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UrduWhen two neutron stars slam together, the result is sometimes a black hole that swallows all but the gravitational evidence of the collision. However, in a series of simulations, an international team of researchers including a Penn State scientist determined…
Month: August 2020
Plausibility of CO2 emissions scenarios
Researchers report that RCP8.5, a high-emissions climate planning scenario that has been characterized as extreme, agrees with historical carbon dioxide emissions to within 1% and is consistent with expected outcomes of current and announced policies through 2050, suggesting that RCP8.5…
Pre-epidemic mutation and Zika virus virulence
Researchers report that a mutation in the genome of the Zika virus acquired before its spread to the Americas may have increased virulence and maternal-to-fetal transmission, with experiments in nonhuman primates showing that the mutation did not affect infection through…
Putative early sponge fossil and microbial construction
Researchers report that a putative early animal fossil that bears superficial resemblance to sponges in 2D cross-sections lacks characteristic sponge structures when examined in three dimensions. Skeleton-building animals are crucial to biological and geochemical cycles. Hence, researchers look to the…
Mental states evoked by art
In a series of online and laboratory experiments involving more than 1,700 people, participants tended to associate abstract paintings with more distant times and places compared with representational paintings, suggesting that abstract art elicits greater psychological distance in viewers than…
Modeling plastic packaging flows in Japan
Modeling of material flows suggests that achieving Japan’s plastic recycling targets may hinge on collecting packaging waste from the food industry as well as households, according to a study. In 2019, the Japanese government called for the reuse or recycling…
How cellulose textiles undergo fossilization
A study explores how textiles undergo fossilization by mineralization. How textiles fossilize in archeological settings remains poorly understood. Cellulose textiles found buried next to metallic objects can undergo a mineralization process that facilitates preservation, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear.…
Early adversity and adult stress hormone levels
Researchers analyzed behavioral, ecological, and life history data collected from 192 wild female baboons in Kenya on a near-daily basis since 1994, as well as hormone metabolite data collected since 2000, and found that adversity experienced early in life elevated…
Dietary protein and socioeconomic status
A study examines the relationship between socioeconomic status and dietary protein sources. Animal-feeding operations have increased the mass production and availability of animal protein in the United States. To determine whether socioeconomic status (SES) is related to dietary divergence in…
ISPOR Announces Virtual ISPOR Asia Pacific 2020
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research announced its Virtual ISPOR Asia Pacific 2020 event programming today. Registration is now open for the virtual event that will be held 14-16 September 2020.
Survey Finds American’s Social Media Habits Changing As National Tensions Rise
As national tensions rise, a new national survey of 2,000 people commissioned by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center finds more Americans are adjusting how they use social media platforms.
New studies show how to save parasites and why it’s important
An international group of scientists published a paper Aug. 1 in a special edition of the journal Biological Conservation that lays out an ambitious global conservation plan for parasites. A related paper found that responses of parasites to environmental change are likely to be complex, and that a changing world probably will see both outbreaks of some parasites and a total loss of other parasite species.
Updated ILSI Nutrition Reference Captures Latest Research in Context
The 11th edition of Present Knowledge in Nutrition, the latest update of ILSI’s major nutrition reference source will be useful to dieticians, librarians, medical nutritionists and others in the nutrition field.
New studies show how to save parasites and why it’s important
Parasites have a public relations problem. Unlike the many charismatic mammals, fishes and birds that receive our attention (and our conservation dollars), parasites are thought of as something to eradicate — and certainly not something to protect. But only 4%…
How creating an “empathy lens” makes P2P marketing communications more effective
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The August 2020 Issue of Neurosurgical Focus Examines Osteoporosis in the Lumbar Spine
Announcement of contents of Neurosurgical Focus’s August issue.