Topic: Evolution
One of the key drivers of human evolution and diversity, accounting for changes that occur between different generations of people, is explained by new research. ... moreSimple approximate formulae describing temporal evolution of diesel fuel droplet radii and temperatures predicted by the kinetic model are suggested. These formulae are valid in the range of gas tempe ... more
#39;Supernatural Creator 2 #39; is an awesome video that teaches you the history of creation through 8 #45;bit animation. No matter what side of the creation vs. evolution debate you fall on, this v ... more
Interview with Michael Smith (Part 2 of 2) I feel the peak/plateau period is much delayed because of the recession. Currently I am looking at around 2020 - perhaps as late as 2025. But of course it is ... more
Lenders Back Off of Environmental Risks Blasting off mountaintops to reach coal in Appalachia or churning out millions of tons of carbon dioxide to extract oil from sand in Alberta are among environme ... more
Agent-based models are useful to study emergent behaviour in social systems. In general, existing agent models tend to be quite simple, but there are social problems that require the consideration of ... more
Today #8217;s world of fast-paced technology advancements and ever-evolving media and marketing techniques requires marketers to be much more versatile than they had to be in the past. No longer are ... more
This is a presentation by Dr. David Korowicz from Feasta, given at the Oil Drum/ASPO Conference at Alcatraz, Italy in June 2009. It can be downloaded here: Things fall apart: Some thoughts on complexi ... more
SEPTEMBER 1960 EVOLUTION OF MAN-- ensp; ldquo;Mutation, sexual recombination and natural selection led to the emergence of Homo sapiens. The creatures that preceded him had already developed the rud ... more
This paper reviews the latest developments in joining technologies for automotive body assembly manufacturing. The recent evolution of Resistance Spot Welding (RSW), which has been predominantly used ... more
This is a presentation by Dr. David Korowicz from Feasta, given at the Oil Drum/ASPO Conference at Alcatraz, Italy in June 2009. It can be downloaded here: Things fall apart: Some thoughts on complexi ... more
Last week I had my first visit with my new primary care doctor. I picked him based on recommendations (plus he €™s one of the few that accepts my insurance), and also because he seemed to be an eager ... more
Many of the component failures occurring in service can be delayed by better incorporation of tribological principles into engineering design and maintenance. However, the concept of tribology has not ... more
Mr. HIStalk addresses the ongoing Cerner-Epic competition in a comprehensive and insightful manner. Here #39;s the complete text of a question and his response from a recent blog note:Question from re ... more
Pharmacies and pharmacists seem to be evolving into neighborhood healthcare centers. I have posted previous notes about this phenomenon (see: Local Pharmacies Emerge as Centers for Care of Diabetics; ... more
(TrendHunter.com) 'BIG BANG BIG BOOM' created by Blu is an incredible video of a non-scientific point of view of the beginning and end of the world. Using a series of images of spray-painted building ... more
The development of longwall coal mining took a significant step forward with the development of the armored face conveyor (AFC) and the self-advancing supports of both chock and shield designs that I ... more
This paper researches the relationship and potential synergies between the quality management and corporate social responsibility (CSR) where emerging systems from the total quality management (TQM) s ... more
Does a positive relationship between the adhesion to a culture of social responsibility and evolved systems of governance exist? And is such correlation more or less significant for small- and medium- ... more
A naturally occurring virus in mosquitoes may serve as a "late-life-acting" insecticide by killing older adult mosquitoes that are responsible for the bulk of malaria transmission. ... more
Crude Oil Declines to Six-Week Low Amid Signs U.S. Recovery Is Faltering Crude oil declined to six-week low as rising U.S. jobless claims and a contraction in manufacturing added to concern growth in ... more
Gene variants associated with an increased risk for type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis may confer previously unknown benefits to their human carriers, say researchers. As a result, the human rac ... more
In this article, I advocate a different way to teach neoclassical microeconomic theory to graduate students in heterodox programs that accomplishes the goals of providing them with a critical and 'tec ... more
A soft chemical method has been developed for the synthesis of nanorods of Ag6Mo10O33. TG #47;DTA and XRD results confirmed the formation of Ag6Mo10O33 phase at 773 K. Different intermediates formed d ... more
New research has identified the function of one of the earliest antibodies in the animal kingdom, an ancient immunoglobulin that helps explain the evolution of human intestinal immune responses. It wa ... more
