Police say three people were shot Saturday in a shopping plaza near Pittsburgh, Pa., NBC affiliate WPXI reported. Police are still searching for the gunmen.
The Foot Locker, Villa and Dollar Tree stores at the Edgewood Towne Center shopping plaza were shot up, police said.?
Police told WPXI the two shooters knew each other. One of the shooters was inside a store, while the other one was outside. Police said the two made eye contact and began shooting, hitting bystanders, according to WPXI.
The victims were taken to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. One of the victims was shot in the torso and is in critical condition, KDKA reported, while the other two sustained less serious wounds.
A SWAT team established a perimeter in search of the two gunmen.
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Record Wall Street boosts sentiment, U.S. holds key in Q2
TOKYO (Reuters) - Whether the world's largest economy can sustain momentum will be a primary focus for investors for the next three months after a general recovery trend in the United States helped risk sentiment for broad markets in the first quarter of 2013. Asian shares edged higher and the euro steadied on Friday after banks in Cyprus reopened to relative calm. Overall trade was subdued, with many Asian markets, including Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong, closed on Friday for Easter holidays.
Banks lift TSX on Cyprus calm; index up for quarter
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index powered ahead in a late surge on Thursday, led by strength in financial and industrial shares, on relief that banks in Cyprus reopened relatively smoothly following a bailout deal. The market received further support from BlackBerry after the smartphone maker reported a surprise quarterly profit.
Cyprus says threat contained, no plan to leave euro
NICOSIA (Reuters) - The president of Cyprus said on Friday the risk of bankruptcy had been contained and the country had no intention of leaving the euro, in a speech laden with criticism of Europe's currency union for "experimenting" with the island's fate. Conservative leader Nicos Anastasiades spoke a day after banks reopened following an almost two-week shutdown to avert a run on deposits by worried Cypriots and wealthy foreign depositors as the country raced to clinch a rescue package from the European Union.
Quarter of U.S. firms in China face data theft: business lobby
BEIJING (Reuters) - A quarter of firms that are members of a leading U.S. business lobby in China have been victims of data theft, a report by the group said on Friday, amid growing vitriol between Beijing and Washington over the threat of cyber attacks. Twenty-six percent of members who responded to an annual survey said their proprietary data or trade secrets had been compromised or stolen from their China operations, the American Chamber of Commerce in China report said.
Exclusive: Indonesia's CT Corp proposes all-cash deal for Bakrie's media unit
TANJUNG BENOA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Indonesia's fifth-richest man has proposed to buy a controlling stake in PT Visi Media Asia, valued at up to $1.8 billion, in an all-cash deal that would give him the lion's share of the TV advertising market in Southeast Asia's biggest economy. Chairul Tanjung, the billionaire founder and chairman of CT Corp, a conglomerate with banking and media interests, told Reuters that his company wanted to buy the stake in the media unit of Indonesia's powerful Bakrie family without any partners.
Sony, Olympus delay medical venture as regulatory approval on hold
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sony Corp and Olympus Corp have again delayed the start of a joint venture to develop medical equipment because they have yet to gain approval from some regulators. "The examination by the relevant authority is taking longer than expected," the two companies said in a statement. They did not set a new date for operations to start.
Commission considers good and bad of British banking
LONDON (Reuters) - The Archbishop of Canterbury has spent the run up to Easter contemplating the ethics of the trading floor and ways to curb greed in the City of London. Justin Welby, the spiritual leader of 80 million Anglicans, is one of an influential committee of British lawmakers looking at how to change the culture of an industry laid low by price manipulation, mis-selling and fraud.
Boeing CEO urges FAA to return 787 to service, delays continue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - - Boeing Co Chief Executive Jim McNerney on Thursday urged regulators reviewing battery problems on the company's grounded 787 passenger jet to let the plane back into service, saying he was confident the redesigned battery was safe. He would not specify when he expected the jet to be flying customers again other than saying "sooner rather than later."
Indonesia should ban all private cars from using subsidized fuel: adviser
TANJUNG BENOA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Indonesia should slap a nationwide ban on the use of subsidized fuel by the country's 11 million private cars, a move that would save the government $8.6 billion this year and erase a widening fiscal deficit, a presidential adviser said. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is struggling to find a way to deal with runaway fuel subsidy costs that now account for more than 30 percent of state spending and are draining funds that should be used for much-need infrastructure in Southeast Asia's largest economy.
Hockey helps Canada's economy grow again in January
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's economy bounced back from a year-end slump in January thanks to factories, mines and the return of professional ice hockey, but growth still looks too weak to match the central bank's upbeat outlook and interest rates are unlikely to budge until 2014. Gross domestic product expanded by 0.2 percent in the month, Statistics Canada said on Thursday, following the weakest two quarters since the 2008-09 recession and a 0.2 percent contraction in December.
ROME (Reuters) - Thousands of people holding candles turned out at Rome's Colosseum to see Pope Francis mark the first Good Friday of his pontificate with a traditional "Way of the Cross" procession around the ancient amphitheatre.
Francis, who was elected on March 13, sat under a red canopy on Rome's Palatine Hill as representatives of the faithful from around the world alternated carrying a wooden cross on the day Christians commemorated Jesus's death by crucifixion.
"Sometimes it may seem as though God does not react to evil, as if he is silent," the Argentine pope said, speaking slowly in Italian and in a somber voice at the end of the evening service.
"And yet, God has spoken, he has replied, and his answer is the Cross of Christ: a word which is love, mercy, forgiveness. It is also reveals a judgment, namely that God, in judging us, loves us," he said.
"Christians must respond to evil with good," he said, urging them to beware "the evil that continues to work in us and around us".
The meditations for the 14 "stations of the cross" which commemorate events in the last hours of Jesus's life - from when Pontius Pilate condemned him to death to his burial in a rock tomb - were written by young people from Lebanon.
The wooden cross was passed from one group and person to another - including a person in a wheelchair. Those who carried it came from Italy, India, China, Nigeria, Syria, Lebanon and Brazil.
