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Nature Publishing Group
07 Nov 2007
Summaries of newsworthy papers include Atmospheric science: Detecting ozone intrusions, Planetary science: Saturn’s radio clock, Development: How the body builds an asymmetric aorta, Quantum physics: The perfect couple and finally…Be not afraid
Keio University
07 Nov 2007
ASEAN is considering an East Asian Free Trade Agreement. Can ASEAN remain in the driver's seat of regional integration and be an effective hub? The FTA proliferation also has important consequences and effects for East Asia and the world trading system.
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
07 Nov 2007
ALEPPO, Syria: A low-cost technology developed by scientists at ICARDA to treat high level of magnesium in soil by using calcium has demonstrated the potential to double the crop yield in magnesium-rich soils in Central Asia.
Nature Publishing Group
07 Nov 2007
In Nature China this week - People at risk of cardiovascular disease can improve the condition of their blood vessels and carotid arteries by consuming soy products and scientists have validated an improved technique for detecting the early stages of kidney disease in Chinese patients
Nature Publishing Group
04 Nov 2007
Summaries of newsworthy papers include In vivo folding lights up, RNA interference insecticides, Genetic variants associated with rheumatoid arthritis and Genes for Transplants
RIKEN
02 Nov 2007
The properties of electrons on the surface of an unusual metal will supply clues—and puzzles—to theorists
RIKEN
02 Nov 2007
Immunologists reveal the switch between two components in the signal pathways for two types of immune response
RIKEN
02 Nov 2007
On November 2, 2007, it was announced that the Japanese government will award the Medal with Purple Ribbon to Professor Satoshi Kawata for his considerable contributions to the development of science and technology. Professor Kawata is Chief Scientist of the Nanophotonics Laboratory.
Tokyo University of Science
02 Nov 2007
The Tokyo University of Science and the National Chemical Laboratory of India (NCL) signed an academic exchange agreement. NCL produces India's largest number of PhDs in the industrial chemistry field and submits the most domestic and overseas patent applications in India.
Tokyo University of Science
02 Nov 2007
On September 3, 2007, the Tokyo University of Science and the University of Modena e Reggio Emilia of Italy signed an academic exchange agreement. Dr. Shin Takeuchi, President of TUS, visited the University of Modena e Reggio Emilia to take part in a signing ceremony for the agreement.
Tokyo University of Science
02 Nov 2007
The Tokyo University of Science and Korea University signed an academic exchange agreement. Established in 1905 and located in Seoul, Korea University is the Republic of Korea's top private university. It ranks only behind Seoul National University in terms of prestige.
Tokyo University of Science
02 Nov 2007
On October 1, 2007, the Tokyo University of Science and the School of Mechanical and Power Engineering of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, signed an academic exchange agreement. The university has produced many leading figures in China's political, financial, and academic circles, including President Jiang Zemin.
Tokyo University of Science
02 Nov 2007
The Tokyo University of Science and the University of Jaén of Spain signed an academic exchange agreement. This marks the first time University of Jaén has entered into an academic exchange agreement with a Japanese university.
Tokyo University of Science
02 Nov 2007
The Tokyo University of Science and the Moscow Power Engineering Institute (Technical University) of Russia signed an academic exchange agreement. Established in 1930, this institute (university) is Russia's largest power engineering university and science center.
Nature Publishing Group
31 Oct 2007
Summaries of newsworthy papers include Fires affect carbon balance in boreal forest, Breaking the silence, Stars spiral into life, Dance for your supper, Time taken to first base, The workhorse picks up speed and Caribbean reefs struggling to recover from ecological sucker punches
Nature Publishing Group
31 Oct 2007
Nondrug rewards could be a viable alternative to addictive drugs according to a study published in Neuropsychopharmacology. This finding could have important implications for those seeking treatment for drug addiction.
Nature Publishing Group
31 Oct 2007
Treating wheat seeds with lasers can help them grow into plants that are resistant to ultraviolet radiation and drought.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
30 Oct 2007
Most developing countries will not reach the MDG target on hunger and poverty, let alone those focusing on education, health, and human rights. According to World Bank projections, by 2015 700 million people worldwide will remain poor — many of them extremely poor — and 600 million will go hungry.
University of the Philippines Diliman
30 Oct 2007
The article analyzes two cases of domestic violence involving Filipino women in Australia, Rosalina Canonizado and Annabel Strzelecki. Interviews of their close relations and newspaper representations reveal sexual and racial "othering" of the women in the discourse of "mail-order bride."
University of the Philippines Diliman
30 Oct 2007
The study examines the content of websites featuring prospective brides from the Philippines and Thailand. It explains how and why the representation of Thai and Filipino women on intermarriage websites involves power and violence thus creating unequal Third World-First World power relations that are embedded in international migration circuits.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
28 Oct 2007
Yongxuan from Guangzhou in southern China told the meeting that pollution-control regulations appeared to be doing little to clean up her country’s severely degraded rivers, while Gerald from Accra pointed out that much of the Ghanaian capital’s wastewater is dumped directly into the ocean.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
28 Oct 2007
IDRC congratulates the The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on being awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, and is proud to be associated with some of its contributors.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
28 Oct 2007
For some journalists, being under the gun has nothing to do with a deadline. Join us for a roundtable discussion with journalists from the developing world who have been up against apartheid, tyranny, censorship, corruption, and other enemies of democracy.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
28 Oct 2007
When corrupt business alliances collectively wield more economic clout than some sovereign states, what can be done?
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
28 Oct 2007
Hunger can be eradicated “in my lifetime,” says the man known as the father of the Green Revolution in India. M.S. Swaminathan speaks about his values, his achievements, and his ambitions.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
28 Oct 2007
The AssessUrBook initiative opens up a new dimension in examination and assessment approaches for basic accounting.
Nature Publishing Group
28 Oct 2007
Summaries of newsworthy papers include Long live transplants!, Phosphorylation on demand and Responding to sepsis
RIKEN
25 Oct 2007
Specialized immune cells orchestrate proper elimination of dead cells to prevent inflammation
RIKEN
25 Oct 2007
RIKEN scientists have developed a way to create incredibly brief bursts of high-frequency light that should help to take better snapshots of atoms
RIKEN
25 Oct 2007
Researchers from Japan have shown that zinc can be used by the cell to transduce extracellular signals into cellular responses by propagating intracellular signaling pathways.