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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Mar 31, 2011

Biovest and Ordway Research Institute to Evaluate Firm's Technology for ...
Genetic Engineering News
Last year at the 13 th Annual Force Health Protection Conference, the US Naval Health ResearchCenter (NHRC) presented preliminary results of studies with Biovest showing that the company's hollow fiber biomanufacturing technology can efficiently ...
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Drastic drop in number of IIT graduates going to US
Times of India
CHENNAI: In the past 14 years, the number of engineering graduates from Indian Institutes ofTechnology (IIT) who have gone to the United States for higher studies and research has dropped from 80% in 1997 to 16% now. Talking about this decrease in ...
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ADU Partners With China's Shenyang University To Boost Science Specialisations...
Abu Dhabi City Guide
According to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), both institutions will establish and promote the development of joint studies, training activities and research and other educational programmes in Science and Technology. ADU will also offer training ...
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Study: Spare time, drinking factors into school performance
USA Today
Nobody will be surprised to hear that students are drinking, but because research into how students spend their time often stops short of examining the relationships between extracurricular pastimes and academic outcomes, a study presented Tuesday here ...
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Study aims to identify biomarkers of disease for earlier detection
Daily Breeze
The benefit is an altruistic participation and research." That altruistic approach is what Alzheimer's researchers hope for from participants. "The research can't progress if people don't sign up for thesestudies," said Cherry. ...
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Second Generation Ethanol Research to Get Us$ 597m
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
... Research (Middle East))According to ANBA: The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) announced on Thursday (17) the signing of an agreement with the Studies and Projects Funding Body (Finep), an organisation under the Ministry of Science and Technology ...
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Paul Baran
The Guardian
Paul Baran's research was heavily driven by the needs of military strategists. Photograph: Diane Baldwin/Rand Paul Baran, who has died aged 84, was one of the two inventors of packet switching, the technology that underpins the internet. ...
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The Guardian
R80m microscope boost for nanoscience
South Africa.info
South Africa's Department of Science and Technology has acquired a world-class, R80-million high-resolution transmission electron microscope that will push the frontiers of nanotechnologyresearch in the country. Speaking at the International Workshop ...
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Want to reduce BPA exposure? Cut canned foods from your diet, report says
Los Angeles Times
... but there weren't any studies that had actually looked at having people eat a normal diet and then stop eating foods that had been wrapped in BPA-containing products," said Janet Gray, Ph.D., director of the Program in Science, Technology and ...
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New study plan for high schools
Kathimerini
The second year will consist of 12 subjects with an emphasis on science and technology and humanist studies. The third year will have 10 subjects and allows pupils to focus on economics and politics. Under the plans, pupils will attend classes for ...
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Researchers make the leap to whole-cell simulations
EurekAlert (press release)
Future studies will further develop the E. coli models and will focus on methane-generating archaeal microbes. This research was supported by the Department of Energy Office of Science, the National Science Foundation and the Foundation ...
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The Villages, USF partner on retirees study
MiamiHerald.com
"Together, we have a bold goal, namely to use our public health, information technology and medical knowledge to help the residents of The Villages live longer and better," said Dr. Stephen Klasko, dean of the USF College of Medicine and chief ...
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WMO Releases Research: Understanding Earth's Polar Challenges
ABC Live
The summary prepared by the International Council for Science (ICSU) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Joint Committee presents the findings from International Polar Year – a massiveresearch effort involving some 50000 participants from more ...
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Study – Higher CAFE standards will drive bigger Big 3 profits
FavStocks
Additionally, electrification technologies, led by hybrid cars, will continue to increase share, but improving the performance of conventional vehicles will be the key profit drivers according to the research. Obviously a very interesting study, ...
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FavStocks
EpiCor® Science on Display at FASEB Meeting
Natural Products INSIDER
Clinical studies have found EpiCor's immune-balancing properties provide year-round support by helping the body boost or suppress immune response as needed. In 2010, EpiCor was the first immune health ingredient to receive the SupplySide West ...
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Sanofi signs deal with eye disease research centre
Contactlenses.co.uk
The French group, which specialises in eye disease research, will offer Sanofi's opthamology subsidiary, Fovea, access to the technology it uses in its studies, while it in turn will have its projects supported by the company. ...
