If there was one lesson for political pundits from last week's presidential election,it was that basic statistical modeling techniques can be used to predict election outcomes with stunning accuracy. Quantitative analyst and New York ...
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Web content is great,when you don't mind visiting a multitude of Web sites in order to peruse all that you want to see.Wouldn't it be great if you could grab the content you wanted to read and put it in one place,almost like a virtual ...
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Computerworld-Wireless smartphone and tablet users helped both presidential candidates raise funds and support in 2012,while mobile computing contributed directly to President Barack Obama's edge in Tuesday's presidential election. Most ...
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Cypher Genomics has selected BIOBASE Genome Trax for the whole genome interpretation. As part of the genome interpretation, Cypher Genomics researchers will incorporate the knowledgebase in Genome Trax to assist in interpretation of next ...
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Computerworld-An electronic voting machine was temporarily taken out of service in Perry County,Pa.,after a voter filmed it changing his vote for President Obama into one for Gov.Mitt Romney. The voter,using the ...
As the US presidential election gathers pace,Silicon Valley looks on anxiously to see what effect more than 100 million American votes will make to the technology industry. Further reading US government agency drops BlackBerrys for ...
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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted orphan drug status to AlphaCore Pharma's ACP-501 (rhLCAT) to treat familial LCAT deficiency (FLD). FLD causes lipid deposition in eyes, red blood cells and kidneys which can lead to corneal ...
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In their second debate, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama each tried to outdo the other's love of fossil fuels: Obama extolling his record on oil and natural gas production, Romney vowing to take "advantage of the oil and coal we have here. " ...
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In a sign of increasing anxiety over the use of electronic voting machines,the Republican National Committee this week alleged problems with e-voting machines in six states that use them for early voting. John Phillippe,general counsel of ...
Taipei, Oct. 30, 2012 (CENS)--With the memorandum for cooperation in cross-Taiwan Strait currency clearance having taken effect, domestic banks will be able to inaugurate renminbi-related businesses following the designation of renminbi ...
Tags: CBC, Central Bank of China, People's Bank of China, domestic banks
Taipei, Oct. 25, 2012 (CENS)--Market research firm Gartner predicts Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) to likely take over all of Apple's processor contracts from Samsung by 2014. During a recently held forum on semiconductor ...
Tags: TSMC, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Apple's processor, Samsung
The awareness has increased significantly regarding homes that can achieve a zero carbon footprint and still retain a comfortable living atmosphere.Some of these homes are entries in the last few years in the Solar Decathlon,a biennial ...
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Rezidor Hotels is rolling out superfast internet connections across its hotels and offices in the UK,enabling staff and guests to reach download speeds of 100Mbps. The hotel group,which owns 34 properties in the UK and includes chains ...
Responsibility for general illumination and Chief Technology Officer The supervisory board of OSRAM AG, in Munich, has appointed Dr. Peter Laier (44) to the managing board of Germany's largest lighting manufacturer and listing candidate. ...
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Nicox has announced the US launch of its rapid point-of-care diagnostic test, designed for the detection of acute conjunctivitis. The FDA-cleared and CLIA-waived assay, AdenoPlus, uses its four-step process to detect adenovirus and ...
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