Science Letter articles from February 2009

Science Letter archives from February 2009

'Jesus Christ: a Carpenter of Nazareth?': New Book Examines Truth About Widespread Belief in Jesus' Occupation.
February 3, 2009... In a fascinating new book by Sunny George, "Jesus Christ: A Carpenter of Nazareth?" (published by AuthorHouse - http://www.authorhouse.com/), a question that both Christians and non-Christians assume has been established for centuries is...

'The Kingdom Seeker': Self-Proclaimed Saint Vindicates Christianity, Argues for an End to Judaism and Islam.
February 3, 2009... In his new book, "The Kingdom Seeker: The Diary of Saint Thomas the Divine" (published by AuthorHouse -- http://www.authorhouse.com/), Tommy Francis Adams introduces a collection of writings that is no less the revelation of an amazing life...

2009 Corporate Learning Factbook Reveals 11% Decline in Corporate Training Spending.
February 3, 2009... Economic constraints have taken a toll on corporate training budgets. Bersin & Associates' just-published 2009 Corporate Learning Factbook shows that over the last year, companies have cut training spending and staffing; changed training...

MichBio Will Publish 2009 Michigan Biosciences Directory and Resource Guide.
February 3, 2009... MichBio, the association for Michigan's biosciences industry, is in the process of updating and compiling the 2009 Michigan Biosciences Directory and Resource Guide, the most comprehensive source for information on the state's biosciences...

BRMalls Terminates Modified Dutch Auction Tender Offer for Its 9.75% Perpetual Notes.
February 3, 2009... BR Malls Participacoes S.A. ("BRMalls") announced that its wholly owned finance subsidiary, BR Malls International Finance Limited ("Issuer"), is terminating the cash tender offer for up to a maximum of US$72,000,000 aggregate principal amount...

Back to Basics: CornerCap's 10 Investment Principles to Follow, Whether Times Are Tough or Lush.
February 3, 2009... With so much volatility in the market and fears about the economy's outlook as the nation moves into a period of new national leadership, CornerCap Investment Counsel President James C. Carr outlined 10 Commandments of Investing he believes...

Deloitte Marks Tenth Year on FORTUNE's '100 Best Companies to Work For' List.
February 3, 2009... For the tenth year, Deloitte has been named to FORTUNE magazine's list of "100 Best Companies to Work For." The annual survey, which appears in the February 2 issue of FORTUNE and on www.fortune.com, is the national benchmark that lists...

SquareOne Publishers Re-Issues Knights of Columbus 1924 Black History Classic.
February 3, 2009... In 1924, Jim Crow laws were still enforced in many parts of the United States and the KKK was experiencing a resurgence. Martin Luther King Jr. had not yet been born, and the Civil Rights Act would not be enacted for another 40 years....

Northern Trust Corporation Reports Record Fourth Quarter Operating Earnings of $1.39 per Common Share, up 43%.(Financial report)
February 3, 2009... Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:NTRS) reported fourth quarter net income per common share of $1.47 compared with net income per common share of $.55 reported in the fourth quarter of 2007. Net income was $342.3 million compared with net...

Plante & Moran Named to FORTUNE Magazine's List of '100 Best Companies to Work For' for 11th Consecutive Year.
February 3, 2009... Plante & Moran, PLLC, the nation's 12th largest certified public accounting and business advisory firm, has been named to the FORTUNE "100 Best Companies to Work For" list for the 11th consecutive year. The full list -- which ranks Plante &...

Attorney Scott Palmer Sues Six Dallas Police Officers for False Arrest in Federal Court.
February 3, 2009... Dallas injury attorney Scott Palmer is suing six Dallas police officers in federal court on behalf of his client, Thomas Hannon. The lawsuit alleges at least one of the officers, David Nevitt, falsely arrested Hannon outside of a hotel on...

U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Labor-Management Standards issues final regulation updating labor organization reporting requirements.
February 3, 2009... The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) announced that on Jan. 21 a final regulation will be published in the Federal Register to update the Form LM-2. The changes will ensure that relevant information on...

U.S. Labor Department finalizes rule on investment advice for 401k plans and IRAs.
February 3, 2009... The U.S. Department of Labor announced publication of a final rule to make investment advice more accessible for millions of Americans in 401(k) type plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs). The final rule will be published in the Jan....

Open Source Intelligence Company Launches New Alerts Feature.
February 3, 2009... Miami headquartered Open Source Intelligence Company; World Compliance announced that it has developed a highly sophisticated alerter technology to monitor and detect changes on government lists, identifying these and providing the information...

