Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are core components in every mobile phone, television and computer. PCBs can be thought of as acting like a nervous system, forming a network that links the microchips mounted on the board and supplies them with power. One of the most important methods of fabricating large PCBs involves the precision electroplating of copper onto the PCB panel immersed in an acidic electrolyte bath. However, some of the titanium parts used in the electroplating process suffer substantial wear within a short space of time. Replacing these parts generates significant ...

The increase in anal cancer incidence in the U.S. between 1980 and 2005 was greatly influenced by HIV infections in males, but not females, according to a study published October 5 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Anal cancer in the U.S. is rare, with an estimated 6,230 cases in 2012, but incidence has been steadily increasing in the general population since 1940. HIV infection is significantly associated with an increase in anal cancer risk, and anal cancer is the fourth most common cancer found in HIV-infected people. However, it has been unclear the ...

The HIV protease inhibitor, Nelfinavir, can be used to treat HER2-positive breast cancer in the same capacity and dosage regimen that it is used to treat HIV, according to a study published October 5 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Breast cancer is one of the most common causes of cancer deaths in the U.S. with approximately 39,520 women succumbing to the disease in 2011. HER2-postive breast cancer is known to be more aggressive and less responsive to treatments compared to other types of breast cancer. Nelfinavir has been shown to inhibit the growth ...

Public health 'superheroes' are needed to help tackle the growing challenges posed by obesity, alcohol, smoking and other public health threats, according to new research published today. The research, an international collaboration from the Universities of Leeds, Alberta and Wisconsin, calls for government and policy makers to recognise the role that public health leaders can play in addressing these significant health challenges. It suggests that potential public health 'superheroes' can come from both within public health disciplines, and perhaps more importantly, ...

Hate the Lakers? Do the Celtics make you want to hurl? Whether you like someone can affect how your brain processes their actions, according to new research from the Brain and Creativity Institute at USC. Most of the time, watching someone else move causes a 'mirroring' effect – that is, the parts of our brains responsible for motor skills are activated by watching someone else in action. But a study by USC researchers appearing Oct. 5 in PLOS ONE shows that whether or not you like the person you're watching can actually have an effect on brain activity related to ...

Pop quiz! Tests are good for: (a) Assessing what you've learned; (b) Learning new information; (c) a & b; (d) None of the above. The correct answer? According to research from psychological science, it's both (a) and (b) – while testing can be useful as an assessment tool, the actual process of taking a test can also help us to learn and retain new information over the long term and apply it across different contexts. New research published in journals of the Association for Psychological Science explores the nuanced interactions between testing, memory, and learning ...

Chronic morphine exposure has the opposite effect on the brain compared to cocaine in mice, providing new insight into the basis of opiate addiction, according to Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers. They found that a protein called brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which is increased in cocaine addiction, is inhibited in opioid addiction. The research is published in the October 5 issue of Science. "Our study shows that BDNF responds completely differently with opioid administration compared to cocaine," said Ja Wook Koo, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow in ...

This press release is available in French. Methadone reduces the risk of HIV transmission in people who inject drugs (PWID), as reported by an international team of researchers in a paper published today in the online edition of the British Medical Journal. This team included Dr. Julie Bruneau from the CHUM Research Centre (CRCHUM) and the Department of Family Medicine at the Université de Montréal. "There is good evidence to suggest that opiate substitution therapies (OST) reduce drug-related mortality, morbidity and some of the injection risk behaviors among PWID. ...

WASHINGTON -- NASA's Swift satellite recently detected a rising tide of high-energy X-rays from a source toward the center of our Milky Way galaxy. The outburst, produced by a rare X-ray nova, announced the presence of a previously unknown stellar-mass black hole. "Bright X-ray novae are so rare that they're essentially once-a-mission events and this is the first one Swift has seen," said Neil Gehrels, the mission's principal investigator, at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. "This is really something we've been waiting for." An X-ray nova is a short-lived ...

At 11:24 p.m. EDT on Oct. 4, 2012, the sun unleashed a coronal mass ejection (CME). Not to be confused with a solar flare, which is a burst of light and radiation, CMEs are a phenomenon that can send solar particles into space and can reach Earth one to three days later. Experimental NASA research models show the CME to be traveling at about 400 miles per second. When Earth-directed, CMEs can affect electronic systems in satellites and on Earth. CMEs of this speed, however, have not generally caused major effects in the past. Further updates will be provided if needed.INFORMATION: NOAA's ...

NASA's Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel or HS3 scientists had a fascinating tropical cyclone to study in long-lived Hurricane Nadine. NASA's Global Hawk aircraft has investigated Nadine five times during the storm's lifetime. NASA's Global Hawk also circled around the eastern side of Hurricane Leslie when it initially flew from NASA's Dryden Research Flight Center, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. to the HS3 base at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va. on Sept. 6-7, 2012. Nadine has been a great tropical cyclone to study because it has lived so long ...

From Sept. 6 to Sept. 29, 2012, NASA's Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) moved into its semi-annual eclipse season, a time when Earth blocks the telescope's view of the sun for a period of time each day. Scientists choose orbits for solar telescopes to minimize eclipses as much as possible, but they are a fact of life -– one that comes with a period of fuzzy imagery directly after the eclipse. The Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) on SDO observes the sun through a glass window. The window can change shape in response to temperature changes, and does so dramatically ...

It is easy to see the effect of the strong northeasterly wind shear battering Tropical Storm Gaemi in satellite imagery from NASA. Visible imagery on Oct. 5 shows a large oval-shaped area of showers and thunderstorms associated with the storm, southwest of the exposed center of circulation. NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Storm Gaemi as it was approaching Vietnam on Oct. 5, 2012 at 0550 UTC (1:50 a.m. EDT). A true-color image of the storm was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument and shows bulk of showers and thunderstorms ...

