Blog – Page 181 – Shamskm: A site to exchange knowledge and solutions

IBM Expands Certified Public Cloud Infrastructure for SAP HANA®

New solutions offer up to 8TB of memory and VMware configurations to support data-intensive business applications powered by the SAP HANA platform.

ARMONK, N.Y. – 12 Sep 2017: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the availability of new SAP-certified bare metal servers for SAP HANA^® platform deployments in the IBM Cloud and new configurations for VMware environments. The new cloud infrastructure-as-a-service solutions are designed to give enterprises the power and performance they need to manage their mission-critical applications running on SAP HANA. (more…)

Building a Better Alligator: Researchers Develop Advanced Three-Dimensional Models of Bite Data to Study Dinosaurs, Birds, Crocodiles

Science

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The skulls of alligators protect their brains, eyes and sense organs while producing some of the most powerful bite forces in the animal kingdom. The ability to bite hard is critical for crocodilians to eat their food such as turtles, wildebeest and other large prey; therefore, their anatomy is closely studied by veterinarians and paleontologists who are interested in animal movements and anatomy. (more…)

In Afrika wird jede Zehnte im Mädchenalter Mutter

Economy, Politics

Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung veröffentlicht Datenreport 2017

Jedes Jahr bekommen 108 von 1.000 Mädchen zwischen 15 und 19 Jahren in Afrika ein Kind – das ist mehr als jede Zehnte. In Deutschland dagegen sind es acht pro 1.000 junger Frauen. Das geht aus dem DSW-Datenreport 2017 hervor, den die Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung (DSW) heute veröffentlicht. (more…)

Big Hunt for Small Molecule to Treat Neurodegenerative Diseases

Health

Two UA researchers say that finding the ideal molecule could open the door to therapeutic drugs to treat diseases such as ALS.

Late last year, University of Arizona colleagues Daniela Zarnescu and May Khanna sped west on Interstate 8 bound for a brain-research conference in San Diego. Khanna is a biochemist who works with small molecules. Zarnescu is a molecular and cellular biologist who works with flies. (more…)

Stickoxide: Verkehr als Ursache drastisch unterschätzt

Environment

In Europa hat der Verkehr einen wesentlich höheren Anteil am Stickoxid-Ausstoß als bisher angenommen. Das zeigt ein Team von Wissenschaftlern um Thomas Karl von der Universität Innsbruck in einer aktuellen Studie. Selbst neuere Modellrechnungen unterschätzen den Beitrag von Fahrzeugen zu den Stickoxid-Emissionen bis zu einem Faktor 4. (more…)

What the bond between homeless people and their pets demonstrates about compassion

Culture, Science

A video camera captures an interview with a man named Spirit, who relaxes in an outdoor plaza on a sunny afternoon. Of his nearby service dogs, Kyya and Miniaga, he says, “They mean everything to me, and I mean everything to them.” (more…)

Chemicals used to combat Zika, agricultural pests impact motor skills in infants

Health

ANN ARBOR — A chemical currently being used to ward off mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus and a commonly used insecticide that was threatened with a ban in the United States have been associated with reduced motor function in Chinese infants, a University of Michigan study found. (more…)

Fake News finden und bekämpfen

Media, Politics

Im Forschungsprojekt DORIAN entwickelt ein interdisziplinäres Team rechtskonforme Methoden und praxistaugliche Handlungsempfehlungen zur Eindämmung von Fake News. Beteiligt ist ein rechtswissenschaftliches Fachgebiet der Uni Kassel. (more…)