Light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, have become popular with backpackers and cyclists who mount them on headbands for a reliable, hands-free source of illumination. Now, a new lab at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is helping to bring these tiny but brilliant devices into your home, to help save both energy costs and the environment. "LEDs can be very energy efficient, and they are a lot smaller and last a lot longer than light bulbs," says NIST vision scientist Wendy Davis. "They're what we'll likely use in the future to light our houses and public ...

Bowling Green, OH—September 29, 2010— A forthcoming issue of the Journal of Marriage and Family states that children today are less likely to be born into a "traditional" family structure, defined as two biological married parents. Growing numbers of children in the United States experience multiple family living arrangements during childhood. How these transitions affect the individual child's well-being needs to be fully addressed by researchers and policymakers alike. This article fully reviews the existing research from the past ten years on these topics in an effort ...

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the International Association of Fire Fighters have prepared an educational resource for fire chiefs, firefighters, and public officials to summarize and explain the key results of a landmark study on the effect of the size of firefighting crews on the ability of the fire service to protect lives and property in residential fires. The study, Report on Residential Fireground Field Experiments, was published by NIST last April. The study is the first to quantify the effects of crew sizes and ...

VIDEO: This study finds higher survival rate at every stage of breast cancer. Click here for more information. HOUSTON - Advances in screening for disease detection, better surgical techniques available to more women, and an increased number of therapies that reduce the risk of relapse in patients with both locally advanced and early stage disease, have collectively contributed to dramatic improvements in breast cancer's survival rates, according to a review of 60 years ...

New research challenges the controversial theory that an ancient comet impact devastated the Clovis people, one of the earliest known cultures to inhabit North America. Writing in the October issue of Current Anthropology, archaeologists Vance Holliday (University of Arizona) and David Meltzer (Southern Methodist University) argue that there is nothing in the archaeological record to suggest an abrupt collapse of Clovis populations. "Whether or not the proposed extraterrestrial impact occurred is a matter for empirical testing in the geological record," the researchers ...

TORONTO, ON – Is there a downside to schedule control at work? According to new research out of the University of Toronto, people who have more schedule control at work tend to report more blurring of the boundaries between work and the other parts of their lives, especially family-related roles. Researchers measured the extent of schedule control and its impact on work-family processes using data from a national survey of more than 1,200 American workers. Sociology professor Scott Schieman (U of T) and PhD student Marisa Young (U of T) asked study participants: "Who ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Ghanaian Obstetrics and Gynecology residents say in-country training programs contributed to their decision to remain in their home country to practice medicine, new University of Michigan research shows. The retention of trained health care providers in developing countries is a key component to improving health and achieving the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals, which aim to decrease maternal and child mortality. But the migration of health workers from developing to developed countries has resulted in a health care workforce crisis that ...

HOUSTON - Patients with triple negative breast cancer that also have mutations in the BRCA gene appear to have a lower risk of recurrence, compared to those with the same disease without the deleterious genetic mutation, according to researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The findings may offer a direction for study of personalized therapy in this select group of triple negative breast cancer patients, as well as highlight the unique need for genetic testing in a patient population. Ana M. Gonzalez-Angulo, M.D., associate professor in MD Anderson's ...

New research provides evidence of the vicious cycle created when an obese individual overeats to compensate for reduced pleasure from food. Obese individuals have fewer pleasure receptors and overeat to compensate, according to a study by University of Texas at Austin senior research fellow and Oregon Research Institute senior scientist Eric Stice and his colleagues published this week in The Journal of Neuroscience. Stice shows evidence this overeating may further weaken the responsiveness of the pleasure receptors ("hypofunctioning reward circuitry"), further diminishing ...

Representing a relatively new phenomenon in shopping, digital coupons show great promise for revolutionizing couponing. In studying the marketing and usability of a specific type of electronic coupon – digital coupons – one University of Arizona research team has found some interesting and important preliminary findings about what consumers thought of digital coupons, how they used them, why they used them and what problems were associated with their use. "In the literature, there is some information about these coupons, but there is no empirical data," said Anita Bhappu, ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – In contrast to a toothed whale, which retains teeth that aid in capturing prey, a living baleen whale (e.g., blue whale, fin whale, humpback, bowhead) has lost its teeth and must sift zooplankton and small fish from ocean waters with baleen or whalebone, a sieve-like structure in the upper jaw that filters food from large mouthfuls of seawater. Based on previous anatomical and fossil data studies, scientists have widely believed that both the origin of baleen and the loss of teeth occurred in the common ancestor of baleen whales about 25 million years ...

HOUSTON - Long associated with a worse outcome, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that women treated for breast cancer while pregnant, in fact, have improved disease-free survival and a trend for improved overall survival compared to non-pregnant women treated for the disease. Jennifer Litton, M.D., assistant professor in MD Anderson's Department of Breast Medical Oncology, presented the findings in a poster discussion session at the 2010 Breast Cancer Symposium. "Until now, older registry studies showed that breast cancer ...

Cincinnati, OH, September 30, 2010 — Children with eczema, a chronic skin condition that often begins in childhood, have a greater risk of developing asthma and food allergies. The number of children with eczema is rising, but the reasons for this are unclear. A new study soon to be published in The Journal of Pediatrics examines the relationship between pet ownership and eczema. Researchers found that dog ownership among children with dog allergies may reduce the risk of developing eczema by age 4 years; cat ownership, however, may increase the risk among children with ...

