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New working-class task force faces broad challenges, labor expert says
Feb 17, 2009 |
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A task force launched by President Obama to boost America's middle class will have to help retool beleaguered U.S. workplaces facing their most sweeping changes since World War II, a University of Illinois labor expert says.
Study says cyberspace not so dangerous, but authorities urge caution, vigilance
Jan 18, 2009 |
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Maybe the Internet isn't just one massive predator preyground after all. Maybe our children are much safer in cyberspace than we thought.
Blue ribbon task force: Economic plans needed to preserve digital data
Dec 16, 2008 |
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A blue ribbon task force, commissioned late last year to identify sustainable economic models to provide access to the ever-growing amount of digital information in the public interest, has issued its interim report. The ...
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High-tech vehicles pose trouble for some mechanics
Dec 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A sign inside the Humming Motors auto repair shop says, "We do the worrying so you don't have to."
Researchers are on the path to creating nano-MRI images
Dec 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Cornell researchers are devising methods to detect the magnetic fields of individual electrons and atomic nuclei, which they hope to use to make a nanoscale version of magnetic resonance imaging.
New tool for early diabetes detection in adults
Dec 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A simple questionnaire developed by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College can promote early detection of diabetes in adults so they can dramatically reduce their risk.
MARES to provide comprehensive view of south Florida marine ecosystems
Dec 21, 2009 |
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A new $1.5 million NOAA-funded project, MARES will provide a comprehensive view of south Florida marine ecosystems. This will be the first study to include human dimensions science and deliver guidance for ...
Final Blu-ray 3D Specification Announced
Dec 17, 2009 |
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The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) today announced the finalization and release of the "Blu-ray 3DTM" specification. The specification, which represents the work of the leading Hollywood studios and consumer electronic and ...
Lawyers: Google execs not liable for abuse video
Dec 16, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Four Google executives should not be held responsible for a video posted online that showed teenagers abusing an autistic youth in Turin, their lawyers argued Wednesday in an Italian court.
Insomnia symptoms linked with medical complaints in young school-aged children
Dec 15, 2009 |
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A study in the Dec. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine indicates that significant associations exist between parent-reported insomnia symptoms and medical complaints of gastrointestinal regurgitation and he ...
Poor being turned away from free cancer screenings
Dec 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- As the economy falters and more people go without health insurance, low-income women in at least 20 states are being turned away or put on long waiting lists for free cancer screenings, according ...
Jefferson neurosurgeon helps draft new treatment guidelines for brain metastases
Dec 10, 2009 |
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New treatment guidelines for patients with brain metastases are now available from the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS). David Andrews, M.D., F.A.C.S., ...
NASA's WISE Set to Blast Off and Map the Skies
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Dec 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The countdown clock is ticking, with just days to go before the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, rockets into space on a mission to map the entire sky in infrared light.
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