Gereja Inggris akan minta maaf kepada Charles Darwin atas penolakan teori evolusi yang dikemukakan hampir 150 tahun yang lalu. Gereja Inggris memberikan pernyataan bahwa terlalu defensif dan emosional dalam menolak pendapat Darwin. Langkah tegas yang dulu dilakukan karena mencemaskan pihak Gereja yang percaya pada hukum penciptaan dan menganggap pandangan Da […]
Dua hari ini tempat tinggal saya sangat riuh, mengingat di seberang jalan adalah Kantor KPU Jateng yang selalu menjadi langganan demonstrasi. Menyaksikan aktivitas demonstrasi sudah jamak bagi penduduk yang tinggal di sepanjang jalan tersebut. Namun yang terjadi pada kemarin siang dan tadi sore 9 September 2008 merupakan demonstrasi yang spesial menurut saya […]
Perubahan berjalan semakin cepat dan akan melibas apa saja seperti logos menggantikan mitos dan secara tegas menelanjangi tabir mitologi. Pada era itu timbul reaksi para penganut status quo sontak menyebut sebagai era “the death of god” (“crisis of theology”). Perubahan yang begitu cepat ini menyebabkan “culture shock” bagi orang yang sulit berkompromi dan m […]
Tokoh postmodern, Jean Baudrillard, menyatakan media terutama televisi mampu menampilkan simulasi/model yang demikian intens memenuhi ruang kehidupan sosial, sehingga mengaburkan batas antara citra dan fakta. Citra menjadi lebih real dibanding realitas sebenarnya sehingga cenderung dijadikan kriteria. Ini disebut hyperreal yang menjadi ciri dunia postmodern, […]
Jumat siang 15 Agustus, mudik ke Jokja hari spesial, selain 17-an juga jumpa teman sepermainan yang kebetulan juga pulang dari perantauan. Malam hari dilanjut bergadang maklum bertahun-tahun tidak bertemu, kemudian paginya dilanjutkan kerja bakti persiapan tempat upacara 17-an esok hari, namun malam harinya begadang lagi, hik hik… ! Minggu siang, 17 Agustus […]
Ali Khomsan MS dan Tim Ahli Anak dari Komisi Perlindungan Anak Indonesia Tb. Rachmat Sentika memberi data sebanyak 4 juta anak Indonesia penderita kurang gizi terancam merosot kondisinya ke gizi buruk jika tidak segera ditangani. Namun pemerintah hanya mampu menangani 39.000 anak gizi buruk per tahun. Di Nusa Tenggara Timur, selama Januari-Juni 2008, sebany […]
Mitos (mite, myth) adalah cerita prosa rakyat yang tokohnya para dewa atau makhluk setengah dewa yang terjadi di dunia lain pada masa lampau dan dianggap benar terjadi oleh penganutnya. Mitos menceritakan tentang asal-usul alam semesta, perbintangan, geografi, petualangan para dewa, kisah cinta, dan sebagainya. Di Jawa memiliki mitos, Gunung Semeru sebagai g […]
”Sejarah ditulis oleh yang menang”, demikian kalimat ini disusun. Seorang sejarawan menyatakan bahwa para penguasa selalu berusaha menguasai tafsir sejarah guna melegitimasi kekuasaan, seperti dilakukan Ken Arok ketika mendirikan Singasari dan membuat silsilah yang menerangkan bahwa dia keturunan Raja-raja Mataram. Dalam konteks ini, sejarah memainkan perana […]
Ketika Majapahit surut (tahun 1527), Jawa menjadi daerah chaos dan tidak mengenal satu kekuasaan tunggal. Walisongo mulai turut meramaikan pengaruh di pesisir Utara dan Pasukan Portugis telah telah mendarat di Sunda Kelapa. Keadaan kacau balau, perang tidak terelakkan untuk merebut kekuasaan tunggal hingga pulau Jawa bermandi darah. Daerah-daerah merdeka pun […]
E D A N sudah dengan cerita mursilah? edan! dia dituduh maling karena mengumpulkan serpihan kain dia sambung-sambung jadi mukena untuk sembahyang padahal mukena tak dibawa pulang padahal mukena dia taroh di tempat kerja edan! sudah diperas dituduh maling pula sudah dengan cerita santi? edan! karena istirahat gaji dipotong edan! karena main kartu lima kawanny […]
Makam Imogiri terletak di puncak sebuah bukit 12 km selatan Yogyakarta, tempat disemayamkan raja-raja, di antaranya Sultan Agung dan semua raja-raja Kerajaan Mataram, raja-raja Kerajaan Yogyakarta dari Sultan Hamengku Buwono I sampai Hamengku Buwono IX dan keluarga, serta raja-raja dari Kerajaan Surakarta dan keluarga. Setelah Mataram terpecah jadi 2 bagian, […]
Seminggu sekali pulang ke Jogja, tempat tinggal orang tua juga tempat dulu jalani masa kecil. Aktivitas ini berlangsung sejak tahun 1999, lebih suka menggunakan bis karena bisa sambil tidur atau baca-baca koran. Satu hal yang tidak pernah berubah hingga reformasi ini adalah begitu banyaknya ditemui anak jalanan, bahkan terlihat berusia di bawah tujuh tahun. […]
Saya kebetulan punyai kenalan, seorang anggota DPRD salah satu kabupaten di Jawa, kalau bicara suaranya keras minta ampun, sampai terdengar ke tetangga. Pernah suatu kali seorang tetangga bertanya pada saya, siapa tho itu mas? Dari pada repot menjelaskan, saya jawab saja, oh… itu orang gila, wakakak. Seperti biasa datang ke tempat saya, maka segera menyuruh […]
The Dragon adalah Kris John, sang naga kaliber dunia di featherweight dan rekor menang 41 kali tanpa kalah. Menoreh juga cabang wu-shu dengan rekor medali emas SEA Games Jakarta 1997, medali perunggu SEA Games Kuala Lumpur 2001, medali emas PON Jakarta 1996, dan medali emas Kompetisi Wushu Indonesia. Fakta kebanggaan hati, bawa berkah tidak cuma diri [...] […]
Penegakan hukum oleh penegak hukum masa sekarang selalu saja sulit menyeret koruptor ke penjara, perlu kita menengok sejenak langkah sosok Soeprapto yang menjabat Jaksa Agung periode 1950-1959. Salah satu ketegasan yaitu pada 13 Agustus 1955, memerintahkan menahan Djodi Gondokusumo yang saat itu menjabat Menteri Kehakiman Kabinet Ali Sastroamidjojo karena pe […]
SURAT PERJANJIAN ASMARA Nomor: SP-ASMARA/06/07/2008 Yang bertanda tangan di bawah ini: 1. Nama : Panji Perkasa 2. Alamat : Jl. Idaman No.6 Semarang Selanjutnya disebut Pihak Pertama. 1. Nama : Ratna Bunga Melati 2. Alamat : Jl. Taman Ria No.9 Semarang Selanjutnya disebut Pihak Kedua. Pihak Pertama dan Pihak Kedua dengan ini menerangkan hubungan asmara (unt […]
Komunitas waria adalah minoritas dalam masyarakat, berasal dari kata wanita pria (shemale) karena pria tapi seperti wanita, merasa jiwa yang berada dalam tubuhnya adalah wanita, bahkan keseluruhan apa yang ada ditempatkan selayaknya seorang wanita. Berdandan, berpikir, perasaan, dan perilaku layaknya perempuan, yang membedakan adalah jenis alat kelamin yang […]
Jika anda ke Google search “teori alam semesta” maka banyak sekali artikel membahas teori alam semesta, tadinya hanya sekedar ingin membaca-baca tetapi malah jadi bahan inspirasi, artikel-artikel tersebut umumnya berisi debat sengit. Bagi pembaca akan timbul berbagai tanggapan, mulai yang biasa-biasa saja, serius, maupun cuek. Saya sendiri inginnya serius eh […]
Air susu ibu atau ASI adalah makanan terbaik untuk bayi umur 0-6 bulan. Mengapa demikian, karena di dalam ASI terkandungan zat-zat yang sesuai kebutuhan bayi, sedangkan susu sapi terkandung zat-zat yang sesuai kebutuhan sapi, begitu pula dengan susu kambing. Sedangkan susu kaleng membawa berbagai efek samping seperti diare. Ya…. ibu-ibu. Berdasarkan buku yan […]
Why do so many animal species -- including fish, birds and insects -- display such rich diversity in coloration and other traits? New research offers an answer.
