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Digital Preservation Management: Implementing Short-term Strategies fo
This "tutorial will introduce you to the basic tenets of digital preservation. It is particularly geared toward librarians, archivists, curators, managers, and technical specialists."Topics include terms and concepts, obsolescence, and challenges. Also includes a bibliography and a timeline dating back to 1950 that "highlights key events, projects, publications, and technological changes affecting the use of digital technology and efforts to preserve it."Searchable. From Cornell University Library. Treatment For Rare Liver Disease Increases Mortality Risk
Patients with primary biliary cirrhosis who are treated with methotrexate have an increased risk of death, according to a new systematic review of studies. Gas Price Watch Reporting Form
"The Department of Energy is very concerned about the impact of gasoline prices on American families. While we are working to address longer term supply issues, we're also working to make sure American families are being treated fairly. If you believe there may be price-gouging, or price-fixing, please contact your local authorities and fill out the form [provided on the website]." Recently Discovered Reef Is Deepest Known Off Continental U.S.
A team of scientists has determined that a coral reef discovered in 1999 is the deepest reef ever found off the continental U.S., the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announced today. The reef lies in approximately 250 feet of water off the coast of southwest Florida on a submerged barrier-island named Pulley Ridge. It is a significant discovery that may be unique. Besides hosting the reef, Pulley Ridge survived rising sea level and erosion from waves and currents. Media Takes on AT&T in Spy Case
Press outlets, including Wired News, will ask a federal judge to unseal evidence in a lawsuit alleging AT&T illegally cooperated in warrantless government surveillance of the internet. The phone company says the documents contain sensitive trade secrets. By Ryan Singel. After North Korea Test, What Can Be Done To Reduce The Growing Nuclear
In the wake of the announcement of a nuclear test by North Korea, new questions have been raised about proliferation and the threat of nuclear terrorism. Is nuclear terrorism preventable? What steps has the United States already taken to avoid a nuclear catastrophe and what steps should be taken in the future?Scholars, scientists, and policymakers, including Graham Allison, Sam Nunn and William Perry, address these crucial questions in the Annals September issue. Moss Project Shows How Some Plants Grow Without Gravity
Experiments on moss grown aboard two Space Shuttle missions showed the plants didn't behave as scientists expected them to in the near-absence of gravity. The common roof moss (Ceratodon purpureus) grew in striking, clockwise spirals, according to Fred Sack. He is the study's lead investigator and professor of plant cellular and molecular biology at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Study Fuels Debate Over Whether Exercise And Body Size Influence Ovari
A new study adds fuel to the debate over whether being fat or inactive affects the risk of developing ovarian cancer. Is This A Brown Dwarf Or An Exoplanet?
Using the ESO VLT, astronomers have found a companion to the T-Tauri star GQ Lupi. Comparing with archive data, the astronomers could confirm that the two objects move together in the sky. The companion is located at 100 AU from it and is found to be a cool and small object. Its exact nature -- exoplanet or brown dwarf -- is still unclear. Study Explains Why Up To Eight Percent Of Cancers Go Undetected
New whole-body PET/CT scans will allow doctors to better diagnose and treat cancer. SLU physicians predict this innovative imaging protocol will become the standard for all PET centers because of its noninvasive nature, large field of view, accuracy, ease of use, speed and patient comfort.
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