Science Letter articles from March 2009

Science Letter archives from March 2009

365 Main Forms Service Company to Meet Growing Technical Needs of Customers.
March 3, 2009... Data center developer and operator 365 Main announced that the company has established a remote hands service company to serve the technical service needs of its customers. The Remote Hands services, ranging from equipment installation and...

'AL-KIAMA: the Life After': Sequence Leading to Armageddon Battle and Commencement of Judgment Day.
March 3, 2009... "AL-KIAMA: The Life After" (published by AuthorHouse), by Moustafa F. Moukarim, is a novel describing the events leading to Armageddon and Judgment Day as visualized by Hasib F. Moukarim (see also AuthorHouse). "The novel is timely because...

'HAMZA: Strive for a Wiser Life': Author Offers Accessible Introduction to Druze Faith in Story of Faith and Tradition.
March 3, 2009... Moustafa F. Moukarim offers another perspective on religion and faith for readers to consider in his new book, "HAMZA: Strive for a Wiser Life" (published by AuthorHouse). In his story, a very special boy is born one thousand years after the...

Finding Your Place in the Kingdom: First-time Author Helps Readers Open Their Hearts to God's Love and Live a Life of Faith.
March 3, 2009... "His Glory: Reclaiming Dominion in the Kingdom of God" (published by AuthorHouse) by Darin Williams promises to help readers understand their own spirituality and take the first steps on a quest for knowledge and fulfillment by explaining how...

AZEK Trim Voted #1 Brand in Quality by Builder Magazine Study.
March 3, 2009... AZEK(R) Trim, manufactured by AZEK Building Products, was named the #1 brand in "Quality" in Builder Magazine's 2009 Brand Use Study in the category of Exterior Trim (see also AZEK Building Products). "The results of the Builder Brand Use...

Document Automation Cuts Production Costs Up to 80%.
March 3, 2009... Document automation can reduce operating costs, increase revenue opportunities, and mitigate risk, according to a white paper published by Cincom Systems titled "Achieve Rapid ROI with Cincom Eloquence(R) for Document Automation"...

2009 Edition of Ernst & Young Tax Guide Now Available Online and in Stores.
March 3, 2009... Hailed by critics as one of the best resources available for taxpayers, the Ernst & Young Tax Guide 2009(C) is now available online and in book stores (see also Ernst & Young). Published for over two decades and useful for do-it-yourself...

I-95 Corridor Coalition Validates Quality of INRIX GPS-Enabled Traffic Probe Data in Comprehensive Study Across 4 States.
March 3, 2009... INRIX announced that the I-95 Corridor Coalition has completed the most comprehensive validation of vehicle probe data ever in the U.S., finding that the quality of INRIX traffic information "provides an accurate overall picture of traffic...

'One': Unique New Book Reveals Oneness with God.
March 3, 2009... Many people seek a closer relationship with God, but are unsure how to achieve that goal. "One" (published by iUniverse), by Jasper Watson, invites Christians and those seeking the Divine to discover oneness with God through exploring a deeper...

'The Sound of Hope: a True Story of an Adoptee's Quest for Her Origins'.
March 3, 2009... Every United States citizen enjoys the right and the liberty to have full access to their own public records, including birth certificates -- except adoptees. Only six states allow adoptees to view their original birth certificate. In the other...

Business Strategist Applies Corporate Experience to Self-Help: 'Make It Happen'.
March 3, 2009... Many people seek answers to questions of motivation and self-actualization. "Make It Happen" (published by iUniverse) by Justin Honaman employs lessons learned in his career working with multinational corporations to the individual level in an...

Lee Hecht Harrison's Orville Pierson Publishes New Book: 'Highly Effective Networking'.
March 3, 2009... Lee Hecht Harrison, a leading talent management solutions company, announced that Orville Pierson, Senior Vice President and Director of Program Design for the firm has published a new book entitled, "Highly Effective Networking: Meet the Right...

