What are the key characteristics that voters consider when they're choosing their candidate for president? New research led by Judith Trent, a professor of communication at the University of Cincinnati, yields some surprising findings from surveys from the 2008 primary campaign in New Hampshire – a historic campaign in itself because of the diverse demographic characteristics of some of the leading contenders. The top ideal quality picks are a candidate's honesty and willingness to talk about the challenges affecting the nation. The article, titled, "Cracked and Shattered ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich---University of Michigan researchers have determined that most types of melanoma cells can form malignant tumors, providing new evidence that the deadliest form of skin cancer does not conform to the increasingly popular cancer stem cell model. In addition, the researchers found that melanoma tumor cells can change their appearance by switching various genes on and off, making the malignant cells a stealthy, shape-shifting target for researchers seeking new treatments, according to a team led by Sean Morrison, director of the U-M Center for Stem Cell Biology. Both ...

Like us, plants rely on an immune system to fight off disease. Proteins that scout out malicious bacterial invaders in the cell and communicate their presence to the nucleus are important weapons in the plant's disease resistance strategy. Researchers at the University of Missouri recently "tapped" into two proteins' communications with the nucleus and discovered a previously unknown level of cross talk. The discovery adds important new information about how plant proteins mediate resistance to bacteria that cause disease and may ultimately lead to novel strategies for ...

The traditional way to predict whether children can regain movement after spinal cord injuries may exclude a small subset of patients who could benefit from therapy, according to two studies presented by University of Florida researchers at the Society for Neuroscience meeting this week in San Diego. In one study, researchers present details of a child with incomplete spinal cord injury who continues to improve four years after recovering walking ability in a locomotor training program at UF, even though clinical assessment tools predicted he would never walk again. In ...

Couples do not live together for traditional or romantic reasons. They do so for purely rational reasons - emotional, financial, intellectual and social. The nuclear family still holds a strong position in Sweden. Some 70 percent of the population live in a nuclear family, shows research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Many families today consist of networks of various people that include a whole host of constellations, without being a nuclear family. Family researchers are at any rate pleased at the break up of the nuclear family, and the late 20th century ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – The risk of radiation-induced breast cancer from mammography screening is slight in comparison to the benefit of expected lives saved, according to a new study appearing online and in the January issue of the journal Radiology. "Recently, there have been reports in the press focusing on the potential radiation risk from mammography, particularly as used for periodic screening," said the study's lead author, Martin J. Yaffe, Ph.D., senior scientist in imaging research at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, and professor in the departments of medical biophysics ...

State-funded preschool programs have historically enrolled low-income children, aiming to help them start school on a footing closer to nonpoor youngsters. Today, more and more states are expanding access to preschool programs, and some are making them universally available. How will this affect states' efforts to narrow achievement gaps? A new study concludes that while the benefits of preschool are greatest for children living in poverty, nonpoor children, particularly Black youngsters, also experience positive gains from preschool participation. The study, conducted ...

At ages 1 and 1-1/2, children who get most of their sleep at night (as opposed to during the day) do better in a variety of skill areas than children who don't sleep as much at night. That's the finding of a new longitudinal study conducted by researchers at the University of Montreal and the University of Minnesota. The research appears in the November/December 2010 issue of the journal Child Development. The study, of 60 Canadian children at ages 1, 1-1/2, and 2, looked at the effects of infants' sleep on executive functioning. Among children, executive functioning ...

Doing well in school and feeling accepted by your peers are both important challenges during adolescence. Sometimes these don't fit well together, as when teens are ostracized for being smart. A new study has found that such pressures differ for teens in different racial/ethnic groups, and that characteristics of the teens' schools also play a role. The study, conducted by researchers at Cornell University, appears in the November/December 2010 issue of the journal Child Development. "This is the first study to clearly show that for adolescents, there are measurable ...

Young children's helpfulness is tempered when they see that the person they intend to help has harmed another person. But it also diminishes when they see that the object of their attention meant to harm another, even if no harm was done. That's the conclusion of two new studies of 3-year-olds conducted by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany. The research appears in the November/December 2010 issue of the journal Child Development. "In finding that children are quite sophisticated and discriminating helpers, our ...

While a range of ingenious man-made materials bring us ever closer to realising the possibility of cloaking objects from visible light, research from Imperial College London is now taking invisibility into the fourth dimension - time - creating the groundbreaking potential to hide whole events. The laws of physics might make the creation of a transporter which can dematerialise objects and then rematerialise them elsewhere a little beyond us, but it is now being suggested that an object could move from one region of space to another, completely unseen by anyone watching. ...

Preschool teachers can inadvertently pass on lessons in stereotypes to their students when they highlight gender differences, according to Penn State psychologists. A study has found that when teachers call attention to gender, children are more likely to express stereotyped views of what activities are appropriate for boys and girls and which gender they prefer to play with, said Lynn Liben, Distinguished Professor of psychology, human development and family studies, and education, Penn State. By highlighting the powerful effect of classroom environments on preschool ...

BOSTON (November 16, 2010) — Researchers have developed a promising new approach to vaccination for rotavirus, a common cause of severe diarrheal disease that is responsible for approximately 500,000 deaths among children in the developing world every year. In a study published in the November issue of Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, a vaccine delivered as nasal drops effectively induced an immune response in mice and protected them from rotavirus infection. The new vaccine delivery system has also been tested successfully and found to be heat stable with tetanus and is ...

ZEN Home Energy Systems is helping homeowners unlock the equity in their home to finance their entire energy needs and pay off the mortgage sooner. "We've known for some time now it is cheaper to produce your own energy at home than buy, but one of the biggest barriers facing householders is finding the cash to finance installation of a whole home solar energy system," ZEN Home Energy Systems Chief Executive Officer Richard Turner said. "You no-longer have to go into the red to be green at home. "Householders can now use equity in their home to install a ...

