Research4Life is the collective name given to HINARI, AGORA and OARE, the three public-private partnerships that offer health, agriculture and environmental research for free or at very low cost to developing countries. Key partners include WHO, FAO, UNEP, Cornell and Yale Universities, the International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers and technology partner, Microsoft,. Over 150 publishers, among them…
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The research was spearheaded by a Yale medical student, Ravi Kavasery, under the mentorship of Frederick Altice, M.D., professor of medicine and director of clinical and community research for the Yale AIDS Program and principal investigator of grants from the National Institutes of Drug Abuse and the Health Services Resources Agency, which funded this research.
The two Yale studies, both…
BBSRC has committed funding to the development of a farm-based research platform at North Wyke to enable scientists to understand how different approaches affect the productivity and sustainability of farming. This will include examining the environmental impact of agricultural activity within the farm environment. The new platform will be based on currently farmed land at the North Wyke research station…
Reflecting a centuries-old tradition of acknowledging faculty achievement, the ceremony also celebrated a true milestone for the campus: Rutgers–Camden’s first faculty appointment to an endowed chair. Piccoli, a preeminent scholar highly regarded worldwide for his important contributions in applied mathematics, particularly in the areas of control theory and the theory of hyperbolic conservation laws, joined the Rutgers–Camden faculty during fall…
The limited capabilities of mass market mobile devices and the
restricted expansion of mobile applications due to mobile OS
fragmentation are the two primary barriers to the explosive growth of
mobile applications. But, asks ABI Research’s Mark Beccue, “What if you
could build applications based on web standards, move the processing
associated with the applications…
Expert research team provides aphid tolerance scores, continues research
DES MOINES, Iowa, Soybean aphids plagued many fields across the United States U.S. this season, leaving growers to find more effective management strategies for next year. According to researchers at Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, growers can choose varieties based on aphid resistance – or antibiosis – scores. This is…
Scientists have crystallised a protein that may help gut bacteria bind to the gastrointestinal tract. The protein could be used by probiotic producers to identify strains that are likely to be of real benefit to people.
Probiotics need to interact with cells lining the gut to have a beneficial effect, and if they attach to surfaces in the gut they…
Chestnut Hill, Mass. (11/24/2009) – New findings from an international team of researchers probing the nerve-insulating myelin sheath were bolstered by the work of Boston College biologists, who used x-rays to uncover how mutations affect the structure of myelin, a focal point of research in multiple sclerosis and other neurological disorders.
The findings were central to the groups broader conclusion…
Together with Chaucerian verse and alliterative poetry, the romances are one of the three great tributaries of narrative verse in medieval England. The tradition began with King Horn, written around 1220, and continued into the 1570s when the stream of printed editions of verse romances finally dried up.
The romances were originally intended for a listening audience and, although…
Pre-eclampsia – a group of conditions that result in high blood pressure in expectant mothers – can be fatal, while fetal growth restriction, where the baby does not grow properly in the womb, results in a greater risk of death or handicap.
The five-year programme grant from the Medical Research Council has been given to Professor Colin Sibley, Dr Sue…
The research team, led by University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science researcher Byron Crump and by marine science professor Rainer Amon of Texas A&M University at Galveston, documents these patterns through a 3-year, circumpolar study of planktonic bacterial communities in the six largest rivers of the pan-arctic watershed: the Ob’, Yenisey, Lena, Kolyma, Yukon and Mackenzie Rivers.
“Our results…
Zebra chip incidence may be related to both environmental factors and management practices, according to studies by Dr. Don Henne, assistant research scientist, and Dr. Fekede Workneh, research scientist, both with Texas AgriLife Research in Amarillo, as well as other researchers working on the control of the disease.
Henne and Workneh both work with Dr. Charlie Rush, an AgriLife Research…
Tata Consultancy Services announces new doctorate funding program to drive quality academic research
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), (BSE: TCS.BO, NSE: TCS.NS), a leading global IT services, business solutions and outsourcing firm, today announced a new program to encourage quality academic research and thereby increase the available faculty talent pool in India.
