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Researchers Find Innate Correlations Among Different Power Law Phenomena

(PhysOrg.com) -- Studying the patterns that emerge in natural and social phenomena is a popular area of research, although usually individual phenomena are studied separately from each other. In a recent study, ...

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (21) | comments 18 feature

Small businesses turn to Square for credit transactions

Cabbie David Mendoza reached for his iPhone and plugged in a spiffy Square Reader to process a ride's fare.

Technology / Business

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists make human blood protein from rice

Scientists at a Chinese university said Monday they can use rice to make albumin, a protein found in human blood that is often used for treating burns, traumatic shock and liver disease.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0

14 arrests for alleged cyberattack on PayPal (Update 3)

Fourteen people were arrested Tuesday for allegedly mounting a cyberattack on the website of PayPal in retaliation for its suspending the accounts of WikiLeaks.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 19, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

New test puts the squeeze on horseshoe crabs

If new technology under development proves out, horseshoe crabs will have to undergo fewer blood donations.

Chemistry / Other

created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

British drivers asked to become organ donors

Anyone applying for a driving licence in Britain will be asked if they want to join an organ donation scheme under new proposals to boost the number of donors, it was announced on Friday.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 31, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 10

Scientists unveil new method to create bioartificial organs

Spanish scientists on Tuesday presented a new technique to create bioartifical organs for transplant using stem cells which they said will vastly reduce the risk of rejection of the donated organ.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (12) | comments 3

Haiti text donations to Red Cross pass $5M (Update)

(AP) -- U.S. cell phone users have contributed more than $5 million in $10 increments to the Red Cross for Haiti disaster relief, by far the largest outpouring of support via mobile devices in history.

Technology / Other

created Jan 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sperm donor passed on sudden death heart defect

(AP) -- A sperm donor passed on a potentially deadly genetic heart condition to nine of his 24 children, including one who died at age 2 from heart failure, according to a medical journal report.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Hopkins transplant surgeons remove healthy kidney through donor's vagina

In what is believed to be a first-ever procedure, surgeons at Johns Hopkins have successfully removed a healthy donor kidney through a small incision in the back of the donor's vagina.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Corporate political donations do not boost stock performance, KU professor says

(Phys.org) -- When trying to find a good stock pick, you might want to stay away from companies that make large political contributions, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Kansas and the University ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cellphone use linked to selfish behavior in new study

Though cellphones are usually considered devices that connect people, they may make users less socially minded, finds a recent study from the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Annual Wikipedia fundraising hits new high

An annual Wikipedia fundraising campaign ended Tuesday with donors around the world pumping a record $20 million into the foundation that runs the free online knowledge repository.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Google co-founder, wife donate $500,000 to Wikimedia

Google co-founder Sergey Brin and his wife have donated $500,000 to the Wikimedia Foundation that runs free online encyclopedia Wikipedia.

Technology / Business

created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 0

New website seeks to hold journalists accountable

A Wikipedia-style website launched on Monday which provides information about the journalists behind the bylines.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Donation

A donation is a gift given by physical or legal persons, typically for charitable purposes and/or to benefit a cause. A donation may take various forms, including cash, services, new or used goods including clothing, toys, food, and vehicles. It also may consist of emergency, relief or humanitarian aid items, development aid support, and can also relate to medical care needs as i.e. blood or organs for transplant. Charitable gifts of goods or services are also called gifts in kind. The largest form of gifts in kind is created in many nations by the donation of aging automobiles with the item donated being picked up, sold and the proceeds given to the charity or non-profit (type or named) which was the target of the donor's generosity. One standard way of obtaining donations is the use of raffles for the accumulation of funds.

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