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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Sep 07, 2011


Govt increases financing for postgraduate science studies
IPPmedia
Students will be registered at the Nelson Mandela Institute of Science andTechnology, which is specifically designated to provide training on research and innovation. Science and Technology minister Prof Makame Mbarawa said this in Dar es Salaam ...
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NanoLogix Announces Plans to Move Biotechnology R&D Laboratory Operations and ...
MarketWatch (press release)
In August, the American Journal of Perinatology early-view online published the results of tests from the University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston confirming the accuracy of BNF (BioNanoFilter) testing methods in laboratory studies. ...
See all stories on this topic »Western Australian wins Eureka Prize for Emerging Leader in Science
Science Network Western Australia
As a result, A/Prof Pfleger has co-invented the GPCR Heterodimer Identification Technology, which identifies and studies receptor interactions at the molecular level. The technology improves screening for the pharmaceutical industry that has to test ...
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QF forum to focus on research
Gulf Times
Qatar Foundation's Research, Science and Technology Innovations Portfolio aims to develop and promote multi-disciplinary research studies, including Medical, Biotechnology, Environmental Sciences, Information Technology, Nanotechnology, and Engineering ...
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Scripps Research Institute having economic ripple effect on Treasure Coast
TCPalm
Indian River State College is building a new science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, building to offer sophisticated laboratories to students. The building will house a bachelor ofscience biology program geared in part to filling ...
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GEA urges polytechnics to focus on science and technology
Ghana News Agency
... commerce, science, technology, applied social science and applied arts. In addition, polytechnics were encouraged to undertake studies in technical subjects at the tertiary level, and provide opportunities for development, research and publication...
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Ghana News Agency
Students on IU South Bend's campus get involved with nano science program
The IUSB Preface
As part of a research program, Notre Dame University has hired student interns to help study and develop solutions for these problems. "Notre Dame's nano technology efforts are to see what the next step in nano science is, or really, what technology we ...
See all stories on this topic »Clay mitigates 'red tide' effects
Manila Bulletin
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development (DoST-PCAMRD) and the University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute (UP-MSI) Wednesday said that a ball made of ...
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Five Science Faculty Honored as Distinguished Professors
Texas A&M University
He received his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the California Institute of Technologyin 1982 and completed postdoctoral studies at the University of Geneva and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology before embarking in 1986 on a distinguished...
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Texas A&M University
The First Human Technology
Forbes
I'm a freelance writer and blogger who writes about pretty much everything under the sun, including politics, art, religion, philosophy, sports, music, culture, and science. Here at Forbes, I focus on futurism, cutting edge technology, and breaking ...
See all stories on this topic »Santaris Pharma A/S Showcases microRNA and mRNA Research Advancements ...
PR Newswire UK (press release)
Data from Phase 1 clinical studies with miravirsen in healthy volunteers show that the drug is well tolerated. Previously published data in Science demonstrated that miravirsen successfully inhibited miR-122 and dramatically reduced Hepatitis C virus ...
See all stories on this topic »New STEM School Starts
KAALtv.com
A brand new school in Rochester hopes to address that issue by focusing on STEM or science technology engineering and math. Mohamud a 9th grader at the new STEM Academy. He understands what he needs focus on in order to achieve his dream. ...
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Coming Soon To Schools: Dissecting Frogs in 3-D
Wall Street Journal
... Instruments' projection-technology unit, and its business partners. In one of the industry-funded studies, the Rock Island-Milan school district in Illinois exposed two groups of sixth-grade students to a ninth-grade-level earth-science lesson. ...
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Wall Street Journal
Study questions research funding
Texas A&M The Battalion
Comments pertaining to the article claimed the research to be "not very useful" and "criminally presumptuous." "Something this study cannot account for is that different areas of science researchare more expensive than others," said James Aune, ...
See all stories on this topic »A Reality Check on Clouds and Climate
New York Times (blog)
There is always a temptation, particularly for those with an agenda and for media in search of the “front-page thought,” to overemphasize studies that fit some template, no matter how tentative, or flawed. The flood of celebratory coverage that ...
