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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Aug 19, 2011


Penn College Graduates Listed for Summer 2011
PCToday
Mark N. Boone, Mullica Hill, NJ, Bachelor of Science, Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning DesignTechnology Nelya Y. Borisov, Lewisburg, Associate of Applied Science, Emergency Medical Services Paul R. Bouchard, Carlisle, Bachelor of Science, ...
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Research projects build learning environment
Asbury Park Press
MARY FRANK/staff photographer ASB 0814 SUMMER RESEARCH Undergraduate and graduate students from all over the country, who conducted original research projects in the fields of scienceover a 10-week period with MU faculty, present their findings to ...
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New study identifies stark racial gaps in funding of biomedical research
Boston Globe (blog)
The study, published today in the journal Science, triggered immediate action to address and understand the root of the problem from top officials at the National Institutes of Health, the funding agency studied. The findings stunned Boston researchers ...
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When Looking for Love, Women Spurn Science
LiveScience.com
Finding romantic love can be a distracting goal for anyone, but for women thoughts of romantic goals are particularly distracting from science, technology, engineering and math, new research suggests. These typically masculine disciplines are thought ...
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LiveScience.com
AGU journal highlights -- Aug. 18
EurekAlert (press release)
Authors: Natacha Pasche: Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Surface Waters-Research and Management, Kastanienbaum, Switzerland; and Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, Swiss Federal Institute of ...
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A-levels boom in maths and science credited to 'Brian Cox effect'
The Guardian
But he added that the overall numbers studying maths and science were still far too low. "There is already a skills gap emerging in this area, with over 40% of companies saying they are having difficulty recruiting people with science, technology, ...
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The Guardian
Amgen Highlights Data to Be Presented at American Society for Bone and Mineral ...
MarketWatch (press release)
17, 3:00 pm - 3:15 pm PT) Safety Observations From Denosumab Long-term Extension and Cross-over Studies in Postmenopausal Women With OsteoporosisLead Author: Henry G. Bone MD, Michigan Bone and Mineral ClinicAbstract No. ...
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Recycled Drugs to Be Used To Treat Cancer
TopNews United States
The findings of the study have been published in the Science Translational Medicine. It is believed that the new technology would enable cancer patients to get their disease treated at affordable prices. The Associate Professor of systems medicine in ...
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TopNews United States
Revealed: How sticky egg captures sperm
EurekAlert (press release)
Researchers have uncovered exactly how a human egg captures an incoming sperm to begin the fertilisation process, in a new study published this week in the journal Science. The researchidentifies the sugar molecule that makes the outer coat of the egg ...
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Technology lends hand in concussion prevention in sports
Montreal Gazette
Over the next few weeks, a US company called Battle Sports Science is making its Impact Indicator available throughout Canada and the United States. It is a sensor that is fastened to a helmet chin strap and detects when the user's head undergoes an ...
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A-level results: Key to results
Mirfield Reporter
... ep – economical and political studies; es – engineering science; est – environmental studies; epq – extended project qualification; fd – food technology; ff – fashion and fabrics; fm – further maths; fpu – French for professional use; fr – French; ...
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Your National Beef Checkoff: 25 years and counting
CattleNetwork.com
'OK, so we need research, but why do producers pay into research that helps only the manufacturers and retailers, and doesn't trickle down to our farms and ranches?' Think about it this way: If we didn't have the information and technology that we need ...
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Race, Ethnicity, and NIH Research Awards
Science Careers Blog (subscription)
In fact, there have been relatively few studies on the racial and ethnic composition of populations that apply for federal research funding. Studies of race and ethnicity in science generally focus on differences in representation (1–3). ...
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OSA provides research highlights from Biomedical Optics Express.
ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release)
Future studies by the research team will focus on improving imaging resolution to further differentiate between solid lesions and autoimmune pancreatitis, and test this technology in vivo. They recently received FDA approval for testing this technology ...
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Computer science student's skills help create new mobile device applications
Arizona State University
They are working on ideas to expand the app's capabilities, to make it available on more mobile platforms, such as Android, and planning to do user studies and more market research. For the Float project with Scribd, Johnsen got the opportunity to ...
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Vision Scientist David Williams Named Dean for Research at University of Rochester
University of Rochester Newsroom
Williams, the University's William G. Allyn Professor of Medical Optics and director of the Center for Visual Science, has pioneered new technologies that are improving the eyesight of people around the globe, from the legally blind to those with 20/20 ...
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University of Rochester Newsroom
Nano ice, new freeze-dry technology boost quality
Alaskajournal.com
Nano technology, for example, is the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale. The science can easily be applied to making better ice. NanoICE technology was invented in Iceland 10 years ago, and is now available for the first time ...
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Running to find a cure for cancer
gulfnews.com
But I have seen that it is important to manage resources well to ensure that laboratorystudies lead to practically useful results in the shortest possible time. Hence I want to study both biological and management science. ...
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gulfnews.com
Computational method rapidly discovers new uses for approved drugs
FierceBiotech IT
The agency, which provided funding for the studies, says repositioning strips away some of the big expenses of development and offers new, affordable ways to treat illnesses. With the support of repositioning advocates, the Stanford group's technology ...
