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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Oct 13, 2011


Bible study uses smartphones, Dallas minister relies on bar codes to reach out
The Republic
Duane Harbin, assistant dean for Information Technology and Institutional Research at the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University, hasn't seen the new Bible but found the use of electronic video links from a printed book "an ...
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Science cheats must be exposed: MP
National Post (blog)
By Margaret Munro “I love NSERC,” the Liberal science-and-technology critic says of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, which funds more than 11000 researchers and students across Canada each year. Hsu fondly recalls how the council...
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Publication of research data prompts SANUWAVE shares to jump
SmallCap Network
By ME Garza Shares of SANUWAVE Health Inc (OTC:SNWV) rose 20.9% to $2.14 +0.37 after the company announced publication of research which investigated the molecular changes of dermaPACE extracorporeal shock wave technology (ESWT) compared with ...
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NanoString Announces Launch of Second Generation nCounter Analysis System
MarketWatch (press release)
NanoString Technologies is a privately held provider of life science tools for translational research and developer of molecular diagnostics. The company's nCounter(R) Analysis System is the first and only technology platform to deliver highly...
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More FGCU students drawn to science, technology, engineering and math majors
Naples Daily News
By KRISTINE GILL Florida Gulf Coast University students explore possible areas ofstudy during the annual Majors Fair in the Student Union Ballroom at FGCU on Oct. 12, 2011. Greg Kahn/Staff Gov. Rick Scott prioritized education in science, technology, ...
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GIS mapping gaining popularity with gove agencies and private cos; enables ...
Economic Times
BANGALORE: A system of digitising spatial data, where numerical information can be layered on satellite imagery, is gaining popularity with government agencies and private companies for various studies. The technology, called Geographical Information ...
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Accelr8 Announces Interim Plan and Advanced Studies
MarketWatch (press release)
Accelr8 Technology Corporation ( www.accelr8.com ) is a developer of innovative materials and instrumentation for advanced applications in medical instrumentation, basic research, drug discovery, and bio-detection. Accelr8 is developing a rapid ...
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Salk to Accelerate Brain Research with $4.5 Million NIH Grant
Newswise (press release)
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is one of the world's preeminent basicresearch institutions, where internationally renowned faculty probe fundamental lifescience questions in a unique, collaborative, and creative environment. ...
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New England Reproductive Science Director Elected to Society for Assisted ...
PR Web (press release)
At this year's ASRM conference to be held in Florida October 15 through 19, Dr. Go will present the results of the Reproductive Science Center'sstudies that have yielded an effective model for flexible day of embryo transfer for in vitro fertilization ...
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PR Web (press release)
'Thinking machines' will run future power grids
PhysOrg.com
"Several research studies have reported using CI-based technologies to dynamically forecast wind and solar power, monitor voltage stability, and assess real-time stability" of power systems, he writes. "In combination, CI and ACD technologies can ...
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PhysOrg.com
ASU's Center for Meteorite Studies marks 50 years
Arizona State University
The next major event for the Center for Meteorite Studies is a move to the new Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building IV (ISTB IV) on the ASU Tempe campus in the spring of 2012. ISTB IV will house the center's offices, meteorite preparation ...
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Stem Cells Correct Mutation Causing Inherited Liver Disease
Medscape
The study, published online October 12 in Nature, combined stem cell technologies to correct a point mutation in both alleles of the α 1 -1 antitrypsin (A1AT) gene (also known as SERPINA1; serine protease inhibitor). The A1AT mutation dealt with in ...
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Ashland to present research on key challenges in pharmaceutical formulation ...
Reuters (press release)
Ashland scientists will publish results of studies on emerging solid-dispersiontechnology, using spray drying and hot-melt extrusion to improve solubility, bioavailability and stability of poorly soluble drugs using Klucel(TM) hydroxypropylcellulose ...
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Nanomaterials help in early diagnosis of Meningitis
Nanowerk LLC
The data collected indeed is very fascinating for the advancement ofscience and technology but it leads to many basic questions and also ethical issues. Our research promotes the growth of microbes using nanomaterial leading to new direction for ...
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Nanowerk LLC
Fox News' War On The EPA
Media Matters for America
Other types of facilities (notably solid waste incinerators) have used this technology for the past 15 years to reduce their mercury and other HAP emissions by 95% or more." [Congressional Research Service, 8/8/11] CRA Study: "Electric System ...
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Science and technology
The Economist (blog)
But the paper is the latest in a stream of damning research. Perhaps even more disquieting were results published a few days earlier in the Archives of Internal Medicine. In a study that looked at the health and habits of nearly 40000 women over two ...
