PPT VISION announces that its Impact M-Series Embedded Vision System earned the 2011 Golden Mousetrap Award from Design News Magazine in recognition as the best new product in the sensors and vision category. "The M-Series Vision System uses the same proven IMPACT software that our A,C and T Series Smart Cameras use, and any combination of our GigE compatible M-Series gray scale, color or line scan cameras can be used with our M-Series processor " said Bob Heller, President and CEO of PPT VISION. The M-Series allows users to perform up to four unique inspections that ...

BEER-SHEVA, Israel, April 18, 2011 -- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev software engineering students have developed innovative technology that could enable people to operate a computer without using a keyboard or mouse – only their brainwaves. While there have been previous attempts to develop devices to read brainwaves and operate specific programs, they were cumbersome and not feasible outside of a laboratory setting. The BGU technology features a helmet equipped with 14 EEG connect points that sense brain activity. According to Dr. Rami Puzis, "The technology ...

Active efforts are required to preserve biodiversity in the seas – that far most people are in agreement. But in our enthusiasm to save uncommon species, we sometimes miss the common species that form the basis of marine ecosystems. 'Change strategy' is the challenge to the authorities from researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. An inconceivably large proportion of the animals that live in the seas are so uncommon that it is difficult to find more than a few specimens. Committing most resources to saving individual species is not just an expensive business ...

A study led by Baylor University geologists shows that a new method that uses different size and shape traits of leaves to reconstruct past climates over the last 120 million years is more accurate than other current methods. The study appeared in the April issue of the journal New Phytologist and was funded by the National Science Foundation. "Paleobotanists have long used models based on leaf size and shape to reconstruct ancient climates," said Dr. Daniel Peppe, assistant professor of geology at Baylor, College of Arts and Sciences, who is an expert in paleomagnetism, ...

London, ON – When you think you see a face in the clouds or in the moon, you may wonder why it never seems to be upside down. It turns out the answer to this seemingly minor detail is that your brain has been wired not to. Using tests of visual perception and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), Lars Strother and colleagues at The University of Western Ontario's world-renowned Centre for Brain & Mind recently measured activity in two regions of the brain well known for facial recognition and found they were highly sensitive to the orientation of people's faces. The ...

Seeking to relieve increasing stress on their staff and financial resources, a fifth of hospitals have turned to patient flow products -- and 9 out of 10 current users say they'd make this same choice again, according to a new study by KLAS. The new report, "Patient Flow 2011: Relieving Hospital Pressure," offers a detailed review of the three most prevalent patient flow vendors -- Allscripts, McKesson, and TeleTracking -- plus a brief overview of nearly a dozen up-and-comers. According to the report, 85 percent of the 200-plus providers interviewed reported ...

Ann Arbor, Mich., -- Childhood obesity affects 1 of every 6 kids in the United States, in part due to a lack of physical activity. Schools can play a key part in offering elementary-age kids lots of chances to be active—on the playground during recess and when they're in gym. But recent increasing expectations about academic achievement, coupled with budget cuts, have prompted many schools to cut back on both recess and gym class. The U-M C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health asked parents of children 6 to 11 years old for their views about ...

AMES, Iowa – David Grewell flipped on the augers that carry corn from a truck to a biorefinery. Then, with a few more clicks of his computer mouse, he turned on the pumps that send grain all the way through an ethanol plant, from storage to hammer mill to slurry tanks to jet cooker to liquefaction, fermentation, distillation, water separation and ultimately to ethanol storage. Don't forget the centrifuges, evaporators and driers that recover distillers grains for livestock feed. All of this happened in a small office on the north side of the Food Sciences Building ...

Ross-Simons Jewelers' just-released Spring 2011 Jewelry Catalog includes hundreds of ways to put spring in your step. The vast collection ranges from floral gemstone jewelry inspired by spring's budding blossoms to exotic showpieces from around the world. Whether you are looking for a Mother's Day present, a graduation gift, or a treat for yourself, you'll find it in this catalog -and at a legendary low price! "I love the jewelry we found for the spring catalog. It's so colorful and new. Year after year, spring inspires some of the most liberating, special jewelry ...

AMES, Iowa – When your family members gather at a picnic in your backyard, there may be 10 to 20 people -- maybe more -- enjoying your barbecue. When flies visit your party, be glad they don't bring their entire family. Houseflies have more than 152,000 cousins. And those are just the ones we know about. An Iowa State University researcher is one of a team of scientists who have recently researched the fly family tree -- one of the most complicated in the animal world. "It really isn't a tree, it's sort of a bush," said Gregory Courtney, professor of entomology, ...

StraighterLine (www.straighterline.com) announced today that New England College of Business and Finance (NECB) (http://necb.edu/) in Boston, MA, has joined StraighterLine's network of partner colleges. Founded in 1909, New England College of Business and Finance (NECB) is a leading Boston institution offering Associate's, Bachelor's and Master's business degrees online. The school is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), and is licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education. Through this partnership, students who successfully ...

NASA's Aqua satellite captured an infrared image of Tropical Depression Errol's warming cloud temperatures as it was crossing the southern tip of West Timor today. West Timor is the western and Indonesian portion of the island of Timor. To the east lies the Timor Sea, to the west is the Southern Indian Ocean. The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured an infrared image on April 18 at 04:53 UTC (12:53 a.m. EDT) that showed very little strong convection (rapidly rising air that forms thunderstorms) remained in Errol. The ...

