The design and placement of glass is a vital component of green architecture. It allows for natural light and integrates the interior of office and residential buildings with the exterior. Natural light improves productivity in the ...
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U.S. scientists report progress of a hormone therapy that can improve the outcome of bone grafts to treat bone loss from disease, birth defects or trauma. Zulma Gazit at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Edward Schwarz of Rochester University ...
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For fiscal fourth-quarter 2013 (to end-August), LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported revenue of $3.4m, down 29% on $4.8m last quarter and down 38% on $5.5m a year ago. Revenue for full-year fiscal 2013 ...
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Strengthening house prices and increased interest rates in metros across the country contributed to lower housing affordability in the third quarter, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity ...
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Every business large and small, from large multinationals to small mom and pop operations really need a succession plan, and from the figures that I have seen very few smaller businesses have taken the time to put one together. As far as I ...
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A fire broke out at a storage building affiliated with Schluter-Systems’ Plattsburgh, N.Y., operations on Saturday, Nov. 9. No one was injured as a result of the fire. The storage building, which is a separate building from the ...
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Research from data company EMC suggests that UK enterprises trust security and resilience of IT systems much less than their Chinese and US counterparts. The EMC Global IT Trust Curve survey, administered by independent market research ...
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After 85 years, antibiotics are growing impotent. So what will medicine, agriculture and everyday life look like if we lose these drugs entirely? A few years ago, I started looking online to fill in chapters of my family history that no ...
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Direct-view type LED TV aka chubby TV with its cost advantages and has been a market highlight in 2013. Chubby TV has been using secondary optic lens to continually improve its features. By increasing beam angle, the LED TV has successfully ...
Japanese automotive parts maker Bridgestone has unveiled its generation Air Free Concept (Non-Pneumatic) Tire at the 43rd Tokyo Motor Show 2013. Features of this new tire design include improved load-bearing capabilities, environmental ...
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Germany-based Bayer HealthCare and US-based Onyx Pharmaceuticals have announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Nexavar (sorafenib), an oral multi-kinase inhibitor, for the treatment of patients with ...
Turkish rebar producer Izmir Demir ?elik Sanayi A.?. (IDC) has announced its financial results for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2013, stating that, despite low demand, firm prices are expected to move upward in the coming ...
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Fraserburgh fish processor G&J Jack is to close by the end of the year with the loss of all 55 jobs. Fish processor G&J Jack is to close by the end of the year with the loss of 55 jobs The firm has blamed the closure on EU fish landing ...
Within ten days the Belarusian Economy Ministry has to present a draft legal act to enable conditions for the effective operation of glass factories. Prime Minister of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich gave the instruction at the session of the ...
Meat processor Cranwick’s fresh pork business was “the stand out performer” in the firm’s interim results for the six months to September 30, says City analyst Panmure Gordon. Year-end debt Cranwick’s net ...