Policy interventions that enable farmers to have access to short-term debt would improve technical efficiency of Western Australian broad acre farms, according to a study from The University of Western Australia.
Economics & Business
Jan 15, 2015
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(Phys.org)—A team of researchers working at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai has for the first time found the source of sulfur atoms in lincomycin A, a lincosamide widely used as an antibiotic agent. In their ...
The evolution of the replica kit industry and subsequent rise in fans wearing sportswear as leisurewear has affected football shirt design, new University of Sheffield research has found.
Mathematics
Jan 15, 2015
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Prime Minister David Cameron has stated that the UK government will look at "switching off" some forms of encryption in order to make society safer from terror attacks. This might make a grand statement but it is impossible ...
Security
Jan 15, 2015
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Two of Scotland's leading politicians illustrate an interesting phenomenon on Twitter. In the wake of the Scottish National Party's surge in popularity following the independence referendum, Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond ...
Internet
Jan 15, 2015
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Ever heard of Campi Flegrei? It is a supervolcano in southern Italy. Literally translating as "fields of fire," only the Yellowstone caldera in the United States has more potential to devastate.
Earth Sciences
Jan 15, 2015
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Life's origins are a mystery, but every year scientists get a little bit closer to understanding what made life possible on Earth, and possibly on other planets or moons.
General Physics
Jan 15, 2015
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If you've been following the news it might seem like there's been a lot of air crashes recently. It might seem that flying has become a risky business.
Other
Jan 15, 2015
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Hackers have targeted about 19,000 French websites since a rampage by Islamic extremists left 20 dead last week, a top French cyberdefense official said Thursday as the president tried to calm the nation's inflamed religious ...
Security
Jan 15, 2015
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The AnyScale Learning For All (ALFA) Group at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) aims to solve the most challenging big-data problems—questions that go beyond the scope of typical analytics. ...
Computer Sciences
Jan 15, 2015
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