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  • CRAIG L. MORAN/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
    UNLV electrical engineering professor Biswajit Das examines a piece of solar cell research material March 28 while working on campus. (enlarge to view more photos) » Buy this photo
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    David Lee, assistant professor of integrative physiology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, studies a 3-D X-ray video of a guinea pig March 25 in his laboratory. Less is studying crab and guinea pig motions and joints for developing robots and treating arthritis in humans. (enlarge to view more photos) » Buy this photo
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    Stan Smith, UNLV's associate vice president for research, works in his office March 25. (enlarge to view more photos) » Buy this photo
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    Robert Broehm, mechanical engineering director at UNLV's Center for Energy Research, examines photovoltaic cells March 25 atop building B at the university. (enlarge to view more photos) » Buy this photo
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Utah's state government, for example, has approved injecting $179 million into the Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative. ■ The University of Nevada, Reno, has three people in itstechnology transfer office. Following the template of other ...
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ADEC hosts launch of new research on mathematics teacher training
AME Info
She obtained her PhD from Exeter University in 2006 and is now an associate professor at SuzhouScience and Technology University, China. Her main research interests are in mathematical education and in particular, international comparative studies. ...
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Virtual Tools May Help in Recovery of Stroke Patients
TestCountry.com (blog)
A feature on WebMD shared the results of the review, where researchers analyzed data taken from various studies. The studies were chosen from three medical libraries, and all involved the use of virtual technologies in stroke patients. ...
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'Fermented whey a nutritious drink'
Times of India
The reports were presented during the two-day seminar on `Recent advances in the development of fermented foods', organised by Centre of Food Science and Technology, Banaras Hindu University. The seminar concluded on Saturday. "The two-year research ...
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Research and Markets: Mobile Publishing Strategies for Media Owners - Business...
Autochannel (press release)
DUBLIN--April 8, 2011: Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Mobile Publishing Strategies for Media Owners - Business Models, Technology Options and Case Studies" report to their offering. Recent figures show that in the final quarter ...
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Letter: Politically incorrect stance on man-caused global warming
Verde Independent
called Muller to debunk that part of climate science." LA Times: "The hearing was called by GOP leaders of the House Science & Technology committee, who have expressed doubts about the integrity of climate science. It was one of several inquiries in ...
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SQU-PDO souq highlights petro research
Zawya
Amer bin Ali Al Rawas, SQUSQU deputy vice-chancellor for postgraduate studies & research, said that the event demonstrated the new challenges faced by PDOPDO with respect to oil production, drilling and the structure of oil, use of treated water that ...
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Are helmets good for your brain? It depends how you roll
Globe and Mail
“There are actually scientific studies that show that your risk of brain injuries is higher when you're wearing a helmet, and that you have a 14-per-cent greater chance of getting into an accident with a helmet on,” he said. “These are not things that ...
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Globe and Mail
American University in Dubai to participate in GETEX 2011
AME Info
She concludes, "AUD offers undergraduate programs in the following disciplines: Architecture, Business Administration, Civil Engineering, Communication and Information Studies, Computer Engineering, Computer Science (target start date Fall 2011), ...
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Ballard: Space reflects enduring legacy
Greenville Daily Reflector
Deirdre Mageean, vice chancellor for research and graduate studies said, “Mark and Bob were hard-wired to work because it was the right thing to do,” even when encouragement and support were scarce. More than 100 colleagues and friends came together to ...
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Olympus Introduces BX63® Motorized Research Microscope with Fully Customizable ...
IEWY News
Olympus is a precision technology leader, creating innovative opto-digital solutions in healthcare, lifescience and consumer electronics products. Olympus works collaboratively with its customers and its affiliates worldwide to leverage R&D investment ...
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'Mixed' estates found to break rather than make communities
Sydney Morning Herald
Ms Kenworthy's study - along with extensive research by Western Sydney academic Gabrielle Gwyther, published in the recent edition of the journal Urban Policy andResearch - challenges 30 years of conventional wisdom. Over the past 10 to 15 years,...
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Sydney Morning Herald
Lavish praise, then a quick ouster for star U scientist
Minneapolis Star Tribune
The Kauffman Foundation's Lesa Mitchell, who studies how universities commercialize technology, said it's normal for founders of spinoffs to exit -- but only after several years. Taylor's quick dismissal could backfire on the university, since "their ...
