The ADEAGies Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the American Dental Education Association, has selected Columbia University's College of Dental Medicine (CDM) for a 2014 William J. Gies Award, for outstanding achievement by an academic ...
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Gene defect prevents insulin from ever reaching bloodstream Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have found that dysfunction in a single gene in mice causes fasting hyperglycemia, one of the major ...
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The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System will open the doors to a new Mile Square Health Center Jan. 6. The five-story, 122,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility is the first federally qualified health center in ...
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NEMA’s Lighting Systems Index subsided from a five year high posted in the previous quarter, decreasing by 1.6 percent on a quarter-to-quarter (q/q) basis during 2013Q3. However, demand remains robust compared to a year ago. On a ...
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EPISTAR LAB has released a infrared (850nm) product with high photoelectric efficiency. EPISTAR LAB is consistently devoted to LED research and design. Many forward-looking technologies have been well developed by the company are now ...
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The U.S. ban on 40W and 60W incandescent bulbs put into effect by the U.S. Congress January 1st is an effort to promote more energy efficient lighting, such as CFLs and LEDs. China LED industry stocks boomed on the first working day of ...
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Mazor Robotics, the developer of Renaissance, an innovative surgical guidance system and its complementary products, announced orders of two Renaissance systems in late December, ending the 2013 fourth quarter with a total of seven system ...
Fremont-based Memorial Hospital has officially become a member of the ProMedica system. "We are very pleased to have Memorial Hospital join ProMedica," says Randy Oostra, president and chief executive officer, ProMedica. "Both ...
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Last week, USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) released their estimates of monthly average retail meat prices for November. According to this data, beef prices continue to edge higher. Both average Choice and All Fresh retail beef prices ...
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British Aerosol Manufacturers' Association (BAMA) has unveiled changes in aerosol regulations and labeling for its Retail Liaison Group in its annual meeting. The BAMA Retail Liaison Group comprises technical representatives from many of ...
Ladbrokes, UK bookmakers, have gathered results of their online test of 1,000 smartphone users, challenged to complete seven online brain teasers. The brainteasers were designed to see which brand's users were the smartest. Apple, Google, ...
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Philippines-based corrugated packaging materials manufacturer Steniel Manufacturing has divested its subsidiary, the Steniel Mindanao Packaging. The company sold 9.25 million common shares in the division to Greenkraft, Corbox, ...
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Air Products, a US-based gases and chemicals provider, has unveiled a new method which uses liquid nitrogen to control the temperature of foods, while they are being processed. The procedure is claimed to enhance the quality of food ...
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Celebrities, businesses and even the State Department have bought bogus Facebook likes, Twitter followers or YouTube viewers from techies who run offshore "click farms," where they tap, tap, tap the thumbs up button, view videos or retweet ...
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Thailand's crude oil, condensate and natural gas production increased in the first 10 months of 2013 compared with the same period of 2012, but the growth rate has slowed considerably, according to the latest energy ministry data. Crude ...
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