WASHINGTON, (PNA/Xinhua) — U.S. researchers said Tuesday there is a minimum of 320,000 viruses in mammals alone awaiting discovery, all with the potential to affect humans. It is estimated that about 70…
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Kremlin unaware of Syrian S-300 missile contract payment – aide
MOSCOW, (PNA/RIA Novosti) -– Moscow has no knowledge of Syria having made payments for Russian-made S-300 surface-to-air missile systems, a Kremlin aide said Friday. “We don’t know about that,” presidential aide Yury…
Japan’s METI seeks bigger budget for nuke cleanup
TOKYO, (PNA/Xinhua) — Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) said Friday it is seeking to secure a budget for fiscal 2014 of 1.75 trillion yen (about 17.81 billion U.S. dollars),…
(Lead) Liquid ammonia leak kills 15 in Shanghai
SHANGHAI, (PNA/Xinhua) — At least 15 people died and 26 others were injured, six critically, after a liquid ammonia leak at a refrigeration unit in Shanghai on Saturday, local authorities said. The…
DOST opens 2013 invention contest, exhibits in Region 3
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Aug.30 (PNA) — The Department of Science and Technology (DOST), through its Technology Application and Promotion Institute, opened Thursday its two-day 2013 Regional Invention Contest and Exhibits…
Cardinal Santos Medical Center goes high-tech with mobile app
Cardinal Santos Medical Center goes high-tech with mobile app Adding to an already vast catalog of health services, Cardinal Santos Medical Center (CSMC) is now adapting Smartphone mobile technology to upgrade the…
Cecilia Conaco: The business of molecular biology
By Aurora Diaz-Wilson SINGLES AT WORK – Molecular biologists study the things that happen inside the cell. Armed with a PhD in molecular and cellular biology from Stony Brook University and a…
Philippines’ productivity in education and psychology research
In a recent paper entitled “Research productivity in education and psychology in the Philippines and comparison with ASEAN countries” published in Scientometrics, Lorelie Vinluan (University of the Philippines, Diliman) examined the country’s…
Research productivity in the Philippines
About a year ago, I posted an article in the BKR blog examining the country’s research productivity in terms of publications for the year 2010. As a follow-up, this time I will…
iOS, Android among most favored mobile platforms for development in PH
As the demand for tablet PCs continues to grow on a global scale, it isn’t a surprise that the Philippines would play catch-up with the rest of the world when it comes…
iSchools Participates in Software Freedom Day 2011
Project Lauded for Championing Open Source by Angelo Kairos Torres dela Cruz As a government funded ICT (Information and Communications Technology) for education integration project, the iSchools Project champions the use of…
ISI-journal myths and phobias
by Raul Suarez Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology University of California, Santa Barbara Some recent messages may appear to sanctify ISI-indexed journals as well as to demonize local journals and…
Philippines’ most productive research institutes and researchers in 2010
Several years ago, I wondered if someone in the Philippines was also working on the same research topic as I was. Incidentally, I had access to ISI’s Web of Knowledge database at…
Skype brings Video Calling to Android Phones
LUXEMBOURG–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Skype today announced an updated version of its Skype for Android app – Skype for Android 2.0, bringing Skype Video Calling to the currently fastest growing mobile OS. With the…
The VoiceOne advantage: What VOIP service means to your business
Enterprises in the country can now enjoy the benefits of a fully-integrated IP Communications System through VoiceOne Asia, the premiere VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) services provider in the Philippines. Through its…