OBJECTIVE To study the cultural differences in moral disengagement, which lends support to attitudes used to justify violence. METHODS We carried out classroom surveys of a total of 3122 students in the USA (Houston, TX, and Washington, DC) and in four European countries--Estonia (Tartu), Finland (Helsinki), Romania (Satu Mare) and the Russian Federation (St Petersburg). Data were also taken ...

Biomolecular motors have inspired the design and construction of artificial nanoscale motors and machines based on nucleic acids, small molecules, and inorganic nanostructures. However, the high degree of sophistication and efficiency of biomolecular motors, as well as their specific biological function, derives from the complexity afforded by protein building blocks. Here, we discuss a novel b...

Genus Salsola, a genus of annual semi-dwarf to dwarf shrubs and woody tree species, is widely distributed across the arid and semi-arid areas of the world. Several features like high fodder value, abundant seed production, tolerance to extreme climatic conditions like high temperature and prolonged drought conditions contributed significantly towards its success as a potential forage species in...

The article presents quantitative and qualitative evaluation of mortality of children population in large industrial city with developed petrochemical industry on the basis of average long-term data (2000-2010) of Bashkortostanstat, Rosstat, annual reports of ministry of health of the Republic of Bashkortostan. The causes of children mortality are analyzed. The comparative evaluation of dynamic...

S. BERTAINA, S. GAMBARELLI, A. TKACHUK, I. N. KURKIN, B. MALKIN, A. STEPANOV AND B. BARBARA* Institut Néel, Département Nanosciences, CNRS, 25 Ave. des Martyrs, BP166, 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Physique, INP de Grenoble, Minatec 3 parvis Louis Néel, BP 257, 38016 Grenoble Cedex 9, France Laboratoire de Chimie Inorganique et Biologie (UMR-E 3 CEA-UJF), DRFMC, C...

The importance of addressing problems within the housing sector for the future development of the country has become increasingly recognized by policy makers within the Russian Federation. The President of the Russian Federation, during a speech to the State Duma in December 2003, stressed the importance of tackling the challenges within the housing sector as part of the Government’s overall st...