Following its recent synonymisation with Meloidogyne ulmi, a species known to parasitize elm trees in Europe, it has become clear that M. mali has been in the Netherlands for more than fifty years. Evidences given by the authors suggest ...
Tripling cigarette taxes worldwide would cut the number of smokers by one-third and prevent 200 million premature deaths this century, Canadian researchers say. Dr. Prabhat Jha, director of the Center for Global Health Research of St. ...
France is going to test an artificial heart on patients. The heart will contain a Norwegian pressure sensor. The French company Carmat will now proceed with full-scale testing on patients. It could save the lives of people who have been ...
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An international team of scientists led by National Institutes of Health researchers has traced the likely origin of the enzyme needed to manufacture the hormone melatonin to roughly 500 million years ago. Their work indicates that this ...
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Environmental research and weather forecasting are about to get a significant technology boost as NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) prepare to launch a new satellite in February. NASA and JAXA selected 1:07 p.m. to ...
China's wheat imports are expected to hit a nine-year high in 2013, as the country continues to turn to the international market to meet a surging demand for the grain for use in high-protein foods, animal feed, industry and processed ...
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The French maker of a drug used to treat multiple sclerosis is "extremely disappointed" it was rejected for U.S. sale, a corporate official said. David Meeker, president of Sanofi's Genzyme subsidiary, maker of the drug Lemtrada, said he ...
Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials—fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials—recently hosted a 2-day seminar on “Achieving ...
Earlier in December, concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) system maker Soitec of Bernin, France was informed that the European Commission (EC) has approved financing for the five-year Gupard program, which was launched in May 2012 to develop a ...
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PARIS, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Almost 14 percent of Australians take statins -- cholesterol-lowering medications -- while 13 percent of Britons and Slovakians take statins, researchers says. Britain, the "statins capital" of Europe, prescribes ...
Nations that are considering nuclear energy must grapple with its high capital costs and Fukushima-scale risk. An energy-policy riptide along the English Channel shows how unpredictable the calculations can be: Both France and the United ...
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In November this year, new commercial vehicle registrations grew by 8.9 percent year on year in the European Union, totaling 152,439 units, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA). The month counted on average ...
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Low levels of vitamin D have been implicated as a potential cause of diseases ranging from cancer to diabetes. Now an extensive review suggests it's really the other way around: Low levels of the "sunshine vitamin" are more likely a ...
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PET preform moldings are much in demand as PET bottles are used extensively for various purposes. Although earlier this technology was limited to only the SIDEL Company of France and the KRONES Company in Germany, nowadays, it is not the ...
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Key Competitors' Wheat Output Boosted This Month World wheat production forecast for 2013/14 soared 5.0 million tons this month to 711.4 million, exceeding the record wheat output of 2011/12 by 14.1 million tons and surpassing that year's ...
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