Data on anthropology reported by researchers at University of Rijeka.
February 3, 2009... "The USA is spreading their political, military, economic, scientific, artistic and cultural mission throughout the world. The aim of this paper is to bring to the attention the Americanization of the Croatian language particularly evident in...

New anthropology study findings have been reported by I. Puljiz and co-researchers.
February 3, 2009... According to a study from Zagreb, Croatia, "A 41-year-old patient was hospitalized in hypotensive phase of nephropathia epidemica. The diagnosis was confirmed by serology." "It is highly likely that the patient was exposed to infected...

New anthropology study findings have been reported by scientists at University of Melbourne.
February 3, 2009... "Questions of diversity and multiculturalism are at the heart of many discussions oil European supranational identity within contemporary anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, linguistics and so on. Since we are living in a period marked...

New anthropology study findings have been reported from I. Lozica et al.
February 3, 2009... "'It all started with the doubt (perhaps exaggerated) that the Gods do not know how to talk''(1). The author presents the situation and tendencies in contemporary mythological research," researchers in Zagreb, Croatia report (see also...

New anthropology study findings reported from University of Kent.
February 3, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal American Anthropologist, "The ''cultural defense'' in criminal law presents anthropologists with an instance of culture being used as a particular sort of tool, in this case, a tool for...

New anthropology study results from E. Martinovic et al described.
February 3, 2009... "This report presents experience in treatment of war injuries in Franciscan hospital ''dr. fra Mato Nikolic'' in Nova Bila, during the war in Central Bosnia from 1993 to 1994, in conditions of encirclement and typhoid fever outbreak....

Recent findings from Indiana University highlight research in anthropology.
February 3, 2009... "In this article, I explore how people use the culture concept in legislatures to understand the minorities they legislate for and about. I focus on recent debates in the New Zealand parliament over whether the indigenous M (a) over bar ori are...

Recent findings from J. Turcic and co-authors highlight research in anthropology.
February 3, 2009... "The goal of this research was to find the implant which would provide a better possibility of the fractured osteoporotic bone weight bearing after trochanteric fracture fixation. The authors constructed a new implant based on the conventional...

Reports from University of Zagreb advance knowledge in anthropology.(Report)
February 3, 2009... "The aim of this study was to develop a comprehensive food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), and a complementary general questionnaire associated to it, specifically tailored for the assessment of dietary habits among athletes and other physically...

Research from Istanbul University, Nursing Department has provided new information about anthropology.
February 3, 2009... "The present descriptive study was planned to be the first stage of a school-based programme towards promoting healthy behaviours in Turkish women after determining their healthy behaviours and their need for relevant education. The sample was...

Research from University of Split provide new insights into anthropology.
February 3, 2009... "The objective of the research was to determine the pole vault kinematics parameters at Croatian vaulter in junior category, and to determine the relationship between kinematics parameters and maximum accomplished vault's altitude. Further on,...

Research on anthropology detailed by scientists at University of California.(Report)
February 3, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal American Anthropologist, "Previous cross-cultural studies of religion's evolution that employed Swanson's High Gods measure are plagued by methodological difficulties, especially the lack of...

Research on anthropology detailed by scientists at Wellesley College.
February 3, 2009... "In this article, I distinguish between evolutionary and historical perspectives on the past, adopting the concept of ''social fields'' to argue for a macrohistorical interpretation of the archaeological record. The unit of analysis is not an...

Researchers from University of Missouri detail findings in drug delivery.
February 3, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "Drug efflux-transporters serve as a major barrier to anticancer drugs at the target site. One strategy to enhance the therapeutic efficacy of drugs against cancer is to increase their available...

Scientists at University of Zagreb, Medical Department publish research in anthropology.
February 3, 2009... According to a study from Zagreb, Croatia, "Differentiation of epiglottal epithelia during human development was for the first time investigated by the light microscopy and documented in celoidine collection of human embryos from the At-chive...

Studies from K. Prskalo et al add new findings in the area of anthropology.
February 3, 2009... According to recent research from Zagreb, Croatia, "The study investigates the prevalence of second incisor hypodontia and canine impaction in Croatia. The study of incisor hypodontia encompassed 568 examinees (229 boys, 339 girls) aged 6-22 (X...

Studies from N. Petricevic et al further understanding of anthropology.
February 3, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Collegium Antropologicum, "The width and length of the anterior teeth, the dimensions of the frontal dental arches and the dimensions of the hard palate were measured (24 men and 56 women,...

Study data from University of California provide new insights into anthropology.
February 3, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "Officials in the Mexican environmental protection agency, the Secretaria de Medio Ambiente, Recursos Naturales y de Pesca (SEMARNAP), deploy representations of agropastoral fires set by rural people...

