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Knowing Goalkeeper’s Movements in a Penalty Increases Success Rate and Reduces Kicker’s Decision Time

Knowing Goalkeeper’s Movements in a Penalty Increases Success Rate and Reduces Kicker’s Decision Time A study shows that knowing the anticipatory movements of a goalkeeper before kicking the penalty reduces the decision time and increases the success rate when choosing the direction of the shot in football (soccer). The results, extracted from the second paper… Seguir Leyendo Knowing Goalkeeper’s Movements in a Penalty Increases Success Rate and Reduces Kicker’s Decision Time

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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

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Gene Increases Effectiveness of Drugs Used to Fight Cancer and Allows Reduction in Dosage

Gene Increases Effectiveness of Drugs Used to Fight Cancer and Allows Reduction in Dosage Researchers at the University of Granada have found a suicide gene, called \’gene E\’, which leads to the death of tumour cells derived from breast, lung and colon cancer, and prevents their growth. The importance of this new gene is that… Seguir Leyendo Gene Increases Effectiveness of Drugs Used to Fight Cancer and Allows Reduction in Dosage

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New Computer Simulator Helps Design Military Strategies Based On Ants’ Movements

New Computer Simulator Helps Design Military Strategies Based On Ants\’ Movements A researcher at the University of Granada has designed a new system for the mobility of military troops within a battlefield based on the mechanisms used by ant colonies to move using a commercial video game. This work, developed at the department of Computer… Seguir Leyendo New Computer Simulator Helps Design Military Strategies Based On Ants’ Movements

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Adolescents Think School Bullying ‘Will Keep On Happening’ And Resign Themselves To It

Adolescents Think School Bullying \’Will Keep On Happening\’ And Resign Themselves To It Most of the adolescents think that bullying in the school context «has always happened and will continue happening,» and present «a negative, pessimistic and resigned attitude» towards this social problem, which makes difficult the intervention and leaves few hopes for its eradication.… Seguir Leyendo Adolescents Think School Bullying ‘Will Keep On Happening’ And Resign Themselves To It

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Bioinsecticide To Control The Mediterranean Fruit Fly

Bioinsecticide To Control The Mediterranean Fruit Fly The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, is a world plague which represents one of the most serious problems for agriculture. However, the control methods currently present in the market for this plague are ineffective. The research group of the Institute of Biotechnology of the University of Granada (Spain)… Seguir Leyendo Bioinsecticide To Control The Mediterranean Fruit Fly

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‘Intelligent Car’ Able To Learn From Owner’s Driving And Warn In Case Of Accident Hazard

\’Intelligent Car\’ Able To Learn From Owner’s Driving And Warn In Case Of Accident Hazard Unlike other similar projects, DRIVSCO goes far beyond a computer vision system for driving assistance. The concept investigated was how to get that a car learns from the user’s driving facing a curve or an approaching intersection, a pedestrian or… Seguir Leyendo ‘Intelligent Car’ Able To Learn From Owner’s Driving And Warn In Case Of Accident Hazard

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Researchers Design Rooms With Sensors That Help Dependent People

Researchers Design Rooms With Sensors That Help Dependent People Researchers of the Department of Signal Theory, Computer Networks and Communications of the University of Granada, led by José Carlos Segura Luna, are working on a project with researchers of Telefónica I+D to develop a system for locating dependent people in their environment, so that their… Seguir Leyendo Researchers Design Rooms With Sensors That Help Dependent People

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Weight Determines Future Cognitive Development Of Children Born Very Premature, Study Suggests

Weight Determines Future Cognitive Development Of Children Born Very Premature, Study Suggests Researchers of the Department of Neuroscience and Health Sciences of the University of Almería and Hospital Torrecárdenas are carrying out an assessment of the physical neuropsychological characteristics of children born before 32 weeks\’ gestation or whose weight is lower than 1500 grams (3… Seguir Leyendo Weight Determines Future Cognitive Development Of Children Born Very Premature, Study Suggests