WPI wins $1M to develop system to locate and monitor emergency workers in buildings
...shop, held on Aug. 6-7, 2007, is the only national forum for researchers, corporate R&D leaders, national policy makers, and public safety departments on this critical technical challenge. The DHS award will permit WPI to enhance a precision location system it has been developing over the past four years...Worcester Polytechnic Institute to host national forum on locating first responders inside buildings
...acking for Emergency Responders, the only national forum for researchers, corporate R&D leaders, national policy makers, and public safety departments on this critical challenge, on Aug. 6 and 7, 2007, in the Campus Center at WPI. A 2005 report from the National Fire Protection Association noted that get...New Orleans levee report finished by panel including University of Texas at Austin engineer
...peful that getting this report out into the public forum about all these challenges will help motivate the people involved in making tough decisions about the future of New Orleans to start doing so. In August 2006, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the ASCE External Review Panel each published lists ...When HIV and liver disease co-exist
...e for these co-infected patients, an international forum was convened in Jackson Hole, Wyoming in September 2006. The meeting brought together laboratory and clinical researchers, drug developers and government representatives to discuss the state of the field, research needs, and collaborative possibiliti...AIUM hosts Third Annual Ultrasound Practice Forum
...ion payment policies already in place. In 2006, forum participants established a working group to develo...opriate for the exam being performed. This year, forum participants identified several priority areas requiring continued collaboration: need for a core cu...Elsevier partners with European Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics
...lth.com/journals/ejmp/ ) provides an international forum for research and reviews on medical physics. The major topics addressed by the journal are: Medical Imaging, Radiation Therapy, Radiation Protection, Measuring Systems and Signal Processing and Education and Training in Medical Physics. Associate Edi...Brain research poised to dramatically advance global society
...r George Johnson, the session will provide an open forum for the scientists to discuss their groundbreaking research in areas such as neuroscience, neurobiology, computer science, psychology, robotics and economics. The panel will also explain the urgent need to continue the study of the human mind and the...Elsevier launches Molecular Oncology
...of the journal will be to provide an international forum for debating cancer issues, and for integrating the input of all the stakeholders. Editor-in-Chief Prof. Julio E. Celis explains: The completion of the human genome project, as well as the current availability of novel and powerful technologies with...Elsevier announces launch of Brain Stimulation
...at Brain Stimulation will serve as a mechanism and forum to bring these different disciplines together under one umbrella." Subscribers will be able to access the entire contents of each issue on the journal website, http://brainstimjrnl.com. Plans call for special subscriber-only online content, such a...Preventive health exams may provide opportunities for cancer screening
...th examination may serve as a clinically important forum for the promotion of evidence-based colorectal cancer and breast cancer screening and of prostate cancer screening, which is not universally recommended," they conclude. "Experimental studies could confirm the efficacy of the preventive health exami...Mercury contamination of fish warrants worldwide public warning
...is widely recognized as an important international forum for debate on scientific, social, economic and cultural issues affecting the human environment. Wiener said the Madison Declaration summarizes a year-long effort by many of the world's leading mercury scientists, assembled into four expert panels, t...85th General Session, International Association for Dental Research
...th General Session promises to provide an exciting forum for scientific exchange that should be rewarding for all who attend....2007 ARVO Annual Meeting draws spotlight on aging eye
...nticipates that this years Meeting will be a major forum to present the many efforts underway to unlock the mysteries surrounding eye diseases including age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, cataracts, and diabetic eye disease," said ARVO President Frederick L. Ferris III, MD. The Annual Meeting wi...FDA's modern risk-based approach opens dialogue with industry
...s for the 21st Century," and will serve as an open forum for industry, other stakeholders, and the public t...ded in 1986, AAPS provides a dynamic international forum for the exchange of knowledge among scientists to enhance their contributions to health. AAPS offers...International Conference on Evidence for Health System Reform
... reforms. On day two and three a high-level policy forum health will take place to discuss reforms underway in other countries. The aim will be to draw more widely applicable lessons from Mexico's and other countries experiences. A series of roundtable discussions will focus on how evidence can be applied...Integrative Cancer Therapies journal accepted into prestigious ISI index
...ofessionals and patients alike understand ICT is a forum for disseminating information about groundbreaking and forward-looking work and I congratulate our editorial staff, editorial and advisory boards, and contributors to ICT for this important recognition." ...Wiley to assume publication of Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine
...ition Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine as a leading forum for the publication of clinical research highly relevant to clinical practice." Each issue of the journal will contain review articles invited and submitted from distinguished guest authors from U.S. and international institutions. In addition, th...Key industry players meet at the European Parliament's Life Science Circle
...f Europe's health care system. It will also be the forum for the discussion of improved patient conditions in Europe. The main objective of the Circle is thus to bring the EU life science sector forward and turn Europe into the world's 'bio-zone', according to Dr. Chatzimarkakis. The ELSC offers the oppo...Thousands find connection and inspiration at nation's largest autism conference
... finding last year's conference to be an effective forum for discussion and increased understanding, Robertson is excited to have a role this year's conference. "I greatly enjoy having the opportunity to share my thoughts and beliefs with people in the audience and hear about their own experiences and pers...Did you know that tooth decay is still the most common human disease?
...th General Session promises to provide an exciting forum for scientific exchange that should be rewarding for all who attend....