The river spitsits secrets in the mud,tracing of dark veinsmemories of buried spills –dark rifles nailedwith fetid tears.Mussels clingto the sediment,their shellsengraved with scarsof our creation –they drinkheavy water,language tastingmetallic paststied with bilge.Down riverthe current continues,soft and radiant fingerswith invisible light –filtering throughfragile skinof everythingWithin reach. This poem is inspired by recent researchwhich has discovered

A team at the University of Iowa has developed a sophisticated Bayesian joint model to better understand the progression of Leishmania infection. This model integrates longitudinal data and time-to-event data, providing a comprehensive approach to studying the disease. The study has been published in MORE ONE. Dr. Félix Pabón-Rodríguez and his colleagues, including Dr. Grant

In this science activity, you can put a balloon in a candle flame without it exploding! How is that possible? Is about heat transfer. A balloon filled with air will burst when it gets too close to a flame, as the heat from the candle warms the skin of the balloon and weakens it. The

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Understanding the dynamics of structural vibrations, particularly in beams, is crucial for a variety of engineering applications, from civil engineering to aerospace. A groundbreaking study published in the journal Partial Differential Equations in Applied Mathematics explores the complex world of Euler-Bernoulli beam vibrations using advanced mathematical frameworks. The research, led by Dr. Reinhard Honegger, Prof.

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In the field of molecular biology, the ability to accurately quantify nucleic acids is essential for numerous applications, ranging from basic research to clinical diagnosis. While traditional quantitative PCR (qPCR) has been the most useful technique for nucleic acid quantification, recent advances have led to the emergence of an innovative technology: digital droplet polymerase chain

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