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Women in the U.S. Army
Collection of exhibits and documents related to women in the United States Army. Highlights include detailed documents on the Women's Army Corps in World War II and history of the Army Nurse Corps. Includes historical images and related links. From the Center of Military History (CMH), United States Army. Remote Sensing Technique Uses Agricultural Aircraft
The need for higher resolution images in remote sensing projects has led to a new technique using agricultural airplanes in the Mississippi Delta. Wanderlust: Deep-sea Fauna Under Antarctic Ice Shelf
Under the former Larsen ice shelf east of the Antarctic Peninsula, deep-sea sea cucumbers and stalked feather stars were ubiquitously found in shallow waters. These animals usually inhabit far greater water depths. Transmission Congestion Threatens To Clog Nation's Power Grid
Inadequate investment in the power grid transmission network remains the Achilles heel of the nation's electric system, an engineer who specializes in utility policy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign says. Naked podcast
The ‘Naked Scientists’ - as featured on Sciencebase - perhaps don’t deserve the alarming image their name inspires. This radio show and podcast aims to strip science down to its bare essentials and promote it to the general public, says main man Dr Chris Smith, the main aim is to “help people enjoy science as [...] Seeing a diagnosis: How an eye test could aid Alzheimer's detection
A simple and inexpensive eye test could aid detection and diagnosis of major neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's at an earlier stage than is currently possible, according to new research. A Guide to the Best and Worst Drinks
This two-part report from 2006 discusses the calorie content of beverages such as smoothies and coffee drinks. It includes a list of common ingredients of energy drinks, a recipe for a low-calorie smoothie, ideas for healthy beverage choices, and suggested daily drink servings for water, tea and coffee, diet drinks, and other beverages. From Consumer Reports. Device Can Rapidly Diagnose Infectious Diseases And Cancer
The Ikerlan-IK4 and Gaiker-IK4 Technological Center have patented a device which is capable of the rapid and effective diagnosis of infectious diseases caused by various bacteria. With the aim of extending the uses of the device in the field of health, experts at these technological centres are currently researching their application for the detection and treatment of colorectal cancer. Combating Holocaust Denial: Holocaust Deniers and Public Misinformatio
This essay discusses Holocaust denial--the belief that the Holocaust never happened--with a focus on refuting the reasons for these beliefs. Includes links to related essays on Holocaust denial, annotated website links, and a press release about the December 2006 Holocaust conference in Iran, stating that it "will serve as nothing more than an international platform for Holocaust denial."From the Holocaust Encyclopedia, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. McKinley Assassination Ink: A Documentary History of William McKinley'
This site "offer[s] readers the largest possible selection of full-text primary source documents relating to the 1901 assassination of President William McKinley and the immediate aftermath of that event, including the succession of Theodore Roosevelt to the presidency and the incarceration, trial, and execution of assassin Leon Czolgosz."Documents date from the 1890s through 1910s. Also includes a bibliography and links to related sites. Edited and maintained by librarians C.A. Gable and S.N. Huthmacher.
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