Several of the meditations, read by actors, referred to conflict in the Middle East and the suffering of its people.
One meditation called the Middle East "a land lacerated by injustice and violence".
Francis praised those Lebanese Christians and Muslims who tried to live together and who, he said, in doing so gave a sign of hope to the world.
Prayers were read out for exploited and abused children, refugees, the homeless and victims of religious intolerance, war, violence, terrorism, poverty, injustice and drug addiction.
There were also prayers against abortion and euthanasia.
Good Friday is the second of four hectic days leading up to Easter Sunday, the most important day in the Christian liturgical calendar.
On Holy Thursday, two young women were among 12 people whose feet the pope washed and kissed at a traditional ceremony in a Rome youth prison, the first time a pontiff has included females in the rite.
After celebrating an Easter eve service, on Easter Sunday he will deliver his first "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and the world) message in St. Peter's Square.
(Reporting By Philip Pullella; Editing by Michael Roddy)
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday that heightened military activity near North Korea was slipping into a "vicious cycle" that could get out of control, implicitly criticizing U.S. bomber flights that followed threats from Pyongyang.
Foreign Ministry Sergei Lavrov suggested that North Korea should also cool down, calling on "all sides not to flex their military muscle" and avoid the danger of a belligerent response.
"We are concerned that alongside the adequate, collective reaction of the U.N. Security Council, unilateral action is being taken around North Korea that is increasing military activity," Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
"The situation could simply get out of control, it is slipping toward the spiral of a vicious cycle," he said when asked about tensions on the Korean Peninsula at a joint news conference after talks with his Ukrainian counterpart.
North Korea put its missile units on standby to attack U.S. military bases in South Korea and the Pacific, after the United States flew two nuclear-capable stealth bombers over the Korean peninsula following a barrage of threats from the North.
Russia supported new U.N. Security Council sanctions against its neighbor and former Soviet-era client state North Korea in early March, but Moscow has criticized actions taken outside the council, including U.S. and South Korean military drills.
(Reporting by Gabriela Baczynska; Writing by Steve Gutterman; Editing by Alexei Anishchuk and Alistair Lyon)
Definition of online business is diverse by many people. However, definitions of online business looks different context, actually refers to the same essence. The definition of an online business is all forms of business activities that are executed using the internet, which aims to generate income.
From the definition of an online business can be concluded that in principle an online business is not much different from the business runs offline. There is similarities between the online business and offline businesses, including the sale and purchase transactions, both goods and services, and the goals to be achieved, which earn revenue (income). What distinguishes is the media used. Online business is run through the internet, while offline businesses run based on the stores, direct selling door to door, or other forms of marketing.
Online business becomes the choice of many people for earn some money. This is because business in the virtual world does have many advantages. Advantages of online businesses are as follows:
1. Large number of internet users around the world. Business using the internet could reach out many people who may become the customers. Target market of online business is also not limited to just the people who live close to the business owner. Online business can even reach customers from all over the world.
2. It does not require an office building as a place to display or store products for sale. Online business can be run from anywhere as long as there is an internet connection.
3. Full time work hour. Online business work for 24 hours a day, and 7 days a week, even when the owners are sleeping or enjoying holiday. This is because a website or blog can be visited at any time, by anyone.
4. Small business capital.The capital for this online business is small, and even maybe no need capital at all. This is because online business does not require a building as an office or store, nor do they need to hire employees. Fee promotion on the internet is also relatively inexpensive.
5. Online business does not have to run full time. People can manage online business as a side job, without interrupting the main job as an office worker for example.
6. Online businesses do not have to have their own product or service to sell. He can market other people's products and earn income from commissions. This business system is known as affiliate marketing.
7. Unlimited products. Anything can be sold via the Internet.
Online business does have many advantages and can be run by anyone in anywhere. However, not all people who run this online business succeed, many have failed. Their failure because they did not done the proper way, less persistent in the business, less incentive promotions, or products sold less interesting or less valuable benefit for most people.
Where do we learn about Online Business?
To be able to understand the online business world, you can learn from a variety of sources, either from the internet, books, people who have proven successful in online business, e-books, magazines, and so on. In addition, you can follow online business seminar near your place. Provision of adequate knowledge, true understanding, and right ways of doing business, can lead you to become a successful online business, and you can achieve unlimited earnings.
Understanding the definition of a new online business turned out to be the first step. There is still so much effort you have to do to really understand about online business. However, at least the definition of online business can give you some idea, if you previously do not have an idea about an online business. Departing from an understanding of the definition of an online business, you can unleash your potential business skill and get the success from there.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ? Even a nasty cold can't stop Russ Smith.
With his teammates struggling with the virus he gave them and top-seeded Louisville facing its toughest test of the postseason, Russ put on his best show yet. He matched his career high of 31 points and the Cardinals proved they can win close games, too, beating Oregon 77-69 on Friday night.
"Without Russ Smith, we couldn't win," said Louisville coach Rick Pitino, who improved to 11-0 in the regional semifinals of the NCAA tournament.
Louisville (32-5) plays Duke on Sunday, the first time Pitino and Mike Krzyzewski have met in a regional final since Christian Laettner's shot in 1992.
Louisville has been nearly untouchable during its 13-game winning streak, beating opponents by an average of 17 points. And it looked as if this was going to be more of the same when Smith outscored Oregon 9-8 through the first 10 minutes.
But the 12th-seeded Ducks (28-9) made a game of it late.
After Louisville went up 66-48 with 9:01 left, Oregon made six straight field goals to close to 70-64 ? the closest anyone's been to the Cardinals in weeks. But Kevin Ware scored on a layup and Chane Behanan threw down a monstrous dunk to put the game out of reach.
Ware finished with 11, topping his previous career best by one, and Gorgui Dieng had 10 points, nine rebounds and four blocked shots.
"Russ Smith is a talented young man. They've got a lot of talented players," Oregon coach Dana Altman said. "When he got going, we didn't have an answer."
E.J. Singler's 15 points led five Ducks in double figures. But Damyean Dotson had an off night, held without a field goal until five minutes were gone in the second half, and Oregon could never recover from its poor start.
