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Most software firms, of course, promise to make their clients more efficient. But NuTech claims that its products--developed by using AI technologies such as neural networks, fuzzy logic and evolutionary computing--can monitor each player continuously in a supply-and-demand equation, consider the millions of ways each player's decisions impact the business and then suggest the best ways to fine-tune a client's operations. "All our products have the common characteristic of increasing profits and decreasing costs," especially in the targeting of prospective customers, says Matthew Michalewicz, 26, NuTech's chief executive...
...blood pressure. Nor is he. At its peak two years ago, Ho's blood pressure clocked in at 140/90, slightly above normal but not high enough to elicit a pill or much alarm. But when he went to see Dr. Ting Choon Meng, the Singapore general practitioner decided to monitor Ho's blood pressure with a black plastic wristwatch he had designed and named the BPro. The device, worn for 24 hours, revealed a wave pattern showing how fast and hard his heart was beating, as well as worrying patterns in Ho's pressure. Ting put Ho on blood-pressure...
...targeting them with his wrist monitor, which has the potential to not only cut heart attacks and stroke globally but also collect remarkable amounts of data. One in four American adults suffers from high blood pressure, according to the American Heart Association; a third in that group are unaware of having the condition. "One's body is a very poor monitor of high blood pressure," explains Dr. Philip Wong, research director at the National Heart Center in Singapore, citing the absence of visible symptoms...
...first phase...of a vaccine trial within the next three to five years,” says QUT professor and fellow researcher Peter Timms. The team is working on developing genetically engineered mice whose T-cells are tailored to fight off chlamydia in order to monitor their response to the infection. So far, researchers at QUT have pinpointed several proteins that could be used in a chlamydia vaccine. Timms hopes to begin testing the vaccine on koalas this month. According to Timms, over half of Australia’s koalas are infected with chlamydia. Guinea pig trials, with actual guinea...
USAGE California legislators passed the Vampire Slayers Act, which will detail how much energy certain appliances can use. Legislation aside, individuals can easily cut down on their energy consumption by investing in government-backed Energy Star appliances or new technologies that closely monitor their home's energy use. In the meantime, simply switching off power-strip cords every night will make a huge difference...