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The scientific research potential of virtual worlds 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
Bainbridge WS 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2007,317(5837):472-476
Online virtual worlds, electronic environments where people can work and interact in a somewhat realistic manner, have great potential as sites for research in the social, behavioral, and economic sciences, as well as in human-centered computer science. This article uses Second Life and World of Warcraft as two very different examples of current virtual worlds that foreshadow future developments, introducing a number of research methodologies that scientists are now exploring, including formal experimentation, observational ethnography, and quantitative analysis of economic markets or social networks. 相似文献
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Submarine thermal sprirngs on the galapagos rift 总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2
Corliss JB Dymond J Gordon LI Edmond JM von Herzen RP Ballard RD Green K Williams D Bainbridge A Crane K van Andel TH 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1979,203(4385):1073-1083
The submarine hydrothermal activity on and near the Galápagos Rift has been explored with the aid of the deep submersible Alvin. Analyses of water samples from hydrothermal vents reveal that hydrothermal activity provides significant or dominant sources and sinks for several components of seawater; studies of conductive and convective heat transfer suggest that two-thirds of the heat lost from new oceanic lithosphere at the Galápagos Rift in the first million years may be vented from thermal springs, predominantly along the axial ridge within the rift valley. The vent areas are populated by animal communities. They appear to utilize chemosynthesis by sulfur-oxidizing bacteria to derive their entire energy supply from reactions between the seawater and the rocks at high temperatures, rather than photosynthesis. 相似文献
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Ivanka B.R. Candappa Heidi C. Bainbridge Nadine T. Price Kaitlyn R. Hourigan Pawel M. Bartlewski 《Research in veterinary science》2009,87(2):204-206
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of Cervidil®, a prostaglandin E2 (PgE2)-releasing vaginal insert used for induction of cervical ripening and labour in women, to enhance the ease of transcervical artificial insemination (TCAI) in anestrous ewes (June). It was hypothesized that the use of Cervidil® prior to AI would cause dilation of the cervix, and thus alleviate the difficulty associated with traversing the cervix for semen deposition in sheep. Cervidil® was inserted 12 h before insemination in six Rideau-Arcott ewes; six ewes served as untreated controls.Semen was deposited into the uterus of all six treated ewes but TCAI was possible only in four of the six control ewes. It can be concluded that Cervidil® facilitated transcervical semen deposition in anestrous ewes. The treatment with Cervidil® has the promise of a technique to improve transcervical AI and to enable non-invasive embryo transfer procedures in sheep. 相似文献
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Bainbridge WS 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1989,246(4927):271-272
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Patrick J Pollock Ronan Doyle Emma Tobin Kate Davison John Bainbridge 《Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine》2008,39(3):476-479
A 9-yr-old female Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus) presented with a 48-hr history of depression, lethargy, anorexia, and mucoid discharge from the rectum. Clinical, radiographic, and ultrasonographic examination demonstrated the presence of multiple distended loops of intestine, intestinal adhesions, and free gas within the abdomen. During exploratory laparotomy, fibrinopurulent diffuse peritonitis as a result of a ruptured intrapelvic abscess with associated large bowel adhesions was evident. The abdomen was thoroughly lavaged, necrotic debris and abscess wall removed, and fibrinous adhesions disrupted. The orangutan was kept sedated for 48 hr to allow for intensive care. Six months later, when the orangutan presented with similar clinical signs, ultrasonographic examination demonstrated the presence of a pelvic abscess. The previous procedure was repeated with the addition of a hysterectomy. This report is the first documentation of long-term management following surgical intervention for internal abdominal abscessation and septic peritonitis in a great ape. 相似文献
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A Simple PCR-based Method for the Detection of the Chickpea-wilt Pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. ciceris in Artificial and Natural Soils 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
M.D. García-Pedrajas B.W. Bainbridge J.B. Heale E. Pérez-Artés R.M. Jiménez-Díaz 《European journal of plant pathology / European Foundation for Plant Pathology》1999,105(3):251-259
A fast and simple polymerase chain reaction method has been developed for the detection of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. ciceris, the causal agent of Fusarium wilt of chickpea, in natural and artificial soils. The method involves the disruption of fungal biomass by grinding dry soil, using its abrasive properties, in the presence of skimmed milk powder. The latter prevents loss of DNA by adsorption to soil particles or by degradation and reduces the co-extraction of PCR inhibitors with the DNA. After phenol/chloroform extraction, the DNA is suitable for direct PCR amplification without a precipitation step. For the efficient detection of small amounts of DNA extracted from soil, a two step amplification with nested primers was used. The dilution step reduced the effect of Taq-polymerase inhibitors. The specificity of the amplification, and consequently the yield of specific product, was increased by the use of a modified touch down process during the annealing step. The method has been applied to the specific detection of wilt-inducing isolates of the pathogen in a variety of natural and artificial soils. The amplification was improved by the use of increased concentrations of skimmed milk powder in soils with high organic or clay contents. 相似文献
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This study considers the selection of sites based on the densities of breeding waders that would be considered to be distributed widely across common habitats in Scotland: so-called ‘wider countryside’ species. Five methods to provide a hierarchical classification of sites are assessed. Fifty percent of the populations of redshank (Tringa totanus) and snipe (Gallinago gallinago) occur on just 2 and 4.5% of Scottish lowlands, respectively, yet neither are suitably protected by conservation measures and both would benefit from a carefully targeted approach to their conservation. Three species, lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), curlew (Numenius arquata) and oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) are more appropriately considered to be dispersed species. We propose that, if the density of a breeding wader on a site exceeds the threshold level predicted for the top 1% of Scottish lowland for that species, and if the area of the site exceeds 1 km2 then that site be considered to be a key site for farmland waders. The minimum density (in pairs km−2) must exceed 16.8 for lapwing, 10.1 for oystercatcher, 6.1 for snipe, 7.5 for curlew or 3.6 for redshank. 相似文献