Un adolescente inventa un nuevo método para detectar el cáncer de páncreas Jack Andraka, un adolescente estadounidense de 15 años nacido en Maryland y estudiante de primer año de preparatoria en North County, ha sido el ganador del concurso científico más importante del mundo a nivel de institutos, la Feria Internacional de Ciencia e Ingeniería (ISEF, por sus siglas en inglés), gracias a la elaboración de una prueba para detectar el cáncer de páncreas incipiente a partir del análisis de la sangre o de la orina de la persona, según informaron los organizadores del concurso en un comunicado. Según las conclusiones del estudio elaborado por este estudiante, el método es 28 veces más barato y rápido que las pruebas existentes en la actualidad. Posee una sensibilidad del 100% y detecta la enfermedad en el 90% de los casos. El estudiante creó un simple sensor para evaluar la sangre o la orina del paciente y así determinar la presencia anormal de una proteína. Este método es 28 veces más barato y rápido que las pruebas existentes en la actualidad
4-Year-Old Indian Girl Raped, Left With Severe Brain Injuries In Critical Condition A 4-year-old Indian girl who was raped last week is currently in critical condition, having sustained severe brain injuries after allegedly being suffocated. The unnamed child was reportedly raped in her village in Madhya Pradesh on April 17, according to Press Trust of India. The girl's family found the child, who went missing on Wednesday, the next morning lying unconscious and profusely bleeding near a crematorium in her village, according to The Times of India. She had lacerations, tears and bruises on her body, and had allegedly been suffocated, which caused serious brain injuries. Firoz Khan, a 35-year-old welder, is accused of raping the 4-year-old. “The condition of the 4-year-old child, who was found unconscious in a field in Ghansur town of MP, is still critical. “She has been put on a life support system and is being treated by a team of senior doctors. Police are still searching for Khan, who may have left the country, according to NDTV.
The best-designed social networks on Ning Guest post by Suzanne Reinfranck Socialmediabusinesssolutions We’ve long been fans of Ning, an innovative social platform that brings millions of people together every day to explore and express their interests, discover new passions and meet people around shared pursuits. With more than 1.9 million Ning networks created and 40 million registered users, this social space continues to grow at an explosive rate. Laura Oppenheimer, Ning marketing manager A few things differentiate Ning from most other social platforms: • It has pioneered the market for people to self-organize around the “what” rather than the “who” in social networking • It enables communities to organize around interests and passions and fully express what makes them unique. • Ning offers a fairly wide degree of flexibility in customizing the look and feel of your site. We asked Laura Oppenheimer, Ning’s marketing manager, for some of her favorite nonprofit and social change sites. 7 well-designed Ning networks 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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Street Artist Charged with 56 Counts for Punking NYPD with Drone Poster Street artist Essan Attia is being charged with 56 criminal counts after planting dozens of mock public service posters around New York, advertising the NYPD's use of drones to monitor civilians. He was arrested in New York last week after being tracked down by an ill-humored police force. Attia's arrest followed on a video interview the artist gave with the arts and culture website Animal New York, in which he described some of his motivations—including his libertarian political leanings—and how he pulled off the stunt: As Reason.com reports: On September 16, 29-year-old “Essam” and a group of friends blanketed lower Manhattan with posters designed to look like official New York Police Department signage. Photo by Gawker Photo by Marcus Santos / New York Daily News
Oxwall ® - Free Community Software | Social Network Script The 5 Best Plagiarism Detection Tools for Educators In a perfect world students would understand that education is for their benefit and put their all into every assignment. Unfortunately, every educator working today knows how far off the reality is from that ideal. Cheating isn’t just something that a few bad apples do every now and then, it proliferates. In a 2010 survey of high school students, one in three admitted to using the web to plagiarize. How Technology Makes it Worse Plagiarism is nothing new. How much work would you have to do to copy the words of this article in a new document of your own? Then, of course, there’s the availability of information. 5 Plagiarism Tools That Will Turn Tech into the Solution While it has played a role in making plagiarism easier, technology also helps teachers spot when it is happening. Of the many plagiarism detection tools out there, only a few are specifically designed for educator use. These five plagiarism detection tools were all created with instructors in mind. 1. Fast Facts: 2. 3. 4. 5.
The Citizen Online | Home National 5.5.2014 05.00 pm FILE PICTURE: An IEC official scans a green bar coded ID book at a voter registration center in Melville, Johannesburg, 10 November 2013. Picture: Tracy lee Stark The home affairs department has extended its office hours in the lead-up to and on election day, it said on Monday. The department would open all of its offices across the country on Wednesday from 7am to 9pm in line with voting hours to assist citizens with the voting process, spokesman Lunga Ngqengelele said in a statement. It had already extended its office hours for Monday and Tuesday, from 7.30am to 7.30pm. “Home affairs takes this opportunity to remind members of the public that President Jacob Zuma has declared Wednesday… as a national holiday to allow citizens more time to vote,” said Ngqengelele. “All home affairs officials who will be working on Wednesday… have been afforded an opportunity alongside all other essential services to cast special votes across the country.” - Sapa
All About XOOPS :: XOOPS Web Application System XOOPS is a web application platform written in PHP for the MySQL database. Its object orientation makes it an ideal tool for developing small or large community websites, intra company and corporate portals, weblogs and much more. The Project websites are, not limited to: Project development: Project and community support: Third-party development support: XOOPS is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) and is free to use and modify. What XOOPS stands forXOOPS is an acronym of eXtensible Object Oriented Portal System. A lite XOOPS can be used as a personal weblog or journal. Pronunciation guideThe standard pronunciation of XOOPS should follow English rules, and you should pronounce it as [zoo'ps]. Key features of XOOPS - Database-drivenXOOPS uses a relational database (currently MySQL) to store data required for running a web-based content management system.