This is another post in Heading Out's tech talk series. In describing the earliest types of longwall I mentioned that the evolution came from initially putting different mining sections into a line a ... more
Yesterday, a commenter wrote: If you only had 20 minutes, what would you do to convince an intelligent (college educated or professional) audience of the significance of life extension beyond 120 yea ... more
Parallels can be drawn and biochemical similarities pointed out between (a) limb and organ regeneration in lower animals like newts and salamanders, (b) embryonic growth in all species, and (c) cancer ... more
Open source (OS) has emerged as a successful and reliable model that promotes community-based collaborative approach of innovations. Open source software (OSS) development is the most celebrated manif ... more
The paper presents the numerical study for Rayleigh-Benard convection in a square box with rigid boundaries. The process is described by 3D time-dependent Navier-Stokes and heat transfer equations. Th ... more
The objective of this paper is to analyse how industry convergence and technological trajectories affect the evolution of industries. The paper identifies different convergence types and utilises the ... more
Buying gas to fuel Gulf oil sales Maximising oil exports from the GCC will hinge on the region importing more gas, the Scottish consultancy Wood Mackenzie says. Wood Mackenzie has belatedly realised ... more
Researchers developed techniques to quickly identify evolution of drug resistance in strains of malaria. Their goal is to enable the medical community to react quickly to inevitable resistance and the ... more
ANALYSIS - Iran sanctions could add to gasoline glut (Reuters) - The impact of disrupted Iranian fuel supplies following tough new sanctions is likely to hit gasoline markets after the peak summer sea ... more
This paper proposes a new novel trajectory planning method by using two evolutionary algorithms namely Elitist non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II) and differential evolution (DE) for an ... more
Ti(C, O, N) thin films were prepared by magnetron sputtering and analysed in terms of their tribological properties. Surface and tribological parameters were analysed and discussed as a function of th ... more
TiOx, TiNy and TiOxNy thin films were deposited by reactive sputtering. The reactive gas pulsing process was implemented to tune the chemical composition and consequently, the characteristics of the f ... more
Literature has not reached a consensus on how the firm and industry effects influence the stock price performance of publicly-traded companies over time. Based on the premise of significant changes in ... more
A common path for metabolic - and now aging - research is as follows: firstly specific gene variants or changes in gene expression are identified in laboratory animals as the likely cause of a particu ... more
Researchers have discovered a novel mechanism in Salmonella that affects is virulence and its susceptibility to antibiotics. The mechanism changes the bacteria's production of proteins in a previously ... more
Twenty-five years after publishing the mnemonic "ABCD" to facilitate the early diagnosis of melanoma, the group who came up with that moniker says early detection remains a key factor in lowering mort ... more
By deciphering the genetics in humans and fish, scientists now believe that the neck -- that little body part between your head and shoulders -- gave humans so much freedom of movement that it played ... more
U.S. Says 27% of Gulf of Mexico Oil Production, 10% of Gas Idled by Storm About 27 percent of crude-oil production in the Gulf of Mexico and 10 percent of natural-gas output is still idle because of T ... more
Nuclear experts seek to advance fusion project MARSEILLE, France (AFP) €“ An explosion in costs has cast a cloud over a multi-billion-dollar nuclear fusion project aiming to make the power that fuels ... more
Editor's Note: This post is the last in a four-part series of essays for Scientific America n by primatologist Frans de Waal on human nature, based on his ongoing research. (The first post, on our s ... more
We are always telling stories about the world, the universe, ourselves. It helps to make sense of things. But sometimes, through familiarity or neglect, we get lost. We forget where a story really sta ... more
This paper is a response to difficulties reported in applying feedforward neural networks (NNs) to seasonal data. The solution we propose is a modified network model which is pruned and optimised by m ... more
CODEQ is a new, parameter-free meta-heuristic algorithm that is hybrid of concepts from chaotic search, opposition-based learning, differential evolution (DE) and quantum mechanics. The performance of ... more
There is one sex-specific gene so vital, its function has remained unaltered throughout evolution and is found in almost all animals, according to new research. The gene, called Boule, is responsible ... more
Careful, SMB owners, it seems social media isn €™t just for chatting anymore. According to new research from the recruiting platform Jobvite, 73.3 percent of business owners say they have used social ... more
