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Political blogging on the right and the left
Los Angeles, CA (April 19, 2012) As presidential candidates from both parties gear up for the big day in November, more and more people are turning to political blogs to provide them with the latest news on the election-front. ...
Apr 19, 2012 |
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Big Society could threaten biodiversity conservation
A study of the Moray Firth Seal Management Plan (MFSMP), in north-east Scotland, identified four key conditions for long-term success, three of which pointed to the importance of direct government involvement.
Feb 13, 2012 |
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Stop abusing insecticides in rice
To prevent devastating insect pest outbreaks in rice that cause millions of dollars of damage, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has called for a ban on certain insecticides in rice production as part of its ...
Jan 05, 2012 |
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Researchers studying 10,000 Solutions participatory online platform
What are the conditions that increase and sustain collective action?
Sep 23, 2011 |
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Exploring the future with modern information technology
European researchers are seeking to create a global computer model named FuturICT, a collective analysis platform for a better understanding of the world. The visionary idea is to design this knowledge accelerator ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 05, 2011 |
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Judge rebuffs Viacom in YouTube copyright case (Update)
(AP) -- YouTube's actions spoke louder than its founders' words when it came down to deciding whether the Internet's most watched video site illegally exploited copyrighted clips owned by media company Viacom ...
Jun 23, 2010 |
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Democracy put to the test
Developing countries that free themselves from authoritarian governments are often called “experiments in democracy.” But what happens when a researcher runs an actual field experiment in democracy? A novel ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 08, 2010 |
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Improving university-community research partnerships
Researchers from Tufts University and their community-based colleagues have identified several strategies to improve community-based participatory research (CBPR) partnerships. A study published in a supplement to the November ...
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Research identifies risk factors that affected World Trade Center evacuation
Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health have released findings identifying factors that affected evacuation from the World Trade Center (WTC) Towers on September 11. A research methodology known ...
Jan 26, 2009 |
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Public involvement usually leads to better environmental decision making
When done correctly, public participation improves the quality of federal agencies' decisions about the environment, says a new report from the National Research Council. Well-managed public involvement also increases the ...
Aug 22, 2008 |
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