Reuters – Pearson, the world’s largest educational publisher, plans to co-develop a conversational English language-learning…
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Software testing market resilient despite crisis: report (AFP)
AFP – The worldwide market for computer software and systems testing services is projected to…
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Lengthy Daily Stints In Front Of The TV Linked To Doubled Childhood Asthma Risk
Young children who spend more than two hours glued to the TV every day double…
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First Responders: Random Antenna Arrays Boost Emergency Communications
First responders could boost their radio communications quickly at a disaster site by setting out…
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Transcriptional Factor SOX9 Renders Melanomas Sensitive To Retinoic Acid And Stops Tumor Growth
New research indicates that overexpression of the transcription factor SOX9 restores the sensitivity of mouse…
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Experimental Fire Provides Knowledge About Damage After Forest Fires
An experimental fire that was deliberately set in Portugal has provided researchers in the Netherlands…
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Potential For Resolving Type 2 Diabetes With Bariatric Surgery
The primary risk factor for type 2 diabetes is obesity. 90 percent of all diabetics…
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Genetics Of Fear: Specific Genetic Variations Contribute To Anxiety Disorders, Study Suggests
Individuals with specific polymorphisms may be more susceptible to anxiety disorders by being more prone…
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Tajikistan bans cell phones from schools (Reuters)
Reuters – The Central Asian state of Tajikistan Tuesday banned cell phones from all schools…
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Sun Aims for SSD Future in Servers (PC World)
PC World – Sun has laid out more of its plans for using solid-state drives…