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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Jul 24, 2011


HHS Proposes New Rules for Human Research
MedPage Today
The whole study was eventually canned, said Carl Wieman, PhD, associate director for science in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Under the new proposal, approval of a single IRB (likely chosen by the drug company funding the ...
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Pune student battles poverty to complete studies
Daily News & Analysis
Her dream to become an information technology (IT) engineer brought her to the city to reside with her grandparents in Kelewadi in Pimpri area to pursue her higher studies. She completed her graduation in science with 74% in her hometown. ...
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30 UAE versities adopt fraud-proof certificates
Khaleej Times
This was announced on Saturday by Amricon, pioneers in providing smart technology solutions in the UAE, whose achievement came within two years after the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MoHESR) took the smart chip solution that ...
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The quest to build the perfect lie detector
Salon
In the meantime researchers in Great Britain and Hong Kong produced their own independent studies of the phenomenon, and they all showed a clear difference between a lie and the truth in the individual research subject. But the experiments themselves ...
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Salon
'Some bright spots': PASS scores show 40% of students still aren't meeting ...
The Times and Democrat
Third-grade social studies and ELA, fourth-grade ELA, fifth-grade writing, seventh-grade science and eighth-grade social studies scores ranged in the 60 percentile range, and scores at the Science Technology Engineering Mathematics Magnet School ranged ...
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The rainmakers take to the skies
The National
"The science says that cloud seeding can enhance the rainfall by 10 and 15 per cent," said Omar Alyazeedi, director of the research and development at the National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology. "We hope that we are doing that, ...
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The National
Why 'no excuses' makes no sense: Revisiting the Coleman report
Washington Post (blog)
By Gary Ravani Perhaps the single best-known piece of social science research ever done in this country is the study produced by sociologist James Coleman in 1966 under the authority of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, commonly called “the Coleman Report. ...
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House blocks another attempt to re-establish the Office of Technology Assessment
Climate Science Watch
Lynne E. Bradley Director, Office of Government Relations American Library Association Rick Piltz Director Climate Science Watch William Sullivan President Council of Environmental Deans and Directors Diana Zuckerman President National Research Center ...
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Slowing Down to Savor the Data
New York Times
... it seems designed to spur private conversations between Google and its most forward-thinking clients, says Gary Lilien, a research professor of management science at Pennsylvania StateUniversity who studies business-to-business marketing. ...
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Our View: Creativity the critical element in all endeavors
The Salem News
Educators and policymakers talk a lot these days about the need for a better effort in the field of STEM studies. The acronym stands for science, technology, engineering and math. But there are those, including Stephen D. Immerman, president of ...
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Mindanao students top regional invention tilt
Sun.Star
Antonio's research studies delve on the Recycling of wastes from processing sea cucumbers and the eco-friendly citrullus products. Runners-up for the Sibol Award, High School Level are also from the Gusa Regional Science High School -- Cheri Ann Ansale ...
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Some swear by 'toning' footwear, but don't cancel gym membership just yet
Bellingham Herald
Peer-reviewed studies on shoes made by Masai Barefoot Technology, pioneers of the rocker-bottom shoes that are beveled at the heel and toe, have found that standing and walking in unstable shoes can strengthen neglected foot muscles and provide some ...
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“Water Vapor Cloud” Spotted Around A Black Hole
Secaucus New Jersey News
These astronomers and scientists were from Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Californian Institute ofTechnology, University of MarylandUniversity of adoUniversity of Pennsylvania, and Institute for Space and Astronomical Science in Japan. ...
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Science medalists ask govt for scholarships
Jakarta Post
Stephan Haniel, a winner of the bronze medal at the international Chemistry Olympiad, said that he had not been able to pursue his studies at state university in Indonesia despite the government's pledge of giving scholarships to students who won ...
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The power of Creole
Boston Globe
As Alix Cantave, founder of the Haitian Studies Association at UMass Boston, put it: “Michel has been the leading scholar on this issue, by far.” DeGraff is waging a campaign on two distinct fronts. One is in Haiti, where in addition to working with ...
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Is email the new symbol of overload in our culture?
Business Insider
Our study deepens our understanding of the impact of communication technologies on people's lives and helps untangle those technologies' seemingly contradictory influences. Source: "E-mail as a Source and Symbol of Stress" from ORGANIZATION SCIENCE, ...
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Corn may reduce cancer incidence
Manila Bulletin
For one, corn is a food that could effectively reduce one's chances of getting lung cancer, the Department of Science and Technology's (DoST) Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) said. The FNRI explained that its capability to reduce lung ...
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The perils of ever-safer playgrounds
TheChronicleHerald.ca
While some psychologists — and many parents — have worried that a child who suffered a bad fall would develop a fear of heights, studies have shown the opposite pattern: A child who's hurt in a fall before the age of nine is less likely as a teenager ...
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Living with virtuality
The Hindu
And he is also passionate about science, technology and the realm that computers have opened up to him. “I work essentially with 3D graphics directly linked with animation and virtual reality. I am now learning a bit of programming with Python, ...
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The Hindu
Unsatisfactory exam results leave capital students, teachers distressed
Gulf Today
They argued that whenever the curriculum changed they had to re-adjust which affected their studies. They also noted that they were lacking a strong foundation in science as several subjects were merged into one. As a result, students had far less to ...
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Gulf Today
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
Whitehouse.gov (press release)
He also has faculty appointments in the Departments of Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences and Materials Science & Engineering. Dr. Ewing was also a visiting professor at the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford ...
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IUB promoting education in South Punjab: VC
The Nation, Pakistan
He said that the new departments of Public Administration, Gender Studies and International Relations have been introduced in the university during previous year. Besides this, IUB will establish a medical college with the partnership of public and ...
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iDanger! Viewing 3D on your smartphone harms your sight and gives you headaches
Daily Mail
Added Prof Banks: 'This is an area of research where basic science meets application and we hope that the science can proceed quickly enough to keep up with the increasingly widespread use of the technology.'
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Daily Mail
Safety of Epogen dosages questioned
Ventura County Star
"We focus on science that uncovers new ways of understanding biology, makes significant contributions to medical knowledge, and can be applied to new approaches to treating disease," Amgen spokeswoman Christine Regan said in an email outlining company ...
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No classes in QC Monday
Manila Bulletin
... Inc., Datamas-College of Saint Adeline in Fairview, Diliman Computer Technology Institute, FEU-Dr. Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation, FEU-FERN College, Institute of Community and Family Health, Inc., Mary the Queen College of Science and Technology, ...
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Are we heading toward a lopsided world?
Toronto Star
Mara Hvistendahl, a science journalist who lives in Shanghai, has written a fascinating exploration — Unnatural Selection, Choosing Boys Over Girls and the Consequences of a World Full of Men ? using anecdotal information, looking through the eyes of ...
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