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How to manage forests in hurricane impact zones

...ce managers in the southeastern United States both prepare for and respond to disturbance from major hurricanes. In an article published in the journal Forest Ecology and Management, John Stanturf, Scott Goodrick, and Ken Outcalt from the Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS) unit in Athens, GA, rep...

Researchers from the UGR use a bacterium to obtain biopreservatives from food

...tic-acid bacteria (LAB), as they have been used to prepare fermented food, improve quality, and extend the average duration of many foods for centuries. The work presented in the doctoral thesis approaches the molecular aspects of the permeabilization that AS-48 exerts on bacterial membranes. "We designed...

Nanotechnology meets biology and DNA finds its groove

...borious, engaging armies of lab techs worldwide to prepare DNA samples for their moment in the lab. "To get DNA molecules to do this on surfaces is really hard," says Schwartz. The system developed by Schwartz, de Pablo and their colleagues could change all of that. By figuring out a way to take individu...

OHSU surgeon implants donated tissue allografts

...splants are difficult to obtain and complicated to prepare and coordinate. This new cooperation will allow many more of our patients, suffering with complex joint injury, to be treated in a timely and effective manner," Crawford said. Crawford who performs several cartilage restoration procedures each we...

Imaging pinpoints brain regions that 'see the future'

...s on the vivid recollection of past experiences to prepare itself for future challenges, suggesting that envisioning the future may be a critical prerequisite for many higher-level planning processes. Other study co-authors are Jason M. Watson, a Washington University doctoral graduate now assistant profe...

NIAID expands capability for influenza research and surveillance

...rate the information and tools necessary to better prepare and respond to a pandemic situation.? The new awards build upon an ongoing program led by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN, initiated by NIAID after the 1997 Hong Kong outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in humans. Und...

8 plants from South Africa may hold potential for treating high blood pressure

...ied leaves from the plants were ground and used to prepare organic and acqueous extracts. Ten grams of ground plant material was suspended in either a methanol or distilled water solution for 48 hours. Each solution was subsequently filtered and the filtrate was left to air dry resulting in the specific test...

Treating HIV in war zones -- Public health emergencies need rapid advice from WHO

...e weeks for the team to summarize the evidence and prepare draft guidelines. The guidelines were then discussed at a two-day meeting, after which a draft manuscript for publication was prepared within 10 days. In a related editorial discussing how WHO is responding to global public health threats, the PL...

Women well informed about breast cancer, yet lacking knowledge about current treatments

...t women consider the following questions to better prepare them should they face a breast cancer diagnosis: What kind of breast cancer do I have" Which treatments are available to me" What are the risks and benefits of those treatments" What is my risk that my breast cancer will come back and/or spread...

Undergraduate research shows leaderless honeybee organizing

...rent paper how workers use the vibration signal to prepare the queen for swarming by making intrusions into her “court” and vibrating her hundreds of times an hour. She responds by changing her behavior -- reducing her food intake, slowing egg laying and becoming more active. At this point, the workers begin...

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