Rhode Island Manufacturing Jobs Fell 4.1% in 2008 According to State Industrial Directory.(Directory)
March 3, 2009... Industrial employment in Rhode Island dropped 4.1% over the past twelve months according to the 2009 Rhode Island Manufacturers Register, a compilation of state industry published annually by Manufacturers' News, Inc. (MNI) Evanston, IL. MNI...

Mystery Writers of America Elect Lee Child National President; Board Elects Others for Leadership Positions.
March 3, 2009... The Mystery Writers of America (MWA) announced that international bestselling author Lee Child has been elected president and will serve a one-year term beginning in February 2009. Child will succeed Harlan Coben (see also Mystery Writers of...

Overland Storage Receives Deficiency Letter From Nasdaq.(Report)
March 3, 2009... Overland Storage, Inc. (NASDAQ:OVRL) announced that it received a Nasdaq Staff Deficiency Letter (the "Nasdaq Letter") indicating that, based on the Company's shareholders' equity as reported in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period...

Informative Office Furniture Manufacturing Industry Report for 2009, Global Edition.(Report)
March 3, 2009... Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ff97f2/2009_worldwide_off) has announced the addition of the "2009 Worldwide Office Furniture Manufacturing Industry Report" report to their offering (see also Research and...

news2biz LATVIA Comprises News, Analyses and Key Figures Designed for Targeted Reading.
March 3, 2009... Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b25271/news2biz_latvia) has announced the addition of the "news2biz LATVIA" subscription to their offering (see also Research and Markets). Since 1996 we have published...

news2biz LITHUANIA out now.
March 3, 2009... Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/682de1/news2biz_lithuania) has announced the addition of the "news2biz LITHUANIA" subscription to their offering (see also Research and Markets). Since 1996 we have published...

Sierra Wireless' Tender Offers for Wavecom Are Successful.
March 3, 2009... Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ:SWIR)(NASDAQ:-)(NASDAQ:TSX:)(NASDAQ:SW), a leading provider of wireless solutions for mobile computing, and Wavecom (Paris: AVM - NASDAQ: WVCM), a leading provider of embedded wireless technology for M2M...

Deposit Disputes - the Stories Behind the Resolution.
March 3, 2009... The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has published a series of case studies, selected at random, into disputes between landlords and tenants over deposit monies due. These studies have been undertaken to underline the dual role of tenancy deposit...

Scripps Reports Fourth-Quarter Results.(Financial report)
March 3, 2009... The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE:SSP) reported fourth-quarter operating results for its television, newspaper, and licensing and syndication businesses. The operations that formerly comprised the company's Scripps Networks and interactive media...

University of Miami Research Can Help Retailers Lure Back Consumers Dismayed by Missing a Sale.(Report)
March 3, 2009... You know that awful feeling you get when you go back to find an item you were eyeing at 40 percent off only to find out it is now only marked down 10 percent? Retailers get a depressed feeling too by watching you walk away in frustration with...

Westlake Chemical Reports Fourth Quarter Results.(Financial report)
March 3, 2009... Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE:WLK) reported a net loss of $109.6 million, or $1.68 per diluted share, on sales of $597.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2008. This compares to fourth quarter of 2007 net income of $18.8 million, or $0.29...

Investigators at Maastricht University target assessment research.
March 3, 2009... According to a study from Netherlands, "The present study examines the reliability and construct validity of the Dutch version of the Psychopathy Check List: Youth Version (PCL:YV) in a sample of male adolescents admitted to a secure juvenile...

Study findings on assessment research are outlined in reports from University of Mississippi Medical Center.
March 3, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Assessment, "Research linking psychopathic tendencies to childhood behavior problems is predicated on the assumption that the findings are based on using psychometrically sound measures of...

Findings from A. Battesti and co-researchers advance knowledge in bacteriology.
March 3, 2009... "Bacteria respond to nutritional stress by producing (p) ppGpp, which triggers a stringent response resulting in growth arrest and expression of resistance genes. In Escherichia coli, RelA produces (p) ppGpp upon amino acid starvation by...

