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Iconic T.rex to be Unveiled at University of Leicester

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 27, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A cast of a 21-foot long Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur (a rare, sub-adult individual), commissioned from the makers of specimens of T. rex that featured in the film ‘Jurassic Park’ is to go on permanent display ...





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The evolving manager stereotype: Gender a factor in measuring a team's performance

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Although women have made strides in the business world, they still occupy less than two percent of CEO leadership positions in the Fortune 500. Not surprisingly therefore leaders still tend to be thought of as men and most ...


Osteoarthritis increases aggregate health care expenditures by $186 billion annually

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Osteoarthritis (OA), a highly prevalent disease, raised aggregate annual medical care expenditures in the U.S. by $185.5 billion according to researchers from Stony Brook University. Insurers footed $149.4 billion of the ...


Researchers discover high levels of estrogens in some industrial wastewater

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

In a groundbreaking study, civil engineering researchers in the University of Minnesota's Institute of Technology have discovered that certain industries may be a significant source of plant-based estrogens, called phytoestrogens, ...


Research discovers underground pockets of water, natural gas

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Look out below! That's the warning a University of Alberta geophysics researcher has for hydrocarbon and water drillers after discovering uncharted land forms beneath the surface of the province. Deep valleys, ...


Industry leaders form consortium to develop end-to-end specification for IPTV

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 20, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

AT&T Inc., Ericsson, France Telecom, Panasonic, Philips, Samsung, Siemens, Sony, and Telecom Italia today announced the founding of the Open IPTV Forum, an industry consortium that will work to define an interoperable end-to-end ...


Planning strategies needed to protect food sources

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Climate change and urban expansion could threaten the sustainability of horticultural industries in the Adelaide Hills unless a long-term strategy is employed, according to a senior geographer at the University ...


Swine flu could wreak more havoc on US economy, says economist (w/ Video)

Other Sciences / Economics

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

H1N1 influenza could slow growth in key industries and stall already-weak GDP growth in the third and fourth quarters of 2009, says a health economist in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Business.


Strategic management theory offers fresh take on the economic crisis

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The recent financial crisis and resulting global economic downturn has been the most defining global economic event since the Great Depression. Now research which appears in the November issue of Strategic Organization, publis ...


People inspect the Mitsubishi i-MiEv, a new electric microcar

Japan electric car makers, utility plan battery-charge stations

Technology / Energy

created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Three Japanese electric car makers teamed up with the country's largest power company Wednesday to study ways to building a grid of battery charging stations for zero-emission vehicles.


Expert advises automakers to take it slow on road to recovery

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Supply chain expert Panos Kouvelis says it's time for the auto industry to go through a period of capacity rationalization.



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