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December 4th, 2009

Assessing Utilization of Low-input Agriculture Technologies (liats) in Malawi: Adoption and Challenges for the Malawian Subsistence Farmer

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There is growing concern about agricultural activities leading to environmental degradation and health risks associated with intensively produced foodstuffs. As a result interest in organic agriculture is increasing. This growing interest in sustainable and organic natural resource management and healthy eating, coupled with the increasing number of resource-poor farmers who cannot afford agrichemicals, has led to the potential for organic farming in addressing the issue of sustainable food production and livelihoods of resource-poor people in sub-Saharan Read more

December 4th, 2009

Blue Roses – Blue Is The Colour!

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Roses are red. Yellow. Pink. White and even Orange. But have you ever heard of blue roses!? No. That’s because blue roses don’t just exist. Indeed, it would have made a great addition to the incredible beauty of the rose family. In fact, it will. Advancement in biotechnology research has made growing blue roses a reality. You could probably be sending a bunch of fresh blue roses to your special some one for Valentine’s Day, Birthday, Wedding Anniversary, Engagement or for those special romantic occasions soon!

Rose for long has been an epitome of love and beauty. It Read more

December 4th, 2009

Retail Futures – Top 10 Medical Device Technology

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Retail Futures – Top 10 Medical Device Technology Report

This report identifies the sectors with the industry’s most important developments related to patient care, clinical outcomes, and new product development. While the scope of the report is limited to the top ten technologies only, it covers almost the entire medical device market. Scientific and medical technology breakthroughs – such as minimally invasive surgery (MIS) – have accelerated the accuracy of clinical outcomes and have also reduced recovery times and the medical costs borne by patients. This has led to Read more

December 4th, 2009

How public libraries can overcome budget cuts through cultural, educational, and business partnerships

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How public libraries can overcome budget cuts through cultural, educational, and business partnerships

By Thomas Badgett

In the current difficult economic times, libraries of all sizes and types face budget cuts, often quite severe. At the same time the need and demand for library services surges. In order to minimize cutbacks libraries need to play to their strengths and promote how much value they offer to anyone who chooses to use them. They need to inform the public that they are available and promote what they offer in the way of services and alternatives to paid Read more

December 4th, 2009

Benefits of Video Conferencing and Technology Videos

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Video conferencing is a technology that helps many a Multinational Company to thrive in spite of operating from different functional bases at different poles of the world. For these companies, the technology of video conferencing ensures better reach across globe and benefit from multi-point client interactions possible. Add to it the advent of Internet. In addition video conferencing, another cost-efficient and effective means of updating men around the globe about a new development is one that comes by the shape of technology videos. Forget about how a distant and inconvenient place a Read more

December 4th, 2009

Assistive Technology – Robots are the Future

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Imagine a world where you have a faithful aide by your side that can assist you with just about anything from moping up the floors, washing the dishes, patrolling your house, providing elder care to being you best buddy by being ready to help whenever you need it. It seems that after the dog, robots are going to be man’s most faithful friend.

We seem to have come far from the times when robots or mechanical servants were only heard of in ancient mythologies, such as the robots built by the Greek god Hephaestus to the age of patient aid and assistive devices. While, modern Read more

December 4th, 2009

Researching Fibromyalgia

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Scientist are working very hard to better understand what causes fibromyalgia, or what problems accompany this disease. This way they are improving the odes of a correct diagnose, better treatment and also prevention of the illness.

Universities and special medical institutions, like NIAMS, are covering a wide spectrum when it comes to research. They are doing detailed laboratory work in studying new medications for the drugs and the good and bad effects that they have on the patient. Special treatments are also being researched so that people with this disorder Read more

December 4th, 2009

Comcast Proves That Cable TV is a Vigorous Technology

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There’s no doubt that TV technology has come a long way in the past decade. After all, during that time we’ve seen the introduction of dozens if not hundreds of channels, and an almost full conversion from video cassette tapes to DVD’s among other things. Other technological innovations that have become more and more mainstream are HDTV and video on demand.

Sometimes it can be kind of surprising how instrumental a single company can be when it comes to developing the newest technologies. One example of this kind of company is Comcast. Comcast is proving Read more

December 4th, 2009

Futurist Therapy: What Role Will Therapy Have in a Post-human Future?

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In this article I would like to suggest that the time has come for psychotherapy to begin to contemplate the future. Not from the standpoint of current theory and contemporary debates regarding research and practice, arguments that are thickly stewed in mental health politics and the profit considerations of private health companies. Rather, I believe that psychotherapists may need to consider their professional role from a future point of view in order to contemplate what function, if any, we should have in the biotechnological revolution forecast to commence within the next few decades. Read more

December 4th, 2009

Worldwide Emerging Technologies and Trends for Rechargeable Battery Market

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Worldwide Emerging Technologies and Trends for Rechargeable Battery Market

Whether it is a battery for the latest laptop, energy storage for a hybrid electric vehicle, or backup power for a remote telecommunications site, everyone wants a battery that has the highest energy density, best safety factor, and longest life in term of discharge cycles and ease of maintenance while still being environmentally friendly. These are the drivers behind rechargeable battery research around the world today. Rechargeable batteries, also known as storage batteries, are a Read more