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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Sep 30, 2011


Twitter confirms late-day slump
ABC Online
Dr David Lazer is an associate professor of political science and computer science at Northeastern University . His group has determined countrywide moods based on Twitter updates, but the study didn't look at individuals' daily variations. ...
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ABC Online
'Sigh-cology' and wasabi at Ig Nobels
The MIT Tech
Held annually in the Sanders Theatre at Harvard University, the Ig Nobels celebrate unconventional achievements in all fields of science and include performances from professors, Nobel Laureates, and professional opera singers. ...
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NASA Selects Science Investigations for Concept Studies
MarketWatch (press release)
The Exoplanetary Circumstellar Environments and Disk Explorer (EXCEDE), Glenn Schneider, PI, University of Arizona, Tucson -- The technology development effort will enable studies of the formation, evolution, and architectures of exoplanetary systems ...
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USD Just Read sparks biomedical ethics debate
USD Vista
The Center for Ethics in Science and Technology, in collaboration with USD's Center for Educational Excellence, the Center for Inclusion and Diversity and the departments of Ethnic Studiesand Biology have been busy planning this semester's numerous ...
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Clubs Empower Girl Scientists
Harvard Crimson
Harvard Science Club for Girls joins a growing contingent of campus organizations that support women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Among these groups are a new women's science magazine called Women Innovating Science and ...
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Senesco Technologies Reports Fiscal Year 2011 Financial Results
MarketWatch (press release)
Senesco has initiated a Phase 1b/2a clinical study with SNS01-T in multiple myeloma patients. Patients are currently being screened for inclusion in SNS01-T-001.The Company plans to fundresearch and development and commercialization activities by, ...
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Unexpected Link Between Cancer and Diabetes Revealed
PR Newswire (press release)
The study was supported by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute; the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; the National Human Genome Research Institute; the National Institute of General Medical Sciences; the Singapore Agency ...
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Kerr Releases Portfolio of Scientific Research Featuring SonicFill Composite ...
MarketWatch (press release)
"We're very excited to share this impressive collection of data showcasing the many benefits of our SonicFill technology," said Leo Pranitis, Kerr's Vice President of Global Marketing and Innovation. "These supporting third party clinical studies ...
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Chem department welcomes Dr. Clark
USD Vista
A graduate from the class of 2001, Clark majored in chemistry and now teaches a section of organic chemistry lecture and laboratory in Shiley Center for Science and Technology. Clark recalls that he started off his studies at USD wanting to become a ...
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Defining progress in cancer research
Montreal Gazette
Would that the insurance companies had instead invested that money in clinical research. A decade and thousands of women later, careful randomized clinical studies, mostly done in Canada, including at McGill University-affiliated teaching hospitals, ...
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Warming Red Sea waters pose threat to ecosystem
Al-Masry Al-Youm
... according to a recent study conducted by Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah University of Science andTechnology (KAUST). Satellite-derived sea surface temperatures (SST) and ground-based air temperatures taken by a KAUST research team reveal that the ...
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UNC's School of Information and Library Science begins work on multi-million ...
The Daily Tar Heel
Reagan Moore, principal investigator for the consortium and director of the DICE Center at UNC, said the project has implications for research in academics, digital libraries and federal agencies such as NASA. “The technology could provide an on-campus ...
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Ghana: Vodafone Opens Fastest Internet Café At Knust
AllAfrica.com
Kumasi — The academic activities of students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science andTechnology (KNUST) in Kumasi is expected to be greatly enhanced, following the commissioning of one of Africa's fastest internet cafés on the campus of the ...
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The Case Against the All-Male Start-up
Inc.com
New research suggests that having more women at your company, and increasing diversity in general, can improve your chances of success. By Eric Markowitz | @EricMarkowitz | WONDER WOMEN? Recent studies show that gender diversity not only helps ...
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Inc.com
Professor's book explores development of entrepreneurship, innovation
SUNY Oswego
“Science and Technology Based Regional Entrepreneurship,” edited by SUNY Oswego professor Sarfraz Mian, takes a global view on how nations, regions and communities attract and sustain economic development through technological innovation. ...
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SUNY Oswego
MIT names Microsystems Technology Lab leader
ElectroIQ
Chandrakasan became head of MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in July. MTL is an interdepartmental laboratory that supports microsystems research encompassing work in circuits and systems, microelectromechanical systems ...
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Health study of Marion County law enforcement could be a life saver
Statesman Journal
Dr. Kerry Kuehl of Oregon Health & Science University measures the fitness of Mike Hartford, who is one of 800 members of local law enforcement who are subjects in a study funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. ...
