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The escape room challenge: How one person’s narcissism can undermine a whole team
A new study has revealed how different types of narcissism can influence the morale and performance of an…
Forest structure and recent infestations drive bark beetle damage clustering in Finland
In Finland, forest stands damaged by the European spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) tend to concentrate in groups…
Renewed Hope with Rituximab for Adult-Onset Relapsing Nephrotic Syndrome
Osaka, Japan – One monoclonal antibody, rituximab, can work wonders for the treatment of children with frequently relapsing…
Khaled El-Enany elected Director-General of UNESCO
Samarkand – The General Conference of UNESCO elected Mr. Khaled El-Enany (Egypt) as Director-General of the Organization, with 172 votes…
NTU Researchers Pioneer New Approach to Chronic Wound Healing
Taipei, Taiwan — Scientists at National Taiwan University have unveiled a breakthrough in wound care, showing how light,…
New therapeutic brain implants defy the need for surgery
Cambridge, MA – What if clinicians could place tiny electronic chips in the brain that electrically stimulate a…
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First major database of non-native English
“English is the most used language on the Internet, with over 1 billion speakers,” says Yevgeni Berzak, a graduate student in electrical engineering and computer science, who led the new project. “Most of the people who speak English in the world or produce English text are non-native speakers.
New UW-Madison center offers ultra-speed protein analysis
Three University of Wisconsin—Madison researchers have won a prestigious, five-year grant to establish the National Center for Quantitative Biology of Complex Systems, which will develop next-generation protein measurement technologies and…
CERN welcomes Romania as its twenty-second Member State
Geneva — Romania yesterday became the twenty-second Member State of CERN, having acceded to the Organization’s founding Convention, deposited with UNESCO.
ESA commits to next stage of UK revolutionary rocket engine
A number of research and development projects followed through ESA, helping to demonstrate the feasibility of other elements, such as the novel rocket nozzles, air intake design and thrust chamber…
