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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. Growing Corn Using Precision Agriculture
Scientists in China have been attempting to answer corn producers concerns about precision agriculture, nitrogen fertilizer and their impacts on corn yield, grain quality, resource efficiency, profit and contamination reduction. Precision agriculture is defined as the usage of available technology to develop custom management of soil and crops to fit specific conditions of a small area that is within a larger unit, such as a field. Aircraft Cabin Ventilation Influences The Transmission Of Diseases In-
Increasing ventilation within aircraft cabins can reduce the spread of infectious diseases in-flight, suggests a review published in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Timing Of Food Consumption Activates Genes In Specific Brain Area
Giving up your regular late-night snack may be hard, and not just because it's a routine. The habit may genetically change an area of the brain to expect the food at that time, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered. By training mice to eat at a time when they normally wouldn't, the researchers found that food turns on body-clock genes in a particular area of the brain. Even when the food stopped coming, the genes continued to activate at the expected mealtime. Our Mutual Friend: The Scholarly Pages
Website devoted to "Our Mutual Friend"(1864-1865), the last novel completed by Charles Dickens. Contains scholarly articles and bibliographies, and images of the novel's original woodcut illustrations. Also features biographical accounts of Dickens, correspondence from the author, contemporary reviews, essays and photographs concerning life in London during 1865, and a gallery of "advertisements from the original serial parts"of the novel. From the Dickens Project, University of California, Santa Cruz. Airport Screening Unlikely To Prevent Spread Of SARS Or Influenza
Screening passengers as they arrive at UK airports is unlikely to prevent the importation of either SARS or influenza, finds a study published online by the British Medical Journal. One Trailer, Hold the Trash
This glass-walled mobile home is low-budget high living for modern nomads. From Wired magazine. Rain Forest Protection Works In Peru
A new regional study shows that land-use policies in Peru have been key to tempering rain forest degradation and destruction in that country. Scientists analyzed seven years of high-resolution satellite data covering most (79 percent) of the Peruvian Amazon for their findings. The Cultures and History of America: The Jay I. Kislak Collection at t
This is "an exhibition featuring fifty highlights from the rare books, maps, documents, paintings, prints, and artifacts that make up the Jay I. Kislak Collection at the Library of Congress. The exhibition focuses on the early Americas from the time of the indigenous people of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean through the period of European contact, exploration, and settlement."The site includes an online exhibition and a bibliography. Protective Jelly Layers And Hatching Early Help Amphibian Embryos Avoi
Boston University scientists have discovered that several species of amphibians use defense mechanisms to protect themselves against deadly water molds found in vernal pools of New England.
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