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UT Arlington-UNTHSC collaboration to build prototype shunt flow monitoring system

Health and human conditionScientists from The University of Texas at Arlington and the University of North Texas Health Science Center are building a prototype for an implantable in-line shunt flow monitoring system that would deliver both on-demand and continuous readings of hydrocephalus. Sandy Dasgupta, the UT Arlington Jenkins Garrett Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry , and Aditya Das, senior research scientist at the UT Arlington Research Institute , received about $100,000 for the project from the Texas Medical

FRAME experimental planning poster now in Portuguese

Strategic flowchart to reduce animal use in laboratories now available in six languagesIn response to requests by scientists in Portugal, FRAME has had one of its key documents translated into Portuguese. The Strategic Planning Flowchart helps researchers design experiments that use fewer animals and extract more information from the work they carry out. When scientists carry out experiments it is vitally important they are well designed. This is especially serious if animals are used. Good planning and design can have a major impact on reducing animal use in research programmes and on

BYD provides pure electric transportation for 20-20 Cities VIPs in London

BYD, the world’s largest maker of pure electric buses and taxis, was the perfect choice of transportation partner for the 20-20 Cities event held in London last week under chairmanship of London’s Deputy Mayor Isabel Dedring. Pure electric taxis from the 50-strong fleet of Thriev, an advanced business offering its passengers 100% emission free transport, collected 20-20 VIPs from London airports and one of the pair of BYD 12m ebuses in service for over a year with Transport for London/Go-Ahead Group took delegates to the key event at City Hall. The event was addressed by an

Invitation to Q2 2015 presentation on July 10

Kongsberg Automotive ASA will presents the results for the second quarter of  2015 at Thon Conference Vika Atrium (Munkedamsveien 45, 0121 Oslo) on July 10. Light refreshments will be served. The presentation will also be broadcast live on the company’s website (www.kongsbergautomotive.com). The web cast will start at 08.30 am. The quarterly report will be distributed in the evening of July 9. Investors, analysts and media are welcome to attend. Please register your interest to participate by e-mail to ir@ka-group.com.

Safety in Action

Vehicle speed is widely acknowledged to be a major contributory factor in road accidents. By directly targeting driver behaviour through dynamic feedback, Vehicle Activated Signs have been proven to make a real difference, reducing speeds by up to 15%* and encouraging motorists to drive more safely. Reinforcing statutory signage, VAS enables faster drivers in particular, whose road behaviour may contribute disproportionately to accident risk, to be targeted. The signs use a programmable Doppler Radar Detector, which is triggered by oncoming vehicles approaching at above the pre-set speed

Sandvik secures major Mining Systems order in South Africa

Sandvik Mining has been awarded a major materials handling contract to South Africa. The value of the contract exceeds 600 million SEK and was booked in the second quarter of 2015. It will be executed and contribute to Sandvik Mining's business for the period of the years 2015 until 2017. The project includes engineering, supply and installation of two bucket-wheel stacker/reclaimers with capacity of up to 6,800 tons per hour and two shiploaders with capacity of up to 11,000 tons per hour for coal handling. Stockholm, 6 July 2015Sandvik AB For further information contact: Ann-

Safety in Action

Vehicle speed is widely acknowledged to be a major contributory factor in road accidents. By directly targeting driver behaviour through dynamic feedback, Vehicle Assisted Signs have been proven to make a real difference, reducing speeds by up to 15%* and encouraging motorists to drive more safely. Reinforcing statutory signage, VAS enables faster drivers in particular, whose road behaviour may contribute disproportionately to accident risk, to be targeted. The signs use a programmable Doppler Radar Detector, which is triggered by oncoming vehicles approaching at above the pre-set speed

Falken Motorsports continues Nürburgring success with second place in VLN

Falken scorches to another podium in searing temperaturesPeter Dumbreck and Alexandre Imperatori defied temperatures well above 35°C to finish second at the fourth round of the VLN series this weekend. After a light collision in qualifying necessitated replacing the steering rack during the session, Alexandre Imperatori grabbed sixth place on the grid in dying moments of the session. Heat was a major issue during the race with cockpit temperatures reaching 70°C, as ambient temperatures exceeded 35°C. A flying opening stint from Alexandre Imperatori saw him snatch the lead on the

