An article published in the June issue of BioScience describes the early scale-up stage of a new biotechnology with environmental benefits and possible commercial potential. Algal turf scrubbers are field-sized, water-treatment systems that can extract excess nutrients from streams, canals, and lakes polluted by agricultural, domestic, and some industrial runoff. They use sunlight as their principal source of energy and simultaneously restore oxygen levels. The devices work by pulsing contaminated water across algae that are allowed to grow on screens. Algal turf scrubbers ...

Overweight and obese people looking to drop some pounds and considering one of the popular low-carbohydrate diets, along with moderate exercise, need not worry that the higher proportion of fat in such a program compared to a low-fat, high-carb diet may harm their arteries, suggests a pair of new studies by heart and vascular researchers at Johns Hopkins. "Overweight and obese people appear to really have options when choosing a weight-loss program, including a low-carb diet, and even if it means eating more fat," says the studies' lead investigator exercise physiologist ...

The surgical removal of the appendix and tonsils before the age of 20 was associated with an increased risk of premature heart attack in a large population study performed in Sweden.(1) Tonsillectomy increased the risk by 44% (hazard ratio 1.44) and appendectomy by 33% (HR 1.33). The risk increases were just statistically significant, and were even higher when the tonsils and appendix were both removed. However, there was no risk association evident when the operations were performed in people over the age of 20. Both the appendix and tonsils are lymphoid organs and thus ...

TORONTO, June 1, 2011– Despite significant clinical advances in HIV care, an estimated 25 per cent of new HIV infections in Ontario from 2006 to 2008 were among women, according to a health study by researchers from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) and St. Michael's Hospital. The researchers say 93 per cent of new infections among women are acquired through sexual transmission and seven per cent through injection drug use. About 60 per cent of newly infected women are immigrants. The findings, the latest from the POWER (Project for an Ontario Women's ...

Radiology benefit managers (RBMs) — which provide prior authorization for imaging services using proprietary algorithms to determine appropriateness — shift significant costs to physicians and have the potential to either increase or decrease societal costs, according to a study in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (www.jacr.org). RBMs are widely used by private payers to manage the utilization of imaging services through prior authorization, and they have been proposed for use in the Medicare program. "We created a framework for evaluating ...

Imaging utilization on stroke patients is affected by age and imaging capacity — the number of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) machines at any given facility, according to a study in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (www.jacr.org). Advanced medical imaging is a component of health care expenditure growth. Although there are many potential reasons for imaging growth, including that scans have been directly linked to greater life expectancy, declines in cancer mortality rates, and are generally less expensive ...

For the fourth consecutive year, The Travel Corporation (www.thetravelcorporation.com) and its Conservation Foundation (www.ttcconservationfoundation.com) is the proud Gold Sponsor for the Tourism for Tomorrow Awards which was held in Las Vegas on May 17th. The prestigious awards ceremony was organized by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) during the twelfth annual Global Travel & Tourism Summit. The four deserving winners, spanning from across three continents, received the coveted awards including two of which were bestowed by The Travel Corporation's Global ...

DALLAS – June 1, 2011 – A drug already approved for people with cancer shows early potential as a therapy for a common form of dementia, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report. "Suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA) holds promise as a first-generation drug for the prevention and treatment of familial frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a progressive, inherited neurodegenerative disease for which there is no treatment," said Dr. Joachim Herz, director of the Center for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases and the study's senior author. "SAHA is already ...

Capital Review Group's "Level I" energy survey is typically a facility walk-through focusing on low-cost or no-cost energy efficiency/conservation measures, operational improvements and behavioral practices. CRG CEO, Marky Moore, explains, "Due to the inexpensive nature of many energy efficiency/conservation measures, many clients find a significant return on investment." This type of survey/audit can determine whether a more detailed analysis is required, and also allows clients to prioritize energy-efficiency/conservation measures. CRG is also offering ...

Christian singles dating sites have changed the way religious people view online singles dating. The expansion of social networking has given way to online singles dating sites to unhinge the view of online dating by Christians. Christians looking to date online now have reliable online dating sites to go to and feel confident about finding that special religious connection. There is probably no better place to meet someone then church; but for many of us we need a little more help. Christian singles dating sites is like putting the church directory on the internet. ...

The recent launch of My Crazy Caddie (mycrazycaddie.com) has introduced golfers to a powerful and versatile community designed from the ground up just for them, and best of all, it's FREE to join. This service promises to connect, educate, and exhilarate golfers from around the world while placing a strong focus on golf charity. Mycrazycaddie.com developers set out on this ambitious project with an all-important core goal: Establish the premier social network FORE!! Golfers by Golfing enthusiasts. My Crazy Caddie had to be more than just social networking site; mycrazycaddie.com ...

CastleCasino.com, one of the Internet's leading live casinos has today announced that they have increased their first deposit bonus all the way up to GBP100. The bonus, which has doubled from GBP50, now enables players to claim more upon registration, providing more gameplay and all important chances to win. This announcement comes only a week after CastleCasino.com announced the launch of six new casino games to their current offering, making a staggering 52 RNG games on offer to players, as well as the three live casino games for which CastleCasino.com has become renowned ...

The new website, www.bwcreativewood.com, provides visitors with a wealth of insight and information including "How to" videos, "Features and Benefits" videos and practical insight from professional installers. "This new website brings together all our innovative railing products and brands under one corporate site," says Rob Mitchell, President of BW Creative Wood Industries Ltd. "This new website is the perfect next step in providing our customers with an unparalleled experience. "We have always been leaders in adopting technology ...

