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OTTAWA, May 8, 2013 /CNW/ - Canada Post will mark the 60(th) anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II with a new commemorative stamp. The stamp, unveiled this morning by his Excellency The Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, depicts The Queen's deep connection to Canada - from the Queen's display of her Canadian honours to the presence of the Canadian flag. Her hand also rests near a copy of the British North America Act from 1867. The portrait...
Mathematicians from Queen Mary, University of London will bring researchers one-step closer to understanding how the structure of the brain relates to its function in two recently published studies. Publishing in Physical Review Letters the researchers from the Complex Networks group at Queen Mary’s School of Mathematical Sciences describe how different areas in the brain can have an association despite a lack of direct interaction. The team, in collaboration with researchers in...
WOKINGHAM, England, April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- - Leading label lifecycle management solution provider wins recognitions for its innovative labeling solutions designed for the medical device market - PRISYM ID [http://www.prisymid.com ], a leading provider of turn-key labeling solutions for organizations that need integrated in-house printing solutions with lifecycle traceability for the medical device, life sciences and manufacturing industries has been awarded the...
Prestigious award recognises outstanding achievement in export sales of RFeye spectrum monitoring systems CAMBRIDGE, England, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CRFS, the world's leading manufacturer of RF spectrum monitoring systems, has this week been named as the winner of a 2013 Queen's Award for Enterprise, International Trade. The award recognises the success of CRFS's international strategy in establishing itself as a major exporter of spectrum monitoring and surveillance...
Animal sanctuaries can play an important role in rehabilitating goats and other animals that have suffered from neglect, according to scientists at Queen Mary, University of London. In this first scientific study of rescued animals, the researchers examined moods in 18 goats, nine of which had endured poor welfare, such as inappropriate diet, and lack of space or shelter before arriving at a sanctuary. They created a spatial awareness test, which involved giving the animals an opportunity...
Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A single ant colony can have thousands of ants, all scurrying around performing various tasks, maintaining their territory for the queen. And because they all look alike, studying them individually by eye can prove extremely difficult, if not impossible. To bypass this obstacle, Danielle Mersch and colleagues from the University of Lausanne tagged every single worker in entire ant colonies and tracked them by computer. The...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sensors & Integrated Systems, a unit of UTC Aerospace Systems located in Plymouth, UK has won a 2013 Queen's Award for Enterprise, the highest official UK honor for British business. The award, in the category of Innovation, recognizes the international success of the business' unique, miniature, solid state gyroscopic devices. These rugged inertial measurement units (IMUs) help guide a wide variety of systems including air and...
LONDON, April 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Software firm recognised for stellar international growth since 2008 TestPlant [http://www.testplant.com ], the automated software testing company, today announced it has won a Queen's Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category - the UK's most prestigious award that recognises outstanding achievement in overseas sales. Headquartered in London, TestPlant is an international software company with...
WEST COVINA, Calif., April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Citrus Valley Health Partners' Queen of the Valley (QVC) Campus has earned the Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission for Primary Stroke Centers. QVC earned this distinction after The Joint Commission conducted an on-site review in March. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130409/DC91874 ) The Joint Commission's Certificate of Distinction for Primary Stroke Centers recognizes centers that make exceptional...
Newborn babies' immune system development and levels of vitamin D have been found to vary according to their month of birth, according to new research. The research, from scientists at Queen Mary, University of London and the University of Oxford, provides a potential biological basis as to why an individual's risk of developing the neurological condition multiple sclerosis (MS) is influenced by their month of birth. It also supports the need for further research into the potential...
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The Queen Scallop, Aequipecten opercularis is a species of scallop of medium size. It is an edible marine bivalve mollusk belonging to the family Pectinidae. Being around 7 centimeters in size, this is one of the smaller scallop species that is commercially exploited. The shell of this species is sometimes fairly colorful, and it is also thin and brittle. It features about 20 radiating umbones. The valve on the left is slightly more convex than the valve on the right. One auricle of the...
Symbol: TRPA10 Group: Monocot Family: Commelinaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Forb/herb Native Status: L48 N PR I Synonyms: SEPU11 Setcreasea purpurea B.K. Boom Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:FL, LA Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta –...
Symbol: STSYT Group: Dicot Family: Euphorbiaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Forb/herb Native Status: L48 N Synonyms: STTE11 Stillingia tenuis Small Distribution: StillingiasylvaticaL. ssp.tenuis(Small) D.J. Rogers distribution:USA(FL) Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division ...
Symbol: STSYS2 Group: Dicot Family: Euphorbiaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Forb/herb Native Status: L48 N Synonyms: STAN6 Stillingia angustifolia (Müll. Arg.) Engelm. ex S. Watson STSA5 Stillingia salicifolia (Torr.) Raf. STSP11 Stillingia spathulata (Müll. Arg.) Small STSYS Stillingia sylvatica L. var. salicifolia Torr. Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:AL,...
Symbol: SEGR10 Group: Dicot Family: Cactaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Shrub Native Status: HI I PR I VI I Synonyms: CEGR5 Cereus grandiflorus (L.) Mill. SEMA22 Selenicereus macdonaldiae (Hook.) Britton & Rose Distribution: Selenicereusgrandiflorus(L.) Britton & Rose distribution:USA(HI),USA+(PR, VI) Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom ...
