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International Collaboration Receives Grant to Advance Improvements in Cassava Harvests
Dec 16, 2016The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center announces that the Virus Resistant Cassava for Africa Plus (VIRCA Plus) consortium of American, Nigerian, Ugandan, and Kenyan institutions recently received a five-year, $10.46m grant The grant has ...
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MIT and Masdar Develop Photovoltaic 'step Cell'
Sep 9, 2016A team of researchers at the USA's Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates has developed a new solar photovoltaic 'step cell' that combines two ...
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USDA Reviews Cotton Productivity Programme in Pak
Aug 28, 2015Two top scientists from the Agricultural Research Service of the US Department of Agriculture are in Islamabad this week to lead the annual review of the US-Pakistan Cotton Productivity Enhancement Programme, Pakistani newspapers have ...
Tags: Cotton, cotton industry
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Big Rock Brewery Has Launched Its First International Collaboration, Colaborador Espanol
Nov 28, 2014Big Rock Brewery has launched its first international collaboration, Colaborador Espanol. When you think of Spain, Don Quixote, The Armada, Real Madrid, rich wines, and dramatic bullfights are a few things that likely come to mind before ...
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Breast Cancer Stem Cells Exist in Two Different States
Jan 15, 2014Breast cancer stem cells exist in two different states and each state plays a role in how cancer spreads, according to an international collaboration of researchers. Their finding sheds new light on the process that makes cancer a deadly ...
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A Diet Rich in Fruits, Vegetables, Probiotics and Fish Oil May Relieve Asthma in Children
Nov 21, 2013New evidence suggests that a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, probiotics and fish oil may relieve asthma in children, according to a recent study. "A school-based, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial involving 192 asthmatic ...
Tags: children, asthma, fruit, vegetable, fish oil, probiotic
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Zhaga Spec Reference NEMA May Repesent for LED Dimming
Oct 12, 2013Control and dimming is an essential feature of many LED-based solid-state lighting (SSL) systems. However, there has been a shortage of standards to ensure compatibility between dimmable LED light engines (LLEs) and phase-cut dimming ...
Tags: NEMA Standard, LED Dimming
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They Have Identified Auger Recombination as The Mechanism
Apr 26, 2013Researchers at University of California, Santa Barbara, in collaboration with the école Polytechnique in Paris, France, say that they have identified Auger recombination as the mechanism that causes nitride light-emitting diodes ...
Tags: LED light, LED, light, Electronics
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NCSA Is Officially Kicking-off Data Privacy Day
Jan 29, 2013The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), a non-profit public-private partnership focused on helping all digital citizens stay safer and more secure online, is officially kicking-off Data Privacy Day today along with Federal Trade ...
Tags: NCSA, Cyber Security, digital citizens
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Cybergeddon Is Undoubtedly Within The Power of Some Nation States
Dec 21, 2012Cybergeddon, a complete take-down of the internet, is undoubtedly within the power of some nation states, but is unlikely, say security industry experts. Bringing down the internet would not be in anyone’s interest, said Fred Piper, ...
Tags: Cybergeddon, internet, security industry, security consulting
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BP Is to Establish a $100 Mn International Research Center
Dec 20, 2012BP is to establish a $100 million international research center known as the BP International Centre for Advanced Materials, or BP-ICAM. This center will lead research aimed at advancing the fundamental understanding and use of materials ...
Tags: BP, international research center, energy, University of Manchester
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Scientists in Asian Have Called on Governments to Collaborate in Developing Supercomputers
Dec 20, 2012Scientists in India, China, Japan, Korea and India have called on their governments to collaborate in developing high-performance supercomputer technology. Scientists from the five countries urged their governments to put aside their ...
Tags: supercomputer, India, China, Japan, Korea, supercomputer technology, IT
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The FSA in Scotland Has Published a Report for Future Research on EHEC
Dec 6, 2012The FSA in Scotland has published a report identifying key knowledge gaps and recommending areas for future research on enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC). The recommendations are a result of an international workshop held in ...
Tags: key knowledge gaps, recommending areas for future research
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CTAD Will Examine The Phase 3 Treatment Trials
Nov 29, 2012The 5th International Conference on Clinical Trials for Alzheimer's Disease (CTAD) will examine the phase 3 treatment trials of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and also analyze the results to develop current and new drugs to tackle AD. The ...
Tags: CTAD, AD, Alzheimer's Disease
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Earthquake Would Hit Japan in March 2011 Destroyed Many Beautiful Things
Aug 23, 2012The largest earthquake that hit Japan in March 2011 destroyed many beautiful things. These times of disasters and catastrophes are, however, opportunities as well. They bring us together and break down all the previous barriers. Thanks to ...
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