Study findings from B.K. Vela et al broaden understanding of anthropology.(Clinical report)
February 3, 2009... "The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of unrecognized dyslipidaemia and a specific correlation between lipid values and age, gender or ethnic origin in the study population," scientists writing in the journal Collegium...

Findings in arthroscopy reported from T. Jarvela and co-researchers.(Clinical report)
February 3, 2009... According to recent research from Tampere, Finland, "The aim of the study was to evaluate the long-term effect of the use of a pain pump after arthroscopic subacromial decompression. This prospective, randomized study included 50 patients: 25...

New findings reported from University of Texas describe advances in arthroscopy.
February 3, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "A biomechanical study was undertaken to determine whether equal-stress or equal-tension tensioning of anterior cruciate ligament 4-stranded semitendinosus and gracilis grafts provides a...

New research on arthroscopy from University of Sao Paulo summarized.
February 3, 2009... According to recent research published in the Arthroscopy - the Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, "The aim of this anatomic study on cadavers was to determine the anatomic relation between the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) and...

Reports summarize arthroscopy study results from M. Wellmann and co-researchers.(Report)
February 3, 2009... "The purpose of this study was to establish and biomechanically evaluate an augmented coracoacromial ligament (CAL) transfer technique that eliminates the biomechanical drawbacks of the conventional Weaver-Dunn procedure and restores the intact...

Study results from J.S. Dines et al provide new insights into arthroscopy.
February 3, 2009... "Arthroscopic repair of type II superior labral tears using suture anchors has resulted in a good to excellent outcome in most cases. In throwing athletes, however, the results have not been as consistent," scientists writing in the Arthroscopy...

New biochemistry findings from University of Jordan published.
February 3, 2009... According to recent research from Amman, Jordan, "Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP IV) deactivates the natural hypoglycemic incretin hormones. Inhibition of this enzyme should restore glucose homeostasis in diabetic patients making it an attractive...

New biochemistry study findings have been reported by A. Joncour and co-researchers.
February 3, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Chemmedchem, "A series of new dibenzoxepines were synthesized in a straight-forward and efficient manner through diastereoselective biaryl Suzuki-Miyaura coupling and Bronsted-acid-mediated...

New biochemistry study findings have been reported from A. Elalaoui et al.
February 3, 2009... According to a study from Paris, France, "Peripheral benzodiazepine receptors are potential targets for cancer therapeutics through the use of specific ligands such as the pro-apoptotic benzodiazepine RO5-4864, However, the poor water...

Studies from C. Masmoruno and colleagues provide new data on biochemistry.(Report)
February 3, 2009... According to a study from Barcelona, Spain, "Peptides that interact with lipopolysoccharide (LPS) can provide the basis for the development of new antisepsis agents. In this work, several LPS-neutralizing acyl peptides derived from LALF, BPI,...

Data from K. Guschanski and colleagues advance knowledge in biology.
February 3, 2009... "Dispersal, one of the key life-history features of a species, influences gene flow and, consequently, the genetic structuring of populations. Landscape characteristics such as rivers, mountains, or habitat fragmentation affect dispersal and...

Data on biology reported by researchers at Uppsala University.
February 3, 2009... "Decisions reached through consensus are often more accurate, because they efficiently utilize the diverse information possessed by group members [1-3]. A trust in consensus decision making underlies many of our democratic political and...

New biology research from Stanford University discussed.
February 3, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "Organisms evolve two routes to surviving infections-they can resist pathogen growth (resistance) and they can endure the pathogenesis of infection (tolerance). The sum of these two properties...

New biology study results from University of California described.
February 3, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "Traits such as clutch size vary markedly across species and environmental gradients but have usually been investigated from either a comparative or a geographic perspective, respectively. We...

New findings from Baylor College of Medicine, College of Medicine in the area of biology described.(Report)
February 3, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Plos Biology, "Basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors play critical roles in lymphoid and erythroid development; however, little is known about their role in myeloid lineage...

Recent studies by G. Desbordes and co-authors add new data to biology findings.
February 3, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "The timing of spiking activity across neurons is a fundamental aspect of the neural population code. Individual neurons in the retina, thalamus, and cortex can have very precise and repeatable...

Reports from University of Cambridge advance knowledge in biology.
February 3, 2009... "Wolbachia are vertically transmitted, obligatory intracellular bacteria that infect a great number of species of arthropods and nematodes. In insects, they are mainly known for disrupting the reproductive biology of their hosts in order to...

Reports summarize biology research from P. Domenici and co-authors.
February 3, 2009... "Antipredator behavior is vital for most animals and calls for accurate timing and swift motion. Whereas fast reaction times [1] and predictable, context-dependent escape-initiation distances [2] are common features of most escape systems,...

