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In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past (see list of scientific journals). Most journals are highly specialized, although some of the oldest journals such as Nature publish articles and scientific papers across a wide range of scientific fields. Scientific journals contain articles that have been peer reviewed, in an attempt to ensure that articles meet the journal's standards of quality, and scientific validity. Although scientific journals are superficially similar to professional magazines, they are actually quite different. Issues of a scientific journal are rarely read casually, as one would read a magazine. The publication of the results of research is an essential part of the scientific method. If they are describing experiments or calculations, they must supply enough details that an independent researcher could repeat the experiment or calculation to verify the results. Each such journal article becomes part of the permanent scientific record. The history of scientific journals dates from 1665, when the French Journal des sçavans and the English Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society first began systematically publishing research results. Over a thousand, mostly ephemeral, were founded in the 18th century, and the number has increased rapidly after that.[1] Articles in scientific journals can be used in research and graduate education. Some classes are partially devoted to the explication of classic articles, and seminar classes can consist of the presentation by each student of a classic or current paper. In a scientific research group or academic department it is usual for the content of current scientific journals to be discussed in journal clubs. The standards that a journal uses to determine publication can vary widely. Some journals, such as Nature, Science, PNAS and Physical Review Letters, have a reputation of publishing articles which mark a fundamental breakthrough in their respective fields. In many fields, an informal hierarchy of scientific journals exists; the most prestigious journal in a field tends to be the most selective in terms of the articles it will select for publication. It is also common for journals to have a regional focus, specializing in publishing papers from a particular country or other geographic region, like African Invertebrates.
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1. Carter Sinclair News Treating Traumas: Discovery By OMRF Scientists
October 27, 2009
Carter Sinclair News: A discovery by scientists at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation could help save lives threatened by traumatic injuries like those sustained in car crashes or on the battlefield. The work also holds potential for treating severe infectious diseases and diabetes.
In a paper published online in the advance edition of the scientific journal Nature Medicine, OMRF researcher Charles Esmon, Ph.D., with co-authors Florea Lupu, Ph.D., and Jun Xu, Ph.D., has cast new light on how proteins called histones can enter the bloodstream and begin to kill the lining of blood ... (read more)
Author: Cathy Rogers
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2. Magazines Or Journals You Should Read If You Are Interested In Sports Nutrition
September 18, 2009
As sports nutrition is becoming more and more an interesting and in-demand field in scientific study, venues to expose and encourage developments have been established. There are several journals related to sports nutrition. The following are some examples:
International Journal of Sport Nutrition & Exercise Metabolism
IJSNEM offers information on sports nutrition and exercise metabolism by publishing original scientific investigations, scholarly reviews and articles which focus on the application of the principles of biochemistry, physiology, and nutrition to sport and exercise. ... (read more)
Author: John Salmon
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3. Finding Healthy Dog Food For Your Pet
May 26, 2009
Responsible pet owners know to look at the ingredients contained in the products they purchase to feed their four-legged best friends. Finding healthy dog food, though, can sometimes be a challenge. Have you read those long names of ingredients that read like a scientific journal? The problem of choosing the right food for your dog can be mind-boggling. Nevertheless, you owe it to your sidekick to do your very best to find the most nutritious and wholesome foods available. The ideal dog foods are those considered 100 percent human grade dog foods. Nutritious options exist withi... (read more)
Author: Thomas Kearl
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4. Anti Aging Gene: The Secret to Living Longer Discovered
April 22, 2009
Scientific advances never cease to amaze us… and recently researchers at Harvard Medical School have discovered what they beleive to be an anti aging gene, which is part of a family of enzymes known as sirtuins appear to extend lifespan rather dramatically in organisms like yeast, worms and flies.
According to their latest work, published in the November 28th issue of the journal Cell, sirtuin is the gene that contributes to aging in single cell organisms like yeast, as well as multiple celled organisms… like us mammals.
The findings are due to the work of a group of researchers led ... (read more)
Author: Kirsten Whittaker
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5. Weight Watchers Food Points: What Do They Add Up To?
