From the database of
Essential Science IndicatorsSM, this list of Fast
Moving Fronts has been generated by a comparison of the data sets for the
current period of September 2003-August 31, 2009, and the previous period
of July 2003-June 30, 2009 (sliding 6-year period).
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Field
Research Front Name
Description
Agricultural
Sciences
INDUSTRIALLY COMPOUNDED AQUAFEEDS; AQUACULTURE FEEDS; FISH OIL;
FISH MEAL
The use of probiotics for prevention of bacterial diseases in
aquaculture.
The biological application of nanoparticles is a rapidly
developing area of
nanotechnology that raises new
possibilities in the diagnosis and treatment of human
cancers.
New methods for multiplex amplification of complex subsets of
the human genome extend the utility of next-generation DNA
sequencing platforms.
Multidisciplinary
HUMAN DIFFUSE LARGE B CELL LYMPHOMA; LARGE-SCALE RNAI SCREEN;
LOSS-OF-FUNCTION RNA INTERFERENCE SCREEN
RNA interference is a powerful tool with which to perform
loss-of-function genetic screens in lower organisms and can
greatly facilitate the identification of components of cellular
signaling pathways.
Neuroscience &
Behavior
MENTAL DISORDERS; ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS; FINNISH GENERAL
POPULATION; GERMAN HEALTH INTERVIEW
Epidemiological data on a wide range of mental disorders from
community studies conducted in European countries.
Deficit irrigation is an important tool to achieve the goal of
reducing irrigation water use.
Psychiatry/
Psychology
TIME PERCEPTION; NEURAL REPRESENTATION; NEURAL MECHANISMS;
INTERVAL TIMING
Evidence that the brain represents time in a distributed manner
and tells time by detecting the coincidental activation of
different neural populations.
Recent developments in cognitive load theory relating to the
view in instructional design that real-life tasks should be the
driving force for complex learning.
Space
Science
FERMI GAMMA-RAY SPACE TELESCOPE MISSION; FERMI/LARGE AREA
TELESCOPE BRIGHT GAMMA-RAY SOURCE LIST; COSMIC-RAY PROPAGATION