New York, NY, September 30, 2010—A new report from The Commonwealth Fund provides recommendations for state and federal policymakers as they design and implement the new health insurance exchanges which are a key element of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The state-based exchanges, to be set up by states and the federal government to provide a health insurance marketplace with subsidized health insurance for small businesses and individuals without employer or public coverage, will play a major role in enhancing many Americans' access to health insurance ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 30, 2010—Kenji Hakuta, a Stanford University scholar who strives to improve education opportunities for language minority students, will deliver the Seventh Annual Brown Lecture in Education Research here next month. Hosted by the American Educational Research Association (AERA), this lecture commemorates the historic Brown v. Board of Education decision of the U.S. Supreme Court and features significant scholarship that advances equality and equity in education. The 2010 Brown Lecture, "Educating Language Minority Students and Affirming Their ...

Peroxium has introduced the Free Your Smile program to promote its new tooth whitening gel, Peroxium 22. The unique proposition allows any patient to request a free sample be sent to their dentist so that they can have their teeth whitened at their next appointment. Peroxium whitening gel is an enhanced 22% carbamide peroxide formula with unique properties, reducing sensitivity in patients while providing high power bleaching action. The formula provides all the benefits of higher strength whiteners with the added comfort of a lower power gel. This gives patients more ...

Humble Gaming Limited is pleased to announce the release of update V 1.1 to its successful productivity application called Live Notes. Live Notes V 1.1 addresses the needs of business professionals, office support staff, students, academics and all who wish to have Note Taking and Recording functionality made easier with a dynamic UI. Live Notes V 1.1 (still priced at $5.99 USD despite the updates) is a fully functional powerful productivity tool that promises to enhance the life and increase productivity of anyone that uses it. Live Notes V 1.1 is perfect for business ...

Babcock and Morgan Family Dentistry, dentists in Prior Lake, are pleased to introduce the launch of the practice's user-friendly website. The professional site was designed in order to increase the quality of care patients receive from this Prior Lake dentist. The state-of-the-art website offers a wide range of information and tools that patients can utilize for improving their oral health. From staff bios to new patient forms, the new website for this cosmetic, family and children's dentist in Prior Lake provides all of the necessary information a patient needs to make ...

North Miami Beach Chiropractic & Injury Center, premier Chiropractors in North Miami Beach, have recently added appointment requests on the practice's technologically advanced website. This North Miami Beach injury doctor is committed to accommodating its patients with this new appointment request. Patients can simply visit the practice's website from the comfort of their home to fill out and submit the appointment request form. Once the North Miami Beach Chiropractic & Injury Center coordinators receive the request, they will contact the patient to confirm the appointment. "Many ...

Archive Systems, a leading provider of document and records management services, today announced that the company has achieved a new milestone in the number of records stored at its multiple Record Center facilities. Over four million cubic feet of records are now stored at the company's locations in New Jersey, Arizona, and Oregon. "We are thrilled about the unprecedented growth in our business records storage service. More and more companies are relying on Archive Systems to help manage their critical business information because of our unique blend of physical services ...

Tracker Corp announces the launch of its newly-improved website and corporate logo, at trackercorp.com. New features of the website include an interactive E-Verify State-by-State Legislation Map showing an up-to-date summary of all active and proposed E-Verify laws at the federal, state, county and city level. Prepared and updated by Tracker's legal staff, this map helps HR professionals navigate the ever-changing landscape of employment verification requirements. The revised Tracker site also makes it easy to navigate to the most helpful information on how to solve ...

Nadia Foster, a master on psychic readings, has been helping people for over 20 years and has recently launched a website so people over the world and across the states can benefit from this God-gifted woman. Nadia Foster, hailing from San Antonio, Texas, can help people, no matter how far away they may be. Nadia has helped politicians, and even celebrities have relied on Nadia for her ability in her psychic readings. One person was even astonished during a call to Nadia, for Nadia knew the person had worked with a previous psychic. Nadia Foster's gift was given to ...

The Office of Fair Trading has reported an increase in the number of used car complaints from consumers, the number of reported complaints has risen to 38,000 during the first half of 2010. From the perspective of car dealers this is causing costs to rise and increases the importance of choosing the right Motor Trade Insurance policy. Whilst reputable used car dealers, take every reasonable precaution with vehicles they sell - there is still the potential that a substantial claim could arise from a defective vehicle that has been sold or serviced by you. Therefore indemnity ...

In Tennessee individuals convicted of sex offenses must register as a sex offender with the State and are subjected to various living and working restrictions pursuant to the registration statute, T.C.A. 40-39-201. In addition to the registry statute Tennessee also enacted a separate lifetime supervision statute, T.C.A. 39-13-524 with additional life time restrictions for any one convicted of certain classified violent sexual offenses. On July 7, 2010 the Tennessee Supreme Court issued a ruling in Marcus v. State , 04-06910, which held that the Sex Offender Registration ...

Minimum Wage California requires a minimum wage for most employees. The current minimum wage, effective January 1, 2008 in California is $8.00 per hour. There are some exceptions, such as for new learners, the mentally or physically disabled and some nonprofits. Overtime You may be eligible for overtime if you work: - Over 40 hours in a week - Over 8 hours in a day - Or 7 days in a row The rate for overtime is required to be one and one-half times the employee's regular rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of eight hours. For time in excess of 12 hours, ...