Europe is finally starting to think about its longer-term energy issues, and how they affect transportation plans. To try to deal with these issues, a new European Energy Consultation was set up, sp ... more
Scientists have been using a Mexican aquatic salamander called an axolotl to study the evolution and genetics of stem cells -- research that supports the development of regenerative medicine to treat ... more
It has been a basic principle of evolution for more than a century that plants and animals can adapt genetically in ways that help them better survive and reproduce. Biologists now document a clear ex ... more
A Guest Post By Authors: Mark E Williams, MD , FACP Ward K. Ensminger Distinguished Professor of Geriatric Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Attending Physician University of Virgi ... more
Biocomputing has moved into central position in molecular biology research. Enormous improvements in genetic engineering have led to the accumulation of a vast amount of biological information. With t ... more
(TrendHunter.com) 'The New Decor' is an art exhibition currently on at the Hayward Gallery in London. The exhibit features 30 artists and is designed to explore "the evolution of interior and exterio ... more
Evolutionary Game Theory (EGT) originated from the understanding that frequency dependent fitness introduces a strategic aspect of evolution. In this paper, we apply EGT and dynamics to a sustainable ... more
The reuse of existing infrastructure whilst keeping unaffected the legacy equipment is a crucial feature for the evolution of gigabit passive optical networks (GPONs) towards higher capacity wavelengt ... more
Using ever-growing genome data, scientists are tracing the evolution of the bacterial regulatory system that controls cellular motility, potentially giving researchers a method for predicting importan ... more
The evolutionary character of science and technology and their social implications are tracked down by studying five centuries long time series encompassing both the most impacting published scientifi ... more
Gas taxes give us a break at the pump When drivers hit the road in large numbers for the Fourth of July holiday, they will have something extra to celebrate €” the lowest gasoline taxes since the ea ... more
This paper first reviews the evolution of China's IPR system with an emphasis on the patent system, which is mainly shaped by three forces including the transition to a market economy, the opening of ... more
Gas taxes give us a break at the pump When drivers hit the road in large numbers for the Fourth of July holiday, they will have something extra to celebrate €” the lowest gasoline taxes since the ea ... more
Although I use the term clinician frequently in this blog, I discovered that I had some difficulty finding a definition for it that satisfied me. I finally hit on the following definition for clinical ... more
A trace and revoke scheme is an encryption scheme to make sure that only authorised users can access the content. When a clone device is recovered, the 'trace' component detects the pirate users that ... more
The evolution of the technology and the changes in the organisation and control of the critical infrastructures of nations are creating a new combat front. The cases studied in this paper are related ... more
Ambient air contains particles, ranging from sub-micrometric aerosols to clearly visible dust and sand grains. Plants during evolution developed the ability to maximise light interception and CO2 assi ... more
A discussion of insourced pathology services within GU/GI medical groups was launched in two previous notes (see: Continuing Discussion: Insourcing of Pathology Specimens by Specialty Groups; Consider ... more
The purpose of the paper is to analyse the nature and patterns of adoption of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (AMTs) in the Indian auto components industry in light of the policy changes in India ... more
ALBUQUERQUE, NM €”The process of evolution, through which single-celled organisms slowly developed over billions of years into exponentially more sophisticated forms of life, has inexplicably culmin ... more
(TrendHunter.com) The newest Crown Matches Claymation caveman ad campaign features animated clay cavemen in a series of images that depict our past. The Claymation men are seen lighting matches in fr ... more
When the forces of evolution took over an experimental strain of bacteria, it derailed an experiment that researchers thought they were conducting, but led to something much more profound instead. The ... more
In deep, and falling far short BP has a big problem in the Gulf of Mexico €” and it's not just the oil spill emanating from the wreckage of the Deepwater Horizon. At another platform in the Gulf €” ... more
The concept of ontology is more and more used to provide a shared understanding of a domain of interest and to enhance communication among humans, computers and software. However, ontologies are often ... more
The theory that cancers spawn from and are supported by a comparatively small population of characteristically broken stem cells has enjoyed some success in recent years. By uncovering and attacking c ... more
