Risky driving puts P-platers at high danger of crash
...tween risky driving behaviour, risk perception and the risk of crash. They report that young drivers who had a poor risk perception or an inability to recognise driving risks were more likely to crash. However, those who did have a good understanding, but undertook risky driving behaviour when they were behind...Frost & Sullivan Lauds Marigot Ltd. and GTC Nutrition for Their Innovative CalciLife(TM)
...ecipient company has shown innovation by launching a broad line of emerging products and technologies. Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognise companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, ...Dual Frost & Sullivan Accolade for Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies
..., or competitive roadmap that has resulted in propelling or sustaining the company's market position. Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognise companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, ...Businesses Urged to Sign Up and Celebrate Customer Service
... Reward and recognise service excellence during National Customer Servic...Institute of Customer Service, as an ideal time to recognise the efforts and achievements of those working in c...ted to meeting and exceeding their expectations recognise contributions made by colleagues and thanking them...Social class, gender and ethnic group determine adolescents' sexual-affective education
...hbourhood, the family, the school, the group of friends and the couple". Social changes The last objective of this research work "has been to recognise the process of formation of the individual, to get to know the discourses he is subjected to, as well as the practices he is subjected to, in order to...Stroke survivors report loss of sexual desire, blurred gender roles, anger and fatigue
...ffects of stroke so that nurses can provide holistic care to stroke survivors and their spouses. Health care professionals and service providers must recognise and be sensitive to the profound impact of stroke on sexuality and sexual function. Statutory counselling services should be available to people with...St. Gallen consensus 2009: A radically different approach to treating early breast cancer
...ants from 101 countries, which took place in March 2009. The authors expect the consensus report to change clinical practice. While it continues to recognise that early breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease and that patients should receive personalised care targeted at their particular type of disease, t...Pharmaxis Announces Positive Results of Phase 3 Cystic Fibrosis Trial
...us clearance. No new products have been approved anywhere in the world for cystic fibrosis for more than 10 years. Dr Alan Robertson said: "We recognise that many people have been involved in the development of Bronchitol and their assistance has been invaluable. The trial was complex and challenging a...Vampire bats recognise their prey's breathing
Vampire bats, the only mammals to feed exclusively on blood, including human blood, recognize their prey by the sound of its breathing. In a study published today in the open access journal BMC Biology, vampire bats of the species Desmodus rotondus could recognise recorded human breathing sounds mu...Our brain looks at eyes first to identify a face
... which specific features the brain focuses on to identify a face. It has been known for years that the brain primarily uses low spatial frequencies to recognise faces. "Spatial frequencies" are, in a manner of speaking, the elements that make up any given image. As Keil confirmed to SINC, "low frequencies p...New supplement may help slow sight loss in elderly
...could prevent progression to the more serious late AMD. When the eye disease progresses to late AMD patients are unable to read, watch television or recognise people's faces as they only have peripheral vision, not central vision. Professor Chakravarthy, who is also a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at the R...Tracking down the causes of multiple sclerosis
...sult of attacks on a group of white blood cells known as T cells. These immune-system cells provide a kind of 'immediate response' to pathogens - they recognise the pathogens, activate the immune response and thus trigger the destruction of the harmful cells. In addition to T cells, the immune system also has ...Dolphins maintain round-the-clock visual vigilance
...ds, Kamolnick trained one of the dolphins, SAY, to recognise two shapes (either three horizontal red bars or on...een bar) with her right eye before training her to recognise the same shapes with the left eye, reasoning that ...l information. Having trained both dolphins to recognise the shapes, the hard part began: monitoring and re...Sexual harassment from males prevents female bonding, says study
...al structures but also affects females' ability to recognise one another. The research provides the first in...ents on each group to test the females' ability to recognise their peers and form bonds with other members of t...el of sexual harassment, females were less able to recognise the other females in the group. They were also mor...Village bird study highlights loss of wildlife knowledge from one
...re able to judge whether numbers of these birds had gone up or down increased with age, showing again that younger people were less able to accurately recognise how populations had changed over time. These results suggest that wildlife knowledge is not being passed on from older to younger people, resultin...Genetic study shows direct link between vitamin D and MS susceptibility 'gene'
...hich identify invading pathogens, such as bacteria and viruses, and attack and destroy them. There are millions of different T cells, each designed to recognise a specific pathogen, but there is a risk that one type might mistakenly identify one of the body's own cells or proteins. Ordinarily, the thymus ...Trees won't stop tsunamis, scientists warn
...can be done to limit the loss of life in future tsunami, in particular, early warning systems need to be installed, the population must be educated to recognise the signs of an imminent tsunami and evacuation plans need to put in place and practised. All these preparations are current in Japan, and should serv...European Airports Actively Engaging on Reducing CO2, Despite the Crisis
...ual Congress taking place in Manchester sees ACI EUROPE deliver on that promise, at a critical time. Airport Carbon Accreditation will assess and recognise airports' efforts to manage and reduce CO2 emissions within their direct control. It will also take into account collaborative efforts with airlines, ...Brain research shows past experience is invaluable for complex decision making
...o each other. For example, this is what is happening when you are trying to recognise friends in a crowd or discern a tumour from healthy tissue on a medical sca...esults tell us that previous experience can train circuits in our brains to recognise perceived categories rather than simply the physical similarity between vis...Frost & Sullivan Applauds SHL Telemedicine for Excellence in Product Innovation
...cipient company has shown innovation by launching a broad line of emerging products and technologies. Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognise companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, ...Frost & Sullivan European Drug Discovery Product Innovation Award Bestowed on Xenometrix AG
...ecipient company has shown innovation by launching a broad line of emerging products and technologies. Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognise companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, ...New research identifies faster detection of viruses
...own to bind to the T5 virus. Professor Hegner and his colleagues coated the cantilever surfaces with a molecular layer of FhuA proteins sensitised to recognise molecules from the environment. When the array was submerged in a T5 containing fluid, the researchers detected the virus binding to FhuA by measurin...Aposense Receives Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation of the Year Award
...and development program as well as the vision and risk-taking that enabled it to undertake such an endeavour. Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognise companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, ...