News tagged with growth rate

Spring nitrogen fertilizing for optimal wheat production

With longer and warmer days, wheat seeding and fertilizing has begun across the state. Using the right fertilizer source, rate, timing and placement is important for optimal production. Montana State University Extension ...

Biology / Other

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Population adds to planet's pressure cooker, but few options

The world's surging population is a big driver of environmental woes but the issue is complex and solutions are few, experts at a major conference here say.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 6

Crime rates unsettled in Marcellus Shale drilling areas, study finds

There are no definitive findings that Marcellus Shale drilling activity has affected crime rates in Pennsylvania, but more study is needed, according to a preliminary report conducted recently by the Justice Center for Research ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Anderson Forecast: U.S. economy mired in slump, but little chance of double-dip recession

In its fourth quarterly report of 2011, the UCLA Anderson Forecast's outlook for the nation sees gross domestic product growth at a "below-trend rate" for the next five quarters.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Slowest crystal growth ever measured

(PhysOrg.com) -- Deep within a silver and lead mine in Naica, Mexico, scientists discovered what is now known as Cueva de los Cristales, or Cave of Crystals, close to a decade ago. The gypsum crystals found ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 4 | with audio podcast report

India health costs a crisis impoverishing millions

(AP) -- When Nasir Khan cried out at night from the searing pain of kidney stones, the entire slum could hear him.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Invading weed threatens devastation to western rangelands

A new field study confirms that an invasive weed called medusahead has growth advantages over most other grass species, suggesting it will continue to spread across much of the West, disrupt native ecosystems ...

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 11, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New research shows why some communities embrace environmental conservation and others don't

Continued support for off-shore oil drilling by Gulf Coast residents who are dealing with one of the most devastating environmental disasters in U.S. history might seem surprising, but new research from the University of ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Wealthier, but not necessarily healthier

One of the most famous and influential mantras of Barack Obama’s chief economic adviser - that wealthier nations are also healthier - has been called into question by a new study.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 07, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Prostate cancer study's dramatic results

(PhysOrg.com) -- The risk of death for men suffering from locally advanced or high-risk prostate cancer could be dramatically cut, according to a new international study involving Cardiff University.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 30, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Microfinance tied to economy, study finds

A nation's economy plays a surprisingly large role in the success or failure of microfinance - the practice of making small loans to farmers or business owners too poor to provide collateral, according to a study led by a ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jun 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Florida expected to start adding residents again after population decline

(PhysOrg.com) -- It's a small bounce, but Florida's population should rebound this year from its first loss in more than half a century in a hopeful sign for the struggling state economy, new estimates from the University ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: States need economic freedom to benefit from natural resources

(PhysOrg.com) -- States with small governments, low taxes and labor market freedom enjoy greater benefits from natural resource development than states with large and intrusive government policies, according to a new study ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Survival rates for cancer rise across Ireland

Survival rates for cancer are continuing to rise even though the number of cases being diagnosed is increasing, an all-Ireland report launched today reveals.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA approves new drug for deadly kidney cancer

(AP) -- A drug from Novartis has won U.S. approval as a treatment for patients with kidney cancer that has returned after treatment with older drugs.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0