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Thum Ping Tjin had ‘clearly lied’ about academic credentials, no weight given to his views: Select Committee
SINGAPORE: Historian Thum Ping Tjin had “clearly lied” about his academic credentials in the evidence he gave to the Select Committee tasked to look …
Communist PartyNew Timeline for Earliest Known Animal Is 'Holy Grail' of Paleontology
We're all a little bit Dickinsonia.<p>Before the Cambrian explosion created the vast majority of Earth’s first animals 540 million years ago, the world …
PaleontologyThe Tale of Sinuhe - R. B. Parkinson - Oxford University Press
Herodotus, Robin Waterfield, Carolyn Dewald<p>Stephanie Dalley<p>John Locke, Pauline Phemister<p>Plato, Robin Waterfield, Andrew Gregory<p>Michael Fontaine, …
Oxford University PressHigh Precision Protein Functional Site Detection Using 3D Convolutional Neural Networks
Motivation<p>Accurate annotation of protein functions is fundamental for understanding molecular and cellular physiology. Data-driven methods hold …
Oxford University PressImprisoned suffragette letter discovered
<b>A previously unknown letter from the first suffragette to be jailed in the campaign for the vote has been discovered by an Oxford historian.</b><p>Written the day after Annie Kenney was released from prison in Manchester in 1905, it is being claimed as the earliest known letter from a woman involved in …
Emmeline PankhurstThe natural wildness of the English language
<b>“Talk on the Wild Side: The Untameable Nature of Language”.</b> By Lane Greene. <i>Profile Books; 240 pages; £14.99. To be published in America by Hachette</i> …
Artificial IntelligenceRenee Stone Joins National Audubon Society as Vice President for Climate
<b>Washington, DC. (September 20, 2018)</b>—Today, the National Audubon Society announced the appointment of Renee Stone as Vice President of Climate. …
Audubon SocietyUndiagnosed STIs Can Increase PMS Symptoms, New Research Finds
For some women, PMS is a major disruption to their lives. The symptoms can be severe and limiting — yet so often, women are socialized to believe …
MenstruationAs tasks wane, skills rise
It’s a common scene: A truck driver pulls up to a highway truck stop for fuel and lunch. She orders a burger and fries from the waiter standing at the counter. Then, she makes her way to the store next door to pick up a coffee to go.<p>In a matter of years, these kinds of simple, daily interactions …
Construction IndustrySelection of mutants with resistance or diminished susceptibility to ceftazidime/avibactam from ESBL- and AmpC-producing Enterobacteriaceae
Introduction<p>Difficult Gram-negative infections are increasingly treated with new β-lactamase inhibitor combinations, e.g. ceftazidime/avibactam. …
Oxford University PressPrivate money managers made about $3.8 billion in profits over 10 years from Pa.’s pension funds
It's one of the big mysteries in Harrisburg: How many billions of dollars in profits have BlackRock, Apollo Global and more than 100 private-equity …
PensionsWho is on The One Show tonight?
TONIGHT'S episode of The One Show is set to be a hilarious one with two legendary comedians joining the show as guests.<p>Here's all you need to know …
British HumourWho We Are - Oxford University Press
At Oxford University Press, we share the values of our society partners because we are part of the scholarly community. Our mission is to ensure that …
Oxford University PressPainting by Riza-yi `Abbasi | The Lovers | The Met
Wilson, Arnold T. "7th January to 28th February, 1931." In <i>Catalogue of the International Exhibition of Persian Art</i>. 3rd. ed. London: Royal Academy of …
Art GalleriesA growing institute with big ambitions
Japan needs to embrace strategic research and globalization to remain at the forefront of innovation. Having joined the Okinawa Institute of Science …
OkinawaSpotify Playlist: Broadway tunes in pop culture
<b>Julia Baker</b> is a former intern on the Discipline Marketing and Rev Gen team at Oxford University Press.<p><b>Laurence Maslon</b> is Arts Professor and …
Personal InformationSmoking and Risk of Microscopic Colitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Background<p>The association between smoking and inflammatory bowel disease has long been recognized, but its role in the development of microscopic …
Oxford University PressWant a Sustainable Economy? A Doughnut May Be The Answer
Uprooted trees and demolished cars litter the streets of China’s Shenzhen, reminders of the power of Typhoon Mangkhut. The Carolinas remain flooded, …
ChinaAn Infant of Monstrous Aspect
A Dash of Style: The Art and Mastery of Punctuation<p>by Noah Lukeman<p>Adventures in the Screen Trade<p>by William Goldman<p>APE: Author, Publisher, …
Oxford University PressThrowback Thursday: Kipchoge will be world's greatest, predicted London marathon former race director
In November 2017 <b>Eliud Kipchoge</b> spoke to students at the Oxford Union, the famous debate society at Oxford University, about his track and field …
London MarathonSocially Extended Epistemology - J. Adam Carter, Andy Clark, Jesper Kallestrup, S. Orestis Palermos, Duncan Pritchard - Oxford University Press
Oxford University PressThe Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Balamuthia mandrillaris Disease in the United States, 1974 – 2016
Background<p><i>Balamuthia mandrillaris</i> is a free-living ameba that causes rare, nearly always fatal disease in humans and animals worldwide. <i>B. …
Oxford University PressAfter Austerity - Paperback - Peter Taylor-Gooby, Benjamin Leruth, Heejung Chung - Oxford University Press
Oxford University PressFolklife Curators Honored Again for Excellence in Research
For the second year in a row, staff members at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage received the Secretary’s Research Prize, …
SmithsonianLockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum To Host Victorian Tea
The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum will host its annual Victorian Tea, featuring a talk on celebrated author Edith Wharton.<p><b>From LMMM:</b> The …
Wharton SchoolRapid Molecular Diagnostics to Inform Empiric Use of Ceftazidime/Avibactam and Ceftolozane/Tazobactam against Pseudomonas aeruginosa: PRIMERS IV
Background<p><i>Overcoming</i><i></i><i></i>-lactam resistance in pathogens such as <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> is a major clinical challenge. Rapid molecular diagnostics (RMDs) …
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