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Greenpeace launches series of case studies on forest certification standard
2013-06-26 14:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Activist group Greenpeace says it will publish a series of case studies highlighting examples of good and bad practice among operations certified under the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), an eco-standard for forest products. Greenpeace, an FSC member since the body was found in 1993, says that as the standard has expanded, the risk to its credibility has also increased. "Greenpeace fears that as the system has grown, the FSC's implementation and interpretation of its standards have been watered...
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Autism tied to air pollution, brain-wiring disconnect in studies
2013-06-19 13:24:56| Biotech - Topix.net
Researchers seeking the roots of autism have linked the disorder to chemicals in air pollution and, in a separate study, found that language difficulties of the disorder may be due to a disconnect in brain wiring.
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Aarhus University Studies Effects of White Bread on Pigs
2013-06-17 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
DENMARK - Eating a diet containing too many easily-digestible carbohydrates and not enough fibre – like in white bread – increases the risk of obesity and diabetes. The same is true for pigs that are useful models for studies of the effects of diet on the metabolism in humans.
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Sequenta Collaborators to Present Five Studies Showing the Power of ...
2013-06-12 20:36:35| Logistics - Topix.net
Sequenta, Inc. announced today that its collaborators will present studies at the 18th Congress of the European Hematology Association here this week demonstrating the superiority of the company's LymphoSIGHTa technology in detecting minimal residual disease in acute lymphoblastic leukemia , mantle cell lymphoma , follicular lymphoma , and multiple ... (more)
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Two Studies Find Car Shoppers Willing to Give Up Privacy but Want Something in Return
2013-06-10 07:33:51| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
Two new studies are showing what car shoppers want from their next vehicle they understand the necessity to give up a certain amount of personal information in return for security and integration of paired technologies. Fuel efficiency also matters to them. Cisco report shows respondents are okay with sharing personal information if it would customize their vehicle and driving experience. Want to track gas prices with in-car tech features, insurance prices, roadside assistance availability, and recall information. JD Powers and Associates found survey respondents to be interested in phone pairing, wireless internet, better voice recognition, and other improvements to infotainment systems. Vehicle owners are more interested and willing to purchase features like a fuel economy indicator and active shutter grille vents that close at higher speeds to help maximize fuel economy. J.D. Power study finds that vehicle owners have some interest in driverless cars but are more interested in semi-autonomous functions like emergency braking and steering and automatic park assist. Find out what the studies have to say about car shopper priorities with connected car technologies. The Article Two Studies Find Car Shoppers Willing to Give Up Privacy but Want Something in Return appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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