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Alzheimer's-like brain changes found in cognitively normal elders with amyloid ...
EurekAlert (press release)
The study was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health, Massachusetts Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Alzheimer's Association and the Charles Farnsworth Trust. ...
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Multiple sclerosis treatment ignites hope, skepticism
The Detroit News
Several studies have since refuted the findings, said Khan, who has debated Zamboni publically, warned patients against the experimental treatments and published journal articles questioning CCSVI as "science or science fiction. ...
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Help Us Choose the Next TEC Buyer's Guide—Take Our Poll
Technology Evaluation Centers (blog)
If you're not familiar with TEC buyer's guides, they combine analyst insight into various types of enterprise software with state-of-the-market reporting, vendor case studies, solution overviews, andtechnology directories of hundreds of software ...
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Health Economics Consultant
FierceBiotech
Develop and validate health outcomes endpoints for integration in pivotal clinical studies or observational studies. Design and develop patient related outcomes studies (stand alone or as part of clinical research). With the assistance of the NHSIL ...
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Queen's scientists' 'space mission' to unlock secrets of the Universe
EurekAlert (press release)
The astronomers – who are all based in the University's Astrophysics Research Centre (ARC) – have been awarded £1.8 million from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). The funding is for research ranging from the search for new planets ...
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Top-Line Results Announced of Pivotal Phase 3 Motesanib Trial in Advanced Non ...
PR Newswire (press release)
To learn more about our pioneering science and vital medicines, visit www.amgen.com. Located in Osaka, Japan, Takeda is a research-based global company with its main focus on pharmaceuticals. As the largest pharmaceutical company in Japan and one of ...
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In the Health Care Sector, Who Should Choose Which Treatment Is Best?
Knowledge@Wharton
Harrington adds that advances in technology will make CER faster and easier. For example, he says, full-scale randomized trials are the current gold standard inresearch. Going forward, analysts may be able to focus more on observationalstudies that ...
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Knowledge@Wharton
Consumer group urges ban or warning on food dyes
Reuters
said Michael Jacobson, head of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, which is leading opposition to the dyes. The committee of outside experts could urge a ban or warning, or it could suggest more studies if the advisers judge current evidence ...
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SRI International Drug Candidate Shows Promise for Treating and Preventing ...
PR Newswire (press release)
Silicon Valley-based SRI International, a nonprofit research and development organization, performs sponsored R&D for governments, businesses, and foundations. SRI brings its innovations to the marketplace through technology licensing, new products, ...
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SME Hails Young Engineers as next generation of industry leaders.
ThomasNet Industrial News Room
David M. Dietrich holds a PhD in engineering management and an MS in manufacturing engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology. In addition, he also holds an MBA from Maryville University of St. Louis and a BS in industrial ...
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Critical Outcome Technologies Inc. (COTI)
Marketwire (press release)
Forward-looking statements in this press release include statements about the activities that will position COTI-2 for pre-IND studies, management's efforts in pursuing financing alternatives, and the potential of generating revenue from licensing and ...
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Moms Talk Q&A: Cellphones - The Double Edged Sword
Patch.com
A study by Pew Research Center found that kids aged 12-17 send and receive, on average, over 3000 texts per month. Girls were found to send and receive more than twice the number of messages that boys initiate or receive. Another interesting angle to ...
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Renewable energy is our only option
Hamilton Spectator
“Renewable (energy) is just not a viable option at this time,” said Dr. John Luxat, professor and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Industrial Research Chair in nuclear safety analysis at McMaster (Nuclear crisis in Japan will ...
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MR Procedures Growing Steadily at 3% Per Year While MR Equipment Market is ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
IMV Medical Information Division is a marketing research and consulting firm founded in 1977, specializing in medical imaging and other advanced healthcare technology markets. IMV's marketing consulting services, in combination with its databases of US ...
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Expression Analysis Announces Recipients of Its Annual GWAS and Data Analysis...
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
“By offering this program, we are enabling scientists to further their research and I believe this will put us on a direct path to finding explanations for genetic links affecting cancer patients, in bothstudies. I would not only like to thank all ...
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Telemedicine Cuts Deaths in ICU
MedPage Today
Explain that a meta-analysis of 13 studies showed that using telemedicine in intensive care units significantly reduced ICU mortality and length of stay, but did not lead to an overall decrease in in-hospital mortality or length of stay. ...
