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Carbon Dioxide, Heat and Odor-That Attract Mosquitoes to Humans
Mar 1, 2014It may seem like mosquitoes will bite anything with a pulse, but they're actually quite strategic in picking their victims. A new study from The Rockefeller University looked at the interaction of different sensory cues—carbon ...
Tags: Electronics, CO2
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The Game Involves Players Answering Questions and Completing Tasks
Mar 1, 2014As well as giving gamers the chance to enter an online world as a double agent and infiltrate a corrupt government, new online alternate-reality game Apocalypse of MoP also uncovers players' perceptions of provenance and how this affects ...
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Silentnight Has Invested in a New Fleet of 16 State-of-The-Art Scania G-Series Vehicles
Mar 1, 2014Silentnight has invested in a new fleet of 16 state-of-the-art Scania G-Series vehicles, helping the UK bed specialist continue its commitment to reducing its carbon footprint. The new fleet has been given a personal touch by bringing to ...
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Freeze This Year Has Local Implications,Including Possible Changes to Snowfall Amounts
Feb 28, 2014At night, as cold settles in, lake ice creaks and groans. It's been excessively cold, and I camped exposed on the snow-swept surface. Other than the lack of vegetation and the sounds at night, you'd never know you were on a lake. It feels ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
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It Is Unidentified Microscopic Species of Mite That Was Discovered by a Graduate Student
Feb 28, 2014It looks like a worm and moves like a worm – sort of. But it is a previously unidentified microscopic species of mite that was discovered by a graduate student on The Ohio State University campus. Affectionately dubbed the "Buckeye ...
Tags: Agriculture
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Liberty Interactive Group's Ecommerce Businesses Increased Revenue 8 Percent in Q4
Feb 28, 2014Liberty Interactive Corp. said in the aggregate, Liberty Interactive Group's eCommerce businesses increased revenue 8 percent to $487 million in the fourth quarter and 12 percent to $1.7 billion for the year, but still generated operating ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
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New Research Shows That Consumption of Dark Chocolate Helps Loosen up Stiff Arteries
Feb 28, 2014New research shows that consumption of dark chocolate helps loosen up stiff arteries and prevents white blood cells from sticking to thickening artery walls -- two primary causes of atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is a type of hardening ...
Tags: dark chocolate, Atherosclerosis, indicators of vascular health
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Sprouting Garlic Bulb Has More Heart-Healthy Antioxidants Than Its Fresher Counterparts
Feb 28, 2014An old, sprouting garlic bulb has more heart-healthy antioxidants than its fresher counterparts, U.S. researchers said. People have used garlic for medicinal purposes for thousands of years, and eating garlic or taking garlic supplements ...
Tags: sprouting garlic bulb, heart-healthy antioxidants, metabolites
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Network Allows Users to Search for a Vehicle by License-Plate Number and The State
Feb 28, 2014The Automotive Distribution Network says that as part of the evolving technology of its Network WebShop ecommerce solution, it has introduced a new feature that allows users to search for a vehicle by license-plate number and the state ...
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IPA Has Expanded Its Line of Trailer Testers with The #9102 Heavy Ranger MUTT
Feb 28, 2014Innovative Products of America Inc. (IPA) has expanded its line of trailer testers with the #9102 Heavy Ranger MUTT, a portable and lightweight solution for testing lights and electric brakes. The company says the new trailer tester is ...
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Costco Has Started The Promotional Drive for Its First Queensland Warehouse
Feb 28, 2014Costco has started the promotional drive for its first Queensland warehouse, with the retailer announcing that it is nearing completion on construction of the big box store and that it has begun recruiting staff. The warehouse — ...
Tags: First Queensland Store
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A Surge Has Guided TDK Life on Record's Decision to Built a Targeted Product
Feb 28, 2014A surge in portable streaming audio speakers over the past two years has guided TDK Life on Record's decision to built a targeted product range positioned squarely in the most vibrant part of the market, according to Imation, the ...
Tags: industry view, Industry Trends
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The Shift in Sexual Preferences During Ovulation Is an Evolutionary Holdover for Humans
Feb 28, 2014MONDAY Feb. 17, 2014, 2014 -- So, when you're in between menstrual periods, that shy, sensitive guy may make your heart flutter, but the burly man with the deep voice looks inexplicably irresistible when you're ovulating. There's a ...
Tags: Time of The Month, Hunk
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Number of Fertility Treatment Babies in U.S. Increasing
Feb 28, 2014Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Number of Fertility Treatment Babies in U.S. Increasing A record number of babies born in the United States in 2012 were conceived ...
Tags: Health Highlights
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Women Who Survive a Stroke Tend to Have a Poorer Quality of Life
Feb 28, 2014MONDAY Feb. 17, 2014, 2014 -- Women who survive a stroke tend to have a poorer quality of life than male stroke survivors do, a new study suggests. "As more people survive strokes, physicians and other health care providers should pay ...
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