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The Mobilizing for Healthsm grants, of up to $250000 each, will support studies on diabetes care and management at six esteemed US institutions. The Mobilizing for Health grant program dedicates $1.5 million annually to research grants and ...
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Setting up of Neutrino Research Centre
Press Information Bureau (press release)
The Government will establish The India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) jointly by the Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Science and Technology. A site in Bodi West Hills near T. Pudukottai village of Theni district, Tamilnadu has been ...
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Grant funds research in diabetes ulcer treatment
Warwick Beacon
Chris Thanos, CytoSolv's co-founder and Vice President of Research and Development, said that the company's wound healing technology evolved from work using transplanted cells to treat Huntington's disease. In the earlier experiments, cells were taken ...
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Oldest subarctic North American human remains found
EurekAlert (press release)
The find is also notable because archaeologists and Alaska Natives are working hand-in-hand to ensure the excavation and subsequent examination of the remains will benefit science and heritage studies in a way that is respectful of traditional ...
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Bacteria on Farms May Protect Against Asthma
WebMD
23, 2011 -- New research lends support to the idea that exposure to a wide range of microbes explains why farm kids have lower asthma rates than city kids. School-aged children in the studies who lived on farms were about 30% to 50% less likely to have ...
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Cleveland Clinic researchers honored for contributions to science and technology
EurekAlert (press release)
"Specifically these studies focus upon alterations in transcription and mRNA metabolism that can produce significant changes in levels of gene products that have important roles in coordinating the outcome of injury." Wang was recognized for the ...
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New Vertical Array for Acoustic Communications Studies in Trondheim Fjord
Environmental Data Interactive
Chelsea Technologies Group has delivered a novel acoustic array to the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). The six metre long, oil filled array, houses six omni directional identical hydrophones. The array is designed to be suspended ...
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Binghamton University nanoscientist chosen for the Air Force's Young ...
EurekAlert (press release)
He did his undergraduate work at Beijing Institute of Technology. His studies focus on two materials, both of which have hollow, tube-like structures. One is made of carbon and the other is made of boron nitride, which is far less common. ...
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100 of the Best Spine Surgeons and Specialists in America
Becker's Orthopedic & Spine (press release)
He has also been chief investigator for eight FDA studies involving non-fusion spine technology. Dr. Pettine is a distinguished speaker at national and international symposiums and the author of nearly 20 research publications. ...
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Williams College Astronomer Awarded $158234 NSF Grant
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Pasachoff will work with long-time collaborator Bryce Babcock, research associate of the astronomy department, former director of the Science Center, and retired lecturer in physics, on optical and radio coronal studies of the eclipses. ...
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Happily, 'The Science of Kissing' Does Not Diminish the Magic of Kissing
PopMatters
Containing thirteen chapters, The Science of Kissing covers the history of kissing, theories about why humans (and other animals) kiss, and what happens (neurologically) when people kiss. The examples and little details, even the research, ...
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MidAmerican hosts LED lighting technology workshop
Quad City Times
The workshop will cover developments and case studies on LED lighting in outdoor and commercial applications, including research results from roadway, warehousing and cold storage installations. Participants will learn about emerging standards for LED ...
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Cell phones and health? A debate worth having
CNET (blog)
As other, and usually inconclusive, studies continue to be published, I would be skeptical of anyone arguing that the case should be closed. Even the CTIA has argued for more research, and a spokeswoman confirmed that point with me today. ...
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Technology, economics may counter climate impact
PhysOrg.com
The computer model used in the study included climate, soil, cultivar, technological and economic variables. Technological variables accounted for such factors as research to develop new cultivars with higher yields that are more tolerant to stressors ...
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A South Pacific Island, Under the Microscope
National Geographic
Biocode, which is supported by a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, shares the Gump station with the Mo'orea Coral Reef Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) program. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the Mo'orea LTER was ...
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National Geographic
Chembio Awarded Phase II NIH Grant for Rapid TB Test on DPP ® Platform
Marketwire (press release)
IDRI's collaboration with Chembio is a nice example of how public private partnerships translate good science into field-appropriate solution." IDRI is a Seattle-based not-for-profit organization committed to applying innovative science to the research ...
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New Study Shows Ability of Transgenic Fungi to Combat Malaria, Lyme Disease ...
AScribe (press release)
In a study published in the February 25 issue of the journal Science, the researchers also say that this general approach could be used for controlling other devastating insect and tick bug-borne diseases, such as or dengue fever and Lyme disease. ...
