Freightliner has announced Covenant Transport has become one of the first major fleets to order its FIT in-cab exercise system. Covenant will make the system available to its drivers, providing a way for them to work out while on the ...
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In the winter of 2013 Shell and Aibel established a dedicated HSE centre in Haugesund. Since then, almost 900 offshore workers have undergone training at the centre. “Everyone leaving to work on Draugen for the first time has to ...
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The University of Minnesota is looking to recruit students for its master's degree program in medical device innovation. The engineering-focused curriculum is designed to prepare students for careers in the medical device industry, which ...
DuPont Pioneer researchers are working to help growers understand the risks of planting in cold, wet seedbeds and mitigate those challenges with corn hybrids that tolerate less-than-ideal soil conditions. Many Pioneer? brand hybrids feature ...
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Following its first series of seminars in India (in Bangalore) in 2012, UK-based equipment maker Oxford Instruments has completed its second series of seminars. Focussed on nanotechnology tools and their use in multiple fields, more than ...
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The 2014 CES will be remembered as the year when 3-D printing arrived. Sure, there were plenty of grizzled veterans around who were willing to point out, as 3-D Systems' Avi Reichental did, that "3-D printing is an overnight success 30 ...
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As perceived by both patients and doctors, the cosmetic results after "lumpectomy" for breast cancer differ for African-American versus Caucasian women, suggests a pilot study in the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery-Global Open-, the ...
Lower average selling prices for millions of new smartphones and tablets will help keep the global market for technology in 2014 at 1% below last year’s level, according to the Consumer Electronics Association. The global technology ...
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Foodborne illness outbreaks result when two or more persons develop similar symptoms of illness (gastroenteritis) after eating a common food, or become ill after consuming food from a common source. Such events occur relatively frequently ...
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Sony today announced the development of a state-of-the-art 4K Ultra Short Throw Projector featuring a stylish, furniture-like design. Utilizing space itself, it can be placed near most walls and has the ability to cast a 4K Ultra ...
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The 2014 International CES officially has its winner for best booth innovation, with Panasonic offering a full salon service?to first-day crowds at the Las Vegas show. The innovative display at the heart of the Panasonic stand is there to ...
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Milwaukee announces a new line of writing tools called the Inkzall. We first saw these at the Milwaukee event and have to say, they are pretty neat. So what makes these markers a staple in your life? First, the markers are designed with ...
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VIPAR Heavy Duty, an Illinois-based aftermarket truck parts distribution network, has acquired Power Heavy Duty, a parts buying network based in Pearland, Texas. In the deal, VIPAR acquired Power's 200 US-based customers and the Power ...
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Stephen J. Teach, MD, MPH, Associate Chief of Emergency Medicine at Children's National Health System, says that aggressively managing parental stress and using cell phone apps to monitor medication usage in at-risk youth with asthma may ...
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Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the launch of the new generation SciVal. SciVal will allow research organizations to analyze the world of research, ...
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