Early foul trouble didn't help, with Johnathan Loyd picking up his third before halftime and Dominic Artis and Carlos Emory playing the last six minutes of the half with two.
"If it wasn't for the beginning, it would have been a completely different game," Loyd said. "We just came out, we weren't ready and we got smacked. If we were playing the way were playing in the second half the whole game, it's a completely different story."
The Cardinals were barely tested in either of their first two games in the NCAA tournament, beating North Carolina A&T by 31 and Colorado State by 26. They set an NCAA tournament record with 20 steals against A&T, outrebounded one of the country's best rebounding teams in Colorado State and left both teams with ugly shooting lines.
But that hacking cough that Smith has had the last few days is making its way around the Louisville team, and it was clear from the start this wasn't going to be another juggernaut performance by the Cardinals.
Peyton Siva spent the last 15:19 of the first half on the bench after picking up his second foul, and Louisville wasn't nearly as stingy on defense as it's been. The Cardinals (13) actually had more turnovers than the Ducks (12), and Oregon is only the third team to shoot 44 percent or better during Louisville's winning streak.
"We've been a great defensive team ? not a good one, a great one ? all season," Pitino said. "Tonight, their quickness was so good, all it did was wear us out defensively. But we had Russ Smith and Kevin really bail us out of some situations that could have gone either way."
After Siva went out, Smith hit a 3 to spark a 14-3 run that put Louisville up 24-8.
"We really dug ourselves a big hole," Singler said. "We tried to figure back as much as possible, but Louisville's a really, really good team. They just played better than us today."
But the Ducks aren't a team that gives in. After losing six of their last 11 regular-season games, the Ducks have been on a tear. They won the Pac-12 tournament, then upset Oklahoma State and Saint Louis last weekend.
After Luke Hancock's 3 capped a 12-2 run that put Louisville up 66-48, the Ducks would make six straight field goals. When Dotson knocked down a jumper with 5:12 remaining, it got Oregon within six, the closest it had been since early in the first half.
Closest anyone had been to Louisville since the Big East tournament, actually.
"We've been in that position before this year," Singler said.
But part of what makes the Cardinals so imposing is their maturity and their options, which seem endless. Instead of panicking, the Cardinals regrouped and regained control, and the Ducks never threatened again.
"I told our guys, 'We don't have it tonight. It's obvious,'" Pitino said. "We're winning with offense and that's great, but we've got to start digging in and getting stops. We did it at the end."
Ware brought a halt to the Oregon run with his layup and then came Behanan's dunk. Smith made a pair of free throws, and the only question was whether the Ducks could get back within single digits before the buzzer.
"(Smith) made big plays," Altman said. "When you let a good team like Louisville be the aggressor, they're tough to beat."
Even with colds.
"Coach has been telling me to fight through it, fight through it, dig in. My teammates as well," Smith said. "We're fighting through it and just doing whatever we can to get a win."
CAIRO (AP) ? Egypt's state prosecutors ordered the arrest Saturday of a popular television satirist for allegedly insulting Islam and the country's leader, in a move that government opponents say is aimed at silencing critics of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.
The arrest warrant for against Bassem Youssef, who has come to be known as Egypt's Jon Stewart, followed an order earlier this week by the country's top prosecutor to arrest five prominent pro-democracy activists in what the opposition has characterized as a widening campaign against dissent.
The acceleration in legal action targeting protesters, activists and critics comes against a backdrop of continued unrest in the country. Political compromise between the well-organized Islamists in power and their vocal liberal and largely secular critics remains elusive, while the country's economy is in near free fall, which has increasingly fueled popular frustration.
The opposition charges that Morsi, in office for nine months, and the Brotherhood have failed to tackle any of the nation's most pressing problems and are trying to monopolize power, breaking their promises of inclusiveness. Morsi blames the country's woes on nearly three decades of corruption under his predecessor, Hosni Mubarak, and accuses the opposition of stoking unrest for political gain.
The warrant against Youssef is the latest in a series of legal actions against the comedian, whose widely-watched weekly show, "ElBernameg" or "The Program," has become a platform for lampooning the government, opposition, media and clerics. He has also used his program to fact-check politicians.
The fast-paced show has attracted a wide viewership, while at the same time earning itself its fair share of detractors. Youssef has been a frequent target of lawsuits, most of them brought by Islamist lawyers who have accused him of "corrupting morals" or violating "religious principles."
Prosecutor Mohammed el-Sayed Khalifa told Al-Ahram online that he has heard 28 plaintiffs accusing Youssef of insulting Islam, mocking prayers, and "belittling" Morsi in the eyes of the world and his own people.
In one episode of the show, Youssef mocks former militants who are now part of the mainstream political scene in Egypt. At a recent rally, some former radicals who were imprisoned for taking part in the assassination of late President Anwar Sadat in 1981, accused the opposition of using violence at anti-Morsi protests.
In the program, Youssef ridicules an Islamist who said the militants had repented by fasting for three months for mistakenly killing others with Sadat.
"What a message," Youssef says. "Anyone can form a group in the name of religion, assassinate in the name of religion, and then oops! Repent and fast for three months, and it will too pass in the name of religion."
The comedian has faced several court cases in the past accusing him of insulting Morsi. One of Youssef's attorneys, Gamal Eid, said however that this is the first time an arrest warrant has been issued for the comedian.
In a post on his official Twitter account, Youssef said he will hand himself in to the prosecutor's office Sunday. He then added, with his typical sarcasm: "Unless they kindly send a police van today and save me the transportation hassle."
Eid said the warrant fits into a widening campaign against government critics, media personalities, and activists, saying "the prosecution has become a tool to go after the regime's opposition and intimidate it."
A call to a top aide to the country's chief prosecutor, Hassan Yassin, for comment went unanswered.
Egypt's leading pro-democracy advocate and top opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei lamented the state of affairs in the country in a message posted on Saturday on his official Twitter account. "Pathetic efforts to smother dissent and intimidate media is a sign of a shaky regime and a bunker mentality," he wrote.