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Science and Technology Committee hears from Royal College of Physicians ...
DeHavilland (press release) (subscription)
In contradiction to this view, Dr Harding cited a number of studies pointing out some positive effects. He felt that 'on balance' some groups would have more beneficial effects. Prof Heather said that there was no case for increasing the alcohol limit ...
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University's Center for 21st Century Studies Includes Nomadic Study-abroad ...
Insurance News Net (press release)
Upon return from the summer study abroad experience, the students will spend the fall semester in a capstone course where they will reflect upon and synthesize their travels, complete their research projects, and create portfolios that illustrate the ...
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The US Oncology Network-Milliman Study Shows That Evidence-Based Guidelines ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The US Oncology Network is supported by McKesson Specialty Health, a division of McKesson Corporation focused on empowering a vibrant and sustainable community patient care delivery system to advance the science, technology and quality of care....
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Students Study Brain Activity at Polytechnic Faculty
Student Operated Press
"I anticipate that as more studies develop, more students will sign up to participate. We want to teach them how to use the technology, because for those students who are interested in going on to graduate school, this would be valuable research ...
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Student Operated Press
Mammal Genome Project Shines Light on Human DNA
RedOrbit
“With just a few species, we didn't have the power to pinpoint individual regions of regulatory control,” Manolis Kellis, one of the authors of thestudy and an associate professor of computer science at MIT, said in a statement. ...
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RedOrbit
AcurianHealth Survey Reveals Rheumatoid Arthritis Community Desires New ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The survey also revealed that over 90% of respondents with RA would be interested in enrolling in a clinical research study. Ongoing clinical research studies ( www.MyStudyForRA.com ) offer alternatives for those with RA who are looking for possible ...
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National Weather Festival scheduled Oct. 29 in Norman
NewsOK.com
It's a chance to show how the scientists use technology to better predict the atmosphere, so they can issue earlier severe weather warnings. It's a day in which Oklahomans can see advances in science that are being developed at a major university such ...
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Your Students, Your Schools -- Urbandale, Johnston & Dallas Center-Grimes
DesMoinesRegister.com
The SWAT team, which stands for Students Working with Advanced Technology, is led by Lindsey Bakker. Sixth- through eighth-grade students will study new software, Flash Animation and Comic Life. They are going to use Moodle to learn about software....
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Rising to the Big Data Challenge. GRDI2020 Workshop on Global Research Data ...
Cordis News
Research is increasingly global and multi-disciplinary. Advances in computingtechnology are empowering scientists to collect massive amounts of data, marking an important step towards solving complex problems like global climate change and uncovering ...
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FDA grant to foster development of novel pediatric medical devices
News-Medical.net
To do this, the consortium will build on partnerships the institutions have with the Georgia Tech Translational Research Institute for Biomedical Engineering andScience (TRIBES), which focuses on the need for engineering systems that result in ...
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Diamyd Medical: Financial Statement 10/11
MarketWatch (press release)
The technology has potential to be used for the treatment of chronic pain as well as many other indications in the nervous system. The top priority right now is the Company's ongoing US Phase II study with the NTDDS-based drug candidate NP2 Enkephalin ...
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Jordanian awarded Fellowship by L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women inScience Program
Ammon News
Since the international l'Oréal UNESCO For Women in Sciencefellowships began, over 1000 women in over 100 countries have been recognized for their research and received funding to further their studies. Inaugurating the ceremony, was Mrs. Salwa ...
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Ammon News
Ada Lovelace Day - Marking past achievements and building the future
ComputerWeekly.com (blog)
She guest blogs about BCSWomen's Ada Lovelace Day celebrations Ada Lovelace Day events held by BSCWomen at British Computer Society on 7th October featured inspirational women in science andtechnology and talented performers. The events showed that we ...
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ComputerWeekly.com (blog)
New Study Shows PNA FISH® Test Reporting Dramatically Decreased Mortality and ...
PR Newswire (press release)
The authors, led by Donna M. Wolk, Ph.D., D(ABMM), Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology at the University of Arizona and the BIO5 Institute for CollaborativeResearch, concluded that "through laboratory collaboration with infectious diseases ...
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Faculty members honored for research
Daily O'Collegian
Kelly Green, research communications coordinator, said this award is a prestigious way for these researchers to become better-known to the OSU campus. "Most of these people have won many awards for their research and studies," Green said. ...
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StriVectin® Receives Annual Skin Sense Award
PR Newswire (press release)
It all started with their studies on the mechanisms by which cells naturally avoid the development of skin cancer that led to their findings that niacin has many functions in skin cells. Over many years, including research partially funded by the ...