See all stories on this topic »Researchers Find New Hope for Oral Cancer, Stroke in Discarded Data
Newswise (press release)
“The translational science approach puts cross-functional teams and new technologies to work in more efficient ways, ” says Rebecca Jackson, MD, Associate Dean for Clinical Research in the College of Medicine and Principal Investigator of the Ohio ...
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Post-9/11 Technology Brings Exoskeletons, Laser Cannons to 21st-Century US ...
Scientific American
Some of the military's research seems to come straight from the pages of sciencefiction. Lasers that attack enemy targets and disrupt missile guidance systems are closer than ever to seeing combat, as are "active denial systems" that emit 95 GHz ...
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Scientific American
2011 Awards of World Cultural Council
EurekAlert (press release)
His multiple lectures have explored the possibilities of applying arts-based learning tools to advance art-science-technology innovations and educational initiatives; they have been delivered to specific and general audiences at leading museums, ...
See all stories on this topic »EPA's Proposed Biotech Policy Turns a Deaf Ear to Science
Truth about Trade & Technology
Twenty-five years ago, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy published a policy statement (51 Federal Register; 23302 June 26, 1986) that created a "Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology" in the United States. ...
See all stories on this topic »Honorees Named for 18th Annual Caribbean American Heritage Awards Gala
South Florida Caribbean News
Proud of his Belizean heritage, Dr. Petters created the Petters Research Institute aimed at developing the Belizean human capital in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics fields. He will be presented the Award for Excellence in Science ...
See all stories on this topic »NSF Awards $1.4 Million to Study Remote Socialization and Effects of ...
University of Texas at Austin News
Occupational skills are critical to economic success, social progress and individual well-being, yet scholars argue that many occupations are failing to adapt quickly to changes in science,technology and policy. The failure of occupations to change ...
See all stories on this topic »Medical Acoustics, UB Reaching COPD Patients with New Lung Flute
UB News Center
The UB Office of Science, Technology Transfer and Economic Outreach (STOR) helped the firm identify its key market and draft its first business plan. The UB Center for Advanced Biomedical and Bioengineering Technology (UB CAT) -- funded by the New York ...
See all stories on this topic »POINT OF VIEW: Multicomponent seismic work seen at crossroads
Oil & Gas Journal
"There are too many instances where CO 2 sequestration studies are done with limited seismic data." More research also can enhance the role of seismic technology in assessing and eventually developing gas hydrates. Hardage points out that "several ...
See all stories on this topic »Sedentary Offices Reduce the Mitochondria in Cells, Employees Need to Move ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
A study published this week in the journal "Proceedings of the National Academies of Science" has found sitting for prolonged periods reduces the amount of cellular mitochondria and warns of its ill health effects on individuals. ...
See all stories on this topic »AIT unveils portfolio of 16 nanotechnology products
PhysOrg.com (press release)
Dutta thanked National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) and NANOTEC for collaborating with AIT's CoEN. Speaking on the occasion Prof. Sirirug Songsivilai Executive Director, NANOTEC/NSTDA remarked that Thailand is now one of the ...
See all stories on this topic »Back to school: Technology, teaching changes await students
Vineland Daily Journal
Instead, a pair of educators will divide the responsibilities of teaching literacy, math, science and social studies. The format will help ease students into upper grades, where they have different teachers for each subject, Whitaker said. ...
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CHINESE Sports News, Sep 07, 2011


HSXtra interview with Greensboro Day soccer player MARCO SUNOL
Greensboro News & Record (blog)
Q: When did you first get into playing soccer, and why? A: I was about 3 ½ when I started playingsoccer and 4 when I started playing organized soccer. My dad, he played semi-pro soccer and he loved the sport. Being from Costa Rica, it's just kind of ...
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Dust Plus: When the Sand Turns to Gold and Other Notes on my Napkin
LBPOST.com
UM's football student-athletes are among the most successful in the school's 17-sport athletic program, compiling some of the highest Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores in the nation. In 2011, the football program received national recognition from ...