The other recent arrest warrants for five high-profile activists were issued over allegations that they instigated violence last week near the Brotherhood's headquarters in Cairo, where nearly 200 people were injured in clashes between anti-government protesters and supporters of the Brotherhood, from which Morsi hails.
Morsi responded by harshly criticizing his opponents, calling them hired thugs out to derail Egypt's democracy. The Brotherhood also blamed privately-owned media for fanning the violence.
The criticism was followed by a two-day protest by dozens of Islamists outside the studios of TV networks critical of Morsi. The protesters pelted police and prevented some talk show hosts and guests from entering or leaving the complex.
The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists called the escalation of anti-press "rhetoric" by Morsi and his supporters and the sit-in outside the media city were "deeply troubling."
The series of prosecutions and arrest warrants come amid a legal challenge to the chief prosecutor, Talaat Abdullah, whose appointment by Morsi last year was declared void by a court ruling earlier this week.
On Saturday, Abdullah said he will appeal the court ruling, saying it is "in violation of the constitution and the law," Egypt's state news agency reported. The decision signals a protracted legal battle is likely to ensue, further confusing the legal scene in Egypt.
In the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, an Egyptian rights group said Saturday that police detained 13 people, including five lawyers, and accused them of assaulting police. The arrests inside the police station mark a rare instance in which lawyers face potential criminal charges.
The Haqanya Center for Rights said the 13 are accused of insulting security officials, attempting to free other detainees at the police station and illegal assembly.
The arrests prompted an angry response from lawyers at Cairo's Bar Association, who demanded an apology from the police.
Those detained include prominent lawyer and pro-democracy activist Mahienour el-Masry. Several dozen Cairo protesters held a rally outside the chief prosecutor's office, dismissing his orders as void, locking up the gates to his office with chains and demanding the release of the lawyers and activists.
Mohammed Abdel-Aziz, an attorney, said the lawyers and activists were beaten and assaulted at the station, where they had been since Friday to represent three opposition members reportedly detained and taken to the police by members of a political party affiliated with the Brotherhood.
If you are trying to grow as a person, you need to learn as much as you can and then apply it to your life. Liking yourself comes first. If you use the following advice to better yourself, then the rest of your life will get better too.
You must understand that a divide exists between where you currently are, and the place you would like to go. You have to realize this difference before you can actually get to your destination. By living in denial of these facts, you will sabotage your efforts of reaching your true potential.
Define something specific you want to change about yourself, and change that. Sitting and thinking about the life you want will not get you that life. Identify your goals and take the necessary actions to make it happen.
Not only is getting organized an achievement in itself, but it will help you to meet other goals faster. If you break your goals down to their smallest components, you will find that it is easier to achieve smaller tasks quickly. Write down your progresses in a planner or journal about your goals.
TIP! Being dramatic or overreacting will only cause more stress. It?s best to train yourself to cope with your daily stress, and it begins with analyzing every situation where you tend to feel strained.
Avoid making a personal development goal that is unnecessarily complicated, or not well defined. Make sure that your goals are very specific. When you have specific goals set, you will find that you get results.
Researchers are exploring how we use a dimension of our personalities termed sexual capital. It does not refer to using sexuality in a manipulative way. Instead, it is simply a method of recognizing and making the most of your potential to be charming. Some people are unable to socialize well, but being able to can be extremely beneficial.
Give yourself a boost of confidence by reciting all the things you like about yourself. Make a list of all the good things about you, and put it on a postcard. Put this list up on a wall, or carry it with you. You might even consider recording the mantra in your own voice, so that you can play it back at any time. What?s the point?
Keep in mind the well-known saying that you can?t please everybody all of the time. Your main concern should be yourself. This doesn?t mean that you should only think of yourself, especially if it hurts others, but you often have to put yourself first or no one else will. If you engage in actions and activities that are in line with your morals and beliefs, you will feel good about the personal development path that you are on.
TIP! Compliment other people. Doing the opposite and taking the initiative to be kind to others helps you to be kind to yourself too.
To grow in your own development, you must first acknowledge areas in which you are weak. When you accept that you are but a tiny speck in the scope of our universe, you can begin to realize that there is much to learn if you hope to advance. A humble attitude puts you in the right mindset to learn new things and develop as a human being.
Stress can greatly interfere with your mood. When the human mind is preoccupied with a state of stress, damage can be caused to both physical and mental aspects of the body. Eliminating stress is essential for thinking clearly and achieving goals. Schedule a time every day where you can relax, be alone, and empty your thoughts. This time of rejuvenation can help you feel better about yourself, and give you more peace at heart.
Self improvement comes from the decisions that you make when you choose not to miss an opportunity. Make decisions based on your own knowledge and what you can learn from your research. Decisions that succeed create good instincts. You can even learn a lot from making mistakes because you then know what not to do. Think of your bad decisions as possibilities you have eliminated.
You need to know that you deserve the best when you are embarking on a journey of personal development. You should do your best because your best is what you deserve. Your ending will sure to be free of regret when you can look back and see that you gave it your all.
TIP! Be nice to your body to better your personal development. When you body is letting you know that you need food or a drink, you need to listen! Your body will be healthier and happier if you listen and follow these guidelines.
By taking all of the knowledge you?ve just learned from this article into account, you should now have a good understanding of what you should do next to achieve your personal development goals. Be sure to keep an eye out for any new information you can add to these tips so that you can continue to grow as a person.
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As part of the government?s initiative to institute Common Core standards for education, so comes a system that would mine information about students to establish best practices for effective teaching. But some think the technology that would conduct the mining crosses a line.
Glenn Beck spoke of the ?indoctrination? of the Common Core and data mining that goes along with it on his Wednesday evening show on TheBlaze TV. A look into the technology that would mine this personal information ? like MRI scans and other sensors ? and how it might be used has him and others concerned.
Cameras on computers could track students? facial expressions. (Photo: Shutterstock.com)
Beck?s response to it all? ?Are you out of your mind?? he said of some of the proposed sensors on Thursday?s morning radio program.