The company will fund 200 doctoral candidates over a period of 5 years to take up Phd programs in reputable academic…
“Quail season has been disappointing,” said Dr. Dale Rollins, AgriLife Extension wildlife specialist at San Angelo. “By Texas standards, wild quail hunting has been sub-par since 2006, and I’m wondering if disease might not be part of the puzzle. Certainly, it’s probably not the key reason, but I’m starting to suspect it may be a contributing factor.”
Rollins said coccidiosis…
The Asia-Pacific biometric market is projected to grow at a CAGR of over 27% between 2010 and 2012 on its wide application in industries and civil areas, says RNCOS.
— Biometrics is witnessing rapid adoption by both public and private sectors worldwide as an accurate, reliable and cost-saving way…
In the aftermath of the financial crisis, though many IT projects and investments have been brought to a standstill by the economic downturn, the appetite for technology investment amongst the financial community is still stronger than any other sector, with 36 per cent of financial institutions spending money on faster, more reliable network technology to survive the recession ( findings…
The new research from the University of Bristol is published in the Journal of the Royal Society: Interface
Insects have evolved diverse and delicate morphological structures in order to hear the naturally low energy of a transmitting sound wave. In mosquitoes, the hearing of acoustic energy, and its conversion into neuronal signals, is assisted by multiple individual sensory units called…
Partnership with Iowa State University Delivers Science-Based Research, Information to Boost Yields
DES MOINES, Iowa, Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, announced it has joined the Iowa State University (ISU) Corn and Soybean Initiative to provide science-based crop production information to Iowa corn and soybean growers to increase their productivity and global competitiveness while also conserving the environment.
“As…
Analysts Discuss Top Tech Trends at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, 17-19 November 2009 in Sydney
Sydney, Australia, Enterprises can leverage context-aware computing to better target prospects, increase customer intimacy, and enhance associate productivity and collaboration, according to Gartner, Inc. as organisations begin to use context information to increase top- and bottom-line growth and context providers begin to consolidate and monetize their…
SHANGHAI — In the context of the economic slowdown and government incentives to support the auto market, Chinese new car buyers have become more discerning over the past two years, and have continuously raised their demand level when it comes to new car purchases. This is one of the principal outcomes of a survey conducted among 2,560 recent new car…
The report also makes policy recommendations for increasing investment in cancer research funding, accelerating progress in clinical cancer research, and ensuring that Americans with cancer receive high-quality care. The 2008 edition of the report recently received a PR News award.
“These continuing research advances should encourage people with cancer and those who care for them,” said ASCO President Douglas W.…
Leonard, a member of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, joined the MIT faculty in 1996 after five years as a postdoc and research scientist in the MIT Sea Grant Autonomous Underwater Vehicle ( AUV ) Laboratory. He has participated in numerous field deployments of AUVs, including under-ice operations in the Arctic and several major experiments in the…
Lord Mandelsons vision to sustain university success in more challenging and competitive times sets out the Governments approach on the major issues facing universities, including the need to make greater contributions to the economy, widening access and strengthening our research capacity.
The higher education framework, Higher Ambitions, sets out a strategy for universities to remain world class, providing the…
Agnieszka Balkowiec, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of integrative biosciences, received $174,342 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ( ARRA ), as a supplement to a current grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, a branch of the National Institutes of Health ( NIH ). In their NIH ( -supported investigations, Dr. Balkowiec and her team recently discovered…
Every year, 15,000 women in Pakistan die from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. Over 60 per cent of births are not attended by skilled professionals.
The new RAF initiative will provide grants to organisations and individuals working on research projects that will help ensure improved access to and quality of maternal and newborn health services in Pakistan. Funding…
CNI research Ltd., the leading BSE listed research organization that specializes in Small & Mid-caps, today released a study on “The Rise in FII stake in Q2 and its impact on prices
— CNI research Ltd., the leading BSE listed research organization that specializes in Small & Mid-caps, today…
Join GfK in Chicago where experts from GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media and GfK Roper Consulting will address several pressing questions facing the environmental marketing community, including the degree to which the economy is affecting green consumption and what consumers expect from businesses vis- à-vis the environment in this climate. The following are details on the presentations:
Green Consumers,…
Second Summer School on Nanotechnology in Advanced Drug Delivery was organised at National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), SAS Nagar, Panjab, dated August 10 to 14, 2009.
— Summer school was organized as the part of objectives of Centre for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology (CPN) to train young scientists…
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