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MedPage Today
NASA Awards Earth and Space Science Studies Cooperative Agreement
Breaking News: Yemen Murders 23 Children. Find more stories recommended by Stumbleupon. ...The Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR) Studies and Investigations cooperative agreement has a total value of $95.8 million, which will be annually funded up to $20 million. This agreement runs from May ...
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Science + Technology - Lafayette Online
News | Science + Technology .... This study also follows an acute clinical study conducted in a laboratory setting by the same researchers that was published in Obesity in September. In that study, they found that higher protein intake promotes satiety and challenged the concept that smaller, more frequent meals ...
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New titles added as of 3/25/2011 – InfoTrac Periodical Solutions ...
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Annual Review of Materials Research (Annual Reviews, Inc.) 1531-7331; Annual Review of PoliticalScience (Annual Reviews, Inc.) 1094-2939; Annual Review of Resource Economics (Annual Reviews, Inc.) 1941-1340 ... India Banking News ( Athena Information Solutions Pvt. Ltd.) India Energy News(Athena Information Solutions Pvt. Ltd.) India Investment News (Athena Information Solutions Pvt. Ltd.) India Pharma News (Athena Information Solutions Pvt. Ltd.) India Retail News ...
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UCLA study finds cholesterol regulator plays key role in ...
By News
The research was done in the laboratory of senior author Dr. Peter Tontonoz, a professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at the Geffen School of Medicine and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. ... For the study, UCLA scientists first tested how activated stellate cells taken from mice would react when a chemical that induces LXR activity was added to the cell culture. In stellate cells from normal mice, LXRs suppressed the inflammatory and ...
Science Codex - Science news,... - http://www.sciencecodex.com/
'More liver deaths' in diabetics | Stock Market News - Business ...
By Editor - Health News
Previous studies have found a link between diabetes and liver disease and this research adds to that knowledge”. End Quote Dr Iain Frame Diabetes UK. Diabetic patients are advised not to drink too much alcohol because of its potential ...
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Scientists Take a Look at Systems Biology and Cellular Networking ...
By Health
"As systems biology matures, the number of studies linking correlation with causation and principles with prediction will continue to grow," Schaffer says. "Advances in measurement technologies that enable large-scale experiments across an array of parameters and conditions ... The systems biology research cited in this essay by Arkin and Schaffer was supported by DOE's Office ofScience ( Biological and Environmental Research), and by the National Institutes of Health . ...
Health Medicine Daily News - http://www.healthmagdaily.com/
Study – Higher CAFE standards will drive bigger Big 3 profits ...
By dahcredyns
New research by Citi Investment Research, Ceres and a number of other researchers suggests that new CAFE standards, even 62 mpg by 2025, would actually be good and profitable for the US auto industry. “Our research indicates that increasing industry average fuel economy ... According to the research, technologies such as turbochargers, direct injection, and dual-clutch transmissions can increase fuel economy and profits even if gas prices dropped down to $2.00 per gallon. ...
Hybridcarblog - http://www.hybridcarblog.com/
Professor Spink interviewed by FreedomLab « News from DIS
By JA / JAD
Professor Amanda Spink, Chair of the Department of Information Science, was involved in a video interview conducted by FreedomLab, a European leading think tank, on 16th February 2011. ...Based in Amsterdam, FreedomLab is a research lab and European think tank, which conducts continuous research on social change based on future studies. Results from their research are then used to help government and commercial organisations such as Microsoft and IBM by developing ...
News from DIS - http://lborodis.wordpress.com/
Size Matters for Quantum Dot Multiple-Exciton Generation - Solar ...
Experimental verification of the link between multiple-exciton generation and quantum dot size is a hot topic because of the large degree of variation in previously published studies. The ability to generate an electrical current ... The research team, which includes participation from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, is part of the NSF-funded Renewable Energy Materials ResearchScience and Engineering Center at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colo. ...
Solar Novus Today - Delivering... - http://www.solarnovus.com/
Roadmap for the Spring 2011 CNI Member Meeting, San Diego, April 4 ...
