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Opus Northwest teams with energy dept. for green building initiative: Development firm Opus Northwest was recently tapped by the United States Department of Energy to participate in its Net-Zero Energy Commercial Building Initiative. The initiative will explore ways to lower energy consumption in commercial buildings. The Opus Group, a national firm with an office in Portland and 27...; Tags: Department of Energy, Portland, PRODUCTIVITY, team, technique, U.S. Department of Energy; Research articles 2008-10-27
Stanford University Uses Fluidigm Integrated Fluidic Circuits to Help Develop Maternal Blood Test for Fetal Chromosomal Abnormalities: Scientists Find a Noninvasive Prenatal Test for Down Syndrome SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Fluidigm Corporation today announced that Stanford University has used the unique properties of the company's integrated fluidic circuits IFCs to help develop a noninvasive prenatal test for fetal chromosomal abnormalities using maternal blood. This...; Tags: Biotechnology, DNA, researcher, Stanford University, technique; Research articles 2008-10-07
Simple fertilizer technique promises to feed Africa's hungry: WASHINGTON AFP — A simple and cheap technique of applying fertilizer in small doses at the right time can double wheat crop yields in sub-Saharan Africa and feed millions of people, agronomists said in a report. A four-year experiment with the technique in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger has...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, FARMERS, PRODUCTIVITY, technique; Research articles 2008-08-29
World first: Lasers used in keyhole surgery for brain cancer: PARIS AFP — In a ground-breaking advance, French neurosurgeons on Friday said they had successfully treated brain tumours through ultra-keyhole surgery, using a tiny fibre-optic laser to destroy cancerous cells. Alexandre Carpentier of the Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital in Paris said the exploit was "a world-first" in its use of multiple...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, cell, laser, Paris, PRODUCTIVITY, surgery, technique; Research articles 2008-08-29
BitArmor Delivers Software Techniques to Prevent Cold Boot Attacks on Encryption Keys: Company CEO, Patrick McGregor Ph.D., Shares New Techniques for Software-Driven Cold Boot Protection During Black Hat Conference Presentation PITTSBURGH -- BitArmor[TM], the leader in data control software that helps corporate executives protect and manage sensitive data throughout their organizations, today announced a new set of software-driven techniques that can...; Tags: attack, conference, disk, Princeton University, PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, software, technique; Research articles 2008-08-04

No charge for 'good faith' torture, memo says: WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department in 2002 told the CIA that its interrogators would be safe from prosecution for violations of anti-torture laws if they believed "in good faith" that harsh techniques used to break prisoners' would not cause "prolonged mental harm." That heavily censored memo, released Thursday,...; Tags: CIA, PRODUCTIVITY, technique, torture; Research articles 2008-07-25
Keithley Releases Guide to Wireless and RF Testing: CLEVELAND -- Keithley Instruments, Inc. (NYSE:KEI), a leader in solutions for emerging measurement needs, announces the availability of Advanced Measurement Techniques for OFDM- and MIMO-based Radio Systems: Demystifying WLAN and WiMAX Testing, a new guide to wireless and RF testing. This CD contains useful and informative RF testing resources, including...; Tags: CD, Cleveland, MIMO, radio, technique, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, WIRELESS; Research articles 2008-07-24
New technique may help predict quakes: study: PARIS AFP — Scientists in the United States have devised a method for measuring changes in the speed of seismic waves that could one day help predict earthquakes, a study said Wednesday. In experiments conducted at the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth SAFOD in Parkfield, California, Fenglin Niu...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, PRODUCTIVITY, scientist, technique; Research articles 2008-07-09
US interrogation methods borrowed from Chinese: NY Times: NEW YORK AFP — US interrogators questioning detainees at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base employed harsh techniques borrowed directly from the Communist Chinese during the Korean War, the New York Times reported Wednesday. The daily reported that military trainers at Guantanamo in December 2002 based an entire interrogation class on...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, New York Times Co., PRODUCTIVITY, technique; Research articles 2008-07-02
Automatic spraying is coming: growers are closer than they think to a precision vineyard sprayer: The Durand-Wayland Smart Spray device uses ultrasonic waves to detect trees and vines. For the past two decades, field crop farmers have been able to utilize precision farming techniques to apply fertilizer and pesticides and measure crop yields. GIS maps and GPS-based navigation systems have shown farmers their exact...; Tags: Cornell University, deposition, GPS, Handhelds, HARDWARE, PRODUCTIVITY, Strategy, technique; Research articles 2008-07-01
