ITHACA, N.Y. – By simulating 25,000 generations of evolution within computers, Cornell University engineering and robotics researchers have discovered why biological networks tend to be organized as modules – a finding that will lead to a deeper understanding of the evolution of complexity. (Proceedings of the Royal Society, Jan. 30, 2013.) The new insight also will help evolve artificial intelligence, so robot brains can acquire the grace and cunning of animals. From brains to gene regulatory networks, many biological entities are organized into modules – dense clusters ...

If you need any evidence of the impact of student research on life at American University's campus, look no further than something that's missing. Trays. Following a 2009 study at American University's main dining hall that showed a significant reduction in food waste and dishes used when trays were removed, trays have mostly gone the way of beanies and sock hops. Now, for the first time, a new paper coauthored by AU professor Kiho Kim and AU environmental studies graduate Stevia Morawski, provides hard evidence of big energy savings as well as a 32 percent reduction ...

JUPITER, FL, January 29, 2013 – While the wooly musk ox may like it cold, fruit flies definitely do not. They like it hot, or at least warm. In fact, their preferred optimum temperature is very similar to that of humans—76 degrees F. Scientists have known that a type of brain cell circuit helps regulate a variety of innate and learned behavior in animals, including their temperature preferences. What has been a mystery is whether or not this behavior stems from a specific set of neurons (brain cells) or overlapping sets. Now, a new study from The Scripps Research Institute ...

One out of every four people living with HIV/AIDS is 50 or older, yet these older individuals are far more likely to be diagnosed when they are already in the later stages of infection. Such late diagnoses put their health, and the health of others, at greater risk than would have been the case with earlier detection. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 43 percent of HIV-positive people between the ages of 50 and 55, and 51 percent of those 65 or older, develop full-blown AIDS within a year of their diagnosis, and these older adults account ...

Just like a comic book super hero, you could say that the enzyme superoxide dismutase (SOD1) has a secret identity. Since its discovery in 1969, scientists believed SOD1's only role was to protect living cells against damage from free radicals. Now, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have discovered that SOD1 protects cells by regulating cell energy and metabolism. The results of their research were published January 17, 2013, in the journal Cell. Transforming oxygen to energy for growth is key to life for all living cells, which happens ...

Trees in the continental U.S. could send out new spring leaves up to 17 days earlier in the coming century than they did before global temperatures started to rise, according to a new study by Princeton University researchers. These climate-driven changes could lead to changes in the composition of northeastern forests and give a boost to their ability to take up carbon dioxide. Trees play an important role in taking up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, so researchers led by David Medvigy, assistant professor in Princeton's department of geosciences, wanted to evaluate ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Stress during pregnancy puts mothers' and their babies' health at risk, previous research has shown. Now, a University of Missouri study indicates low-income pregnant women in rural areas experience high levels of stress yet lack appropriate means to manage their emotional and physical well-being. Health providers should serve as facilitators and link rural women with resources. "Many people think of rural life as being idyllic and peaceful, but, in truth, there are a lot of health disparities for residents of rural communities," said Tina Bloom, assistant ...

Many simulation-based studies have been conducted, and theories developed, about the behaviors of financial market traders. New work by human factors/ergonomics (HF/E) researchers suggests that decision-making research on the behavior of traders conducted "in the wild" (i.e., real-world situations) can offer an alternative lens that extends laboratory insights and provokes new questions. In their article in the Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making, "Understanding Preferences in Experience-Based Choice," authors Claire McAndrew (University College London) ...

NASA satellite imagery revealed that Cyclone Felleng is packing some powerful thunderstorms with overshooting cloud tops. An overshooting (cloud) top is a dome-like protrusion that shoots out of the top of the anvil of a thunderstorm and into the troposphere. It takes a lot of energy and uplift in a storm to create an overshooting top, because usually vertical cloud growth stops at the tropopause and clouds spread horizontally, forming an "anvil" shape on top of the thunderstorms. During the night-time hours (Madagascar local time) of Jan. 28, NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP ...

WASHINGTON, DC, January 24, 2013 — Married men who spend more time doing traditionally female household tasks—including cooking, cleaning, and shopping—report having less sex than husbands who don't do as much, according to a new study in the February issue of the American Sociological Review. "Our findings suggest the importance of socialized gender roles for sexual frequency in heterosexual marriage," said Sabino Kornrich, the study's lead author and a junior researcher at the Center for Advanced Studies at the Juan March Institute in Madrid. "Couples in which men participate ...

Married men and women who divide household chores in traditional ways report having more sex than couples who share so-called men's and women's work, according to a new study co-authored by sociologists at the University of Washington. Other studies have found that husbands got more sex if they did more housework, implying that sex was in exchange for housework. But those studies did not factor in what types of chores the husbands were doing. The new study, published in the February issue of the journal American Sociological Review, shows that sex isn't a bargaining ...

Self-published authors have more reasons to rejoice with the launch of Bookwhirl.com's latest services, the Bookstore and Book Gallery. With these services, these authors can now hope to take advantage of effective avenues wherein they can promote and market their books to their target readers. The Bookstore feature gives authors the option to display and sell their books to potential readers. Authors who gain revenues from the sales of their books on the Bookstore can receive 100% royalty, as he will act as the publisher of his own work. Readers who buy such books ...

The Pervidi Safety Inspection solution assists with compliance and inspection activities related to all Safety Regulations. Pervidi enables field inspectors to collect data in the field using Mobile devices (Smart phones, Tablets, Laptops and PDAs). The safety data is stored in a central database (hosted or in-house) that enables management of safety activities, Compliance, Corrective Actions, and reporting. The Safety in Action Show, held at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre, will showcase the Pervidi Safety Inspection including the Android App by Techs4Biz. The Safety ...