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Spain‚ Italy qualify for Euro 2012
Himalayan Times
Italy's midfielder Daniele De Rossi, right, and Slovenia's midfielder Aleksander Radosavljevic fight for the ball during their group C, EURO 2012 qualifying soccer match, at the Artemio Franchi stadium in Florence, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011. ...
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String of Asian IPOs to Test Market's Strength
Wall Street Journal
In Hong Kong, five Chinese companies—an investment firm, two big construction machinery makers, a shoe retailer and a Shanghai-based restaurant chain—started making sales pitches for $7.4 billion worth of stock offerings, set to be sold in the next...
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Wall Street Journal
Winners and Losers in Libya: Western Companies Win, Chinese Lose
Middle East Online
James M. Dorsey is a senior fellow at Nanyang Technological University's S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore and the author of the blog, The Turbulent World of Middle EastSoccer.
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Solar Power A Big Goal For 2014 World Cup
EarthTechling
Earlier this year, soccer's governing body, FIFA, announced that the Chinesecompany Yingli Green Energy was a sponsor of the 2014 tournament. The sponsorship deal gave Yingli ticketing and hospitality rights and perimeter board advertising, ...
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Mark Your Calendar
Bryan College Station Eagle
August Horst Soccer Complex Grand Opening Ceremony, 6 to 7:30 pm August Horst SoccerComplex, Navasota. Grimes County Youth Soccer Season games start Sept. 10 at 8 am Registration: 936-825-2241 or at The Navasota Center. ...
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Kuwait grab vital point against Korea
Kuwait Times
"The Chinese played well in the first half but we managed to regroup and play as we planned. "The result took us to the top of the group and we are really excited. China had 70 percent of the possession in the first half at Amman International Stadium, ...
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The Innocents Abroad: Obama's Foreign Policy Is Characterized
American Enterprise Institute
Pyongyang's interest and growing skills in the cyber field point directly to China as a source of assistance, given the prominent role Beijing has given information warfare, and our increasing awareness of sustained--and successful--Chinese probing of ...
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American Enterprise Institute
How'd the Sixers spend their summer?
Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia
Holiday's overseas travels were not limited to the soccer games. “I went to France and obviously Germany. I went to Madrid and I went to China. Now, really I am just here (Los Angles) working out. I have the time to do it now,” Holiday said of his ...
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Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley strips; Flamengo coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo ...
Washington Post (blog)
(Owen Humphreys - AP) But stripping down to your skivvies and dancing around like a maniac in aChinese restaurant might be taking things a bit too far. It's still early, yet! The 48-year-old billionaire stripped down to his socks and underwear (and ...
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Investors need Emerging Market Shares for Profits (CHL, PBR, DEM, BKF, DGS)
Small Cap Network
Like soccer and sports cars, the best will be found outside the United States in investment returns for quite some time. Small cap exchange traded funds offer an ideal way for to realize these gains. Jonathan Yates is a paid contributor of the SmallCap ...
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Soccer-Australia win, Japan toil in World Cup
Yahoo! Eurosport UK
Hao Junmin's 56th-minute effort promised a Chinese fightback but it failed to materialise. South Korea played out a 1-1 draw in Kuwait to top Group B on goal difference even though both teams have four points. Iran held on to first place in Group E ...
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Real Madrid And Sanitas: A Disturbing History Of Medical Blunders
Managing Madrid
Nobody expected the Brazilian to play soccer again yet he came back and played at an amazing level for Real Madrid. I don't really think Sahin is going to be completely ready to go by the end of October, but Sanitas will probably declare him ready and ...
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Chaz Bono's 'Dancing With The Stars' Cast Photo Revealed
Access Hollywood
Cher and son Chaz Bono attend the hand and footprint ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, Nov. 18, 2010 From “Grey's Anatomy” to “Hawaii Five-0” and everywhere inbetween, Access takes a look at the sexy men of past and present primetime TV ...
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Iraq defeats Singapore to give coach Zico a first win
Al-Arabiya
Singapore's Aleksandar Duric (L) and Mohammad Isa Abdul Halim (4) fight for a header with Iraq's Muthana Khalid Salih during their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier soccermatch in Singapore September 6, 2011. (Photo by Reuters) By Alex Borthwick Iraq ...
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