Empathy in Your Genes? Nov 17, 2009
"These findings can help us understand that some of us are born with a tendency to be more empathic and stress reactive than others, and that we should reach out to those who may be naturally closed-off from people because social connectivity and belongingness benefits everyone.". Natalia Garcia, Oliver P. John and Dacher Keltner, all with University of California, Berkeley, also contributed to the research, which was funded by the Metanexus Institute and the Greater Good Science Center. (Science Daily)
EECE international program gets high students reviews, influences their career choices Oct 12, 2009
EECE Professor of Practice Ruth Chen said she believes the international research and learning connectivity established by the program helps students respond to global issues in environmental and energy studies. Even though we have environmental and chemical problems in this country we can see how other countries approach these issues [which] will give us a wonderful perspective of how to solve ours and also solve them in a way that doesnt create problems in other parts of the globe,... (Washington University Student Life, MO)
Up close with FedEx Malaysia MD Ramesh Kumar Oct 3, 2009
Because they need to source globally and the head office is aware of the importance of small businesses, in February of this year, the logistics company open a hub in Guangzhou, China, to give better connectivity. In January, cargo throughput at Guangdong provincial capitals airport suffered a 34. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Scary Music Is Scarier With Your Eyes Shut Sep 16, 2009
"It's possible that closing one's eyes during an emotional stimulation, like in our research, may help people through a variety of mental states. It synchs connectivity in the brain," Dr. Hendler says. "We don't know exactly how or why this happens it's like a light switch gets turned off, allowing the brain to better integrate the highs and lows of the emotional experience when the eyes are shut.". (Science Daily)
Turning smart phones into remotes Sep 8, 2009
But as more and more electronic devices get Internet access and wireless connectivity through Ethernet ports, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, it opens the door for communication with the growing number of handsets. Only a few buttons. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Podcast: Gmail Fail, Pricey Netbooks, Game-Changing Camera Sep 5, 2009
Darren Gladstone discusses a couple of new $800-range netbooks from and , both of which can use cellular networks for connectivity. Plus, Darren dives in to whether the "netbook" nomenclature actually means anything anymore. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Sheriff is invited to study at war college Aug 6, 2009
According to Nehls, who has served as sheriff in Dodge County since 2003, the department will not change as he will have complete connectivity while away. The staff at the department will shuffle some minor responsibilities and will work under Chief Deputy Blaine Lauersdorf. (Watertown Daily Times, WI)
Click, click ... counting down to Cyber 9/11 Jul 26, 2009
And our military, whose efficiency depends on secure connectivity, remains at risk. In the face of all this, we must of course strive to reduce vulnerabilities. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Targeting Tumor Behavior May Lead To New Liver Cancer Drugs Jun 21, 2009
They did this using a database called the connectivity map, a collection of data sets that offers a way to compare gene changes caused by a disease with gene changes caused by different chemicals or drugs. We queried the gene changes present in invasive liver cancer cells against the connectivity map and looked for compounds that had an opposite effect on these changes, Patel says. (Science Daily)
5 Obama's Cyber Security Czar Good Pick for IT Jun 19, 2009
Obama's Cyber Security Czar Good Pick for IT (CIO Information Network)
Thomson Reuters Releases EndNote X3 for Windows Jun 18, 2009
"EndNote X3 highlights our commitment to the research community by delivering highly-requested features such as new chemistry styles and connectivity with EndNote Web and ResearcherID.". Format bibliographies in OpenOffice. (PR Newswire)
With its new bullx Supercomputers, Bull Opens up the Way to Extreme Computing Jun 16, 2009
Each bullx compute blade incorporates all the components required to deliver the highest levels of performance, and to process the most complex kinds of workloads: latest-generation Intel(R) Xeon(R) 5500 series (Nehalem) processors, memory capacity, and efficient connectivity with an adaptor to the integrated interconnection network that can function without local storage or with SSD-type (Solid State Drive) storage. A hybrid architecture and energy-efficient technologies for 'Green Power. (PR Newswire)
Rules Proposed To Save The World's Coral Reefs May 13, 2009
The key to saving threatened coral ecosystems is to maintain the links (connectivity) between reefs allowing larvae to flow between them and re-stock depleted areas, the team led by Pew Fellow Dr Laurence McCook of Australia s Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) argues. Ecological connectivity is critically important to the resilience of coral reefs and other ecosystems to which they are linked, says Dr McCook ... Protecting reef connectivity and allowing reef species to freely... (Science Daily)
Common genetic link seen in autism May 13, 2009
"The work that [Carnegie Mellon's] Marcel Just and [Pitt's] Nancy Minshew have done showing this lack of connectivity has really held up," said Geraldine Dawson, the chief science officer of Autism Speaks, the nation's leading autism advocacy group. "It looks like autism is indeed a syndrome where there is a lack of coordinated functioning between different regions of the brain," said Dr. Dawson, who is a co-author of the Nature papers. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
New Space, Improved Learning Apr 28, 2009
Finally, the building features E-beam configuration which means rather than Smart boards, the E-beam uses a transmitting pen and receiver to provide connectivity to a conventional whiteboard. Yet with all of that technology and space, if you ask any of the staff or students who used to attend classes in the CC building what his or her favorite feature of the new building is, they may surprise you and come back with something simple. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Researchers study signaling networks that set up genetic code Apr 15, 2009
Variations in the connectivity of the network give rise to modules, which can be viewed as local communities in the network, the researches report. Nodes within the same community are highly interconnected and can communicate through a large number of paths with a small difference in distance. (EurekAlert!)
