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Turkey Has Third Most Engaged Online Audience in Europe

By Guest PostOctober 18, 2011TechnologyComscore, Facebook, Germany, Google, internet, internet usage in europe and turkey, istanbul, Microsoft, mike read, online measurement in turkey, russian federation, the netherlands, turkish sites, united kingdom, webrazzi

*Mike Read to Speak at Webrazzi on 19 October About ‘Turkey in the Global Internet and the Future of Online Measurement’*

LONDON, UK, 18 October 2011 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released an overview of internet usage in Europe and Turkey, showing that of Europe’s 372 million unique visitors, Turkey accounts for 23.1 million unique visitors during August 2011. The United Kingdom showed the highest engagement with users spending an average of nearly 35 hours online in the past month, up 1.5 hours from the previous month. The Netherlands ranked second (32.8 hours per month), closely followed by Turkey, where the average internet user spent 32.7 hours online consuming 3,706 pages per month, the highest consumption amongst all countries reported. (more…)

Native Americans Stuck in a Political Irony

By Guest PostOctober 18, 2011Culture, Politicsamerican indians, blood quantum, native american land, native americans, tribal character, tribal jurisdiction, tribal membership

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Domestic violence against Native American women and pollution of American Indian land – mostly at the hands of non-Native Americans – are just two of many issues that could destroy the American Indian way of life, according to a Michigan State University law professor. (more…)

Clustered Hurricanes Reduce Impact on Ecosystems

By Guest PostOctober 18, 2011Environmentclustered hurricanes, frequency of hurricanes, hurricane tracks

New research has found that hurricane activity is ‘clustered’ rather than random, which has important long-term implications for coastal ecosystems and human population

The research was carried out by Professor Peter Mumby from The University of Queensland Global Change Institute and School of Biological Sciences, Professor David Stephenson and Dr Renato Vitolo (Willis Research Fellow) at the University of Exeter’s Exeter Climate Systems research centre. (more…)

New Method helps Researchers Zero in on Drugs that can kill Brain Cancer Stem Cells

By Guest PostOctober 17, 2011Health, Sciencebiobehavioral sciences, brain cancer, brain tumors, dr. harley kornblum, glioblastoma, identify chemical compounds, jonsson cancer center, kill the stem cells, malignancies, molecular cancer therapeutics, new cancer drugs, new screening approach, seven chemical libraries, treatment-resistant, tumor cells, typical screening, ucla's jonsson comprehensive cancer center, university of california

Researchers with UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a new screening approach to identify chemical compounds that can target and kill the stem cells responsible for creating deadly brain tumors.

Glioblastoma is one of the deadliest malignancies, typically killing patients within 12 to 18 months. These brain cancers consist of two kinds of cells: a larger, heterogeneous population of tumor cells and a smaller sub-population of stem cells, which are treatment-resistant. (more…)

Astrophysicists Find Evidence of Black Holes Ripping Stars Apart

By Guest PostOctober 17, 2011Scienceaccretion disk, active galactic nuclei, agn flares, black holes, intermediate mass, stellar, tdf flares, tdfs, tidal disruption flares

Sifting through observation data obtained of more than 2 million galaxies, a research team including UA astronomer Dennis Zaritsky has discovered phenomena telling of stars dying a violent death

Astrophysicists at the University of Arizona and elsewhere have found evidence of black holes destroying stars, a long-sought phenomenon that provides a new window into general relativity. (more…)

“Drunkorexia:” A Recipe for Disaster

By Guest PostOctober 17, 2011Healthalcohol consumption, alcohol misuse, disordered eating, drinking rate, drunkorexia, eating disorder

MU study finds disordered eating combined with heavy drinking is common among college students

COLUMBIA, Mo. – It is well known that eating disorders are common among teens and college students. Heavy alcohol consumption is another well-known unhealthy habit of this age group. A new study from the University of Missouri shows that when college students combine these two unhealthy habits, their long-term health may be affected. “Drunkorexia” is a new term coined by the media to describe the combination of disordered eating and heavy alcohol consumption. (more…)

Social Networking Accounts for One Third of All Time Spent Online in Malaysia

By Guest PostOctober 17, 2011Technologyairasia, berita harian, bharian, Comscore, content categories, dailymotion, Facebook, Google, harian metro, hmetro, internet usage in malaysia, joe nguyen, malaysia, malaysians, maybank group, media prima group, mymcdonalds, online banking, Social networking, southeast asia, tonton, top online destinations, video viewing behaviors

Mudah.my, Media Prima and Maybank Rank as Top Local Properties

Malaysians Spending 19 Percent More Time Watching Online Video in August versus Last Year

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 17, 2011 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released the latest report on Internet usage in Malaysia including insights into the top online destinations, content categories and video viewing behaviors. The report found that Social Networking accounted for one third of all time spent online in Malaysia in August 2011, ranking as the top online activity for the market. The report also found that online video viewing continues to grow in Malaysia with the viewing audience climbing 8 percent in the past year, while average viewing minutes increased 19 percent, representing an additional hour of monthly viewing time. (more…)

Scientists Project Changes in Rainfall Patterns for Next 30 Years

By Guest PostOctober 16, 2011Environmentaquifer management, chase norton, climate change, coral reef degradation, flash floods, frequency of heavy rainfall events, gcms, general circulation models, hawaii, hawaiian islands, intergovernmental panel on climate change, ipcc, marine environment, pao shin chu, rainfall data, rainfall gauges, rainfall intensity, soest, southern shoreline of oahu, statistical model, thomas schroeder, uh manoa, university of hawaii at manoa

Scientists at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa have projected an increased frequency of heavy rainfall events, but a decrease in rainfall intensity during the next 30 years (2011–2040) for the southern shoreline of Oʻahu, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research.

Chase Norton, a Meteorology Research Assistant at the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) at UH Mānoa, and colleagues (Professors Pao-Shin Chu and Thomas Schroeder) used a statistical model; rainfall data from rainfall gauges on Oahu, Hawaiʻi; and a suite of General Circulation Models (GCMs) from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to project future patterns of heavy rainfall events on Oʻahu. GCMs play a pivotal role in the understanding of climate change and associated local changes in weather. (more…)

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Sifting through observation data obtained of more than 2 million galaxies, a research team including UA astronomer Dennis Zaritsky has discovered phenomena telling of stars dying a violent death