Inflammatory response of brain cells -- as indicated by a molecular imaging technique -- could tell researchers more about why certain neurologic disorders, such as migraine headaches and psychosis in schizophrenic patients, occur and provide insight into how to best treat them, according to two new studies.
New research demonstrates that deep creep may mean milder, more frequent earthquakes along SoCal's San Jacinto fault, making it a less likely candidate for a major earthquake than its neighbor to the east, the Southern San Andreas fault.
No longer just a wrinkle fighter, Botox may have indications as a pain medication to fight Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), according to a new study.
The epic flooding that hit the Atlanta area in September of 2009 was so extremely rare that, six weeks later this event has defied attempts to describe it. Scientists have reviewed the numbers and they are stunning.
The following journal has been added to PubMed Central: The AAPS JournalISSN: 1550-7416 (electronic)URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/journals/792/Archive: v. 1 (1999) to v. 10 (2008). Current content is forthcoming with a 12-month delay.
Finger length ratio is a reliable predictor of how a primate will behave socially, say scientists who have been running the tape-measure over groups of baboons and gibbons...
New experiments suggest that regardless of sexual orientation, men's brains are wired for attraction to sexually dimorphic faces - those with facial features that are most synonymous with their gender...
Seismologists now believe that the majority of modern earthquakes in the Midwest United States are merely aftershocks of a big quake that occurred two centuries ago...
A fascinating new study of thousands of genes and the proteins they encode shows that human beings are biologically complex, at least in part, because of the way humans evolved to cope with redundancies arising from duplicate genes...
A new study demonstrates an unforeseen link between the hunting behavior of wolves and biochemical hot spots on the landscape that provide vital nutrients for plantlife...
CD4+ T helper cells are well known for their role in providing critical signals during priming of cytotoxic CD8+ T lymphocyte (CTL) responses in vivo. T-cell help is required for the generation of primary CTL responses as well as in promoting protective CD8+ memory T-cell development. However, the role of CD4 help in the control of CTL responses at the effec […]
The plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) has a central role in coordinating the adaptive response in situations of decreased water availability as well as the regulation of plant growth and development. Recently, a 14-member family of intracellular ABA receptors, named PYR/PYL/RCAR, has been identified. These proteins inhibit in an ABA-dependent manner the acti […]
Killer T cells were thought to patrol the body unhindered, freely gaining access to sites of infection. But it seems that, at least in some body tissues, helper T cells must pave the way for killer T-cell entry.
Two years ago, the Carrefour Feuilles (pronounced "kar-ah-fur fay") neighborhood was considered too dangerous for U.N. peacekeepers who were not protected by armored vehicles. And even today, a dozen or so Sri Lankan troops garrisoned here nervously stand watch behind heavy fortifications.But Carrefour Fueilles has turned out to be perfect for an e […]
As New York gears up for a massive expansion of gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale, state officials have made a potentially troubling discovery about the wastewater created by the process: It's radioactive. And they have yet to say how they'll deal with it.The information comes from New York's Department of Environmental Conservation , which […]
BERLIN--On November 9, 1918, a German politician announced the creation of the new democratic nation of Germany. Twenty years later on November 9, 1938, the Nazis destroyed synagogues and killed dozens to hundreds of Jews, beginning the pogroms that sent thousands more to concentration camps. And then on November 9, 1989, the Berlin wall fell and symbolicall […]
People are going to the doctor's office more often--and for longer visits than nine years before. So, has care improved or do people just need more medical attention? It's likely the latter, conclude the authors of a new paper in the Archives of Internal Medicine , published online Monday. [More]
The Internet grew out of an idea to connect various and disparate sources of data, delivering to researchers around the globe unprecedented access to information via their computer screens. As e-Science evolves alongside Web 2.0, however, some are pushing for a fundamental change in the way the Internet catalogues and organizes data to make it more readily a […]
As New York gears up for a massive expansion of gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale, state officials have made a potentially troubling discovery about the wastewater created by the process: It's radioactive. And they have yet to say how they'll deal with it.The information comes from New York's Department of Environmental Conservation , which […]
Stellar explosions known as type Ia supernovae have proved invaluable to astrophysicists as markers of cosmic distance. Their brightness and consistency in observed properties allow astronomers to use them as "standard candles" to determine distances to objects in the sky. Just a decade ago type Ia supernovae took center stage when researchers harn […]
In a large apartment building, it’s impossible to avoid the neighbors. You can hear the Bruce Springsteen that the tenant in 7B cranks while vacuuming, the kids in 8A directly above tromping around, and if someone decides to paint, the fumes reach everyone on the floor. So when a building supervisor notified owners in a sixty-unit co-op building in Bro […]
With U.S. commuters spending an estimated 500 million hours per week in their vehicles , carmakers, software companies and content providers are trying to figure out how to take advantage of new high-speed wireless network technologies to help drivers have better Internet access during this often idle time. [More]
Vipra Kapur Nayyar, Kathy Shire, and Lori Frappier The Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA1) protein enables the stable persistence of Epstein-Barr virus episomal genomes during latent infection, in part by tethering the episomes to the cellular chromosomes in mitosis. A host nucleolar protein, EBNA1-binding protein 2 (EBP2), has been shown to be important […]
Catherine E. Jessop, Rachel H. Watkins, Jennifer J. Simmons, Mohammed Tasab, and Neil J. Bulleid At least 17 members of the protein disulphide isomerase (PDI) family of oxidoreductases are present in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of mammalian cells. They are thought to catalyse disulphide formation to aid folding or to regulate protein function; however, li […]