Watch the clip from Wednesday?s show:
In the draft ?Promoting Grit, Tenacity, and Perseverance: Critical Factors for Success in the 21st Century? report released in February by the Department of Education is a section detailing how to measure such qualities in a student through Behavioral Task Performance.
?Behavioral task performance measures are the broad set of methods used to capture behaviors consistent with perseverance or lack thereof?and in many cases, associated emotional experiences, physical movements or facial expressions, physiological responses, and thoughts? that students do in response to a particular challenge,? the report states.
It goes on to say that laboratory experiments have long been useful in gaining information about behavioral task performance, but ?new technological opportunities offer potential for new methods and approaches.? This includes data collected about students using online learning systems but also ?affective computing? methods, which is defined as ?the study and development of systems and devices that can recognize, interpret, process, and simulate aspects of human affect.?
Understanding the emotions or physiological state of a student while they?re presented with a challenge, the report said, can be measured through ?analysis of facial expressions, EEG brain wave patterns, skin conductance, heart rate variability, posture and eye- tracking.?
The report presents this figure showing a variety of sensors that could be used to determine the emotional state of a student while performing a certain task:
Figure from the draft ?Promoting Grit, Tenacity, and Perseverance? report (Image: ed.gov)
?Sensors provide constant, parallel streams of data and are used with data mining techniques and self-report measures to examine frustration, motivation/flow, confidence, boredom and fatigue,? the report states.
It presents MIT?s Mood Meter ? a device that captures facial expression through a camera on a laptop while software analyses the mood ? as an example of technology that can conduct these measurements. The Mood Meter was deployed on MIT?s campus to get a sense of the general?mood during the Festival of Art, Science and Technology in 2011. By tracking smiles as a metric of happiness, the Mood Meter would provide real-time information that could ?help with answers to questions such as ?Do midterms lower the mood??, ?Does warmer weather lead to happiness??, and ?Are people from one department happier than others???
Watch this video to see the Mood Meter in action:
You can see how such technology could be used to answer questions about a student?s behavior to certain situations or topics in the classroom.
?While this type of tool may not be necessary in a small class of students, it could be useful for examining emotional responses in informal learning environments for large groups, like museums,? the report says of the use of technology like the Mood Meter.
A study in 1999 published by MIT researchers delved into the use of a posture-sensing chair to evaluate a student. The experiment using a chair with pressure sensors on the seat and back evaluated student interest in order to better learn how to improve the experience for students in a computer-learning situation.
But a camera, chair, mouse and wristband equipped with sensors to track different metrics isn?t not all. The report also highlights the value of FMRI (functional magnetic resonance imagery), which would reveal different areas of activity in the brain through scans.
The report notes that use of such a machine is impractical in the school setting ? equipment is large and expensive to use ? but includes the following idea:
Ed Dieterle and Ash Vasudeva of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation point out that researchers such as Jon Gabrieli and Richard Davidson are beginning to use multiple methods to explore how specific brain activity is correlated with other cognitive and affective indicators that are practical to measure in school settings.
Some technology to track students in some ways is already being implemented in schools. A student in a Texas school has fought against the school?s requirement of an RFID (radio-frequency identification) tag in her student I.D. With the RFID enabled tags in the I.D.?s schools would be able to track where students were on campus ? not off ? but the student viewed it as an invasion of privacy and ?the mark of the beast.?
The report goes on to acknowledge the drawbacks of using some data mining technologies, which includes being intrusive or simply impractical for use in a traditional classroom setting.
?[...] many of these types of measures are dependent on the use of highly constrained tasks in digital learning environments, which may be difficult to translate into use in the classroom or informal learning environment.?
And what of privacy (emphasis added)?
Of course, privacy is always a concern, especially when leveraging data available in the ?cloud? that users may or may not be aware is being mined. However, another emergent concern is the consequences of using new types of personal data in new ways. Learners and educators have the potential to get forms of feedback about their behaviors, emotions, physiological responses, and cognitive processes that have never been available before. Measurement developers must carefully consider the impacts of releasing such data, sometimes of a sensitive nature, and incorporate feedback mechanisms that are valuable, respectful, and serve to support productive mindsets.
To Beck, all this adds up to the government ?using your kids as a guinea pig.?
?This is a progressive takeover of America?s entire school system,? Beck said in Wednesday?s show. ?The event horizon on this is so short because they are so far ahead if you don?t gather now as a public and act now in your local and state-wide educational systems, you will not be able to stop this.
?This is a progressive bonanza. If it?s allowed to be in our schools in any form and become the common core of America?s next generation it will destroy America and the system of freedom as we know it,? Beck said.
Shipping Containers are of course a popular building material in this day and age, where people are more green and planning on being more sustainable for the earth. While a majority of what we see as far as homes are concerned are all over the world? New York is a relatively surprising location for such a structure.
The first shipping container home in New York is now occupied by its owners after a myriad of issues and construction restrictions? 5 years after purchasing the plot. The home is equipped with radiant heated flooring, and Super Therm insulation for the colder weather months.
Though there has been much criticism to the overall architecture, interior design and ultimate outcome of the space, the owners have overcome a great feat in dealing with their building restrictions and other issues along the way. There?s always room for improvement, and this home will surely pave the way for other NY based shipping container homes.
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Golds, banks pull TSX lower on weak data, Cyprus; RIM gains
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index fell on Thursday, led by declines in gold shares that followed the bullion price lower and in financial stocks, as weak U.S. economic data and worries about spillover effects of the Cyprus crisis deepened investor gloom. A rise in BlackBerry after the smartphone maker reported a surprise quarterly profit offset some of the losses.
Lazaridis to keep BlackBerry stake, focus on new venture
TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry co-founder Mike Lazaridis said on Thursday he has no plans to sell his stake in the smartphone maker even as he steps down from the board to focus on a new quantum computing investment fund. BlackBerry, formerly Research In Motion, announced the former co-CEO's departure from the board on Thursday as it reported its first quarterly earnings since launching its make-or-break new BlackBerry 10 smartphones.
