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UT Arlington history chair plays important role in new ‘online encyclopedia’ of ...

6/19/2013 11:47 AM EST  -   University of Texas at Arlington
ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas State Historical Association launches a new “Handbook of African American Texas” today with the help of UT Arlington History Department chairman W. Marvin Delaney, as the nation remembers Juneteenth, or June 19, 1865.

That’s the day that Union soldiers enforced the Emancipation Proclamation and freed all remaining slaves in Texas. The state historical association invited Dulaney, an...

450 scientists have laid the technical foundation for the ESS research centre

6/17/2013 8:48 AM EST  -   European Spallation Source AB
450 scientists and engineers from 46 research institutions in 17 countries have joined forces to develop the technical design of the future European Spallation Source research centre. The completion of the design is a scientific and technical milestone of the ESS project, allowing it to move forward with the construction of the ESS.
The ESS will be a facility for materials research and life science, based on...

Obesity increases the risk of preterm delivery

6/12/2013 1:30 AM EST  -   Karolinska Institutet
The risk of preterm delivery increases with maternal overweight and obesity, according to a new Swedish study published in Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Women with the highest Body Mass Index (BMI) also had the highest statistical risk of giving preterm birth – and especially extremely preterm birth.
“For the individual woman who is overweight or obese, the risk of an extremely preterm...

What type of corporate culture is best for innovation? One that tolerates failur...

6/11/2013 4:28 PM EST  -   MIT Sloan Experts
What type of corporate culture is best for innovation? How ought firms and...

New strategy for defeating neuroblastoma

6/4/2013 1:40 AM EST  -   Karolinska Institutet
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have found a promising strategy for defeating neuroblastoma – a malignant form of cancer in children – that focuses on the so-called MYCN protein. A specific chemical molecule helps to break down MYCN, which either kills the cancer cell or makes it mature into a harmless neuron. The discovery, which is published in the scientific journal PNAS, raises hopes for new and...

New method of mass-producing high-quality DNA molecules

6/3/2013 2:15 AM EST  -   Karolinska Institutet
A new method of manufacturing short, single-stranded DNA molecules can solve many of the problems associated with current production methods. The new method, which is described in the scientific periodical Nature Methods, can be of value to both DNA nanotechnology and the development of drugs consisting of DNA fragments.
The novel technique for manufacturing short, single-stranded DNA molecules – or...
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MMR launches new App to combat poor recall accuracy in consumer research using r...

5/29/2013 6:53 AM EST  -   Propel Technology Ltd
Consumers can upload videos and pictures, record their opinions and complete surveys at the point of purchase/consumption using the App
MMR Research Worldwide (MMR) has launched a research App which promises to tackle poor recall accuracy amongst consumers taking part in market research by capturing data in real time at point of purchase and/or consumption.

Consumers can use the...
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Khosrow Behbehani named dean of the UT Arlington College of Engineering

5/24/2013 4:39 PM EST  -   University of Texas at Arlington
The University of Texas at Arlington College of Engineering serves more than 4,000 students, includes more than 200 faculty members and has total research expenditures exceeding $30.6 million.
ARLINGTON – Khosrow Behbehani, a noted biomedical researcher, inventor and chairman of the UT Arlington Department of Bioengineering, has been appointed dean of the University’s College of Engineering.

Behbehani joined...

Radius Global Market Research Acquires Profile Marketing Research

5/21/2013 9:00 AM EST  -   Radius Global Market Research
Deal augments Radius GMR’s practice serving global utility and energy sectors
New York, NY (May 21, 2013) – Leading global market research firm Radius Global Market Research (Radius GMR) has announced its acquisition of Profile Marketing Research (PMR), solidifying its standing as one of the largest independent market research networks based in the U.S. The acquisition is effective immediately. PMR will...

Consumer Study Shows Influence of Online Research Over Purchase Decisions Expand...

5/6/2013 8:57 AM EST  -   Radius Global Market Research
New York, NY (May 6, 2013) – Consumers have long been turning to online research in the form of reviews, blogs, forums, and social media sites as they consider making big-ticket purchases. But a Radius Global Market Research (Radius GMR) study of online media use shows that consumers are increasingly conducting online research as they make smaller everyday purchases.

Radius GMR measured consumers’ stated use of...