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1. IntroductionMany objects of cultural (e.g., museums, theatres, statues) and religious importance (e.g., churches, cemeteries, religious houses) are located on naturally or artificially shaped hills or slopes. In the past, it had a…

By Brice Bowrey ~ Historians must sometimes grapple with deafening silence in the archival record. They can just as easily find themselves drowning in the volume of documents and source materials from some repositories. The National…

We have heard much about the puzzle that US economic performance under President Joe Biden has been much stronger than voters perceive it to be.  But the current episode is just one instance of a bigger historical puzzle:  the US economy…

Generalized lithostratigraphy of the intra-caldera deposits. Depth of seismic units S1–S3 with the corresponding core names, recovery, lithologic units and…

As the remnants of Ida moved into the Northeast it merged with a second weather system, creating severe weather and flash flooding across a wide region from eastern Pennsylvania to New York. Flash flood emergencies were declared in New…

<!-- In-Depth Stories--> As we continue to honor Women’s History this month of March, it’s clear that novels about historical women are quite popular. Thus, we’ve curated some new and noteworthy fiction…

A new online exhibition, Making the Greatest Medical Library in America, showcases a selection of 19th century pamphlets acquired early in the NLM’s history from the private library of renowned French physician Claude Bernard. The…

1. IntroductionNon-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) are mitigation strategies which have been employed since the late Middle Ages and the Modern Age to control the spread of communicable diseases, epidemics, and pandemics . They…

NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) has released the final 2020 update to its Billion-dollar disaster report (www.ncdc.noaa.gov/billions), officially confirming what communities across the nation experienced…

This is an early access version, the complete PDF, HTML, and XML versions will be available soon. Open AccessArticle Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Forestry, Çankırı Karatekin University, Çankırı 18200,…

As the remnants of Ida moved into the Northeast it merged with a second weather system, creating severe weather and flash flooding across a wide region from eastern Pennsylvania to New York. Flash flood emergencies were declared in New…

1. Introduction 1.1. Problems Existing in Historical AreasAs the treasures of a city, “historical areas (historical districts)” are areas with concentrated distributions of architectural heritage. As witnesses to the history and…

Circulating Now welcomes Hartmut Schulz, PhD, and Gerhard Dirlich, PhD, to share their research on an anonymous sleep journal in the collections of the National Library of Medicine. Dr. Schulz is a retired Professor of Psychology…

The endeavor to maintain and enhance the indoor air quality (IAQ) in historical buildings transcends the traditional boundaries of cultural heritage preservation, emerging as a pivotal public health concern. These structures, which…

Part 1: Unraveling the Historical Stigmas Surrounding Mental Health in the Black Community In the rich tapestry of Black history, there is a thread that weaves through generations, one that has too often remained unspoken…

Box office receipts for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer had already approached the billion-dollar mark worldwide before the 2024 Oscars ceremony. To this financial success, along with film awards for Best Director, Cinematography,…

PART 2: Breaking Chains, Embracing Change: Modern Solutions for Mental Health In Part One, we embarked on a journey through history, uncovering the deep-seated stigmas surrounding mental health that have weighed on the Black community…

PART 2: Breaking Chains, Embracing Change: Modern Solutions for Mental Health In Part One, we embarked on a journey through history, uncovering the deep-seated stigmas surrounding mental health that have weighed on the Black…

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By Susan L. Speaker ~ This week, as we observe Women’s History Month, Circulating Now highlights the career of biochemist Maxine Frank Singer (b. 1931). During a career spanning nearly six decades, Dr. Singer has made important…

1. IntroductionAs the world’s largest carbon emitter, China faces a huge challenge in reducing its carbon footprint, especially in the construction sector, which accounts for 46.7% of the country’s total energy consumption and shows a…

In 2012, a study provided evidence of a novel species Candidatus R. colombianensi, which is a species found in A. dissimile ticks from northern Colombia . First described in ticks collected from iguanas in the Córdoba department, this…

In 2023, award-winning Zimbabwean author Christopher Mlalazi published a new book, Langabi: Season of the Beast. He’s the author of novels like Running with Mother (2012), Dancing with Life: Tales from the Township (2012) and They…

By Caitlin Sullivan ~ A rare disease is one that affects fewer than 200,000 people in the United States. There are an estimated 7,000 identified rare diseases—a number that continues to grow as research reveals deeper insights into…