Findings from A.M. Breier and co-authors broaden understanding of bacteriology.
March 3, 2009... According to recent research published in the Journal of Bacteriology, "DnaA functions as both a transcription factor and the replication initiator in bacteria. We characterized the DNA binding dynamics of DnaA on a genomic level." "Based...

Findings in bacteriology reported from J. Lukasiewicz and co-researchers.
March 3, 2009... "Hafnia alvei, a gram-negative bacterium, is an opportunistic pathogen associated with mixed hospital infections, bacteremia, septicemia, and respiratory diseases. Various 3-deoxy-D-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid (Kdo)-containing fragments different...

Investigators at Newcastle University target bacteriology.
March 3, 2009... "Upon nutrient limitation cells of the swarming soil bacterium Myxococcus xanthus form a multicellular fruiting body in which a fraction of the cells develop into myxospores. Spore development includes the transition from a rod-shaped...

New bacteriology findings from University of Michigan described.(Report)
March 3, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "Gram-negative bacteria assemble functional amyloid surface fibers called curli. CsgB nucleates the major curli subunit protein, CsgA, into a self-propagating amyloid fiber on the cell...

New bacteriology study findings have been reported by S. Pina and co-researchers.
March 3, 2009... According to a study from Barcelona, Spain, "Haemophilus parasuis is the agent responsible for causing Glasser's disease, but little is known about the pathogenic determinants of this major pig disease. Here we describe, for the pathogenic...

Research from J.F. Kim and co-researchers in the area of bacteriology described.
March 3, 2009... According to a study from South Korea, "Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis is a probiotic bacterium that naturally inhabits the guts of most mammals, including humans." "Here we report the complete genome sequence of B. animalis subsp....

Research from University of Guanajuato yields new findings on bacteriology.(Report)
March 3, 2009... According to recent research published in the Journal of Bacteriology, "Previous studies showed that a Bacillus subtilis strain deficient in mismatch repair (MMR; encoded by the mutSL operon) promoted the production of stationary-phase-induced...

Studies from Kyoto University in the area of bacteriology published.
March 3, 2009... "Shewanella livingstonensis Ac10, a psychrotrophic gram-negative bacterium isolated from Antarctic seawater, produces eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) as a component of phospholipids at low temperatures. EPA constitutes about 5% of the total fatty...

Investigators at University of California release new data on biology.
March 3, 2009... "Highly elongated eukaryotic cells (e.g., neuronal axons, fungal hyphae, and pollen tubes) are generated through continuous apically restricted growth (tip growth), which universally requires tip-localized Rho GTPases. We used the oscillating...

Massachusetts General Hospital reports research in biology.
March 3, 2009... "Tissue organization in epithelial organs is achieved during development by the combined processes of cell differentiation and morphogenetic cell movements. In the kidney, the nephron is the functional organ unit," scientists in the United...

New biology research from A. Peaucelle and co-researchers described.
March 3, 2009... According to a study from Versailles, France, "Plant organs are produced from meristems in a characteristic pattern. This pattern, referred to as phyllotaxis, is thought to be generated by local gradients of an information molecule, auxin...

New biology study findings have been reported from M. Simonetta et al.(Report)
March 3, 2009... "Mad2 is a key component of the spindle assembly checkpoint, a safety device ensuring faithful sister chromatid separation in mitosis. The target of Mad2 is Cdc20, an activator of the anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C)," researchers...

New findings in biology described by J. Taranda and co-researchers.
March 3, 2009... According to a study from Buenos Aires, Argentina, "The transduction of sound in the auditory periphery, the cochlea, is inhibited by efferent cholinergic neurons projecting from the brainstem and synapsing directly on mechanosensory hair...

New findings reported from University of Erlangen describe advances in biology.
March 3, 2009... "Numerous animal navigators are not simply at the mercy of winds and currents but cope with drift to reach their goals [1-7]. Here, we report how a fruit-catching Costa Rican fish combines an analysis of aerial motion with a novel way of...