By CNI RSS Manager
Our closing plenary session on Tuesday will feature another UCLA faculty member, Todd Presner, who is the Chair of the Digital Humanities Program at UCLA, as well as Director for the Center for Jewish Studies and a Professor in Germanic .... Columbia University has been developing discipline-based digital centers ( focusing on humanities, social sciences, and sciences) that provide support for research and learning in high-end, collaborative, technology-rich environments; ...
News from the Coalition for Networked... - http://news.cni.org/
US earthquake resilience needs strengthening | Science Blog
By bjs
Established by Congress in 1977, the multiagency program is led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and includes the Federal Emergency Management Agency, NationalScience Foundation, and U.S. Geological Survey. ... Reporters may obtain a copy from the Office ofNews and Public Information ( contacts listed above). NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL Division on Earth and Life Studies Board on Earth Sciences and Resources. Committee on National Earthquake Resilience ...
Science Blog - http://scienceblog.com/
Cochlear Implant Research - Federal Telemedicine News
By Carolyn Bloch
Ten healthcare and research facilities are slated to participate in clinical trials of the technologypending FDA approval, reports Dr. Philip Loizou, Director of the Cochlear Implant Lab at the University of Texas at Dallas and Principal ... Other studies are exploring how to make a cochlear implant convey the sounds of speech more clearly, and researchers are also looking at the potential benefits of pairing a cochlear implant in one ear with either another cochlear ...
Federal Telemedicine News - http://telemedicinenews.blogspot.com/
Digital Technology Allows Clearer Observation of Unpublished ...
By Edwin Smith
Roger Easton Jr., professor of imaging science at the Rochester Institute of Technology; and William Christens-Barry, chief executive and technical officer of Equipoise Imaging LLC; are assisting Heyworth's research efforts. ... Four students in Heyworth's Imaging Text and Technology course are assisting in the research. They are Danielle Thornton, an English major from Natchez; Marie Wicks , an international studies major from Ocean Springs; Devon Emig, ...
Ole Miss Zing - http://zing.olemiss.edu/
Resistance Studies » Blog Archive » COP: A Decade of Terrorism and ...
By Stellan Vinthagen
A Decade of Terrorism and Counter-terrorism since 9/11: Taking stock and new directions inresearch and policy. Call for Papers. Organising body: Critical Studies on Terrorism Working Group (CSTWG) of the British International Studies ... of the set-piece keynote addresses and we hope that this will encourage sharing of new and developing methods in the field especially in the context of the new opportunities and issues thrown up for methods by new digital technologies. ...
Resistance Studies - http://resistancestudies.org/
CC Salon Palo Alto: Open Innovation (4/25/2011) - Creative Commons
By Allison Domicone
News. CC Salon Palo Alto: Open Innovation (4/25/2011). Allison Domicone, March 30th, 2011. Creative Commons is pleased to present with Hewlett-Packard (HP) Labs the next CC Salon: Open Innovation, at the HP campus in Palo Alto on Monday , ... Scientific American magazine named him one of the top 50 technology and business leaders in recognition of his research on industrial innovation. His most recent book, Open Services Innovation (Jossey Bass, 2011) analyses open ...
Creative Commons » Commons News - https://creativecommons.org/
China 'to overtake US on science' « Coffee Talk Shop
By admin
Dr Cong Cao, associate professor at Nottingham University's School of Contemporary ChineseStudies, agrees with the assessment that the quantity of China's science is yet not matched by its quality. ... Dr Cao believes that there is a determination not to be dependent on foreign know-how – and to reclaim the country's historic role as a global leader in technology. . Article source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-12885271 ...
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Whale and dolphin death toll during Deepwater disaster may have ...
By News
The team focused their research on 14 species of cetacean, an order of mammals including whales and dolphins. While the number of recovered carcasses has been assumed to equal the number of deaths, the team argues that marine conditions ... "This figure illustrates that carcass counts are hugely mis-leading, if used to measure the disaster's death toll," said co-author Scott Kraus of the New England Aquarium "No study on carcass recovery from strandings has ever recovered ...
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Concept - Science & Tech - Concept - Science & Tech - Care2 News ...
Science & Tech News tagged with Concept ... Studies show that comprehensive clean energy and climate policies can generate a net increase of 1.7 ... across the world just yet but researchers are a step closer to 3-D real-time images, ...
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