Energy conservation is a critical issue in the design of sensor networks since the sensor nodes are battery-powered. This paper proposes a wireless sensor network with mobile sensor nodes and base sta ... more
This paper studies the relationship between the evolutions of uncertain initial conditions in Phi;-related control systems. It is shown that a control system abstraction can capture the time evolutio ... more
In work that may one day correct or prevent genetic conditions tied to smaller-than-normal brains and shed light on the evolution of human head size, researchers analyzed the interaction of two protei ... more
This paper focuses on the process of establishing an entrepreneurial course with a bottom-up approach, i.e., under the leadership of an entrepreneur. Such initiatives are rather uncommon given that mo ... more
A modified differential evolution (MDE) optimisation approach is proposed to retrain the network weights of the multi-input multi-output artificial neural network (MIMO-ANN) process model. This is par ... more
The countries engaged in a process of transition from a centrally planned economy to a free market business environment are evolving through a number of stages, each with specific characteristics in t ... more
After extracting ancient DNA from the 40,000-year-old bones of Neanderthals, scientists have obtained a draft sequence of the Neanderthal genome, yielding important new insights into the evolution of ... more
This article reveals the evolution of the concept of energy security with a particular focus on the challenges of the 21st century and develops the author's concept of the new energy order (NEO). NEO ... more
Genetic evidence suggests there's a little Neanderthal in all of us. ... more
Some of you may remember a similar post from about a year ago.-Gail I want to discuss the notion of €śhealthy addictions. €ť Really, this is an important topic. Our brain likes 'happy' chemicals a ... more
This study presents a case analysis of a socio-technical framework used to assess the development of 4th generation mobile technology in Korea. Using Actor Network Theory (ANT), this study develops a ... more
Customers' needs for a product define the features and attributes of its production. To meet these needs, a group of organisations with complementary strategies, resources and capabilities link togeth ... more
Charles Darwin 's studies of heredity, adaptation and evolution included many experiments into the effects of crossbreeding and inbreeding in both plants and animals. Such consanguineous pairing oft ... more
A number of researchers are very interested in exploring differences in life span between species as a way to better understand the biology of aging; this is another branch of the mainstream interest ... more
Hospitals performing active surveillance for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) should focus on three types of patients more likely to carry the germ in their nasal passages, a new stu ... more
This article provides an inclusive review on the field of design and optimisation (DO) of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) since its emergence, about two decades ago. Fundamentals and application ... more
A new evolutionary design tool is presented, which uses shape grammars and a grammar-based form of evolutionary computation, grammatical evolution (GE). Shape grammars allow the user to specify possib ... more
(TrendHunter.com) The image of the geek is one that is constantly being reinvented year to year, so what you'll see in this cluster of nerdy menswear innovations is a glimpse into the evolution of th ... more
The paper has a theoretical-methodological approach: its aim is to analyse the nexus between cultural tourism and urban economies, and to foster a heritage-based sustainable development. The paper sta ... more
This paper focuses on three main concepts: creativity, cultural and creative industries in order to better understand their impact on contemporary cities. We decided to adopt a historic perspective sh ... more
World Bank Report: Lights Out? - The Outlook for Energy in Eastern Europe and Central Asia [PDF] Emerging Europe and Central Asia, the region made up of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CE ... more
Global stability is hallmark of Kingdom €™s oil policy The Saudi energy policy is based on two principles: Maintaining moderate international oil prices to ensure the long-term use of crude as a major ... more
This is a guest post by George Mobus, who is an Associate Professor of Computing and Software Systems at the University of Washington Tacoma. His blog is Question Everything. He recently wrote another ... more
The tragedy in West Virginia this week, with the loss of 29 miners, emphasized the dangers that can arise in the production of fossil fuels. While the United States mines are, in general, much safer ... more
The tragedy in West Virginia this week, with the loss of 29 miners, emphasized the dangers that can arise in the production of fossil fuels. While the United States mines are, in general, much safer ... more
