R&D Magazine - EEUU

R&D Magazine - EEUU

Society appreciates powerful individuals’ effort — even although they fail

Society appreciates powerful individuals’ efforts, regardless of them having success or failing. Conversely, when someone without such power fails, their failure is attributed to their «unability to carry out their tasks», and their efforts are not appreciated. In other words: individuals’ personal power clearly affects how others perceive their success or failures. That is the… Seguir Leyendo Society appreciates powerful individuals’ effort — even although they fail

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News tips from a special issue of the International Journal of Plant Sciences

The November/December issue of the International Journal of Plant Sciences explores the current state of our knowledge of natural selection in plants. «Plants were crucially important to Darwin’s development of the theory of natural selection (six of his books were on plants),» writes Jeffrey Conner, a biologist at Michigan State University and guest editor of… Seguir Leyendo News tips from a special issue of the International Journal of Plant Sciences

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Adolescents in private schools employ more efficient strategies to cope with problems

Adolescents enrolled in private schools employ more efficient strategies to cope with their problems than students in public schools. Further, they also use emotion-oriented coping, as drawn from a study carried out at the University of Granada, recently published in the prestigious journal Psicotema. This study revealed that students in private schools present a better… Seguir Leyendo Adolescents in private schools employ more efficient strategies to cope with problems

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New method is found for accurate diagnosis of gall bladder cancer, 1 of the most deadly

Researchers a the University of Granada and the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves at Granada found that the metabolic imaging diagnosis technique –based on the analysis of a structural analog of glucose labeled with a positron-emitting compound (18F)– allows early diagnosis of gall bladder cancer, a relatively rare disease with high… Seguir Leyendo New method is found for accurate diagnosis of gall bladder cancer, 1 of the most deadly

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Train a computer to classify pictures and videos based on the elements that they contain

University of Granada researchers have developed a new computer technique that allows to «train» computers to interpret the visual contents of a video or picture. This advance will allow to classify automatically pictures basing on whether individuals or specific objects are present in such images. Videos can also be classified according to specific poses. At… Seguir Leyendo Train a computer to classify pictures and videos based on the elements that they contain

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Researchers at the University of Granada associate trigger points with shoulder injury

Researchers of the University of Granada, in collaboration with the Centre for Sensory-Motor Interaction of the University of Aalborg, Denmark, and the University Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, conducted a research on chronic impingement syndrome. The study revealed that excessive activation of specific neck and shoulder muscles during daily life or while playing sports –as swimming–… Seguir Leyendo Researchers at the University of Granada associate trigger points with shoulder injury

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New therapy found for lung and skin cancer, based on suicide gene E

Scientists at the University of Granada have developed a new therapy for the treatment of skin and lung cancer. This therapy involves the use of a suicide coliphage-gene (gene E) that can induce death to cells transfected with it.. Their studies have demostrated that this technique is not only effective in vitro (using tumour cell… Seguir Leyendo New therapy found for lung and skin cancer, based on suicide gene E

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Spanish scientists cooperate to fight against child trafficking in Haiti

Spanish scientists cooperate to fight against child trafficking in Haiti Spain\’s Secretary of State for International Cooperation, Soraya Rodríguez, has presented today a new cooperation program aimed at helping the human tragedy in Haiti. The project called DNA-Prokids in Haiti will enable to initially take 6.000 samples of genetic data from adults who have reported… Seguir Leyendo Spanish scientists cooperate to fight against child trafficking in Haiti

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Small faults in Southeast Spain reduce earthquake risk of larger ones

Small faults in Southeast Spain reduce earthquake risk of larger ones A team of Spanish scientists, studying recent, active deformations in the Baetic mountain range, have shown that the activity of smaller tectonic structures close to larger faults in the south east of the Iberian Peninsula partially offsets the risk of earthquakes. «There are large… Seguir Leyendo Small faults in Southeast Spain reduce earthquake risk of larger ones