Elsevier and the Wilderness Medicine Society to award outstanding members of the wilderness medicine community - July 27, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that it will present awards to outstanding members of the wilderness medicine community at this year's upcoming Wilderness Medical Society 28th Wilderness Medicine Scientific Conference & Annual Meeting. The event will take place in Snowmass, CO, from July 29- August… Read More
Pharmacogenomics celebrates 100th issue - July 27, 2011
The journal Pharmacogenomics, published by Future Medicine, part of UK-based Future Science Group, is celebrating its 100th issue this year. The key objective of the peer-reviewed journal has been to provide a forum for multidisciplinary scientists to keep abreast of the latest developments in this… Read More
Winners of Research4life Global Case Study competition announced - July 21, 2011
The Research4Life partners have announced two winners in the 'Access to Scientific Research Literature' global case study competition on how HINARI, AGORA, and/or OARE have impacted both work and communities. Dr. Arun Neopane, a pediatrician from Nepal and Mulugeta Bayisa, a physiotherapist from Ethiopia, were chosen… Read More
John Wiley & Sons and Elsevier to sponsor APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education - July 18, 2011
Publishers John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and Elsevier have announced their sponsorship of the APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education (ASPIRE Prize). The award recognises young scientists who have demonstrated a commitment to both excellence in scientific research, as evidenced by scholarly publication, and… Read More
Atypon exceeds 11 million articles hosted by Literatum - July 13, 2011
Atypon, a provider of software to the publishing and media industry, has announced that the Literatum publishing platform is now used to host more than 11 million articles. Atypon passed 10 million articles hosted by Literatum seven months ago. The growth is driven primarily by… Read More
SAGE Research Methods Online recognised for excellence in navigation and innovation - July 12, 2011
Academic publisher SAGE has announced that SAGE Research Methods Online (SRMO) has been recognised for its excellence in navigation and innovation in its first year of existence. SRMO recently received the 2011 Magnum Opus Gold Award for Best Navigation for Electronic Publication or Web site and… Read More
Apple’s App store crosses 15 billion downloads mark - July 8, 2011
Computer and software firm Apple, Inc., US, has reportedly passed over 15 billion downloads. Currently, the online storefront holds about 425,000 applications, including 100,000 native iPad applications. Apple also claims that some 200 million devices are running iOS, its mobile operating system.… Read More
UBM Electronics and ECIA call for nominations for the inaugural Electronics Choice Industry Awards - July 8, 2011
Technical information provider UBM Electronics, a UBM company, and the Electronics Components Industry Association (ECIA) have called for entries for the inaugural Electronics Choice Industry Awards (ECIA's). The ECIA awards celebrate excellence in marketing by honoring ECIA members who have displayed exceptional branding and marketing programmes… Read More
Bangkok designated World Book Capital 2013 by UNESCO - July 7, 2011
The Royal Thai Embassy in Paris has reported to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that Bangkok has been designated World Book Capital 2013 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Headquarters in Paris. The city was selected because of its success in bringing… Read More
Sentri7 receives 2011/2012 EHR modular certification - July 4, 2011
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that its Sentri7 clinical surveillance, documentation and reporting application has received 2011/2012 Electronic Health Record (EHR) modular certification. With this certification, the software is now deemed to be capable of enabling providers to meet the… Read More
