New Rochelle, NY, October 29, 2010—Women experience and interact with their natural surroundings in ways that differ from men. The way in which those differences affect a woman's sense of self, body image, and drive to protect and preserve the environment are explored in a thought-provoking special issue of Ecopsychology, a peer-reviewed, online journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. (www.liebertpub.com). The entire issue is available free online at www.liebertpub.com/eco Guest Editors Britain Scott, PhD, from the University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, MN) and Lisa ...

A new study by researchers at the University of Leicester and University of Leeds has concluded that parents' efforts towards their child's educational achievement is crucial – playing a more significant role than that of the school or child. This research by Professor Gianni De Fraja and Tania Oliveira, both in the Economics Department at the University of Leicester and Luisa Zanchi, at the Leeds University Business School, has been published in the latest issue of the MIT based Review of Economics and Statistics. The researchers found that parents' effort is more ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Saving a soldier's life takes precedence over treating traumatic urologic injuries on the battlefield, a Medical College of Georgia researcher says. Injuries to the bladder, ureters, kidneys and external genitalia often require complex surgical treatment, said Dr. Arthur Smith, an MCG urologist. But during wartime, when those wounds are often combined with other life-threatening injuries, their treatment becomes secondary to lifesaving tactics. Smith made his comments at a lecture, Revised Management Strategies for Urologic Injuries During Wartime, at ...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – A new study by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Norwegian researchers has found that women with anorexia nervosa are much more likely to have both unplanned pregnancies and induced abortions than women who don't have the serious eating disorder. These results may be driven by a mistaken belief among women with anorexia that they can't get pregnant because they are either not having menstrual periods at all or are having irregular periods, said Cynthia M. Bulik, PhD, the study's lead author and director of the UNC Eating Disorders Program. "Anorexia ...

If there is one thing that recent advances in genomics have revealed, it is that our genes are interrelated, "chattering" to each other across separate chromosomes and vast stretches of DNA. According to researchers at The Wistar Institute, many of these complex associations may be explained in part by the three-dimensional structure of the entire genome. A given cell's DNA spends most of its active lifetime in a tangled clump of chromosomes, which positions groups of related genes near to each other and exposes them to the cell's gene-controlling machinery. This structure, ...

Urgently-needed new treatment for a parasitic disease is being investigated in research led at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. Human African Trypanosomiasis, also known as sleeping sickness, affects between 50,000 and 70,000 people in Africa and South America. It is transmitted through the bite of the tsetse fly and attacks the nervous system and brain, leading to fever, headaches and disturbed sleep patterns. Without treatment, the disease is fatal but a new drug to tackle it is being developed in a project led at Strathclyde, with partners from ...

Boulder, CO, USA - The giant dragonflies of ancient Earth with wingspans of up to 70 centimeters (28 inches) are generally attributed to higher oxygen atmospheric levels in the atmosphere in the past. New experiments in raising modern insects in various oxygen-enriched atmospheres have confirmed that dragonflies grow bigger with more oxygen, or hyperoxia. However, not all insects were larger when oxygen was higher in the past. For instance, the largest cockroaches ever are skittering around today. The question becomes how and why do different groups respond to changes ...

Boulder, CO, USA - The islands flanking the outlet of the Mississippi River are not only facing losses due to sea level rise and local subsidence, according to one study, but new unknown impacts from oil recovery operations, say researchers working on another project. Both will be presenting their work on Nov. 1 and 2 at the meeting of the Geological Society of American in Denver. Some islands could disappear entirely in coming decades, exposing huge swaths of marshland to the waves of the open sea. On one side of the Mississippi River outlet, to the east of the river ...

Researchers led by Vanderbilt's Roger Cone, Ph.D., have discovered a new member of a gene family that has powerful influences on pigmentation and the regulation of body weight. The gene is the third member of the agouti family. Two agouti genes have been identified previously in humans. One helps determine skin and hair color, and the other may play an important role in obesity and diabetes. The new gene, called agrp2, has been found exclusively in bony fish, including zebrafish, trout and salmon. The protein it encodes enables fish to change color dramatically to match ...

Biogeochemists have found new evidence linking "Snowball Earth" glacial events to the rise of early animals. The research was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Study results appear in this week's issue of the journal Nature. The controversial Snowball Earth hypothesis posits that, on several occasions, the Earth was covered from pole to pole by a thick sheet of ice lasting for millions of years. These glaciations, the most severe in Earth history, occurred from 750 to 580 million years ago. In the aftermath, the researchers discovered, the oceans ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Researchers at Oregon State University have solved a quest in fundamental material science that has eluded scientists since the 1960s, and could form the basis of a new approach to electronics. The discovery, just reported online in the professional journal Advanced Materials, outlines the creation for the first time of a high-performance "metal-insulator-metal" diode. "Researchers have been trying to do this for decades, until now without success," said Douglas Keszler, a distinguished professor of chemistry at OSU and one of the nation's leading ...

Dracula orchids tempt flies by masquerading as mushrooms. Goblin spiders lurk unseen in the world's leaf litter. The natural world is often just as haunting as the macabre costumes worn on city streets, as highlighted by two studies published this year by curators in the Division of Invertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History, David Grimaldi and Norman Platnick. DRACULA ORCHIDS According to Grimaldi and colleagues, fruit flies (Drosophilidae) of the genus Zygothrica typically swarm on mushrooms and other rain forest fungi. But one group of orchids ...

ST. LOUIS -- Curcumin, a chemical that gives curry its zing, holds promise in preventing or treating liver damage from an advanced form of a condition known as fatty liver disease, new Saint Louis University research suggests. Curcurmin is contained in turmeric, a plant used by the Chinese to make traditional medicines for thousands of years. SLU's recent study highlights its potential in countering an increasingly common kind of fatty liver disease called non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Linked to obesity and weight gain, NASH affects 3 to 4 percent of U.S. adults ...