The streetwear clothing line, Pyknic, has just released the debut range of its "Food Porn" collaboration with Bravo Television star, Roble Ali, of "Chef Roble & Co". Four designs consist of photographs taken at Chef Roble Ali's Brooklyn, NY kitchen, three of which the celebrity chef and Culinary Institute of America (Hyde Park) alumnus personally cooked and food-styled. The unique food-themed prints are featured on soft goods: t-shirts, crewneck sweatshirts, and hooded sweatshirts. Pyknic was worn by Roble thought the first season of "Chef ...

Trinity Preparatory Academy (http://www.trinityprepacademy.com) will open its doors in Fall 2013 to almost 100 students in grades K-4. With this type of enrollment, nearly twenty teachers and staff members will be hired as well. Dr. Elizabeth Swanson, Research Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Austin and Head of School for Trinity Preparatory Academy says, "We are proud not only to provide a unique school experience to the children of North Austin, Round Rock, and surrounding areas. We are also proud to contribute economically to the area." Dr. ...

Silicon Valley based Agathos Laboratories, Inc. (ALI), a provider of cost effective laboratory testing, announced today that the company has been awarded a contract to provide laboratory testing for illicit drugs and controlled substances to licensees of the California Board of Chiropractic Examiners (BCE). The contract draws on ALI's ability to provide cost effective and dependable clinical laboratory testing to organizations in the public and private sectors. The BCE award provides ALI with yet another opportunity to showcase the benefits of a business strategy focused ...

On Friday January 18, 2013 at SPiN New York, the Table Tennis Nation paddle proved it could best sponge paddles costing eight times more and claimed the title of Best Paddle in the World. After a string of successful table tennis matches by amateur players around the world, the Table Tennis Nation paddle proved under money match conditions that it helps players win as Tahl Leibovitz used the paddle to defeat Paul David in straight sets. The match pitted Tahl Leibovitz against Paul David. Leibovitz is a Paralympic Gold Medalist and the number 6 IPC player in the world; ...

Camooze has today announced the launch of its new cutting-edge video interview app, which will streamline the recruitment process and bring it bang up to date. The app, which is available for the web, tablet and mobile devices, automates the recruitment process, saving valuable time and money by tapping into modern technology. The recruitment process has long since been a strain on HR professionals, with both the scheduling and the selection exercises themselves being expensive and time consuming. Traditionally, candidates would have to attend a physical office premises, ...

For Valentine's Day "Heart Day" SunCafe in Los Angeles is serving faw food and cooked vegan prix fixe menu completely cholesterol-free and healthy heart dishes. SunCafe will be offering both a Raw Food & Vegan Prix Fixe 6 Course, 10-Item Valentine's Day Dinner, February 14th, both meals are also Gluten-free. Patrons will be treated to live music. These gourmet raw food & vegan meals are one of a kind healthy yet gourmet inspired meals in Los Angeles. Reservations available between 5:30 to 9pm. Zero Cholesterol Menu for Valentine's Day Amuse Bouche- ...

Honolulu Board of REALTORS , a leading MLS with coverage area in Honolulu, Hawaii, announced the launch of their mobile app, HiCentral Mobile, that works on all major mobile devices and is available to download for free from all major apps stores, including iTunes, Android, and Blackberry. The public can download the app to their phone or tablet device to view all homes for sale or rent in the Honolulu, Hawaii coverage area. Honolulu Board of REALTORS 's mobile app uses Smarter Agent's patented GPS technology, to locate the user and display listings in the immediate ...

The American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys (http://www.aaepa.com/), a professional organization devoted to furthering the practice of estate planning, has announced a free webinar for attorneys interested in enhancing their business prospects. The webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, February 13th at 5 pm EST. The program will include a discussion of the 11 Core Systems for Success in Estate Planning Law Firms. Attorneys Robert Armstrong and Sanford M. Fisch, founders of the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys, will be presenting valuable advice on how to ...

In an economy where real estate prices are flexible, business owners have never been in a better position to purchase commercial real estate and create a lifelong investment. Many businesses have proven that owning the real estate used by their businesses can provide them the advantages of stable rents and real estate appreciation for themselves. Many other benefits accrue to the ownership of own-user occupied commercial real estate, including advantageous tax strategies, an income stream post sale of business, asset diversification and control of the property's tenancy. Managing ...

**Achieve Clinical Research is now enrolling for Asthma Clinical Trials in Alabama. To get started, visit Achieve Clinical Research or call us directly at (205) 380-6434. BACKGROUND & RATIONALE Asthma is a chronic disease characterized by airway inflammation, airway hyperresponsiveness, and episodic bronchoconstriction. It is estimated that approximately 300 million people worldwide are affected by asthma; this number is expected to increase by an additional 100 million by 2025. Because both neutrophils and eosinophils are thought to play a key role in lung inflammation ...

Aspiring home owners looking to buy property on the Palos Verdes Peninsula have a new website and interactive search engine to aid them. Vickey Longley, http://vickilongley.com/, has developed a new website to aid her clients and offer them the latest tools for finding that perfect home. The new site uses a a new search function called SpatialMatch which integrates unique data sets into a real-time, interactive search experience that is visually engaging and personally relevant to the user . In short, it's fun and easy to use. With her new web site Ms. Longley has ...

As part of our contribution to the Chicago community, Festa Parties kicked off its first ever Bring Your Own Cereal Party,or BYOC for short, at Rockwood Place on Friday, January 25th, 2013. In an effort to support Lakeview Pantry, Christopher Festa will be making monthly cereal donations to the organization. Anyone who has ever attended our TBOX, aka "Twelve Bars of Xmas" Pub Crawl knows how important cereal is for our pub crawl festivities. Ever since the very first TBOX , cereal has been present at our pub crawls, and it is now a Festa Parties tradition ...