Hui Ma, Trevor Blake, Ajay Chitnis, Paul Liu, and Tamas Balla Phosphatidylinositol 4-kinases (PI4Ks) catalyze the first committed step in the synthesis of phosphoinositides, important lipid regulators of signaling and trafficking pathways. Here we cloned Pik4a, one of the zebrafish PI4K enzymes, and studied its role(s) in vertebrate development using morphol […]
Patricia Rottiers, Frederic Saltel, Thomas Daubon, Benjamin Chaigne-Delalande, Viviane Tridon, Clotilde Billottet, Edith Reuzeau, and Elisabeth Genot Podosomes are specialized plasma-membrane actin-based microdomains that combine adhesive and proteolytic activities to spatially restrict sites of matrix degradation in in vitro assays, but the physiological re […]
Patrick D. Bhola and Sanford M. Simon Although the cellular decision to commit to apoptosis is important for organism homeostasis, there is considerable variability in the onset of apoptosis between cells, even in clonal populations. Using live single-cell imaging, we observed that the onset of apoptotic proteolytic activity was tightly synchronized between […]
Martynas Beresna, Peter G. Kazansky, Yuri Svirko, Martynas Barkauskas, and Romas Danielius We demonstrate second harmonic vortex generation in atmospheric pressure air using tightly focused femtosecond laser beam. The circularly polarized ring-shaped beam of the second harmonic is generated in the air by fundamental beam of the same circular polarization, wh […]
Igor V. Sokolov, Natalia M. Naumova, John A. Nees, Gerard A. Mourou, and Victor P. Yanovsky A new derivation of the motion of a radiating electron is given, leading to a formulation that differs from the LorentzAbrahamDirac equation and its published modifications. It satisfies the proper conservation laws. Particularly, it conserves the generalized momentum […]
H. O. Che, Q. Kong, Q. Q. Mao, P. X. Wang, Y. K. Ho et al. An ultraintense Gaussian (1,0) mode pulsed laser applied to laser-plasma electron acceleration is investigated based on 2.5-dimensional particle-in-cell simulation (PIC). It has been found that Gaussian (1,0) mode laser pulse may blow out plasma electrons and form two symmetrical electron cavities w […]
Ming Chen, Xiangdong Liu, Mingwen Zhao, and Yuming Sun The fundamental properties (electron temperature and density) at the early-stage evolution of plasma induced by laser-ablated KTiOPO crystals are analyzed using an emission spectroscopy technique. The comparative studies give detailed insights into the influences of laser intensity and wavelength on ... […]
Sarah J. Muller and Carsten Muller Electron-positron pair production in combined laser and Coulomb fields is studied. To this end, the Feynman diagram for multiphoton pair creation by muon impact on a circularly polarized high-frequency laser beam is evaluated within the framework of laser-dressed quantum electrodynamics employing re ... [Phys. Rev. D 80, 05 […]
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(KeSimpulan) NASA Amerika Serikat dan ESA Eropa sepakati "letter of intent" yang mengikat bersama dalam program planet Mars. Perjanjian yang ditandatangai di Washington DC, memberi akses untuk ilmuwan dan insinyur kedua belah pihak untuk memulai perencanaan misi.Program bersama Red Planet ini dimulai oleh Eropa yang akan mengirim orbiter pada tahun […]
(KeSimpulan) Meniru siklus lingkungan yang dialami oleh sel-sel di tenggorokan sudah cukup untuk mengubah sel induk menjadi berbagai jenis sel paru-paru. Teknik-teknik menghirup udara segar dapat digunakan untuk menciptakan jaringan khusus ketika faktor pertumbuhan saja belum cukup mampu. Lindsey Van Haute dari Free University of Brussels (VUB) di Belgia dan […]
(KeSimpulan) Vitaly Ginzburg, fisikawan Rusia yang selamat dari operasi pembersihan oleh Stalin dengan bekerja pada proyek bom atom Uni Soviet dan kemudian memenangkan hadiah Nobel untuk fisika, meninggal di Moskow pada Minggu malam setelah lama sakit dengan usia 93 tahun. Ginzburg pada tahun 2003 memenangkan hadiah Nobel fisika untuk teori superkonduktor, b […]
(KeSimpulan) Ahli ekologi evolusi Clive Finlayson mengajukan monografi tentang ras manusia gua yang menguasai Eropa dan Asia kemudian secara misterius menghilang, tetapi meninggalkan tulang dan peralatan batu sebagai manusia purna. Sejarah Neanderthal bukanlah dongeng Brothers Grimm, tapi banyak menggambarkan mengenai spesies manusia purba. Tim peneliti yang […]
"Gerakan Sejuta Facebookers Kecam Komisi 3 DPR RI Yang Mendukung Gerakan Buaya" tidak membuat malu para wakil rakyat. Inilah yang terjadi di negara Indonesia di mana wakil rakyat justru menantang aspirasi rakyat. "Itu suara rakyat, silakan saja. Seribu juta pun silakan," kata Ketua Komisi III DPR Benny K Harman menanggapi gerakan itu, dal […]
(KeSimpulan) Tim Seattle mendapatkan hadiah US$900.000 Space Elevator Games dalam Centennial Challenges competition yang disponsori NASA untuk mengembangkan lift angkasa. Robot tim Seattle melesat lebih dari 2.950 meter meniti seutas tali lift yang menggantung dalam manuver helikopter sesuai dengan aturan juri. Diaktifkan oleh laser berbasis di darat menunju […]
(KeSimpulan) Sebuah penelitian terhadap 280 apartemen di New York apa yang disebut dengan manajemen hama terpadu (integrated pest management atau IPM) dapat mengendalikan hama rumah tangga, seperti kutu busuk (Bedbugs), Kecoak, dan Tikus secara lebih efektif daripada penyemprotan pestisida. Bangunan apartemen besar, tidak mungkin untuk menghindari penghuni i […]
(KeSimpulan) Sosiolog Universitas Indonesia (UI), Thamrin Tamagola, mengatakan jika kasus Bank Century dan Masaro tidak segera ditanggani maka kedua kasus tersebut akan terus bergulir menjadi Masaro Century Gate, yang bisa menendang Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) dari istana secara tragis. "Kalau ini tidak ditangani secara sangat cekatan dan bi […]
(KeSimpulan) Obat kadang memiliki efek samping menguntungkan. Obat glaukoma menyebabkan kesuburan bulu mata. Obat tekanan darah juga membantu orang dengan penyakit genetik langka. Kejutan terbaru ditemukan para peneliti di Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine yaitu obat gonore (gonorrhea) bisa membantu melawan kanker. "Sering kali kita terkejut b […]
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(KeSimpulan) Seorang sarjana China yang teraniaya selama Revolusi Kebudayaan karena menyelundupkan koleksi jamur langka keluar dari China sebelum Perang Dunia II, kini merasa terhormat ketika koleksinya dikembalikan setelah lebih dari 70 tahun kemudian. Pada sebuah upacara di Chinese Academy of Sciences, Presiden Cornell University David Skorton menyerahkan […]
(KeSimpulan) Sebuah studi baru perbedaan jantan dan betina atas ukuran kucing besar yang sudah punah, meskipun taring mereka menakutkan kucing sabertoothed jantan mungkin kurang agresif daripada banyak kucing sepupu mereka. Biasanya disebut kucing sabertoothed, Smilodon fatalis adalah predator kucing besar yang berkeliaran di Amerika Utara dan Selatan sekita […]
(KeSimpulan) Partikel logam kecil telah terbukti menyebabkan perubahan pada DNA, suatu perlintasan sel tanpa harus melintasi penghalang. Partikel skala nanometer dan mikrometer selama ini menjadi penyebab peningkatan kerusakan DNA saat melintasi penghalang yang sebelumnya tidak pernah terlihat dalam proses sinyal sel. Penelitian yang dipublikasikan di jurnal […]
