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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Oct 03, 2011


Cancer treatments becoming more targeted
Newsworks.org
By Jana Shea and Alan Tu Massive quantities of genomic data and high-throughput technologiesare now enabling studies on a vastly larger scale than ever before. (Image from Office of Biological and Environmental Research of the US Department of Energy ...
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Parkview Elementary recognized as outstanding
nwitimes.com
Indiana schools that endeavor to partner with local universities and colleges were nominated for this award based on their use of data, participation in educational research, use of technology and professional development. The Study Buddy program is a ...
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Study revives toll road proposal for Wisconsin
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Poole, the founder of the libertarian-leaning Reason Foundation, conducted the study for the conservative Wisconsin Policy Research Institute. This is at least the fourth time Poole has backed tolls in a WPRI study, following a similar look at the ...
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10 Best Math and Science High Schools in America
International Business Times
Its students are required to take 11 AP courses and enroll in advanced research and technologyclasses. It always makes it as a top-ranked high school in the US 7. Pacific Collegiate School, Santa Cruz, Calif.: Founded in 1999, this shool regularly ...
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'Arabia' dazzles Saudis at grand premiere in Alkhobar
Arab News
Eastern Province Governor Prince Mohammad bin Fahd with prominent businessman Khaled Alireza at the premiere of "Arabia" at Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Science andTechnology Center's IMAX theater in Alkhobar on Sunday. (AN photo by Imran Haider) By SIRAJ ...
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Arab News
State Capitalism, Hubris, And What China Owes Us
Forbes
Studies by economists conclude that between one-third to 40% of China's growth is accounted for by borrowed technology. Without this borrowing, China's growth would have been about five to six percent – well below Japan's peak growth in the 1950s and ...
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Long-Term Mammography Needed for Breast Cancer Survivors
MedPage Today
They acknowledged the paucity of data available to go into the economic models, making it an exploratory analysis that should be interpreted cautiously. The study was funded by the British National Institute for Health Research Health Technology ...
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MedPage Today
Cloud Computing's Hidden 'Green' Benefits
Forbes
Two recent industry-funded studies make the case for cloud as energy-saver. A report issued this summer by the Carbon Disclosure Project, supported by AT&T, finds that a company that adopts cloud computing can reduce its energy consumption, ...
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A calling for smartphones
Brainerd Daily Dispatch
Not students in Bob Kuschel's science classes at the Crosby-Ironton High School. Kuschel has allowed students to use their smartphones in class for the past three years. He finds them to be an effective tool in the students' studies. ...
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Unprecedented Arctic Ozone Loss in 2011, Says NASA-Led Study
MarketWatch (press release)
"The chemical reactions that produce ozone-destructive chlorine compounds occur on the surfaces of cold polar stratospheric cloud and aerosol particles," said Lamont Poole, a co-author of the paper and a scientist at NASA's Langley Research Center in ...
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Wikipedia cancer info accurate but hard to understand
American Medical News
"Overall, the study was good news," said study co-author Dr. Yaacov Lawrence, director of the Center for Translational Research in Radiation Oncology at the Sheba Medical Center in Israel. "Even Wikipedia gave good info, but may be a little difficult ...
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Research Reveals Non-invasive Monitoring of Lupus Kidney Disease Using Biomarkers
AZoSensors
The collaborated animal study helped the researchers to identify four proteins present in increasing quantities in urine of patients affected with severe kidney damage. Based on their studies, theresearch has progressed to understanding the ...
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ICON plc in cloud-based clinical data deal with Oracle
Siliconrepublic.com
Dublin-based clinical research player ICON plc has gone life with the web-based Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub, which will enable it to standardise and more efficiently manage hundreds of ongoing clinical studies online. ICON has created a central, ...
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Siliconrepublic.com
Using tech to battle STDs
healthycal.org
Pioneered by the Prevention Research Center at the University of Texas School of Public Health, the program has so far proven a success. Follow-up studies by the university have shown that the program reduced the onset of vaginal sex by 29%, ...
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MAURITIUS: Minister outlines knowledge hub plans
University World News
The decision of this government to set up a new Ministry of Tertiary Education,Science, Research and Technology has, in this context, been making things move in the right direction. We have so far been very proactive in our approach, ...
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University World News
Federal contract awards for the week of Oct. 3
Washington Post
GeoEye Analytics of McLean won a $6.9 million contract from the Navy for geospatial analysis,research and studies. InDyne of Reston won an $11.5 million contract from the Air Force for Western Range operations and maintenance; support services; ...
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Masdar: The challenges we face making green energy viable
Power Engineering Magazine
Firstly, technology: do we actually have the systems, materials and parts necessary to harness efficiently the almost limitless available energy from sun, wind and waves and distribute it to homes, offices and factories? The second is cost: research ...
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Lehigh's first Presidential Endowed Chair in Health hired
Lehighvalleylive.com (blog)
“Health involves people,” Davis said. “Everything that studies people is thus related to health. I don't think there is any humanity or social science discipline that doesn't have a health component to it if you go looking for it. ...
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Fuelling the Asian Dragon: WtE challenges in China
Waste Management World
Efficient resource utilisation, energy saving technologies, and alternative forms of energy generation, environmental protection, recycling and waste management are all areas where internationalresearch and knowledge sharing can make significant ...
