Photo: richardmasoner/FlickrReport: Solar Homes Fetch Higher Prices
Reuters
Little research has been done to look at whether adding solar allows homeowners to mark up the sale price of their home in a similar way that, say, a kitchen renovation can help boost the price. Homeowners typically go solar because the technology ...
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Meditation helps keep distractions at bay, study says
Mother Nature Network
By Steve PollakThu, Apr 21 2011 at 12:48 PM EST A new study conducted by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology reports that meditation may help the brain 'turn down the ...
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Mother Nature Network
Chess, Art, Robots, and the Future of Science
Forbes (blog)
Thanks to advances in information technology, it's become easier for cross-disciplinary studies to emerge, and automation of experimentation should push this ever forward, encouraging scientists to think and analyze data from different perspectives, ...
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Commission publishes call for establishment of European science education ...
Cordis News
The call covers the establishment of a pan-European initiative to enhance science teaching in schools and to raise the interest and motivation of boys and girls in science and technology. The focus will be on providing a mechanism for allowing science ...
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Local Islamic banking solution ranks 9th in Gartner study
The Daily Star
The information from Gartner's report was supplemented by several sources, such as previous Gartner research studies, anecdotal evidence from client inquiries with vendors and end users, the results of two dedicated surveys- The 2010 Islamic Banking ...
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GM mosquitoes offer malaria hope
BBC News
By James Gallagher Health and Science reporter, BBC News Scientists believe they are closer to being able to change the DNA of wild mosquitoes in order to combat malaria. In the laboratory, they made a gene spread from a handful of mosquitoes to most ...
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Geoscape and Scarborough Partner to Help Marketers Tap the Ever-Growing Power ...
PR Newswire (press release)
Other products and services include Scarborough Mid-Tier Local Market Studies, Hispanic Studies and Custom Research Solutions. Scarborough measures 2000 consumer categories and serves a broad client base that includes marketers, advertising agencies, ...
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Singapore Eye Research Institute Performs Research on Chronic Inflammatory Eye ...
Bioscience Technology
As a leader in ocular proteomics studies, SERI is advancing eye research by identifying and verifying six biomarker candidates that are associated with dry eye syndrome. The institute is collaborating with Allergan, an ocular pharmaceutical company, ...
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Meet Trevor: UCF Student, Age 16
University of Central Florida
“I am getting great classroom learning from seasoned professionals, unparalleled research opportunities and awesome industry connections,” shares Sorbo. His research interests include technology and its applications for the hospitality industry. ...
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Vicor Technologies' PD2i(R) Garners Interest From Researchers, Physicians at ...
Marketwire (press release)
Researchers attending the poster presentation expressed interest in using the Company's PD2i ® nonlinear algorithm and software in new studies with the goal of determining its applicability for other cardiovascular disease states. ...
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Four Antique studes qualify for DOST scholarships
Philippine Information Agency
by Pilar S. Mabaquiao SAN JOSE, Antique Apr 21 (PIA) – The Department of Science and Technology-Antique disclosed that Antique has four student qualifiers of the college scholarship program under the Republic Act 7687 or the Science and Technology ...
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New Haven Researchers Lead Study On Progression Of Parkinson's Disease
Hartford Courant
"He was part of the [foundation's] science advisory board, so he was there when the idea for the study came out," said Sohini Chowdhury, vice president of research at the Michael J. Fox Foundation. "He had a great deal of passion and knowledge. ...
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Hartford Courant
IDB, Oxford launch joint scholarship program
Arab News
A total of 267 scholars have so far completed their research programs and graduated. The bank has spent 21 million on the program. IDB launched another scholarship program in science and technology for the least developed member countries in 1998. ...
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Arab News
What Drives an Academic Entrepreneur?
The New York Academy of Sciences
Traditional economics research typically assumes that economic incentives—the so-called profit motive—are the primary reason why entrepreneurs establish and operate new companies. However, in the early 1970s a number of studies showed that ...
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Batta named acting engineering dean
University at Buffalo Reporter
Following his term as chair, he was director of graduate studies in the department for two years. He was named associate dean for graduate studies in 2006. Batta uses industrial engineering techniques, such as operations research, to develop and ...
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University at Buffalo Reporter
Breath test spots cancer signs, new research finds
OnMedica
We now need to test these results in larger studies to find if this could lead to a potential screening method for the disease.” Dr Lesley Walker, Cancer Research UK's director of cancer information, said: “These interesting results show promise for ...
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Caltech: Learning to tolerate our microbial self
EurekAlert (press release)
In addition, the work, described in the April 21 issue of Science Express, "suggests that it's time to reconsider how we define self versus non-self," Mazmanian says. Like other commensal gut bacteria—those that provide nutrients and other benefits to ...
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Kenya terminates inconlusive HIV prevention study
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
Dr. Agot also paid tribute to local women who participated in the research. "Women in sub- Saharan Africa continue to bear the greatest burden of HIV and so there was need for stakeholders to work round the clock to find new technologies and develop ...
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Research Links Truck Crash Involvement to Driver History
Truckinginfo
Overall, differences between the two studies highlight the dramatic safety improvements the industry has seen since 2005, including record low 2009 truck-involved crash rates and overall reductions in the percentage of roadside inspected drivers found ...