This is a guest post by George Mobus, who is an Associate Professor of Computing and Software Systems at the University of Washington Tacoma. His blog is Question Everything. He recently wrote another ... more
By way of a reminder, the Humanity+ UK 2010 conference will be held in London later this month. Those of you familiar with the evolution of the transhumanist community over the past decade will recogn ... more
(TrendHunter.com) Set inside the American Museum of Natural History, this latest spread for Elle US May 2010 is nothing short of perfection. Shot by photographer Carter Smith, €Theory of Evolution ... more
In contrast to the usual thermodynamic dogma, a continuous variation between two extreme distributions, one described by a Fermi-Dirac statistic and the second by a Bose-Einstein statistic, could be m ... more
High-dimensional data streams pose challenges to traditional clustering algorithm, due to their inherent sparsity and data tend to cluster in different subspaces of the entire feature space. In this p ... more
The concept of anchor tenant was advanced to explain the emergence of regional systems of innovation. The anchor tenant is an organisation, often a large innovative firm or a research university or pu ... more
It is the intent of the work to achieve the ergonomic effective design of a workstation belonging to an industrial plant operating in the field of mechanical parts production. To this end, the authors ... more
The basic selection ideas of the different representatives of evolutionary algorithms are sometimes quite diverse. The selection concept of Genetic Algorithms (GAs) and Genetic Programming (GP) is bas ... more
The paper describes the evolution of the UK's National Foresight Programme through its three cycles of existence. It assesses the impacts of each stage, the first two in brief and the third in some de ... more
This paper synthesises the viewpoints based on theoretical contributions towards foresight evolution and highlights the rationale behind national foresight mechanism through the distinct roles of nati ... more
One thing that has always intrigued me about elephants is how the people who drive them manage to control the beast without a harness. There have to be ways, since it can be done, but it cannot be ... more
One thing that has always intrigued me about elephants is how the people who drive them manage to control the beast without a harness. There have to be ways, since it can be done, but it cannot be ... more
In the context of aesthetic products, one of the most important research issues with regard to the definition of methods and tools is to preserve the initial design intent along the whole product deve ... more
Marian Diamond, UC-Berkeley: #8220;People frequently do the same level of crossword puzzles to stimulate their brains year after year. They do not challenge their brains with more difficult levels o ... more
The following multi-part series is taken from a paper we published last year in the free, on-line journal Energies. You may access the entire PDF here. All references can be found in the pdf. Part 1 c ... more
The following multi-part series is taken from a paper we published last year in the free, on-line journal Energies. You may access the entire PDF here. All references can be found in the pdf. Part 1 c ... more
Recently, a 55 page paper called Tipping Point: Near-Term Implications of a Peak in Global Oil Production (PDF warning) was published as the joint effort of two organizations: Feasta and The Risk/Resi ... more
The black paint coated austenitic stainless steel sheet ASTM-204L was laser shock deformed by the Nd:YAG laser with the 1,054 nm output wave length and the 20 ns short pulse, when tap water was used a ... more
The present work aims to investigate the microstructural evolution and mechanical behaviour of 2014 Al alloy upon equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) at ambient temperature. ECAP was carried using a ... more
Over the centuries, social and cultural norms, in different countries, have led to legal systems that recognise bankruptcy as a viable strategic change management tool. The purpose of this paper is to ... more
Chemical industries are characterised by complex nonlinear processes. A suitable class of Non-linear Auto-Regressive Moving Average with eXogenous (NARMAX) models is considered which captures most of ... more
This paper analyses the UK market for Defined Benefit (DB) pension buyouts and considers its implications for the USA. A DB pension fund buyout refers to a transaction in which a pension plan sponsor ... more
This is a guest post by Jean Laherrère. As is his nature, Jean speaks more with graphs than words. This posts contains over 40 images amounting to 2 Mbytes of data; keep this in mind when proc ... more
Recently, a 55 page paper called Tipping Point: Near-Term Implications of a Peak in Global Oil Production (PDF warning) was published as the joint effort of two organizations: Feasta and The Risk/Resi ... more
The following guest essay is by Kevin Kane. Kevin is an energy market strategist, Asia political affairs analyst, and Korean language linguist living in Seoul, South Korea. Kevin previously published ... more
