Science Education & Policy

PHOENIX, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- - Infrastructure Facilitates Communications Between Jordan, Baghdad and Basra Antenna Technology Communications Inc., a provider of commercial satellite communications systems, today announced that it has completed one year operations of an advanced cellular communications system for Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC). MTC offers mobile telephony services in Kuwait and is currently one of the leading mobile operators in the Middle East with over 3.4 million customers across the region in Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon. MTC is currently known…

TORONTO, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Comprehensive Care International (CCI) and SHI Consulting Inc. (SHI) outlined their vision to create a sustainable operational advantage for hospitals worldwide. Through a combined CCI/SHI partnership, clients can access a complete range of resources in clinical, functional and operational plans, human resources, and information technology, as well as services in research strategy, the implementation of research programs, and the development of research infrastructure. "This partnership will allow us to provide a much broader range of services to our clients…

If you really love the outdoors, you should never experience it, according to a new study by conservation biologists from the University of California, Berkeley. The study compared parks in the San Francisco Bay Area that allow only quiet recreation such as hiking or dog walking with nearby nature reserves that allow no public access. Evidence of some native carnivore populations - coyote and bobcat - was more than five times lower in parks that allow public access than in neighboring reserves where humans don't tread, the researchers report. The dearth of these animals in the parks carries…

WASHINGTON, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- - July 25th Marks 40th Anniversary of Vatican's Devastating Decision Forty years ago, a decision was announced that has had a catastrophic impact on the poor and powerless around the world. On July 25, 1968, Pope Paul VI slammed the door on the hopes of the vast majority of Catholics and confirmed a complete prohibition on modern methods of contraception. The papal encyclical Humanae Vitae was a defining moment in modern church history and continues to be a source of great conflict and division in the church. It is a little-known fact that before Humanae…

Even if you're a caricature of the worst kind of maintenance person, such as Groundskeeper Willie in "The Simpson", there's a lesson for real life teachers. Apparently, the lesson is 'don't be like that.' And the rest of the Simpsons supporting cast can teach educators a thing or two as well, say two academics in their paper, “Images of the Teacher in The Simpsons: Subversive, Superficial, or Sentimental?” which was presented at “The Teacher: Image, Icon, Identity” conference in Glasgow, Scotland. “Given the often central role that the figure of the teacher plays in ‘The Simpsons,’ there is…

Taking the epilepsy drug topiramate alone or along with other epilepsy drugs during pregnancy may increase the risk of birth defects, according to a study published in the July 22, 2008, issue of Neurology. Research has shown that many epilepsy drugs increase the risk of birth defects, but little research has been done on topiramate. Studies have shown that topiramate increases the risk of birth defects in animals. Maintaining effective epilepsy treatment during pregnancy is crucial because seizures may cause harm to the fetus. For the study, researchers examined women who became pregnant…

DEAR GENERAL CHEMISTRY TEACHERS by CAMILO APITA TABINAS: GOOD DAY! I am pleased to introduce to you "Naming and Writing Simple Inorganic Chemical Formulas Text and Module with Worksheets", a book that offers an alternative method of teaching chemical nomenclature.As we all know, one major goal in teaching General Chemistry especially to non-chemistry majors is for the students to become literate in chemistry. Literacy in chemistry comes in two forms: The Literal Literacy, that is, being able to name and write chemical formulas, and the Conceptual Literacy, that is, being able to understand…

Sideria Hendricks is only 10 years old, but she already has suffered two strokes. The first occurred on Christmas Eve a few years ago. Sideria suddenly couldn't speak, and her left arm and left leg went limp. She eventually recovered, but later suffered a second minor stroke. About 3,200 strokes occur each year in children under age 18. Although strokes are among the top ten causes of death in childhood, family members and doctors often are slow to recognize symptoms, said Dr. Jose Biller, a co-author of the American Heart Association's new guidelines for managing strokes in children.…

Why do humans cooperate in things as diverse as environment conservation or the creation of fairer societies, even when they don’t receive anything in exchange or, worst, they might even be penalized? This is a question that has puzzled academics for centuries, especially since in evolution the basis for the “survival of the fittest” is, after all, selfishness. But in an article just published in the journal Nature, three Portuguese theoretical physicists developed a mathematical model capable of providing a way out from this conundrum through the introduction of social diversity - a…

Living on a desert island may not even be a mode of escape from Lyme disease because birds can also be a carrier of infected ticks. Dorothy Leland, who is an advocate with the California Lyme Disease Association and has a daughter with the disease used to love the outdoors a lot more. Since her daughter contracted Lyme over three years ago Leland has taken a different perspective on life in the great outdoors. Ticks that carry the Lyme disease infection, which causes a rash that looks similar to Saturn rings, is a very complex disease to spot, prevent, and cure. Lyme disease associations…