Scientists Show How A Neuron Gets Its Shape Apr 14, 2009
I think of a connectivity map, where what s programmed are these connections among neurons and between neurons and their anchoring points ... The scientists theory that the brain is wired based on connectivity (not absolute distance) provides an explanation of how the brain grows in proportion to the growth of an organism. (Science Daily)
Stocks Under $10 Apr 4, 2009
Develops wireless connectivity and management software for wireless service providers and mobile phone manufacturers ... Provides network infrastructure, security, voice and connectivity hardware and services. (Investors Business Daily)
When the going gets tough Apr 3, 2009
Later, a connectivity analysis of the brain is done and subsequent training for relevant dysnfunctional areas are started, explains Srinivasan. With children, there has been an almost 90-95 per cent success rate, says Sakthi, who has trained about 17 children. (Sify.com, India)
Connectivity In Marine Fish Populations: Larvae Spawned In Marine Reserves Can Travel Long Distances Apr 1, 2009
In the ecological terms, connectivity doesn t refer to how many wireless devices one owns, but rather the exchange of individuals among geographically separated populations. Setting up MPA networks to optimize connectivity is something policymakers grapple with ... He adds, Connectivity in the marine environment is such a hot topic because you really need to know [dispersal] information for effective conservation, but we have not had it up to now. (Science Daily)
A Masters in Facebook? Apr 1, 2009
March 25, 2009] New study highlights Americans' increasing dependency on wireless devices for always-on Internet connectivity, though mobile Web users remain a minority. March 25, 2009] A five-country study indicates the technologies small business owners are most interested in to reduce overall costs and promote growth. (SmallBusinessComputing)
RIL in KG deal with 12 fertiliser cos Mar 28, 2009
60 per mmBtu for providing the last-mile connectivity to consumers through its pipeline network. RIL would use the GSPC pipeline for transporting its gas through Gujarat. (India Times)
OFC/NFOEC features breakthroughs in next-generation ethernet, metamaterials, networks Mar 18, 2009
A new technology that weds light and silicon hopes to keep up the massive connectivity of a faster Internet by cutting down on its power consumption. To send a single stream of data to many computers, networks have to "multicast," sending out multiple copies of a single input signal carried by an optical fiber. (EurekAlert!)
Artificial 3-D Microtissues, Tiny Gland Created Mar 6, 2009
Programmed assembly of 3-dimensional microtissues with defined cellular connectivity. PNAS, March 2, 2009. (Science Daily)
Sony's Stringer Ousts Chubachi, Tightens Control in Management Reshuffle Feb 28, 2009
The electronics maker said it will also create a software and technology team and a manufacturing and procurement team across divisions to bolster connectivity of products and services and save costs. These moves are bolder than we had anticipated and are positive, Hitoshi Kuriyama, an analyst at Bank of America Corp.s Merrill Lynch & Co., wrote in a report. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Speed up the net or get left behind Feb 8, 2009
au/news/technology/connectivity/speed-up-the-net-or-get-left-behind/2008/09/28/1222650968123. htmlsmh. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
