Asia's deadly enigma

Article Abstract:

Western knowledge of the world's last surviving Stalinist state, North Korea, has improved in the past three years but the country remains an enigma. The famine caused by three years of freak weather is as much man-made as natural since it stems from an over-emphasis on rice and maize and the use of chemical fertilisers. Estimates of the number of people who have died from hunger or illness vary widely, but are as high as 3 million. North Korea's policy of threatening its rich enemies to obtain aid is proving effective since its foes are aware that isolating it has serious risks.

Political aspects, International relations, Food relief, Food assistance, North Korea

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Cracking anaerobic bacteria

Article Abstract:

Enrichment cultures of bacteria have been found to degrade hexadecane and pentadecane totally to CH4 and Co2. This is a very slow process, which may be the reason why these bacteria have previously been ignored. It was established that the degradation of hexadecane involves a number of species of interacting bacteria. No growth took place when the culture was incubated in the presence of oxygen, thus showing the absence of aerobic bacteria. Growth was not affected when sealed culture bottles were incubated inside an anaerobic jar to totally exclude oxygen.

Research, Bacterial growth

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The sleeper effect - myth or reality?

Article Abstract:

The psychological effect of divorce on adolescent daughters as they reach adulthood was examined. The analysis was based on the sleeper effect theory, which presupposes that young daughters of divorced parents will experience a low level of adjustment when they reach adulthood. Findings contradicted the theory's assumption. Self-image, depression and anxiety scores of daughters from divorced and intact families did not differ significantly.

Psychological aspects, Causes of, Children of divorced parents, Adjustment disorders, Daughters

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