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University researchers explain why the revamped graphic, to be unveiled this hurricane season, will better aid residents.

<p style="text-align:left">Hikikomori is a pathology characterized by social withdrawal for a period exceeding six months. While first defined in Japan, the pathology is growing globally. To help better assess individuals for Hikikomori, researchers developed the the Hikikomori Diagnostic Evaluation, or HiDE, a diagnostic tool to be a guide on collecting information on the growing pathology.</p>

In the merciless August heat, associate professor of engineering Landolf Rhode-Barbarigos scaled an incline of honeycomb-shaped concrete tubes hugging the seawall.

Inside a small cinderblock home superheated by the sun, a single mother and her two children rely on an old air conditioning unit for relief from the dangerously hot and humid weather that grips Miami-Dade County. But not even the smallest comforts c

Cranial modification is a form of body alteration where the head is pressed or bound to permanently deform the skull. The practice has been reported across various cultures throughout history. Researchers from Kyushu University and the University of Montana report that the Hirota people—who lived on the southern Japanese island of Tanegashima between the 3rd to 7th century CE—also conducted cranial modification, with indication that both males and females performed the practice.

Jeffrey Duerk will step down as UM’s provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, take a one-year sabbatical starting July 1 and then return as a full-time faculty member.

Researchers from Kyushu University and Asahi Kasei Corporation have developed a new way to estimate the age of microplastics found in the upper oceans. The new method combines plastic oxidation analysis with UV exposure and ambient temperature. By applying their new method to microplastics found across the North Pacific Ocean, the team found that the age of microplastics in nearshore regions ranged from 0 to 5 years old, whereas microplastics from offshore regions ranged from 1 to 3 years old.

Researchers have uncovered the mathematical and biological mechanism behind the interdigitation at cell boundaries. These structures are commonly found in epithelial cells in tissues such as the kidneys and nasal glands, and is proposed to facilitate paracellular transport. The team found that the boundary dynamics show a 'push-and-pull' movement that exhibits scaling that can be reproduced by the Edward-Wilkinson model. They also found that myosin may be responsible for the nature of ...

The 18-foot-long structures, including fascinating honeycomb-shaped tubes, are part of an effort by University of Miami researchers and scientists to help restore damaged coral reefs and protect coastal environments.

Amy Clement, a professor of atmospheric sciences at the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, has dedicated her career to analyzing climate changes now and in the future.