Research from Duke University in the area of biology described.
February 3, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "Numerous genome-wide screens for polymorphisms that influence gene expression have provided key insights into the genetic control of transcription. Despite this work, the relevance of...

Research from G.O. Bryant and co-researchers in the area of biology described.
February 3, 2009... "The relationship between chromatin structure and gene expression is a subject of intense study. The universal transcriptional activator Gal4 removes promoter nucleosomes as it triggers transcription, but how it does so has remained obscure,"...

Researchers at University of Utrecht have published new data on biology.
February 3, 2009... According to a study from Utrecht, Netherlands, "Lateral organ position along roots and shoots largely determines plant architecture, and depends on auxin distribution patterns. Determination of the underlying patterning mechanisms has hitherto...

Studies from University of Edinburgh reveal new findings on biology.
February 3, 2009... According to recent research from Scotland, "Ecological communities are structured in part by evolutionary interactions among their members. A number of recent studies incorporating phylogenetics into community ecology have upheld the paradigm...

Data from University of Sheffield provide new insights into biomolecular research.
February 3, 2009... According to a study from Sheffield, the United Kingdom, "H-1 NMR complexation-induced changes in chemical shift (CIS) of HN protons have been used to characterize the complexes of barnase with the deoxyoligonucleotides d(GC) and d(CGAC)." ...

Research on biomolecular research detailed by M. Gal and co-authors.
February 3, 2009... According to recent research published in the Journal of Biomolecular NMR, "Multidimensional NMR spectroscopy is a well-established technique for the characterization of structure and fast-time-scale dynamics of highly populated ground states...

Researchers at University of Alaska target biomolecular research.
February 3, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "Dematin is an actin-binding protein abundant in red blood cells and other tissues. It contains a villin-type 'headpiece' F-actin-binding domain at its extreme C-terminus." "The isolated...

Researchers at University of British Columbia target biomolecular research.
February 3, 2009... According to a study from Vancouver, Canada, "A simple NMR method is presented for the identification and assignment of phosphorylated serine and threonine residues in C-13- or C-13/N-15-labeled proteins. By exploiting modest (similar to 5 Hz)...

Researchers at University of Maryland target biomolecular research.
February 3, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "A pair of HN-methyl NOESY experiments that are based on simultaneous TROSY-type detection of amide and methyl groups is described. The preservation of cross-peak symmetry in the simultaneous...

New bioscience research has been reported by M.M. Parida et al.
February 3, 2009... "The development of technologies with rapid and sensitive detection capabilities and increased throughput have become crucial for responding to greater number threats posed by emerging and re-emerging viruses in the recent past. The...

Studies by D. Soldini and co-authors describe new findings in bone marrow transplantation.
February 3, 2009... "Epithelial cancers can arise from BM-derived cells (BMCs) in animal models. We studied whether the same phenomenon can occur in humans," scientists writing in the journal Bone Marrow Transplantation report (see also Bone Marrow...

Studies from L. Magro and co-researchers in the area of bone marrow transplantation published.
February 3, 2009... "Treatment of sclerodermatous chronic GVHD (cGVHD) remains disappointing. Imatinib mesylate enables selective, dual inhibition of the transforming growth factor beta (TGF beta) and PDGF pathways," scientists in Lille, France report (see also...

Data on botany detailed by S. Nashilevitz and co-authors.
February 3, 2009... "Starches extracted from most plant species are phosphorylated. alpha-Glucan water dikinase (GWD) is a key enzyme that controls the phosphate content of starch. In the absence of its activity starch degradation is impaired, leading to a starch...

Data on botany discussed by N. Naouar and colleagues.
February 3, 2009... According to recent research from Ghent, Belgium, "The Affymetrix ATH1 array provides a robust standard tool for transcriptome analysis, but unfortunately does not represent all of the transcribed genes in Arabidopsis thaliana. Recently,...

New botany study findings reported from University of Ottawa.
February 3, 2009... According to a study from Ottawa, Canada, "The leaf vasculature plays crucial roles in transport and mechanical support. Understanding how vein patterns develop and what underlies pattern variation between species has many implications from...

Reports outline botany research from Kyushu University.
February 3, 2009... According to a study from Hakozaki, Japan, "Trienoic fatty acids (TAs), the major constituents in plant membrane lipids, play essential roles in stress signalling as precursors of the phytohormone jasmonic acid (JA). Arabidopsis FAD7 encodes a...

Research findings from University of Seville update understanding of botany.
February 3, 2009... According to a study from Seville, Spain, "Cereal seed cells contain different mechanisms for protection against the oxidative stress that occurs during maturation and germination. One such mechanism is based on the antioxidant activity of a...

