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April 24, 2008
Life-changing books: Recommendations from 17 Leading Scientists
The NewScientist asked 17 leading scientists to name the book that had the most influence on their lives. Click here to read the recommendations and to post an account of your own life-changing book in the comments.
Posted by erushton at 10:58 AM
April 16, 2008
New Mechanical Engineering Science Publications by BU Researchers
Design, fabrication, and experimental characterization of a flap valve IPMC micropump with a flexibly supported diaphragm
Authors: Nguyen, Thanh Tung; Goo, Nam Seo; Nguyen, Vinh Khanh; Yoo, Youngtai; Park, Seungbae
Source: SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL 141 (2): 640-648 FEB 15 2008
Effect of oxidation on indium solderability
Authors:Kim, Jongman; Schoeller, Harry; Cho, Junghyun; Park, Seungbae
Source: JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS 37 (4): 483-489 APR 2008
Posted by jdixon at 10:14 AM
April 11, 2008
New Biology Publications by BU Researchers
Title: Cryosurgical technique: Assessment of the fundamental variables using human prostate cancer model systems
Authors: Klossner, DP; Robilotto, AT; Clarke, DM; VanBuskirk, RG; Baust, JM; Gage, AA; Baust, JG
Source: CRYOBIOLOGY Volume: 55 Issue: 3 Pages: 189-199 Published: DEC 2007
Title: Preliminary report: Evaluation of storage conditions and cryococktails during peripheral blood mononuclear cell cryopreservation
Authors: Cosentino, LM; Corwin, W; Baust, JM; Diaz-Mayoral, N; Cooley, H; Shao, W; Van Buskirk, R; Baust, JG
Source: CELL PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGY 5 (4): 189-204 WIN 2007
Title: Ingestion and inactivation of bacteriophages by Tetrahymena
Authors: Hennemuth, W; Rhoads, LS; Eichelberger, H; Watanabe, M; Van Bell, KM; Ke, L; Kim, H; Nguyen, G; Jonas, JD; Veith, D; Van Bell, CT
Source: JOURNAL OF EUKARYOTIC MICROBIOLOGY 55 (1): 44-50 JAN-FEB 2008
Title: Further validation of a cigarette purchase task for assessing the relative reinforcing efficacy of nicotine in college smokers
Authors: MacKillop, J; Murphy, JG; Ray, LA; Eisenberg, DTA; Lisman, SA; Lum, JK; Wilson, DS
Source: EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY 16 (1): 57-65 FEB 2008
Posted by erushton at 03:45 PM
April 09, 2008
National Geographic Videos on YouTube
National Geographic has almost 500 short video clips on Youtube that could be used for instructional material.
http://www.youtube.com/user/NationalGeographic
Posted by ajbrown at 09:44 AM
New Psychology Publications by BU Researchers
Title: Does context influence the duration of locomotor sensitization to ethanol in female DBA/2J mice?
Authors: Boehm, SL; Goldfarb, KJ; Serio, KM; Moore, EM; Linsenbardt, DN
Source: PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY 197 (2): 191-201 APR 2008
Title: OCD with comorbid OCPD: A subtype of OCD?
Authors: Coles, ME; Pinto, A; Mancebo, MC; Rasmussen, SA; Eisen, JL
Source: JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH 42 (4): 289-296 MAR 2008
Title: Determination of endocannabinoid receptor antagonist SR141716 (rimonabant) in plasma by liquid chromatograph tandem mass spectrometry
Authors: McCulloch, M; Zhou, X; Xu, Y; Brunell, S; Spear, L
Source: JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY B-ANALYTICAL TECHNOLOGIES IN THE BIOMEDICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES 863 (2): 258-265 MAR 1 2008
Title: Social interactions in adolescent and adult Sprague-Dawley rats: Impact of social deprivation and test context familiarity
Authors: Varlinskaya, EI; Spear, LP
Source: BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH 188 (2): 398-405 APR 9 2008
Title: Analysis of ethanol reinforcement in 1-day-old rats: Assessment through a brief and novel operant procedure
Authors: Bordner, KA; Molina, JC; Spear, NE
Source: ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH 32 (4): 580-592 APR 2008
Title: For the good of the group? Exploring group-level evolutionary adaptations using multilevel selection theory
Authors: Gorman, RO; Wilson, DS; Sheldon, KM
Source: GROUP DYNAMICS-THEORY RESEARCH AND PRACTICE 12 (1): 17-26 MAR 2008
Title: Weight-related teasing, dysfunctional cognitions, and symptoms of depression and eating disturbances
Authors: Benas, JS; Gibb, BE
Source: COGNITIVE THERAPY AND RESEARCH 32 (2): 143-160 APR 2008
Title: Emotional abuse, verbal victimization, and the development of children's negative inferential styles and depressive symptoms
Authors: Gibb, BE; Abela, JRZ
Source: COGNITIVE THERAPY AND RESEARCH 32 (2): 161-176 APR 2008
Title: Contour integration by 6-month-old infants: Discrimination of distinct contour shapes
Authors: Baker, TJ; Tse, J; Gerhardstein, P; Adler, SA
Source: VISION RESEARCH 48 (1): 136-148 JAN 2008
Title: An evolved cognitive bias for social norms
Authors: O'Gorman, R; Wilson, DS; Miller, RR
Source: EVOLUTION AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR 29 (2): 71-78 MAR 2008
Posted by ajbrown at 09:17 AM