ÅF participated in the ICONE23 conference

The 23rd International Conference on Nuclear Engineering was held in Makuhari Messe, Japan, in May 2015. ÅF was represented by Henrik Hildesson and Lingfu Zeng of Nuclear Engineering. The International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE) is the premier global conference, which since 1991 has been annually held in American, Asian and European continents for addressing the current and future needs of the nuclear industry around the world. This year’s conference, ICONE23, gathered nearly 800 engineers and scientists in the world, to discuss the state-of-the-art techniques, the current

Classic Cars join Classic Engines on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway

Saturday 11 & Sunday 12 July 2015There will be classic engines on the rails, and classic cars by the side this weekend (11 & 12 July 2015), when stations along the North Yorkshire Moors Railway turn their car parks over to vintage vehicles of all shapes and sizes! Each day, Levisham, Goathland and Grosmont stations will play host to over 150 classic cars and vehicles, from Ford Capris to classic Jaguars, and Morris Minors to vintage Bentleys, where visitors can relax with a refreshing pint from the real ale bar as they continue their exploration of the classics of motoring. “Many of

Invitation to Press and Analyst Meeting – Presentation of Saab’s Interim Report for January-June 2015

Defence and security company Saab is pleased to invite press, investors and financial analysts to a press and analyst meeting where CEO Håkan Buskhe and CFO Magnus Örnberg present the Saab January-June interim report and the second quarter 2015.Date: Friday, 17 July at 10:00 (CET)Address: Grand Hôtel, Blasieholmshamnen 8, Stockholm, SwedenVenue: New York The report is published at 7.30 a.m. (CET) the same day.You are welcome to participate on site at Grand Hôtel, watch the live webcast or dial in to the conference call. It is possible to post questions also over the web and

Allianz Travel Insurance Vacation Confidence Index Reveals Value-Seeking Millennials Drive “Sharing Economy”

60 Percent of 18 to 34-Year-Old Travelers Trust Non-Traditional Travel Services Airbnb, Uber, Lyft, GetAround and FeastlyMillennials planning to spend less on summer vacations are more trusting of, and likely to use, the “sharing economy” for travel in 2015, according to the sixth annual Allianz Travel Insurance Vacation Confidence Index released today by Allianz Global Assistance USA. Americans will spend $85.5 billion on summer vacations in 2015, down 13.5% from $98.8 billion in 2014. The decline is being led by young Americans aged between 18 and 34, the most confident of any age

Hawkeye Care Centers Launches New Brand Image and Website, Focusing on a Heritage of Heartfelt Care

Des Moines, IA – Hawkeye Care Centers has launched a new refreshed brand image, website and messaging to create more awareness about the organization’s 40 year history in senior care and retirement living. Hawkeye enlisted Bild & Company’s marketing expertise to help them emphasize their high quality of care, dedicated close-knit family spirit and “hands-on” approach through original imagery and real stories. “The Hawkeye history and stories about our stellar care and our amazing residents needed to be told. Now the new brand thoroughly reflects our high quality offerings,” said Josh

Canal+ Group Utilizes Envivio Muse™ Ultra HD for UEFA Championship

Market-leading encoding software enables Ultra HD satellite distribution trial to European football fansSAN FRANCISCO, July 6, 2015 – Envivio  (NASDAQ: ENVI), a leading provider of software-based video processing and delivery solutions, provided fans with an Ultra HD vision of the future of soccer telecasts when it supplied encoding support to Canal+ Group for its satellite and OTT distribution trial of the UEFA Championship League soccer final  concluded on June 6, 2015. The Champions League final is one of Europe’s most prestigious and highly viewed football

O-I teams up with The Bottle Boys to promote the use of glass to millennials

Mex, Switzerland (6 July 2015) - O-I Europe has secured an exclusive contract with You Tube music sensations, The Bottle Boys. The boys, who play all their music on perfectly tuned glass bottles, have more than 77,000 YouTube subscribers, and their biggest hit, Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean  has been viewed more than 6 million times. They are the perfect partner to help O-I appeal to millennials, the first generation to have grown up consuming foods and beverages primarily packaged in materials other than glass. At the same

