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- December 7, 2011
- 10:48 AM
- 908 views
The Perceived Crisis of Masculinity of the 1950′s
by United Academics in United Academics
The 1950′s in the United Sates were a period of radical change for men in the work place, as the Corporation rose to new heights, and the white-collar worker became commonplace. But social critics of that era saw this rise as terrible for the traditional idea of men as “masculine.”... Read more »
Joyce, Thomas Andrew. (2011) A Nation of Employees: The Rise of Cooperations and the Perceived Crisis of Masculinity of the 1950's. The Graduate History Review. info:/
- December 7, 2011
- 07:01 AM
- 383 views
Two Roads to Middle-earth Converge & one online social networks analysis tool to study them all: Introducing Netlytic
by Anatoliy Gruzd in Social Media Lab
This post is part of the series of post designed to highlight some of the web tools that we are developing at the Social Media Lab and how they can be used for research. Given the choice between watching a movie or reading the book from which the movie is based on, which would you [...]... Read more »
Grek Martin, Jennifer M. (2011) Two Roads to Middle-earth Converge: Observing Text-based and Film-based Mental Images from TheOneRing.net Online Fan Community. Master's thesis, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada. info:/
- December 7, 2011
- 05:40 AM
- 744 views
Men’s sex thoughts: not every 7 seconds
by United Academics in United Academics
Men think about sex, but not nearly as often as most people believe, a new study finds. Why not? They need to spend much time thinking about food and sleep, too.... Read more »
Fisher, T. D., Moore, Z. T., & Pittenger, M. (2012) Sex on the Brain?: An examination of frequency of sexual cognitions as a function of gender, erotophilia, and social desirability. The Journal of Sex Research. info:/10.1080/00224499.2011.565429
- December 6, 2011
- 08:30 PM
- 866 views
Two gigantic black holes discovered
by United Academics in United Academics
Black holes are a mysterious field in science, one in which researchers often need to redefine their theories under the light of new discoveries. After decades of observational work, scientists have already agreed that there are supermassive black holes at the center of all massive galaxies. ... Read more »
Nicholas J. McConnell, Chung-Pei Ma, Karl Gebhardt, Shelley A. Wright, Jeremy D. Murphy, Tod R. Lauer, James R. Graham, & Douglas O. Richston. (2011) Two ten-billion-solar-mass black holes at the centres of giant elliptical galaxies. Nature. info:/10.1038/nature1063
- December 6, 2011
- 05:30 PM
- 696 views
Frogs detect earthquakes
by United Academics in United Academics
Researchers in Italy found that days before the occurrence of an earthquake, an entire colony of frogs uncharacteristically left their mating grounds. ... Read more »
Freund, Friedemann. (2011) Validation of Earthquake Precursors-VESTO. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, Volume 41(4-5), 383-400. info:/
- December 6, 2011
- 08:42 AM
- 829 views
Ecstasy has lasting toxic effect on the brain
by United Academics in United Academics
Ecstacy users may be causing permanent harm to their brains, new research suggests. Investigators of the Vanderbilt University found out that ecstacy – the illegal “rave” drug that produces feelings of euphoria and emotional warmth – is associated with chronic loss of serotonin in the human brain. Serotonin is a vital signalling chemical that helps regulate mood, appetite, sleep, learning and memory. Low levels of the neurotransmitter are associated with depression, sleep........ Read more »
Christina R. Di Iorio, EdM; Tristan J. Watkins, BA; Mary S. Dietrich, PhD; Aize Cao, PhD; Jennifer U. Blackford, PhD; Baxter Rogers, PhD; Mohammed S. Ansari, PhD, Ronald M. Baldwin, PhD, Rui Li, MSc, Robert M. Kessler, MD, Ronald M. Salomon, MD, Margaret Benningfield, MD, & Ronald L. Cowan, MD, PhD. (2011) Evidence for Chronically Altered Serotonin Function in the Cerebral Cortex of Female 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine Polydrug Users. Arch Gen Psychiatry. info:/10.1001
- December 6, 2011
- 04:20 AM
- 850 views
The stressed brain: quickly ready to fight or flight
by United Academics in United Academics
New research shows that not cortisol but norepinephrine is the driving force behind the reorganization of the brain during acute stress.
