Even the tiniest microscopic organisms make waves when they swim. In fact, dealing with these waves is a fact of life for the ulcer-causing bacteria H. pylori.
General Physics
Jan 18, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study finds that Florida's 2002 constitutional amendment mandating a reduction in the size of classes in school districts throughout the state had no discernible impact upon student achievement, either ...
Social Sciences
May 14, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Humans are incredibly cooperative, but why do people cooperate and how is cooperation maintained? A new research study by UCLA anthropology professor Robert Boyd and his colleagues from the Santa Fe Institute ...
Social Sciences
May 1, 2010
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While nepotism may have negative connotations in politics and the workplace, being surrounded by your relatives does lead to better group dynamics and more cooperation in some animals. That certainly seems to be the case ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 26, 2009
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Managing problematic student behavior is one of the most persistent, challenging, and controversial issues facing schools today. Yet despite best intentions to build a more inclusive and punitive-free education system, school ...
Education
Apr 15, 2024
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It may be possible to change the purchasing behavior of consumers noticeably using some simple strategies. At least this is what a study, carried out by the University of Bonn and the Technical University of Munich, indicates. ...
Social Sciences
Apr 4, 2024
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Dairy cows receive a huge amount of care during their lives on a farm, but procedures, especially restraining during procedures, can be stressful for some animals. Positive reinforcement training—or training with a reward ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 14, 2024
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Allyship—the practice of relatively advantaged group members acting with the intention to support, advocate and improve circumstances for relatively disadvantaged groups—is critical to promoting more inclusive and equitable ...
Social Sciences
Feb 27, 2024
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Many dung beetles use mammalian feces as a food source and build and relocate dung balls to lay eggs and shelter their larvae. This behavior provides many ecosystem services including nutrient cycling, secondary seed dispersal, ...
Ecology
Nov 20, 2023
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Cooperation is one of the elements that form the foundation of social systems; nonetheless, the intricacies of its evolutionary mechanisms are not fully understood. Recently, "multiplex networks" have garnered attention as ...
Social Sciences
Oct 27, 2023
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