News tagged with managing type

Scientists refute Greenpeace claim that genetically modified corn caused new insect pest

An article in the forthcoming issue of the Journal of Integrated Pest Management (JIPM) refutes claims by Greenpeace Germany that the western bean cutworm (WBC), Striacosta albicosta (Smith), is "a new plant pest" that wa ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (13) | comments 4

Production of biofuel from forests will increase greenhouse emissions

The largest and most comprehensive study yet done on the effect of biofuel production from West Coast forests has concluded that an emphasis on bioenergy would increase carbon dioxide emissions from these ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 23, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (11) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

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

Researchers find link between personality and credit scores

The use of credit scores as employment screening tools is a hotly debated topic. According to a 2010 poll by the Society for Human Resource Management, 60 percent of surveyed employers conducted credit checks for some or ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1