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West Nile Virus More Prevalent in Low-income Neighborhoods, Study Finds

By Guest PostNovember 16, 2010Health, Sciencebird populations, coma, convulsions, disorientation, economic conditions, henri thomassen, low income neighborhoods, mosquito transmitted disease, mosquitoe, muscle, neck stiffness, North America, orange county, ryan harrigan, thomas smith, united states, west nile virus

Image credit: University of California

Low-income neighborhoods appear to be the most susceptible to West Nile virus, a mosquito-transmitted disease that is linked to more than 1,000 deaths since in the United States since 1999, according to new UCLA-lead research.

Using data on infected humans and mosquitoes from the West Nile virus hotspot of Orange County, Calif., from 2005-08, scientists found that per-capita income and other economic conditions were the single greatest predictor of occurrence, explaining 85-95 percent of the variation. While economic conditions have previously been linked to disease, the study is the first to use a rigorous statistical model. (more…)

Made in IBM Labs: McKesson Taps IBM to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Boost Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Efficiency

By Guest PostNovember 15, 2010Technologycarbon dioxide emissions, CO2 emissions, dave lubowe, don walker, drug, fortune 500, ibm, information technology, mckesson, mckesson corporation, North America, refrigeration facility, scsm, supply chain sustainability management solution

*Collaborative Research Project Uses Analytics Technology to Improve Effectiveness of North American Pharmaceutical Distribution Network*

ARMONK, N.Y. – 15 Nov 2010: McKesson Corporation and IBM are teaming on an initiative aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions and trimming drug distribution costs. Working with IBM researchers and business consultants, North America’s largest distributor of prescription drugs is bringing a new level of intelligence to the pharmaceutical supply chain as well as its own business operations.

McKesson supplies one-third of the prescription drugs used by hospitals and pharmacies in North America every day. The company provides pharmaceuticals to more than 40,000 health locations in the U.S., ranging from hospitals and health systems to community pharmacies and national chain stores to the Department of Veterans Affairs. (more…)

Yahoo! to Appoint Wayne Powers to Head North American Advertising Sales

By Guest PostNovember 10, 2010Technologyadvertising sales, digital network, madison avenue, media group, new york, North America, ohio state university, ross levinsohn, time, wayne powers, Yahoo

SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Yahoo! Inc. announced today that the company will appoint Wayne Powers as senior vice president, Advertising Sales for North America. Powers, who previously served as President of the Time Inc. Media Group, will report directly to incoming Executive Vice President of the Americas, Ross Levinsohn. Powers will be based in Yahoo!’s New York office.

“Wayne is a proven leader and innovator who will bring a wealth of operating expertise and advertiser relationships to Yahoo!,” said Levinsohn. “His record of brand building with advertisers and his focus on driving revenue through creative executions will serve both Yahoo! and Madison Avenue well.” (more…)

comScore Ranks Among Fastest Growing Companies in North America on Deloitte’s 2010 Technology Fast 500™

By Guest PostOctober 20, 20101 commentTechnologyclean technology, companies, Comscore, deloitte, deloitte & touche llp, deloitte ranking of 500, deloitte technology fast 500, economic environment, life sciences, magid abraham, mark jensen, Media, North America, phil asmundson, Technology, technology fast 500, telecommunications

*Attributes its 154 Percent Revenue Growth Since 2005 to Strong Track Record of Innovation*

RESTON, VA, October 20, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today announced that it ranked on the Technology Fast 500™, Deloitte’s ranking of 500 of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth during the period from 2005–2009. comScore grew 154 percent during this period. comScore’s President, CEO and co-founder, Dr. Magid Abraham, credits a strong track record of innovation and the exceptional efforts of comScore employees with the company’s 154 percent revenue growth. (more…)

What Did T. Rex Eat? Each Other.

By Guest PostOctober 20, 2010Sciencecanada, cannibalism, carnivore, dinosaurs, fossil, gregory erickson, john horner, largest terrestrial carnivores, majungatholus, mammal tooth, marks, museum, nick longrich, North America, paleontologists, philip currie, scavengers, t rex, tyrannosaurus rex, united states, yale researcher

T. rex was the only big carnivore in western North America 65 million years ago that was capable of making such large gouges. Image credit: Nicholas Longrich

It turns out that the undisputed king of the dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus rex, didn’t just eat other dinosaurs but also each other. Paleontologists from the United States and Canada have found bite marks on the giants’ bones that were made by other T. rex, according to a new study published online Oct. 15 in the journal PLoS ONE.

While searching through dinosaur fossil collections for another study on dinosaur bones with mammal tooth marks, Yale researcher Nick Longrich discovered a bone with especially large gouges in them. Given the age and location of the fossil, the marks had to be made by T. rex, Longrich said. “They’re the kind of marks that any big carnivore could have made, but T. rex was the only big carnivore in western North America 65 million years ago.” (more…)

Using Discards, Scientists Discover Different Dinosaurs’ Stomping Grounds

By Guest PostOctober 16, 2010Scienceceratopsians, dinosaur, duck-billed dinosaurs, fossils, hadrosaurs, herbivores, late cretaceous, montana, nicholas longrich, North America, ornithopod, period, thescelosaurus, triceratops, tyler lyson, tyrannosaurs rex, western canada, yale university, yyoming

By examining the type of rock in which dinosaur fossils were embedded, an often unappreciated part of the remains,

Certain dinosaur species liked to live in different habitats, separated by only a few miles. Image credit: Nicholas Longrich

scientists have determined that different species of North American dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous period 65 million years ago occupied different environments separated by just a few miles.

Hadrosaurs or duck-billed dinosaurs, along with the small ornithopod Thescelosaurus, preferred to live along the edge of rivers, according to the research. Ceratopsians, on the other hand, which include the well-known Triceratops, preferred to be several miles inland.

The findings, which appear in the online edition of the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, give scientists a more complete picture of the distribution of different species and help explain how several large herbivores managed to coexist. (more…)

NSF Renews Centers for Nanotechnology in Society

By Guest PostOctober 15, 2010Scienceanticipatory governance, arizona state university, atomic, barbara herr harthorn, center for nanotechnology, cns ucsb, david guston, molecular manipulation, molecular scale, myron gutmann, nano enterprise, Nanotechnology, national science foundation, nature-altering science, North America, nsf

*National Science Foundation awards more than $12.5M to study societal impacts of emerging technologies*

The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently renewed two important cooperative agreements totaling more than $12.5 million over five years. These awards leverage previous investments for studying the ethical, legal, economic and policy implications of the relatively new, nature-altering science called nanotechnology. (more…)

IBM Study: New Shift Points to Growth Markets Investment in U.S. and European Jobs

By Guest PostOctober 12, 2010TechnologyChina, denis brousseau, ebidata, Europe, global human capital study, globally, globe, ibm, India, North America, western europe, workforce investments, working beyond borders

*Social Networks Value for Business Use on the Rise*

ARMONK, N.Y. – 12 Oct 2010: In a dramatic shift of workforce investments, growth market companies – led by the twin forces of China and India — are increasingly hiring in North America and Europe, according to the findings of a major new IBM (NYSE: IBM) study of over 700 Chief Human Resource Officers (CHROs) and senior executives from 61 countries and 31 industries worldwide. (more…)

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