Rapid pathogen sensing remains a pressing issue today since conventional identification methodsare tedious, cost intensive and time consuming, typically requiring from 48 to 72 h. In turn, chip based technologies, such as microarrays and microfluidic biochips, offer real alternatives capable of filling this technological gap. In particular microfluidic biochips make the development of fast, sen...

The Conceptual Wetland Mitigation Plan for Phase II expansion to the John J. Briscoe Reservoir (Briscoe Reservoir) near Monroe, Georgia uses innovative approaches to restoring palustrine wetland functions to existing lacustrine habitats. This paper presents strategies for the design of forested and scrub-shrub wetland habitats in former wastewater treatment ponds and wetland design approach and...

Wikipedia despite having a very small budget has been among the top ten most visited websites for over half a decade. Being this visible also generated the problem of ill intended people modifying Wikipedia in a destructive manner. VandalSense is an experimental tool programmed by F. Gediz Aksit to automatically identify vandalism on Wikipedia through the use of machine learning and text mining...

This article presents data which support the use of a cognitive anthropology research method, "pile sorting," to compliment and enhance the qualitative and quantitative evaluation tools used by drug preve~tion programs. The method was employed in the assessment of a Drug, Alcohol, and AiDS prevention program conducted by a community based organization. It produced significant information on the...

The current study investigated seasonal variation in internet searches regarding sex and mating behaviors. Harmonic analyses were used to examine the seasonal trends of Google keyword searches during the past 5 years for topics related to pornography, prostitution, and mate-seeking. Results indicated a consistent 6-month harmonic cycle with the peaks of keyword searches related to sex and matin...

as an experiment to determine whether volunteer occupational therapists could be used with safety and expediency in these wards. I stammered a "thank you" to Steve's comment about my dress. I had worn an old figured cotton print, expecting to have it paint-splashed by evening, but the colours were still bold and strong. I made a mental note always to wear bright colours on my visits. Much later...

Language may have evolved as a signal of mental fitness. However, it remains unclear what language form and topic men use to covertly signal mate quality. In this study 69 men created compliments to impress unfamiliar women they chose to either date or work with and provided hand scans to compute 2D4D ratio as a proxy for prenatal testosterone exposure and masculinity indicator. Compliments wer...

The study of compliment speech act has been under investigation on many occasions in recent years. In this study, an attempt is made to explore appraisals performed by native English speakers and Iranian EFL learners to find out how these two groups diverge or converge from each other with regard to complimenting patterns and norms. The participants of the study were 60 advanced Iranian EFL lea...