L. F. Veríssimo Homenagem artística
Abre no dia 02 de julho exposição de tapeceiras, uma delas minha irmã Lia Maria Cechella Achutti.
June 22, 2013
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A University of California, Berkeley study has found that a lack of new emerging species contributes to extinction over a period of millions of years. The researchers studied 19 groups of mammals that either are extinct or in decline from a past peak in diversity, as in the case of horses, elephants, rhinos and others. … more…
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Influenza Vaccine and Tobacco
Influenza Vaccine Breakthrough Makes Use of Tobacco Referred by the AMICOR Maria Inês Reinert Azambuja Added by Janet Grace Ortigas on June 23, 2013. Saved under Health, Janet Grace Ortigas Tags: top [image: Influenza Vaccine Breakthrough Makes Use of Tobacco] Could tobacco be the next influenza vaccine breakthrough to fight the disease? If the tobacco influenza vaccine trials go as planned, it could be available in 2016. What a shocking discovery. We all know that smoking can cause heart disease, emphysema, and cancer. In fact, it’s the leading cause of preventable illness and death in... mais »
Influenza Vaccine Breakthrough Makes Use of Tobacco Referred by the AMICOR Maria Inês Reinert Azambuja Added by Janet Grace Ortigas on June 23, 2013. Saved under Health, Janet Grace Ortigas Tags: top [image: Influenza Vaccine Breakthrough Makes Use of Tobacco] Could tobacco be the next influenza vaccine breakthrough to fight the disease? If the tobacco influenza vaccine trials go as planned, it could be available in 2016. What a shocking discovery. We all know that smoking can cause heart disease, emphysema, and cancer. In fact, it’s the leading cause of preventable illness and death in... mais »
wake-up call for cardiologists 2002
Cardiovascular disease and the global tobacco epidemic: a wake-up call for cardiologists - Samer Jabbour[image: email address], - K.Srinath Reddy, - Walinjom F.T. Muna, - Aloyzio Achutti Received 21 January 2002; received in revised form 16 April 2002; accepted 5 May 2002. - Abstract - Full Text - PDF - References Abstract The global tobacco epidemic continues unabated with the recruitment of young people, including women, to join the ranks of smokers. Even though cardiovascular diseases account for some of the major tobacco-related morbidity and m... mais »
Cardiovascular disease and the global tobacco epidemic: a wake-up call for cardiologists - Samer Jabbour[image: email address], - K.Srinath Reddy, - Walinjom F.T. Muna, - Aloyzio Achutti Received 21 January 2002; received in revised form 16 April 2002; accepted 5 May 2002. - Abstract - Full Text - PDF - References Abstract The global tobacco epidemic continues unabated with the recruitment of young people, including women, to join the ranks of smokers. Even though cardiovascular diseases account for some of the major tobacco-related morbidity and m... mais »
Tiny human pulse
Measuring the human pulse from tiny head movements to help diagnose cardiac disease June 24, 2013*(It remember me Balistocardiography...)* [image: Using direction and magnitude of movement of feature points for pulse signal extraction] Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have developed a new algorithm that can accurately measure the heart rates of people depicted in ordinary digital video by analyzing imperceptibly small head movements that accompany the rush of blood caused by the heart’s contractions. In tests, the algorithm gave pulse measu... mais »
Dr. James Martin 1933 – 2013
Dr. James Martin 1933 – 2013June 26, 2013 *Statement by Oxford Martin School* It is with great sadness that the Oxford Martin School has learned of the death of our Founder, Dr James Martin. James Martin was an inspiration to millions — an extraordinary intellect, with wide-ranging interests, boundless energy and an unwavering commitment to addressing the greatest challenges facing humanity. For 25 years Martin was the highest-selling author of books on computing and related technology. He wrote a record 104 books, many of which have been seminal in their field, and was renowned for h... mais »
Emotions = faces
About FaceFor half a century, one theory about the way we experience and express emotion has helped shape how we practice psychology, do police work, and even fight terrorism. But what if that theory is wrong? By Shannon Fischer | Boston Magazine | July 2013 [image: emotions-facial-expressions-not-related-1] PHOTOGRAPHS BY JESSE BURKE Forty-six years ago a young San Francisco–based cowboy of a psychologist named Paul Ekman emerged from the jungle with proof of a powerful idea. During the previous couple of years, he had set out trying to prove a theory popularized in the 19th century b... mais »
atomic-scale structure
This Image Could Lead to Better Antibiotics*Berkeley Lab scientists create atomic-scale structure of ribosome attached to a molecule that controls its motion* JUNE 27, 2013 Dan Krotz dakrotz@lbl.gov 53 Feature [image: ribosome2] This may look like a tangle of squiggly lines, but you’re actually looking at a molecular machine called a ribosome. Its job is to translate DNA sequences into proteins, the workhorse compounds that sustain you and all living things./.../
