Economic globalization and liberalization have been blamed for numerous social ills over the last two decades, including a sharp rise in interethnic violence in countries all over the world. Not so, say the results of a study conducted by researchers from McGill University and published in the current issue of International Studies Quarterly.

According to Dr. Stephen Saideman and former student David Steinberg, the more government intervention there is in the local economy, the more likely inter-ethnic violence and rebellion becomes. Conversely, the more economically open a society is, the less likely such violence becomes.

Tourism on Antarctica is increasing and that can form a threat for the vulnerable South Pole area. Research from Maastricht University provides a possible solution: market the visitor rights to the highest bidder.

Tourism in Antarctica has grown dramatically. In 1985, just a few thousand people visited the area but in the season 2007/2008 more than 40,000 did. A number of parties are concerned about the effects of this rapid growth with respect to safety, the environment, the scale of tourism and the lack of financial resources for monitoring and enforcement purposes.

They also have doubts about how this growth can be reconciled with the basic principles of the Antarctic Treaty System ATS.

QINGDAO, China, September 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- Recognition as a Global Company Increases

- Clients More Confident in Haier

Haier, the world's fourth largest white goods manufacturer, closed with success its sponsorship of the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and is on track to reach its goal of becoming a truly global brand.

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, September 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- Emerging Nonstimulant Drugs Will Earn Less Than 15 Percent Share of the ADHD Market in 2017, According to a New Report from Decision Resources

Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that Shire's recently launched stimulant Vyvanse will become only the third blockbuster in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), helping to ensure that Shire's impressive ADHD portfolio will dominate this market through 2017.

The remains of a 30-foot-long predatory dinosaur discovered along the banks of Argentina's Rio Colorado is helping to unravel how birds evolved their unusual breathing system.

Birds have a breathing system that is unique among land animals. Instead of lungs that expand, birds have a system of bellows, or air sacs, which help pump air through the lungs. This novel feature is the reason birds can fly higher and faster than bats, which, like all mammals, expand their lungs in a less efficient breathing process.

The discovery, announced at a news conference in Mendoza, Argentina, builds on decades of paleontological research indicating that birds evolved from dinosaurs.

Smell is one of the most complex and least-understood senses. Humans have a vast olfactory system that includes close to 400 functional genes, more than are dedicated to any other function. Animals such as dogs and mice have around 1,000 functional olfactory receptor genes.

MIT biological engineers have found a way to mass-produce smell receptors in the laboratory, an advance that paves the way for "artificial noses" to be created and used in a variety of settings. The work could also allow scientists to unlock the mystery of how the sense of smell can recognize a seemingly infinite range of odors.

Artificial noses could one day replace drug- and explosive-sniffing dogs, and could have numerous medical applications, according to Zhang and his colleagues. DARPA recently approved funding for the team's MIT (microfluidic-integrated transduction) RealNose project.

Applications for Templeton-Cambridge Journalism Fellowships In Science And Religion are now open.

The fellowship enables ten print, broadcast or online journalists to pursue an intensive two-month course of study in issues of science and religion. The program includes three weeks of seminars at the university of Cambridge featuring eminent, well-known authorities in the field. Fellows are paid a stipend in addition to travel expenses to Cambridge.

BRISTOL, England, September 29 /PRNewswire/ -- CensorNet Pro achieves the highest Checkmark certification from West Coast Labs. West Coast Labs is an independent organisation that tests Internet security products. The Checkmark Premium accreditation certifies CensorNet to real world standards which provide a reliable indicator of performance to the user.

To achieve the Premium Level Certification, the product must prove a 100% pass rate during the extensive testing process.

CAMBRIDGE, England, September 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- Ultra Wide Band Solution Accurate to Within 10cm

- Up to 11,000 Assets can be Located in a Radius of 20m

DecaWave, (http://www.decawave.com) a pioneering fabless semiconductor company based in Dublin, Ireland specialising in the design of Ultra Wideband (UWB) Real Time Location Services (RTLS) solutions, has enabled new industry levels of accuracy and density with the announcement of its groundbreaking new product ScenSor, previewing today at the RFID Investment Summit Europe 2008 in Cambridge, England.

LONDON, September 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- Award Winning 'best eBay alternative' invests to strengthen worldwide businesses

Offering online sellers and buyers the chance to make money and find a bargain, eBid.net, today announces its expansion into Portugal, Norway, Denmark and Sweden increasing its global presence to 18 territories across UK, the US and Canada, Africa, Asia and Australasia.