Science Education & Policy

SAN DIEGO, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- - Release of IAF and IGF Drives Standardized Identity Assurances and Policy-Based Data and Privacy Protection across Identity-Enabled Applications and Networks Liberty Alliance, the global identity community working to build a more trust-worthy internet for consumers, governments and businesses worldwide, today announced an industry milestone in driving trust and privacy into enterprise and identity-enabled applications based on the release of the Liberty Identity Assurance Framework (IAF) and the Liberty Identity Governance Framework (IGF). Today's news is…

BANGKOK, Thailand, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Only a few years ago not many people paid much attention to an exhibition devoted exclusively to the environment. But how quickly things change. Now with oil at over US$130 a barrel, food and transportation costs soaring and climate change ushering in floods, droughts and devastating cyclones, the environment is suddenly "Issue No. 1". And it's world-wide. 2008 marked Entech's eighteenth year and it was by far the best ever. The event was intelligently planned around three important areas: Environmental Technology (Entech Pollutec), Renewable Energy…

AMSTERDAM, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- - Ready to Implement CrossRef's Plagiarism Detection Software After Successful Pilot Elsevier, the leading publisher of science, technology and medical information announced today that it will implement CrossCheck, the plagiarism detection service offered by CrossRef in collaboration with iParadigms. With plagiarism a growing problem for journal editors, Elsevier has invested in CrossCheck to develop, pilot and implement, a single database of published articles enabling publishers to easily verify the originality of submitted and published work. After a…

NEW YORK, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- - Special Library Association (SLA) and Elsevier's Engineering and Technology Division Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of SLA and Honor Two Lifetimes of Achievement Elsevier's Engineering and Technology Division today congratulated John and Jean Piety on being this year's recipients of the Special Library Association's (SLA) Engineering Division Librarians of the Year Award. Mr. and Mrs. Piety's contributions to the SLA Engineering Division include exceptional performance while holding a variety of positions within SLA. Jean has been a member of SLA since…

The hardiest plants and those most likely to survive the climatic shifts brought about by global warming are now easier to identify, thanks to new research findings by a team from Queen's University. Populations of plants growing at the outer edges of their natural "geographic range" exist in a precarious balance between extinction of existing populations and founding of new populations, via seed dispersal into vacant but suitable habitat. "Policy makers concerned with preserving plant species should focus not only on conserving land where species are now, but also where they may be found in…

California thinks you shouldn’t be allowed to see your OWN fingerprints (of the DNA variety) without a doctor’s permission. Last week, the California Department of Public Health sent "Cease And Desist" orders to 13 private companies that were set up during the last several months to provide curious individuals with information about their own DNA.   The crux of the letter is that California regulations "prohibit the offering of a clinical laboratory test directly to the consumer without a physician order, unless specifically exempt.  Genetic tests are NOT exempt."…

More than half of all older adults complain about having difficulties sleeping. Most don't bother seeking treatment. Those who do usually turn either to medications, which can lead to other health problems, or behavior therapies, which are costly and often not available close to home. Now, UCLA researchers report that practicing tai chi chih, the Westernized version of a 2,000-year-old Chinese martial art, promotes sleep quality in older adults with moderate sleep complaints. The study, which will be published in the journal Sleep, is currently available in the journal's online edition. In…

SALT LAKE CITY, June 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Equis International, maker of the award winning line of technical analysis investment software MetaStock, introduced three new international dealers today: AlphaAlliance, Statica, and Elastic. "We are pleased to announce partnerships with AlphaAlliance, Statica, and Elastic," said Scott Brown, Director of Sales and Marketing for Equis International. "These companies are a natural fit with MetaStock; they all provide superior trading products which we expect MetaStock to enhance." AlphaAlliance is a company located in Singapore who trains people how to…

MUMBAI, India, June 20 /PRNewswire/ -- - Tata Interactive Systems (TIS) Partners With International Simulation and Gaming Association (ISAGA) to Showcase Business Games and Simulations. Global e-learning provider, Tata Interactive Systems announced its newly formed partnership with the International Simulation and Gaming Association to promote the use of gaming and simulations in India Inc.'s business acumen skill development. The present focus of the partnership is an event, the 5th International Summer School in Gaming Simulation, where Dr. Willy Kriz -- Professor for Human Resource…

LONDON, June 20 /PRNewswire/ -- EMBARGOED: Not for publication before 00:01 BST on Friday June 20 - Att'n: Scotland Editors Administration staff working for Scotland's biggest teaching union are to strike today (Friday 20th June) over management's failure to secure a pay settlement which should have been paid from 1st April 2008. The 32 Unite members at the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) were forced to ballot for industrial action and were to begin a continuous overtime ban when management came back with a final offer of a five year pay deal. The deal was not in line with the…