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Now, IAT graduates can transfer credits to HCT
Khaleej Times
IAT's academic core courses include English, Mathematics, Science, Computer and InformationTechnology (CIT), Arabic, Islamic Studies, Citizenship and Life Skills, and Health and Physical Education.
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NewCardio Study Shows my3KG Improves Diagnostic Accuracy in Diabetics With ...
PR-USA.net (press release)
NewCardio, Inc., (OTC BB: NWCI) a cardiac diagnostic technology provider, announced today that the Company has been invited by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) to present the results of a key study showing that NewCardio's urgent care solution, ...
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Avantium to Deliver Flowrence System for Catalysis Research and Development to...
PR-USA.net (press release)
For more information about our Flowrence technology, including downloads, case studies and pictures, please visit http://www.avantium.com/flowrence. For more information about Avantium, please contact Mariette Hoogendoorn at +31 20 586 8010 or visit ...
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Makerere goes Collegiate: what it means
Daily Monitor
Others are: College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT), College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS), College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) and College of Education and External Studies (COEES). ...
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Daily Monitor
High-tech inventions pitched at forum
The Times of Trenton - NJ.com
Christian Theriault had just three minutes to explain how his adaptive optics technology could find migrating cancer cells, quickly scan an airport for security threats, and speed up laser manufacturing by an order of magnitude, using lenses that ...
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Clarion's Peckham Presents at 2011 Symposium on National Drowning Prevention
Insurance News Net (press release)
Second, the vast majority of pool safety signs in current use do not comply with the latest warningstechnology developed by human factors studies, court decisions and the standards – all of which combine to define the legal definition for an “adequate ...
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The AgilityGuard Helps Rocklin Athlete Achieve Excellence in Sport
Examiner.com
The AgilityGuard is connected directly to science and backed by many years of research. “It is proven that when your jaw is aligned, then your strength, balance, flexibility, range of motion, agility and oxygen flow greatly improve,” explains Dr. Kwan. ...
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ICT law and new opportunities
Times of Malta
The relationship between law and rapidly emerging technologies, one being information and communications technology (ICT), is ever more dynamic in this technologically transformed global context, but what are the prospects for law? ...
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Energy Drink Ingredients Explained
ConsumerSearch Productopia (blog)
Research results show that study participants who consumed Coenzyme Q10 had reduced feelings of fatigue and improved physical performance. Ribose is a simple, 5-carbon monosaccharide, or pentose sugar that has been shown to promote the body's natural ...
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We must pursue a UCSD law school
San Diego Union Tribune
We live in a world increasingly defined by information, technology and globalism. Academicresearch today will shape our society in unimaginable ways tomorrow. Such research is rife with legal, social and policy issues. Graduates of universities that ...
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Civil War's 150th anniversary: Teaching the next generation
Montgomery Advertiser
In Hershey, Pa., Jeff Mummert, the social studies department chairman at Hershey High School is trying to raise money for a plan that would allow visitors to historic sites to utilize today'stechnology. He's trying to raise as much as $100000 to fund ...
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A fiber of hope: Missouri plant wants to make ethanol in a new way
Kansas City Star
There were “just too many 'news' to what they were doing,” said Sam Shelton, director of research at the Georgia Institute of Technology's Strategic Energy Institute. Thetechnology for making corn ethanol is basically the same as for ethyl alcohol, ...
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Kansas City Star
Tough economy refills empty nests
SouthCoastToday.com
"It's a longer trend than just the economy," said William Doherty, professor of family social scienceat the University of Minnesota. "We call it 'emerging adulthood.' It's a big cultural change. The 20s are now an extension of adolescence. ...
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Playbook For Vending And OCS: OneShow Education Keeps Operators On Top Of...
Vending Times
Real-world scenarios will be addressed through mini case studies, class discussions and brainstorming with industry peers. Supervisors leave the program with hands-on ideas to help them solve problems and improve their business skills to more ...
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Technical training for half a million youths
Arab News
A number of renowned local and international participants will present their studies and researchpapers on training and sustainable development at this three-day event, organized once every two years by the TVTC.
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Shabak Charges Against Abusisi Further Debunked – OpEd
Eurasia Review
While I don't know when Abusisi began his studies, it's likely he wasn't yet even pursuing his PhD in 1992. Commenters here and at pro-Israel blogs have been trumpeting false claims regarding the academic record of Palestinian security detainee, ...
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Online learning, Is the growing trend in K-12 education best for students or ...
