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NanoViricides Presented its anti-Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Studies at the ...
Trading Markets (press release)
The objective of the conference was to "provide a forum for the exchange of current information regarding dengue research, to help identify research gaps and priorities and to promote and stimulate new or enhanced research collaboration in the ...
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Taconic to gain access to DuPont OncoMouse technology
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Taconic will employ the DuPont OncoMouse technology to expand its translational oncology research services by performing efficacy and compound profiling studies on behalf of clients and making novel spontaneous tumor mouse models available to ...
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Accelr8 Announces Presentation of Preliminary Results in Pilot ICU Study, Plus ...
SYS-CON Media (press release)
Accelr8 Technology Corporation (NYSE Amex: AXK) announced that clinical research collaborators at the Denver Health Medical Center received notification of acceptance for presentation of interim research results at the annual meeting of the American ...
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Environmental Health Trust Experts Warn That Cell Phone Radiation Excites the ...
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“The latest research from the California Institute of Technology and the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) confirms that just 50 minutes of cell phone radiation affects the brain,” says Lloyd Morgan, Senior Science Advisor to EHT. ...
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The Renaissance Franklin descends on The Franklin
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The content of the exhibition is the result of fresh research conducted by a team of engineers, designers and scholars who formed Leonardo3 (L3), a Milan, Italy, research center whose mission is to study and interpret cultural heritage and make it ...
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UniMAP Wins Four Gold Medals At 2011 Technology Expo
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Two of the golds won by UniMAP were through its Nano-Biochip By Size Expansion Technique For Label Free Detection product by Prof Dr Uda Hashim from the Centre for Micro-electronics Engineering Studies (PPK), and Dried Chili Seed Separating Machine by ...
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Research and Markets: Effective eProcurement: Assessing Options for the New ...
Business Wire (press release)
Building on previous Aberdeen eProcurement benchmark studies focused on more traditional measures for improving indirect procurement, this study will explore how organizations are managing technology challenges based on the critical success factors for ...
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Research and Markets: Single-Use Technology in Biopharmaceutical Manufacture
PharmiWeb.com (press release)
Single-use virus clearance technologies in biopharmaceutical manufacturing: Case studies. A single-use technology platform for downstream processing: Mobius FlexReady Solutions. The manufacture of MAbs - a comparison of performance and process time ...
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UCSC researcher uses radar to study bats: Technology useful for following ...
Santa Cruz Sentinel
Using fixed radar and a storm-chaser truck parked outside a bat cave in Texas, the research team followed the Brazilian free-tailed bat. "We can look at the timing of when the bats come out of the cave and examine how daily weather patterns influence ...
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ReportsnReports - Frontiers in Carbohydrates Developments- Research ...
PR Newswire (press release)
This report provides summaries of current worldwide research, technology developments in diversified segments for food and industrial applications of starch, starch derivatives and hydrocolloids. This report is a tool that can enhance the reading, ...
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'Harmless' microbes may be water risk
PhysOrg.com
The paper was published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology. Amoebae and the bacteria they carry are able to cause infection through inhalation of aerosol water droplets and are of increasing concern to health authorities ...
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ME scientists join NASA desert expedition
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"It's a great opportunity for classroom teachers to participate in real field studies to enhance their research experience and skills,” Worden added. Dr Ray O. Johnson, senior VP and chief technology officer, said “Nasa's Spaceward Bound 2011 in the ...
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Genome BC: New Genomics Research Investigates Metastatic Childhood Cancers
Marketwire (press release)
Genome British Columbia is a catalyst for the life sciences cluster on Canada's West Coast, and manages a cumulative portfolio of over $450M in technology platforms and research projects. Working with governments, academia and industry across sectors ...
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This Week in PNAS
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... a public-private research collaboration among academicians and investigators at array technology vendors reports its development of a 6.9 million-feature oligonucleotide "human transcriptome array for high-throughput clinical studies. ...
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McKesson Foundation Awards $1.5 Million to Researchers Studying How Mobile ...
3BL Media (press release)
The studies will examine a range of mobile-health technology options from sending simple SMS text messages to patients to remind them to take their medications to a comprehensive mobile phone-based software program that is integrated with patients' ...
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Technology giant
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Besides, feasibility studies are under way at the ADA on India's Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft. With 52 laboratories spread across the country and staffed with 7000 engineers and scientists, the DRDO is virtually an empire. ...
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Global smart water meter investment predicted to reach $4.2bn by 2016
NewNet
Research analyst Jevan Fox said, 'Studies show that using water meters to bill customers based on their actual consumption cuts water use by 15 per cent or more. When water suppliers add meter reading automation to the mix, the conservation impact is ...
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CAMH launches first Research Laboratory on wheels dedicated to mental health ...
Canada NewsWire (press release)
Created by the Government of Canada in 1997, the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) strives to build our nation's capacity to undertake world-class research and technology development to benefit Canadians. Thanks to CFI investment in ...
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$520000 Mellon grant to support environmental studies
Bucknell University
The balance of the grant will support development of GIS technology as a tool in teaching, learning and research of environmental topics. Working with the staff of the Office of Library and Information Technology, Bucknell will introduce faculty to the ...