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UNC spin-off receives $3 million Small Business Innovation Research Grant
EurekAlert (press release)
This technology has been licensed to G-Zero Therapeutics, which will use this new funding to further commercialize these discoveries. The research was also funded by an innovation grant from the University Cancer Research Fund. "Our goal is a simple, ...
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Finnish company joins international algae research
Creamer Media's Engineering News
Coor- dinated by the University of Queensland, the project will bring together seven companies andresearch institutions. The three-year project will study various techniques for growing algae and optimising conditions to achieve high oil yields. ...
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Freeman technology to Present New Research on Measuring Meaningful Powder Flow ...
Azom.com
These findings highlight the importance of dynamic characterisation in process relatedstudies, where it can be crucial to understand how compaction influences in-process performance. Furthermore they provide evidence of how tapped density measurements...
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Technology grows at SACS
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
“Mrs. Ross, I'm having a problem,” he said to his social studies teacher, who knelt down and took a look at his screen. Alex was scouring a website for facts about Canada, but the words on the screen were so small they were hard to read. ...
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Events & Networking
Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online
Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce lunch, 11:30 am-1 pm, Crowne Plaza Rockville, 3Research Court. $50; members and first-timers free. Registration: ggchamber.org. Frederick Innovative Technology Center Entrepreneur Lecture Series lunch, ...
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Cloud-Powered Facial Recognition Is Terrifying
The Atlantic
The logic of the new application is based on a series of studies designed to test the integration between facial recognition technology and the wealth of data accessible in the cloud (by which we basically mean the Internet). ...
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Masimo Achieves New Milestone—Ships One Millionth Oximeter
PR Newswire (press release)
In contrast to conventional oximetry, Dr. Durbin's research studies concluded that "Masimo SET pulse oximetry technology was more reliable and accurate than conventional pulse oximetry, has been shown to perform well in poor perfusion states and during ...
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Everyone's a Little Bit Racist, but It May Not Be Your Fault, Study Suggests
Newswise (press release)
In looking for the culprit as to why people tend to display tinges of racism, sexism or ageism, even towards members of their own group, a research team, led by the Georgia Institute of Technology, found that our culture may be partially to blame. ...
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Sirona Biochem Provides Shareholder Update
MarketWatch (press release)
These efforts include sourcing competent contract research organizations with a proven track record to analyze the Company's molecules, streamlining processes and implementing cost-effective and efficient technologies. On an ongoing basis, ...
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UK. IMarEST President's Lecture focuses on failure
BYM News (press release)
At his President's Day Lecture, Professor John Carlton FREng, Professor of Marine Engineering, City University London and the 109th President of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science andTechnology (IMarEST), will retrospectively discuss some of ...
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George W. Bush wasn't a conservative; he was an Orwellian
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com (blog)
Multiple research studies show that .08 is the level at which virtually everyone is impaired. It takes a significant amount of alcohol to reach a .08. For a 170-pound man, that equates to approximately four drinks in one hour on an empty stomach. ...
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The Star-Ledger - NJ.com (blog)
Del Webb Research Shows Boomers Willing to Invest More in Green Technology ...
Sacramento Bee
As the most awarded home builder in customer satisfaction, PulteGroup brands have consistently ranked among top home builders in third-party customer satisfaction studies. Reader comments on Sacbee.com are the opinions of the writer, not The Sacramento ...
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Chinese Launch of Space Lab Module Aims to Close Technology Gap With U.S.
Bloomberg
“China sees space as one of the things that will confirm 'we're now on a par with Western countries, we've entered the club,'” said James Lewis, a senior fellow at the Center for International and Strategic Studies in Washington who specializes in ...
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SF3B1 Mutations Linked to Improved Prognosis in MDS
Medscape
"Genomic studies give new insight into the causes of MDS, and can complement standard analyses," said lead author Elli Papaemmanuil, PhD, a postdoctoral research fellow working at the Cancer Genome Project, the Wellcome Trust Genome Centre, Cambridge, ...
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Galvanising Russian language teaching in India
Russia & India Report
The EFL University in Hyderabad, in collaboration with the Russian Centre for Scienceand Culture, can do this job. Scientists of both countries were now engaged in cooperative endeavours in the field of science technology and the RLT was flourishing....
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Russia & India Report
Cameras May Soon Recognize Criminals by Their Gait
PBS NewsHour
Following 9/11 his researched ramped up thanks to funding from the National ScienceFoundation​ and the US Office of Naval Research. Law enforcement and counterterrorism organizations already had facial-recognition technology but were looking for ...
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PBS NewsHour
Are There Real Human Connections Anymore? Have Our Lives Become Emptier as ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
He writes for Italian magazines about technology and society and blogs on media studies, psychology and spirituality at indranet.org. He sits on the Italian Club of Budapest's sciencecommittee.