Bend Bulletin
The growth has come despite a cautionary review of research by the US Department of Education in 2009. It found benefits in online courses for college students but concluded that few rigorous studieshad been done at the K-12 level, and policymakers ...
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College Town
Worcester Telegram
Mount Wachusett Community College's Fire Science Technology program is one of the first three in the country to be officially accepted into the National Fire Academy's new Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education Institutional Recognition and ...
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Seeing beyond perceptions
The Nation, Pakistan
By Farooq Hameed Khan | Published: April 10, 2011 The 12th National Security Workshop (NSW-12) titled Seeing Beyond Perceptions was organised from February 21 to March 26, 2011, by the Institute for Strategic Studies Research and Analysis (ISSRA) of ...
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Robot Rights, Meditation, and Star Trek at Forbes
The League of Ordinary Gentlemen
Alex Knapp writes about pretty much everything under the sun, including politics, art, religion, philosophy, sports, music, culture, and science. He also actively writes about politics at the political blog Outside the Beltway and blogs about ...
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The League of Ordinary Gentlemen
SouthCoast business in brief
SouthCoastToday.com
The session is scheduled for noon April 20 at the Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center. Anyone planning to attend is asked to RSVP to Amit Basnet at 508-910-9872 or abasnet@umassd.edu. NEW BEDFORD — The Small Business Administration has ...
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Do Natural Aphrodisiacs Work? (LiveScience.com) | Stock Market ...
By Yahoo! News: Science News
News: Science News. For those in search of a natural aphrodisiac, fear not that your supply of rhino horn and tiger penis is running low. (They don't work anyway.) Scientists have found aphrodisiac properties in common spices and herbs . Researchers at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, have conducted an extensive review of dozens of studies on various plant and animal products thought to have aphrodisiac powers, from ambrien (excreted from sperm whale intestines ...
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Questions raised about industry influence on anti-depressant ...
By Sabina Bhate
Many studies that seemed to absolve the drugs of blame were carried out by researchers with close ties to the pharmaceutical industry, according to a report published this week in the online journal PLoS (Public Library of Science ) One.” ... Abortion; Accidents; Addictions; Advance Care Planning and Advance Directives; Alcohol; Animals; Artifical Reproductive Technology; Best Interests; Bioethics; Biomedical Research; Biotechnology; Case Law; Children; Chronic Disease ...
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Home Service companies need to be more responsive to online ...
By ABMN Staff
However, the gap between scores is less than that in the eRetail, eTravel, eFinance and mCommerce benchmark studies, suggesting that utility providers have a greater opportunity to differentiate themselves from their closest competitors ... eDigitalResearch possesses a unique combination ofresearch expertise, marketing background, web technology and knowledge of the cross-channel consumer . As well as providing invaluable research data, the modules of its fully integrated ...
American Banking News - http://www.americanbankingnews.com/
New CFV Solar Testing Laboratory Opens in Albuquerque to Speed ...
(Nanowerk News) To speed entry for solar panel manufacturers into the North American and international markets, a new laboratory opened in Albuquerque, New Mexico, that offers worldwide certification services from one location. .... Fraunhofer CSE is an applied research and development laboratory dedicated to the commercialization of clean energy technologies. CSE engages in contract research and development with private companies, government entities, and academic ...
Nanowerk Nanotechnology News - http://www.nanowerk.com/
Titan shaped by weather, not ice volcanoes | Science / Technology
By Tanushree
flows to form,” said Jeff Moore, lead author of the paper and a planetary scientist at NASA's AmesResearch Center, Moffett Field,alif. “But we find that the evidence presented to date is unconvincing, and recent studies of Titan's interior ... In the new paper, the authors concluded that the only features on Titan's surface that have been unambiguously identified were created. by external forces-such as objects hitting the surface and creating craters; wind and rain ...
India Talkies - http://www.indiatalkies.com/
News Wire - The Flexbrain Method from Nightingale Conant
By bensanderson
The benefits of brain exercises and their ability to improve your mental performance have been proven by many research studies, over the years. Similar to other part of your body, doing brain exercices on a daily basis will help keep ... You won't need any special technology. If you have a desire to improve your life, it is important that your mind is kept in shape. You know what happens to other parts of your body that don't get the proper exercise and your mind is no ...
News Wire - http://www.news-wire.info/
Event Report: The Sentiment At Microsoft Convergence 2011 ...
