseen particles is now more likely than ever. "I gave them a very critical review", says Thomas Ryttov, particle physicist and associate professor at the Center for Cosmology and Particle Physics Phenomenology (CP ³ - Origins), University of Southern Denmark. He refers to the theories, that over the last app. five years have been put forward ...

This news release is available in German. The word "cholesterol" is directly linked in most people's minds with high-fat foods, worrying blood test results, and cardiovascular diseases. However, despite its bad reputation, cholesterol is essential to our wellbeing: It stabilizes cell membranes and is a raw material for the production of different hormones in the cell's power plants – the mitochondria. Now, for the first time, scientists in Göttingen have solved the high-resolution structure of the molecular transporter TSPO, which introduces cholesterol into mitochondria. ...

Glasgow, UK: Analysis of data from the UK NHS Breast Screening Programme has shown significant variations in the outcomes of treatment for women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) between UK hospitals. Dr Jeremy Thomas, a consultant pathologist at the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK, told the European Breast Cancer Conference today (Friday) that although the majority of women with DCIS received the correct surgery for their disease, large numbers of women were undergoing mastectomy for DCIS either as a result of failed breast conservation surgery or for tumours ...

Glasgow, UK: A study of over 50,000 women participating in the UK NHS Breast Screening Programme has found that, while three-yearly screening intervals are appropriate for the majority of women, approximately one third of women are at higher risk of developing cancer and might benefit from more frequent mammograms. Professor Gareth Evans, from the University of Manchester (UK), told the 9th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-9) today (Friday) that identifying the degree of risk of developing breast cancer in individual women would enable healthcare professionals ...

Extending national breast cancer screening programmes to women over the age of 70 does not result in a decrease in the numbers of cancers detected at advanced stages, according to new research from The Netherlands. Instead, researchers told the European Breast Cancer Conference that their findings suggest that extending screening programmes to older women results in a large proportion of women being over-treated, and at risk from the harmful effects of such treatment, because these women were more likely to die from other causes than from any tumours detected in the ...

What role will social media and online evidence play in your divorce? Article provided by Stolar & Pollins, PLLC Visit us at http://www.stolarpollinslaw.com If you are like most Americans, you are a member of at least one social media or networking site. Whether it be a site based around making professional or career-oriented connections (like LinkedIn, for example) or one that fosters more casual relationships (like Facebook, Twitter or Google+), most of us log on to social media at least a few times a week. The relationships and connections we foster there ...

FMCSA aggressively targeting fatigued truckers Article provided by Davis Law Group, P.A. Visit us at http://www.davislawgroupnc.com In 2013, new rules were announced by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) concerning the amount of time that truck drivers would be allowed to drive each week. These rules limited drivers to 70-hour work weeks, which drivers could restart only after a 34-hour rest period. This must include two nights where drivers were sleeping from 1 A.M. to 5 A.M. The agency made these changes to help address the issue of truck ...

New Mexico court rules that prescription error lawsuit filed too late Article provided by The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski Visit us at http://www.salazarandsullivan.com/Practice-Areas/ The New Mexico Court of Appeals recently ruled that a medical malpractice and wrongful death lawsuit based on an alleged prescription error had been filed too late. The deceased individual was prescribed a medication that allegedly interacted dangerously with another medication that he was taking. He died over a year later, and his family filed the lawsuit more ...

Simple steps to keep Colorado trade secrets safe Article provided by Martensen IP Visit us at http://www.martensenip.com/ Many business owners do not give a lot of thought to intellectual property, particularly if the business does not hold any patents. However, most businesses have trade secrets that need to be protected. In a time of increasingly frequent employee turnover, global competition and digital information, it is easier than ever for businesses' proprietary information to be exposed. Colorado business owners should understand the kind of information ...

PilotGroup, one of the leading software and applications developer, has started a new spring promotion recently. Only until March, 31, PG Dating Pro software license owners will be able to get a pack of 2 mobile applications for Android and iOS platforms at the price of one. Those who seize this opportunity will also receive $99 DP Mobile Module for free. According to the past years researches, March traditionally opens a hot period for dating sites owners. Singles are intensifying their efforts to find their soul mates. Statistic shows that traffic on dating websites ...

Singer-Songwriter Coline Creuzot is shifting gears into her own lane with her new EP, Creuz Control. Creuz Control is the third installment in Coline's EP series coming off the heels of her successful EP, Acapella Now (2012). The EP, scheduled to debut this Spring, features production from Grammy Award winning and nominated producers including Happy Perez (Mariah Carey, Miguel, Janelle Monae), Drew "Druski" Scott (Dawn Richard, Fantasia, Zendaya) and Troy "Radio" Johnson. The lead single, "You Tried It" which debuts March 18th is produced and ...

According to the American Brain Tumor Association, at least 2 of every 1,000 Americans will suffer a brain tumor and approximately 13% of those will be situated on the pituitary gland, also known as the master gland as it controls other glands and various bodily functions. Two of the most common approaches to removing these tumors are invasive (transsphenoidal and craniotomy), both of which leave the patient vulnerable to stroke, blindness, CSF (Cerebrospinal fluid) leakage, hypopituitarism (partial or complete nonfunctioning of the pituitary gland), and, in rare cases, ...

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greeNEWit is no stranger when it comes to energy education in schools, and with the success of the OUR Schools Program, they are looking to expand their student audience and experience. The organization, dedicated to helping society become more energy efficient, is now delivering the program to schools on military bases to provide free energy education with the help of the Department of Defense Education Activity's (DoDEA) STEM College and Career Marathon Project grant. DoDEA is committed to providing an exemplary level of education to military-connected students and ...

Gilbert Brown, former Green Bay Packer and anti-bullying advocate is calling on Packer Nation to support a campaign that is raising funding for a bully prevention program called the Bully-Proofing Playbook. Autographs, dinner and even attending a Packers game with Brown are offered as a way to say thanks. "This bullying situation we have is very serious," says Brown in a promotional video. "We have a program that's going to help that, but we need you guys to step up and take charge." Perks for supporting the Bully-Proofing Playbook program vary ...

When her grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, Ginger Thomas worked with her family to place her grandmother in a home. Throughout that emotionally difficult process, Thomas discovered her passion for working with seniors. Now, as a Senior Living Advisor at A Plan For Senior Care, she helps families daily find personalized care for their loved ones. Thomas is being honored as the March recipient of Fairhaven's Oliver Halsell Care Award. Fairhaven Memorial Park & Mortuary, with locations in Santa Ana and Mission Viejo, created the recognition program in 2012 ...

Richard P. Brown, MD, an integrative psychiatrist known for his healing mental health work for survivors of mass disasters, will give a two-day Breath~Body~Mind workshop on Saturday, March 22, 2014, 10 am to 6 pm at SUBUD, 230 W 29th Street, New York, NY, and part two on Sunday, March 23, from 3 pm to 6 pm, or 6:30 to 9:30 pm, at the Balance Arts Center, 34 W. 28th Street, 3rd floor, for 9/11 responders, Ground Zero workers, Hurricane Sandy survivors, military personnel, veterans, health care professionals, caregivers, and the general public. Dr. Brown will teach breath ...