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UNR Breakthrough Research Leads to Treatment of AIDS
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The product is being developed under a licensing agreement established through the University's Technology Transfer Office and IMMY. “We developed several antibodies to the fungus with the support of research funded by the National Institutes of Health ...
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Visayas State U in cutting edge R&D
Malaya
"We pioneered on rootcrop and abaca research and our products, like VSP6 camote and golden yellow cassava, are now widely used in the country." "We want to be the premier science and technology university in the Visayas, we want to excel, ...
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Antioxidants in pecans may contribute to heart health and disease prevention
EurekAlert (press release)
Loma Linda, California – A new research study from Loma Linda University (LLU) demonstrates that naturally occurring antioxidants in pecans may help contribute to heart health and disease prevention; the results were published in the January 2011 issue ...
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Making cell phones useful for school
O'Reilly Radar
The Volkow study is an important contribution to public health.” Writing in the journal Nature Neuroscience last month, neurobiologists at the California Institute of Technology showed that very weak varying electric fields affect the thinking, ...
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The HPC Gap in US Manufacturing
HPCwire
But despite better access to HPC than is generally available in other countries, in the US fewer than 10 percent of manufacturers use this technology -- that according to a recent study conducted by InterSect360 Research in conjunction with NCMS. ...
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Study Says the Pill Contributes Little Estrogen to Drinking Water
EP Magazine
The report, “Are Oral Contraceptives a Significant Contributor to the Estrogenicity of Drinking Water” appears in the biweekly journal Environmental Science & Technology. Amber Wise, Kacie O'Brien, and Tracey Woodruff of the University of California, ...
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UNR research leads to treatment of AIDS
Reno Gazette Journal
Through the university Technology Transfer Office, the new technology that will allow testing of urine with a strip similar to those used in pregnancy testing will be marketed by Immuno-Mycologics (IMMY) in Oklahoma. “When faculty does develop ...
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Panjab University organizing Third Chandigarh Social Science Congress 2011
India Education Diary
Participating departments include the University Business School, the University Institute of Legal Studies, departments of fashion technology, Music, Mass Communication, Police Administration, Hindi, Sanskrit and departments of social sciences like ...
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India Education Diary
National security driving a Helium-3 shortage, hurting physics
Ars Technica
By Jonathan M. Gitlin | Last updated February 24, 2011 10:48 AM The annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science just took place in Washington, DC, located in a convention center just opposite my favourite bar. ...
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Ars Technica
59 Percent of Universal Service Funds Used for 'Overhead'?
TMCnet
Also, some studies suggest high-cost subsidies have little real effect, Wallsten noted. Also, one study suggests rural carriers tend to have higher corporate overhead rates than do non-rural carriers. Some might note the possibility that this could be ...
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Mongolia's prime minister visits class taught from IU using distance learning ...
Indiana University
21) evening via distance learning technology. Tserenchunt Legden, a lecturer in the Department of Central Eurasian Studies, and students from IU interact with their peers at Australian National University and Mongolia's prime minister. ...
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Indiana University
Okanagan College Media Release
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Her research, which focuses on queer parents who access midwifery services, draws from the humanities discipline to theoretically inform a social science policy. "Being in IGS has allowed for such a breadth of learning," she says. ...
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Science News - Science, Technology & Engineering Careers: Weekly ...
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Researchers Publish Results Settling Multiple Sclerosis Debate ...
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Baker Institute policy report looks at cybersecurity | Science Blog
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“Treasure Trove or Trouble: Cyber-Enabled Intelligence and International Politics” was authored by Chris Bronk, a fellow of information technology policy at the Baker Institute and a former U.S. State Department diplomat. ... A Tier One research university known for its “unconventional wisdom,” Rice has schools of Architecture, Business, Continuing Studies, Engineering, Humanities, Music, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences and offers its 3485 undergraduates and 2275 ...
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Entire T-cell Receptor Repertoire Catalogued | Scicasts - Science ...
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Cold Spring Harbor, NY (Scicasts) – T-cell receptor diversity in blood samples from healthy individuals has been extensively catalogued for the first time in a study published online February 23, ... Now, using next-generation sequencing technology, researchers in Canada have identified essentially all T-cell receptor variants in blood samples, identifying more than one million unique sequences. Dr. Robert Holt of the BC Cancer Agency and Simon Fraser University, ...
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City Tech Opens Its First Psychology Research Lab; Facility ...
