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Writing With Pictures: Toward A Unifying Theory Of Consumer Response T
Images in contemporary consumer culture may be seen as an emergent form of writing. Researchers argue that mass communications technology has created a "cultural classroom"in which the world's first democratic pictography has developed. They support this argument with a series of experiments that demonstrate contemporary consumers'ability to read pictures -- even abstract images -- as statements of product features. The Mark Twain House &Museum
This home in Hartford, Connecticut, was built by author Mark Twain in the 1870s. The site features a virtual tour of this restored 19-room Victorian mansion, an illustrated biography and timeline, and a description of major works. Also includes information for exhibits such as "Modesty Died When Clothes Were Born,"which presents images and Twain quotes. What Immune Cells See: Ins And Outs Of Peptide Processing
Immune cells known as T cells help us clear invading microbes, such as HIV, from our bodies, but they can also cause autoimmunity when they inappropriately attack our own tissues. T cells are activated when a receptor on their surface (the TCR) recognizes a specific complex of a peptide fragment bound to a protein known as an MHC molecule. Dead On Target: Nanoparticle Seeks Out And Binds WIth Cancer Cells
Researchers have devised dendrimer nanoparticle systems which are able to seek out and specifically bind to cancer cells. Scientists have designed dendrimer nanoparticle systems that are stable, water soluble, and biocompatible. Trojans and Worms
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The combined use of two minimally invasive techniques -- endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) and electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB) -- in the diagnosis of peripheral lung lesions has been shown to be more effective than either procedure alone and does not compromise patients'safety, according to a new study. New Magnet Design Sheds Light On Nanotechnology And Semiconductor Rese
Engineers have successfully tested a groundbreaking new magnet design that could literally shed new light on nanoscience and semiconductor research. Magnet engineers worldwide have been trying to solve the problem of creating a magnet with side access at the midsection, but they have met with little success in higher fields. Get Shorty: Pathway Toward Gene Silencing Described In Plants
Biologists at Washington University in St. Louis have made an important breakthrough in understanding a pathway plant cells take to silence unwanted or extra genes using short bits of RNA. Basically, they have made it possible to see where, and how, the events in the pathway unfold within the cell, and seeing is believing, as the old saying goes. Wired Test 2007: Burning Question -- How Do I Pick a Lens for My DSLR?
The great thing about a DSLR is that you're not stuck with just one lens, but can choose the right glass for any situation. [Ironic] Professional beggars prowling about the streets of Moroccan c
The government plans to crack down on the scam used by faux beggars in growing numbers for a kind of "emotional blackmail", a cabinet minister was quoted as saying...
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