A threatening situation makes you ready to fight or flight within seconds. Acute stress reorganizes the brain for an adequate response by temporarily inhibiting some areas of the brain, while others are activated.... Read more »
Hermans EJ, van Marle HJ, Ossewaarde L, Henckens MJ, Qin S, van Kesteren MT, Schoots VC, Cousijn H, Rijpkema M, Oostenveld R.... (2011) Stress-related noradrenergic activity prompts large-scale neural network reconfiguration. Science (New York, N.Y.), 334(6059), 1151-3. PMID: 22116887
- December 6, 2011
- 04:17 AM
- 828 views
Marijuana makes traffic safer
by United Academics in United Academics
Legalizing marijuana has a positive contribution on road safety and influences beer consumption in a negative way. That is the conclusion of a study by scientists at the University of Colorado. The U.S. researchers found that legalizing marijuana led to a decrease of almost 9 percent in the number of fatal accidents and a decrease of 5 percent in beer sales. It is noted that marijuana use decreases alcohol consumption among young people, which has a positive effect on road safety.... Read more »
Anderson, D. Mark, & Rees, Daniel I. (2011) Medical Marijuana Laws, Traffic Fatalities, and Alcohol Consumption. IZA Discussion Paper No. 6112. info:/
- December 5, 2011
- 05:00 PM
- 289 views
Supply Chains and Finance
by Daniel Dumke in SCRM Blog - Supply Chain Risk Management
This article covers aspects of supply chain and risk management which are related to corporate financing.... Read more »
Gomm, M. L. (2010) Supply chain finance: applying finance theory to supply chain management to enhance finance in supply chains. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 13(2), 133-142. DOI: 10.1080/13675560903555167
- December 5, 2011
- 10:58 AM
- 1,467 views
Feel bad about something? Maybe you should give it a rest
by United Academics in United Academics
How many times, when troubled, we’ve heard the phrase “tomorrow will be another day”? The new day might not bring the solution for every kind of problem but, in fact, will enable us to reflect on things in a calm and rational fashion. This is stated in a recent study by Matthew Walker, a neuroscientist at the University of California, Berkeley.... Read more »
van der Helm E, Yao J, Dutt S, Rao V, Saletin JM, & Walker MP. (2011) REM Sleep Depotentiates Amygdala Activity to Previous Emotional Experiences. Current biology : CB. PMID: 22119526
- December 5, 2011
- 08:17 AM
- 712 views
Biologists discover neutralizing antibodies that protect against HIV
by United Academics in United Academics
For over a year now, several scientists have been studying a group of recently identified antibodies that have the ability to neutralize HIV, hoping to learn how to create a vaccine that produces antibodies with similar properties.... Read more »
Alejandro B. Balazs, Joyce Chen, Christin M. Hong, Dinesh S. Rao, Lili Yang, & David Baltimore. (2011) Antibody-based protection against HIV infection by vectored immunoprophylaxis. Nature. info:/10.1038/nature10660
- December 5, 2011
- 05:27 AM
- 752 views
Like humans, wasps recognize faces
by United Academics in United Academics
Though paper wasps have brains less than a millionth the size of humans’, they have evolved specialized face-learning abilities analogous to the system used by humans, according to a University of Michigan evolutionary biologist and one of her graduate students.... Read more »
M. J. Sheehan, & E. A. Tibbetts. (2011) Specialized Face Learning Is Associated with Individual Recognition in Paper Wasps. Science, 334(6060). info:/10.1126/science.1211334
- December 4, 2011
- 07:37 AM
- 508 views
Why we deny
by United Academics in United Academics
From evolution to climate change to the holocaust, there are always those who deny claims despite overwhelming evidence. What drives these people? Psychologist and professional skeptic Michael Shermer's new book The Believing Brain describes the mental mechanisms that are at work here and paints a picture of our alarmingly primitive reasoning capacity.... Read more »
Westen D, Blagov PS, Harenski K, Kilts C, & Hamann S. (2006) Neural bases of motivated reasoning: an FMRI study of emotional constraints on partisan political judgment in the 2004 U.S. Presidential election. Journal of cognitive neuroscience, 18(11), 1947-58. PMID: 17069484
- December 3, 2011
- 06:44 AM
- 683 views
Is it impossible to drown yourself?