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The Nutritional and Economic Potential of Vegetables
Huffington Post (blog)
State of the World 2011 draws from hundreds of case studies and first-person examples -- from urban farming in Kenya to school gardens in Uganda to rotational grazing in Zimbabwe -- that offer environmentally sustainable solutions to reducing hunger ...
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Cryo-Cell Recognized by Tampa Bay Biztech Innovation Summit
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"We believe that Celle SM technology has the potential to become the holy grail of regenerative medicine," stated Mercedes A. Walton, Cryo-Cell's chairman and chief executive officer. "Cryo-Cell has successfully executed an unprecedented research and ...
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Elsevier acquires Datong drug decision support provider in China - 22 Feb 2011
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According to Dr. Moher, systematic reviews are seen to be the most influential kind of health research study. It is therefore very important that these reviews are conducted to the highest standards. As per the latest estimate, 11 systematic reviews ...
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DOE Research Group Makes Case for Exascale
HPCwire (blog)
Exascale computing promises incredible science breakthroughs, but it won't come easily, and it won't come free. That's the premise of a feature story from the DOE's Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research, whose mission it is "to discover, ...
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PhD salaried position at Malmo University, Sweden
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In 2010 the university was given the right to award doctoral degrees within the research area New Media, Public Spheres and Forms of Expression, in the subjects of media and communication studies and interaction design. The research programme prepares ...
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Dynavax Reports New Phase 1a and Phase 1b Data for Universal Flu Vaccine Candidate
Marketwire (press release)
A GLP toxicity study demonstrated that this Universal Flu vaccine candidate is well-tolerated. Dynavax Technologies Corporation, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, discovers and develops novel products to prevent and treat infectious diseases. ...
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Nano-sized vaccines
Nanowerk LLC
These synthetic particles elicit a strong immune response — comparable to that produced by live virus vaccines — but should be much safer, says Darrell Irvine, author of the paper and an associate professor of materials science and engineering and ...
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GfK HealthCare Appoints Senior Leadership to Market Access, Pricing ...
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It delivers a comprehensive range of information and consultancy services in the three business sectors of Custom Research, Retail and Technology and Media. The No. 4 market research organization worldwide operates in more than 100 countries and ...
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UMaine officials woo offshore wind firms
Bangor Daily News
AUGUSTA, Maine — The US Senate has approved $5 million for a University of Maine research program seeking to develop wind turbine technology capable of operating in the harsh conditions in the Gulf of Maine. The third last paragraph is one of my ...
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Reprogrammed Stem Cells May Lead to Genomic Aberrations | Scicasts ...
By Teacha Hamilton
The researchers used three different processes for reprogramming the cells to a "stem," or embryonic, state. The first method was developed expressly for this study, and the others have already been well documented. ... Life Sciences & Bioresearch Business News. Life Technologies and German Cancer Research Center Forge Partnership · TGen Drug Development and Horizon Discovery Announce New Partnership · Ambry Genetics and RainDance Technologies Announce Partnership ...
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USDA study confirms links between longer ragweed season and ...
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Lewis Ziska, a plant physiologist with the ARS Crop Systems and Global Change Research Unit in Beltsville, Md., led a scientific team that identified 10 locations that had at least 15 years of data, from 1995 to 2009, on local ragweed ...
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MRG — Studies of Food and the Body » Blog Archive » 2011 Public Event
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Ben Cohen is an environmental historian and science studies scholar visiting as an assistant professor in the department of science, technology, and society ( STS) at the University of Virginia. His research and teaching focus on the ...
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Toward computers that fit on a pen tip: New technologies usher in ...
(Nanowerk News) A prototype implantable eye pressure monitor for glaucoma patients is believed to contain the first complete millimeter-scale computing system. And a compact radio that needs no tuning to find the right frequency could be a key enabler .... This research is funded by the National Science Foundation. The university is pursuing patent protection for the intellectual property, and is seeking commercialization partners to help bring the technology to market. ...
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New technology pinpoints genetic differences between cancer and ...
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The study is available online (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21240973). “We have now arrived at a new biomarker — an indicator that could be used to evaluate the amount of risk that you have for developing cancer in the future,” explained ... The Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (http://www.vbi.vt.edu) at Virginia Tech is a premier bioinformatics, computational biology, and systems biology research facility that uses transdisciplinary approaches to science combining ...
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Protein Research Chair laying foundation for excellence with help ...
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To participate in transfer of technology and knowledge to King Saud University as to enable researchers with different methods of biotechnology, chemical analysis, and quality control. To add to the prestige of King Saud University via cooperation with more prestigious universities and institutes and/or pioneers of this science in the world. To become the national reference and expertise in protein studies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. To enable researchers of examining ...
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Activating brain protein shown to aid in stroke recovery
It is hoped that the new technology will allow strokes to be treatable up to two days after they have occurred. Most current treatments must be administered within a matter of hours after the event. The research was carried out by scientists ... "This is an excellent example of how basic research can be translated into a healthcare setting and possibly lead to new and better therapies," said Lund's Prof. Tadeusz Wieloch. "It also exemplifies the fact that, within medical ...
