Archive: 09/16/2009
HBV genotype B/B3 and C/C1 are the major genotypes in Indonesia?
Previous studies revealed that HBV genotypes as well as mutations in the core promoter, precore or HBx gene have been shown to have an association with the clinical outcome of liver disease, however, this is still controversial. ...
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Seeing a fabulous vision of the future
It was a harmonic convergence of scheduling that found me spending six solid hours with some of Silicon Valley's brightest minds. Without giving it much thought, I committed recently to a morning of meetings at Hewlett-Packard's ...
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Evaluation of standard liver volume formula for Chinese adults
Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has been used to alleviate the shortage of available liver donors. Accurate estimation of the standard liver volume (SLV) of the living donor and recipient is crucial. Scholars of ...
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Makers hope new 'ultrathin' notebooks fill a niche
Those in the market for a laptop this fall will find a batch of new, mid-priced models that promise less weight and longer battery life than traditional notebook computers, but more performance -- and a bigger ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 16, 2009 |
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The Cliq may raise the bar for smart-phones
Motorola may have provided a glimpse of the next stage in the evolution of the smart-phone.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
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Skype founders file lawsuit against eBay
(AP) -- A company owned by the founders of Skype has filed a copyright infringement suit against the Internet phone service and parent eBay Inc. - an action that could crimp eBay's plans to sell Skype for about $2 billion ...
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Researcher thinks 'inside the box' to create self-contained wastewater system for soldiers, small towns
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cheaper. Better. Faster. Most people will say you can't have all three. But don't tell that to Dr. Jianmin Wang, a professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at Missouri ...
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Project aids environmental decisions in the face of complicated trade-offs
Energy shortages, climate change, pollution - some of the world's most pressing problems weigh on the shoulders of some of the world's most hard-pressed people. Michigan State University researchers aim to ...
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FDA requires strong amputation warning on sedative
(AP) -- Makers of injected promethazine, a sedative also used to treat nausea and vomiting, are being required to put the strongest warning possible on the product because it can cause tissue damage leading to amputation, ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
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In Search of Dark Asteroids (and Other Sneaky Things)
Ninjas knew how to be stealthy: Be dark. Emit very little light. Move in the shadows between bright places.
Sep 16, 2009 |
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US, Canadian judges approve Nortel bankruptcy sale
(AP) -- Nortel Networks Inc. won approval Wednesday from judges in Delaware and Ontario for the $900 million sale of a Nortel unit that makes communications systems for businesses.
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Zero tolerance, zero effect: Stats show laws 'inert'
As college administrators, social scientists and law enforcement officials across the country continue to debate whether the drinking age should be 18 instead of 21, a Sam Houston State University economist challenges a related ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Sep 16, 2009 |
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What are the risk factors for rebleeding after negative angiography?
Acute non-variceal gastrointestinal bleeding accounts for approximately 20% of emergency room visits and 5% of admissions. Although endoscopy has been used as a first-line treatment option in patients with gastrointestinal ...
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Fight obesity? Add sales tax to soda tab
Presenting a united front in the war on obesity, diabetes and other nutrition-related disorders, seven of America’s leading public health and economics experts are urging passage of taxes on sugar-sweetened ...
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Robotics desert test provides NASA with new set of wheels for moon
(PhysOrg.com) -- Every year, for two weeks in the Arizona desert at Black Point Lava Flow, NASA's Desert Research and Technology Studies group (Desert RATS) conducts technology development tests in anticipation ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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