News tagged with active management

IPM decreased pesticide use in University of Florida housing

A new study recently published in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management (JIPM) shows that from 2003 to 2008, the use of insecticide active ingredients was reduced by about 90% in University of Florida housing buildings after ...

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

First Australians did not boost fire activity

(PhysOrg.com) -- The arrival of the first people in Australia about 50,000 years ago did not result in significantly greater fire activity, according to a landmark new research report on the continent's fire history going ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 06, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0

UT professors find mixing business with politics pays off

Now that the 2010 election is over, here is something to consider for the 2012 race: If you want to fatten your company's profits, contribute to a political campaign.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Nov 11, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Type 2 diabetes and insulin use are associated with colorectal cancer in men

There is an association between type 2 diabetes mellitus and colorectal cancer (CRC) among men, but not women, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Associ ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Oct 18, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

When good companies do bad things: Examining illegal corporate behavior

The more prominent and financially successful a corporation becomes, the more likely it is to break the law, according to a new study led by a Michigan State University scholar that challenges previous research.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

High human impact ocean areas along US West Coast revealed

Climate change, fishing and commercial shipping top the list of threats to the ocean off the West Coast of the United States.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 11, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (10) | comments 1

Growing danger from post-birth bleeding

Post-partum haemorrhage (PPH) immediately after giving birth is the largest threat to new mothers in high-income countries. An Australian study, featured in the open access journal BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, shows that a ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Help for the overweight could be at the end of a phone

Counselling via the phone and internet can help weight management in overweight individuals, according to a Dutch study published in the open access journal, BMC Public Health.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0