Studies using neuropsychological tests and brain imaging technologies such as fMRI and PET to examine functional differences in brain activity have shown that differences seem to most commonly occur in the frontal lobes, hippocampus and temporal lobes.

Studies done on the potential of the embryo at different stages have shown that at both the two and four cell stage of development P. flava blastomeres can go on to give rise to a tornaria larvae, so fates of these embryonic cells don ’ t seem to be established till after this stage.

It would seem that from an early age his father had intended for politics to be Austen's future path and with this in mind he was sent first to France, where he studied at the Paris Institute of Political Studies and developed a lasting admiration for the French people and culture.

At the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Mississippi, it has also been observed that the resident dolphins seem to show an awareness of the future.

A study published in 2010 and conducted by Boian S. Alexandrov and colleagues at the Center for Nonlinear Studies at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico created mathematical models predicting how terahertz radiation would interact with double-stranded DNA, showing that, even though involved forces seem to be tiny, nonlinear resonances ( although much less likely to form than less-powerful common resonances ) could allow terahertz waves to " unzip double-stranded DNA, creating bubbles in the double strand that could significantly interfere with processes such as gene expression and DNA replication ".

Studies have suggested that interference with certain post-translational modification processes seem to have quite a high selectivity for targeting cells displaying tumour phenotypes although the reason for this is a matter of controversy ( as will be explained below ).

Studies have also shown that responses to cuteness — and to facial attractiveness in general — seem to be similar across and within cultures.

Studies of the intensity data indicate that they may be converted to approximate transition probabilities.

Studies of the growth and decline of children's fears indicate that fears due to strange objects, noises, falling, and unexpected movement decline during the preschool years, but that fears of the dark, of being alone, and of imaginary creatures or robbers increase.

Studies conducted in various sections of the United States indicate that many children in elementary schools are maladjusted emotionally, and that many of them are failing to make satisfactory progress in school subjects.

Studies by economists of various political persuasions on the actual functioning of the Soviet economy indicate that it was not actually a planned economy.

Studies indicate a lack of undesirable side-effects.

Studies of group I introns from Tetrahymena protozoans indicate that some introns appear to be selfish genetic elements, neutral to the host because they remove themselves from flanking exons during RNA processing and do not produce an expression bias between alleles with and without the intron.

Studies of brain metabolism using positron emission tomography ( PET ) scans indicate that people with insomnia have higher metabolic rates by night and by day.

Studies of Bengal Tigers indicate that boars are usually secondary in preference to various cervids and bovids.

Studies in Sweden indicate that people tend to switch from smoking to snus, rather than the other way around.

Studies based on DNA sequences also indicate that the family Schoepfiaceae should be resurrected ( as has been done in the updated APG III-publication ) to accommodate Schoepfia ( formerly in Olacaceae ), Arjona and Quinchamalium ( both previously in Santalaceae ).

Studies in Barbados indicate a reasonable potential of 6. 7 to 13. 4 tons per acre ( 16-32 tons / ha ).

Studies in animal models indicate that aggression is affected by several interconnected cortical and subcortical structures within the so-called social behavior network.

Studies of the legislative history of the Act indicate that the Gerald Ford administration secured the regulatory provisions only by threatening a veto of any act containing financial assistance for railroads but no reform of the regulatory system.

Studies of children, for instance, indicate that the words children hear affect their perceptions of the gender-appropriateness of certain careers.

Studies indicate that to reduce emissions by a certain amount, ad valorem energy taxes would be more costly than carbon taxes.

Studies conducted indicate differences in how the brains of those with algolagnia interpret nerve input.

Studies revealing the relationship between the immune system and the central nervous system indicate that stress can alter the function of white blood cells involved in immune function, known as lymphocytes and macrophages.

Studies of lava flows on Steens Mountain, Oregon, indicate that the magnetic field could have shifted at a rate of up to 6 degrees per day at some time in Earth's history, which significantly challenges the popular understanding of how the Earth's magnetic field works.

Studies indicate that ingestion of chicory by farm animals results in reduction of worm burdens, which has prompted its widespread use as a forage supplement.

Studies of a range of psychological traits indicate that these children remain as concordant as MZs raised by parents who treated them as identical ( Kendler, Neale, Kessler, Heath, & Eaves, 1993 ).

Studies indicate that ' the onset of puberty has been one year earlier with each generation since the 1950s.

Studies have shown that electron micrographs of taste receptors obtained from saliva samples indicate pathological changes in the taste buds of patients with dysgeusia and other gustatory disorders.

Studies of shamanism indicate that individual totemism may have predated group totemism, as a group's protective spirits were sometimes derived from the totems of specific individuals.

Studies indicate that companies that report the greatest gains from succession planning feature high ownership by the CEO and high degrees of engagement among the larger leadership team

Studies indicate that crazy ants rely so much on the scale insects that scarcity of them can actually limit ant population growth.

Studies in the brine shrimp have examined how water affects cell functions ; these saw that a 20 % reduction in the amount of water in a cell inhibits metabolism, with metabolism decreasing progressively as the cell dries out and all metabolic activity halting when the water level reaches 70 % below normal.

Two weeks after the museum thefts, when major news outlets still were reporting most of the museum's artifacts were gone, Dr. Donny George Youkhanna, General Director Research Studies for the Board of Antiquities in Iraq, said of the looting, " It's the crime of the century, because it affects the heritage of all mankind ".

Studies have shown that built environments that were expressly designed to improve physical activity are linked to higher rates of physical activity, which in turn, positively affects health.

Some Women Studies programs offer internships that are community-based allowing students the opportunity to gain a better understanding of how oppression directly affects women ’ s lives.

Studies have confirmed that the position of the 240s loop directly affects substrate binding in the corresponding active site.

• Studies of the effects of mercury on the immune system in rodents have enhanced knowledge of the mechanisms whereby mercury affects the immune system.

Studies are inconclusive as to how significantly smokeless tobacco affects users ' cardiovascular systems, but it has been studied that it may have more nicotine than cigarettes.

Studies of human embryonic stem cells ( hESCs ) commonly describe the nonfunctional p53-p21 axis of the G1 / S checkpoint pathway with subsequent relevance for cell cycle regulation and the DNA damage response ( DDR ).

Studies in Drosophila germarium have identified the signals decapentaplegic and adherens junctions that prevent germarium stem cells from differentiating.

To achieve " transdisciplinarity ", students complete additional courses from their School ( but that do not stem from their Major ), from the other School, and courses that are typically taught by one instructor from each school presenting a common topic ( so-called University Studies Courses ).

Studies of embryoid bodies ( see embryoid body ) have led to new insights regarding the role of Wnt signaling in human embryonic stem cells.