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New PLOS Collection assesses the measurement of whether much needed health interventions are reaching women and children across the developing world Measuring coverage of maternal, newborn and child health in low- and middle-income countries is critical to ensuring that health interventions are reaching the women and children who need them most, says a new Collection of articles published by PLOS this week. Accurate measurement of the effectiveness of those interventions for combating...

Claire Huxtable and Carol Brady are 2nd and 3rd NEW YORK, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Coming home after school to a plate of fresh baked cookies with a mom who is always there waiting to hear how their child's day was? That was the very picture of television moms during the 1950s and 1960s. TV moms began to change in the 1970s, as some went to work, and by the 1980s and 1990s it was rare to find that stay at home mom. (Logo:...

Carlos Xuma's new report explains that confidence in the dating arena starts with confidence at the core. And once armed with this, men can be irresistibly attractive to women. San Mateo, CA (PRWEB) May 07, 2013 Gaining confidence with women boils down to recognizing what makes an individual unique and realizing that everyone has value, says Dating Expert Carlos Xuma in his new report. “Many men lack confidence in dating because they are mistakenly caught up in the idea that all...

Big Data just got a little bit smaller, thanks to breakout technology VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobson & Associates, LLC (J&A) today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued Patents No. 8,429,104, Concurrent Two-Phase Completion Genetic Algorithm Systems and Methods, and 8,429,105 Multi-Processor Instance System. In 2009, J&A's DaMi2(TM) Predictive Analytics Engine Architecture shattered the barrier of predictive analytics...

Leading industry analysts Ovum highlight up-and-coming text mining software vendor CAMBRIDGE, England and BOSTON, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Text mining software vendor Linguamatics is proud to announce it is the subject of a special "On the Radar" report by award-winning industry analysts Ovum. The report recognizes Linguamatics as a leader in text mining and predicts strong growth prospects for the company in the coming year. Ovum believes the life sciences industry is facing...

YONKERS, N.Y., May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After months of teetering between positive and negative territory, the Consumer Reports Index's sentiment measure leapt to it highest level since 2008. The Consumer Reports Index, an overall measure of Americans' personal financial health, shows that consumer sentiment now stands at 54.5, up from 50.1 last month. The improvement was broad-based, crossing all income and education groups, but the greatest gain was among lower-income...

CSG Government Solutions, a national leader in government program modernization, today announced that it has been selected by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) to facilitate the implementation of the International Classification of Disease (ICD-10) code set into the State’s healthcare systems processes. Chicago, IL (PRWEB) May 06, 2013 CSG Government Solutions, a national leader in government program modernization, today announced that it has been selected by the...

Index Signals Moderate Job Increases Ahead NEW YORK, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Employment Trends Index(TM) (ETI) increased in April. The index now stands at 111.68, up from 111.61 (an upward revision) in March. The April figure is 3.8 percent higher than a year ago. "Despite weak economic activity, the Employment Trends index is still signaling moderate job growth in the coming months," said Gad Levanon, Director of Macroeconomic Research at The Conference...

New Project Edition of Alteryx Strategic Analytics Provides a Faster Way to Drive Data Blending and Analytic Results at Zero Cost IRVINE, Calif., May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alteryx, Inc., the leading provider of Strategic Analytics software, today announced Project Edition, a free, easy-to-use analytics solution designed to unleash the capabilities of the hundreds of thousands of business and data analysts in every line-of-business group. With the power to utilize any data source,...

WASHINGTON, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) MONDAY, MAY 6: CAREGIVING Profile America -- Monday, May 6th. This is National Nurses Day -- kicking off a week honoring the outstanding efforts of nurses in helping to keep Americans healthy. The observance ends next Saturday, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, who established the...