Hockey helps Canada's economy grow again in January
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's economy bounced back from a year-end slump in January thanks to factories, mines and the return of professional ice hockey, but growth still looks too weak to match the central bank's upbeat outlook and interest rates are unlikely to budge until 2014. Gross domestic product expanded by 0.2 percent in the month, Statistics Canada said on Thursday, following the weakest two quarters since the 2008-09 recession and a 0.2 percent contraction in December.
BofA markets chief was bank's highest paid executive in '12
(Reuters) - Bank of America Corp's co-chief operating officer, Tom Montag, was once again the bank's highest paid executive in 2012, making $14.5 million in a year in which the bank showed signs of healing. Montag's compensation, which included a $5.46 million bonus and $8.19 million in stock, increased 21 percent to eclipse the $12 million awarded to Chief Executive Brian Moynihan, according to a filing the bank made on Thursday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Exclusive: Cerberus seeks to bankroll investor landlords
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management wants to provide financing to small investment firms that are buying foreclosed homes as part of a long-term bullish bet on the housing recovery, according to four sources familiar with the situation. Cerberus is targeting investment firms that are looking to buy a small number of homes in niche housing markets in the U.S. and rent them out, the sources said. These investors cannot tap the much larger financing deals being put together by banks such as Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse , and Goldman Sachs Group for institutional buyers of foreclosed homes.
Cyprus bank controls to last a month, minister says
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus conceded on Thursday that tight capital controls would remain in force longer than expected as the island's banks reopened for the first time after the government was forced to accept a tough EU rescue package to avoid bankruptcy. Cypriots lined up calmly to withdraw limited amounts of cash, but there was no sign of a run on deposits, as had been feared.
EBay targets $110 billion of marketplace volume in 2015
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - EBay Inc aims to handle $110 billion of sales volume on its marketplace in 2015 by expanding globally, getting more local inventory online and using mobile technology to engage more with shoppers, executives said on Thursday. The new forecast, made by Devin Wenig, president of eBay's Marketplaces business in North America, compares with Gross Merchandise Volume, or GMV, of $75 billion in 2012.
Boeing CEO confident that 787 battery fix will work
(Reuters) - Boeing Co has high confidence the proposed fix for the lithium-ion batteries on its grounded 787 passenger jet will work, Chief Executive Officer Jim McNerney said on Thursday. The grounding has been a "frustrating experience," McNerney told a U.S. Chamber of Commerce aviation summit. (For event video, click: http://link.reuters.com/juf96t )
Total to book $1.65 billion first-quarter loss on Canada project exit
PARIS (Reuters) - Total will book a $1.65 billion first-quarter loss on its withdrawal from a long-delayed oil sands project in Canada, it said on Thursday, a day after partner Suncor pulled the plug on the plant citing lower potential returns. French oil major Total said it has sold its 49 percent stake in the Voyageur Upgrader project in northern Alberta to Canada's largest oil company Suncor Energy , which holds the remaining 51 percent, for $500 million.
Bank of Canada searches far and wide for Carney's successor
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The search for a new Bank of Canada chief to replace Mark Carney has pitted internal front-runner Tiff Macklem against a range of external candidates as officials look outside the bank for people who may have more hands-on business experience. Most central bank watchers believe Macklem, currently second-in-command at the bank, has outstanding credentials and deserves to take over when his boss leaves.
As if there weren't enough real jellyfish around to trigger our thalassophobia, researchers at Virginia Tech have created Cryo -- an eight-armed autonomous robot that mimics jelly movement with the help of a flexible silicone hat. The man-sized jellybot altogether dwarfs previous efforts, hence the upgrade from small tank to swimming pool for mock field tests. And unlike the passively propelled bots we've seen recently, Cryo runs on batteries, with the researchers hoping to better replicate the energy-efficient nature of jelly movement to eventually increase Cryo's charge cycle to months instead of hours. That's also the reason these robotic jellyfish are getting bigger -- because the larger they are, the further they can go.Potential uses include ocean monitoring and perhaps clearing oil spills, but the US Navy, which is funding the work,sees an opportunity to recruit jellies for underwater surveillance -- a job the researchers say is suited to their natural-looking disguise. But, before the tables are turned, you can spy on Cryo for yourself in the video below.
Post-Easter, shelters across the country see an uptick in ... you guessed it ... bunnies. And chicks. Given as Easter gifts, and then surrendered. ?Just say no to giving animals as gifts, especially as seasonal gifts.
But! Bunnies DO make fabulous pets! So if you're thinking of a bunny -- go adopt one from a reputable bunny shelter.?
Adopt a bunny from Red Door in Chicago?(Porsche, pictured above, is available at Red Door)
Find out more :?http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/small-pet-care/rabbits-as-easter-gifts.aspx
"roof in decent condition but needs to be replaced in a few years" is a pretty common inspection outcome.?? Our roof gave us 15 years after such an evaluation and replacement was not an emergency situation.
I'd probably get the insurance that insures the house and not the roof, and budget to replace the roof.?
If the new inspection says it needs to be replaced now, you may consider splitting the expense.? They don't owe you a brand new roof, just a functional roof with several years life span.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) ? A U.S. Army veteran is charged with conspiring with an Al-Qaida group to wage war against the Syrian regime.
Eric Harroun of Phoenix was charged Thursday in federal court in northern Virginia with conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction outside the U.S. An affidavit states Harroun has been engaged in military action in Syria, siding with rebel forces against the Syrian government. It says he used rocket-propelled grenades in the fighting earlier this year.
On his Facebook page, he claimed credit for downing a Syrian helicopter.
Prosecutors say one of the groups with which Harroun served is the al-Nusrah Front, which is commonly known as al-Qaida in Iraq.
Harroun has made an initial court appearance. A public defender was appointed to represent him in a detention hearing scheduled for Tuesday.
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LONDON (AP) ? A radical Muslim cleric thwarted another effort by Britain to have him deported to Jordan after a court accepted arguments Wednesday that he would face testimony obtained by torture.
