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How Refugees And Their Families Contribute To British Life
The positive contribution of refugees and their families to British life will be highlighted at an event organised by the ESRC Families and Social Capital Research Group on June 21 as part of Social Science Week. The discussion entitled Refugees and their families: a national asset, which will be held at London South Bank University, will consist... view more... (2004-06-18)
What motivates young people?
To fully understand achievement and motivation, it is necessary to explore what happens in both academic and non-academic contexts. This is an important issue identified by Dr Susan O'Neill, of Keele University, in a symposium today, Friday 14 April, at The British Psychological Society's Annual Conference, held at the Guildhall, Winchester. The... view more... (2000-04-10)
Low vitamin D levels linked to poor physical performance in older adults
Older adults who don't get enough vitamin D - either from their diets or exposure to the sun - may be at increased risk for poor physical performance and disability, according to new research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues. view more (2007-04-23)
Private Finance Initiative is associated with NHS downsizing and bed reductions
The private finance initiative (PFI) in Lothian, Scotland has not reached its targets for inpatient admissions and performance, show researchers in this week's BMJ. The effect has been a cut in services and downsizing of hospital and community facilities compared with other NHS hospitals in Scotland. The high costs of using PFI in replacement NHS... view more... (2003-04-23)
Stress management: X-rays reveal Si thin-film defects
Pile-ups, bad on the freeway, also are a hazard for the makers of high-performance strained-silicon (Si) semiconductor devices. view more (2006-07-10)
Loughborough University launches Gatsby Innovation Fellowships
Loughborough University has won a grant of £201,000 from The Gatsby Charitable Foundation to establish a programme of Innovation Fellowships. Under the scheme, the first of its kind in the UK, Loughborough University academic or research staff will be released from their mainstream teaching and research duties in order to concentrate on... view more... (1999-06-01)
Memory function varies after damage to key area of the brain
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have discovered dramatic differences in the memory performance of patients with damage to the hippocampus, an area of the human brain key to memory. view more (2008-10-23)
'Tunable' network features coordinated frequency combs
A super stable fiber-optic network that can be tuned across a range of visible and near-infrared frequencies while synchronizing the oscillations of light waves from different sources has been demonstrated at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). view more (2007-05-14)
Grace under pressure: FSU researchers analyze the effects of stress on decision-making ability
A nursing student assigned to check a heart patient's vital statistics enters the patient's room. Suddenly, the patient stops breathing and exhibits an erratic heartbeat. What steps must the nursing student take to ensure that the patient doesn't die before a better-trained medical professional can arrive? view more (2006-11-02)
Circuit board materials may like it hot (or not)
Electrical circuits may act differently in Arizona than they do in Alaska—potentially affecting the performance of computers and other electronics. A new technique identifies and quantifies an important cause of this temperature sensitivity. view more (2006-06-09)
Particle Physicists Look to the Future
The Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council has this week approved a £21 million programme of Accelerator Research and Development for future facilities in particle physics, including a Linear Collider and a possible Neutrino Factory. This will develop the UK academic base in these areas, supporting PPARC's strategic aim of... view more... (2004-03-03)
Reducing dose errors for children in cardiac arrest
When children suffer cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) in the pre-hospital setting, it is particularly important that Emergency Medical Services personnel administer correct medication doses. view more (2006-05-18)
Collaboration and commerce fuel new powerhouse of British science
The philosophy of the Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research at University College London aims to make it a unique collaboration in current British academia - a synthesis of various medical research disciplines allied to a clear strategy to bring its ideas into application as quickly as possible. The unit aims to encourage collaboration, and... view more... (2000-04-10)
Supercomputers to transform science
New insights into the structure of space and time, climate modeling, and the design of novel drugs, are but a few of the many research areas that will be transformed by the installation of three supercomputers at the University of Bristol. view more (2006-06-07)
Study: Popular supplement quercetin does not enhance athletic performance
The antioxidant quercetin is increasingly being marketed as a supplement that boosts athletic performance, but a new University of Georgia study finds that it is no better than a placebo. view more (2009-09-04)
ORNL launches trucks for nationwide DOE field operational test
A nationwide truck test that will include special monitoring equipment on six instrumented tractors and nine instrumented trailers was launched today from the National Transportation Research Center (NTRC) - a joint transportation research facility involving the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee. view more (2006-10-25)
New Research Finds Summer-Born Women Have Fewer Children
Women born in the summer have fewer children on average than women born at other times of the year, according to research published today (Thursday 29 April) in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction[1]. The findings, from a study of more than 3,000 Austrian women, show that despite the advent of modern contraception a... view more... (2004-04-26)
Children with sleep disorder symptoms are more likely to have trouble academically
Students with symptoms of sleep disorders are more likely to receive bad grades in classes such as math, reading and writing than peers without symptoms of sleep disorders. view more (2007-06-11)
Study could drive down car accidents
Research by a North-East automotive expert could lead to a dramatic reduction in the number of car accidents worldwide. University of Sunderland academic Helen Middleton and her team have been looking at ways in which cars can be modified to enhance driver safety. Her findings have created a lot of interest. She has been asked to present them to... view more... (2004-05-17)
Study: Starting kindergarten later gives students only a fleeting edge
New research challenges a growing trend toward holding kids out of kindergarten until they're older, arguing that academic advantages are short-lived and come at the expense of delaying entry into the workforce and other costs. view more (2008-08-19)
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