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Preparedness for Deliberate Epidemics
This site presents the strategy developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to respond to "natural occurrence, accidental release or deliberate use of biological and chemical agents or radionuclear material that affect health."Topics addressed include international preparedness, global alert and response, national preparedness, and preparedness for selected diseases/intoxication. Field Tests Unite Weather And Climate Models
Researchers from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) and several other government and academic institutions have created four new supercomputer simulations that for the first time combine their mathematical computer models of the atmosphere, ocean, land surface and sea ice. The Spectacular Female Body: Dress, Fashion and Modernity in Victorian
A series of illustrated essays on the reform of women's dress in the 19th century. Includes information about the Rational Dress Society, the health risks of wearing a corset, and Amelia Bloomer's advocacy of trousers for women. From the Fathom Knowledge Network, provided by Columbia University. Scientists Complete Genome Sequence Of Fungus Responsible For Dandruff
Scientists from P&G Beauty announced that they successfully sequenced the complete genome for Malassezia globosa, a naturally-occurring fungus responsible for the onset of dandruff and other skin conditions in humans. Results of the genome sequencing were recently published in the online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Doctors Warn: Do Not Rely Only On What Young Athletes Say When Managin
When it comes to managing concussions in sports, relying only on an athlete's self report of symptoms is inadequate and likely to result in under-diagnosing the injury and the athlete unsafely returning to play following the concussion, warn doctors at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Sports Medicine Concussion Program. Along with assessing symptoms, the doctors stress, using computer-based neurocognitive function testing is crucial for accurate, objective evaluation of concussion. An Animated Key To The World Of Young People
Animated films produced by children offer wide-ranging insights into how the younger generation see the world around them. This was the conclusion of an extensive project run by the "Zoom"Children's Museum in Vienna, Austria. Entomology Research Museum, U.C. Riverside
Website of a museum devoted to the study of insects, located on the campus of the University of California, Riverside. In addition to information about the museum, the site contains a FAQ about insects, "graphical descriptions including close-up shots and video clips of [selected] insects and other arthropods,"links to insect databases and holdings lists, and more. Also includes newsletters of the Friends of the Entomology Research Museum (FERM). The Southeastern Louisiana University West Lake Pontchartrain Basin Re
This program's goal is "to determine the ecological status of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin ecosystem and to provide scientific information ... on methods and policies to stabilize, sustain, and/or enhance its environmental and economic recovery."The website provides reports on the status of research on Louisiana's coastal forests and marshes, pollution in the Lake Pontchartrain Basin, and birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles, insects, mammals, and plants in the area. Past Experience Of Pheromones Induces Dominant Courtship Behavior In F
By investigating the interplay between pheromone signaling and behavior in fruit flies, researchers have begun to understand how an adult fly's earlier experience as a young individual can influence its behavior towards other flies as an adult. In particular, the researchers found that pheromone signals in the context of experience with adult flies can influence how young flies will behave once they reach maturity.
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