Research from R.C. Fleischer and co-authors in the area of biology published.
March 3, 2009... "The Hawaiian ''honeyeaters,'' five endemic species of recently extinct, nectar-feeding songbirds in the genera Moho and Chaetoptila, looked and acted like Australasian honeyeaters (Meliphagidae), and no taxonomist since their discovery on...

Researchers from Uppsala University report details of new studies and findings in the area of biology.
March 3, 2009... "Genes that have experienced accelerated evolutionary rates on the human lineage during recent evolution are candidates for involvement in human-specific adaptations. To determine the forces that cause increased evolutionary rates in certain...

Study results from B. Schierwater et al provide new insights into biology.(Report)
March 3, 2009... "For more than a century, the origin of metazoan animals has been debated. One aspect of this debate has been centered on what the hypothetical ''urmetazoon'' bauplan might have been," scientists writing in the journal Plos Biology report (see...

Study results from Y. Lai and colleagues in the area of bone marrow transplantation published.
March 3, 2009... According to recent research from Nanning, People's Republic of China, "In an effort to reduce the incidence and severity of acute GVHD (aGVHD), we have developed a new prophylaxis regimen combining cyclosporine and MTX with a short 30-day...

Data on botany detailed by J. Xu and co-authors.
March 3, 2009... "Solanum nigrum is a newly discovered Cd-hyperaccumulator. In the present study, the protective effects of proline against cadmium toxicity of callus and regenerated shoots of S. nigrum are investigated based on a high frequency in vitro shoot...

Data on botany reported by researchers at University of Bonn.
March 3, 2009... According to recent research from Bonn, Germany, "The desiccation tolerant resurrection plant Craterostigma plantagineum encodes three classes of transketolase transcripts, which are distinguished by their gene structures and their expression...

Findings from K. Hayashi et al in botany reported.
March 3, 2009... According to recent research from Inada, Japan, "The plant genome contains a large number of disease resistance (R) genes that have evolved through diverse mechanisms. Here, we report that a long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposon...

Findings in botany reported from Wuhan University.
March 3, 2009... "Allopolyploidy is an important speciation mechanism and is ubiquitous among plants. Brassica napus is a model system for studying the consequences of hybridization and polyploidization on allopolyploid genome," scientists in Wuhan, People's...

Huazhong Agricultural University reports research in botany.(Report)
March 3, 2009... "The genetic transformation efficiency of a rice variety is largely determined by its tissue culturability. Establishment of a highly efficient tissue-culture system has greatly accelerated the wide spread application of transgenic japonica...

Investigators at Huazhong Normal University zero in on botany.
March 3, 2009... According to a study from Wuhan, People's Republic of China, "Microsporogenesis, associated with the functional expression of many genes, is a highly programmed and regulated process in flowering plants. To elucidate the roles of genes during...

Investigators at Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd. release new data on botany.(Report)
March 3, 2009... "Systemic acquired resistance (SAR), a natural disease response in plants, can be induced chemically. Salicylic acid (SA) acts as a key endogenous signaling molecule that mediates SAR in dicotyledonous plants," scientists in Yokohama, Japan...

Investigators at Mississippi State University release new data on botany.
March 3, 2009... "Classic plant tissue culture experiments have shown that exposure of cell culture to a high auxin to cytokinin ratio promotes root formation and a low auxin to cytokinin ratio leads to shoot regeneration. It has been widely accepted that auxin...

Ludwig-Maximilians University reports research in botany.
March 3, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Planta, "We have investigated the consequences of blocking anthocyanin biosynthesis by silencing a key enzyme, anthocyanidin synthase, in transgenic plants of a red-leaved apple cultivar....

New botany data have been reported by Y.J. Jing and co-authors.
March 3, 2009... "Tryptophan (Trp) is an essential amino acid required not only for protein synthesis but also for the production of many plant metabolites, including the hormone auxin. Mutations that disrupt Trp biosynthesis result in various developmental...

