April 2014

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Criminal behavior: Older siblings strongly sway younger siblings close in age | VCU Across the Spectrum

Findings illustrate impact of family environment on violent criminal behavior If a sibling commits a violent criminal act, the risk that a younger sibling may follow in their footsteps is more likely than the transmission of that behavior to an older sibling, according to a new study conducted by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University and Lund University in Sweden.…

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Drag Kings: perfecting pedalling

Elite cycling is one of the most technologically and scientifically advanced sports in the world. Many and varied advances in bicycle design, allied with sophisticated training and nutrition regimes have led to the “aggregation of marginal gains” which in turn have led to massive improvements in performance.

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What emergency medicine can teach emergency managers

When a tsunami hit Japan in 2011 and crippled the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the American Ambassador called in a team of radiation, health, communications, and nuclear power plant experts to join him in Tokyo to provide Americans visiting or living in Japan with information they needed.…

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New institutional ebook pricing 2014

On May 1st 2014, we radically changed the pricing model for Cambridge ebooks available to institutions. The changes have created a simpler pricing structure, making it easier for institutional customers to buy Cambridge ebooks.…

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