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Are Flame Retardants Safe? Growing Evidence Says 'No'
Yale Environment 360
Heather Stapleton, assistant professor of environmental chemistry at Duke University and lead author of the recent Environmental Science & Technology study, said more action from industry and government Many infants are in physical contact with ...
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Ferret's Stock to Watch: SILEX SYSTEMS LIMITED
Utility Products
"GLE has informed Silex that it remains very positive about the technology, and is hoping to minimise any delay in this process given the nature of the issue," said CEO Dr Michael Goldsworthy. Silex Systems is a research and development company whose ...
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Ashwani Kumar to attend Science and Technology Conference at Kyoto
Press Information Bureau (press release)
The Minister will also address three meetings ie the Japan Centre for Economic Research, Global Forum of Japan and Centre for International Public Policy Studies. Dr. Kumar will speak on the India-Japan engagement and the future of the bilateral ...
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Professor to serve food for thought
Daily Gleaner
The annual science and technology studies lecture will take place at St. Thomas University on Friday at 7 pm in Kinsella Auditorium in McCain Hall. In The Long History of Dietetics: Thinking about Food, Expertise and the Self, Shapin will speak about ...
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$2.5 Million Lurie Family Foundation Gift Powers Groundbreaking Research Into ...
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
The remainder of the gift will support research using MEG technology (magnetoencephalography) at the Lurie Family Foundation's MEG Imaging Center at CHOP. This study will follow school-aged children over time as they develop, and will measure the ...
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New Study "Antibody-Drug Conjugates 2011" Now Available at Marketpublishers.Com
MarketWatch (press release)
New market research report "Antibody-Drug Conjugates 2011" worked out by La Merie provides a compilation of data and information about antibody-drug conjugate companies, technologies and products in R&D. An all-covering analysis of the state of the art ...
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ReportsnReports - Thin Film Solar Technology Market Shares, Strategies, and ...
Sacramento Bee
ReportsnReports.com is an online market research library of 130000+ reports and in-depth studiesof over 5000 micro markets. Our database includes reports by leading publishers from across the globe. We provide 24/7 online and offline support service ...
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Paints and Coatings: Global Markets & Advanced Technologies
PR Newswire (press release)
This report studies and highlights the role of paints and coatings in providing color and protection. It explains the technology and innovation behind coatings development and production, and gives a market overview, analyzing major market trends both ...
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PAREXEL Ethnobridging Experts Introduce New Edition of Accelerating Global ...
MarketWatch (press release)
D., Senior Director of Research, Early Phase, PAREXEL and a renowned authority on ethnobridgingstudies. The authors include Dr. Jhee and his colleagues, Mark Yen, MD, Samira Moran, BS, and Larry Ereshefsky, Pharm.D, FCCP, BCPP These PAREXEL early ...
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Feds say 14 chimps sent to SA facility aren't sick
San Antonio Express
Researchers say chimpanzees are the best animal models in studies for certain human viruses such as hepatitis B and C, and for testing treatments using a highly specific technology called monoclonal antibodies. “These kinds of allegations that are not ...
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A full plate awaits Leath at Iowa State
DesMoinesRegister.com
He has established himself as someone who can quickly move technology from the researchphase into practical application in the real world. That is a good fit for Iowa State University, a national leader in agriculture, science and technology.
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Ministry seeks to ease GM food safety fears
People's Daily Online
However, Gu Xiulin, a professor with Yunnan University of Finance and Economics who studies the impact of GM crops, noted that aside from health concerns GM foods may not even help increase production. "Western studies found that in some cases, ...
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Croucher Scholarships for Doctoral Study in the field of Natural ...
By preeti
permanent residents of Hong Kong to devote themselves to a period of full-time study or research in natural science, medicine or technology in approved academic institutions outside Hong Kong. Applicants must have obtained First Class ...
College Scholarships, PhD Scholarship...
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By Julian Apatu
In 2011, James Cook Research Fellowships were offered in Biological Sciences; EngineeringSciences and Technologies; and Physical Sciences for commencement in early 2012. Four newJames Cook Research Fellowships have been ...
Royal Society of New Zealand
News | Science, Technology and Innovation Studies
He helped build the interdisciplinary research programmes of the Institute for the Study of Science,Technology and Innovation. His sustained efforts, particularly ...
www.stis.ed.ac.uk/.../dr_stewart_russell,_6th_august_1955_-_...
Virginia Tech doctoral student awarded prestigious Social Science ...
Damion Blake, a doctoral student at Virginia Tech awarded SSRC fellowship for research fieldwork to study the Jamaican dons in garrison communities.
www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/09/092211-clahs-blake.html

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