New botany findings from G. Lu and co-authors described.(Report)
March 3, 2009... According to a study from Shanghai, People's Republic of China, "Abscisic Acid (ABA) is an important phytohormone involved in abiotic stress resistance in plants. A group of bZIP transcription factors play important roles in the ABA signaling...

New botany study findings have been published by Y.H. Zhou and colleagues.
March 3, 2009... "Glycosyltransferases (GTs) are one of the largest enzyme groups required for the synthesis of complex wall polysaccharides and glycoproteins in plants. However, due to the limited number of related mutants that have observable phenotypes, the...

New botany study findings have been reported by researchers at City University of New York.
March 3, 2009... "Carotenoids play crucial roles in structure and function of the photosynthetic apparatus of bacteria, algae, and higher plants. The entry-step reaction to carotenoid biosynthesis is catalyzed by the phytoene synthase (PSY), which is...

New botany study findings recently were published by L. Wang and co-researchers.
March 3, 2009... According to recent research from Beijing, People's Republic of China, "Gibberellins (GAs) and brassinosteroids (BRs), two growth-promoting phytohormones, regulate many common physiological processes. Their interactions at the molecular level...

New botany study findings reported from University of California.
March 3, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "Flowers are determinate shoots comprised of perianth and reproductive organs displayed in a whorled phyllotactic pattern. Floral organ identity genes display region-specific expression patterns in...

New data from Huazhong Normal University illuminate research in botany.
March 3, 2009... "Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum), the most important textile crop worldwide, often encounters water stress such as drought or waterlog during its growth season (Summer). To investigate molecular mechanism of water regulation in cotton plants, three...

New data from X.J. Zong et al illuminate research in botany.
March 3, 2009... According to a study from Shandong, People's Republic of China, "Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades are involved in biotic and abiotic stress responses. In plants, MAPKs are classified into four groups, designated A-D." ...

New findings from Tohoku University in the area of botany published.(Report)
March 3, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Plant Cell Reports, "Rice with LD-type cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) possesses the cytoplasm of 'Lead Rice' and its fertility is recovered by a nuclear fertility restorer gene Rf1. Rf1...

Report summarizes botany study findings from F. Filardo and co-researchers.(Report)
March 3, 2009... "SPINDLY (SPY) is an important regulator of plant development, and consists of an N-half tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) domain containing 10 TPR motifs and a C-half catalytic domain, similar to O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT) of animals. The best...

Report summarizes botany study findings from G.A. Toole and co-researchers.
March 3, 2009... "Previous studies using spectroscopic imaging have allowed the spatial distribution of structural components in wheat endosperm cell walls to be determined. FT-IR microspectroscopy showed differing changes in arabinoxylan (AX) structure, during...

Reports on botany findings from North Carolina State University provide new insights.
March 3, 2009... "We have developed a method by which remarkably higher efficiencies of transient and stable transformation were achieved in bombardment transformation of plants. Over fivefold increase in transient gus gene expression was achieved when rice or...

Reports on botany findings from University of Adelaide provide new insights.
March 3, 2009... "During meiosis, chromosomes are sorted into homologous pairs as a preface to their intimate association via recombination and synapsis. However, little is known about the mechanism used to distinguish homologous chromosomes from other...

Reports outline botany study findings from L. Castaings and colleagues.
March 3, 2009... "Nitrate is an essential nutrient, and is involved in many adaptive responses of plants, such as localized proliferation of roots, flowering or stomatal movements. How such nitrate-specific mechanisms are regulated at the molecular level is...

Reports outline botany study results from Ochanomizu University.
March 3, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Planta, "Caffeine (1,3,7-trimethylxanthine) and theobromine (3,7-dimethylxanthine) are purine alkaloids that are present in high concentrations in plants of some species of Camellia....

Research from University of Lodz in the area of botany published.(Report)
March 3, 2009... According to a study from Lodz, Poland, "Before Vicia faba root meristem cells stopped by carbohydrate starvation in principal control points (PCP1 and PCP2) start sucrose induced replication and division they go through a phase of metabolic...

