Internet addiction and depression
A study out last year from the journal Psychopathology found a relationship between excessive Internet use and depression. It was based on an online questionnaire sent to 1319 respondents. Here are some selected portions of the abstract (my bold): There is a growing awareness of a psychiatric construct that needs to be better defined and [...]
Pradaxa’s unusually short shelf life
It’s only 30 days if dispensed in a bottle, which is the usual practice in US pharmacies. Via Heartwire, HT to Dr. John M.
How Many Eggs Do You Have? Scientists Say Females Able to Make Eggs Later in Life.
I opened up my issue of “Science″ magazine from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and saw the article titled, “Study Suggests a Renewable Source of Eggs and Stirs More Controversy.” Wow. Apparently some stem cell biologists, Ji Wu and colleagues, at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China found that adult [...]
Special issue: New structures and new analysis methods
International Journal of Structural Engineering 1(3/4) 2010 Some issues on the design and analysis of pneumatic structures Overall stiffness evaluation and shape optimisation of a tensegric structure Composite stressed skin roofs for liquid design architecture A review on conceptual design with morphological indicators A bi-stable rolling hinge for variable geometry structures Experiment and non-linear analysis [...]
Why is Fidel Castro defending a rabid Zionist like Jeffrey Goldberg?
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2010/09/fidel-to-ahmadinejad-stop-slandering-the-jews/62566/ I think that Fidel Castro is in love with Jeffrey Goldberg, the Atlantic writer who wrote the story of the planned attack by Zionist Israel against Iran. There is no stronger partner/ally of Yankee imperialism than the state of Israel. I read the original Goldberg story and he is heavily biased in favor of [...]
