Whereas deliver of health care is nationally based with great differences in ways of service provision and financing between countries, and thus not subject to international regulations, genetic testing has become more exposed to international regulations and conventions. This is due to an interest of protecting the individual for abuse by inappropriate use of genetic information, but also to t...

The total fertility rate in South Korea has consistently declined from its 2.1 replacement level in 1983 to its current level of 1.23 in 2012. From 2005 to 2010, the government implemented its first pronatalist set of policies to encourage people to have more children. Currently, fertility grants are provided at a provincial level, widely varying in their amounts and qualifications. These prona...

The Bayh-Dole Act allows universities to commercialize their research. University laboratories therefore have two sources of funds: direct grants from the government and funds from commercialization. In addition to giving direct subsidies to university laboratories, the government also subsidizes the commercial sector, for example, through tax credits. Subsidies to commerce contribute indirectl...

BACKGROUND Improving the quality of care at hospitals is a key next step in rebuilding Liberia's health system. In order to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of care at the secondary hospital level, the country is developing a system to upgrade health worker skills and competencies, and shifting towards improved provider accountability for results, including a Graduate Medical ...

[*] D. Wang, H. Luo, R. Kou, M. P. Gil, Prof. Y. Lu Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Tulane University New Orleans, LA 70118 (USA) Fax: (+1)504-865-6744 E-mail: [email protected] S. Xiao Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin 53706 (USA) Dr. V. O. Golub Advanced Materials Research Institute University of New Orleans New Orlea...

The Biochemistry of Anthocyanins: WILDER D. BANCROFT ............98..... .... 98 Obituary: Joseph Sweetman Ames: DR. LYMAN J. BRIGGS. Recent Deaths .. .............. 100 Scientific Events: Message from Chinese Men of Science; The Aquarium of the Zoological Park, London; The Resources of Virginia; Rare Chemicals; Gifts and Grants to the University of Wisconsin; The New Preference and Limitation ...

This report reviews the status of research and development in nanoparticles, nanostructured materials, and nanodevices worldwide, with particular focus on comparisons between the United States and other leading industrialized countries. Topics covered include particle synthesis and assembly, dispersions and coatings of nanoparticles, high surface area materials, functional nanoscale devices, bu...

Attracting financial support is a critical element of success in science, but we have entered a time of cost constraint with little hope of relief coming soon. For principal investigators, developing a broad base of research support is a valuable strategy for attaining financial stability for the laboratory. New investigators working on problems related to virulence and just beginning to build ...

BACKGROUND Africa accounts for 14% of world's population, and the economies of most African countries are considered to be growing, but this is not reflected in the amount of research published by Africans. This study aimed at identifying the challenges that young African scientists face in their career development. METHODS This was a qualitative exploratory study involving young researchers ...

TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Department of information technology Signal processing laboratory SEPPÄNEN, JARNO: Computational models of musical meter recognition Master of Science thesis, 61 pages, 11 enclosure pages Examiners: Prof. Petri Haavisto, M.Sc. Anssi Klapuri, and M.Sc. Matti Hämäläinen Funding: Nokia Oyj November 2001