The following guest essay is by Kevin Kane. Kevin is an energy market strategist, Asia political affairs analyst, and Korean language linguist living in Seoul, South Korea. Kevin previously published ... more
Tipping Point: Near-Term Systemic Implications of a Peak in Global Oil Production - Part 1 - Summary
Jonathan Callahan, a PhD chemist who has worked for almost 20 years as a data analysis/data visualization expert for various Federal science agencies (NOAA, NASA, EPA), has created a new data browser, ... more
Jonathan Callahan, a PhD chemist who has who has worked for almost 20 years as a data analysis/data visualization expert for various Federal science agencies (NOAA, NASA, EPA), has created a new data ... more
Recent research into online education in the USA reports that a majority of higher education institutions consider online education integral to their long-term goals. Online education has expanded the ... more
Whenever you choke on acrid cigarette smoke, feel like you're burning up from a mouthful of wasabi-laced sushi, or cry while cutting raw onions and garlic, your response is being triggered by a primor ... more
You might recall the accidental discovery of unusually potent regeneration in MRL mice by Ellen Heber-Katz's team some years ago: Our laboratory has determined that the MRL mouse strain is unique in ... more
Telecommunications and information processing are increasingly adopting the same digital technologies, and the boundaries between the two are shifting. The expression 'convergence of information and c ... more
The following multi-part series is taken from a paper that my colleagues and I published last year in the free, on-line journal Energies. You may access the entire PDF here. All references can be foun ... more
Study sees efficiency as key to meeting energy needs The big buzz at the CERAWeek conference may be natural gas, but a new study says it's time to light a fire under energy efficiency to meet future e ... more
Management of inherently dangerous territories (IDT) represents a major issue for our society which should be prepared to cope with inherent risks. The problem that underlies our thoughts is to know h ... more
Creativity is perhaps the most prized human attribute and an essential element of the design process. Some creative ideas are astonishing and brilliant, while others are simple practical ideas previou ... more
Food production in Cuba plummets despite reforms HAVANA, Cuba - Food production in Havana province is 40 per cent below target this year, causing shortages in the Cuban capital despite reforms under ... more
€śIt is time to rework work. Let €™s get started, €ť declares the authors of the new business book Rework by 37signals founders Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson. They want to change how busin ... more
This paper outlines a methodology for determining the statistics associated with the time evolution of a non-linear multi-body dynamic system operated under input uncertainty. The focus is on the dyna ... more
In a significant leap forward in the understanding of how specific types of tissue are determined to develop in mammals, an international team of scientists has succeeded in mapping the entire network ... more
(TrendHunter.com) Photographer Mario Sorrenti captures the evolution of an outfit in his latest spread for Interview March 2010. Model Iselin Steiro goes from barely nude to sporting a new age mohawk ... more
Richard Heinberg: Life after growth - What if the economy doesn't recover? In late 2009 and early 2010, the economy showed some signs of renewed vigor. Understandably, everyone wants it to get "back t ... more
This paper presents a methodology, Conjoint-HoQ (House of Quality (HoQ)) which is meant to provide an alternative approach to the traditional HoQ tool. Specifically, the proposed method derives relati ... more
This is a guest post by WebHubbleTelescope. If we want to have any hope in controlling our destiny we have to understand our environment. In one sense, if we treat our environment as a control system ... more
The progress of automatic differentiation (AD) and its impact on perturbation methods is the object of this paper. AD studies show an important activity for developing methods addressing the managemen ... more
This is a guest post by WebHubbleTelescope. If we want to have any hope in controlling our destiny we have to understand our environment. In one sense, if we treat our environment as a control system ... more
Although the subject of legal marketing as an evolution of legal service has been widely discussed in countries like the USA, especially after the US Supreme Court ruling in Bates v. State Bar of Ariz ... more
We have for years been in a golden age of available credit and economic boom; today we are experiencing the economic bust. This cyclical evolution of the economic system cannot be changed by regulatio ... more
It becomes more and more important to develop an intelligent interface flexibly mediating human beings and computers than the evolution of computer hardware. Typical problems required for progress are ... more
Artificial physics optimisation (APO) algorithm is an optimisation algorithm based on physicomimetics framework. Driven by virtual force, a population of sample individuals searches a global optimum i ... more
