Research and Markets: Saudi Arabia In Vitro Diagnostics Market Outlook to 2018 – Clinical Chemistry Genetic Testing …

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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/mm4p69/saudi_arabia_in) has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report "Saudi Arabia In Vitro Diagnostics Market Outlook to 2018 - Clinical Chemistry Genetic Testing, Haematology, Histology and Cytology, Immuno Chemistry, Infectious Immunology and Microbiology Culture" to their offering.

This new report provides key market data on the Saudi Arabia In Vitro Diagnostics market. The report provides value (USD million), volume (units) and average price (USD) data for each segment and sub-segment within market categories - Immuno Chemistry, Clinical Chemistry, Haematology, Infectious Immunology, Histology And Cytology, Microbiology Culture and Genetic Testing.

The report also provides company shares and distribution shares data for each of the aforementioned market categories. The report is supplemented with global corporate-level profiles of the key market participants with information on company financials and pipeline products, wherever available.

This report is built using data and information sourced from proprietary databases, primary and secondary research and in-house analysis by a team of industry experts.

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- Market size and company share data for In Vitro Diagnostics market categories - Immuno Chemistry, Clinical Chemistry, Haematology, Infectious Immunology, Histology And Cytology, Microbiology Culture and Genetic Testing.

- Annualized market revenues (USD million), volume (units) and average price (USD) data for each of the segments and sub-segments within market categories. Data from 2004 to 2011, forecast forward for 7 years to 2018.

- 2011 company shares and distribution shares data for each of the market categories.

- Global corporate-level profiles of key companies operating within the Saudi Arabia In Vitro Diagnostics market.

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Men more likely to commit research misconduct than female counterparts

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Public release date: 22-Jan-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ]

Contact: Jim Sliwa jsliwa@asmusa.org 202-942-9297 American Society for Microbiology

It's not hard to see that men are more likely to engage in risky behaviors than women, or that crime rates are many times higher among men, but this tendency to break the rules also extends to male scientists, according to a study to be published on January 22 in mBio, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology. An analysis of data from the Office of Research Integrity reveals that men commit research misconduct more often than their female peers, a gender disparity that is most pronounced among senior scientists.

"Not only are men committing more research misconduct," says Joan W. Bennett of Rutgers University, a co-author on the study. "Senior men are most likely to do so."

In the study Bennett teamed with Ferric C. Fang of the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle and Arturo Casadevall of Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, and scrutinized data from the U.S. Office of Research Integrity, an organization that investigates allegations of misconduct in research supported by the Department of Health and Human Services. "Misconduct" includes such infractions as fabrication, falsification or plagiarism.

They found that out of the 227 individuals sanctioned for committing scientific misconduct between 1994 and the present, 66% were male, a number that far outstrips their overall representation among researchers in the life sciences. And although men represent about 70% of faculty in the life sciences, 88% of faculty who committed misconduct were male.

If the fact that men are more likely to commit scientific misconduct is less than surprising, Casadevall says, what did surprise the authors is the fact that misconduct is not confined to inexperienced, early-career strivers.

"When you look at the numbers, you see that the problem of misconduct carries through the entire career of scientists," says Casadevall. Faculty (32%) and other research personnel (28%) represented a total of 60% of cases, whereas students (16%) and post-doctoral fellows (25%) were sanctioned in only 41% of cases.

Casadevall says this disparity belies the common conception that misconduct is most often committed by research trainees striving to make a name for themselves. "Those numbers are very lopsided when you look at faculty. You can imagine people would take these risks when people are going up the ladder," says Casadevall, but once they've made it to the rank of "faculty", presumably the incentive to get ahead would be outweighed by the risk of losing status and employment, he says. Not so, apparently.

Bennett asserts that the "winner take all" reward system of science and pressure to secure funding that drives researchers of both sexes into misconduct is also to blame for driving women out of research. "Many women are totally turned off by the maneuverings and starkly competitive way of the academic workplace," says Bennett. "Cheating on the system is just one of many factors that induce women to leave academe and seek professional careers in other environments."

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Longevity Global Inc. is Now Offering Discounts on LDG 6500 Diesel Portable Generator

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Longevity Global Inc., the top manufacturer and distributor of portable generators, has announced discount on its most reliable LDG 6500 diesel portable generator. Previously priced at $1,299.99, the power generator is now available at $1,199.99 only.

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About the benefits of diesel engines over ordinary gasoline engines, the source states, Our diesel engine offers twice the compression of ordinary gasoline engines found in generators, resulting in a longer operating life and more efficient productivity. Diesel fuel is also less volatile in comparison to gasoline making it much safer to store and use.

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Students present research to community at UA Undergraduate Biology Research Program Conference

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By ALISON DORF Published January 19, 2013 at 11:05pm Updated January 19, 2013 at 11:05pm

Scientists, mentors, parents and members of the community bustled through the hallways of the Thomas W. Keating building at the UA on Saturday, on their way to listen to students presenting their scientific research and findings.

The Undergraduate Biology Research Program held an annual conference to give students an opportunity to present the results of their projects to members of the general public.

