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ESI Special Topics, August 2005
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http://www.esi-topics.com/erf/august2005.html

This list of Emerging Research Fronts has been generated by a comparison of the data sets for 2000-February 28, 2005 and 2000-April 30, 2005. Of the 4,628 Research Fronts in the 2000-April 30, 2005 file, a total of 601 (.13%) were new compared with the prior period of ISI Essential Science Indicators.

August 2005

Field Name Description
Agricultural Sciences NEW NOROVIRUS VARIANT; II NOROVIRUSES; CULTIVATE NOROVIRUSES; CAPSID VP1 (REGION D) BASED REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION PCR ASSAY; VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS OUTBREAKS
Emerging Research Fronts Comments
by Marion Koopmans
Human food borne pathogens norovirus (NoV) and hepatitis A virus (HAV) are highly infectious.
Biology & Biochemistry HOUSE MOUSE MUS MUSCULUS DOMESTICUS; HOUSE MOUSE (MUS MUSCULUS DOMESTICUS SCHWARZ & SCHWARZ; DANISH HOUSE MOUSE HYBRID ZONE; MUS MUSCULUS MUSCULUS; MUS MUSCULUS DOMESTICUS (RODENTIA Chromosomal variation in the house mouse.
Chemistry PLATONIC GOLD NANOCRYSTALS; TETRAPOD GOLD NANOCRYSTALS; "BRANCHED" GOLD NANOCRYSTALS; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; HIGH-YIELD SYNTHESIS Synthesis and optical properties of "branched" gold nanocrystals.
Clinical Medicine BARIATRIC SURGERY; WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY PATIENTS; OBESITY SURGERY PATIENTS; SURGERY DECREASES LONG-TERM MORTALITY; PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS
Emerging Research Fronts Comments
by Henry Buchwald
Determining the impact of bariatric surgery on weight loss.
Computer Science DESIGNING OPTICALLY TRACKED INSTRUMENTS; TRACKING BRAIN DEFORMATIONS; 3D US IMAGES; PROGRAMMABLE ULTRASOUND PLATFORM; TIME SEQUENCES Neuro-surgical intervention; estimate of deformation based on 3D ultrasound images.
Economics & Business WEB SITE USABILITY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY USAGE; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL; FIRM'S WEB PRESENCE; ONLINE CONSUMER BEHAVIOR Cognitive absorption; information technology usage.
Engineering SOLAR SYSTEMS USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL-NETWORKS; TURKISH RESIDENTIAL-COMMERCIAL SECTOR; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS; ENERGY UTILIZATION EFFICIENCY; DETERMINING HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT
Emerging Research Fronts Comments
by Adnan Sözen
Artificial neural networks (ANNs); energy utilization efficiency.
Environment/Ecology SEXUAL CONFLICT; FEMALE CHOICE; MATE CHOICE; EVOLUTION; SEXUALLY ANTAGONISTIC MALE ADAPTATIONS Sexual conflict as a potent force in male-female coevolution.
Geosciences ANOMALOUS 2002 ANTARCTIC OZONE HOLE; SEPTEMBER 2002 ANTARCTIC MAJOR WARMING; 2002 ANTARCTIC VORTEX SPLIT; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE STRATOSPHERE 2002; 2002 ANTARCTIC WINTER Polar ozone data at high southern latitudes; large-scale isentropic transport.
Immunology SELF-REACTIVE CD8+ T CELLS; TUMOR-REACTIVE CD8(+) T CELLS; REGULATORY T CELLS; CANCER REGRESSION; IN VIVO ANTITUMOR ACTIVITY Tumor-associated antigens; tumor regression and autoimmunity.
Materials Science SINGLE-STEP ADHESIVES; RESIN-DENTIN BONDS ANALYZED; FOUR-YEAR WATER DEGRADATION; TOTAL-ETCH ADHESIVES BONDED; SIMPLIFIED-STEP ADHESIVES Micro-tensile bond strengths; single-step adhesives to dentin are permeable membranes.
Mathematics MULTIPLE ORTHOGONAL POLYNOMIALS; RIEMANN-HILBERT APPROACH; LAGUERRE POLYNOMIALS; RIEMANN-HILBERT ANALYSIS; RANDOM MATRIX MODEL Double scaling limit in the unitary matrix model.
Microbiology DALBAVANCIN ACTIVITY; SERUM BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; INTRAVENOUS DALBAVANCIN; 6,000 CLINICAL ISOLATES; WORLDWIDE ASSESSMENT The tetracycline class of antimicrobials exhibit a broad spectrum of activity against numerous pathogens.
Molecular Biology & Genetics XENOPUS MESENDODERM FORMATION; XENOPUS TROPICALIS EST PROJECT; XENOPUS NEUROGENESIS; XENOPUS LAEVIS; NOVEL GENES AFFECTING MESODERM FORMATION
Emerging Research Fronts Comments
by Mike Gilchrist
Amphibian embryos from the genus Xenopus; understanding early vertebrate development.
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Multidisciplinary
DROSOPHILA SMOOTHENED PHOSPHORYLATION SITES; HEDGEHOG PATHWAY ACTIVATION; HEDGEHOG SIGNALING PATHWAY; HUMAN WNT INHIBITOR FACTOR SHIFTED CONTROLS; HEDGEHOG RESPONSE NETWORK
The Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway.
Neuroscience & Behavior EMOTIONALLY INFLUENCED MEMORY STORAGE; EMOTIONAL MEMORY; EMOTIONAL MEMORIES DEPENDS; AMYGDALA MODULATION; DISTINCT NEURAL PROCESSES
Emerging Research Fronts Comments
by Larry Cahill
The amygdala, when activated by emotional arousal, modulates memory storage processes in other brain regions.
Pharmacology & Toxicology SELECTIVE CB1 CANNABINOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; CB1 RECEPTOR KNOCKOUT MICE; DECREASED ALCOHOL SELF-ADMINISTRATION; INCREASED ALCOHOL SENSITIVITY; NEW POTENT The neurobiological basis of alcohol dependence; the endocannabinoid system's role in the reinforcing effects of ethanol.
Physics ISOLATED SINGLE-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES; SINGLE-WALL SEMICONDUCTING CARBON NANOTUBES; METALLIC CARBON NANOTUBES; POLARIZED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; G-BAND RESONANT RAMAN Polarized micro-Raman spectroscopy performed on spatially separated single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs).
Plant & Animal Science IRON-SULFUR CLUSTER SCAFFOLD PROTEIN; ARABIDOPSIS CHLOROPLASTIC NIFU-LIKE PROTEIN CNFU; FE-S CLUSTER ASSEMBLY; UNIVERSALLY CONSERVED HCF101 PROTEIN; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA CHLOROPLASTS Formation of iron-sulfur clusters in bacteria.
Psychiatry/Psychology COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY; RESEARCH PARADIGMS; RESEARCH METHOD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY Qualitative research in counseling psychology.
Social Sciences, general BUYER POWER; RETAIL GATEKEEPER POWER; POWER BUYERS; MONOPSONY; PHYSICIAN COOPERATIVE BARGAINING VENTURES Evaluating buyer-side conduct in health care.
Space Science MARS SURFACE DIVERSITY; OMEGA/MARS EXPRESS OBSERVATIONS; NORTH POLAR CAP; NORTH POLAR REGION; MARS DETECTED Mapping the surface composition of Mars.

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