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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Oct 06, 2011


NIHR CRN sees marked increase in medical technology studies
Pharma Times
The number of medical technology studies adopted by the National Institute for HealthResearch's Clinical Research Network (NIHR CRN) Portfolio in England nearly quadrupled in 2010/11 compared with the previous financial year. The NIHR's financial year ...
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Scientists take key step in stem cell therapy
Los Angeles Times
That hurdle must be overcome if anyone wants to use cloning technologyto create stem cells suitable for therapeutic use, said Dieter Egli, a seniorresearch fellow at the New York Stem Cell Foundation Laboratory, who led the study along with senior ...
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Los Angeles Times
How wireless technology can affect the body
CBC.ca
Both the EC and the Occupational and Environmental Medicine studiesfound evidence that cellphone radiation might possibly influence some human behaviour, such as attention and memory. The EC report also reviewed previous research into a possible link ...
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Inovio Pharmaceuticals' Leadership for Life Sciences Recognized in the ...
MarketWatch (press release)
... results from an animal study may not be indicative of results achievable in humanstudies), the availability of funding to support continuing research and studies in an effort to prove safety and efficacy of electroporation technology as a delivery ...
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Heart, glaciers get NZ science funding
Sydney Morning Herald
Understanding just how the heart beats, why people drive selfishly and what exactly triggers killer quakes are some of the big questions to be answered by the country's newly-funded research projects. Fascinating studies on everything from melting ...
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Winner of Nobel Prize in Chemistry revolutionized study of crystals (VIDEO)
Christian Science Monitor
By Pete Spotts, Staff writer / October 5, 2011 Israeli scientist Daniel Shechtman poses for a photo in a lab at the Technion Institute ofTechnology in Haifa, Israel, Wednesday. Shechtman, whose work was once ridiculed for being out of line with ...
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Christian Science Monitor
New FDA Study Finds No Developmental Effects from BPA
MarketWatch (press release)
"Studies using these rats have been criticized by some groups, despite the lack ofscience to support their claims. The study demonstrates that these rats are an appropriate test subject and previous findings are sound." The FDA study was designed and ...
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Report assesses industry in Iowa
DesMoinesRegister.com
Tripp briefed manufacturing and information technology leaders Wednesday on two new studies that updated work the Ohio-based research group completed in 2004 and 2005 on growing key industries. The new studies cost the state $60000. ...
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Delta Health Technologies® Announces Initial Results of Study to Reduce ...
Sacramento Bee
The study's mixed methodology of qualitative and quantitative research collected data via web and phone from more than 800 agencies that had been selected on the basis of their most recent Home Health Compare scores, and received input from more than ...
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Funding insufficient for technological innovations
Viet Nam News
The conference was held by the National Institute for Science and Technology Policy and Strategy Studies to discuss the Draft Scientific and Technological Development Strategy for 2011-20. "Viet Nam is trying to upgrade too many things at the same time...
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Advanced Cell Tech and Ariad Pharmaceuticals -- Highly Scrutinized But Poised ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Studies showed a 28 percent reduction in the risk of progression or death in those treated with ridaforolimus compared to placebo. The Bedford Report provides MarketResearch focused on equities that offer growth opportunities, value, ...
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Novarica Report Finds Security and Integration Issues to be Critical to CIO ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Novarica's research includes market and trend analyses, best practices research, case studies, and independent analyses of software vendors serving insurance and banking. Novarica's Banking Technology Research Council includes CIOs and senior IT ...
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Researcher probe sun's effects on folate
Sky News Australia
David Borradale, a postgraduate student in the Faculty of Health, is conducting thestudy. He says recent research and laboratory studies have shown ultraviolet radiation from the sun reduces folate levels. Folate is important in many areas of human ...
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A Conversation With Jack Plunkett, Market Research Publisher
The Atlantic
The fact that both globalization and technology have accelerated dramatically over the past couple of decades has made my work all the more demanding and interesting. Thanks to globalization, we have to study -- and sell to -- markets around the world, ...
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New Research Shows PET Imaging Effective in Predicting Lung Cancer Outcomes
PR Newswire (press release)
... indicating that further research needs to be conducted in radiation technology for lung cancer. "This is one of the largest studies of its kind to show that PET scans have great potential in predicting the prognosis for patients with inoperable ...
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Pancreatic cancer: fast and aggressive
Sydney Morning Herald
As the BBC reported: "Usually, medical research proceeds at a glacial, thorough pace: cell studies lead to studies in small animals which lead to studies in larger animals, which eventually lead to small, highly-selective clinical trials in humans. ...
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Companiesandmarkets.com: Increasing incidence of serious diseases prompting ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The 155 page, August 2011 publication studies the global polymerase chain reactiontechnology market for the period 2010-2015, providing in-depth analysis of the market, the participants, their products/techniques and the opportunities it presents.