Change: embrace it, don't deny it: tools and techniques inspired by software development can introduce the flexibility needed to make changes during product development with minimal disruption: Change from plans during a new-product development project is a topic that increasingly places developers and their managers in a dilemma. On the one hand, change is becoming increasingly commonplace. Customers, who are presented with more and more options today and can turn to the Internet for competitive product information,...; Tags: developer, Experimentation, PRODUCTIVITY, software, Strategy, team, technique, technology, tool, Toyota Motor Corp.; Research articles 2008-07-01
Innovation is not the "Best Practices" technique we eulogize today: success in today's business climate requires companies to build foundations differently from the past: We are all guilty of using the term "Management Best Practices" when discussing how we as managers are guiding our respective companies, divisions or product lines. Chemark is as guilty as anyone since we put forward this discipline as a branch of our footprint of offerings. Are you caught up...; Tags: General Motors Corp., Innovation, Strategy, technique; Research articles 2008-07-01
US senator ties harsh interrogations to top Bush officials: WASHINGTON AFP — Harsh interrogation techniques used at US "war-on-terror" prisons in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay were sanctioned by top US government officials well before they were put into practice, a top US senator alleged Tuesday. In a hearing, Carl Levin, the Democratic head of the Senate Armed...; Tags: Afghanistan, Agence France-Presse, PRODUCTIVITY, senator, technique, torture; Research articles 2008-06-17
Practical Tools and Techniques to Incorporate Ethical Standards and Practices in Nonprofit Fundraising: DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c94287) has announced the addition of "Ethical Fundraising: A Guide for Nonprofit Boards and Fundraisers AFP Fund Development Series" to their offering. Featuring contributions from a host of well-known and respected senior-level fundraising professionals, several of whom are members of the AFP ethics...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, ethics, Leadership, standards, technique, tool; Research articles 2008-06-10
Cost-of-capital estimation and capital-budgeting practice in Australia: Abstract: We use a sample survey to analyse the capital-budgeting practices of Australian listed companies. We find that NPV, IRR and Payback are the most popular evaluation techniques. Real options techniques have gained a toehold in capital budgeting but are not yet part of the mainstream. Discounting is typically...; Tags: adjustment, Australia, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, budgeting, Companies, Education, finance, financial, G., Heath, Investment, M., MARKETING, PRODUCTIVITY, Ryan, survey, tax, technique; Research articles 2008-06-01
Heart Valve Repairs Markets in Europe Benefit from New Techniques: LONDON -- Price erosion, budgetary constraints, reimbursement issues and the cannibalisation of mechanical valves by tissue valves are all challenges facing the European heart valve repairs markets. However, the growth of tissue valves, paralleled by the rising popularity of minimally invasive techniques, will continue to drive the growth of this...; Tags: E-mail, Europe, Frost & Sullivan, PRODUCTIVITY, technique; Research articles 2008-05-27
TechTarget has launched its 50th Web site, SearchSMBStorage.com, a new site designed to provide IT professionals at small and mid-sized businesses with information on cost-saving strategies and best practices on all levels of storage, including new tech: TechTarget (Needham, MA) has launched its 50th Web site, SearchSMBStorage.com, a new site designed to provide IT professionals at small and mid-sized businesses SBMs with information on cost-saving strategies and best practices on all levels of storage, including new techniques such as iSCSI Sans, "all-in-one" storage systems, online back-up and...; Tags: HARDWARE, NAS, SMB/SME, Storage, strategy, technique, TechTarget; Research articles 2008-05-17
Coastal Contractor Summit Launches in Ft. Lauderdale: Coastal builders face a host of challenges and only those who understand the current trends, best building techniques and latest product developments will thrive. Hanley Wood's 2008 Coastal Contractor Summit is the venue for builders and contractors to get up-to-date information on coastal building techniques and share...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, professor, Strategy, summit, technique, University of Florida; Research articles 2008-05-09
Content vs. style: MY CLASS IN FILM THEORY keys upon the dichotomy of realism versus formalism. The former approach accents con. tent over style and attempts to tell its story without drawing attention to the filmmaking. Hallmarks range from the comedies of Charlie Chaplin to the Westerns of John Ford. In contrast, formalism...; Tags: filmmaking, Ford Motor Co., movie, PRODUCTIVITY, technique; Research articles 2008-05-01
Will the Army ever learn good media relations techniques? Walter Reed as a case study: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The views expressed in this article are the author's and are not necessarily those of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, the National Defense University, or the Department of Defense. If you ever wanted a near-perfect case study of how not to deal with the...; Tags: HARDWARE, Leadership, MARKETING, Mice, Priest, Reed, secretary, technique, Walter, Washington Post Co.; Research articles 2008-05-01