Gimme five … and i’ll give you a day trip to Dublin

Stena Line’s £5 per person return day trip to Dublin is making waves with people in North Wales! You can depart Holyhead at 8.55am, spend a little time in Dublin, and return to Holyhead on the 3.10pm ferry. Or if you want longer in Ireland you can depart at 8.55am from Holyhead, enjoy a full afternoon and early evening in Dublin, returning on the 8.40pm sailing. Both options cost £5* per person return every Tuesday or £10* per person return on a Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. The great-value price means that a day trip to Dublin is affordable for thousands of couples and

Falken Motorsports' driver James Deane wins the Swedish Drift GP

Defending European champion James Deane pilots his 700bhp Falken Tyre Nissan Silvia into top position at the second round of the Extreme Drift Allstars European Championship against Europe’s best drifters and a host of local Swedish talent. This past weekend the Extreme Drift Allstars series landed in Eskilstuna, near Stockholm, Sweden, for the second round of the 2015 championship. Following his third place finish at round one in London last month, and running on Falken tyres, James was able to place his car with pinpoint accuracy, navigating the tight and technical course during

Conference call on Interim Report January-June 2015

Beijer Electronics AB (publ) releases its interim report for January-June 2015 on Tuesday, July 14, at 1.00 p.m. CET.On the same day, a conference call will be held for press and analysts, where acting President and CEO Anna Belfrage and acting CFO Joakim Nideborn present the company and comment on the report. Time:      Tuesday July 14, at 1.30 p.m. CET To participate in the conference please dial: From Sweden: +46 8 566 427 01From UK: +44 20 342 814 08 To access the presentation please use this link: https://www.anywhereconference.com/?Conference=103367264&PIN=391699

Bosch aims to inspire female engineers with motorsport and mentoring

· Formula Student UK event, sponsored by Bosch, has 10% female participation · Bosch aims for 20% female leadership roles by 2020 · Mentoring programme, Bosch IngA3, supports women taking technical degreesMore than 3,000 of the world’s most promising future engineers will take to Silverstone on 9 July for the annual Formula Student competition, an event which Bosch is sponsoring for the eighth year running. Around 10% of Formula Student competitors are female, reflecting industry’s continuing efforts to increase the number of women in engineering. By 2020, Bosch wants 20% of its

Insulin pump reduces mortality from cardiovascular disease by almost 50%

People with type 1 diabetes who use insulin pump therapy face almost 50% less risk of dying from cardiovascular disease than those who take insulin by multiple daily injections. The British Medical Journal has published a study conducted at Sahlgrenska Academy.Based on the Swedish National Diabetes Register, researchers monitored 18,168 Swedes with type 1 diabetes from 2005 to 2012. While 2,441 of the subjects used insulin pump therapy, the others relied on multiple daily injections. The study found that insulin pump users had a substantially lower risk of dying of cardiovascular disease

Veidekke ASA: To build new Nye Øyra School in Volda

Volda municipality has awarded Veidekke Entreprenør AS the contract to build Nye Øyra School. This will be a turnkey contract valued at NOK 151 million, excluding VAT. The contract includes erection of a new teaching building, rehabilitation and remodelling of the pavilion building the administration currently occupies, as well as various outdoor work. The new school will be 7,400 m2 in size, and the site will encompass 22,000 m2. The school will have space for 420 pupils in 15 classes from first to seventh grade, 200 children in the after-school programme, a class for minority pupils

Scientists awarded prestigious industry prize for "Natural Rubber from Dandelion" Project

· · Prestigious scientific award goes to two biologists in Münster and tyre manufacturer Continental for joint project · · Natural rubber from dandelion root set to make rubber extraction more sustainable – first test tyres already successfulDr. Christian Schulze Gronover, Prof. Dr. Dirk Prüfer, and Dr. Carla Recker and Prof. Dr. Reimund Neugebauer at the award ceremony of the Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Award for the project “RUBIN – Industrialization of dandelion rubber“ Continental Tyres’ Hanover division is celebrating after winning the Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize for their

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