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Unlocking Success for Employees Abroad: Key Insights

In his dissertation entitled 'Crossing borders with personnel selection, from expatriates to multicultural teams' psychologist Stefan Mol examines which…

Science Education

DFG Launches Ten New Collaborative Research Centres in 2023

On 1 January 2008 the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) will establish ten new Collaborative Research Centres, which will…

Awards Funding

Uppsala University’s Bioclipse: Merging IT and Life Sciences

Georg Greve, president of the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) gave the jury’s motivation: “Bioclipse is breaking new ground by integrating different…

Science Education

EMBO Installation Grants Boost Nine Scientists in Europe

Nine talented life scientists will receive the 2007 EMBO Installation Grants, assisting them to relocate and set up their research groups in Croatia, the Czech…

Life & Chemistry

Gadot Introduces NRGylose – Low Glycemic Sweetener

NRGylose is a bulk-sweetener carbohydrate. Chemically known as isomaltulose, it is a disaccharide made by fermentation from refined sugar (sucrose) using a…

Health & Medicine

Snow Shoveling Safety Tips from MUHC Cardiologist Dr. Sami

But shoveling snow can be dangerous, even fatal to some. Dr Magdi Sami, MUHC cardiologist has the following advice:If you are elderly, generally unwell or not…

Physics & Astronomy

Compact Quantum Cascade Laser Chip Enhances Chemical Sensing

The potential range of applications is huge, including homeland security, medical diagnostics such as breadth analysis, pollution monitoring, and environmental…

Environmental Conservation

Canada Launches Biofuels Initiative: Industry Participation Needed

The Honourable Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, today announced program details and eligibility…

Information Technology

Clemson Researchers Enhance Silicon Chip Manufacturing Process

“We’ve developed a new process and equipment that will lead to a significant reduction in heat generated by silicon chips or microprocessors while speeding up…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

China and India Unite for Agricultural Innovation Advancements

Chinese agricultural scientists and rural communities have embraced diverse agricultural innovations through a partnership with the India-based International…

Life & Chemistry

New Genetic Markers Linked to Mental Illness Discovery

They found the differences in the gene for a molecule called the dopamine D2 receptor (DRD2), a protein present on brain cells that are sensitive to the…

Environmental Conservation

New Map Reveals Zebra and Quagga Mussel Invasion Risks

Since its discovery in the Great Lakes, the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) has spread rapidly throughout waterways in the eastern US, negatively impacting…

Life & Chemistry

Hydrogen Sulfide: A Potential Key to Longevity Research

Hydrogen sulfide, or H2S, the chemical that gives rotten eggs their sulfurous stench – and the same compound that researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer…

Studies and Analyses

Trees on the Move: Climate Change Shifts Northward Range

The most extensive and detailed study to date of 130 North American tree species concludes that expected climate change this century could shift their ranges…

Life & Chemistry

Shiga Toxin: Unveiling Its True Target in Food Poisoning

If you’ve survived Shiga toxin and the after-effects of food poisoning, you may have been the innocent victim of a battle for survival between predator and…

Studies and Analyses

Genetic Testing Insights for Severe Migraine Relief

“Our findings have important clinical implications,” said study author Michel D. Ferrari, MD, PhD, with Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands….

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