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Start of Recession in New York State Signaled by UB Researchers

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 11, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Although no official determination has been made about whether New York State or the U.S. is in the midst of a recession, researchers from the University at Buffalo's Center of Human Capital believe New York ...


New York State health IT strategy may be model for the nation

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Health information technology programs implemented in New York state are active and functioning a full two years after being established, and could serve as models for new federal initiatives, according to a study by investigators ...


Geneva experiment station helps N.Y. fight plum pox virus

Geneva experiment station helps N.Y. fight plum pox virus

Biology /

created Jul 22, 2008 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

When two plum trees and one peach tree in Niagara County, N.Y., tested positive for the plum pox virus (PPV) in 2006, a team dedicated to eradicating the virus sprang into action and within months turned to ...





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Energy efficiency technologies offer major savings

Technology / Energy

created 22 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Energy efficiency technologies that exist today or that are likely to be developed in the near future could save considerable money as well as energy, says a new report from the National Research Council. Fully adopting ...


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Amazon's Kindle to get audible menus, bigger font

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. will add two features to the Kindle e-book reader to make the gadget more accessible to blind and vision-impaired users.


Study shows US lags behind in transit safety programs for female riders

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by UCLA professor Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris documents the gap between women's transit safety needs and programs in the U.S. that respond to them.


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Facebook, MySpace ban New York sex offenders

Technology / Internet

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Facebook and MySpace have closed the accounts of 3,533 convicted sex offenders in New York state under a law combating online predators, officials said Tuesday.


Homicide rates linked to trust in governement, sense of belonging, study suggests

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

When Americans begin routinely complaining about how they hate their government and don't trust their leaders, it may be time to look warily at the homicide rate.


Research sheds new light on epilepsy

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Pioneering research using human brain tissue removed from people suffering from epilepsy has opened the door to new treatments for the disease.


For stars, high-tech gaffes hard to hide (AP)

For stars, high-tech gaffes hard to hide

Technology / Internet

created Nov 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- So, you fail to take a deep breath and to count to 10 - and you post something you probably shouldn't on Twitter or Facebook, or somewhere else online.


Food banks go high-tech to feed the hungry (AP)

Food banks go high-tech to feed the hungry

Technology / Hi Tech

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Food banks across the country are undergoing a high-tech revolution, adopting sophisticated databases, bar coding, GPS tracking, automated warehouses and other technologies used in the food industry ...


Dentistry, a high-tech version: Robots not far off, doctor says

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Robots may practice dentistry one day, but there will always be humans telling you to open wide, said a teacher on the cutting edge of tooth care.


Diabetes surgery summit consensus lays foundation for new field of medicine

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A first-of-its-kind consensus statement on diabetes surgery is published online today in the Annals of Surgery. The report illustrates the findings of the first international consensus conference -- Diabetes Surgery Summit ...



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