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UNL | News Release | DeFrantz to speak March 8 on Alvin Ailey ...
DeFrantz is professor of music, theater arts, comparative media studies, and women's and gender studies at MIT. He is the director of SLIPPAGE: Performance, Culture, Technology, a research group that explores emerging technology in live ...
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Qatalum CEO speaks at IIMEC meeting, and Qatar Materials Science ...
more Qatalum news. Haugan's presentation at the IIMEC meeting provided delegates with an overview of Qatalum, detailing the company's activities and goals in Qatar and the region, while the talk at QMSES - entitled "Perspective of Qatar ... Says Haugan, "The IIMEC meeting and Qatar Materials Symposium provided an exciting opportunity for us to present an overview of Qatalum's operations, research and vision to distinguished local, regional and international industry and ...
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New Report Reaffirms Smart Meter Safety | SmartMeters.com™ Smart ...
By angus@smartmeters.com (Smartmeters)
The EPRI research studied RF from a specific type of smart meter. The measurements were conducted at the manufacturer's test facility. According to EPRI, “for a continuously-operating rack of 10 meters, each operating at a nominal power rating of 250 ... “Smart meters are integral technology to a modern smart grid, but consumers need to be assured that health issues associated with RF exposures from new technologies have been carefully examined and are well understood. ...
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Biomed Middle East » Tropical seaweed's antifungal chemical cues ...
By Ash
21, 2011 in Washington, D.C. The research, supported by the National Institutes of Health, is part of a long-term study of chemical signaling among organisms that are part of coral reef communities. ... to try to prevent the fungus from doing this, so there is an interaction between the seaweed and the fungus. These molecules function like words in a language, communicating between the seaweed and the fungus.” Source: Georgia Institute of Technology Research News ...
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Gilead Sciences To Buy Calistoga Pharmaceutical | Latest News ...
The drug will start Phase II trials in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma later this year, and Gilead believes that study will enable it to file for regulatory approval in 2013. "We see this compound as one of the more promising emerging oncology ... In December, Gilead bought Arresto Biosciences, a Palo Alto-based biotech that marked Gilead's first foray into monoclonal antibody technology. The $225 million purchase brought AB0024, an antibody being developed to treat idiopathic ...
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Technology, Art and Social Good (TASG) – 5 Minute Presentations
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By SU News Services • (315) 443-3784. Friday, Feb. 25, 3 pm. School of Information Studies, Katzer Room (Hinds Hall 347). The newly forming group Technology, Art and Social Good (TASG) is hosting an informal series of 5-minute presentations by individuals and organizations working at the ... We hope to understand how students and faculty currently engage this area as part of their education and research and believe that there may be ways to enrich these experiences. ...
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peHUB » Medisafe 1 Technologies Inks $5M
By Clancy Nolan
The new funding will help fund ongoing research and development. Medisafe develops technology to prevent unauthorized administration of prescription medications. PRESS RELEASE Medisafe 1 Technologies Corp. (OTCBB: MFTH), a developer of ... Gary Halliwell was joined in constructing this piece by MIT associate professor of comparative media studies Ian Condry. The proposed “do not track” bill being considered by the Washington lawmakers marks what could be a dramatic ...
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Today Science News Studies Research Technology | Technical Previews
Today SCIENCE News Studies Research Technology By Interalex The Centre Also Aims At Undertaking Research Assignments On Science Technology And Intellectual ...
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Flooding linked to global warming: studies - Technology & Science ...
One group of researchers looked at the strongest rain and snow events of each year from 1951 to 1999 in the .... Latest Technology & Science News Headlines ...
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Promise Of Genomics Research Needs A Realistic View - Science News ...
The news media also is named for “playing an obvious role in the creation of ... New UM School Of Medicine Study Finds More Variation In Human Genome Than Expected ... Cancer Research Technology, Cancer Research UK and Perlegen Sciences ...
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New Ways to Mine Research May Lead to Scientific Breakthroughs
Their study, reported in ACS's journal Environmental Science & Technology, ... 11.02.2011 | Event News. The Value Creation Potential of High-Tech Materials ...
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Cost-effectiveness research needs to be considered in developing ...
"The effects of science and technology on health care costs depend on the ... ScienceDaily: Your source for the latest research news and science ... Routine Screening for Postnatal Depression Not Cost Effective, UK Study Finds (Dec. ...
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The North Campus Research Complex, Technology Transfer, and the ...
LEAH NICHOLS is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program in the Ford School of Public Policy. Her research examines the ...
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Inovio Pharmaceuticals to Present at Partnering and Scientific ...
Dr. Niranjan Sardesai, Sr. VP, Research & Development, will discuss Inovio's universal vaccine approach to new and emerging pathogens, ... to prove safety and efficacy of electroporation technology as a delivery mechanism or ... that final results of clinical studies will be supportive of regulatory approvals ...
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Pot Use May Mellow Out Men's Sexual Function - Technology ...
But a new review of research on marijuana and sexual health suggests that male smokers could ... "What we are really missing are clinical studies," Shamloul said. ... Pot Use May Mellow Out Men's Sexual Function. Jump to related. Science .
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