News tagged with openness
Measuring air-sea exchange of carbon dioxide in the open ocean
A team led by scientists at the United Kingdom's National Oceanography Centre have measured the air-sea exchange of carbon dioxide in the open ocean at higher wind speed then anyone else has ever managed. ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 06, 2010 |
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Are good-looking people more employable?
The resumes of "attractive" males received a 19.9 percent response rate, nearly 50 percent higher than the 13.7 percent response rate for "plain" males and more than twice the 9.2 percent response rate of no-picture males. ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 30, 2010 |
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Scientists find toxic algae in open ocean, botching idea for fighting global warming
Blooms of toxic algae can occur in the open ocean, a team led by University of California-Santa Cruz and Moss Landing Marine Lab scientists reported last week.
Nov 18, 2010 |
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Minimally invasive procedure safe alternative for treating congenital heart defect
A less invasive procedure for treating a congenital heart defect in children is a safe alternative to traditional surgery with no five-year difference in risk of death and is associated with a 62 percent reduced risk for ...
Nov 16, 2010 |
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Robotic-assisted surgery appears safe for complicated pancreatic procedures
A study involving 30 patients suggests that robotic-assisted surgery involving complex pancreatic procedures can be performed safely in a high-volume facility, according to a report posted online today that will be published ...
Nov 15, 2010 |
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New heart pump to provide temporary assist for infants, adults
Researchers have created a new type of heart pump inserted with a catheter to improve the survival rate for infants undergoing a series of surgeries to correct a deadly birth defect.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 09, 2010 |
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Republican victory in US election dooms 'net neutrality'
The stunning Republican gains in the US elections appear to have doomed efforts to pass a "net neutrality" bill that would require Internet service providers to treat all Web traffic equally.
Nov 08, 2010 |
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New evidence of the power of open access
New findings settle one of the arguments about Open Access (OA) research publications: Are they more likely to be cited because they were made OA, or were they made OA because they were more likely to be cited?
Oct 18, 2010 |
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With the use of an open source platform, mobile internet crossing platform barriers
Living in a fast-changing world and always being on the go forces researchers to conceive, develop and bring to market advanced technologies. A case in point is the mobile internet which is growing faster than the blink of ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 23, 2010 |
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A single application for every device
Led by the German Fraunhofer Institute FOKUS, a consortium of major, international companies will develop an open-source platform and software components that will allow cross-platform use of services and technologies that ...
Sep 21, 2010 |
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French science vessel to start second leg of climate voyage
The French yacht Tara leaves Sunday on the second leg of a three-year voyage across the world's oceans to chart the effects of climate change on micro-organisms which produce half our oxygen.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 04, 2010 |
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COPASI systems biology software package now open source for all users
(PhysOrg.com) -- A software package developed by a professor at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute and his colleagues to help researchers better understand the workings of biochemical networks now features an open source ...
Sep 01, 2010 |
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Watchers fear Google compromise on 'net neutrality' (Update 4)
Online freedom advocates fear that Google is changing allegiance in the battle to stop Internet service providers from giving preferential treatment to those that pay.
Aug 06, 2010 |
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Ice-free Arctic Ocean may not be of much use in soaking up carbon dioxide: study
(PhysOrg.com) -- The summer of 2010 has been agonizingly hot in much of the continental U.S., and the record-setting temperatures have refocused attention on global warming. Scientists have been looking at ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 02, 2010 |
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Military Adoption of Open-Source Software May Increase Flexibility and Lower Cost
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are helping the U.S. military analyze and develop the advantages of open-source software -- programs that make their source code open to others so it can ...
Jul 26, 2010 |
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