BNA Books brings out 10th edition of Patents and the Federal Circuit - August 26, 2011
BNA Books, a division of specialised news and information publisher BNA, has announced the publication of the 10th Edition of Patents and the Federal Circuit. This treatise claims to be the most complete commentary available on Federal Circuit decisions and their effect on patent law. … Read More
Pearson unveils technology to measure complexity of text - August 25, 2011
Education services provider Pearson, US, has announced the creation of the Pearson Reading Maturity Metric, projected as an accurate measure of the reading difficulty of texts. Developed by scientists at Pearson's Knowledge Technologies group, the new computer-based technology measures how close an individual student's reading abilities… Read More
Elsevier releases Malaysian edition of Baillière’s Nurses’ Dictionary - August 24, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the publication of a Malaysian edition of the Baillière's Nurses' Dictionary. The edition features dual language definitions where the first section of the dictionary provides Bahasa Malaysia definitions and the second section provides definitions in English. This is seen to… Read More
NIH report spells out best practices for combining qualitative and quantitative research - August 24, 2011
The US' National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released recommendations or best practices for scientists conducting mixed methods health research that seeks to combine the strengths of quantitative and qualitative research. There has been increased interest in mixed methods research in health fields and at… Read More
Swets provides customer support with eDeals service - August 23, 2011
Journal subscription services provider Swets, Netherlands, has announced the launch of its new eDeals Service. Combining a powerful mix of informative data and intuitive online functionality with the knowledge and expertise of a Customer Account Manager the service will provide customers with end to end support… Read More
SAGE launches new journal – Public Relations Inquiry - August 22, 2011
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the launch of a new journal, Public Relations Inquiry (PRI). Scheduled for launch in January 2012, PRI will be an international, peer-reviewed forum for conceptual, reflexive and critical discussion on public relations. The journal, to be published three times a… Read More
IEEE Standards Board approves projects to create four new standards - August 22, 2011
Technical professional association IEEE, US, has announced that the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) Standards Board has approved projects for the creation of four new standards. They will address quality assessment of 3D displays, contents and devices; network communication at nanoscale; the digital microscope analysers, whole slide… Read More
ACS launches enhanced edition of Bytesize Science video series - August 18, 2011
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has launched a new edition of its Bytesize Science video series, which has reportedly been fascinating thousands of viewers of all ages since its inception in 2007. Bytesize Science is said to have received accolades from the National Science Teachers Association,… Read More
IMS Health launches market measurement tool, MIDAS Biosimilars - August 18, 2011
Pharmaceutical and healthcare information provider IMS Health, US, has announced the launch of IMS MIDAS Biosimilars, a market measurement tool. The new tool enables clients to assess the value of treatments and guide commercial decisions in this rapidly developing segment of the global biologics marketplace. The… Read More
Semantico launches Dictionarium for Android - August 17, 2011
Online publishing services provider Semantico Ltd, UK, has announced the launch of Dictionarium for Android. Dictionarium is a free online English dictionary. The app brings the GNU Project's publication of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English (CIDE) to the Android platform in a fully searchable… Read More