By R "Ray" Wang
With an anticipated increase in attendance, many new product announcements, and a technologyrefresh cycle in play, attendees seemed upbeat. The event kicked off in true tradition including the must attend Randy and Andy (IBIS, Inc) welcome party. ... Good news for Microsoft partners. Most ERP and CRM customers plan to upgrade within the next 12 to 18 months (see Figure 2). Many plan to upgrade ERP (18.0%) and CRM (13.1%) in the next 6 to 12 months. ...
Constellation Research - http://www.constellationrg.com/
USDA Program Offers Funding to Boost E-85 Flex Fuel Use ...
By admin
In addition to flexible fuel pumps being eligible for funding under REAP the grants are available for audits of energy improvements and studies to determine the feasibility of renewable energy systems; and agricultural producers in ...
Technology Research - http://www.technologyresearch.org/
Titan shaped by weather, not ice volcanoes - Andhra News
Andhra Pradesh; India; International; City; Entertainment; Business; Forex; Press Releases; Sports;Technology; Health; Features. John Lennon; Eminem; Justin Bieber; Justin Timberlake; Diane Lane; Miley Cyrus; Katherine Heigl ... flows to form," said Jeff Moore, lead author of the paper and a planetary scientist at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field,alif. "But we find that the evidence presented to date is unconvincing, and recent studies of Titan's interior ...
AndhraNews.net - News & Feature Updates - http://www.andhranews.net/
UFO's? Church makes you fat? Mars vs Venus? Eskimo diet ...
By Felix Larocca
Neurologist Stefan Knecht of the University of Münster in Germany, who is not involved in the new research, says he is not surprised that the untreated participants experienced rapid, continuing drops in cognitive performance. .... Researchers use sensor technology to improve athletic performance. A University of Maine track and field coach has teamed up with exercise science and mechanical engineering researchers to improve the performance of his athletes. ...
Sistema Limbico - http://blogs.monografias.com/sistema-limbico-neurociencias/
Science can predict large earthquakes
By noreply@allvoices.com
News - Many were surprised by the sudden occurrence of the powerful earthquake that hit Japan on 11 March. People were surprised because many believe—or were led to believe—that huge earthquakes at magnitude 9.0 capable. ... The Japanese researcher also studies fossils, rocks and soil to complete the picture. Through these tools, he is able to trace whether a tsunami occurred before. For example, carbon-dating of fossilized specie will reveal whether that specie were ...
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Georgia State University Distance Learning — DistanceLearning.com
By Kylie Devi
Originally, it was called the Georgia School of Technology's “School of Commerce .” It became known as Georgia State University in 1969 and expanded its programs and colleges. Currently, GSU is the only urban research university located in the ... The School is organized into several colleges: The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Education, the College of Health and Human Services, the College of Law, and the J. Mack ...
DistanceLearning.com - http://www.distancelearning.com/
Mild Sibling Rivalry Can Enhance Social Understanding | Psych ...
By Traci Pedersen
The project, called “Toddlers Up,” was an attempt to further investigate why previous studies have suggested that even by the age of four, some children are already exhibiting behavioral problems that interfere with progress in ... The research team warns, however, that continuous sibling rivalry can result in behavioral problems and relationship problems later in life. Milder forms of fighting, however, were actually shown have a positive effect on childhood development ...
Psych Central News - http://psychcentral.com/news/
Nice Country Music Videos Free photos | Music Blog Online
By BO News Network
Eyebeam is pleased to host Open Studios for its 2009 Senior Fellows, Resident Artists, and Student Residents at Eyebeam's state-of-the-art design, research, and fabrication studio; showcasing video performance, wearable technologies, code and humor, party technology, ... Are there any actualstudies or statistics on what became of the flower children? The hippie movement and a culture of flower-wearing, drugs, psychedelic music, psychedelic art and social permissiveness. ...
Music Blog Online - http://www.musicbo.net/
British Social Attitudes: The 23rd Report (British Social ...
By jediseo
The British Social Attitudes survey series is carried out by Britain's largest independent socialresearch institute, the National Centre for Social Research. It provides an indispensable guide to current political and social issues in contemporary Britain. This, the 23rd report, ... The sun never sets on the British Empire Gay young blades bragged of their amorous adventures We are advancingtechnology every day His brother's success left him in the shade this ebook. ...
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News in Brief: American Association for Cancer Research ...
UPCI, Pitt researchers present findings of cancer studies at AACR 102nd Annual Meeting · e!Science News - 4 days ago. What will people do for money? ...
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