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Intrinsic time-scale decomposition (ITD) is a new nonlinear method of time-frequency representation which can decipher the minute changes in the nonlinear EEG signals. In this work, we have automatically classified normal, interictal and ictal EEG signals using the features derived from the ITD representation. The energy, fractal dimension and sample entropy features computed on ITD representation coupled with decision tree classifier has yielded an average classification accuracy of 95.67%, sensitivity and specificity of 99% and 99.5%, respectively using 10-fold cross validation scheme. With application of the nonlinear ITD representation, along with conceptual advancement and improvement of the accuracy, the developed system is clinically ready for mass screening in resource constrained and emerging economy scenarios.

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of Qi therapy (QT) on the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), including fatigue and complications. QT affected the experience of mental and emotional relaxation in the subjects of these case studies, who also gained strength to overcome their pain and fatigue. Although the results of these two case studies may not constitute conclusive evidence, they provide a foundation for the exploration of QT as a complementary therapy in the reduction of negative symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome.

Low-intensity qigong exercise has been suggested as an alternative to more vigorous exercise when striving for health benefits. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether self-determined motivation and perceived stress are related to concentration during exercise, and to the amount of exercise carried out. Leisure-time qigong exercisers (n = 279) were assessed by using the Sport Motivation Scale, Stress and Energy Scale, and by self-rated Concentration. Exercise sessions per week, Session time, and ability to Set a time for exercise, and perceived Disturbance during exercise were also recorded. Participants who were in a Calm energy mood (low-stress, high-energy, able to set a time for exercise), displayed an increased Concentration on qi-flow (R² = 0.13) during exercise. An elevated stress-level correlated negatively with Health, Energy, Concentration, Sessions per week, Session time, Sessions performed during the previous week, ability to Set a time for exercise, and feeling Undisturbed during exercise (all p < 0.01). Intrinsic motivation was positively correlated with Concentration (0.24, p < 0.01) and negatively correlated with Stress (-0.19, p < 0.05). Individuals who adhere to a regular qigong exercise regimen are more intrinsically motivated, less stressed, and more concentrated while exercising than those who do not adhere to a regular regime. This suggests that health-professionals need to be aware of these factors when prescribing qigong exercise for health benefits.

Water Matters Engineering the Reclamation of H₂0.

Identification of Microbial Contamination in Water Treatment and Distribution Systems.

From Wastewater to Safe Water: The NTU Experience.

Second Generation Biofuels: The Way Forward.

INDIA – A novel form of gene regulation in bacteria.

INDIA – Algal biofuels are no energy panacea.

JAPAN – Medical Data Vision enhances the quality of medical care with Actian Vectorwise.

SINGAPORE – Singapore heart surgeon to receive honour from The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

SINGAPORE – ELGA^® to deliver innovative water purification at new Singapore General Hospital expansion.

AUSTRALIA – Specialised Therapeutics Australia: New drug to fight hospital superbug infection.

AUSTRALIA – Group of genes hold the clue in migraine cases.

AUSTRALIA – CT scans can triple risk of brain cancer, leukemia.

BRAZIL – Science can do more for sustainable development.

MIDDLE EAST – Particles and persecution: why we should care about Iranian physicists.

EUROPE – Medicyte coordinates EU-funded collaboration on Biomimetic Bioartificial Liver.

EUROPE – Selvita and Orion Pharma achieve a research milestone in Alzheimer's Disease Program.

EUROPE – Zinforo (ceftaroline fosamil) receives positive CHMP opinion in the European Union for the treatment of patients with serious skin infections or community acquired pneumonia.

USA – Vein grown from girl's own stem cells transplanted.

USA – Hidden vitamin in milk yields remarkable health benefits - Weill Cornell researchers show tiny vitamin in milk, in high doses, makes mice leaner, faster and stronger.

USA – New report finds biotechnology companies are participating in 39% of all projects in development for new medicines and technologies for neglected diseases.

USA – TriReme Medical receives FDA clearance for expanded matrix of sizes of Chocolate PTA balloon catheter.

USA – New data show investigational compound dapagliflozin demonstrated significant reductions in blood sugar levels when added to sitagliptin in adults with type 2 diabetes at 24 weeks, with results maintained over 48 weeks.

USA – Zalicus successfully completes Phase 1 single ascending dose study with Z944, a novel, oral T-Type Calcium Channel Blocker.

USA – Study provides clues to clinical trial cost savings.

German biotech innovator Altona Diagnostics launches BioNexus-certified regional hub in Malaysia: ADT Biotech Sdn Bhd.

FEI launches "Explore the Unseen" image contest in partnership with National Geographic.

BIO applauds Representative Kaptur's Energy Investment Act of 2012.

Cytori to utilize Sistemic's SistemQC™ to strengthen understanding of mechanisms & support design of Next-Generation Cell Therapies.

Bosch packaging technology and Sartorius Stedim Biotech introduce PreVAS.

CellCentric and ZoBio enter into partnership to develop lead compounds against epigenetic drug targets.

INDIA – Bioven starts BV-NSCLC-001 Phase III trial in NSCLC.

INDIA – Initiative in Chemical Biology and Therapeutics.

PHILLIPPINES – Asia–Pacific Analysis: The slow road to green energy.

SINGAPORE – Takeda progressing well in Asia with New Drug Applications.

SINGAPORE – NTU and University of Warwick boost brainpower in global neuroscience research.

THAILAND – Thai PhD. student awarded Monsanto's Beachell–Borlaug International Scholarship for rice improvement research.

EUROPE – Open access will change the world, if scientists want it to.