Leading Park Ridge dentist, Dr. Daniel Hogan, has enhanced his patients' ability to seek treatment through online appointment requesting. The online appointment feature was created in order to make routine appointment setting quick and convenient, as well as to increase the quality of care patients receive. Patients can easily access the appointment requesting feature via the practice's educational website. Providing patients with the opportunity to easily request appointments for various procedures and treatments creates a welcoming environment for this cosmetic dentist ...

The GOES-13 satellite captured images of the powerful weather system that triggered severe weather in the southern U.S. this weekend, and NASA created an animation to show its progression. GOES-13 satellite data showed the strong cold front as it moved eastward from Saturday through Monday and generated tornadoes before moving off-shore into the Atlantic Ocean. NASA's Aqua satellite also captured data from the system and took the temperature of the cold front's cloud tops and revealing severely cold temperatures of some of the thunderstorms. The Geostationary Operational ...

Leading podiatrist in Jackson, MS, Dr. Rose Sotolongo, provides patients with educational resources via the practice's interactive website. The website for this Ridgeland podiatrist gives patients the opportunity to view an extensive education library containing an array of information about foot and ankle health care, including plantar fasciitis in Jackson. Patients can access the education library via the practice's state-of-the-art website by clicking on the patient education link and simply typing a topic or ailment into the search box. With an array of educational ...

Top foot care in Scottsdale can be found with a visit to Dr. David Richer. This podiatrist in Scottsdale not only provides the highest quality of podiatric care in Scottsdale, but he also works hard to keep patients educated about their foot and ankle health. Patients can visit the practice's website to learn about their treatment options and symptoms for an increased understanding of good foot health. Dr. Richer invites patients to visit his practice's innovative website for all of their foot and ankle needs. The patient education library offers a wealth of tips and ...

(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– An international team of scientists has developed a way to predict how much a person can learn, based on studies at UC Santa Barbara's Brain Imaging Center. A study published in this week's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) details the findings. Researchers collected brain imaging data from people performing a motor task, and then analyzed this data using new computational techniques. They found evidence that the flexibility of a person's brain can be used to predict how well someone will learn. The researchers view flexibility ...

Dentist in Jacksonville, Dr. Siamac Mashod, has recently added an educational library, providing patients with up-to-date information on various dental health topics including teeth whitening, veneers and implants in Jacksonville. Patients can visit the newly developed website to access the online patient education library and further strengthen their knowledge of proper dental health care. When patients need information about dental health care from this Jacksonville emergency dentist, they can simply visit the practice's website to access the patient education library ...

Leading dentist in Carlsbad, Dr. Scott Peters, has released a new, convenient website feature - online new patient forms. Patients can simply visit the practice's interactive website to access the new patient forms feature. By downloading and filling out the new patient forms, more time can be spent evaluating and receiving treatment rather than on paperwork in the waiting area. "It is important that each of my patients receives the appropriate care they need and deserve. Allowing my patients to view and print new patient forms from the practice's website further ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new study shows how inflammation can help cause cancer. Chronic inflammation due to infection or to conditions such as chronic inflammatory bowel disease is associated with up to 25 percent of all cancers. This study by researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James) found that inflammation stimulates a rise in levels of a molecule called microRNA-155 (miR-155). This, in turn, causes a drop in levels of proteins involved in DNA repair, ...

High up in the sky near the poles some 50 miles above the ground, silvery blue clouds sometimes appear, shining brightly in the night. First noticed in 1885, these clouds are known as noctilucent, or "night shining," clouds. Their discovery spawned over a century of research into what conditions causes them to form and vary – questions that still tantalize scientists to this day. Since 2007, a NASA mission called Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) has shown that the cloud formation is changing year to year, a process they believe is intimately tied to the weather and ...

Agog Digital Marketing Strategy Ltd (Agog Digital) was awarded as the No.1 Hong Kong search engine optimization (SEO) company in March 2011 by an independent search authority, Topseos. Agog Digital is really pleased with the achievement, especially as Agog Digital insists in using white-hat SEO techniques only. "In Hong Kong, many SEO service providers adopt search engine spamming techniques commonly referred to as black-hat techniques. It can gain a quick-fix result but may risk clients' websites' long-term presence in search engines," Mr. Jimsun Lui, Senior ...

Heart Test Laboratories, Inc. is proud to announce its partnership with Miller Public Relations. With over fifteen years' experience helping medical health professionals, Miller Public Relations is the ideal partner to help raise Heart Test Laboratories' profile in the medical community. Having forged long-standing relationships with some of the nation's most renowned medical device, technology and pharmaceutical companies, the award-winning Medical Marketing Team at Miller Public Relations will create public relations and advertising programs that support the launch ...

Animals that reproduce asexually by somatic cloning have special mechanisms that delay ageing provide exceptionally good health. Scientists at the University of Gothenburg have shown how colony-forming ascidians (or sea squirts) can activate the enzyme telomerase, which protects DNA. This enzyme is more active also in humans who attain an advanced age. "Animals that clone themselves, in which part of an individual's body is passes on to the next generations, have particularly interesting conditions related to remaining in good health to persist. This makes it useful to ...

Capt. Max Hardberger, known as "The Good Pirate" for his efforts to repossess illegitimately seized ships around the world, will present a free WorkBoat.com webinar on "Vessel Operations in Third-World Countries" on Wednesday, April 27. Registration is now open for the webinar, which will be held from 1 p.m.-2 p.m. EST, noon-1 p.m. CST. To register, visit www.WorkBoat.com. "With U.S. workboat operators expanding into global markets and sometimes sending vessels to work in unstable countries, it's essential to know the dangers and pitfalls ...