Research from J. Zhang et al has provided new information about botany.
February 3, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "Flavonoids play critical roles in legume-rhizobium symbiosis. However, the role of individual flavonoid compounds in this process has not yet been clearly established." "We silenced different...

Research from Radboud University in botany provides new insights.
February 3, 2009... "Auxin response factors (ARFs) are encoded by a gene family of transcription factors that specifically control auxin-dependent developmental processes. A tomato ARF gene, homologous to Arabidopsis NPH4/ARF7 and therefore designated as Solanum...

Research from University of Missouri in botany provides new insights.
February 3, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "Effector-triggered immunity provides plants with strong protection from pathogens. However, this response has the potential to be highly deleterious to the host and needs to be tightly controlled."...

Research from University of Tokyo in the area of botany published.
February 3, 2009... "Yellowing, which is related to the degradation of chlorophyll and chlorophyll-protein complexes, is a notable phenomenon during leaf senescence. NON-YELLOW COLORING1 (NYC1) in rice encodes a membrane-localized short-chain...

Researchers at University of Cape Town publish new data on botany.
February 3, 2009... "As there is limited information on the mechanisms of vegetative desiccation tolerance in pteridophytes, we undertook a comprehensive anatomical, ultrastructural, physiological and biochemical study on the fern Mohria caffrorum. Our data show...

Researchers from University of Tokyo detail findings in botany.(Report)
February 3, 2009... "Potassium ions (K+) are required for plant growth and development, including cell division and cell elongation/expansion, which are mediated by the K+ transport system. In this study, we investigated the role of K+ in cell division using...

Studies from J.C. Dohm and colleagues provide new data on botany.
February 3, 2009... According to recent research published in the Plant Journal, "We characterized two overlapping sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clones representing different haplotypes. A total of 254 kbp of the genomic sequence...

Studies from University of Bonn update current data on botany.
February 3, 2009... "Suberin is a hydrophobic polyester found in the cell walls of various plant-environment interfaces, including shoot and root peridermal tissue, and the root hypodermis and endodermis. Suberin deposits form apoplastic barriers that control...

Studies in the area of botany reported from Michigan State University.(Report)
February 3, 2009... According to recent research published in the Plant Journal, "Peroxisomes are multi-functional organelles that differ in size and abundance depending on the species, cell type, developmental stage, and metabolic and environmental conditions....

Data from Mayo Clinic provide new insights into cell biology.(Report)
February 3, 2009... "p120 catenin regulates the activity of the Rho family guanosine triphosphatases (including RhoA and Rac1) in an adhesion-dependent manner. Through this action, p120 promotes a sessile cellular phenotype when associated with epithelial cadherin...

Data on cell biology published by researchers at University of Cambridge.
February 3, 2009... According to a study from Cambridge, the United Kingdom, "Most, perhaps all cells in epithelial sheets are polarized in the plane of the sheet. This type of polarity, referred to as planar cell polarity (PCP), can be expressed in the...

Department of Agriculture details research in mycobacteria.(Report)
February 3, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, "CD5 is a cell Surface molecule involved in antigen recognition and is present on all T lymphocytes and a subset of B lymphocytes. The purpose of...

Findings from Louisiana State University broaden understanding of cell biology.
February 3, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "Glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta (GSK-3 beta) is involved in a wide variety of cellular processes, and implicated in a growing list of human diseases. Recent drug inhibition studies have suggested a...

Findings from University of Washington, Medical Department in cell biology reported.
February 3, 2009... "The kinesin-13 motor protein family members drive the removal of tubulin from microtubules (MTs) to promote MT turnover. A point mutation of the kinesin-13 family member mitotic centromere-associated kinesin/Kif2C (E491A) isolates the...

Investigators at University of Bordeaux have published new data on cell biology.
February 3, 2009... According to a study from Talence, France, "T-type Ca2+ channel family includes three subunits Ca(v)3.1, Ca(v)3.2 and Ca(v)3.3 and have been shown to control burst firing and intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+](i)) in neurons. Here, we...

New cell biology data have been reported by researchers at University of California.
February 3, 2009... "Dynamic modulation of cell adhesion is integral to a wide range of biological processes. The small guanosine triphosphatase (GTPase) Rap1 is an important regulator of cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesions," scientists in the United States report...

New cell biology study findings have been reported by L. Ji and co-researchers.
February 3, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "We present a model to estimate intracellular force variations from live-cell images of actin filament (F-actin) flow during protrusion-retraction cycles of epithelial cells in a wound healing...