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Verizon, Duke University Collaborate On Health IT
InformationWeek
Verizon's computing infrastructure can also be leveraged by Duke and other medical researchers as a powerful tool for complex medical analysis and research, Schulman said. Not every application is ready for the cloud, but two case studies featured in ...
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Grant awarded to VSU for STEM research
Village News Online
Ultimately, the project, “Improving Minority Student Mathematics Performance and Persistence in STEM Majors through Cognitive Training,” aims to increase participation of minorities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. ...
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Very Southern Science at Concordia
Space Ref (press release)
Studies conducted at Concordia include glaciology, atmospheric sciences, astronomy, Earth sciences, technology, human biology and medicine - all benefitting from the unique environment in the middle of the Antarctic continent. The station houses a team ...
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Space Ref (press release)
AUCC to produce graduates in Green Technology and Communication
Ghana News Agency
The AUCC Institute of Green Technology and Communication (IGTC) to offer certificate, diploma, degree and doctoral programmes, has the objective to undertakeresearch studies into Green Technology and Green Products and the Green Industry through ...
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Long-Time Accomplished Aerospace, Semiconductor, and Security Industries ...
MarketWatch (press release)
He also belonged to The Center for Intelligence Studies, International Association for Cryptologic Research, and The SIIA: Software and Information Industries Association, in which he was an active participant on the Intellectual Property Sub-Committee ...
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Jobs and his celebrity: A love-hate relationship
CBS News
Sonnenfeld, who studies business leaders, compares Jobs — and his fame — to other "folk heroes" who've emerged in various fields at times of great change in our history, be it politics, culture, or, in this case, technology. ...
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Monkey Brain Waves Move and Feel Virtual Objects, Study Finds
BusinessWeek
The research, carried out at the Duke University Center for Neuroengineering, was the first time a primate brain could receive tactile messages and interact with them, according to the study published today in the journal Nature. ...
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Cuban biologists study hurricane threats to Orchids in Guanahacabibes Reserve
Cuba Headlines
An expert from ECOVIDA, a research center of the Ministry on Science, Technologyand Environment (CITMA), Ernesto Mujica, told the press that this study gives priority to the analysis of three species in this area, which is one of the six biosphere ...
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U.S. Army and Great Minds in STEM™ Inspire Hispanic Youth to Pursue Careers ...
PR Newswire (press release)
FORT KNOX, Ky., Oct. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite a growth in the number of Hispanics in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), recentstudies show Latinos are still underrepresented in these critical professions. ...
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Heart, glaciers get NZ science funding
Herald Sun
UNDERSTANDING just how the heart beats, why people drive selfishly and what exactly triggers killer quakes are some of the big questions to be answered by the country's newly-funded research projects. Fascinating studies on everything from melting ...
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Fieldglass Announces New Research Series on Managing Statement of Work (SOW...
MarketWatch (press release)
From the research, readers will learn how to build a business case to support the use of SOWs, and how to most effectively utilize them within their own services procurement programs. Much of the content is derived from user interviews and casestudies ...
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Wheatbelt receives a research boost
Stock Journal
A NEW Merredin research centre is set to put WA at the cutting edge of crop scienceand research. Opened by Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman on Tuesday, the facility forms a key plank in the Liberal-National Government's $9 million commitment ...
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Reverse Brain Drain
Inside Higher Ed
WASHINGTON -- A “reverse brain drain” is occurring in the American science,technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, but ideas to ease immigration laws are all over the map -- and a passable consensus from Congress seems unlikely to ...
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MENAFN launches its Premium Research Center
AME Info
MENAFN's Premium Research Center covers a wide variety of business sectors including Media, Business/Finance, Industry, Economy, Pharmaceuticals & Health, Real Estate & Construction and Telecommunication & Technology among others. ...
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Bavarian Nordic Obtains Rights to New Cancer Vaccine Product Candidates
Reuters (press release)
Under the licensing and Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADA), the NCI and Bavarian Nordic will jointly develop new off-the-shelf product candidates for the treatment of multiple cancers and a new technology platform based on NCI's ...
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Asian family businesses outperform
CPI Financial
The total market capitalisation of Asian family businesses in the studyhas expanded roughly six-fold between 2000 and 2010. The Credit Suisse Emerging Markets Research Institute has unveiled the key findings of its inaugural Asian Family Businesses ...
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CPI Financial
Presentation by Christian Holmes, USAID Global Water Coordinator
Water World
These approaches deal with: * third, creating partnerships to achieve breakthroughs inscience and technology, as well as novel business or organizational models, operational or production processes. Regarding these approaches, let me first turn to the ...
