US crude oil production will come close to its record high by 2016 as the energy boom continues to reshape the US economy, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Monday in a new report. Domestic crude oil production will grow ...
The textile and clothing sector in Tunisia has recorded a slight improvement in October 2013, according to the latest data released by the Centre Technique du Textile (CETTEX). The data showed that Tunisia’s balance of trade in ...
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U.S. and Australian researchers say the cause of aging in mammals may be reversible and the key is the chemical NAD that facilitates cell communication. Senior author David Sinclair of the Harvard Medical School in Boston and colleagues ...
Health R&D Spending Moves Slowly Upward, Driven by Industry, Philanthropy and Voluntary Health Associations Federal R&D Funding Remains "Woefully Inadequate" to Address Health Threats and Global Competitiveness ?Highlights: ?Overall ...
After declining in FY10-11,health-related research and development(R&D)spending in the U.S.increased by$4.3 billion(3.5%)in FY11-12,according to Truth and Consequences:Health R&D Spending in the U.S.(FY11-12),the 10th edition from ...
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Tire shipments are expected to increase more than 4%in 2013 to 297 million units,according to the Rubber Manufacturers Association(RMA).This represents an increase of 12 million units compared with 2012. In 2014,RMA expects demand ...
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Led by a solid increase in both single-family and multifamily starts,nationwide housing production rose 22.7%to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.09 million in November,according to figures released by the U.S.Department of Housing and ...
Existing home sales declined 4.3%for the third consecutive month in November to the lowest level of the year,the National Association of Realtors said Dec.19. Sales fell to an annual rate of 4.9 million,the weakest pace since December ...
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After six months of steadily increasing demand for design services, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) paused in November. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month ...
Researchers at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Japan have used evanescent wave coupling to enhance the light output power of red light-emitting diodes (LEDs) by a factor of 3.8 [Guo-Dong Hao ...
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After eight successive quarters of decline, the Middle East and Africa hardcopy peripherals market finally returned to a state of positive growth during the third quarter of 2013, with shipments up 6.6% year on year to total 1,472,000 ...
LED industry’s supply and demand is likely to reach equilibrium sooner than predicted as price falls ease in price falls in 2013 due to exodus of Chinese LED manufacturers, said David Chung, Genesis Photonics Inc. (GPI) chairman ...
Steel sales of Italian steelmaker Ilva are expected to decrease by 2 million mt compared to 2012, while steel production is expected to decline from 8.3 million mt in 2012 to 6,3 million mt in 2013, according to a report issued by Enrico ...
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Nucor Corporation announced Tuesday guidance for its fourth quarter ending December 31, 2013. Nucor expects fourth quarter results to be in the range of $0.35 to $0.40 per diluted share.This range represents a decrease from both third ...
According to first estimates released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, in October this year the seasonally-adjusted production of the construction sector in the European Union member states (EU-28) decreased ...
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