(Editor #8217;s Note: In 1990, Congress designated the 1990s the €śDecade of the Brain. €ť President George H. W. Bush proclaimed, €śA new era of discovery is dawning in brain research. €ť During th ... more
(Editor #8217;s Note: In 1990, Congress designated the 1990s the €śDecade of the Brain. €ť President George H. W. Bush proclaimed, €śA new era of discovery is dawning in brain research. €ť During th ... more
Cancer stem cell theories offers the prospect that various types of cancer spawn from characteristic stem-cell-like initial populations. Cancer exists because random mutations that occur in our cells ... more
Here you have the February edition of our monthlyeNewsletter covering cognitive health and brain fitness topics. Please remember that you can subscribe to receive this Newsletter by email, using the b ... more
Capitation (a flat, per-patient fee) is no longer the hot payment model it was in the 1980s and '90s. However, the spiraling costs and quality problems associated with fee-for-service models have spar ... more
Biologically programmed molecular recognition provides the basis of all natural systems and supplies evolution optimised functional materials from self-assembly of a limited number of molecular buildi ... more
(TrendHunter.com) The HP Evolution Campaign may lack color and vibrancy but I think they've come up with one of the neatest concepts I've seen in awhile. As you can see, the spreads are highlightin ... more
Researchers are investigating new ways for developing a novel painkiller based on natural compounds found in the venom of scorpions. These compounds have gone through millions of years of evolution an ... more
Clusters evolve as a mechanism to gain competitive advantage, when industrial units come together to share knowledge and supplement each other in enhancing strengths. The phenomenon of clustering is k ... more
The ubiquity of information and online human support trigger the question if the traditional epitome of 'life-long learning' can still be considered as 'learning' as meant in the traditional context o ... more
This paper reviews the evolution of China's tourism policies after the founding of the People's Republic of China. It notes that while the evolution of China's tourism policies witnessed a transition ... more
Small businesses are no longer cutting edge by calling themselves €śgreen. €ť Big corporations like Wal-Mart and Nike down to the corner cafĂ© are cultivating a greener image as consumer demand for e ... more
Making change work can be major work. When change has to occur, how do people manage themselves? If change is required for a group of people, how do you manage the emotions that come with it? Switch: ... more
Obama renews call for oil taxes in 2011 budget "For our members €”the small businessmen and women of our nation's oil and gas industry €”this is a knockout blow," Somerlyn Cothran, executive directo ... more
In a global environment, organisations are forced to redesign and to re-evaluate their processes and their workforce. Firms have to take into consideration the importance of the transition through whi ... more
UK gas traders not worried by cold weather forecasts Freezing temperatures in the UK this week are expected to tighten the gas supply-demand balance but gas prices will be capped by partially replenis ... more
(TrendHunter.com) These unique, button down hooded shirts introduce a new evolution of the shirt that blends casual with dress. The hood is attached to the dress shirt, creating a new trend never see ... more
How Nigeria is sabotaging the global oil market Nigeria's oil industry is about to implode. . . It's not just Chevron. Royal Dutch Shell dominated oil production in Nigeria for 50 years. But since 20 ... more
How Nigeria is sabotaging the global oil market Nigeria's oil industry is about to implode. . . It's not just Chevron. Royal Dutch Shell dominated oil production in Nigeria for 50 years. But since 20 ... more
This is a guest post by George Mobus, who is an Associate Professor of Computing and Software Systems at the University of Washington Tacoma. Civilizations grow in complexity given the right circumsta ... more
This is a guest post by George Mobus, who is an Associate Professor of Computing and Software Systems at the University of Washington Tacoma. Civilizations grow in complexity given the right circumsta ... more
A team of scientists has identified two compounds that act on novel binding sites for an enzyme used by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS. The discovery lays the found ... more
The microstructures evolution and composition shift of ZGCr30Ni20NRE steel at carburising atmosphere
A simmering debate in strategic management pits two conflicting views on the impact of corporate-level factors on affiliated business units. 'Mainstream' proponents hold that corporate effects on busi ... more
(Editor €™s Note: we are pleased to bring you this article thanks to our collaboration with Greater Good Magazine). The Evolution of Empathy Empathy #8217;s not a uniquely human trait, explains primat ... more