Britain wants to deport Abu Qatada to Jordan, where he was convicted in absentia for terror plots in 1999 and 2000. Successive British governments have been trying since 2001 to remove the Islamist cleric, whose real name is Omar Mahmoud Mohammed Othman.
But the man described by prosecutors as a key al-Qaida operative in Europe, with ties to the late Osama bin Laden, has successfully fought deportation in British and European courts ? and it is not over yet. The British government pledged to fight on, despite the loss in the Court of Appeal.
"This is not the end of the road, and the government remains determined to deport Abu Qatada," Britain's Home Office said in a statement. "We will consider this judgment carefully and plan to seek leave to appeal."
Britain said it would try to work with Jordan's government to try to address the concerns ? to seek some sort of guarantee that evidence obtained by torture not be used.
The case involved a decision by the Special Immigration Appeals Commission, which handles major terrorism and deportation cases. The commission upheld his challenge to Britain's decision to send the cleric to Jordan and agreed that there was a real risk that evidence obtained from torture would be used, violating his human rights.
That decision came despite the government's insistence that it has won assurances from Jordan over how Abu Qatada's case would be handled.
Britain accuses the cleric of links with Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person charged in the U.S. over the Sept. 11 attacks, and with shoe bomber Richard Reid. Recordings of his sermons were found in an apartment used by some of the 9/11 hijackers.
It likely doesn?t take a rocket engineer to find out that mobile technology and mobile computing will be here stay. Smartphones, tablet PCs, and notebooks are typical the rage, plus they are improving and more powerful each day, with increased apps and features to please a persons. And then we are very mindful that Google and Apple are blazing the trail, and the ones companies do rather effectively with shareholders equity and quarterly profits. Luckily, they are getting a wide range of other component companies along for that ride.
In the September issue of Forbes, September 27, 2010 to become exact there seemed to be an extremely interesting article inside the Makers and Breakers-Money and Investment section, that was very worthwhile, and described which companies were breaking speed records in traveling with a laptop. The title of the article was ?Brainy Smartphone Stocks,? and it brought up companies like MIPS technologies, and Intel as brilliant stocks to get because they were behind such products within the Iphone 3gs and iPad plus the behind the curtain systems which run touch-screens and touch-pads.
Obviously, those are technologies which make mobile computing today as great since it is. Often, this doesn?t happen sound right to purchase a mobile tech company which includes its brand name about the device, since the majority of of these stocks have already got an important boost using their original sales. Since the industry matures, obviously it will have more competition reducing price points, therefore, less profit perhaps as the market gets saturated. It is a personal basic industry curve, so no secrets there.
Nevertheless, many of the component makers that make chips and things which are inside of the notebooks, laptops, tablets, and smartphone?s is going to be approximately full production, selling to everyone, to wit every one of the companies who manufacture those end products and hang their brand names on them. These businesses don?t have a choice but to acquire the chips in the makers. That means long-term robust sales continues.
The length of time will such sales continue? Well, I doubt if the people of the world will forfeit their appetite for that freedom that mobile computing offers them. Put differently, until each human on earth carries a device with this type, itrrrs likely that someone will almost certainly must carry out the chips for them.
If the one thing you wanted from your Nexus 4 was LTE (we mean proper support), then still no joy. That said, some recent modifications suggest that LG and Google are still working to improve it in other -- albeit utilitarian -- ways. Spotted by German site MobiFlip, was the addition of a small protuberance at the base of the rear, and a difference in the aperture of the camera hole. It's suggested that the former might exist to help project sound from the rear speakers while the phone rests on a table, or to prevent that smooth, glass back from scratches. The camera tweak, however seems less clear, and possibly less functional in its existence. So, if you have one of the newer designs, let us know when and where you got it. If you don't, then just think of yours as a limited edition.
A new era in sports science journals: The launch of BMC Sports Science, Medicine and RehabilitationPublic release date: 28-Mar-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Dr Hilary Glover hilary.glover@biomedcentral.com 44-020-319-22370 BioMed Central
Open access publisher BioMed Central is proud to announce the launch of BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, another addition to the BMC-series portfolio.
The journal's scope includes all aspects of sports medicine and the exercise sciences, including rehabilitation, traumatology, cardiology, physiology, and nutrition. It is journal policy to publish work deemed by peer reviewers to be a coherent and sound addition to scientific knowledge and to put less emphasis on interest levels, provided that the research constitutes a useful contribution to the field.
Deborah Kahn, BioMed Central's Publishing Director says, "This new journal is intended to move the BMC series into an exciting and fast growing field. The broad scope and open access nature of BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation offers authors and readers from a wide range of disciplines a unique venue to serve their communities' needs."
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation also incorporates the recently closed Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehabilitation, Therapy & Technology (SMARTT) with an expanded scope and new Editorial Board. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation will fill its own niche in the BMC series alongside other companion journals including BMC Physiology, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders and BMC Surgery.
The launch articles reflect the breadth and scope of the new journal and include a study on the 'Determinants of pain, functional limitations and health-related quality of life six months after total knee arthroplasty' by Franois Desmeules et al. and an interview with Section Editor Michael Carmont examining the discipline of sports traumatology research. A systematic review by Emily Churton and Justin W Keogh also published amongst the launch articles highlights the constraints influencing sports wheelchair propulsion performance and injury risk.
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation fills a key niche in the sports science field and Per Renstrom, PhD, Emeritus Professor at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has said, "Sports Medicine by its very nature is multidisciplinary and the new BMC Sports Science, Medicine, and Rehabilitation with its broad scope and inclusive editorial policy will offer a home for diverse research in this area. The field of sports science and medicine is an area with a very high public interest and the transparent open peer review process on the journal shall provide a greater trust in the research the journal reports."
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation is accepting submissions; please use the online submission system to submit your manuscript. For all enquiries about the journal, please contact: newjournals@biomedcentral.com.
