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World Digital Library to launch at UNESCO
Apr 20, 2009 |
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The World Digital Library, a website offering free access to rare books, maps, manuscripts, films and photographs from across the globe, launches Tuesday at UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
Opening the door to Europe's archives
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 21, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Historical archives can be difficult to search, especially when relevant documents are held by institutions in different countries. A European project has shown how a single online portal with a simple graphical ...
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2 heads better than 1 in new antibiotic method
Dec 03, 2009 |
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An antibiotic that binds to a well-established target in a novel and unexpected way could be the inspiration for designing new, more potent antibacterial drugs.
'Smell of old books' offers clues to help preserve them
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Dec 02, 2009 |
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Scientists may not be able to tell a good book by its cover, but they now can tell the condition of an old book by its smell. In a report in ACS' Analytical Chemistry, a semi-monthly journal, they describe develo ...
Death from childhood stroke
Dec 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Stroke is an important cause of childhood morbidity and is in the top ten causes of childhood death. For the first time, new research has looked at trends in death from childhood stroke in ...
Study finds that infections are common in ICUs worldwide
Dec 01, 2009 |
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An international study that examined the extent of infections in nearly 1,300 intensive care units (ICUs) in 75 countries found that about 50 percent of the patients were considered infected, with infection associated with ...
Tech and teens
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Digital media use is transforming the way young people learn, UCI researcher Mizuko "Mimi" Ito has found, and schools should take note.
Free e-samples of prescription drugs: At what cost?
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Search the Internet to learn about your asthma, high cholesterol or other common disorder, and odds are you'll be directed to a pharmaceutical company-sponsored Web homepage. There you'll often find an offer for a free sample ...
Modified iPhones Are Compromised By New Worm
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Several research security firms have reported a new worm attack against jail broken iPhones, dubbed "Ikee.B or "Duh", this worm searches for personal and banking information.
Google documents Iraqi museum treasures
Nov 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Google is documenting Iraq's national museum and will post photographs of its ancient treasures on the Internet early next year, Google chief Eric Schmidt announced Tuesday.
IV drug treatment for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest may not improve long-term survival
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Patients with an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest who received intravenous (IV) drug administration during treatment, recommended in life support guidelines, had higher rates of short term survival but no statistically significant ...
Most top medical journals have conflict of interest policies available for public review
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Nearly 90 percent of medical journals with relatively high impact factors have policies addressing author conflict of interest (COI) available for public review, according to a report in the November 25 issue of JAMA. But ma ...
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