Researchers have made a new discovery into the complex world of spiders that reflects what some might perceive as similar behavior in human society. As male wolf spiders go searching for a mate, it appears they eavesdrop, match and even try to outdo the mating dances of their successful rivals, a behavior seen mainly in vertebrate animals. The study co-authored by David Clark, a professor of biology at Alma College; J. Andrew Roberts, an associate professor in the department of evolution, ecology and organismal biology at The Ohio State University at Newark; and George ...

Researchers from North Carolina State University and West Virginia University have developed a new technology that can reduce air pollutant emissions from some chicken and swine barns, and also reduce their energy use by recovering and possibly generating heat. Specifically, the research team designed, built, and evaluated a proof-of-concept unit that incorporates a biofilter and a heat exchanger to reduce ammonia emissions from livestock barns, while also tempering – or heating up – the fresh air that is pumped into the barns. The pollution removal component utilizes ...

As a result of breakdowns in public education and increasingly complicated admissions and certification tests, the tutoring industry has grown by an estimated 1,000 percent over the past decade. A new online service, www.AllYourTutoring.com, is offering a free introduction to qualified tutors for anyone searching for a competitive edge at school or work. Underpaid teachers, retired professors and unemployed graduates with advanced degrees offer their services over the innovative new website as a way to augment their earnings--and both students and teachers are benefiting ...

Scientists are reporting discovery of an improved way to remove carbon dioxide — the major greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming — from smokestacks and other sources, including the atmosphere. Their report on the process, which achieves some of the highest carbon dioxide removal capacity ever reported for real-world conditions where the air contains moisture, appears in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Alain Goeppert, G. K. Surya Prakash, chemistry Nobel Laureate George A. Olah and colleagues explain that controlling emissions of carbon dioxide ...

Some vacuum cleaners — those basic tools for maintaining a clean indoor environment in homes and offices — actually contribute to indoor air pollution by releasing into the air bacteria and dust that can spread infections and trigger allergies, researchers report in a new study. It appears in ACS' journal Environmental Science & Technology. Lidia Morawska and colleagues explain that previous studies showed that vacuum cleaners can increase levels of very small dust particles and bacteria in indoor spaces, where people spend about 90 percent of their time. In an effort ...

360 diversity is encouraged by progress which is being made to the same sex marriage law in Scotland. After much opposition from religious groups, it is on the cards that gay marriage will be legalised in Scotland and in the future in England as well. Currently, same sex couples can only be joined in a civil partnership, which is also the case in England. The decision to change the law is currently being considered by the Scottish Government. The Scottish Government is being urged to move forward with the change in the law by gay rights campaigners who claim the law ...

WASHINGTON – Blogging may have psychological benefits for teens suffering from social anxiety, improving their self-esteem and helping them relate better to their friends, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. "Research has shown that writing a personal diary and other forms of expressive writing are a great way to release emotional distress and just feel better," said the study's lead author, Meyran Boniel-Nissim, PhD, of the University of Haifa, Israel. "Teens are online anyway, so blogging enables free expression and easy communication ...

Scientists are reporting identification of two substances in licorice — used extensively in Chinese traditional medicine — that kill the major bacteria responsible for tooth decay and gum disease, the leading causes of tooth loss in children and adults. In a study in ACS' Journal of Natural Products, they say that these substances could have a role in treating and preventing tooth decay and gum disease. Stefan Gafner and colleagues explain that the dried root of the licorice plant is a common treatment in Chinese traditional medicine, especially as a way to enhance the ...

PHILADELPHIA — Women with breast cancer who take antiestrogen supplements may be decreasing their risk for melanoma, according to a study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Christine Bouchardy, M.D., Ph.D., professor at the University of Geneva and head of the Geneva Cancer Registry, and colleagues analyzed data from 7,360 women who had breast cancer between 1980 and 2005. About half (54 percent) of these women received antiestrogen therapy. The researchers followed the patients until 2008 and recorded ...

It's official: older adults are naturally inclined to drive in the middle of the road, leaving the younger generation to cut corners. This tendency to sit mid-lane is an in-built safety mechanism that helps pensioners stay safe behind the wheel, according to researchers at the University of Leeds, UK. The findings of the study, which are published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Perception and Performance, have shown how older people naturally adapt when they can no longer move with the freedom they once had. Researchers hope that the work will be used ...

Is losing weight as simple as doing a 15-minute writing exercise? In a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, women who wrote about their most important values, like close relationships, music, or religion, lost more weight over the next few months than women who did not have that experience. "We have this need to feel self-integrity," says Christine Logel of Renison University College at the University of Waterloo, who cowrote the new study with Geoffrey L. Cohen of Stanford University. When something threatens ...

The Affiliate Summit West conference will take place in Las Vegas from the 8th to the 10th of January 2012. This is the foremost event for affiliate marketing, and the 2012 summit will be the 19th conference to be held. Affiliate marketing is a method of marketing whereby an enterprise rewards its affiliates for customers or visitors generated by the affiliate's marketing efforts, and with the ever-increasing Internet trade, this field has grown rapidly since its early days. There are four main players in the affiliate marketing game: the merchant (sometimes called the ...

New Rochelle, NY -- The current issue of Medical Acupuncture, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., explores how the U.S. military is incorporating medical acupuncture to assist in the medical care of military personnel serving in the war zones and the efforts underway to explore military applications of acupuncture. The issue is available online at http://www.liebertpub.com/acu. "The use of acupuncture for helping wounded warriors suffering from pain, post-traumatic stress disorder, and mild traumatic brain injury is growing rapidly," says Richard ...