1. IntroductionPerinatal hemolytic disease (PHD) or fetal erythroblastosis is an immunological disease resulting from maternal–fetal blood incompatibility. Due to a complete lack of knowledge about its etiopathogenesis, it was…

The NOAA, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) has released the final update to its 2022 Billion-dollar disaster report (www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/billions),…

The NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) has released the final update to its 2022 Billion-dollar disaster report (www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/billions), confirming another intense year of costly disasters and extremes…

A new online exhibition, Making the Greatest Medical Library in America, showcases a selection of 19th century pamphlets acquired early in the NLM’s history from the private library of renowned French physician Claude Bernard. The…

During her sophomore year at Carnegie Mellon University, Jackie Wu registered for the course “African Americans, Imprisonment, and the Carceral State,” taught by Joe William Trotter, Jr.(opens in new window),…

Circulating Now welcomes historian Jill L. Newmark to share the story of Dr. Anderson R. Abbott and her research in the National Library of Medicine’s Anderson Ruffin Abbott Papers. On a winter evening in February 1864, two U.S. Army…

Credit: AI-generated image If we train artificial intelligence (AI) systems on biased data, they can, in turn, make biased judgments that…

Credit: 3rdtimeluckystudio/Shutterstock If we train artificial intelligence (AI) systems on biased…

By Jeffrey S. Reznick and Kristina Dunne ~ Last fall, we shared news about further progress of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) in making freely available for research, in PubMed Central (PMC), hundreds of back issues of…

Approximately 25 g of each sediment sample was placed in a clean watch glass, baked at 40 ± 2 °C for 48 h, placed in a desiccator to cool, crushed with an agate mortar, and passed through a 180-mesh nylon sieve to obtain sediment samples…

Wilmington Man Arrested After Lewdness and Indecent Exposure Incidents at…

Wilmington Man Arrested After Lewdness and Indecent Exposure Incidents at…

Alice Weinreb, PhD will give the 15th annual James H. Cassedy Lecture in the History of Medicine  on Thursday, February 8, 2024 at 2:00 PM ET. This talk will be live-streamed globally, and archived, by NIH VideoCasting and…

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A new online exhibition, Making the Greatest Medical Library in America, showcases a selection of 19th century pamphlets acquired early in the NLM’s history from the private library of renowned French physician Claude Bernard. The…

By Christopher Crenner ~ Can one surgical problem have more than one surgical solution? A version of this question vexed surgeons in the 1950s and 1960s. There had long been one basic way to remove an appendix. But for duodenal…

Welcome to a virtual tour of the historical collections of the National Library of Medicine (NLM). Today we are featuring collection items and resources relating to Forensic Medicine.    These collections document the history of…

AUSTIN, Texas — Edward Lengel, a noted military and presidential historian, author, and museum executive, joins the Texas Historical Commission as its sixth executive director. Lengel will lead the…

Circulating Now welcomes Cody A. Moore, from the U.S. Department of State, to talk about the connection between Blair House and the first Surgeon General, Joseph Lovell, a portrait of whom, on long term loan from the National Library…

Social vulnerability and other climate-related indices can be valuable tools for public health, but they should be used with caution in research, according to Ferdouz Cochran, Ph.D., a climate-health science lead at the Health Innovation…

1. IntroductionThe world has seen an increase in the global population in recent decades. In 2017, the world population reached 7.6 billion, which would increase to 8.5 billion by 2050, and 11.2 billion in 2100 . Moreover, people living…

By Elizabeth A. Mullen and Susan L. Speaker ~ Dr. Oswald Avery, Christmas, 1940National Library of Medicine #101584575X17 Science and medicine wait for no one.  They demand much from their practitioners  and don’t always allow for a…

(a-I) Archaeological Sites and Their Analyses Records of only huemuls1947 Vignati A vertebra was found in a cave site, from a huemul and perforated with an arrow head, in steppe area about 160 km from forest, 39°31′ S, 69°15′ W.1963…

A recently-released chapter in the book Climatic and Ecological Change in the Americas, completed with contributions from NCEI and partner scientists, explored the “fire resilience” of dry conifer forests, specifically Southwest U.S.…

By Erika Mills ~ Ford’s Theater, where the U.S. Surgeon General’s library was housed from 1866 to 1887, from US National Library of Medicine, 2017 National Library of Medicine # 101706419 On a quest to bring together and catalog the…

The holiday season is upon us, and what better way to celebrate than by shopping for unique and meaningful gifts at Texas Historical Commission state historic sites? Texas is rich in history and culture and select state historic…