1. A new era in sports science: the launch of BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
Elizabeth Moylan and Genevieve Horne
BMC Sports Science, Medicine, and Rehabilitation 2013, 5:1
Determinants of pain, functional limitations and health-related quality of life six months after total knee arthroplasty: results from a prospective cohort study
Franois Desmeules, Clermont E Dionne, tienne L Belzile, Rene Bourbonnais, Franois Champagne and Pierre Frmont
BMC Sports Science, Medicine, and Rehabilitation 2013, 5:2
Constraints influencing sports wheelchair propulsion performance and injury risk
Emily Churton and Justin W Keogh Keogh
BMC Sports Science, Medicine, and Rehabilitation 2013, 5:3
A case report of semitendinosus tendon autograft for reconstruction of the meniscal wall supporting a collagen implant
Juan D Ayala Mejias, Roselyn, C Sciamanna, Manuel Perez-Espaa Muniesac and Luis Alcocer Prez-Espaa
BMC Sports Science, Medicine, and Rehabilitation 2013, 5:4
An interview with Michael Carmont, Section Editor for the Surgery, traumatology, and rehabilitation section on sports traumatology research: acute, overuse and chronic problems, early return to play and long-term outcomes
Michael Carmont
BMC Sports Science, Medicine, and Rehabilitation 2013, 5:5
Articles available at journal website http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcsportsscimedrehabil/ or here
http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcsportsscimedrehabil/content/5/1/1
http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcsportsscimedrehabil/content/5/1/2
http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcsportsscimedrehabil/content/5/1/3
http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcsportsscimedrehabil/content/5/1/4
http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcsportsscimedrehabil/content/5/1/5
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A new era in sports science journals: The launch of BMC Sports Science, Medicine and RehabilitationPublic release date: 28-Mar-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Dr Hilary Glover hilary.glover@biomedcentral.com 44-020-319-22370 BioMed Central
Open access publisher BioMed Central is proud to announce the launch of BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, another addition to the BMC-series portfolio.
The journal's scope includes all aspects of sports medicine and the exercise sciences, including rehabilitation, traumatology, cardiology, physiology, and nutrition. It is journal policy to publish work deemed by peer reviewers to be a coherent and sound addition to scientific knowledge and to put less emphasis on interest levels, provided that the research constitutes a useful contribution to the field.
Deborah Kahn, BioMed Central's Publishing Director says, "This new journal is intended to move the BMC series into an exciting and fast growing field. The broad scope and open access nature of BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation offers authors and readers from a wide range of disciplines a unique venue to serve their communities' needs."
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation also incorporates the recently closed Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehabilitation, Therapy & Technology (SMARTT) with an expanded scope and new Editorial Board. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation will fill its own niche in the BMC series alongside other companion journals including BMC Physiology, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders and BMC Surgery.
The launch articles reflect the breadth and scope of the new journal and include a study on the 'Determinants of pain, functional limitations and health-related quality of life six months after total knee arthroplasty' by Franois Desmeules et al. and an interview with Section Editor Michael Carmont examining the discipline of sports traumatology research. A systematic review by Emily Churton and Justin W Keogh also published amongst the launch articles highlights the constraints influencing sports wheelchair propulsion performance and injury risk.
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation fills a key niche in the sports science field and Per Renstrom, PhD, Emeritus Professor at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has said, "Sports Medicine by its very nature is multidisciplinary and the new BMC Sports Science, Medicine, and Rehabilitation with its broad scope and inclusive editorial policy will offer a home for diverse research in this area. The field of sports science and medicine is an area with a very high public interest and the transparent open peer review process on the journal shall provide a greater trust in the research the journal reports."
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation is accepting submissions; please use the online submission system to submit your manuscript. For all enquiries about the journal, please contact: newjournals@biomedcentral.com.
1. A new era in sports science: the launch of BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
Elizabeth Moylan and Genevieve Horne
BMC Sports Science, Medicine, and Rehabilitation 2013, 5:1
Determinants of pain, functional limitations and health-related quality of life six months after total knee arthroplasty: results from a prospective cohort study
Franois Desmeules, Clermont E Dionne, tienne L Belzile, Rene Bourbonnais, Franois Champagne and Pierre Frmont
BMC Sports Science, Medicine, and Rehabilitation 2013, 5:2
Constraints influencing sports wheelchair propulsion performance and injury risk
Emily Churton and Justin W Keogh Keogh
BMC Sports Science, Medicine, and Rehabilitation 2013, 5:3
A case report of semitendinosus tendon autograft for reconstruction of the meniscal wall supporting a collagen implant
Juan D Ayala Mejias, Roselyn, C Sciamanna, Manuel Perez-Espaa Muniesac and Luis Alcocer Prez-Espaa
BMC Sports Science, Medicine, and Rehabilitation 2013, 5:4
An interview with Michael Carmont, Section Editor for the Surgery, traumatology, and rehabilitation section on sports traumatology research: acute, overuse and chronic problems, early return to play and long-term outcomes
Michael Carmont
BMC Sports Science, Medicine, and Rehabilitation 2013, 5:5
Articles available at journal website http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcsportsscimedrehabil/ or here
http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcsportsscimedrehabil/content/5/1/1
http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcsportsscimedrehabil/content/5/1/2
http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcsportsscimedrehabil/content/5/1/3
http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcsportsscimedrehabil/content/5/1/4
http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcsportsscimedrehabil/content/5/1/5
Please name the journal in any story you write. If you are writing for the web, please link to the article. All articles are available free of charge, according to BioMed Central's open access policy.
2. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation (http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcsportsscimedrehabil/) is an open access, peer reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of sports medicine and the exercise sciences, including rehabilitation, traumatology, cardiology, physiology, and nutrition. It is journal policy to publish work deemed by peer reviewers to be a coherent and sound addition to scientific knowledge and to put less emphasis on interest levels, provided that the research constitutes a useful contribution to the field.
3. BioMed Central (http://www.biomedcentral.com/) is an STM (Science, Technology and Medicine) publisher which has pioneered the open access publishing model. All peer-reviewed research articles published by BioMed Central are made immediately and freely accessible online, and are licensed to allow redistribution and reuse. BioMed Central is part of Springer Science+Business Media, a leading global publisher in the STM sector. @BioMedCentral
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