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Is A Picture Really Worth A Thousand Words? It May Depend On The Camer Almost every advertisement is accompanied by a visual image. And consumers use these images to infer about the product being offered. But are those inferences the right ones? According to an article in the June 2005 issue of the Journal of Consumer Research consumers do not always connect the dots. Furthermore, researchers conclude that it may often have to do with how the visual images are presented. A Brief Guide to Meat and Dairy Labels and Their Relevance to Animal W This document provides definitions for terms found on meat and dairy product labels, such as certified organic, certified humane, free-range, cage-free, vegetarian-fed, grain-fed, hormone-free, and pasture-raised and grass-fed. Includes links to related material about egg carton labels. From the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). She Brains —He Brains "Are there really any differences between female brains and male brains?"This site designed for children discusses differences in male and female brains and where in the brain these differences might be located. Topics include differences in brain size, the corpus callosum (the "major pathway that connects the right and left cerebral hemispheres"), and the hypothalamus. From an anesthesiology professor at the University of Washington. USB Holiday Madness Plug a Christmas tree snow globe or other wacky stuff into your PC. Plus:NuMetrex sports bra monitors its wearer's heart rate. From the Wired News blog Gear Factor. New Pathway Identified In Angiogenesis Scientists have discovered a new biological pathway that may be useful in regulating angiogenesis, the process the body uses to build new blood vessels. The findings, published in the December issue of the journal Immunity, may offer clinicians a new way to intervene in a broad range of diseases and disorders, including cancer, heart and lung disease, wound healing and transplantation. Now You, Too, Can Be a Comedian Taking a page from the popularity of karaoke, a group of performers is promoting Joke-e-oke, a platform that lets anyone mimic the routines of their favorite comedians. Harmon Leon reports from San Francisco. World's Largest Respiratory Health Study Launches Next Phase The Tasmanian Longitudinal Health Study, the world's largest and longest running respiratory health research study, is launching a new research phase focussing on the 21,000 brothers and sisters of the original sample. Emergency Med Research on You Next time you need emergency services you may be part of a research trial unless you're wearing an armband saying you opt out. In Bodyhack. Magnetic Probe Successfully Tracks Implanted Cells In Cancer Patients By using MRI to detect magnetic probes of tiny iron oxide particles, an international research team for the first time has successfully tracked immune-stimulating cells implanted into cancer patients for treatment purposes. Dorothy Porter Wesley (1905-1995): Afro-American Librarian and Bibliop This exhibit "honors the memory of one the most prominent African-American librarians and bibliophiles of the twentieth century."Features a biography, transcript of a speech given by Wesley in 1957, an exhibition checklist with selected images of books and postcards, and a selected bibliography. From librarian James Findlay of the Bienes Center for the Literary Arts (now Bienes Museum of the Modern Book), Broward County Library, Florida.
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