(Boston) – Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) investigators have led the first genome-wide evaluation of genetic variants associated with Parkinson's disease (PD). The study, which is published online in PLOS ONE, points to the involvement of specific genes and alterations in their expression as influencing the risk for developing PD. Jeanne Latourelle, DSc, assistant professor of neurology at BUSM, served as the study's lead author and Richard H. Myers, PhD, professor of neurology at BUSM, served as the study's principal investigator and senior author. A ...

With the rapid development of industrialization and urbanization in China, the demand for electricity continues to grow, according to a report by State Grid Corporation of China. Exploring and utilizing renewable energy, enhancing energy efficiency are significant to the energy supply, energy structure adjustment and energy-saving in China. Being the No. 1 Electric Power Expo in China, The 14th International Exhibition on Electric Power Equipment and Technology, The 7th International Exhibition on Electrical Equipment and 2012 International Exhibition on Electric Power ...

Puja Sapra, Director, Oncology Research Unit at Pfizer Will Give a Featured Presentation on "Design Considerations For Development of an Optimal Antibody-Drug Conjugate" at the 5th ImmunoTherapeutics & ImmunoMonitoring Conference (Jan 31 - Feb 1, 2013 in San Diego) Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) represent a promising therapeutic modality for the clinical management of cancer. Dr. Puja Sapra will use case studies to elaborate on the multifaceted optimization required to yield a viable clinical candidate ADC. ADCs employing different mechanism of action ...

Powered by a team with years of experience in marketing, technology, and design, bMighty2 is a new digital marketing agency that promises to help small businesses find success online. The start-up will help small businesses leverage the Internet and Web 2.0 for their marketing needs using a multi-channel approach. Services to be offered by bMighty2 include website development, local search engine optimization, email marketing, social media marketing, and directory link building. "bMighty2 was built from the ground up to help small businesses understand and ...

We are pleased to announce One Community, One Voice, One Vision National Spokesperson, Mr. Keith Perrin, Jr. The vision of OCOVOV aligns perfectly with his passion to give back and support our communities. Mr. Perrin is an accomplished, well known entrepreneur who successfully introduced FUBU clothing apparel brand to the world with his three business partners. He says, "Sometimes all it takes is  ONE opportunity to make a difference. Giving back to others is the main focus of One Community One Voice One Vision and that is why I am honored to be the national spokesperson ...

Toronto, Canada - GAO Comm (www.GAOComm.com) has announced the release of its E1/Ethernet tester which conducts 50b/s to 2048 b/s error testing and tests over multiple V ports. This tester is a comprehensive test tool for E1, V port, Gigabit Ethernet link maintenance and failure diagnosis. This small and convenient E1/Ethernet tester, model A0050004, features easy operation, a rugged dustproof design and advanced heat radiation system. It has PPPoE, FTP download, terminal emulation and Web browsing functions. It also provides a large number of Ethernet diagnostic tools ...

10-5-2012 (JoeDolanPR): "The Healing Song" is the 4th CD in a series of health inspiring music from self-help singer-songwriter and star in the hit film "The Secret", Dr. Joe Vitale. Offering 11 songs to stimulate the senses, relax the mind and offer the benefit of better health through the power of music, "The Healing Song" captures the ability to reach inside one's deepest concerns and help create a solution to issues that cause stress and body pain. "Think about some of the movies you've seen. Jaws wouldn't be the same without its ...

Simon Joseph LLC is pleased to announce they have created a partnership with iWebContent to improve their rankings with the search engines and find better ways to reach out to their target audience. Simon Joseph is a general contracting company that provides a long list of services to both businesses and homeowners. Their goal is to work with iWebContent to spread the word about their business and bring in more customers. Simon Joseph works with companies and homeowners to determine exactly what type of work they need on their building or homes. Their contractors will ...

This enables Chexx Inc.'s online market research and affiliate management clients, along with reseller partners, to streamline their Mexican payments by sending EFTs directly to the bank accounts of payees in Mexico. The addition of Mexico rounds out the list of challenging markets that Chexx Inc. can access, a roster that also includes India, Russia and Brazil. For companies that need to send a high volume of payments to Mexico without investing heavily in local infrastructure, Chexx Inc's local EFT services are a natural fit. Since sending payments across borders is ...

- Ventuz Technology, provider of high-end 3D graphics software technology played an integral role in the interactive content display for the award-winning "Seavolution" German pavilion at the World Expo Yeosu Korea 2012. The Ventuz software suite was used by German-based multimedia agency Deutsche Werbewelt to create large scale interactive installations that demonstrated an animated voyage of discovery beneath the ocean. "The Living Ocean and Coast" was this year's Expo theme, where more than 100 countries and international organizations were invited ...

A new game in development promises to leverage the technology of Google Earth to offer players the largest explorable map in video game history. "Geoception", by Earthling Technology, allows players to command and control UAVs and other combat drones in a realistic manner, anywhere in the world. Tactical scenarios and missions can be dynamically generated at any location on the globe, providing challenging targets such as armed personnel, moving vehicles, and rooftop sentry guns. Successful completion of missions earns rewards and medals, with the ultimate ...

Brookfield Homes is now offering its final residence at Serenity at Stonebridge Estates, just east of Scripps Ranch in San Diego. Unique benefits of the 4,040 square-foot estate include various upgrades, pristine views, and proximity to quality schools and recreation. The home is currently priced at $879,000. Floor Plan and Upgrades: Situated in the high-end Stonebridge Estates neighborhood, the final home at Serenity has five bedrooms including a downstairs bedroom; plus an office, master retreat, bonus loft upstairs, oversized garage and more. The estate comes with ...