A prodigious troupe of excellent wines from across the world awaits your wine savvy taste buds at the newest grand ( http://www.greatwinesdirect.co.uk/ ) wine company Great Wines Direct in the UK. They have a collection of red wine, white wine, champagne, rose wine, sparkling wine, dessert wine and ports and spirits that epitomise A-1 grape wine quality and flavour and are carefully handpicked from growers and estates across 18 countries worldwide. They have an exceptional staff of trained professionals who are great wine advisers and are at your service 24/7 with quick ...

Major ( http://www.massagenirvana.com/ ) Las Vegas Massage Therapy Company, Massage Nirvana Day and Medi Spa announces a new partnership with Las Vegas Athletic Club (LVAC) that will provide additional therapeutic benefits to its members. âEURœLVAC is one of the best equipped health clubs in Las Vegas. The new partnership will now give our customers more choice when it comes to taking care of their body and health,âEUR says Christopher Barnes owner of Massage Nirvana Day and Medi Spa. âEURœThis is an exciting opportunity for Massage Nirvana and we look forward to a ...

After realising there was a substantial customer need for simple and effective excel based gantt chart templates, Marcus Tarrant of Chartgantt.com developed an innovative and easy to us range of products that suit beginner to advanced project managers. The product range has grown to 4 different products, one catering for each level of project manager. Chartgantt Basic has been developed to provide simple, automated gantt chart planning with no learning curve. "We focused on taking the complexity out of project planning" says managing director, Marcus Tarrant Chartgantt ...

Newly opened Strafe Gaming Lounge provides Parents, Kids and Play Groups with a safe and fun place to take young children during the week. Strafe opens their doors to kids 6 and under along with their parents for some good clean fun from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM every weekday. With age appropriate video games and educational electronic toys, Strafe gives parents and kids a fun and affordable outing in the Raleigh area for just $5.00. Strafe features the major gaming systems such as Wii, Xbox and Playstation 3 and also preschool specific gaming systems like the Leapfrog ...

We get invited to many film screenings - some relevant to Womenworking.com, others not so much - but Morning Glory is a movie that epitomizes todayâEUR s working woman trying to manage a challenging career. Rachel McAdams plays Jersey girl Becky Fuller, who has been let go from her producer job at a local station. Becky eventually gets her big break when New YorkâEUR s 4th ranked morning show "Day Break" hires her. She makes a quick jump over to NYC, and soon we see her rushing unrealistically to work wearing Christian Louboutin pumps. Hard-working Becky reunites ...

Being the largest grain processor in Siberia and the Far East PAVA began shipments of flour to Kostroma region. In July PAVA signed a contract with one of the largest bread baking plants of the region. To bread baking companies the grain processor ships flour of high grade produced at Rebrikha milling plant, PAVA's structural subdivision in Altay territory. "Today we work with most Russian regions and have a wide network of partners. On a daily basis we are working on expanding the existing partner base. Entering a new region is a significant event but not the reason ...

At 7pm on Saturday the 20th of November in the courtyard of the Cuban Club, the Foundation for a Drug-Free World welcomes WD-HAN, Lions After Dark, John Gold, Dusty McGahee, Hana-li and the Clearwater Academy International Choir for their inaugural Rocking for a Drug Free World Concert. "We want people to come and help raise awareness of the problem of prescription drug abuse," said Julietta Santagostino, the President of the Foundation's Florida Chapter. "The 2009 Florida Medical Examiner's Report reveals that prescription-drug overdoses kill seven Floridians every ...

Flashing Lights, Cheers, and Warm Wishes from Atlanta's entertainment elite, industry tastemakers, celebrities, and avid supporters filled the room as they came out to celebrate the 2010 Soul Train Awards Pre- Concert. As De' Andre made his way down the Red Carpet with such media as Hip Hop Weekly, Underground Girls Of Hip Hop.com, The Source Magazine and The Urban Rundown.com and a host of photographers, all eyes were on him as he sang a few lines from his new single. Notables in attendance included: Demetria McKinney of House of Paine, Quinton Aaron from the movie ...

As the most anticipated and sought after producers and song writers in the music industry, Platinum Plus Magazine has partnered freelance writer Geneva Relf to cover an exclusive interview with David "Boom" Pinks in the highly anticipated 4th issue. David opens up to Geneva on topics from current state of music sales, to working with amazing artist to serious sociological issues such as sexual abuse. Spending the bulk of his time working behind the scenes to create songs and tracks that make others hugely successful, Pinks takes a rare chance to step into the spotlight ...

St. Onge Co.'s (www.stonge.com) Tom Bonkenburg will present a discussion on ways the robotics industry can impact the world of logistics, distribution and material handling at the 18th Annual Robotics Industry Forum, Jan. 19 - 21, 2011, at the Disney's Boardwalk Resort in Orlando, Fla. His presentation, "New Opportunities for Automation in Warehousing & Logistics," will address how robotics can play a valuable role in warehousing and distribution. "My presentation is a primer to get the robotics industry ready to wade further into the world of logistics and material ...

American Security Systems Offers Innovative Inspection Services to Potential Commercial Building Buyers As with any large purchase, Americans are taught to call in certified inspectors to give a second opinion before buying. With commercial properties, there seems to be even more reason to call in experts to pre-inspect a property before purchase. With the ever-changing landscape of NYC fire and safety codes, it is almost essential that potential customers take care when reviewing a building. "Before you buy a car or a house, you would have it inspected by a reliable ...