UNITED STATES & CANADA – Verisante places Aura Beta Units for safety, verification testing in B.C., Alberta and Ontario clinics.

UNITED STATES & CANADA – Life Technologies sets new worldwide standard for criminal forensic testing with introduction of GlobalFilerTM Express Kit.

UNITED STATES & CANADA – How immune cells can nudge nerves to regrow.

UNITED STATES & CANADA – Improved Genomic Target Selection Using IDT Oligos.

UNITED STATES & CANADA – US team uncover non-invasive method for diagnosing epilepsy.

BAYER HealthCare and Economic Development Board to foster translational and clinical research for diseases prevalent in Asia

Ludwig Cancer Research and University of Oxford launch Cancer Immunotherapy Spinout

OmniComm Systems® Announces Reseller Agreement with Tri-I Biotech Shanghai Inc. Market Leading Life Sciences Consultancy to Resell OmniComm’s TrialOne® eSource Solution

Resverlogix Closes License Agreement and Enters Into Definitive Stock Purchase Agreement with Hepalink

Immunovaccine and PharmAthene Sign Exclusive Worldwide License Agreement to Develop and Commercialize an Anthrax Vaccine Formulated in DepoVax™

Commonwealth Financing Authority Announces New Alternative, Clean Energy Investment

ContraFect Corporation Announces Issuance of Key Patent Covering Novel Lysin Technology

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Sustainable Apparel Coalition Recognizes SCS Global Services as Approved Verifier for New Pilot Program

StemCell United Announces Plans for PO and Listing on ASX

Roche Diagnostics Strengthens Footprint in Asia Pacific

Next-Generation Large Molecule Affinity Purification Solution Improves Biotherapeutic, Disease Biomarker and Sports Anti-Doping Bioanalysis.

MR Solutions Brings New 3D, 1000X Magnification Imaging Modality to Preclinical Research.

Using Saltidin to Guard Against the Zika Virus.

Nagasaki University Hospital Boosts Patient Care and Safety with Zebra Technologies' Enterprise-Class TC55 Touch Computer.

CSIRO Uses Dell Supercomputer to Help Combat Post-Childbirth Complications in Women.

Philips Launches “World's Sleepiest Website” to Help Restless Sleepers Maximize Their Slumber.

Telstar Aeolus Proven to Consume Up to 35% Less Power than the Current Market Average.

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• ASIA-PACIFIC — Study Finds Underweight Patients with Diabetes have Increased Risk of Tuberculosis
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Vortices in flow past a heart valve, in streams and behind an arrow were realized, sketched and discussed by Leonardo da Vinci. The forced resonance and collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge under 64 km/h. wind in 1940 and the Kármán vortex street are classic examples of dynamic interaction between fluid flow and solid motion. There are similar and dissimilar characteristics of vortices between biological and physical flow processes. They can be analyzed by numerical solutions of the Navier–Stokes equations with moving boundaries. One approach is to transform the time-dependent domain to a fixed domain with the geometric, kinematic and dynamic parameters as forcing functions in the Navier–Stokes equations.

Parasternal and apical echocardiography images captured from different cross-sectional planes (short-axis and four chambers) convey significant information about the structure and function of infarcted Left Ventricular (LV) myocardium. Thus, features from these cross-sectional views of echocardiograms extracted using computer-aided techniques may aid in characterizing Myocardial Infarction (MI). Therefore, this paper proposes a new algorithm for automated MI characterization using features extracted from parasternal short axis and apical four chambers cross-sectional views of 160 subjects (80 with MI and 80 normal) echocardiograms. The Stationary Wavelet Transform (SWT) method is used to extract the Relative Wavelet Energy and Entropy (RWE and RWEnt) features from the two cross-sectional views of echocardiography images separately. These features are ranked and subjected to classification in two different steps: (i) the features from each view are separately ranked using entropy, t-test and Wilcoxon ranking tests and fed to the classifier, and (ii) later, the features from both the views are combined and ranked. Finally, these ranked features are subjected to the Support Vector Machine (SVM) classifier for characterization of normal and MI using a minimum number of features. The proposed method is able to identify MI with 95.0% of accuracy, 93.7% of sensitivity and 96.2% of specificity using 32 features extracted from parasternal short-axis view; an accuracy of 96.2%, sensitivity of 97.5% and specificity of 95.0% with 18 apical four chamber view features. The results show that by combining the features from both views enables the confirmation of MI LVs with an accuracy of 96.8%, sensitivity of 93.7% and specificity of 100% using 16 features extracted from only two frames. Software development is in progress which can be incorporated into the echocardiography ultrasound machine for automated detection of MI patients.

As the world’s population continues to expand, scientists are working to address the energy needs and challenges that accompany growth with environmentally responsible approaches. Nanoscience is helping to provide solutions to energy and environmental concerns in a number of ways.

The current topic of clean air and water is often left incomplete. When we discuss cleaner cars or more regulations, we forget that none of this can genuinely be sustainable without improving our infrastructure, an objective we are mostly avoidant. With this sprouting age of technology, we have companies interject that their model is “the newest in sustainability.” Still, the systems that support production have fallen rapidly behind due to a lack of funding and push from the public. In this paper, I hope to begin a discussion on the importance of improving our energy infrastructure over the course of my lifetime. Eventually, a sprout of real change might happen to improve the lives of those around me.

As the world’s population continues to expand, scientists are working to address the energy needs and challenges that accompany growth with environmentally responsible approaches. Nanoscience is helping to provide solutions to energy and environmental concerns in a number of ways.