(KeSimpulan) Peneliti Jerman mengatakan bayi mulai menangkap nuansa aksen orang tua ketika masih dalam rahim. Para peneliti mempelajari 60 tangisan bayi yang lahir sehat dari keluarga yang berbahasa Prancis dan Jerman. Bayi yang baru lahir di Perancis menangis dengan "aksen" meninggi sementara bayi Jerman bayi menangis cenderung infleksif. Laporan […]
(KeSimpulan) Tubuh anda adalah rumah bagi 10 kali lebih banyak mikroba dibandingkan sel anda sendiri. Tapi mereka sangat pilih-pilih di mana mereka akan tinggal dan bagaimana bakteri lain berbagi tempat dengan pagar membangun pagar. Itulah kesimpulan yang paling komprehensif peta komunitas mikroba yang berkembang di dalam tubuh manusia. Selain itu, tidak mun […]
(KeSimpulan) Konflik terbuka yang terjadi di antara Polri, Kejaksaan, dan KPK telah menyita perhatian sebagian besar masyarakat. Terlebih, sejak dibukanya rekaman penyadapan KPK diketahui banyak petinggi di tiga lembaga tersebut yang terlibat. Amien Rais menilai saat ini merupakan momentum yang tepat untuk melakukan reformasi dalam tubuh ketiga lembaga peneg […]
(KeSimpulan) Nama Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) yang dicatut dalam rekaman yang diperdengarkan di Mahkamah Konstitusi (MK) harusnya melaporkan Anggodo Widjojo ke Polisi. Jika tidak, SBY mengakui dirinya terlibat. "Jika tidak melakukan itu, logika sederhananya presiden akui dirinya terlibat," kata Pengamat Komunikasi Politik Effendi Gazali […]
(KeSimpulan) "Hukum kita sakit!" kata Guru Besar Sosiologi Hukum Universitas Diponegoro (Undip) Semarang, Satjipto Rahardjo, di Jl Erlangga Semarang. Prof Tjip, panggilan akrab Satjipto Rahardjo, mengatakan bahwa hukum memang bisa sakit. Bisa karena penafsiran atas aturannya, bisa juga karena ulah penegak hukumnya. Sungguh mencengangkan, seorang An […]
(KeSimpulan) Para peneliti dari Perancis menunjukkan sebuah strategi yang mengkombinasikan terapi gen dengan terapi sel induk darah dapat menjadi cara yang berguna untuk mengobati penyakit otak fatal. Temuan ini muncul pada 6 November 2009 edisi journal Science, yang diterbitkan oleh AAAS, nonprofit science society. Dalam studi dari dua pasien yang dipantau […]
(KeSimpulan) Biaya sekuensing seluruh genom manusia terus menurun. Complete Genomics, perusahaan bioteknologi berbasis di Mountain View, California, menyatakan akan segera memberi layanan jasa urutan genom manusia secara penuh dengan harga masing-masing US$5.000, yang dianggap semakin terjangkau. Perusahaan itu melaporkan bahwa sequencing blue print tiga DNA […]
(DiJurnal) Jakarta. Agency of United Nations for culture (UNESCO) has reviewed Museum Adityawarman Padang to examine objects damage museum collections due to SR 7.9 earthquake. "The results of data collection while, as many as 325 collections were destroyed, among them ceramics XI century, is also a collection of Ming dynasty era, Chang dynasty, and era […]
(DiJurnal) Stokholm. Elizabeth H Blackburn, Carol W. Greider and Jack W. Szostak, from the United States, on Monday won the Nobel prize given for Health 2009. Three scientists received the Nobel Prize for their discovery of "how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase.2009 Nobel laureate's work to solve major problems in bi […]
(DiJurnal) Two days before the launch of the Soyuz spacecraft's Russia, outside the Assembly building and Gagarin's Start rocket, the launch site at Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Soyuz rockets and capsules removed from the assembly building to the point of using a carriage glide. It will deliver space tourists from Canada, the owner of the circus Cirque du […]
(DiJurnal) Geneva. A total of 3917 people died from attack of influenza virus A-H1N1. 431 cases of death occurred in recent weeks. So the last data that was launched by the World Health Organization or WHO.WHO specifies that the biggest victims of swine flu viruses are citizens of the United States (U.S.), ie 2948 people died. Second place is occupied countr […]
(Dijurnal) Jakarta. Indonesia as the largest archipelagic country in the world will bear the impact of climate change. With the longest coast, Indonesia is vulnerable to rising sea water, floods, and hurricanes. "Researchers Bandung Technology Institute (ITB) said that in 2050, Jakarta is predicted to experience a flood to cover approximately 160.4 squa […]
(DiJurnal) Palangkaraya. A researcher who is also senior lecturer at the University of Palangkaraya, Kalimantan Tengah (Central Kalimantan), Indonesia, Prof. Ciptadi managed to find a new chemical compound that is 1.3-oxaphospholes.1.3-oxaphospholes compounds found it, is indicated as a useful compounds for antibiotics and pesticides. The compound was made f […]
Japanese scientists have conducted experiments on the Primate to create a phosphorescent green cells in the Primate's body, including sperm and egg cells. Experiment is successful when the genes that decreased in four children born Primate. Fourth is the result of the first transgenic technology in the Primate. Not all animals survived when the body ent […]
(DiJurnal) Bandung. Volcano under the sea, there are only five in Indonesia. While this activity is not harmful.According to Center Vulkanologi disaster and Geology, Surono, there are only five volcano under the sea in Indonesia. In the waters of North Sulawesi have Mount Sub Marine (erupt in 1922) and Banuawalu (1919). In addition, in the Banda have Niuwewe […]
(DiJurnal) Scientists discover new virus that is shut off in Africa. This virus causes bleeding, such as ebola virus. The virus called "Lujo" This five-person infection caused, in Zambia and South Africa in the autumn, the four of them died. One person survived because of the possibility that drugs drunk. According to the epidemiology of experts fr […]
(DiJurnal) Jakarta. A team of experts combined geology of Indonesia, U.S., and France to find the giant volcano under the waters west of Sumatra. Diameter volcano is 50 kilometers, 4600 meters high and is located 330 km west of Bengkulu.The geologist is derived from the Analysis and Application of Technology (BPPT), Indonesia Institute of Science (LIPI), Min […]
(DiJurnal) Jakarta. German government gives grants 1.5 million U.S. dollars to support the rescue program Coral Reefs, Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) in a special area of conservation in the National Park Sea Sawu."Government of Germany provided funding of US$1.5 million dollars specifically for the Sawu Sea," said Executive Secretary Regional Int […]
(DiJurnal) Jakarta. Taksonomi international commission, a commission that is responsible for the exploration and classification of living things on earth, Friday, along with the International Institute for Species Exploration, the University of Arizona, 10 species of the latest findings of the most popular in 2008.Among the 10 species of the latest findings […]
