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Unusual ultrasonic vocalization patterns in mice may be useful for modeling autism
Scientists have found novel patterns of ultrasonic vocalizations in a genetic mouse model of autism, adding a unique element to the available mouse behaviors that capture components of the human disease, and representing a new step towards identifying causes and better treatments.   view more (2008-08-27)

MR imaging accurately determines prostate cancer treatment failure
Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) plus diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) can accurately diagnose residual or recurrent prostate cancer in patients treated with high-intensity focused ultrasonic ablation, a new study shows.   view more (2008-05-20)

Female concave-eared frogs draw mates with ultrasonic calls
Most female frogs don't call; most lack or have only rudimentary vocal cords. A typical female selects a mate from a chorus of males and then -silently - signals her beau.   view more (2008-05-12)

Good cheese on a go slow
A new, more sensitive, way of deciding when cheese curd is ready to be cut from the whey is published today in the Institute of Physics journal, Measurement Science and Technology. Researchers from the University Ibn Zohr in Morocco and Le Havre in France have demonstrated a new technique that... view more (2001-11-06)

Prenatal sonography has no effect on the intellectual capacity of the developing child
Scientists carrying out a major epidemiological study at Karolinska Institutet and Uppsala University have discovered that there is no clear correlation between routine ultrasonic scans and intellectual impairment. "Fears have been expressed that sonography can lead to diminished... view more (2005-04-13)

Dolphins Speak With Half-Nose
Russian researchers have recorded the sounds audible only inside the right part of the dolphin's nasal passage. Animals produce them during echolocation. This research can shed light on how the cetacea produce ultrasonic signals. Researchers of the Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution... view more (2004-11-01)

New, intelligent materials for use in mechanical actuators
A research team at the Department of Physics at the Public University of Navarre are developing new, "intelligent" materials which have the capacity for changing shape when a magnetic field is applied to them. These materials may be used for the generation of ultrasonic signals, in the... view more (2004-01-29)

Computer vision for the blind
The white cane used by the blind as a travel aid may be universal, but it is not always adequate when it comes to pedestrian crossings. Although some crossings make a sound when it is safe to cross, many do not, and it is at these crossings that the blind need to know when the green man is showing.... view more (2002-08-15)

Do Rocks Hold The Key To Nuclear Waste Storage?
Technology to monitor how the rock barrier around radio active waste reacts has been developed by an Anglo French consortium with the help of 466,286 euros from the EU's Framework Programme towards the projects total cost of 765,619 euros.   view more (2004-09-09)

Scientists discover reason behind ear canal in Chinese frog: Ultrasonic communication
A rare frog that lives in rushing streams and waterfalls of east-central China is able to make itself heard above the roar of flowing water by communicating ultrasonically.   view more (2006-03-16)

Female katydids prefer mates 'cool' in winter and 'hot' in summer
Katydid (or didn't she?) respond to the mating call of her suitors. According to scientists at the University of Missouri, one species of katydid may owe its ecological success and expanded habitat range to the ability of male katydids to adjust their mating calls to attract females.   view more (2008-03-12)

Explosion in numbers of advice calls to hospital since introduction of NHS Direct
Since the introduction of NHS Direct, incoming calls to one accident and emergency medicine (A&E) department have fallen by over 70 per cent, reports a study in Emergency Medicine Journal. But by the same token, the number of calls for medical advice received by the hospital switchboard soared by... view more (2001-06-29)

Communication problems affect one in four 999 ambulance calls
Communication problems affect more than a quarter of emergency ambulance calls, finds a study in this week's BMJ. A sample of 999 calls received by West Midlands Ambulance Service and Derbyshire Ambulance Service during one week of December 1998 was assessed for communication difficulties. Of 1830... view more (2001-10-03)

New ORNL process brings nanoparticles into focus
Scientists can study the biological impacts of engineered nanomaterials on cells within the body with greater resolution than ever because of a procedure developed by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.   view more (2008-06-24)

Researchers build an ultrasound version of the laser
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and at the University of Missouri at Rolla have built an ultrasound analogue of the laser.   view more (2006-06-09)

It is possible to predict the quality of veal
Carrying out measurements on carcasses - such as the thickness of the dorsal fat mass or the veining in the meat by means of ultrasonic technology - enables a determination to be made of the amount of fat or the flavour of the veal, essential parameters for establishing its quality. This is the... view more (2005-04-26)

Birds of a feather breed together
A study at the University of Sheffield, and published in Nature on Thursday 28 April 2005, has found that long-tailed tits rely on a family support network to bring up their offspring, and that they recognise family members through an individual family call that they learn in the nest.   view more (2005-04-25)

Iowa State researchers improve soy processing by boosting protein and sugar yields
Graduate student Bishnu Karki turned on an ultrasonic machine in an Iowa State University laboratory. With a loud screech, the machine's high-frequency sound waves churned a mixture of soy flakes and cold water.   view more (2007-02-15)

OVERNIGHT CALLS IN PRIMARY CARE CAN BE HANDLED BY NURSE TELEPHONE CONSULTATION SERVICE
Thompson et al conducted the study within a 55 member general practice co-operative serving 97,000 patients. The night nurse telephone consultation service ran over two two-week periods during the Autumn of 1997 from 11.15pm to 8am. They found that 59 per cent of calls were handled by the nurse... view more (1999-11-23)

Shorter ambulance response times would cut heart attack deaths
Reducing ambulance response times to 5 minutes could almost double the survival rate for cardiac arrests not witnessed by ambulance crews, finds a study in this week's BMJ. All out of hospital cardiopulmonary arrests due to cardiac disease attended by the Scottish Ambulance Service during May 1991... view more (2001-06-06)

Mother deer cannot recognize the calls of their own offspring but sheep and reindeer can
In a new study from The American Naturalist, researchers from the University of Zurich studied vocal communication between fallow deer mothers and their offspring.   view more (2006-09-05)

Families and friends, not just business, can benefit from telephone conference calls
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On 4 April 2005, INTAS launched the first stage of its Open Call for Research Projects Proposals 2005-2006
With an indicative budget of EUR12 million, the INTAS Open Call 2005-2006 encompasses basic and applied research with no thematic or geographical restrictions, but excluding market-oriented technology development. Unlike previous open calls, it will not be open for network proposals.   view more (2005-04-14)

From the egg, baby crocodiles call to each other and to mom
For the first time, researchers have shown that the pre-hatching calls of baby Nile crocodiles actually mean something to their siblings and to their mothers.   view more (2008-06-24)

Migrating songbirds learn survival tips on the fly
Migrating songbirds take their survival cues from local winged residents when flying through unfamiliar territory, a new Queen's University-led study shows.   view more (2008-06-26)
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