Virus brain-mapping technique
Virus brain-mapping technique uncovers circuits involved in Parkinson’s disease and Huntington’s diseaseJune 28, 2013 Basal ganglia (credit: Wikimedia Commons) Gladstone Institutes and Salk Institute researchers have assembled brain-wide maps of neurons that connect with the basal ganglia, a region of the brain involved in movement and decision-making. **Developing a better understanding of this region is important as it could inform research into disorders causing basal ganglia dysfunction, including Parkinson’s disease and Huntington’s disease. Team leaders Gladstone Investigator An... mais »
Bigger Cities
Bigger Cities Do More with Less New science reveals why cities become more productive and efficient as they grow By Luís M. A. Bettencourt and Geoffrey B. West *http://www.scientificamerican.com/cities/ * Special Issue: Cities *The city is a solution to the problems of our age, and this week, we present it in the true urban spirit: best ideas forward *» GREATER POPULATION, GREATER DIVIDENDSImage: Graphic by Bryan Christie More In This Article - OverviewEngines of Innovation - SidebarGreater Population, Greater Dividends [Video] For centuries, people have painted ... mais »
Tabagismo referências Duncan 4a. Edição
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Healthier Lifestyle
Wearable Devices Nudge You to a Healthier Lifestyle An advantage of the Up band is its powerful software, which can plot hours of sleep against physical activity, so you can see how exercise affects your sleep. By DAVID POGUEPublished: June 26, 2013 5 Comments You’ve heard of the Quantified Self movement? It’s the rise of watches, clips and bracelets that monitor your physical activity, sleep and other biological functions. The idea is that continual numerical awareness of your lifestyle works to motivate you: to park farther away, to get off the subway one stop sooner, to take more s... mais »
Health Promotion Helsinki, 2013
*Promoting Health for All and Social Justice in the Era of Global Capitalism DRAFT v.4 – **12 June 2013* A call to action by the People’s Health Movement at the 8th Global Conference on Health Promotion Helsinki, Finland – 14 June 2013 Activists from the People’s Health Movement met during the WHO 8 th Global Conference on Health Promotion to critique the official Conference Statement and develop a progressive call for action based on strong social justice principles. The draft below reflects our deliberation and is being circulated for further comment and debate. Please send comments... mais »
Buying Happiness
[image: Michael Norton] Michael Norton of Harvard Business SchoolImage: Steph Stevens Using Money to Buy Happiness Two scholars offer scientific advice on getting the most happiness for your dollar By Gareth Cook We live in America with two bits of contradictory received wisdom — that you’d be a lot better off if you made more money, and that money can’t buy you happiness. Now two scholars suggest another way of thinking about the relationship between cash and joy: To a large degree, how you spend is just as important as how *much* you spend.Michael Norton, an associate professor at ... mais »
Are People the Problem, the Solution, or Both?
[image: The Floating University] - Home - Get Started - Lectures - Lecture Video - Transcript - Outline - Glossary - Review Questions - Quizzes *Malthus Miffed: Are People the Problem, the Solution, or Both? **An Introduction to Demography and Populations Study Through an Examination of the World's Population.* JOEL COHEN, Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of Populations, Rockefeller University, Mathematical Biologist, Columbia University *Lesson Overview* Why study demography? You will be growing up in the generation where the baby boomers are going int... mais »
Gaudi
[image: 161º Aniversário de Antoni Gaudí] - - - - - - - - Mais imagens Antoni Gaudí Antoni Placid Gaudí i Cornet foi um arquitecto catalão, um dos símbolos da cidade de Barcelona, onde se educou e passou grande parte da vida. Aparece como um arquitecto de novas concepções plásticas ligado ao modernismo catalão. Wikipédia Nascimento: 25 de junho de 1852, Reus, Espanha Falecimento: 10 de junho de 1926, Barcelona, Espanha Sepultamento: Templo Expiatório da Sagrada Família, Barcelona, Espanha Filiação: Francesc Gaudí i Serra, Antònia Cornet i Bertran Irm... mais »
Workout music
Workout music and your supplementary motor cortexby tomstafford *Why do we like to listen to tunes when we exercise? Psychologist Tom Stafford searches for answers within our brains, not the muscles we are exercising.* Perhaps you have a favourite playlist for going to the gym or the park. Even if you haven't, you're certain to have seen joggers running along with headphones in their ears. Lots of us love to exercise to music, feeling like it helps* *to reduce effort and increase endurance. As a psychologist, the interesting thing for me is not just whether music helps when exercisin... mais »
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