(DiJurnal) Melbourne. Komodo dragons are fierce and have a bite force of death. Some literature also states that the mouth cavity of bacterial infection triggering a hamstring victim.However, the results of the latest research, published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that the Komodo bites that also includes poison death. In the […]
(DiJurnal) New York. Body size of a cat with almost four feet long, and caudate. Ancient figures being recorded in the nearly intact fossil that can give important information about the ancestors of the nation Primate, including large primates and even humans.Scientists estimate fossil is 47 million years of age. Fossil is likely derived from young animals t […]
(DiJurnal) Jakarta. Department of Agriculture Research Center together with Indonesian Coffee and Cocoa in Indonesia in 2010 is ready to develop the coffee seeds "Somatik Embriogenesis" (SE), after success with cocoa since 2008.Department of Agriculture officials of Indonesia, Achmad Mangga Barani in Jakarta on Sunday said the development of coffee […]
(DiJurnal) Jakarta. Indonesian Government to provide subsidies to fund 293 research personnel in universities to conduct research on marine and fishery sector."This year, Directorate General of Higher Education, through cooperation with, National Marine and Fisheries Research, provides funding support Rp50 million per person for the expert marine fisher […]
(DiJurnal) A technology development project on the detection depth of the Earth, making China soon to make a planet's crust exploration. Shuwen Dong, Deputy Head of Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences and leader of the project "SinoProbe", said the plan aims to develop the system before 2012.Technology will help scientists understand the or […]
(DiJurnal) A molecule that have until now only in theory, created real. Known as the Rydberg molecule, this molecule was formed through the chemical bond between two atoms of extreme weakness and elusif.New type of bond that occurs because one of the two atoms forming molecules have electrons that occupy an orbit very far from the nucleus or core. The succes […]
(DiJurnal) Pasadena. Planet-search mission dense planet, which resembles the Earth in all corners of the space immediately. Kepler telescope belonging to the U.S. space agency NASA has been activated and send photos.Photos illustrate the broad scope highlighted telescopes to search for another planet outside the solar system. Kepler is directed to the Cygnus […]
(dijurnal) Blora, Central Java. Following discovery of ancient fossil elephants, Tim Vertebrata Bandung Geology Museum, also find the ancient fossil leaves.Leaf is found in Blora regency, Central Java. "Based on the findings, it appears that the area Blora savanna in the South is a period Pleistosen, which passed the ancient river Bengawan Solo," s […]
Why do so many animal species -- including fish, birds and insects -- display such rich diversity in coloration and other traits? New research offers an answer.
Inflammatory response of brain cells -- as indicated by a molecular imaging technique -- could tell researchers more about why certain neurologic disorders, such as migraine headaches and psychosis in schizophrenic patients, occur and provide insight into how to best treat them, according to two new studies.
New research demonstrates that deep creep may mean milder, more frequent earthquakes along SoCal's San Jacinto fault, making it a less likely candidate for a major earthquake than its neighbor to the east, the Southern San Andreas fault.
No longer just a wrinkle fighter, Botox may have indications as a pain medication to fight Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), according to a new study.
The epic flooding that hit the Atlanta area in September of 2009 was so extremely rare that, six weeks later this event has defied attempts to describe it. Scientists have reviewed the numbers and they are stunning.
In addition to building muscle, weightlifting is also a prescription for self-esteem among breast cancer survivors, according to new research. Breast cancer survivors who lift weights regularly feel better about bodies and their appearance and are more satisfied with their intimate relationships compared with survivors who do not lift weights, according to a […]
By taking advantage of the vagaries of the natural world, engineers have developed a novel approach that they believe can more efficiently harvest electricity from the motions of everyday life.
Simvastatin, a commonly used, cholesterol-lowering drug, may prevent Parkinson's disease from progressing further. Neurological researchers conducted a study examining the use of the FDA-approved medication in mice with Parkinson's disease and found that the drug successfully reverses the biochemical, cellular and anatomical changes caused by the d […]
Tree-dwelling ants generally live in harmony with their arboreal hosts. But new research suggests that when they run out of space in their trees of choice, the ants can get destructive to neighboring trees.
Heart attacks appear to have become more common in middle-aged women over the past two decades, but all women and especially those younger than 55 have recently experienced a greater increase than men in their chances of survival following such a heart event, according to two new reports.
The swine flu (H1N1) pandemic has received extensive media coverage this year. In times of heightened health concerns, everyday behaviors like sneezing can serve as a reminder to wash our hands or take our vitamins. But, what if we overreact to everyday sneezes and coughs and sniffles? Can these signals transform healthy discretion into an unreasonable fearf […]
What do you get when you cross a mouse with poor hearing and a mouse with even worse hearing? Ironically, a new strain of mice with "golden ears" -- mice that have outstanding hearing as they age. The new mouse hears much like people with "golden ears" -- people who are able to retain great hearing even as they grow older.
Middle-aged women with high levels of a specific amino acid in their blood are twice as likely to suffer from Alzheimer's many years later, reveals new research from Sweden. This discovery this could lead to a new and simple way of determining who is at risk long before there are any signs of the illness.
The seriousness of current global warming is underlined by a reconstruction of climate at Maxwell Bay in the South Shetland Islands of the Antarctic Peninsula over approximately the last 14,000 years, which appears to show that the current warming and widespread loss of glacial ice are unprecedented.
Declining kidney function is linked to a higher risk of heart failure, heart attack, peripheral arterial disease, and early death in individuals with or without kidney disease, according to a pair of studies.
If you forget your password when logging into an e-mail or online shopping website, the site will likely ask you a security question: What is your mother's maiden name? Where were you born? The trouble is that such questions are not very secure. But computer scientists are testing a new tactic that could be both easier and more secure.
