Smoking alters several genes associated with health problems for smokers, such as increased risk for cancer and diabetes, researchers in Sweden say. A study, published in the journal Human Molecular Genetics, identified a large number of ...
African-American women may need to eat fewer calories or burn more than their Caucasian counterparts to lose a comparable amount of weight, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in a study published ...
An index of leading economic indicators increased 0.8%in November after a 0.1%rise in October,the New York-based Conference Board said Dec.19. The increase was more than economists'medium forecast of 0.7%,Bloomberg News reported. "The ...
Foster Wheeler AG(Nasdaq:FWLT)announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a contract for two Terrace Wall™hydrogen reformers by GS Engineering&Construction Corporation,which is ...
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Changyi Petrochemical recently finished refrigerant circulation renovation in its 1.4-million-ton catalytic cracking unit,greatly raising the unit's capacity.The renovation significantly reduced energy consumption,could save 12,000 tons of ...
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Merck Serono has signed a license agreement with the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) in Madrid in the area of cancer drug development and will build upon CNIO research discoveries to support the development and ...
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Steel Dynamics, Inc. provided fourth quarter earnings guidance Tuesday in the range of $0.21 to $0.25 per diluted share. The estimate compares to $0.25 per diluted share reported for the third quarter 2013 and $0.27 per diluted share ...
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BP today said that 2013 had been its most successful year for new field exploration for almost a decade.During the year,BP has participated in 15 completed wildcat exploration wells which have resulted in seven potentially commercial ...
The blooming rising global scrap price has pushed most of Taiwanese rebar mills to hike their new rebar base price in this week. However, most of the local market participants worried about the raising rebar price in this week may cause ...
A short time before the seventh edition of Immagine Italia & Co., the Chamber of Commerce of Pistoia has decided to change the layout of the fair; in fact, they have chosen not to open the exhibition to the sector of household linen, as the ...
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 ...
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 ...
Asset management of ageing switchgear equipment continues to be a thorny issue for both utility companies and industry. For utilities, with Ofgem's updated 'RIIO-ED1' price control regime due in 2015, transmission and distribution network ...
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Ray Howarth,long term engineer at the Runcorn plant explains the ongoing success and improved levels of safety with the introduction of the company's Arc Flash Mitigation Programme InterGen is a global power generation company with plants ...
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As of December 16, inventory of iron ore at 25 major Chinese ports amounted to 83.844 million mt, indicating a decrease of 975,000 mt or 1.15 percent week on week, as announced by China's Xinhua News Agency . As of the same date, the ...
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