LA JOLLA, CA – October 29, 2010 – For Immediate Release – A team from The Scripps Research Institute has revealed the first-ever pictures of the formation of cells' "protein factories." In addition to being a major technical feat on its own, the work could open new pathways for development of antibiotics and treatments for diseases tied to errors in ribosome formation. In addition, the techniques developed in the study can now be applied to other complex challenges in the understanding of cellular processes. Identifying and observing the molecules that form ribosomes—the ...

GALVESTON, Texas — When the space shuttle Discovery lifts off on its final flight Nov. 2, its six astronauts will be joined by 16 rodent passengers on a historic mission of their own. Riding in special self-contained modules that automatically supply them with food and water, the mice will be part of a long-term NASA effort aimed at understanding why spaceflight makes humans more vulnerable to infection by viruses and bacteria. The agency has studied the phenomenon aboard its space shuttles for more than 25 years, collecting data from laboratory animals and astronauts ...

Brian Passages Malibu's resident expert on all things Malibu announced the rehabilitation center's intention to support the conservation of Malibu's coastal wetlands. Passages Malibu Addiction Cure Center is the world's most innovative and effective residential drug and alcohol treatment program. Passages Malibu believes in supporting the community that they call home and is deeply committed to environmental concerns. Passages Malibu, established in 2001, focuses on a more holistic approach to addiction recovery. Because our approach to curing addiction is more organic, ...

Newport Palisades by Waterpointe Homes in Newport Beach celebrates individuality and affordability with 33 single-family homes. The first homes have already sold following a well-received grand opening in October. Now, model home tours and sales continue with 1,676 to 1,891 square feet available from $598,800 to $680,600. Value is inherent in each three-bedroom home with price-included features, access to Newport Mesa unified schools and no costly Mello Roos assessments. Floor plan options in the two-story Hummingbird Plan and three-story Pelican Plan give families the ...

New Web Program Helps Employees Become Business Owners e2eNOW.com enables employees seeking to start a business select the one that is right for them and plan for its long term success. e2eNOW, an extensive web-based program, is designed not only to help decide the type of business they should start, but also to determine if the business will produce the income they desire. Finally, using examples, templates and videos the program takes them step by step through creating a complete business plan with pro forma cash flow projections. The reduction in jobs by major ...

Amadeus Consulting, a custom software development company, signed a contract with the Transportation Research Board (TRB) of the National Academies to develop a database-driven Web portal designed to benchmark airport performance. The project's first phase launched on October 15, 2010. TRB provides information resources to the worldwide transportation community. The organization's services include information exchange on current transportation research and practice, management of research projects and analysis of transportation-related policy. "The TRB needed to ...

Singles of all ages are invited to celebrate the imminent World Series Championship of the San Francisco Giants, Friday, November 5, 2010, 8pm-Midnight, at Sinbad's Restaurant, within walking distance of AT&T Ballpark, Pier 2 along the Embarcadero, San Francisco CA 94111. "As a native-born San Franciscan who has been a Giants fan since 1958," says Rich Gosse, Chairman of The Society of Single Professionals, "I would love to host the first-ever singles party celebrating the San Francisco Giants World Championship. In the unlikely event that the Giants should lose the ...

RAVE Computer, a leader in providing standard and customized computing solutions, is scheduled to display GammaTech rugged products at MILCOM 2010. GammaTech Computer Corp. is a major international manufacturer and supplier of innovative notebook and tablet computers; and will further add to RAVE ComputerÕs already formidable lineup of military offerings. The show will be held at the San Jose Convention Center from October 31 through November 3, 2010. Rave Computer Association, Inc. will be in Booth #1306. As with the military, GammaTech products are rugged, durable, ...

Ecotech Institute, the first and only college focused entirely on preparing America's workforce for careers in renewable energy and sustainable design, today announced new school policies that will give active military, veterans and family members greater access to the school's green collar job training and development programs. Ecotech Institute, which is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, launched in April 2010 with seven highly practical degree programs and one certificate program that provide graduates with skills that are ...

OCES is an Aging Services Access Point headquartered in Brockton and serves seniors and caregivers in 23 towns south of Boston. This free "Stress & The Caregiver" seminar will be led by Rochelle Sugarman, Family Caregiver Support Program Supervisor at OCES. This seminar offers education and guidance to help caregivers better manage stress. To RSVP or for questions, contact Rochelle Sugarman at 508-584-1561. About OCES Incorporated in 1974, Old Colony Elder Services is one of 27 private, non-profit Aging Services Access Points (ASAPs) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ...

The 2011 NOAA Tide Tables and Tidal Current Tables have been published by North Wind Publishing and are now available. Mariners use NOAA's Tide Tables and Tidal Current tables for navigation. There are four books of Tide Tables and two books of Tidal Current Tables, which provide worldwide coverage for the mariner. These books meet U.S. Coast Guard requirements for use aboard commercial vessels navigating in US waters. Recommended for all navigators. The trim sizes have been changed which allows the tables to printed in a larger format for easier reading. Volumes available ...

Throughout history masquerade masks have been a huge hit at costume parties, masquerade balls, Mardi Gras, Carnevale (Carnival of Venice), and even weddings. People have worn Venetian masks for centuries as a costume piece to cover their identity. Even today masquerade masks have not lost their popularity and make great additions to any costume and even Mardi Gras themed weddings. This season, RedSkyTrader.com received a special shipment of Venetian Masquerade masks including full face, half face, big nose, pointed mouth, pirate, beaded mouth and even comedy/tragedy ...