Physician bias might be the reason why African Americans are not receiving kidney/pancreas transplants at the same rate as similar patients in other racial groups.
Astronomers, conducting the broadest survey to date of galaxies from about 800 million years after the Big Bang, have found 22 early galaxies and confirmed the age of one by its characteristic hydrogen signature at 787 million years post Big Bang. The finding is the first age-confirmation of a so-called dropout galaxy at that distant time and pinpoints when […]
A new study finds that women treated for breast cancer are at higher risk of cancer recurrence if they have dense breasts. The study's results indicate that breast cancer patients with dense breasts may benefit from additional therapies following surgery, such as radiation.
Gereja Inggris akan minta maaf kepada Charles Darwin atas penolakan teori evolusi yang dikemukakan hampir 150 tahun yang lalu. Gereja Inggris memberikan pernyataan bahwa terlalu defensif dan emosional dalam menolak pendapat Darwin. Langkah tegas yang dulu dilakukan karena mencemaskan pihak Gereja yang percaya pada hukum penciptaan dan menganggap pandangan Da […]
Dua hari ini tempat tinggal saya sangat riuh, mengingat di seberang jalan adalah Kantor KPU Jateng yang selalu menjadi langganan demonstrasi. Menyaksikan aktivitas demonstrasi sudah jamak bagi penduduk yang tinggal di sepanjang jalan tersebut. Namun yang terjadi pada kemarin siang dan tadi sore 9 September 2008 merupakan demonstrasi yang spesial menurut saya […]
Perubahan berjalan semakin cepat dan akan melibas apa saja seperti logos menggantikan mitos dan secara tegas menelanjangi tabir mitologi. Pada era itu timbul reaksi para penganut status quo sontak menyebut sebagai era “the death of god” (“crisis of theology”). Perubahan yang begitu cepat ini menyebabkan “culture shock” bagi orang yang sulit berkompromi dan m […]
Tokoh postmodern, Jean Baudrillard, menyatakan media terutama televisi mampu menampilkan simulasi/model yang demikian intens memenuhi ruang kehidupan sosial, sehingga mengaburkan batas antara citra dan fakta. Citra menjadi lebih real dibanding realitas sebenarnya sehingga cenderung dijadikan kriteria. Ini disebut hyperreal yang menjadi ciri dunia postmodern, […]
Jumat siang 15 Agustus, mudik ke Jokja hari spesial, selain 17-an juga jumpa teman sepermainan yang kebetulan juga pulang dari perantauan. Malam hari dilanjut bergadang maklum bertahun-tahun tidak bertemu, kemudian paginya dilanjutkan kerja bakti persiapan tempat upacara 17-an esok hari, namun malam harinya begadang lagi, hik hik… ! Minggu siang, 17 Agustus […]
Ali Khomsan MS dan Tim Ahli Anak dari Komisi Perlindungan Anak Indonesia Tb. Rachmat Sentika memberi data sebanyak 4 juta anak Indonesia penderita kurang gizi terancam merosot kondisinya ke gizi buruk jika tidak segera ditangani. Namun pemerintah hanya mampu menangani 39.000 anak gizi buruk per tahun. Di Nusa Tenggara Timur, selama Januari-Juni 2008, sebany […]
Mitos (mite, myth) adalah cerita prosa rakyat yang tokohnya para dewa atau makhluk setengah dewa yang terjadi di dunia lain pada masa lampau dan dianggap benar terjadi oleh penganutnya. Mitos menceritakan tentang asal-usul alam semesta, perbintangan, geografi, petualangan para dewa, kisah cinta, dan sebagainya. Di Jawa memiliki mitos, Gunung Semeru sebagai g […]
”Sejarah ditulis oleh yang menang”, demikian kalimat ini disusun. Seorang sejarawan menyatakan bahwa para penguasa selalu berusaha menguasai tafsir sejarah guna melegitimasi kekuasaan, seperti dilakukan Ken Arok ketika mendirikan Singasari dan membuat silsilah yang menerangkan bahwa dia keturunan Raja-raja Mataram. Dalam konteks ini, sejarah memainkan perana […]
Ketika Majapahit surut (tahun 1527), Jawa menjadi daerah chaos dan tidak mengenal satu kekuasaan tunggal. Walisongo mulai turut meramaikan pengaruh di pesisir Utara dan Pasukan Portugis telah telah mendarat di Sunda Kelapa. Keadaan kacau balau, perang tidak terelakkan untuk merebut kekuasaan tunggal hingga pulau Jawa bermandi darah. Daerah-daerah merdeka pun […]
E D A N sudah dengan cerita mursilah? edan! dia dituduh maling karena mengumpulkan serpihan kain dia sambung-sambung jadi mukena untuk sembahyang padahal mukena tak dibawa pulang padahal mukena dia taroh di tempat kerja edan! sudah diperas dituduh maling pula sudah dengan cerita santi? edan! karena istirahat gaji dipotong edan! karena main kartu lima kawanny […]
Makam Imogiri terletak di puncak sebuah bukit 12 km selatan Yogyakarta, tempat disemayamkan raja-raja, di antaranya Sultan Agung dan semua raja-raja Kerajaan Mataram, raja-raja Kerajaan Yogyakarta dari Sultan Hamengku Buwono I sampai Hamengku Buwono IX dan keluarga, serta raja-raja dari Kerajaan Surakarta dan keluarga. Setelah Mataram terpecah jadi 2 bagian, […]
Seminggu sekali pulang ke Jogja, tempat tinggal orang tua juga tempat dulu jalani masa kecil. Aktivitas ini berlangsung sejak tahun 1999, lebih suka menggunakan bis karena bisa sambil tidur atau baca-baca koran. Satu hal yang tidak pernah berubah hingga reformasi ini adalah begitu banyaknya ditemui anak jalanan, bahkan terlihat berusia di bawah tujuh tahun. […]
Saya kebetulan punyai kenalan, seorang anggota DPRD salah satu kabupaten di Jawa, kalau bicara suaranya keras minta ampun, sampai terdengar ke tetangga. Pernah suatu kali seorang tetangga bertanya pada saya, siapa tho itu mas? Dari pada repot menjelaskan, saya jawab saja, oh… itu orang gila, wakakak. Seperti biasa datang ke tempat saya, maka segera menyuruh […]
The Dragon adalah Kris John, sang naga kaliber dunia di featherweight dan rekor menang 41 kali tanpa kalah. Menoreh juga cabang wu-shu dengan rekor medali emas SEA Games Jakarta 1997, medali perunggu SEA Games Kuala Lumpur 2001, medali emas PON Jakarta 1996, dan medali emas Kompetisi Wushu Indonesia. Fakta kebanggaan hati, bawa berkah tidak cuma diri [...] […]
Penegakan hukum oleh penegak hukum masa sekarang selalu saja sulit menyeret koruptor ke penjara, perlu kita menengok sejenak langkah sosok Soeprapto yang menjabat Jaksa Agung periode 1950-1959. Salah satu ketegasan yaitu pada 13 Agustus 1955, memerintahkan menahan Djodi Gondokusumo yang saat itu menjabat Menteri Kehakiman Kabinet Ali Sastroamidjojo karena pe […]
SURAT PERJANJIAN ASMARA Nomor: SP-ASMARA/06/07/2008 Yang bertanda tangan di bawah ini: 1. Nama : Panji Perkasa 2. Alamat : Jl. Idaman No.6 Semarang Selanjutnya disebut Pihak Pertama. 1. Nama : Ratna Bunga Melati 2. Alamat : Jl. Taman Ria No.9 Semarang Selanjutnya disebut Pihak Kedua. Pihak Pertama dan Pihak Kedua dengan ini menerangkan hubungan asmara (unt […]
