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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The wireless test equipment market in Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand is expected to grow at a double digit rate owing to the rapid commercialization of the 4G cellular wireless standards and the increasing number of 3G network deployments. The proliferation of smart mobile devices has led to higher wireless data usage, affecting the traffic mix on networks. Therefore, test equipment vendors are looking to offer...
BUFFALO, N.Y., Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Delaware North Companies, a global leader in hospitality and food service, today announced strategic leadership changes as part of the company's overall strategy for growth in North America and around the world. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110107/NY26567LOGO ) The changes, announced by Delaware North Companies President and Chief Operating Officer Charles E. Moran, take effect Jan. 1, 2013. Rick Abramson, president of...
SYDNEY, Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A landmark study by Australian and New Zealand researchers has found that a widely used starch fluid for resuscitation of patients in intensive care units (ICUs) provides no clinical benefit and its use results in increased acute kidney failure (haemodialysis) when compared to normal saline. The findings of CHEST (The Crystalloid vs Hydroxyethyl Starch Trial) have the potential to change the way patients are treated in ICUs across the world....
DETROIT, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's first high-speed sports amphibian - the GIBBS Quadski -- will go on sale in the United States next month. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/58580-gibbs-launches-quadski-a-high-speed-sports-amphibian-in-the-u-s (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121015/MM91986 ) The dream of two visionary entrepreneurs, the GIBBS high-speed amphibian is the product of...
BLUE BELL, Pa., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE MKT: INO) announced today that its majority-owned subsidiary, VGX Animal Health, has received approval to market LifeTide® SW 5.0, the world's first approved growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH) therapy for food animals, in New Zealand. LifeTide is a once-in-a-lifetime treatment for female pigs (sows) that has demonstrated significant decreases in perinatal mortality of piglets from treated sows...
LUGANO, Switzerland and MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Melbourne biopharmaceutical company Specialised Therapeutics Australia (STA) has been granted exclusive commercialisation rights to a new drug for the treatment of NSCLC cachexia-anorexia. This condition is a serious multifactorial disorder which involves muscle wasting and metabolic impairment and commonly affects patients with advanced cancer. STA has reached agreement with Swiss pharmaceutical company...
TORONTO, Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kobo, a leader in eReading with more than 10 million users worldwide, today announced new partnerships with Booksellers NZ and The Paper Plus Group. Kobo, already partnered with leading book chain Whitcoulls, is now powering the majority of New Zealand booksellers with its world-class eReading platform. "Kobo is committed to helping booksellers of all sizes join the eReading revolution," said Todd Humphrey, EVP of Business Development, Kobo....
OHK Medical Devices Ltd., manufacturer of the HemaClear® single-use, sterile, exsanguinating tourniquet device, announced today that it has signed an agreement with Surgical Specialties Pty. to introduce HemaClear® to the Australia and New Zealand markets. This announcement comes as the latest step in the Company’s previously announced five year plan to enter the APAC markets. Haifa, Israel (PRWEB) October 09, 2012 OHK Medical Devices Ltd., manufacturer of the HemaClear®...
11Ants Predictor integrates easily with Microsoft SQL Server transforming it into a forward looking predictive analytics solution within hours - not days or months. HAMILTON, New Zealand (PRWEB) October 05, 2012 11Ants Analytics today launched 11Ants Predictor for Microsoft SQL Server, a break-through solution which transforms Microsoft SQL Server into a forward-looking predictive analytics solution, in hours. 11Ants Predictor leverages an organization’s considerable investment in data...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online January’s raid on Kim Schmitz’s (aka Kim Dotcom) elaborate New Zealand mansion has been largely discussed and debated, both online and in court. Dotcom is the founder of Megaupload, a large file sharing network which has since been shut down as American authorities unrelenting pursuit of the site founder aims to bring him to US soil and the justice they feel he deserves. Dotcom had claimed the raid was far too elaborate and...
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Evechinus chloroticu, commonly known as kina in the Māori language, is a sea urchin that can be found in New Zealand waters. It resides at depths between 39.3 and 45.9 feet in areas with moderate wave patterns. In northern waters of its range, it is typically found in rocky areas but can be found in sandy areas. In southern waters, it prefers to live in fjords. Evechinus chloroticu can reach an average diameter of up to 6.6 inches. It feeds on plant materials like red algae, large brown...
The Great-winged Petrel or Grey-faced Petrel (Pterodroma macroptera) is a petrel. In New Zealand, it is also known by its Maori name oi and as a muttonbird. The following are the two recognized subspecies of P. macroptera. - P. m. macroptera and P. m gouldi, the latter of the two is endemic to New Zealand, and is often called the Grey-faced Petrel. It breeds in the Southern Hemisphere between 30 and 50 degrees south having colonies on Tristan da Cunha, Gough Island, the Crozet Islands,...
The Black Petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni) is also called the Parkinson’s Petrel. It is a large, black petrel, the smallest of the Procellaria. This species is an endemic breeder of New Zealand, breeding only on islands off the North Island, on Great Barrier Island and Little Barrier Island. At sea it scatters as far as Australia and Ecuador. It’s a medium-sized, all black petrel except for pale sections on the bill. The wingspan is 110 cm on average. This bird is usually seen in the...
The New Zealand green-lipped mussel, Perna canalicula known also as the New Zealand mussel, the greenshell mussel, kuku, and kutai, is a bivalve mollusk belonging to the family Mytilidae. This mollusk has great significance as a cultivated species within New Zealand. This mollusk occurs all around New Zealand’s mainland. It’s usually seen below the intertidal zone, but it can be seen in the intertidal zone. It feeds on a variety of phytoplankton. P. canalicula is significant to the...
The largest ray in the world is the giant oceanic manta ray. It is found in the open water of all the major oceans of the world. In the eastern Atlantic it can be seen from New Jersey to Uruguay; in the western Atlantic from the Azores Islands to South Africa; in the eastern Pacific from southern California to Peru and in the western Pacific from Japan to New Zealand. It also can be seen in the entire Indian Ocean. This manta ray will swim in deep water but enter the shallows around reefs for...