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More Mongolians interested in studying in Taiwan
eTaiwan News
The Taiwan-Mongolia Science Education Center was established mainly to promote Taiwan-Mongolia cooperation in nano-technology development, train science teachers, teach mandarin Chinese and provide information about colleges and research institutes in ...
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Education news in Franklin County
Chambersburg Public Opinion
The open house will begin with visitors receiving an overview of the College of Agricultural Sciences, including majors, minors, student organizations, internships, undergraduate research and study-abroad opportunities. Other topics covered in the ...
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Guest opinion: Students must stay globally competitive
The News-Press
We annually host international scholars who engage in research and teaching exchanges with FGCU's faculty and staff. Our students can select academic majors, minors or courses with a global or international focus, including Latin American Studies, ...
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A "BOLD NEW WORLD" AND "FORCES TOO POWERFUL"
NewsWithViews.com
Donald Young shifted from the presidency of SSRC (Social Science Research Council) to that of Russell Sage… Leland DeVinney went from Harvard to the Rockefeller Foundation. William McPeak… helped to set up the Ford Foundation and became its vice ...
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Marriage with arts mesmerizing
The Beacon Herald
Paul Theberge, a professor and former Canada research chairperson and director of the Institute for Comparative Studies in Literature, Art and Culture at Carleton University, discussed the way in which society's approach to traditional instruments and ...
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Conference to explore ways of improving education
gulfnews.com
... key components indispensable to the progress of education in the UAE, and to offer solutions to decision-makers in education," said Dr Abdullah Al Sahlawi, Executive Director of the Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR). ...
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• Regional Cancer Center backs emerging prostate therapy
Reporter-Times
Research studies never were done. We didn't make any progress all these years because theresearch wasn't done. In plain English, urologists didn't do a lot of studies, and they were the ones who dealt with prostate cancer in the past. ...
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FEMA aid a disaster in the making? | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-10-03
Philadelphia Inquirer
... to help people quickly recover and communities quickly rebuild does not often include the harder choices needed to reduce long-term risk," said William Travis, director of the Colorado University Center for Science and Technology Policy Research. ...
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TB diagnostic innovations: Can India take the lead?
Weekly Blitz
India has already made a big contribution in the area of generic drugs and vaccines, and successes in areas such as information technology and mobile telephony have greatly inspired a burgeoning biotechnology industry. With a strong, growing economy,...
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Weekly Blitz
3 killed in communal clash in Uttarakhand
Chandigarh Tribune
As one-time state Chief Minister, Deshmukh has not adjusted to life in Delhi where he has been given the charge of the Science and Technology Ministry. As a result, he spends a lot time dabbling in state politics and needling Chavan by spreading ...
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10 Things College Football Won't Say
Smartmoney.com
Plus, a good team having a good year can enhance a school's reputation with applicants more than, say, a stellar season for the swim team can, says Dan Fulks, an accounting professor atTransylvania University in Lexington, Ky., who studies the ...
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Staff, faculty changes at WSCC
Marietta Times
John Lanham is taking over as industrial technology instructor and program coordinator at WSCC. Lanham claims over 30 years of experience in the chemical industry. A native of St. Marys, W.Va., Lanham received his bachelor of science in chemistry from ...
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William Branham
RenewableEnergyWorld.com
... accounting and technology transfer with an advisory board and Board of Directors. Branham spent four years in the US Navy and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Telecommunications from Alabama A&M University in 1985 with graduate research and studies in ...
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RenewableEnergyWorld.com
Long wait nearly over
ModernHealthcare.com
Ensuring that the US and other developed countries avoid operating two code sets will facilitate worldwide participation in global health activities such as bio-surveillance and epidemiologicalstudies. And with ICD-11 a modified descendent of ICD-10, ...
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MEED to host the Kuwait Energy and Infrastructure Projects 2011
AME Info
Dr. Hashem Al Tabtabaei, Technical Team Leader, Partnership Technical Bureau (PTB), Ministry of Finance, Kuwait • Eng. Suhaila Marafi, Director-Department of Studies and Research, Ministrt of Electricity and Water • Dr. Hashem Al Tabtabaei, ...
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Nuclear power back from the cold
Power Engineering Magazine
In South-east Asia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand either said they were no longer interested in nuclear technology or have indicated indefinite deferment of their nuclear plans. However, after this period of reconsideration, it is clear that ...
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UC Berkeley students' essays to take them to Ireland
Daily Californian
“It gives us a chance to do independent research and come up with an essay.” This year was the first time that the scholarship was open to universities in the United States. UC Berkeley, which had 15 submissions, was the only public institution invited ...
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Wanted: Accurate assessment of sourcing decisions
Federal Times
Without it, any cost-based comparison will be analytically suspect. Guy Ben-Ari is deputy director and Jesse Ellman is a research associate at the Defense Industrial Initiatives Group of the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
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The Science and Technology of Gaming Continues to Evolve » Blog ...
Leisure Activities Incorporate Science. About. « A number of gaming technology sites review the consumer side of the equation, but few look at supply sideMacpherson Gearin of www.sciencenews.org, renowned and well know throughout the web, had this to say about gamingtechnology ... Prior to the dawn of the internet, most authors of notable works on gaming technology studies published through university libraries or major newspapers. Lawrence Nassimi, one such author, ...
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