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Researchers Take First Steps to Create Biodegradable Displays for Electronics

By Guest PostNovember 28, 2015Sciencebiodegradability, biodegradable displays, electronics, light emitting polymer, peptide nanotubes, soma khanra, suchismita guha, university of missouri

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Americans, on average, replace their mobile phones every 22 months, junking more than 150 million phones a year in the process. When it comes to recycling and processing all of this electronic waste, the World Health Organization reports that even low exposure to the electronic elements can cause significant health risks. Now, University of Missouri researchers are on the path to creating biodegradable electronics by using organic components in screen displays. The researchers’ advancements could one day help reduce electronic waste in the world’s landfills. (more…)

Genetic Study of ‘Co-Evolution’ Could Provide Clues to Better Food Production

By Guest PostAugust 3, 2015Sciencebacteria foraging worm, co evolution, dipon ghosh, DNA, earthquake warning system, genetic study, genomes, global population, harold tobin, joel miller, shakealert, stockholm university, toxic bacteria, university of missouri, verena baumann, washington shakealert, worm caenorhabditis

Evolutionary ‘arms race’ between caterpillars and cabbage plants helped form present-day butterfly and plant species

COLUMBIA, Mo. – In 1964, renowned biologists Peter Raven and Paul Erhlich published a landmark study that introduced the concept of co-evolution. Using butterflies and plants as primary examples, the team determined that two species can reciprocally drive each other’s evolution and development. Now, an international team of researchers led by the University of Missouri and Stockholm University has used cutting-edge genomics to analyze the co-evolution theory and identified the mechanisms responsible for this phenomenon. Scientists believe that understanding how co-evolution works could help provide genetic clues for producing heartier plants and food for a growing global population. (more…)

Better Social Media Techniques Increase Fan Interest, Engagement

By Guest PostJune 8, 2015Small Business, Technologyamerican practice, better, boardwalk cafe, chicago area 2, diversity report, increase, major league baseball, mlb, nicholas watanabe, police violence, re tweeting, twitter account, university of missouri, west side chicago

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Due to the ever-increasing number of people using social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter, businesses and organizations, such as professional sports teams, are expanding their marketing and communication efforts to engage people with their brands through those sites. Now, Nicholas Watanabe, an assistant teaching professor at the University of Missouri, along with colleagues from MU and Louisiana State University, analyzed Major League Baseball (MLB) teams’ use of Twitter to engage and increase fan interest. They found that the more individual teams released original content from their Twitter accounts, such as score updates or player profiles, the more followers they gained and engagement they initiated. The researchers say their findings could provide guidance for many businesses struggling with how to use social media. (more…)

Job Seekers with “Learning” Attitude Have More Success

By Guest PostMarch 20, 2015Economy, Jobsclustered particles, daniel turban, elasticity of gels, fabric softener, kathryn whitaker, lehigh university, lifehand 2, pmma, prothese, springiness, university of missouri

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Many New Year’s resolutions often involve finding a different career path. A new joint study by University of Missouri and Lehigh University researchers found that job seekers with attitudes focused on “learning” from the job-seeking process will have more success finding their dream jobs. (more…)

Chemicals Released During Natural Gas Extraction May Harm Human Reproduction and Development

By Guest PostFebruary 21, 2015Environment, Health5g whiz, cell network, chemicals, development, gas, harm, harmful, human health, human reproduction, marwan krunz, unconventional oil, university of missouri, wi gig

Scientists draw conclusions after review of more than 150 studies; suggest further scientific study

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Unconventional oil and gas (UOG) operations combine directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” to release natural gas from underground rock. Recent discussions have centered on potential air and water pollution from chemicals used in these processes and how it affects the more than 15 million Americans living within one mile of UOG operations. Now, Susan C. Nagel, a researcher with the University of Missouri, and national colleagues have conducted the largest review to date of research centered on fracking byproducts and their effects on human reproductive and developmental health. They determined that exposure to chemicals released in fracturing may be harmful to human health in men, women and children and recommend further scientific study. (more…)

Businesses Can Help Preserve Endangered Species, Improve Employee Morale With Small Landscape Changes

By Guest PostJanuary 27, 2015Sciencebusinesses, confederate army, endangered species, lifespans of veterans, metallcarbonylkomplexe, university of missouri

COLUMBIA, Mo.—Raptors, or birds of prey, some of which are endangered species, typically live in environments that provide natural land cover, such as forests and grasslands. Protecting endangered raptor species helps maintain food chain balance and prevents overpopulation of common raptor prey, such as snakes and rodents. As more businesses are built on the edges of urban areas, land where raptors once lived becomes industrialized, which raises concerns about the consequences of habitat destruction on raptor populations. Now, University of Missouri researchers have found that businesses can contribute to raptor preservation efforts by engaging in less development of lawn areas and increased planting or preservation of native grasslands and woodlots. (more…)

Intervention Helps Decrease “Mean Girl” Behaviors, MU Researchers Find

By Guest PostDecember 22, 2014Scienceantiblockiersystem in arterien, behaviors, bullying, intervention, lai wen, michelle zabat, researcher, schuetzt vor herzinfarkt, smart dubai, susanne feil, teen girls, university of missouri, vegan kimchi, william sano

Combination of group counseling, caregiver training reduces relational aggression in teen girls

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Relational aggression, or “mean girl” bullying, is a popular subject in news and entertainment media. This nonphysical form of aggression generally used among adolescent girls includes gossiping, rumor spreading, exclusion and rejection. As media coverage has illustrated, relational aggression can lead to tragic and sometimes fatal outcomes. Despite these alarming concerns, little has been done to prevent and eliminate these negative behaviors. Now, University of Missouri researchers have developed and tested an intervention that effectively decreases relational aggression among teen girls. (more…)

Duck Migration Study Reveals Importance of Conserving Wetlands, MU Researchers Find

By Guest PostSeptember 29, 2014Natureamerican midwest, birds, cafnr, canada, data, dylan kesler, earths plates movement, gedaechtnisprozess, gedaechtnisspuren, instrumented nanoindentation, kathryn kumamoto, lightning, marlene bartos, mir mine, rhythmus der erinnerung, satellite tracking technology, strength of olivine, strikes, university of missouri, wildlife species

COLUMBIA, Mo. – During the 2011 and 2012 migration seasons, University of Missouri researchers monitored mallard ducks with new remote satellite tracking technology, marking the first time ducks have been tracked closely during the entirety of their migration from Canada to the American Midwest and back. The research revealed that mallards use public and private wetland conservation areas extensively as they travel hundreds of miles across the continent. Dylan Kesler, an assistant professor of fisheries and wildlife in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources at MU, says these findings illustrate the importance of maintaining protected wetland areas. (more…)

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