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| 12/22/2004 |
Study to examine transition of farmland to urban and suburban useMany local and state governments are concerned about loss of productive farmland to housing and other forms of urban development. A study sponsored by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Center for Great Plains Studies will look at the conditions th… |
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| 11/23/2011 |
Study suggests genetic links between impulsivity, addictionBeing impulsive can lead us to say things we regret, buy things we really don't need, engage in behaviors that are risky and even develop troublesome addictions. But is hastiness and rashness embedded in our DNA? … |
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| 06/1/2015 |
Study signals risk factors for gang involvement among Native youthsOver the last three decades, street gangs have seeped into rural areas -- including Native reservations, where youth gang involvement has been steadily rising since the 1990s. In a recently published study, UNL sociology graduate student Dane Hautal… |
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| 08/24/2004 |
Study Shows Pinyon Jays Infer Their Status from Observing OthersTransitive inference is an ability that humans acquire early in life. It's a simple task for our minds to understand that if A is better than B and B is better than C, then A is obviously better than C, even if we've never seen A and C together. Rese… |
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| 08/7/2006 |
Study shows evidence of early reading on learning successParents and educators now have more evidence that it's a good idea for parents to read to babies. According to a first-of-its-kind large-scale study of low-income parents, early reading associates with a toddler's vocabulary. The study, led by a rese… |
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| 10/21/2015 |
Study shows algae virus can infiltrate mammalian cellsNew research led by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has provided the first direct evidence that an algae-infecting virus can invade and potentially replicate within some mammalian cells. Known as Acanthocystis turfacea chlorella virus 1, or ATCV-… |
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| 06/29/2015 |
Study reveals mechanisms of drought response in plantsUNL biologists have published a new study that lays bare several roots of how plants respond to drought. The researchers have shown that mutations in two genes of the plant species Arabidopsis thaliana can stifle its development and disrupt the defe… |
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| 09/8/2015 |
Study points way toward 'filming' molecule-light interactionsA new study from UNL physicists could inform the future production of 3-D movies starring light-driven molecular reactions that already play leading roles in photosynthesis, vision and many state-of-the-art technologies. Published in the journal Nat… |
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| 03/12/2013 |
Study links kids' neighborhood surroundings with survival expectationsWhat do you want to be when you grow up? It's a common question asked of children, and they can come up with all sorts of answers: A doctor. A firefighter. A teacher. Kids think about their futures as th… |
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| 07/24/2015 |
Study is first to measure global population/energy relationshipIf you’ve lived between the year 1560 and the present day, more power to you. Literally. That’s one of several conclusions reached by University of Nebraska-Lincoln ecologist John DeLong, who has co-authored the first study to quantify the relat… |
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| 11/3/2014 |
Study highlights motherhood complexities for gay, bisexual womenIn the popular narrative, motherhood among lesbians or bisexual women is usually viewed in one of two ways: non-existent, or seeking evidence of a lesbian baby boom. However, a new University of Nebraska-Lin… |
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| 02/4/2016 |
Study finds ratio between speed of evolution, population changeDoes evolution really trundle along like Darwin's famous Galapagos tortoise? And do the populations undergoing this evolution really grow and decline with the speed of a hare? A new study led by UNL biologists has provided the first quantitative ans… |
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| 10/14/2013 |
Study finds new pathway between social anxiety, willingness to help othersPeople's willingness to help others may be influenced by a gene that affects their level of social anxiety, according to a new study led by a University of Nebraska-Lincoln scientist. The study appears to be the first to describe t… |
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| 05/26/2011 |
Study finds much different work histories for disability rejects, beneficiariesMale disability applicants rejected for federal benefits tend to have lower earnings and labor force participation rates over the decade prior to applying for federal disability benefits, a new study finds. Rejected applicants also work less despite … |
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| 11/1/2010 |
Study finds links between high schoolers' hopes, educational attainmentTurns out the high school guidance counselor was right. Students who have high aspirations and put thought into their futures during their high school years tend to reach higher levels of educational attainment, according to a recent study. And what… |
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