Using Scent To Detect Skin Cancer
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Unique odors from human skin cells can be used to identify melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, and may lead to early, non-invasive detection and diagnosis of the disease,...
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In the news release, Pennsylvania Legislation to Help Fund 911 Seen as First Step in Saving State System, issued 18-Jun-2013 by the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency over PR Newswire, we are advised by the agency that the bill was signed on May 21, 2013 rather than Monday as originally announced inadvertently. The complete, corrected release below has an updated first paragraph: Pennsylvania Legislation to Help Fund 911 Seen as First Step in Saving State System...
Treating patients with dementia can be viewed as a difficult task for doctors, but Penn State College of Medicine researchers say that storytelling may be one way to improve medical students' perceptions of people affected by the condition. Participation in a creative storytelling program called TimeSlips creates a substantial improvement in student attitudes. Daniel George, assistant professor of humanities, tested the effects of the TimeSlips program in an elective course he teaches at...
HARRISBURG, Pa., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett on Monday signed House Bill 583 into law, which will help align funding for the 911 system now and in the future. In the past, the 911 funding system depended largely on landline customers, but more people are abandoning landlines for other forms of communication. As a result, county requests for 911 funding exceeded the total amount of funds available. This legislation provides a one-year transition...
ATLANTA, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding businesses in Pennsylvania that working capital loans are still available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profits affected by the fire in Cheltenham Township in Montgomery County on Oct. 5, 2012. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110909/DC65875LOGO) "Businesses that suffered economic losses...
VALLEY FORGE, Pa., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Citing confidence in the construction industry's ongoing recovery, CertainTeed Ceilings is reopening and expanding its ceilings manufacturing facility in Meridian, Miss. The announcement is the culmination of a re-invigoration of CertainTeed's ceilings business and positions the company to meet growing demand for its innovative acoustical solutions. "Bringing the Meridian plant back on-line is central to strengthening CertainTeed's...
Logo change symbolic of evolution for a new insurance marketplace HARRISBURG, Pa., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital BlueCross today unveiled a new company logo, symbolic of the company's evolution for a new insurance marketplace. While Capital BlueCross' logo is evolving, its name and essential mission as the leading health insurer in central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley is not changing. "This is a truly transformative time in health care," said Gary D. St. Hilaire,...
RADNOR, Pa., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GeoBlue® today announced the launch of the Spanish-language version of geobluetravelinsurance.com: es.geobluetravelinsurance.com. This site serves the tens of millions of U.S. citizens and residents who speak Spanish as their first language and who are shopping for the right international health plan and services for their short- or long-term trip overseas. GeoBlue customers now have Spanish-language access to product information, online...
WEST CHESTER, Pa., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- QVC, the global leader in video and e-commerce retail, announced today the appointment of Mustafa El-Rafey to Senior Vice President of Talent Management and Rewards. El-Rafey, who will report to Beth Rubino, Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Workplace Services, will lead the development and implementation of a dynamic talent management and rewards strategy for QVC. "As QVC continues to expand into new global markets,...
Next Auction Planned for September 11 HARRISBURG, Pa., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) and the Department of Environmental Protection, along with financial information services company Markit, held the second "forward" auction in 2013 on June 12 for the sale and purchase of nutrient credits in Pennsylvania's Chesapeake Bay watershed. In a forward auction, certified credits sold will be delivered later and...
Introducing Coolant Technology for Compacted Graphite Iron Machining CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The industry has seen an increase in the use of Compacted Graphite Iron (CGI), particularly in the manufacturing of truck and automotive diesel engine blocks and cylinder heads. CGI provides a number of advantages such as improving fuel efficiency and engine performance because the higher material strength enables the production of thinner walled parts which results...
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Symbol: USPE Group: Lichen Family: Parmeliaceae Growth Habit: Lichenous Native Status: NA N Classification: Kingdom Fungi – Fungi Division Ascomycota – Sac fungi Class Ascomycetes Order Lecanorales Family Parmeliaceae Genus Usnea Dill. ex Adans. – beard lichen Species Usnea pensylvanica Mot. – Pennsylvania beard lichen
Symbol: SPPE6 Group: Moss Family: Splachnaceae Growth Habit: Nonvascular Native Status: NA N Synonyms: TEPE3 Tetraplodon pennsylvanicum (Brid.) Sayre Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Division Bryophyta – Mosses Subdivision Musci Class Bryopsida – True mosses Subclass Bryidae Order Funariales Family Splachnaceae Genus Splachnum Hedw....
Symbol: RUPE3 Group: Dicot Family: Rosaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Subshrub Native Status: L48 N CAN N Synonyms: RUAB2 Rubus abactus L.H. Bailey Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:CT, DC, IL, IN, KY, MA, ME, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular...
Symbol: RAPE2 Group: Dicot Family: Ranunculaceae Duration: Annual Perennial Growth Habit: Forb/herb Native Status: L48 N AK N CAN N Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:AK, AZ, CT, DC, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, RI, SD, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom ...
Symbol: POPEP5 Group: Dicot Family: Rosaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Forb/herb Native Status: L48 N AK N CAN N Synonyms: POAT4 Potentilla atrovirens Rydb. POBIG Potentilla bipinnatifida Douglas ex Hook. var. glabrata (Lehm. ex Hook.) Kohli & Packer POGL14 Potentilla glabella Rydb. POPEA Potentilla pensylvanica L. var. atrovirens (Rydb.) T. Wolf POPEG2 Potentilla pensylvanica L....
