Nearly 40 percent of preschoolers with autism are getting some kind of complementary or alternative therapy for their condition, with nutritional supplements and special diets being the most common things parents try, a new study shows. ...
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China’s wetlands have shrunk by nearly 9 percent in recent years, and the loss could continue if the government doesn't intervene. Officials from China's State Forestry Administration (SFA) told reporters on Monday that 340 000 square ...
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Replica Optimus Prime truck to welcome visitors, while extensive branding is planned at Olympia. 2014 is set to be a big year for the Transformers brand. Not only is it the brand’s 30th anniversary, but the highly anticipated ...
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Nautilus, Inc. said it expects to report net sales of approximately $77.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2013, an increase of 18.5 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2012. Non-GAAP fully diluted earnings per share from continuing ...
Solar energy has long been used as a clean alternative to fossil fuels such as coal and oil, but it could only be harnessed during the day when the sun's rays were strongest. Now researchers led by Tom Meyer at the Energy Frontier Research ...
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Ocean researchers working on the coral reefs of Palau in 2011 and 2012 made two unexpected discoveries that could provide insight into corals' resistance and resilience to ocean acidification, and aid in the creation of a plan to protect ...
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Epistar Corp (Taiwan’s largest LED chipmaker) says that lots of forward-looking technologies have been developed and now applied to LED chip production, such as novel transparent conductive thin film, compound mirror structures, and a ...
U.S. farmers produced a record-high 13.9 billion bushels of corn last year, but demand from livestock and ethanol producers is helping support corn prices and may provide modest selling opportunities for producers in the coming months, ...
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Earlier soybean planting coupled with increasing seed costs and higher commodity prices have led to a surge in the number of acres planted with seed treatments (Esker and Conley, 2012). Furthermore, the components and relative cost of ...
The president of the Canola Council of Canada says she realizes the Council's plans for increasing canola production are ambitious, but she argues they are still realistic. The CCC announced last week that it's aiming for 26 million ...
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When firefighters want to extinguish a blaze, they often douse it with water. Astronauts on board the ISS, however, are experimenting with a form of water that does the opposite. Instead of stopping fire, this water helps start it. "We ...
In 2013, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that more than 500 people were sickened by seven strains of Salmonella Heidelberg linked to chicken. However, salmonellosis caused by Salmonella Heidelberg is only ...
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1/6 scale Elder Predator went toe-to-toe with Danny Glover in the 1990 sequel It may not get as much attention as the first Schwarzeneggar movie, but Hot Toys has unveiled a figure based on the Elder Predator as seen in Predator 2. ...
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PD&MS Energy has secured a major engineering contract with BP – its third agreement with the global oil and gas operator in less than a year. The three-year contract will see the Aberdeen-based business provide platform engineering ...
Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc, the AIM listed oil and gas exploration, development and production company focused on Europe, is pleased to announce completion of the placing to raise approximately $2.86 million (before expenses), details ...
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