The SDR is an international reserve asset created by the IMF to supplement the official reserves of its member countries. The SDR is not a currency. It is a potential claim on the freely usable ...

A recent study that shows how cows can use tools recalls the controversial 1982 cartoon from "The Far Side" comic strip called "Cow Tools." In case you haven't heard, cows are using tools now. Well, ...

In the early 1990s, Keith Willmott and a friend, both undergraduate students from the United Kingdom, arrived in Ecuador with impressionable minds and big aspirations. Willmott initially imagined ...

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Loop diuretics are commonly prescribed to older adults to induce diuresis in fluid-overload states, such as congestive heart failure, and to treat hypertension; however, these agents increase urinary ...

High-salt wash buffer: 500 mM NaCl, 0.1% SDS, 1% Triton X-100, 2 mM EDTA, 20 mM Tris-HCl (pH 8) LiCl wash buffer: 0.25 M LiCl, 1% NP-40 (or IGEPAL CA-360), 1% DOC, 1 mM EDTA, 10 mM Tris-HCl (pH 8) Low ...

Winter brings snowstorms, plummeting temperatures and a heating bill that can easily burn through your budget if you aren't careful. According to a recent CNET survey, 78% of adults are stressed about ...