This paper presents a MATLAB #47;Simulink-based modelling and simulation of a power system installed with a thyristor controlled series compensator (TCSC)-based controller which is suitable for carryi ... more
Researchers have used high resolution genome sequencing to track a particularly virulent strain of MRSA as it traveled between South America, Europe and Southeast Asia. The findings shed light on how ... more
Maintenance has always been considered as a service required during the middle-of-life period of a product in order to sustain its working condition and to extend its functional life. The ongoing evol ... more
Clueless about oil prices NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Two very different views on where oil prices are going by the year's end are emerging - one says $60 or lower, the other $100 or higher, and there' ... more
Note: This is my second post based on a portion of my presentations at the recent Association for the Study of Peak Oil conference in Denver. The first post is here. Go to the ASPO web site for the c ... more
Here is a short editorial recently posted to the Gerontology Research Group mailing list by coordinator Stephen Coles: According to Homo sapiens DNA sequences, the "overall design" of the human body ... more
Note: This is my second post based on a portion of my presentations at the recent Association for the Study of Peak Oil conference in Denver. The first post is here. Go to the ASPO web site for the c ... more
The paper is a contribution to the theory of institutional change. Using a process-based, evolutionary framework, a comparative analysis of economic and political entrepreneurship is provided, and imp ... more
The first part of this work collects possible directions of current trends that rule and orientate the dynamics of knowledge (formal, informal), constituting an explanatory premise to the more and mor ... more
The relative merits of shareholder versus stakeholder models of corporate governance have long been contested. Liberalisation and globalisation of financial markets resulted in the suggestion of poten ... more
Researchers have developed a remarkable new method to precisely track transmission of MRSA from one person to another in a hospital setting. The method "zooms" from large-scale inter-continental trans ... more
Christophe de Margerie: Big Oil's Straight Talker A decade after it bought its French competitor Elf Aquitaine, Total has ballooned into the world's sixth largest publicly traded energy company, accor ... more
Many users access new services provided by the IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) infrastructure. As users spend also many times in their vehicles, we think, giving access to the IMS through the vehicular ... more
To support stakeholders involved in infrastructure development, we develop evolutionary models of these complex systems, which is a formidable task with respect to data requirements, information repre ... more
Infrastructure systems for energy, water, transport, information, etc., are large-scale sociotechnical systems that are critical for achieving a sustainable world. They were not created at the current ... more
Among primates, humans are unique in having nearly naked skin. Every other member of our extended family has a dense covering of fur--from the short, black pelage of the howler monkey to the flowing c ... more
Christophe de Margerie: Big Oil's Straight Talker A decade after it bought its French competitor Elf Aquitaine, Total has ballooned into the world's sixth largest publicly traded energy company, accor ... more
The New York Times talks to literary theorist Terry Castle: What are the latest trends in academia? Is poststructuralist theory dead yet? Well, it carries on in its zombielike, jargon-ridden way here ... more
Service innovation is important in today's world economy. It is the current focus of many businesses. The reason is that services today represent 80 #37; of most developed countries' GDP and a growing ... more
Parasitic wasps kill pest insects, but their existence is largely unknown to the public. Now, scientists have sequenced the genomes of three parasitoid wasp species, revealing many features that could ... more
Some have theorized that the Y chromosome is in decline, that the chromosome that makes men into men is losing out in the rush of evolution. But no. I'm sure many guys will be happy to know that the Y ... more
The first comprehensive comparison of Y chromosomes from two species sheds new light on Y chromosome evolution. Contrary to a widely held scientific theory that the mammalian Y chromosome is slowly de ... more
For the first time, two astronomers have explained the diversity of galaxy shapes seen in the universe. The scientists, Dr. Andrew Benson of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and Dr. Ni ... more
The aim of this study was to investigate the formation, evolution and evaluation of topography effects on the urban heat island over the city of Zagreb. For this purpose, the non-hydrostatic mesoscale ... more
Evolutionary pressures could explain the seeming rise of disorders such as autism and autoimmune diseases, researchers report. The scientists also suggest that evolutionary perspectives should be inte ... more