Glitches in the connections between certain brain areas may be at the root of the common learning disorder dyslexia, a new study suggests. It's estimated that up to 15 percent of the U.S. population has dyslexia, which impairs people's ...
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Detection principle is based on the excitation coil that generates eddy currents within the conductive member, the amount of change measured by the detection coil eddy current, to obtain information about the defect member. According to the ...
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Highly adept typists actually have trouble identifying positions of many of the keys on a standard QWERTY keyboard, researchers say, suggesting there's much more to typing than rote learning. The new study "demonstrates that we're capable ...
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By counting the number of cancer-fighting immune cells inside tumors, scientists say they may have found a way to predict survival from ovarian cancer. The researchers developed an experimental method to count these cells, called ...
What is the Xbox One? If you're a video-game aficionado, you know the answer: It's Microsoft's latest game console, and it arrives in North America and Europe on Friday. To gamers, Xbox means cutting-edge adventures such as "Halo" and ...
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Spanish clothing and accessory retailing giant Zara acknowledged quality problems in its products found in a sample inspection after a Beijing watchdog group blasted the company for fudging the issue. Referring to test results on its Zara ...
People with type 2 diabetes might be at somewhat higher risk of developing liver cancer, according to a large, long-term study. The research suggests that those with type 2 diabetes have about two to three times greater risk of developing ...
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ASTM International (ASTM) the international industry standards group has published the E2939-13 Standard Practice for Determining Reporting Conditions and Expected Capacity for Photovoltaic (PV) Non-Concentrator Systems. This is a new ...
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The holiday season is one of the most dangerous times of the year on U.S. roads. Between Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve, as many as 900 people nationwide could die in crashes caused by drunk driving, safety officials report. "We've made ...
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When it comes to easing the side effects of certain breast cancer drugs, acupuncture may work no better than a "sham" version of the technique, a small trial suggests. Breast cancer drugs known as aromatase inhibitors often cause side ...
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Latest Cancer News Only High-Risk Women Need Breast Cancer Gene Test Acupuncture No Better Than 'Sham' Version 80 Percent of Cancer Docs Have Faced Drug Shortage Angelina Jolie's Story Didn't Boost Knowledge Rural Cancer Survivors May ...
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Shanghai has gained initial recognition from industry players across the world, reports Wei Tian In many areas, the steps taken in carrying out reforms remain cautious and foreign investors are still waiting for detailed policies, but the ...
Can one person accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles? Sure, if he's Elon Musk. But what about one more typical person, who doesn't run a car company? Sven Thesen thinks that answer is yes. He calls himself an EV evangelist and ...
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It’s reported that Evraz has added a new re-rolling mill, Evraz Caspian Stal in north Kazakhstan's Kostanay region. The mill's capacity is set to be 450,000 tons of bars. Evraz holds 65% shares while the balance 35% is owned by ...
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Smokers who have a CT scan to check for lung cancer stand a nearly one-in-five chance that doctors will find and potentially treat a tumor that would not have caused illness or death, researchers report. Despite the finding, major medical ...
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