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UD students honored for eco-friendly clothing, footwear
University of Delaware
8:23 am, April 21, 2011--Eco-friendly clothing and footwear has earned four University of Delaware undergraduates the 2011 Youth Council on Sustainable Science and Technology (YCOSST) P3 design award. Given by the American Institute of Chemical ...
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Notre Dame creates Sustainable Energy Center
South Bend Tribune
Beginning June 2012, the center will assist local science, technology, engineering and mathematics teachers to broaden their knowledge by providing research and curriculum development opportunities. According to Joan F. Brennecke, the Keating-Crawford ...
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Toward A 'Green Grid' For Delivering Solar And Wind-Based
ElectricNet (press release)
The scientists analyzed the conclusions of more than 300 scientific studies and identified several technologies that can be used for energy storage for the green grid. These include high-tech batteries now in development that can efficiently store ...
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Clay County braggin' rights
Florida Times-Union
Also, Kaylin has taken part in two studies and Trinity is currently taking part in a cognitive research study. - Clay County residents are among the new members named to the Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition's board of directors for 2011. ...
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Three LU faculty members earn 2011 University Merit Awards
Lamar University
James Curry, also in his fourth year at Lamar, earned bachelor of science and master of science degrees from the University of Texas and Ph.D. from Texas A&M University. He hastaught four undergraduate and five graduate courses. Operations research and ...
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Organic agriculture: deeply rooted in science and ecology
Grist Magazine
Alternative agricultural research today is showing that we were pretty astute. Studies are appearing almost too fast to read them all. For example, the importance of soil organic matter is more appreciated every day even though, as a recent study ...
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Imagining the Internet Center honored by Computerworld
TechJournal South
The center's research holds a mirror to humanity's use of communications technologies, informs policy development, exposes potential futures and provides a historic record. Among the spectrum of issues addressed are power, politics, privacy, property, ...
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Milton Glick, 1937-2011
Columbia Daily Tribune
His work was funded for 15 consecutive years by the National Science Foundation, and he published 99 research articles during this time. Dr. Glick's first senior administrative position was dean of the College of Arts and Science at the University of ...
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Columbia Daily Tribune
CSC Client Lincoln Financial Group Wins Celent Model Insurer Designation
Insurance News Net (press release)
This selection marks the fifth consecutive year that Celent, a financial services technology research and consulting firm, has showcased insurers using CSC software to support industry best practices. In the report, Celent Model Insurer 2011: Case ...
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MSU awarded grants for being green
MSU State News
Bringi said MBI acts as a bridge to help these technologies move from the research stage to the industrial stage. “MSU is really well positioned to be the go-to place for the bioeconomy,” Bringi said. “And I think we showed that (to Merrigan) and we ...
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Two UM faculty named to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
U of M News Service (press release)
She is active in science and technology policy and serves on many national advisory and study committees, including the National Academies' Solid State Sciences Committee. • Page, the Leonid Hurwicz Collegiate Professor of Complex Systems, ...
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EHR Progress In The Medical Practice
Healthcare Technology Online (press release)
By Ken Congdon, editor in chief, Healthcare Technology Online I'm not sure which is increasing at a faster pace — EHR adoption rates or studies about EHR adoption rates. The latest in a string of EHR-related studies, titled Electronic Health Records: ...
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Carotech to Share Emerging Science Supporting Tocomin®SupraBio™ in Addressing ...
AUTO-MOBI.info (press release)
Carotech, the largest and only GMP-certified palm tocotrienol/tocopherol complex producer in the world will exhibit at the SupplySide East Expo and share the latest human clinical studies using Tocomin® and Tocomin®SupraBio™. ...
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Guardian Focus podcast: The nuclear debate after Fukushima and Chernobyl
The Guardian (blog)
And what do you think the cut-off point is for "doing science" that means your arguments are no longer valid? I'm not saying her arguments are invalid because she hasn't done research recently. I'm saying it is disingenuous to say you are a scientist ...
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Students showcase personal achievement, research at scholar symposium
the Inkwell
In the College of Science and Technology, Stephanie Balser won Best Undergraduate Presenter, and Ryley Jones won Best Undergraduate Poster. Graduate student in the Department of History Hunter was happy about winning and said she had never received ...
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Battelle to Perform $4.1 Million Project for Minnesota Department of ...
Marketwire (press release)
Battelle also is one of the nation's leading charitable trusts focusing on societal and economic impact and actively supporting and promoting science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education.
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Book weighs plastics controversy
Plastics News
By Mike Verespej | PLASTICS NEWS STAFF WASHINGTON (April 21, 3:25 pm ET) -- For someone who confesses that she began her research “knowing really nothing about plastics,” Susan Freinkel has put together an insightful, unbiased, fascinating look at how ...
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Biogen Idec's CEO Discusses Q1 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha
Biogen Idec has great science and technology and a team of individuals committed to making the company the leading biotech enterprise in the industry. That's not to say there isn't work to be done to improve our productivity, but I believe that we have ...
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Research fellow (Science and technology for sustainable societies ...
News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world ... Studies (UNU-IAS) is recruiting a Research Fellow for the Science and ...
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