The Role Of Hope In Promoting Participation In Collective Action
What leads people who are not social or political activists to engage in collective action to change a situation for the better? Previous research on…
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Yearly Archive: 2019
How Winter Soil CO2 Fluxes Respond To Altered Snow Depth In A Temperate Forest Ecosystem
Climate change models suggest that the average temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere will gradually increase 2~5 °C over the next decades. The depth of snow…
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Another Feather In The Cap Of The Breast Cancer Oncogene IKKε
There has been considerable progress in the treatment of breast cancer. Advances in diagnosis, surgery, radiotherapy, and targeted chemotherapy have transformed the lives of many…
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What Is Stop Codon?
Every cell in your body contains strands of DNA wrapped into tightly bound structures called chromosomes. The DNA in your cells contains genetic information, encoded…
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What Is The Blastocyst?
Human embryogenesis is an extremely complex process. In the first 8 weeks after the creation of a zygote, a single cell will develop into a…
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How Many Cups Are In A Pint?
Exactly how many cups are in a pint? There are 2 cups in one pint, when measured in the United States customary units. While this…
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What Is Facilitated Diffusion?
Facilitated diffusion is a process that enables the selective movement/transport of substances in and out of a cell. The cell membrane has pores within it…
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Algebra Formulas: Cheat Sheet
Do you remember the quadratic formula? How about the equation of a circle? What about the formula for exponents and logarithms? Odds are you have…
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If You Burn Them, They Will Return: A Case Of Ant-Plant Interactions In A Fire-Prone Brazilian Ecosystem
Climate changes and anthropogenic disturbances are current threats to biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Ecosystem health depends not only on its biodiversity per se but also…
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Should There Be An Age Limit For Owning A Gun?
Last week represented the one-year anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL. In the wake of this tragedy, the…
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The “Weapons Effect”: Seeing Firearms Can Prime Aggressive Thoughts
“Guns not only permit violence, they can stimulate it as well. The finger pulls the trigger, but the trigger may also be pulling the finger.”…
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