Komunitas waria adalah minoritas dalam masyarakat, berasal dari kata wanita pria (shemale) karena pria tapi seperti wanita, merasa jiwa yang berada dalam tubuhnya adalah wanita, bahkan keseluruhan apa yang ada ditempatkan selayaknya seorang wanita. Berdandan, berpikir, perasaan, dan perilaku layaknya perempuan, yang membedakan adalah jenis alat kelamin yang […]
Jika anda ke Google search “teori alam semesta” maka banyak sekali artikel membahas teori alam semesta, tadinya hanya sekedar ingin membaca-baca tetapi malah jadi bahan inspirasi, artikel-artikel tersebut umumnya berisi debat sengit. Bagi pembaca akan timbul berbagai tanggapan, mulai yang biasa-biasa saja, serius, maupun cuek. Saya sendiri inginnya serius eh […]
Air susu ibu atau ASI adalah makanan terbaik untuk bayi umur 0-6 bulan. Mengapa demikian, karena di dalam ASI terkandungan zat-zat yang sesuai kebutuhan bayi, sedangkan susu sapi terkandung zat-zat yang sesuai kebutuhan sapi, begitu pula dengan susu kambing. Sedangkan susu kaleng membawa berbagai efek samping seperti diare. Ya…. ibu-ibu. Berdasarkan buku yan […]
The exocyst/aPKC complex controls the spatiotemporal activation of the kinases JNK and ERK at the leading edge of migrating cells and thereby controls the dynamic behaviour of the adhesion protein paxillin during cell migration.
A new study reveals a functional rule for N-terminal acetylation in higher eukaryotes called the (X)PX rule and describes a generic method that prevents this modification to allow the study of N-terminal acetylation in any given protein.
Worker females guarding the nest entrance of a honeybee colony. Each colony has thousands of female workers, one queen, and a few hundred males (drones). This strong sex bias relies on an unusual sex determination system. Gempe et al. (e1000222) show key functions for the regulation of two genes: csd, which establishes the decision between males and females […]
The specific impact index, or s-index, is introduced as a measure of a scientist's projected impact per paper. The index is complementary to other indices that measure overall impact as it can distinguish between authors maximizing the quantity of their output and authors maximizing the quality of their output. It also can be used to monitor career prog […]
This study investigates interactive video retrieval. The basis for this study is that user- and search task-centric research in video information retrieval can assist efforts for developing effective user interfaces and help complement the existing corpus of video retrieval research by providing evidence for the benefits of evaluating systems using such an a […]
Social network sites (SNSs) such as MySpace and Facebook are important venues for interpersonal communication, especially among youth. One way in which members can communicate is to write public messages on each other's profile, but how is this unusual means of communication used in practice? An analysis of 2,293 public comment exchanges extracted from […]
It is important for education in computer science and information systems to keep up to date with the latest development in technology. With the rapid development of the Internet and the Web, many schools have included Internet-related technologies, such as Web search engines and e-commerce, as part of their curricula. Previous research has shown that it is […]
People taking part in argumentative debates through collective annotations face a highly cognitive task when trying to estimate the group's global opinion. In order to reduce this effort, we propose in this paper to model such debates prior to evaluating their "social validation." Computing the degree of global confirmation (or refutation) ena […]
Background: The effective implementation of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) depends critically on the extent to which the strategies that are deployed for implementing the guidelines promote provider acceptance of CPGs. Such implementation strategies can be classified into two types based on whether they primarily target providers (e.g., academic detaili […]
Background: Blood transfusion is an essential part of healthcare and can improve patient outcomes. However, like most therapies, it is also associated with significant clinical risks. In addition, there is some evidence of over-use. Understanding the potential barriers and enablers to reduced prescribing of blood products will facilitate the selection of int […]
Background: A gap continues to exist between what is known to be effective and what is actually delivered in the usual course of medical care. The goal of implementation research is to reduce this gap. However, a tension exists between the need to obtain generalizeable knowledge through implementation trials, and the inherent differences between healthcare o […]
Background: This study examined the effectiveness of seven different interventions designed to increase the proportion of general practitioners (GPs) accepting an offer of free access to an online evidence-based resource. Methods: Australian GPs (n = 14,000) were randomly selected and assigned to seven intervention groups, with each receiving a different let […]
Background: Change management experts have emphasized the importance of establishing organizational readiness for change and recommended various strategies for creating it. Although the advice seems reasonable, the scientific basis for it is limited. Unlike individual readiness for change, organizational readiness for change has not been subject to extensive […]
The fallout from General Motors' decision to keep its Opel brand could distract the automaker as it tries to fix its North American business. GM appointed its vice chairman Bob Lutz as Opel chairman following last week's resignation of CEO Carl-Peter Forster.
The iconic Vise-Grip locking pliers quite literally aren't what they used to be-in 2008, the manufacturer shuttered their Nebraska plant and moved production to China. How do the new Vise-Grips hold up to the no-longer-sold classic?
The world's most ambitious electric car company, Better Place, will rely on robotic station attendants to change its EV cars' batteries. Here's how it will work.
Building a dedicated home theater PC used to be expensive and time-consuming. But today, the process is a lot easier-and cheaper. Here's how to build a tiny, loaded HTPC for less than the price of most off-the-shelf Blu-Ray players.
Despite its intimidating stance, this is one of the most civilized supercars around. Just don't forget that there's 563 hp and 479 lb-ft of torque available from the 6.2-liter V8, with all the performance you'd expect from a $200,000 aluminum spaceframe supercar.