Since UBRP began 24 years ago, it has helped students from many diverse backgrounds advance their science education. Students presented their experiments and research in the form of posters, which are often used at scientific conferences because they can convey a lot of information very quickly, said Carol Bender, director of UBRP and program director of molecular and cellular biology.

The people who are going to be walking around and talking to them, some of them are scientists and they may have suggestions for how they [students] can tweak their experiments or how they can address problems theyve encountered, Bender said.

Other attendees were parents and general members of the public.

Its really important they are able to explain their work in terms that anybody could understand, Bender said.

The presenting students ranged from high school to post-baccalaureate students with diverse majors and interests. A vast majority, 70 percent, are majoring in life sciences, while the rest vary from engineering to social science to psychology majors. The most unusual in UBRP history was a cello performance major, said Bender.

The posters covered topics including black-tailed prairie dogs, and the protein composition of epidemic and non-epidemic strains of clostridium difficile a bacterium that commonly affects hospital patients.

It was quite nerve-wracking because this is my first time presenting data at all scientifically related, besides my lab experiments like during school, UA physiology sophomore Ashwini Kaveti said. Im glad Im getting this experience.

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Cowboy University teaches history, biology and riding skills

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HASTINGS -- Ridin' and ropin' are part of the curriculum for one J-term class at Hastings College.

Cowboy University, taught by biology professor John Kuehn, is the name of the class that helped about 14 students learn all about horses, from their history and uses to their biology and equipment. They also got to apply the lessons to actual animals when the students got on real horses last week.

"It teaches the physiology and biomechanics in an applied setting so we give them something to do in terms of riding a horse and observing rodeo," Kuehn said, adding that he hopes the students will get an appreciation for horses.

Shelby Sandford, a sophomore from O'Neill, chose the class because "it looked like it would be ridiculously fun and so far it's proven to be true."

Although she and others in the class said it has been a lot of fun, they have learned a lot as well, even those who have been riding since they were toddlers.

Kuehn, who grew up riding his family's horses, said he felt most people who grow up in Nebraska, whether they come from a farming and ranching background or not, have a fascination with horses and that led many of his students to the class.

"The (riding) was definitely part of the draw," he said. "If I were to just say we were going to have an anatomy or biology course, I doubt as many would have been interested."

The class started Jan. 3 with the other J-term classes, the classes at Hastings College between first and second semester. In the first few weeks of class, students watched a documentary on Mongolian horse racing, learned about the different breeds of horses, studied the biology names for the parts of a horse as well as the proper names for parts of the saddle.

"The first couple days of class we went over basic horsemanship," Sandford said. "We looked at some different areas of horses, different ways people train in different countries and the different ways they use horses."

Holly Bishop, a senior from Beatrice, said learning that first helped the class understand horses better before climbing on the back of one.

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Biochemians Got Talent 2012 Awards Ceremony – Video

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Students created 15 min videos based on any topic / topics from their Level 2 Biochemistry courses. This is a video of the awards ceremony. 1st place: Sweet Assassins youtu.be 2nd place: Say Beta Say Keto youtu.be 3rd place: Ah Bit Ah Oxidation youtu.be Best Fight Scene: The Enzyme League youtu.be Best Song: Say Beta Say Keto youtu.be BiochemJM most popular BGT 2012 video: The Biochemables youtu.be and The Enzyme League youtu.be

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General Anesthetics – Video

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7.10 – Regenerative Medicine – Video

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Speaker: Ms. Elizabeth Sump, Director of Research Administration for the Orthopaedic and Rheumatology Institute, and Director of Governmental Relations, Cleveland Clinic and Dr. Fehmida Kapadia, Research Program Manager, Cleveland Clinic Ms. Sump is the Director of Research Administration for the Orthopaedic and Rheumatology Institute at the Cleveland Clinic, as well as a Director of Government Relations at Cleveland Clinic. She has previously served as the Executive Director of the Clinical Tissue Engineering Center, Chief Commercialization Officer of the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine and Vice President of Corporate Development for NetGenics Inc., an enterprise bioinformatics company. A Cleveland native, Ms. Sump has been developing technology for the Healthcare and Life Sciences industries for nearly 25 years. Dr. Kapadia is a Research Program Manager at the Cleveland Clinic responsible for managing product development and commercialization of a device used to identify and isolate stem cells. Dr. Kapadia also manages the research being conducted to develop products for the treatment of wounded warriors as a part of an Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine research grant. Dr. Kapadia has a PhD in Biochemistry and a Master #39;s in Biotech Entrepreneurship. She has worked for several years in research labs conducting research in cardiovascular and molecular biology. Before joining the Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Kapadia worked at BioEnterprise which is ...