April 17, 2009
Weight Watchers has been around since 1978. The program has had—and continues to have—huge success helping millions of people overcome obesity through dieting. The program’s most recent development of a more flexible weight loss plan based on “food points” has been, by far, the most popular addition to the Weight Watchers menu—making the experience easier and scientific. The foundation of the plan is that every conceivable food and drink item that you could possibly want is designated a point value within their patented formula. Using your gender, age, current weight, and your activity lev... (read more)
Author: Cornell Dayne
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6. Scientists Offer More Evidence of Polar Meltdown
March 18, 2009
Two more scientific studies show a large part of the Antarctic ice cap melting at a much faster rate than previously predicted.The studies, published Thursday in the London-based science journal Nature, said global sea levels could rise up to seven meters if the ice sheet in western Antarctica collapses centuries from now, as some researchers predict.Large pieces of ice drifting off after separating from an Ice Shelf (file photo)Scientists from New Zealand, Italy, the United States and Germany conducted the studies, which involved extensive drilling into the sea floor under the Ross ice shelf ... (read more)
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7. The Evolution Of Frogs
February 20, 2009
Darwinist media organizations have embarked on a new wave of propaganda aimed at portraying a fossil just described in the journal Nature (i), (ii), (iii) as an absent network. The fossil in distrust is that of a fish, discovered in Arctic Canada by the paleontologists Neil H. Shubin and Edward B. Daeschler in 2004. Given the scientific name Tiktaalik roseae, the fossil is estimated to be 385 million being old. Evolutionists looking for feasible candidates for their tales of a transition from water to land are putting the fossil forwards as an intermediate form by distorting its "mixture" skin... (read more)
Author: Joan Shine
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8. New report shows locomotor training restores walking function in child with spinal cord injury
January 04, 2009
A new report shows that a non-ambulatory (unable to walk or stand) child with a cervical spinal cord injury was able to restore basic walking function after intensive locomotor training. The case study, published in Physical Therapy (May 2008), the scientific journal of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), evaluated the effects of locomotor training in a 4 ½ year-old-boy, who had no ability to walk following a gunshot wound sixteen months earlier.
"Every standard clinical evaluation conducted on this child indicated that he would not regain the ability to stand or walk," sai... (read more)
Author: bayho bayho
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9. Why You Should Be Investigating Green Tea Benefits
December 29, 2008
Ever wondered about green tea benefits? The Chinese have been using green tea for thousands of years as medicine.
Scientific research groups in the West and Asia have both come up with evidence of green tea health benefits. In 1994 the Journal of National Cancer Institute reports a study that shows drinking green tea reduced the risk of esophageal cancer in Chinese men and women by nearly 60 percent.
University of Purdue also reports in a recent study that green tea benefits go as far as inhibiting the growth of cancer cells. Other studies show drinking green tea will reduce t... (read more)
Author: Elizabeth Ruby
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10. African Invertebrates
November 17, 2008
African Invertebrates is an international peer-reviewed scientific journal that covers the taxonomy, systematics, biogeography, biology, ecology, conservation and palaeontology of Afrotropical invertebrates, whether terrestrial, freshwater or marine. African Invertebrates started in 1906 as the Annals of the Natal Government Museum that changed its name later to the Annals of the Natal Museum. The journal has a continuous history of more than 100 years, with over 800 natural history articles and more than 5,000 nomenclatural acts published. A wide range of natural science topics has been ... (read more)
Author: Mike Mostovski
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11. Scientific News, Medical News service for professionals in the STM news industry
November 17, 2008
Global STM publishing industry grews 4.4% to $14.7 billion in 2007 (Source: Simba). There are hundreds and thousands of publishers who compete for a share of this market pie.
As a stakeholder, you definitely need to keep tabs on the industry developments that can affect your day to day operations, and the way you conduct your business. Knowledgespeak is a free STM news service for professionals who need to understand and respond to the continuous challenges of the scientific technical and medical (STM) publishing industry.
Knowledgespeak is the world’s first online news service to r... (read more)
Author: knowledge speak
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12. Sex Pheromones And Sexual Attraction
November 10, 2008
Pheromones And Sexual Attraction
Humans are highly skilled at sniffing our suitable sexual partners, research has found. It has been revealed through scientific studies that natural body scents play an important role in determining whether we find someone sexually attractive.
The research, by the Philadelphia's Monell Chemical Senses Center, was published in the journal Psychological Science. Brain scans revealed that male sweat containing pheromones stimulated the brains of heterosexual women.
What is the connection between Pheromones And Sexual Attraction ?
While we may n... (read more)
Author: Adam Quilt
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13. Little Known Health Benefits of Green Tea
October 27, 2008
The Chinese have known for quite a long time about the health benefits of green tea. They have used it to cure everything from headaches to depression for over 4,000 years. Modern scientific research has now provided undeniable evidence of the health benefits of drinking green tea.
In 1994 the Journal of the National Cancer Institute published the results of an epidemiological study indicating that drinking green tea reduced the risk of esophageal cancer in Chinese men and women by nearly 60 percent. It has also been discovered that a compound in green tea inhibits the growth of cancer ce... (read more)
Author: Jeffrey Lorien
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