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New Magnetic Ring Encoder Offers Velocity Feedback for Large Shafts

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Feb. 28, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new magnetic ring encoder strategically segmented to simply fit around large shafts is now available from Leine & Linde. Called the MRI 2000,...

EndoSphere Inc.

EndoSphere Inc.’s SatiSphere duodenal insert is designed to fill a niche between permanent, expensive bariatric surgery and diet and exercise. The device is a small, C-shaped nitinol memory wire tha...

Autonomous robot maps ship hulls for mines

Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have designed algorithms that vastly improve robots' navigation and feature-detecting capabilities. Using the group's algorithms, robots are able to s...

If we remember more, can we read deeper-and create better? Part I.

Did Homer actually write his masterpieces, or were they a feat of collective memory? Image credit: Creative Commons. I m clawing away at the wall of the Rubin Museum of Art (fourth floor). And so are...

Pediculosis - louse, lice diagnosis

Diagnosis is made by observing eggs, nits (empty egg shells), nymphs or mature lice on the patient's head but only people with live lice or live embryos in eggs attached to hair shafts have a...

Energy release in the solar corona from spatially resolved magnetic braids

It is now apparent that there are at least two heating mechanisms in the Sun’s outer atmosphere, or corona. Wave heating may be the prevalent mechanism in quiet solar periods and may contribute to h...

Arizona Commercial and Industrial Air Conditioning Contractor Announces Precision Cooling Services Throughout the Greater Phoenix Area

American Cooling and Heating offers full support for precision cooling systems, process cooling systems, and comfort cooling systems Phoenix, Arizona (PRWEB) August 09, 2012 American Cooling And Heat...

Tri Hawk Gift Idea of Dental Burs Makes Smiles

CDA Cares Foundation benefits doubly from Tri Hawk's gift. The gift of dental burs itself is one benefit, and the ability to make more smiles per hour, is the other. Massena, NY (PRWEB) May 17, 2...

Suture type and ultrasound-indicated cerclage efficacy.

Objective: To assess whether type of suture material affects cerclage efficacy for preterm birth (PTB) prevention. Methods: Secondary analysis of a multicenter trial of ultrasound-indicated cerclage f...

SHAFTS: A Hybrid Approach for 3D Molecular Similarity Calculation. 2. Prospective Case Study in the Discovery of Diverse p90 Ribosomal S6 Protein Kinase 2 Inhibitors To Suppress Cell Migration.

We described a prospective application of ligand-based virtual screening program SHAFTS to discover novel inhibitors for p90 ribosomal S6 protein kinase 2 (RSK2). Taking the putative 3D conformations...

SHAFTS: A Hybrid Approach for 3D Molecular Similarity Calculation. 1. Method and Assessment of Virtual Screening.

We developed a novel approach called SHAFTS (SHApe-FeaTure Similarity) for 3D molecular similarity calculation and ligand-based virtual screening. SHAFTS adopts a hybrid similarity metric combined wit...

Evaluation of hair roots for detection of methamphetamine and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine abuse by use of an HPLC-chemiluminescence method.

We describe the use of hair roots as a matrix for detection of methamphetamine (MP) and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) abuse. The concentration of drugs was determined in rat hair roots, hai...

Hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy with a coaxial reservoir system using a non-braided spiral tip microcatheter.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a coaxial reservoir system with a non-braided spiral tip microcatheter and exclusive port for hepatic arterial infusion chemothera...