The National Federation of Thai Film Associations is to organise the Hua Hin International Film Festival 2012 from January 26th to 29th.   Over the course of the four days, more than 50 films are set to be screened from around the world, including Fernando Meirelles' newest Hollywood project 360, as well as the Malaysian hit KL Gangster, the award-winning Filipino movie Ways of the Sea and the lavish Taiwanese production Warriors of the Rainbow.   Korean movie Always will be the opening film, with its stars So Ji Sub and Han Hyu Joo set to be among the many confirmed ...

A team of researchers have for the first time estimated the cost and impact of disabilities on the finances of disabled people. According to data, 90% of the population with a serious disability in Spain is in a state of moderate poverty and 56% lives in a state of extreme poverty. "With a compared and contrasted methodology, our study shows how high the cost of being dependent can be and how much it can contribute to increasing poverty," explains Francisco Javier Braña Pino, researcher at the University of Salamanca (Spain) and author of the recent study that analyses ...

Visitors to Kuala Lumpur over the coming weeks will have the opportunity to see the United Buddy Bears exhibition, which is now being held in the Malaysian capital. Taking place downtown on Jalan Bukit Bintag, the special display sees 143 specially designed bear statues lining the streets in order to raise awareness of charity programmes, as well as spreading a message of global brotherhood and tolerance. The programme was originally launched in Berlin in 2002 and has travelled to more than 15 countries, with Malaysia being the first nation in south-east Asia to ...

Tourists seeking a family-friendly way to mark the Chinese new year will be flocking to Hong Kong Disneyland in January 2012 to experience the theme park's Year of the Dragon Celebration.   The fun-filled venue regularly holds lavish events to mark major cultural celebrations and will be getting into the Chinese new year spirit between January 13th and February 5th 2012.   Guests can expect to see famous characters such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy walking through the park in Chinese-inspired costumes as they preside over parades, musical events and other ...

This press release is available in French. Montreal -- Lithocholic acid (LCA), naturally produced in the liver during digestion, has been seriously underestimated. A study published in the journal Oncotarget shows that LCA can kill several types of cancer cells, such as those found in some brain tumors and breast cancer. The research team, led by Concordia University, included scientists from McGill University and the Jewish General Hospital's Lady Davis Institute in Montreal as well as the University of Saskatchewan. Previous research from this same team showed LCA ...

The Boshe VVIP Club in Bali will be the venue for the Kotak Live in Concert show in the coming weeks. A popular Indonesian act, Kotak will be playing at the trendy club on January 19th 2012, with support acts including Flash and DJ Ditto Logix. The rockers have achieved notable success on the Indonesian music scene since winning the Dream Band talent show in 2004, going on to release multiple albums and touring the country, as well as scooping several industry awards. Visitors to the area can find out what the fuss is about by purchasing a ticket for 150,000 ...

The incidence and prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are increasing with time and in different regions around the world, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. "Insight into the worldwide epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease is important for the identification of geographic patterns and time trends," said Gilaad G. Kaplan, MD, MPH, of the University of Calgary and lead author of this study. "Our findings will help researchers estimate the global public health burden of inflammatory ...

The lives of hundreds of women could be saved every year, thanks to a simple online calculator that could help GPs identify women most at risk of having ovarian cancer at a much earlier stage. Academics from The University of Nottingham and ClinRisk Ltd have developed a new QCancer algorithm using the UK QResearch database. The new algorithm assesses a combination of patients' symptoms and risk factors to red flag those most likely to have ovarian cancer and enable them to be referred for further investigation or treatment at a much earlier stage. A study into the effectiveness ...

Bangkok will be the venue for La Fete in February 2012 as the Thai capital once again plays host to a celebration of all things French. This year's event will begin on February 2nd and will run for almost two months, encompassing around 20 different cultural or artistic shows and performances, before the festival draws to a close on March 29th. Items on the programme include circus acts, classical music performances, visual theatre, cinema screenings, dance shows and everything in between, with many events set to be free of charge. Bangkok acts as the hub for ...

New Rochelle, NY -- Therapeutic hypothermia has been proven to reduce mortality and improve neurologic outcomes after a heart attack, yet it was rarely used in a sample of more than 26,000 patients, according to a study published in Therapeutic Hypothermia and Temperature Management, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. The article is available at www.liebertpub.com/ther Therapeutic hyperthermia was used in only 0.35% of cases of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in this study. The authors, Pratik Patel, Sayona John, Rajeev Garg, Richard Temes, Thomas ...

British rock legends Judas Priest will be thrilling fans in Seoul one last time in February 2012 as part of their valedictory world tour, Epitaph.   The iconic band will play at the Olympic Hall in the South Korean capital on February 4th 2012 as part of a final tour that aims to take in all of the world's major cities.   Since blazing on to the scene with their debut album Rocka Rolla in 1974, Judas Priest have become one of the biggest names in heavy metal, with records such as Unleashed in the East and Screaming for Vengeance becoming massive hits.   The band has ...

Using powerful magnets to levitate fruit flies can provide vital clues to how biological organisms are affected by weightless conditions in space, researchers at The University of Nottingham say. The team of scientists has shown that simulating weightlessness in fruit flies here on earth with the use of magnets causes the flies to walk more quickly — the same effect observed during similar experiments on the International Space Station. Dr Richard Hill, an EPSRC research fellow in the University's School of Physics and Astronomy, is one of the researchers involved in ...