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"We are beginning to see results that make us believers that carotid stents will replace endarterectomy, and that it's only a matter of time."
L. Nelson Hopkins, professor and chair of neurosurgery, in an article in The New York Times on the controversy over treating carotid artery disease with stents rather than surgery.
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"The tawdriness and tastelessness of mass media in general is not going to get any better, it's going to get worse because people have gotten used to it, even addicted to it. Viewers will watch—they like violence and they like sex."
Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, in an article in the Hartford Courant on the return to television of the "Victoria's Secret Fashion Show."
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"I would say blogging exists at the boundary between conversation and publication. The culture of blogging—valuing conversation, freely sharing content and radical transparency—is a big part of the force behind the popularity of blogging. The ability of the blog to fulfill such a wide range of communication tasks makes it a perfect carrier for these new values."
Alex Halavais, assistant professor of communication, in an article in the Appleton Post Crescent on area residents and blogging.
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"Global climate change is not the same all over the globe. We know that the range of mosquito species known to carry certain infections like malaria will expand as temperatures and rainfalls vary."
Richard V. Lee, professor of medicine, in an article in the December issue of National Geographic on reports that disease outbreaks in humans are likely to increase as global climate change reshapes the world's ecosystems.
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