One of the biggest problems with laptops - we are talking about nontechnical problems here - is that they get too dirty too soon. It is in their very nature to get dirty quickly, because they are supposed to be used on the move, and we do end up using them in strangest of places! Well, the poor laptop screens have to bear the brunt of it, and if they are not cleaned for a few days, they could be smudged beyond recognition. That is the reason people are always looking for methods on how to clean laptop screens, which help them to protect their expensive devices and help ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Bacterial infections really stink. And that could be the key to a fast diagnosis. Researchers have demonstrated a quick, simple method to identify infectious bacteria by smell using a low-cost array of printed pigments as a chemical sensor. Led by University of Illinois chemistry professor Ken Suslick, the team published its results in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Hospitals have used blood cultures as the standard for identifying blood-borne bacterial infections for more than a century. While there have been some improvements in automating ...

PHILADELPHIA — New psychology research at the University of Pennsylvania demonstrates a correlation between a test-taker's motivation and performance on an IQ test and, more important, between that performance and a person's future success. Angela Lee Duckworth, an assistant professor of psychology in Penn's School of Arts and Sciences, led the research, which involved two related studies. The first was a meta-analysis of previous research into the effect of incentives on IQ scores. For individuals who had above-average scores at baseline, motivation accounted for ...

Continuing in their commitment to provide outstanding customer service to their clients, SJD Accountancy were announced today as finalists in the UK Customer Experience Awards 2011, in the 'Professional Services and Research Agencies' category. Having won the Institute of Customer Service 'Customer Commitment award', back in March SJD Accountancy, the UK's largest accountants to Contractors with over 10,000 Limited Company clients, continue to put customer service and client management at the forefront of everything they do. The UK Customer Experience Awards, acknowledges ...

A specific form of vitamin E improved the most severe form of fatty liver disease in some children, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. Results appear in the April 27 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. A previous study found vitamin E effective in some adults with the disease. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease among U.S. children. NAFLD ranges in severity from steatosis (fat in the liver without injury) to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis or NASH (fat, inflammation, and liver ...

Several years ago, Suparna Rajaram noticed a strange sort of contagion in a couple she was close to. One partner acquired dementia—and the other lost the nourishing pleasures of joint reminiscence. "When the other person cannot validate shared memories," said Rajaram, "they are both robbed of the past." From this observation came a keen and enduring interest in the social nature of memory, an area of scholarship occupied mostly by philosophers, sociologists, and historians—and notably unattended to until recently by cognitive psychologists. So Rajaram, a psychology ...

Registration is now open for TechConnect Ohio. Local technical talent and tech savvy job seekers are invited to attend the debut of TechConnect Ohio, a "fast-pitch" networking event that aims to connect motivated job seekers with hiring employers. This event includes multiple rounds of companies presenting their products and service, culture and available jobs followed by an informal round of networking. Attendees can meet the company representatives, ask questions, exchange contact information and learn more. Professional career coaches will be offering free ...

Boulder, CO, USA - GSA Bulletin is now offering pre-issue publication of papers online. GSA invites you to sign up for e-alerts and be the first to have access to new journal content as it becomes available. Sign in at http://www.gsapubs.org/cgi/alerts with your e-mail address to manage your subscriptions for full tables of contents, TOC notification-only alerts, new "ahead of print" postings, subspecialty alerts, GSA announcements, and more. Keywords: Arkansas, Prairie Creek lamproite field, paleosols, Franciscan Complex, Coast Range Ophiolite, Blue Mountains Province, ...

People who have a heart attack are likely to be more seriously affected if the attack happens in the morning, reveals research published ahead of print in Heart journal. Heart attacks that occur between 6am and noon are more likely to leave a 20% larger area of dead tissue (infarct) caused by the attack, which is more serious for the person affected, than at any other time of the day. It is well established that a person's 24 hour body clock influences several cardiovascular physiological processes including the incidence of heart attacks, which tend to happen more ...

A novel strategy developed by autism researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, called "The One-Year Well-Baby Check Up Approach," shows promise as a simple way for physicians to detect cases of Autism Syndrome Disorder (ASD), language or developmental delays in babies at an early age. Led by Karen Pierce, PhD, assistant professor in the UC San Diego Department of Neurosciences, researchers at the UC San Diego Autism Center of Excellence (ACE) assembled a network of 137 pediatricians in the San Diego region and initiated a systematic screen ...

As people around the world prepare for summer, health and weight loss are at the top of everyone's mind. This is the time when people pledge to improve themselves in a multitude of ways, and countless fads and training routines sprout up to help consumers address their health and fitness needs. Most health and wellness programs come and go quickly, but one weight loss option that's had surprising staying power is African Mango Extract. African Mango Extract (or Irvingia Gabonensis, as it is medically known) allows the body to burn excess bodyfat by using that fat as ...

A five-minute checklist that parents can fill out in pediatrician waiting rooms may someday help in the early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. Published today in the Journal of Pediatrics, the study's design also provides a model for developing a network of pediatricians to adopt such a change to their practice. "Beyond this exciting proof of concept, such a screening program would answer parents' concerns about their child's possible ASD symptoms earlier and with more confidence than has ever ...

A new study reports that the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for U.S. adults with arthritis is much worse than for those without this condition. Both physical and mental health are affected by arthritis, which poses a significant health and economic burden as the number of those diagnosed continues to climb. Details of this study are now online in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). Approximately, 50 million Americans have doctor-diagnosed arthritis, and the Centers for Disease ...