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Research institutes announce collaboration
World Nuclear News
Under a three-year agreement, the two organizations will jointly research nuclear power plant issues related to material science, plant component performance and radiation safety. This will include the use of three-dimensional tools at the atomic level ...
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Big Boost for Modern Einsteins
Wall Street Journal
The institute supports 28 full-time faculty members and annually hosts about 200 scholars that come to the institute to conduct postdoctoral research in historicalstudies, mathematics, natural sciences and social science. Dr. Simonyi, 62 years old,...
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Wall Street Journal
Is There a Shortage of Skilled Foreign Workers?
Sacramento Bee
The findings include: There are about 10 million Americans with STEM degrees (Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) not working in those fields. Each year, some 200000 additional skilled foreign workers are admitted through a variety of ...
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A-level results
Keighley News
KEY TO SUBJECTS: ab advance business; ac art and crafts; ad art and design; am ad-vance manufacture; ap account-ing; ar art; as applied/advanced science; bg British government and politics; bi biology; bk book-keeping; bs building studies; ...
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DOE, Science Teachers Kick-Off Student Energy Savings Contest
Supply House Times
Registration for a nationwide student contest to help families save money by saving energy at home — while inspiring students to pursue studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics — began Aug. 16 and runs through Oct. 7. ...
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Purdue Moves Up to 61st in World University Rankings
ValpoLife.com
In specialty rankings, Purdue ranks 14th in engineering and technology, 18th in computer science, 19th in chemistry, and 46th in overall science. "Purdue works hard to build academic, research and business relationships with partners around the world ...
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Movie Review: Arabia, at the Orlando Science Center
Orlando Sentinel (blog)
The second, more familiar, is the Age of Islam, the 500 or so years after 750 BCE in which much of the world's learning and innovation in science and technology were realized in the Middle East, built on Islamic conquests ranging from India to Spain. ...
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Orlando Sentinel (blog)
Paper on automation in surgery wins 2011 Human Factors Prize for Excellence in ...
EurekAlert (press release)
The 2011 Prize topic is health-care ergonomics, broadly defined to include research at the intersection of health care and human factors/ergonomics. The paper by Manzey et al. reports a pair of studies designed to investigate the performance ...
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Ionicon at 6th future security, security research conference
Environmental Expert (press release)
PTR-MS rapidly became a well established analytical technology in the fields of environmentalresearch, atmospheric chemistry, and food and flavor science. This resulted from its high selectivity (up to 8 000 m/Δm), extremely low detection limits ...
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Cumberland-Carlisle: School roundup
Patriot-News
By The Patriot-News The following employees have been promoted from temporary professional employee to professional employee at the high school: David Armitage, math; Timothy Bianchi, social studies; C. Renae Brown, math; and James Statler, technology ...
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Pakistan partnership reaches for the stars
The National
Pakistan's space programme owes its existence to China's cooperation that spans from climate science, clean energy technologies, clean water technologies, cyber security and basic space, to atmospheric, Earth and marine sciences. ...
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The National
University applicants set to learn fate
Financial Times
The son of refugees who fled Iraq before he was born, Mr Said Noor arrived from Germany only four years ago Young people are increasingly choosing to studyscience, technology, engineering and mathematics at school and university, it emerged on ...
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Financial Times
How the "internet of things" could radically change local government
The Guardian
Funding competitions will follow, with the board investing in short term feasibilitystudies, research and development projects and pilots. The Digital City Exchangeresearch programme, funded with a £5.9m grant from Research Councils UK, ...
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The Guardian
TMJ assessment
RDH
Pressure applied distal and buccal to the maxillary tuberosity digitally will evaluate this muscle's parafunctional stress.1 Clinical studies have demonstrated that palpation alone is less sensitive in detection of crepitation than the use of ...
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Want to Be a Good Researcher? Try Teaching
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
Much of the existing scholarship on the relationship between teaching and research has focused on how research influences teaching, and not the reverse. While Mr. Feldon, who studies educational psychology and science, technology, engineering, ...
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Catholic Schools Debut iPad Program As School Begins
Georgia Bulletin
Six schools in the Atlanta Archdiocese are embracing the touch-screen iPads as the newest classroom tool to recreate Civil War battles in social studies, reinforce math lessons with instructional videos or write a classroom blog to improve writing ...
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Georgia Bulletin
Mutant gene identified that causes abnormal chromosome count, leading to cancer
EurekAlert (press release)
Now, in the August 19th issue of Science, researchers at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, a part of Georgetown University Medical Center, have identified a gene that is commonly mutated in human cancers and have demonstrated its ...
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Scientific Progress or A Step Too Far? (RJS)
Patheos
This is an early trial with many difficulties remaining to be solved, but illustrates the potential power. What do you think of research like this? Does this raise images of Frankenstein's monster or B science fiction thrillers and mad scientists? ...
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Patheos
Regulus Communications Launches Cloud Resources ... - Popular Science
By admin
The rapid development of digital technology for health information is creating new and exciting opportunities for industry service providers. Tablets and smart phones are now the devices of choice for providers, patients, and technology developers. ... + The mobileHIT Research Update for reporting and summarizing market research studies on health information technologies. Regulus recently formed a strategic alliance with CLS Profakt of London (Croydon), UK to conduct eye ...
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