The trainees have now returned to hospitals in their countries as certified biomedical technicians with the skills to install, repair and maintain life-saving biomedical equipment. (PRWeb Jul 8, 2009) Read the full story at

Healthcare Waste Solutions Inc. and Vestara announced today the creation of a strategic partnership to work together incorporating the Vestara EcoRex®NS Automated Pharmaceutical Waste Management System into the Healthcare Waste Solutions Inc. Complete Waste Solution™ program. Both Healthcare Waste Solutions

August 11-12 in Philadelphia, PA (PRWeb Jul 10, 2009) Read the full story at

Schiller provides the fascinating material and Bennett crafts it into a gripping story.

This paper presents a hybrid approach based on AHP and belief theory for evaluating sustainable transport solutions. The approach consists of four steps. In the first step, we identify the criteria for evaluating the transport measure. In the second step,

The nitrogen cycle represents one of the most important nutrient cycles found in terrestrial ecosystems. Biological nitrogen removal is widely utilised for elimination of nitrogen from wastewater by means of nitrification and denitrification. Nitrogen removal can also be achieved through

BP neural network with optimum hidden layer nodes were used to evaluate the power environmental issues in China. Furthermore, Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) method is used to optimise the number of hidden layer nodes

The amount of fluoride ions adsorbed on laboratory fired brick clay varies with the initial concentration according to Type I adsorption isotherm for firing temperatures up to 700 °C, forming inner-sphere complexes between fluoride and mineral surfaces of brick clay.

There is a growing consensus that social and economic sustainability depends on limited natural capital. Ecological Footprint (EF) provides an alternative tool to account for natural capital. This study presents two models to research Wuhan's natural capital: first using Genetic

Liquid chromatography used to separate metal tubes from semiconductors

Observation could shed light on the crossover between quantum and classical mechanics

This true-color image, taken July 3, 2009, shows thick dust between Syria and the Iraq-Iran border. Over northwestern Iraq, the dust takes on a strangely textured appearance.

JPL scientist Bjorn Lambrigtsen, who goes on hurricane watch every June, lists five thoughts about hurricane research.

Earthquakes: they're among the most frightening and deadly of all natural disasters.

while a plume blows toward the west-northwest on June 28, 2009.

This true-color image shows dust plumes blowing off the Sudanese coast and over the Red Sea on July 9, 2009. The thickest dust plume blows toward the northeast but thinner dust plumes blow toward the southeast, just missing the coast

Even though Mars can be a windy place, many of the dunes on the planet s surface haven t moved in more than 30 years. Scientists thought that ice or snow trapped inside the dunes could prevent them fr

A transparent roundworm experiment reveals biological effects of microgravity and space radiation, and could provide clues on protecting the health of human astronauts.

Doubleday just released the cover art for Dan Brown's next book, The Lost Symbol, which is a sequel to The Da Vinci Code. The book jacket features a blood red wax seal, some mysterious symbols and the skyline of Washington,

The Wall Street Journal that Pearson is cutting 100 jobs at Penguin Books UK. The WSJ says some of the cuts are coming from Penguin's nonfiction departments, including Dorling Kindersley and Rough Guides. Some of the Penguin job cuts will