Allowing adolescents to drink alcohol under adult supervision does not appear to teach responsible drinking as teens get older. In fact, such a "harm-minimization" approach may actually lead to more drinking and alcohol-related consequences, according to a new study in the May 2011 issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. "Kids need parents to be parents and not drinking buddies," according to the study's lead researcher, Barbara J. McMorris, Ph.D., of the School of Nursing at the University of Minnesota. Allowing adolescents to drink with adults present ...

An individual's personality can have a big effect on their life. Some people are outgoing and gregarious while others find novel situations stressful which can be detrimental to their health and wellbeing. Increasingly, scientists are discovering that animals are no different. A new study led by Dr Kathryn Arnold, of the Environment Department at the University of York has added important experimental evidence showing that animal personalities are reflected in their oxidative stress profiles. The research is published in the Journal of Experimental Biology. Dr Arnold ...

After four days of free bingo, bonus promotions and guaranteed jackpots, city bingo has rounded off its Easter weekend deals and replaced them with a host of new incentives for its members. After six weeks of sending free bingo fans on luxury spa days, the Royal Treatment offer has now run its course but City Bingo has replaced this with three all new seasonal deals. City Bingo has been marking the Royal Wedding for some time now with the Royal Treatment game giving players the chance to be treated like royalty themselves. 'A Royal Treat' has now taken its place and ...

Global Vision Technologies, Inc., (GVT) in partnership with the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.) announce the launch of Sustain , LLC, A.S.P.E.N.'s new online patient registry software solution for nutrition support therapy cases in the United States. Late last year, A.S.P.E.N chose GVT's patient registry application - ClinicalPURSUIT, as the solution to help them with this important initiative. The information entered into the Sustain patient registry will ultimately help organizations make better-informed treatment decisions, support ...

Today ASDMedia announced the launch of its GlobalEnergyWatch website (www.GlobalEnergyWatch.com). GlobalEnergyWatch.com focusses on both sustainable energy and traditional energy sources. In this way the transition process from "brown" to "green" energy, that is about to take place the next decade, is easy to follow. GlobalEnergyWatch.com brings the latest news from companies and organisations active in the energy sector. Multiple energy sources have their own section on GlobalEnergyWatch.com like: Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Nuclear Energy, Bioenergy ...

Daryl Richardson proudly presented The Me Nobody Knows Third Annual Fundraiser, sponsored by Given Liqueur, at the Faison Firehouse Theatre, located at 6 Hancock Place in Harlem, NYC from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m on Thursday, April 14, 2011. Additional sponsors included Who Made That Cake. Richardson has an impressive resume, choreographing for Michael Jackson, dancing besides Toni Braxton and En Vogue at The Academy Awards and The Grammy's, as well as adding film credits to her name and much more. Returning to her hometown, Jamaica, Queens, Richardson is the Director of the ...

Homes by Steve Waldrip, Inc. announced today the beginning of Phase II Construction in the Cureton Woods neighborhood in Austell Georgia. Cureton Woods is located 15 miles west of downtown Atlanta in the town of Austell of Cobb County near Interstate 20 and convenient to Camp Creek Parkway and the airport. Established in 2006, Cureton Woods currently includes 45 occupied homes in its first phase, with the second phase already offering new homes under construction. Homes By Steve Waldrip, Inc., was founded in 1986 with a goal of producing quality homes that satisfy every ...

Industrial Realty Group CEO Stuart Lichter and his colleagues at IRG haven't seen a shuttered U.S. Air Force base, abandoned auto plant or mothballed manufacturing facility they didn't like. Their efforts are yet another step forward in a Rust Belt renaissance of decrepit manufacturing facilities, particularly in Ohio, given a second lease on life by a native New Yorker. Founded in Los Angeles by Lichter more than three decades ago, IRG breathes life into communities, spaces and places with its own renaissance-based motif. Last week, the Los Angeles-based real estate ...

Jahia, the premier provider of web content integration software combining web, document, and portal features, today announced free registration to the webinar, 'Discover the Creation of Modules'. The online event is part of Jahia's series of webinars focusing on precise aspects of Jahia Beta 6.5, the first open source, Java-based Composite Content Platform based on the latest open source frameworks. Jahia Beta 6.5 introduces a new concept of modules that complements the Portal Server (JSR168 & JSR286 support) and OpenSocial container (gadgets support) with a powerful ...

New business, Marketing Geek Ltd, has launched this month in New Zealand offering internet marketing services exclusively to service businesses. The business has been formed by internet marketing consultant Luke Foster. He's based in Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty, but will serve clients throughout the country. Foster says many service businesses in New Zealand only make a poor use of the internet, but with a good system there is so much opportunity to get more business. New Zealand business owners have little information on how to use the internet. As a consequence ...

The Preiss Company, one of the largest off-campus student housing providers in the nation, is pleased to announce the reappointment of Donna Preiss and Susan Folckemer to the National Apartment Association's (NAA) Student Housing Committee. The committee oversees the planning and implementation of the association's annual, multi-day Student Housing Conference and Exposition. As Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Preiss Company, Donna Preiss has been recognized by Triangle Business Journal as one of the Triangle's most successful professional women and was awarded ...

The market for Cuban art is very strong, competitive, and definitely mysterious in South Florida. On Monday, May 23 and Tuesday May 24 Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches will offer to collectors both locally and internationally a group of Cuban artworks that according to Gallery president Brian Kogan, "is as far as I know is totally new and unseen to the auction market." The problems in establishing authenticity are well known in the Cuban art market. With the political issues surrounding Cuban art and the some of the scandals that have ensued in Cuba and ...