Scientists extracted DNA from spider webs to identify the web's spider architect and the prey that crossed it, according to this proof - of -
concept study published November 25, 2015 in the open - access journal PLOS ONE by Charles C. Y. Xu from the University of Notre Dame and colleagues.
A recent proof - of -
concept study published in the journal JCI Insight suggests that certain Alzheimer's symptoms can be diagnosed via an eye exam.
Not exact matches
For example, in a recent analysis
published in an edition of International
Studies in Catholic Education dedicated to the question of whether there can be such a thing as a Catholic curriculum, Therese D'Orsa argues from the Australian experience that «attempts to give meaning to the
concept of a Catholic curriculum... have ranged across a spectrum familiar to those who lead in Catholic schools» and that such initiatives have had a «limited impact».
This
concept is primarily based on a 1977
study published in the New England Journal of Medicine that showed women who got pregnant shortly after stopping oral contraceptives were twice as likely to have twins.
The
study,
published in The Journal of Social
Studies Research, shows iCivics is an effective tool for teaching civics
concepts to primary and middle school students.
«Descriptive phrases for how often food should be eaten helps preschoolers better understand healthy eating: Successful preschool nutrition education programs should simplify information into developmentally appropriate
concepts, according to a new
study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.»
A second
study published in Biological Psychiatry, also led by Dr. Perlis, applied the new method in a proof - of -
concept study to identify genes associated with psychiatric symptoms.
He and colleagues tested the
concept in an animal model of apnea,
publishing their findings in the journal SLEEP in 2002 and launched a subsequent pilot
study in humans in 2007.
Students taught in such active - engagement classes were 10 per cent more likely to understand key
concepts on subsequent quizzes, according to the
study published in The International Journal on Mathematics Education.
The key to the discovery was applying the pure math
concept of mean width, which is trickier to measure than its cousins — surface area and volume, says materials scientist David Srolovitz of Yeshiva University in New York City, who, along with mathematician Robert MacPherson of the Institute for Advanced
Study in Princeton, N.J.,
published the finding online today in Nature.
The proof - of -
concept study,
published online today in the journal Nature, demonstrates that a gene called PGC1 alpha provides kidneys with protection by working through nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD), a molecule involved in metabolism thought to be key to the aging process.
Evolution is a difficult
concept for many students at all levels, however, a
study publishing on May 23 in the open access journal PLOS Biology has demonstrated a simple cost - free way to significantly improve students» understanding of evolution at the secondary level: teach genetics before you teach them evolution.
A new
study published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, describes a new
concept of how these two cancers may evolve in a similar way and may eventually lead to more effective therapies for both.
The
study, entitled, «Interferon ß - 1a for the treatment of Ebola virus disease: A historically controlled, single - arm proof of
concept trial,»
published in PLoS One, a high - impact journal which is freely and immediately available to everyone.
The
study,
published this week in Ecology and Evolution, is a proof of
concept that «preference for a trait used in same - sex competition is a way for preference to evolve in monogamous species,» Stern says.
In addition, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign co-principal investigator John Rogers and colleagues
published a proof - of -
concept study in PNAS in August about new methods for creating flexible black - and - white polymer displays that can change color to match their surroundings.
But in a new
study published Thursday in Science, they've taken this proof of
concept a step further.
While ancient fossils from hominins are not yet available for glycan analysis, this proof - of -
concept study,
published September 11, 2017 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, may set the stage for unprecedented explorations of human origins and diet.
Now, an exciting new
study published in the journal Stem Cell Research & Therapy provides additional support for the
concept that curcumin alone is not enough to explain the healing power of turmeric as a whole plant.
A clinical
study published in 2011 in The Journal of Child and Family
Studies demonstrates this
concept superbly.
Sadler's research, «Psychometric Models of Student Conceptions in Science: Reconciling Qualitative
Studies and Distractor - Driven Assessment Instruments,» recently
published in the Journal of Research in Science Teaching, focuses on integrating the newest discoveries on how students» understand and learn scientific
concepts into the...
In one of my earlier articles
published in eLearning Industry portal on Aug 2014, I had shared a case
study on the benefits of Gamification in learning (through a serious game
concept).
Sadler's research, «Psychometric Models of Student Conceptions in Science: Reconciling Qualitative
Studies and Distractor - Driven Assessment Instruments,» recently
published in the Journal of Research in Science Teaching, focuses on integrating the newest discoveries on how students» understand and learn scientific
concepts into the design of standardized tests.
In one of my earlier articles
published in eLearning Industry portal on Aug 30th» 14, I had shared a case
study on the benefits of Gamification in learning (through a serious game
concept).
In a 2011 article
published in The Chronicle for Higher Education, we learn that in the late 20th century, the
study of metaphor became increasingly popular with «philosophers, linguists, psychologists, cognitive scientists, and others...» Some believe that metaphor is «the
concept at the crux of all thought, and maybe all human understanding.»
The
concept of buy - anywhere content will drive the digital
publishing industry, according to a new
study from ABI Research.
The video report (on YouTube here) includes insights from two early analysts of nuclear winter, Michael MacCracken, who was at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the early 1980s, and Alan Robock of Rutgers, who continues to
study the
concept and has
published on how even a small nuclear exchange between, say, Pakistan and India, could have big impacts on agricultural yields.
Mike's work, like that of previous award winners, is diverse, and includes pioneering and highly cited work in time series analysis (an elegant use of Thomson's multitaper spectral analysis approach to detect spatiotemporal oscillations in the climate record and methods for smoothing temporal data), decadal climate variability (the term «Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation» or «AMO» was coined by Mike in an interview with Science's Richard Kerr about a paper he had
published with Tom Delworth of GFDL showing evidence in both climate model simulations and observational data for a 50 - 70 year oscillation in the climate system; significantly Mike also
published work with Kerry Emanuel in 2006 showing that the AMO
concept has been overstated as regards its role in 20th century tropical Atlantic SST changes, a finding recently reaffirmed by a
study published in Nature), in showing how changes in radiative forcing from volcanoes can affect ENSO, in examining the role of solar variations in explaining the pattern of the Medieval Climate Anomaly and Little Ice Age, the relationship between the climate changes of past centuries and phenomena such as Atlantic tropical cyclones and global sea level, and even a bit of work in atmospheric chemistry (an analysis of beryllium - 7 measurements).
This intriguing
concept has been investigated by researchers at the University of Illinois, who recently
published a
study in The Journal of Family Theory & Review.
Literature on bGT for depression remains scarce, as there do not exist any
published articles prior to our first proof of
concept study.35 Due to the demand for low - threshold treatments, 36 we designed a CBT - based psychoeducational intervention entailing principles of resource - oriented psychotherapy and self - management therapy.