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| For Houston area, Dolly brings a tornado watch and a cooldown |
| Published: July 23, 2008, 1:10 pm |
| Tags: Weather |
| As promised, Hurricane Dolly is bringing wet stuff to southeast Texas, especially areas south of Interstate 10. Rainfall totals of up to 3 inches are possible today, says the National Weather Service. Some areas, such as downtown Houston, have already... |
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| Mars Lander Pulls All-Nighter |
| Published: July 23, 2008, 11:23 am |
| Phoenix Mars Lander schedule extended, taking atmospheric measurements. |
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| Russian Rocket Launches German Reconnaissance Satellite |
| Published: July 23, 2008, 11:23 am |
| The last Germany's five-spysat radar reconnaissance system launched late Monday. |
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| Small Satellite Designed to Spot Big Bad Asteroids |
| Published: July 23, 2008, 11:23 am |
| A tiny Canadian satellite will track space rocks near Earth. |
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| NASA Hopes to Move Up Shuttle Launch Dates |
| Published: July 23, 2008, 11:23 am |
| NASA wants to move up launch dates for its next two shuttle missions. |
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| The Exploding Star That Everyone Missed |
| Published: July 23, 2008, 11:23 am |
| An exploding star somehow escapes notice by astronomers. |
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| Hurricane Dolly: slowing, strengthening |
| Published: July 23, 2008, 8:24 am |
| Tags: Hurricanes |
| 10 a.m. UPDATE: Hurricane Dolly is now officially a category 2 storm, with 100 mph winds, as it crawls toward the South Texas coast near Brownsville. The reconnaissance aircraft found a central pressure of 964 millibars, so the earlier estimate... |
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| Differential expression of lipoprotein genes in Mycoplasma pneumoniae after contact with human lung epithelial cells, and under oxidative and acidic stress |
| Published: July 23, 2008, 12:00 am |
| Background: Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a human pathogen that is a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia. It harbours a large number of lipoprotein genes, most of which are of unknown function. Because of their location on the cell surface, these proteins are likely to be involved in the bacterial response to environmental changes, or in the |
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| Study of knowledge, perception and attitude of adolescent girls towards STIs/HIV, safer sex and sex education: (A cross sectional survey of urban adolescent schoolgirls in South Delhi, India) |
| Published: July 23, 2008, 12:00 am |
| Background: Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIas), including HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) mainly affects sexually active young people. Young adults aged 15-29 years, account for 32% of AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) cases reported in India and the number of young women living with HIV/AIDS is twice that of young men. The aim of |
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| The function of shp2 tyrosine phosphatase in the dispersal of acetylcholine receptor clusters |
| Published: July 23, 2008, 12:00 am |
| Background: A crucial event in the development of the vertebrate neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is the postsynaptic enrichment of muscle acetylcholine (ACh) receptors (AChRs). This process involves two distinct steps: the local clustering of AChRs at synapses, which depends on the activation of the muscle-specific receptor tyrosine kinase MuSK by |
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| Development of mental health first aid guidelines for non-suicidal self-injury: A Delphi study |
| Published: July 23, 2008, 12:00 am |
| Background: It is estimated that around 4% of the population engages, or has engaged, in non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). In clinical samples, the figures rise as high as 21%. There is also evidence to suggest that these figures may be increasing. A family member or friend may suspect that a person is injuring themselves, but very few people know |
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| Risk factors for bone mineral density at the calcaneus in 40-59 year-old male workers: a cross-sectional study in Korea |
| Published: July 23, 2008, 12:00 am |
| Background: Few epidemiologic studies have attempted to investigate the prevalence and risk factors for osteopenia and osteoporosis in middle-aged Asian men. We investigated this study to determine the prevalence and risk factors of osteopenia and osteoporosis in this population. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from March to |
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| Hello Dolly, Part 3 [Deep Sea News] |
| Published: July 22, 2008, 8:54 pm |
| Tags: Weather |
| Newsflash! This just in from the Weather Channel: Dolly has strengthened to become the second hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. It has maximum sustained winds of 75 mph; a category one hurricane. Hurricane Dolly may continue to strengthen tonight and tomorrow morning before landfall. It is expected to make landfall along |
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| How to make a fool of yourself on the internet [erv] |
| Published: July 22, 2008, 8:17 pm |
| Tags: Virology |
| STEP 1: Profess your undying love for a revolutionary person in your field of study, on your blog. STEP 2: ??? STEP 3: PROFIT! Dear ERV As I notice that you are interested in the origin of virus and role in evolution. I send you a recent chapters that I wrote on the subject Best regards Your virus boyfriend Patrick *blink* |
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| Diversifying Energy [Next Generation Energy] |
| Published: July 22, 2008, 8:08 pm |
| In the past week on Next Generation Energy we've been talking about biofuels—specifically, whether or not they are the heralded solution to the energy crisis. Corn-based ethanol seems pretty clearly out as a viable option, and the verdict on second- and third-generation biofuels, while less certain, also points to the need for more |
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