Title: Adapting usage control as a deterrent to address the inadequacies of access controls Author/s: Padayachee, Keshnee; Eloff, J.H.P. Abstract: Access controls are difficult to implement and evidently deficient under certain conditions. Traditional controls offer no protection for unclassified information, such as a telephone list of employees that is unr […]
Title: Towards a philosophy of software development : 40 years after the birth of software engineering Author/s: Northover, Mandy; Kourie, Derrick G.; Boake, Andrew B.; Gruner, Stefan; Northover, Alan Abstract: Over the past four decades, software engineering has emerged as a discipline in its own right, though it has roots both in computer science and in cl […]
Title: Team trails, trials and tribulations - rigorously reckoning with requirements Author/s: Pieterse, Vreda; Du Toit, Cecilia M. Abstract: A major challenge to the efficacy of student team learning projects occurs when some members of a group are unable to contribute effectively to the collaborative endeavour due to their academic deficits. A graded bench […]
Title: Informatics for historians : tools for medieval document XML Markup, and their impact on the History-Sciences Author/s: Burkard, Benjamin; Vogeler, Georg; Gruner, Stefan Abstract: This article is a revised and extended version of [VBG, 07]. We conjecture that the digitalization of historical text documents as a basis of data mining and information ret […]
The specific impact index, or s-index, is introduced as a measure of a scientist's projected impact per paper. The index is complementary to other indices that measure overall impact as it can distinguish between authors maximizing the quantity of their output and authors maximizing the quality of their output. It also can be used to monitor career prog […]
This study investigates interactive video retrieval. The basis for this study is that user- and search task-centric research in video information retrieval can assist efforts for developing effective user interfaces and help complement the existing corpus of video retrieval research by providing evidence for the benefits of evaluating systems using such an a […]
Social network sites (SNSs) such as MySpace and Facebook are important venues for interpersonal communication, especially among youth. One way in which members can communicate is to write public messages on each other's profile, but how is this unusual means of communication used in practice? An analysis of 2,293 public comment exchanges extracted from […]
It is important for education in computer science and information systems to keep up to date with the latest development in technology. With the rapid development of the Internet and the Web, many schools have included Internet-related technologies, such as Web search engines and e-commerce, as part of their curricula. Previous research has shown that it is […]
People taking part in argumentative debates through collective annotations face a highly cognitive task when trying to estimate the group's global opinion. In order to reduce this effort, we propose in this paper to model such debates prior to evaluating their "social validation." Computing the degree of global confirmation (or refutation) ena […]
Article Title: Moving Beyond Citation Analysis: How Surveys and Interviews Enhance, Enrich, and Expand Your Research Findings Authors: Paula M. Storm, Susann deVries, Robert Kelly Accepted: October 23, 2009 Anticipated Publication Date: September 2010 Article Title: External Reporting Lines of Academic Special Libraries: [...]
Article Title: Information-Seeking Behavior in the Digital Age: A Multi-disciplinary Study of Academic Researchers Author: Xuemei Ge Accepted: October 11, 2009 Anticipated Publication Date: September 2010
Article Title: Nonaffiliated Users in Academic Libraries: Using W.D. Ross’s Ethical Pluralism to Make Sense of the Tough Questions Authors: Mark Lenker, Elizabeth Kocevar-Weidinger Accepted: September 29, 2009 Anticipated Publication Date: July 2010
Article Title: Seeking Full Citizenship: A Defense of Tenure Faculty Status for Librarians Authors: Catherine Coker, Wyoma vanDuinkerken, Stephen Bales Accepted: September 29, 2009 Anticipated Publication Date: July 2010
Article Title: Libraries with a Future: How Are Academic Library Usage and Green Demands Changing Building Designs? Author: Michael Westcott Loder Accepted: September 20, 2009 Anticipated Publication Date: July 2010 Article Title: Coding into the Great Unknown: Analyzing Instant Messaging Session Transcripts [...]
Tina M. Albertson, Masanori Ogawa, James M. Bugni, Laura E. Hays, Yang Chen et al. Organisms require faithful DNA replication to avoid deleterious mutations. In yeast, replicative leading- and lagging-strand DNA polymerases (Pols epsilon and delta, respectively) have intrinsic proofreading exonucleases that cooperate with each other and mismatch repair to li […]
Carlos P. Roca, Jose A. Cuesta, and Angel Sanchez Spatial structure is known to have an impact on the evolution of cooperation, and so it has been intensively studied during recent years. Previous work has shown the relevance of some features, such as the synchronicity of the updating, the clustering of the network, or the influence of the update r ... [Phys […]
Joshua M. Bryson, Katye M. Fichter, Wen-Jang Chu, Jing-Huei Lee, Jing Li et al. The delivery of nucleic acids with polycations offers tremendous potential for developing highly specific treatments for various therapeutic targets. Although materials have been developed and studied for polynucleotide transfer, the biological mechanisms and fate of the syntheti […]
Xiao-Qian Wang, Ji-Yao Chen, Lan Mi, and Pei-Nan Wang We use the penetration constants, which are independent of the excitation power density, to evaluate the penetration abilities of single-photon-excitation (SPE) at 405 nm and two-photon-excitation (TPE) at 800 nm in porcine tissues. The penetration constant of TPE is smaller than that of SPE althoug ... [ […]
Giuseppe Prencipe, Stefano Maiorana, Paolo Verderio, Miriam Colombo, Paola Fermo et al. A versatile synthetic platform for the efficient immobilization of PNAs on magnetic iron oxides, providing magnetic nanosensors for selective DNA recognition, is presented. ... [Chem. Commun. 2009, 6017 ] published .
Enrico Klotzsch, Michael L. Smith, Kristopher E. Kubow, Simon Muntwyler, William C. Little et al. Rather than maximizing toughness, as needed for silk and muscle titin fibers to withstand external impact, the much softer extracellular matrix fibers made from fibronectin (Fn) can be stretched by cell generated forces and display extraordinary extensibility. W […]
Yen-Hsiu Lin and Wei-Lung Tseng We developed a new homogeneous assayusing SYBR Green I and repeats of 20 C nucleotidesfor the highly selective and sensitive detection of silver ions and silver nanoparticles. ... [Chem. Commun. 2009, 6619 (2009)] published Wed Oct 28, 2009.
Qiang Yuan, Jing Zhuang, and Xun Wang Monodisperse, highly-selective sub-10 nm Pd and Rh nanocubes have been successfully synthesized and, for the first time, bimetallic PdPt heterostructured ultrathin nanowires have been achieved through using Pd nanocubes as seeds by a one-pot, single-phase aqueous method. ... [Chem. Commun. 2009, 6613 (2009)] published We […]
Cory A. Nelson, Jeannine R. Szczech, Qingge Xu, Mathew J. Lawrence, Song Jin et al. This work represents the first use of mesoporous zirconium oxide nanomaterials for highly effective and selective enrichment of phosphorylated peptides. ... [Chem. Commun. 2009, 6607 (2009)] published Wed Oct 28, 2009.
Yanna Wen, Xuesong Jiang, Guilin Yin, and Jie Yin Multi-responsive amphiphilic gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) protected by graft poly(ether amine) have been prepared simply by a one-pot photochemical synthesis in the presence of thio-graft poly(ether amine) (gPEA-SH) and the mechanism was studied in detail. ... [Chem. Commun. 2009, 6595 (2009)] published Wed Oct […]