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Megan Marshall and Edward Tenner Join Copyright Clearance Center Board of ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Tenner's most recent book is Our Own Devices: How Technology Remakes Humanity, a New York Times Notable Book. He is a visiting scholar at the Center for Mobile Communication Studies at Rutgers University and a senior research associate of the...
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Attached to technology and paying the price
Times LIVE (blog)
As users we spend a lot of time with our devices, and some studies have suggested that excessive dependence on cell phones and the Internet is akin to an addiction. As far fetched as this might sound, I was down in the dumps when my BlackBerry was not ...
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Times LIVE (blog)
Deconstructing “What Works” in Education Technology
MindShift
That's a key piece here, as the WWC wants to ensure that what “counts” as effective educational software is really supported by rigorous research. According to its procedures and standards (PDF), “the WWC only reports impacts for studies for which it ...
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Feds Take Small Step To Help Foreign Students Study, And Stay Here
Fronteras: The Changing America Desk
Close to 700000 international students study on US college campuses; most head home after they graduate. But the federal government wants to keep highly educated foreign students here, especially those in the so-called STEM fields: science,technology, ...
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A Systematic Examination of the Use of Online Social Networking Sites for ...
Medscape
Wilkinson D, Thelwall M: Social network site changes over time: The case of MySpace. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 2010. Facebook for Websites [http://developers.facebook.com/docs/guides/web] accessed 9 Dec 2010 ...
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Echo Therapeutics Initiates Clinical Trial of its Symphony tCGM System in ...
PR Newswire (press release)
Those risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks related to regulatory approvals and the success of Echo's and its partners' ongoing studies, including: the safety and efficacy of Echo's Symphony tCGM and Prelude SkinPrep Systems; ...
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Singularity University Names Rob Nail CEO
MarketWatch (press release)
The mission of SU's 10-week summer Graduate Studies Program is to lead students into team projects and eventually companies to affect a "10 to the 9th plus" impact, improving the lives of a billion people within a decade. SU's Executive Program looks ...
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Research Report: Hormone fights fat with fat
La Jolla Light
Long thought to disappear after infancy, brown fat has been rediscovered in adults humans using new imaging technology. Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute researchers now report the discovery of orexin; a hormone that activates calorie-burning ...
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La Jolla Light
Universities foster the next big tech innovation through open source
ZDNet
Fast Internet connections and cutting edge hardware were often important factors fortech-savvy students and professors choosing one university over another for theirstudies or career development. Technology vendors can immediately make use of open ...
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The Prostate Cancer Foundation and Exosome Diagnostics Collaborate to ...
PR Newswire (press release)
This progressive collaboration assures that we have the right people at the table on the front side of the clinical translation process to accurately assess unmet medical opportunities, properly design validation studies and deliver exosome technology ...
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Celebrate SU LetterWinners of Distinction
SUAthletics.com
Beyer earned an MS in Exercise Science and specializes in special needs clients (elderly, youth sports, stroke, MS, CP). At SU, Beyer served as Vice President of the Engineering Council and Organizational Supervisor of the Society of Women Engineers,...
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Entomological Society of America announces 2011 award winners
PhysOrg.com (press release)
She has received over $4 million in competitive funding, including two grants from the National Science Foundation to improve science pedagogy employed by 7-12 grade teachers and to improve science and technology learning by students. ...
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Taian Support System of Agricultural Science and Technology ...
By rain
First introduces the historical background of this study and research purpose and meaning; followed by domestic and foreign scholars on agricultural science andtechnology from the research results support the aspects of Agricultural ...
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Science and Technology Studies at York offers Research Seminars!
Offered on Tuesdays from 12:30pm - 2:00pm in 203 BC, it features a variety of speakers.
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New Report Urges U.S. to Fund Research on ... - News - Science
ScienceInsider - breaking news and analysis from the world of science policy ... that the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) should begin to coordinate "climate remediation" studies across a range of agencies. ...
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Population study suggests we're still evolving - Technology ...
New research suggests that even in relatively modern societies, humans are still ...Science on msnbc.com ... More science news from MSNBC Tech & Science ...
www.msnbc.msn.com/.../population-study-suggests-humans-ar...
Researchers study link between diesel fumes and destruction of bee ...
SCIENTISTS are investigating the possible link between pollution found in diesel fumes and the global collapse of honey bee colonies.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/.../researchers-study-link-between-dies...
Some Biofuel Mandates ... - National-Academies.org | Newsroom
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