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To raise awareness and understanding of a population hidden in plain sight, Intersex Activist and Author Hida Viloria and Biological Sciences Professor Maria Nieto PhD announce the release of their new book, ‘The Spectrum of Sex: The Science of Male, Female, and Intersex’ (February 21, 2020). LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) FEBRUARY 12,[…]

American Heart Association funds research into leading cause of aortic valve dysfunction. WORCESTER, MASS. (PRWEB) JANUARY 30, 2020 Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researcher Kristen Billiar has been awarded a $154,000 grant from the American Heart Association to determine how cell death leads to calcium deposits in heart tissue that cause aortic valves to fail. The[…]

Concludes Photonic Inverse Design Challenge at Photonics West SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB) FEBRUARY 12, 2020 At Moscone Conference Center in San Francisco, Lumerical announced the culmination of their inaugural Photonic Inverse Design Challenge and the immediate start of their next design competition. Throughout the Photonic West exhibition, photonic designers participated by simply[…]

Advanced Foot and Ankle Specialists of Howell, Brighton & Dexter Michigan offer new and cutting-edge treatment options for removal toe warts, foot warts corns and calluses. BRIGHTON, MICH. (PRWEB) FEBRUARY 12, 2020 Advanced foot and ankle specialists of Howell Michiganand Brighton Michigan have been performing removal skin lesions, toe warts and foot warts for[…]

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Southern Illinois University Edwardsville $300,000 in support of research aimed at preventing sexual harassment from occurring during undergraduate field-based courses. The endeavor is in partnership with researchers from the Arkansas Archeological Survey and Mississippi State University. EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. (PRWEB) JANUARY 30, 2020 The National[…]

A broad range of custom manufactured sapphire lenses, windows, and domes for use in submersibles and other deep water undersea applications have been introduced by Meller Optics, Inc. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (PRWEB) FEBRUARY 12, 2020 Meller Optics, Inc. has introduced a broad range of custom manufactured sapphire lenses, windows, and domes for use[…]

Mizuho Information & Research Institute, a specialist arm of the Mizuho Financial Group, has signed an agreement with Norwegian company Ducky AS to develop a new climate change mitigation platform for the Japanese market. The project, called It’s My Planet, will produce a suite of tools which can be used[…]

Beverly Hills Periodontics & Dental Implant Center comments on a recent article that dental implants can maintain oral health after losing one or more teeth due to decay or other causes. BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. (PRWEB) FEBRUARY 12, 2020 A January 10 article on KSAT San Antonio reports on the five ways that dental[…]

PASA launches “Action for Chimpanzees” to counter trafficking in West Africa through international collaboration. GUINEA, WEST AFRICA (PRWEB) JANUARY 30, 2020 The Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA)—the largest alliance of wildlife centers in Africa—has announced the launch of Action for Chimpanzees (AFC), a program to curtail the illicit trade of western chimpanzees[…]

At the inaugural World Biodiversity Forum in Davos, Switzerland in February, TEALEAVES and the University of British Columbia (UBC) Botanical Garden will facilitate a collaborative framework to preserve biodiversity through a network of international organizations. ZURICH, SWITZERLAND (PRWEB) FEBRUARY 15, 2020 The first inaugural World Biodiversity Forum will be held following[…]