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Does beauty pay? UT professor and author says yes
Austin American-Statesman
His new book, "Beauty Pays," examines all of these studies and has gained quite a buzz since its release, including a taping for "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" scheduled to air this month. Hamermesh cites one study's findings that people in the top ...
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Austin American-Statesman
Algal bloom
Philippine Star
Having been recently involved on a research project, I asked myself “What has a mechanical engineer got to do with microalgae?” The first thing that came to my mind was their biological nature and small size. It would probably be best to leave ...
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Fixed Operators Can Profit Despite A Challenging Climate in Africa and the ...
Sacramento Bee
Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com) offers practical solutions to the complex demands our clients face in the global communications industry. Our analysis is uniquely positioned at the intersection of emerging markets, emerging technologies and emerging ...
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Who's Bankrolling the Climate Change Fanatics?
The New American
"Exxon-Mobil Corp is repeatedly attacked for paying a grand total of $23 million to skeptics," she said, an amount that pales in comparison to $79 billion the US government invested in AGW research and technology development between 1989 and 2009. ...
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Univ. debates UMB merger in forum
Diamondback Online
After University System of Maryland officials developed a study, which was approved by the board in June, the state's top higher education officials created four task forces tostudy the impact of a merger on areas such as education and research, ...
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Chronicle Blogs – N.C. high schools rank 8th in math and science
N.C. ranks amongst the top eight states in the nation for high school math and scienceeducation with seven of its schools making U.S. News' list. ... rank 8th in math andscience. Oct 04 2011, Written by Tiffany Lieu in News, 0 Comments ... “ Many of the children in our district are connected to faculty members or parents involved in researchor at the hospital,” Knott said. “Accordingly, parents encourage students to pursuestudies in the sciences, math, technology and engineering.” ...
The Chronicle's News Blog
MIT Research: Career Path Closed, Must Take Detour ...
More news from Massachusetts Institute of Technology ... Marx has found that about half of tech-sector employees must sign them, while another recent academic studyhas determined that about 70 percent of executives sign them as well. ...
ScienceNewsline - Top Science News
Alert Newsletter 689 « Alert Newsletter « News « Royal Society of ...
By Julian Apatu
... content Skip to navigation. Science • Technology • Humanities ... The 2011 New Zealand Research Honours event celebrates top New Zealand researchers and includes the presentation of the Rutherford Medal to honour the foremost scientist of 2011. The Royal Society of New .... The conference organising committee invites you and your colleagues to consider how you might be involved in this Inaugural Asia Pacific SciencePolicy Studies Research Conference. Online early bird ...
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Research Position at Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, India ...
By priyanka
RA and JRF position in V-SAT Linked Seismic Network for Seismic Hazard Studies in Garhwal Himalaya at Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, India Study. ... Scholarship Description: Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology is an autonomous researchorganization under Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, undertaking advance level of research in all aspects of the geophysics and geodynamics of Himalaya. It has strong specialization in the areas of Seismology. ...
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Science and Technology Studies at York offers Research Seminars!
Offered on Tuesdays from 12:30pm - 2:00pm in 203 BC, it features a variety of speakers.
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News | Science, Technology and Innovation Studies
He helped build the interdisciplinary research programmes of the Institute for the Studyof Science, Technology and Innovation. His sustained efforts, particularly ...
www.stis.ed.ac.uk/.../dr_stewart_russell,_6th_august_1955_-_...
Science Social Network Compiles Latest News, Studies -- Campus ...
The science resource site Sciencia.org has now become a crowdsourced social network that synthesizes the latest scientific news, studies, and resources from journals, books, ... FREE subscription to Campus Technology in print or digital format... Connections · DIRECT Pilot Promises To Boost Researcher Collaboration ...
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North Carolina Biotech Center Grants Link Science to Marketplace ...
News: North Carolina Biotech Center Grants Link Science to Marketplace ...Research Triangle Park, N.C. -- Technology transfer officials at three University of North ... The grants fund research studies that are designed to achieve commercial ...
www.researchtriangle.org/.../north-carolina-biotech-center-gra...
New Report Urges U.S. to Fund Research on Geoengineering ...
ScienceInsider - breaking news and analysis from the world of science policy ... that the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) should begin to coordinate "climate remediation" studies across a range of agencies. ...
news.sciencemag.org/.../new-report-urges-us-to-fund-rese.htm...
Science and Technology Directory (Studies, Technology Studies ...
Includes Science and Technology Studies, Mathematics, Careers, Girls, Scientific ,... Explores the ethical dimension of scientific research and technology: ethical ...News, publications, conferences, and case studies about using technology in ...
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Population study suggests we're still evolving - Technology ...
New research suggests that even in relatively modern societies, humans are still ...Science on msnbc.com ... More science news from MSNBC Tech & Science ...
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