by United Academics in United Academics
Part illuminating, part entertaining and part terrifying, Google Suggest is a windows into the collective search psyche of our fellow humans. This month: is it impossible to drown yourself?... Read more »
Byard RW, Houldsworth G, James RA, & Gilbert JD. (2001) Characteristic features of suicidal drownings: a 20-year study. The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology, 22(2), 134-8. PMID: 11394746
- December 2, 2011
- 03:10 PM
- 667 views
Blacks with Bullets Embedded in Bone
by nooffensebut in The Unsilenced Science
This essay disproves Steven Pinker’s extraordinary claim that “the racial disparity in American homicide has not always been with us” from The Better Angels of Our Nature.... Read more »
De La Cova C. (2010) Cultural patterns of trauma among 19th-century-born males in cadaver collections. American Anthropologist, 112(4), 589-606. PMID: 21132946
Gurr, T. (1981) Historical Trends in Violent Crime: A Critical Review of the Evidence. Crime and Justice, 295. DOI: 10.1086/449082
Hui SL, Dimeglio LA, Longcope C, Peacock M, McClintock R, Perkins AJ, & Johnston CC Jr. (2003) Difference in bone mass between black and white American children: attributable to body build, sex hormone levels, or bone turnover?. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 88(2), 642-9. PMID: 12574194
Jimenez M, Dietrich T, Shih MC, Li Y, & Joshipura KJ. (2009) Racial/ethnic variations in associations between socioeconomic factors and tooth loss. Community dentistry and oral epidemiology, 37(3), 267-75. PMID: 19302573
- December 2, 2011
- 05:56 AM
- 732 views
Believers distrust atheists as much as rapists
by United Academics in United Academics
Religious believers distrust atheists more than members of other religious groups, gays and feminists, according to a new study by University of B.C. researchers. The only group the study’s participants distrusted as much as atheists was rapists, said doctoral student Will Gervais, lead author of the study published online in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.... Read more »
Gervais WM, Shariff AF, & Norenzayan A. (2011) Do you believe in atheists? Distrust is central to anti-atheist prejudice. Journal of personality and social psychology, 101(6), 1189-206. PMID: 22059841
- December 2, 2011
- 03:15 AM
- 490 views
Testing times for Scotch whisky
by sciencebase in Sciencebase Science Blog
Is your Scotch strong enough? A new lab-on-chip device has been developed by researchers in Scotland which could be used for quality control and regulatory testing of whisky and other spirits to ensure that you get full, 40%, strength liquor. The same chip can also demonstrate the providence of the drink to ensure that if [...]Testing times for Scotch whisky is a post from: Sciencebase Science Blog
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Ashok, P., Praveen, B., & Dholakia, K. (2011) Near infrared spectroscopic analysis of single malt Scotch whisky on an optofluidic chip. Optics Express, 19(23), 22982. DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.022982
- December 1, 2011
- 11:30 AM
- 447 views
Serially successful doctors fail
by sciencebase in Sciencebase Science Blog
Success-chasing may not only lead doctors to make flawed decisions in diagnosing and treating patients, but it can also distort the thinking of other high-stakes decision makers, such as military and political strategists, stock market investors, and venture capitalists. An fMRI study of physicians suggests that physicians seen to pay most attention to failures as well [...]Serially successful doctors fail is a post from: Sciencebase Science Blog
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Downar, J., Bhatt, M., & Montague, P. (2011) Neural Correlates of Effective Learning in Experienced Medical Decision-Makers. PLoS ONE, 6(11). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027768
- November 30, 2011
- 05:00 PM
- 334 views
Uncertainty in Value Stream Mapping Analysis
by Daniel Dumke in SCRM Blog - Supply Chain Risk Management
This article shows how random aspects can be included into a value stream mapping approach.... Read more »
Braglia, M., Frosolini, M., & Zammori, F. (2009) Uncertainty in value stream mapping analysis. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 12(6), 435-453. DOI: 10.1080/13675560802601559
- November 30, 2011
- 11:30 AM
- 475 views
Pills, thrills and polymorphs
by sciencebase in Sciencebase Science Blog
Almost any skilled organic chemist could create novel variations on the solid form, polymorphs, of small molecules currently used as pharmaceuticals. This represents a problem for manufacturers of generic drugs because big pharma attempts to extend the patent lifespan of its well-known products by adding such polymorphs to the patent. Prasad Vure of Indian generics [...]Pills, thrills and polymorphs is a post from: Sciencebase Science Blog
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Prasad Vure. (2011) Polymorph patents; how strong they are really?. Int. J. Intellectual Property Management, 4(4), 297-306. info:/
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