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“Currently, there are two research studies spearheaded by psychology faculty being conducted in this lab as well as several collaborations with faculty from City Tech's School of Technology and Design and students from all three of the ... The College is exploring the creation of a technology-focused bachelor of science degree program in applied psychology and an associate degree track for students working towards a two-year liberal arts or liberal sciences degree. ...
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Govt. to set up Neutrino Research Centre | ATN - Asia Times News
Govt. to set up Neutrino Research Centre. ATN - February 24th, 2011 - Category: Sci-Tech. New Delhi: In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today, Union Minister for Science, Technology and Earth Sciences Pawan Kumar Bansal ...
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UAF News and Events » Blog Archive » Oldest subarctic North ...
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The find is also notable because archaeologists and Alaska Natives are working hand-in-hand to ensure the excavation and subsequent examination of the remains will benefit science and heritage studies in a way that is respectful of ... Potter noted the find is significant also because it crosses a number of disciplinary boundaries; the artifacts, features, stratigraphy, preservation and human remains allow for the integration and synthesis of stone tool technology, ...
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Cassidian, Emiraje and Khalifa University complete the first phase ...
Cassidian, Emiraje and Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research have completed the first phase of establishing a Cyber Operations Centre of Excellence agreed under a Memorandum of... ... research programme, summer internship opportunities for Khalifa University students in various Cassidian facilities, a programme of lectures on the topic of cyber security by visiting specialists in the field and the sponsorship of appropriate postgraduate studies . ...
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1361: Between a Rock and A Hard Place - EMFacts Consultancy
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They have been criticized for finding a higher risk for brain tumours and mobile phone use than in other studies but Bruce Armstrong admitted at the ACRBR Science & Wireless 2010 event that even though the Hardell findings were not highly ... The centre of the mobile phone research effort in Australia is ACRBR working in close co-operation with the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, the Brain Sciences Institute at Swinburne University of Technology and a few other ...
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Versatile growth system to obtain different carbon nanostructures
Mechanisms governing natural formation of symmetric patterns have long intrigued scientists and remain central to modern science from attempts to understand spirals and twists of climbing plants to the studies of bacterial ... To create a strong manufacturing base, we must back high quality research that has potential to create new markets and novel products such as those enabled by these symmetric carbon nanostructures. It will lead to transformative technologies." ...
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Vitamin D May Help Keep Blood Sugar Under Control : Vitamin D May ...
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In the new study, 55 women and 35 men were divided into groups of 30, and all drank their assigned yogurt twice a day. The plain yogurt contained150 milligrams of calcium, the vitamin D-fortified yogurt had 500 international units (IU) of ... The study, published in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition , was funded by the National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute in Iran. The yogurt was donated by the Dairy Industries of Iran, and was a substitute for the ...
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Postdoc in history of science, technology, and environment, Umeå ...
By Finn Arne Jørgensen
The Faculty of Humanities at Umeå University has announced four two-year postdoctoral positions, to be assigned to the faculty's strong research areas. Umeå Studies in Science, Technology, and Environment is one of these areas, ...
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Meteorologists More Skeptical Of Global Warming After 'CimateGate'
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George Mason University's Center for Climate Change Communication and Center for Social Science Research did a survey of television meteorologists when news stories about the climate e-mails were breaking and found a large majority (82 ...
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Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: "Enabling Nanoparticles to ...
Dai Fukumura, Moungi Bawendi, and Rakesh Jain, all senior faculty members at their respective institutions, directed this study. The team published their results in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. ... the Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer works in concert with other NCI advanced technology initiatives to provide the scientific foundation and team science that is required to transform cancer research and care. ... Related News Press ...
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New gene mutation linked to schizophrenia | Machines Like Us
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Professor Aiden Corvin of the Psychosis Research Group at Trinity College Dublin , funded by Science Foundation Ireland and the Wellcome Trust, and an author on this paper, describes that the latest study goes substantially further. ...
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IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca: International Scouting ...
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Baylor, Eureka Genomics Partner on Colorectal Cancer Research ...
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Baylor Research Institute (BRI) and Eureka Genomics have agreed to partner to study genomic data in an effort to find .... Grimley recently was senior director of Genomics Marketing at Agilent Technologies, and he spent 14 ... ISCB Conference on Semantics in Healthcare and Life Sciences ...
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Science - Baker Institute policy report looks at cybersecurity
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Science Alone Does Not Establish Source of Anthrax Used in 2001 ...
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'Jeopardy' Winner 'Watson' to Give Even Better Answers with ...
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