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Yvette Raphael Honored with Mani L. Bhaumik Award

Today, Advocates for the Prevention of HIV in Africa (APHA) celebrates an extraordinary milestone as our co-founder and Executive Director, Yvette Raphael, receives the prestigious Mani L. Bhaumik Breakthrough of the Year Award for her pivotal role in advancing HIV prevention through the development and testing of Lenacapavir. The award recognises role of three key contributors to bringing Lenacapavir to market: Wesley Sundquist, chair of the University of Utah’s department of biochemistry, who provided the foundational scientific research; Moupali Das,…

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EU Funds Multilingual Translation System with €2 Million Boost

'It has so far been impossible to produce a translation tool that covers entire languages,' says Aarne Ranta, professor at the Department of Computer Science…

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2010: The US Housing, Mortgage and Commercial Real Estate Markets

Rosen is chair of the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics at the University of California, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. The FCIC is a…

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Roswell Park Receives Grant to Study Genetic Markers in Breast Cancer Development

Dr. Vita Golubovskaya, Associate Professor in the Department of Surgical Oncology at RPCI, is leading the exploration of two genetic indicators that have been…

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Exploring Trust and Competence in Flexible Innovation Projects

Karstadt, Quelle & Co.: the balancing act between the necessary flexibility and long-term stability all too often turns into a walk on eggshells for the…

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Small Rise in Consumer Debt Stress Not Worrying, Economist Says

The Consumer Debt Stress Index was up less than two percent in December, to 119.8 from its November value of 118.0.“Given the increased holiday spending by…

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GISMA Student Shines at IFLA Competition During INFOCOM Event

IFLA, under the aegis of the main event (INFOCOM conference & exhibition), is an endeavor to identify and groom the young global leaders of the future. It is…

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€1.6 Million Grant Awarded to Prof. Kobi Rosenblum for Brain and Memory Research

Prof. Rosenblum received this grant along with Prof. Noam Ziv of the Faculty of Medicine at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and Dr. Michael Kreutz,…

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Submit Your Video to the Neuro Film Festival by February 16

Only a few weeks remain for people to submit to the 2010 Neuro Film Festival, a contest by the American Academy of Neurology Foundation to help raise awareness…

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Octum’s Decentralized Inspection Enhances Manufacturing Efficiency

Assembly lines in particular and manufacturing lines in general are more cost effective the earlier defective parts are sorted out in the manufacturing process…

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Octum Unveils CV 600: Advanced Surface Defect Inspection System

For complex machine vision applications Octum developed the modular inspection system CV 600 with the system software CV-Inspect. Task dependant CV 600…

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KfW's 10-year Euro Benchmark Bond gets off to flying start

The Euro Benchmark Bond I/2010 matures on 20 January 2020, pays a coupon of 3.625% p.a. and carries a re-offer price of 99.934 (with a 3.633% yield). This…

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Quality Assurance Incentives Can Reduce Recall Risks in Supply Chain for Manufacturers

In recent years, high-profile product recalls have underscored a growing problem for U.S. manufacturers with global supply chains. The results can be lethal…

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U.Va. Technology Named a Top 10 Innovation for 2009

The technology, called BioLevitator, is an automated single-unit incubator and centrifuge and one of the first 3-D cell culture systems. It allows researchers…

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KfW's funding strategy passes 2009 stress test successfully

To fulfil its promotional mandate, KfW Bankengruppe raised nearly EUR 74 billion in the international capital markets in 2009, just as it had announced. The…

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Exploring the True Value of Volunteering in Society

'The Value of Volunteering' – which features contributions from academics, representatives from the UK government, third sector organisations and volunteers…

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Boosting Growth: The Role of Interpersonal Trust in Development

In a recent thesis from the University of Gothenburg, researcher Pelle Ahlerup demonstrates that there is reason to believe that interpersonal trust is more…

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