The Bill Howe Family of Companies has launched its own fitness challenge to encourage employees to lose weight, tone up and start feeling great. "Howe Much Can You Lose?" is a 12 week, voluntary competition for Bill Howe employees and their families. The winner will be chosen based on the percentage of weight lost and will win a year gym membership, a cash prize and office bragging rights. To assist participants in their weight loss journey, Bill and Tina Howe have brought in experts Kerri Calver, massage therapist, holistic nutritionist and owner of A Better ...

Dot Com Infoway (DCI) is a premier IT company located in India providing offshore IT outsourcing solutions to businesses across the globe. It provides enterprise solutions that include software solutions, web solutions, mobile application solutions, Internet marketing and a host of IT solutions and products to clients and customized solutions to businesses. DCI Mobile Studios is the mobile development and mobile app marketing wing of DCI. DCI has always been a trend-setter in mobile apps marketing and has already been receiving rave reviews for its iPhone and iPad apps. ...

To get the best results from the Cover 4 Fleet Insurance H.A.D. safety program, one of the final ingredients is to continually review and enhance the H.A.D. (Heightened Awareness Driving) fleet policy. As your organisation makes the program its own, ongoing value and lessons can be found by incorporating the practice of reviewing and enhancing the Cover 4 Fleet Insurance H.A.D. program. Follow these simple instructions to reap the benefits. Firstly your organisation needs to establish a number of well-designed implementations when assessing the fleet safety program, ...

Imaginet International Inc, the leading systems integrator and managed network hosting and content security services provider in the Philippines, invites companies and professionals to a special GIS presentation to be held at the Philippines Mineral Exploration Association monthly meeting on Monday 6th of June 2011. The presentation entitled "GIS for Geoscientists: An Overview of Pitney Bowes's Capabilities" will be held at the Manila Elks Club, 7th Floor Corinthian Plaza Bldg. 121 Paseo de Roxas, corner Legaspi St. Makati City, and starts at 6:00 p.m. The ...

Passkey was updated to 8.0.2.8 version on May 24, 2011 with fantastic improvements like the update of language files, the support of new Java-based protection, and particularly, the support of AACS MKB v24 protection. AACS MKB v24 is the latest version of AACS MKB Blu-ray copy protection. Currently, the only Blu-ray release protected by MKB v24 we can find is "Winter¡¯s Bone". Starting from this 8.0.2.8 version, Passkey users can unprotect this movie then use other tools to copy, rip, clone, burn, or do whatever they like to it. And we assume in later days, ...

Representatives of leading corporate institutions gained valuable insight into making ETF payments a hassle free online process at the latest awareness programme on 'Paymaster,' an electronic payment mechanism offered by the Commercial Bank of Ceylon. More than 100 participants were given hands on experience on using the application at this workshop conducted at the Taj Samudra Hotel, Colombo recently. The range of benefits offered by the web based application was also demonstrated at the event. These include the minimisation of transaction time, costs and risks associated ...

On Attention Talk Radio, produced by DIG Coaching Practice, show host Jeff Copper talks with Sandy Maynard around the topic of time and time management for those impacted by attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Their discussion focuses on ADHD and time in general and offers tips that are useful in managing the unique challenges associated with ADHD. Sandy Maynard is a pioneer in the field of coaching individuals with ADHD. She has established herself as one of the country's preeminent coaches and was instrumental in the development of the National Attention ...

Hospitality IPTV specialist MVI Systems will showcase its HD IPTV in-room entertainment system, including the brand new Audio App, at the Hospitality, Architecture & Design (HA+D) Expo in Singapore this week. A first globally, MVI's Audio App gives hotel guests the unique ability to stream music live from their own devices to the hotel's IPTV entertainment system wirelessly using AirPlay. It is the latest in a series of features launched by MVI that are set to revolutionise hospitality entertainment and confirm MVI's system to be the most technologically advanced ...

Namosofts Co., Ltd. As a software producer specialized in data recvery field, Namosofts is committed to providing customers with cost-effective utilities, which are designed on the aims of relieving people's headache when encountering data loss within minutes. Today, Namosofts.com website launched its new site and announced that their newly updated product Namosofts Data Recovery 12.0.5.20 starts to go online for sale with discount. Namosofts Data Recovery is comprehensive data recovery software to recover data lost due to accidental deleting, formatting, virus infection, ...

An Australian company has acquired the intellectual property for one of the world's leading open source software products in the field of network management. Queensland based Opmantek has acquired and launched a new release of one of the first developed open source software programs, Network Management Information System (NMIS), which is used by approximately 10,000 organisations worldwide. NMIS is a network management software platform that has been developed over the last 12 years and is used to manage IT networks from 1 through to 75,000 devices. Opmantek's ...

Kash Mart Global Business Payments, one of the world's leading cross-border payments specialist, and KashFX., a market leader in global transaction banking solutions, today announced to form an industry-leading integrated foreign payment solution for Global financial institutions. The partnership will enable Global financial institutions using K4FX for domestic wire transfers to also perform international wire payments from the same platform. The integrated international payment solution enables financial institutions including banks and credit unions to grow their ...

Best-selling author Dannion Brinkley deeply understands those who made it back from the battlefield - and are nearing their transition in a hospital bed. Every day he brings kindness and understanding. Brinkley, who received the President's Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service to Veterans, simply takes their hand and listens closely as they reflect on their brave lives. "Most people need to know that their life mattered and that they will be remembered," says Brinkley, a veteran himself. "They want to be forgiven for things ...