Research on botany described by scientists at University of Reims.
March 3, 2009... "The effects of the two botryticides, fludioxonil (fdx) and fenhexamid (fhd), were investigated on grapevine leaves (Vitis vinifera L. cv. Pinot noir) following photosynthesis and defense mechanisms," scientists in Reims, France report (see...

Research on botany reported by E.M. Odonoghue et al.
March 3, 2009... According to a study from Palmerston North, New Zealand, "Galactose was the major non-cellulosic neutral sugar present in the cell walls of 'Mitchell' petunia (Petunia axillaris x P. axillaris x P. hybrida) flower petals. Over the 24 h period...

Research reports on botany from L. Scaramelli and colleagues provide new insights.
March 3, 2009... "Expression of the uidA reporter gene was tested in transformation experiments of barrel medic (Medicago truncatula Gaertn.) with the ipt-type control vectors pIPT5, pIPT10 and pIPT20 and distinct in vitro culture conditions. The highest GUS...

Researchers at University of Queensland target botany.
March 3, 2009... "Sugarcane is a crop of great interest for engineering of sustainable biomaterials and biofuel production. Isolated sugarcane promoters have generally not maintained the expected patterns of reporter transgene expression," scientists writing in...

Researchers from China Agricultural University discuss findings in botany.
March 3, 2009... According to recent research from Beijing, People's Republic of China, "Our previous work has indicated that an ethylene-responsive aquaporin gene, Rh-PIP2;1, played an important role in the epidermal cell expansion of rose petals. In this...

Researchers from Cornell University, Department of Agriculture provide details of new studies and findings in the area of botany.
March 3, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "Aluminum-activated root malate and citrate exudation play an important role in plant Al tolerance. This paper characterizes AtMATE, a homolog of the recently discovered sorghum and barley...

Researchers from Nagasaki University report on findings in botany.
March 3, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Plant Cell Reports, "We investigated whether exogenously supplied precursors of bergapten, namely umbelliferone, psoralen and bergaptol, could be utilized to produce bergapten without...

Researchers from University of Lucknow describe findings in botany.
March 3, 2009... According to recent research from Lucknow, India, "Senescence is a developmentally regulated and highly ordered sequence of events. Senescence leads to abscission of plant organs and eventually leads to death of a plant or part of it." ...

Researchers from University of Montpellier report details of new studies and findings in the area of botany.
March 3, 2009... "Ferritin protein nanocages are the main iron store in mammals. They have been predicted to fulfil the same function in plants but direct evidence was lacking," investigators in Montpellier, France report (see also Botany). "To address...

Studies from Huazhong Agricultural University update current data on botany.
March 3, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Plant Cell Reports, "Two dimensional gel electrophoresis combined with matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) was employed to study the...

Studies from RIKEN update current data on botany.
March 3, 2009... According to recent research from Yokohama, Japan, "The MS/MS spectral tag (MS2T) library-based peak annotation procedure was developed for informative non-targeted metabolic profiling analysis using LC-MS. An MS2T library of Arabidopsis...

Studies from University of Heidelberg further understanding of botany.
March 3, 2009... "We present a novel method to experimentally visualize in vivo the topology of transmembrane proteins residing in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane or passing through the secretory pathway on their way to their final destination. This...

Studies from Wayne State University yield new information about botany.
March 3, 2009... "The AP1/FUL clade of MADS box genes have undergone multiple duplication events among angiosperm species. While initially identified as having floral meristem identity and floral organ identity function in Arabidopsis, the role of AP1 homologs...

Studies from Zhejiang University reveal new findings on botany.
March 3, 2009... According to recent research from Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, "In contrast to auxin, relatively little is known about the molecular mechanism of cytokinin (CTK) inhibition of lateral root initiation. Previous studies demonstrated that...

Studies in the area of botany reported from National University.
March 3, 2009... According to recent research from Singapore, Singapore, "The Rad6-Bre1 complex monoubiquitinates histone H2B in target gene chromatin, and plays an important role in positively regulating gene expression in yeast." "Here, we show that the...