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Black Swan Avoidance | Dr. McGuff’s “Dirty Dozen” – Video

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Black Swan Avoidance | Dr. McGuff #39;s "Dirty Dozen"
Subscribe on Youtube: t21c.com Subscribe by e-mail: http://www.the21convention.com Follow on Twitter twitter.com About : Doug McGuff, MD became interested in exercise at the age of 15 when he first read Arthur Jones #39; Nautilus Training Bulletin No. 2. His interest in exercise and biology led him into a career in medicine. In 1989, he graduated from the University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio and went on to train in Emergency Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences at Little Rock where he served as Chief Resident. From there, Dr. McGuff served as Faculty in the Wright State University Emergency Medicine Residency and was a staff Emergency Physician at Wright-Patterson AFB Hospital. Throughout his career Dr. McGuff maintained his interest in high intensity exercise. Doug realized a lifelong dream when he opened Ultimate Exercise in November, 1997. Over the past 13 years Dr. McGuff and his instructors have continued to explore the limits of exercise through their personal training clients at Ultimate Exercise. In addition to his work at Ultimate Exercise, Dr. McGuff is a partner with Blue Ridge Emergency Physicians, PA Dr. McGuff Lives in Seneca, South Carolina with his wife of 25-years, and their Children Eric and Madeline. Doug is the best selling co-author of Body by Science ( amzn.to ) and The Body by Science Question and Answer Book ( amzn.to ). Visit Doug #39;s blog at http://www.bodybyscience.net See Doug #39;s first lecture at The 21 Convention here on the ...

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Tutorial on Chemical Bonds – Video

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http://www.ScienceTutorOnline.com This week I #39;m doing a tutorial on chemical bonds, and really on the importance of valence electrons. Covalent bonds and ionic bonds are important because they determine the properties of many compounds. Hydrogen bonds play a role in the structure and function of DNA, as well as the ability for many proteins to bind with receptors. There #39;s a little bit in here about electronegativity and the redox reactions because these concepts are important for biochemistry, and I mention the Van der Waals effect because it #39;s just that cool. I do a new science tutor video every Monday night, in case you want to subscribe. Or you can get a lot of goodies (including help on your science homework, of course), by going to my website at http If you #39;re not already comfortable with electron shells and orbitals, I suggest you watch another video first, which you can find at this link: sciencetutoronline.com

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RHODES UNIVERSITY: Biotechnology unit ‘surprises with its skills’

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THE danger for South Africa is that we are in competition with everyone in the world of biotechnology, says Janice Limson, head of Rhodes Universitys biotechnology unit. "But the thing with innovation is that a hit can come from anywhere."

The university has a school of biochemistry, microbiology and biotechnology, and it has impressive credentials: "Rhodes was the home of biotechnology in South Africa, with the first postgraduate biotechnology (course) in the country."

However, the university "needs to create an enabling space to move into industry There is a new generation of academics who want to innovate and do work that can make an impact Its pointless if we dont engage in technology transfer and showcase biotechnology."

Her research focuses on sensors. "We create a special sensing solution for specific targets: an electrochemical sensor using biological recognition agents, such as antibodies and enzymes."

Glucose tests are a form of biosensor, used by patients to check their blood-sugar levels. "Biomedical sensors is a multibillion-dollar industry," she says.

Her group is working on breast cancer detectors. "(You) can send (the sensor solution) into the body and label the (cancer cells) in some way that can be targeted and couple that with a drug. The sensor goes to the target and then delivers a drug at the same time," Dr Limson says.

She notes that developing biomedical technologies is difficult without a medical school. "But there is scope for fundamental research which can be readily applied," she says.

Tebello Nyokong, director of the Nanotechnology Innovation Centre hosted by the university, was once Dr Limsons PhD supervisor. She is not concerned that her centre is so far from the nearest medical school: "We are not dealing with patients, so it is okay with me. The government does not allow researchers to touch patients."

Prof Nyokong one of the top scientists in South Africa and winner of the 2009 LOreal-Unesco award for women in science is working on a cancer treatment which is activated by light.

She focuses on skin cancer: "You apply the drug to the skin, and you just need sunlight," she says, adding that it is important to get through all the red tape as quickly as possible because HIV/AIDS "results in a lot of people dying from skin cancer".

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Elsevier Launches New Journal: Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science

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OXFORD, England, January 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Official journal of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) now available

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of the official journal of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science, the Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science (JCBS).

Joseph Ciarrochi of University of Western Sydney, Editor-in-Chief of the journal said, "JCBS offers a systematic and pragmatic approach to the understanding of behavior, the solution of human problems, and the promotion of human growth and development. The journal publishes papers written by researchers, practitioners, and theoreticians from different intellectual traditions."

"The international community of ACBS is quite thrilled to now have our first issue of JCBS available. It has been a long time in the making with the help of a dedicated editorial staff, Elsevier, and of course our community of thousands of researchers and practitioners from around the world," added ACBS President-Elect, Sonja Batten. "With publishing the best of our work in JCBS we are working towards meeting our mission to be dedicated to the advancement of functional contextual cognitive and behavioral science and practice so as to alleviate human suffering and advance human well being. We look forward to many years of creating a meaningful publication that we hope can truly have positive impact."

The launch of the first issue of the journal (December 2012) is now available online on ScienceDirect; going forward in 2013 it will be published as a quarterly journal.

For more information, go to: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-contextual-behavioral-science

About the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science

Founded in 2005 (incorporated in 2006) the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) is dedicated to the advancement of functional contextual cognitive and behavioral science and practice so as to alleviate human suffering and advance human well being.

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