Word: shen
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Given the risks and side effects of biopsies - which range from infection to impotence - an accurate diagnostic tool for physicians as straightforward as a urine test "would be, well, wonderful," says Cory Abate-Shen, a professor at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons who authored a commentary accompanying the paper for Nature. "But that's something that will require large clinical trials to develop...
...even know that sarcosine is the most promising metabolite," says Michael Shen, also a professor at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, who co-authored the Nature commentary with Abate-Shen, his wife. "It's the one they focused on. There are other metabolites identified in their study that could easily be as interesting [as] or more interesting [than] sarcosine. So it would be very promising to look at the predictability of these individual metabolites, but also their combination...
...Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA), Harvard cannot unilaterally decide to modify the pace of the science complex construction. “Even if Harvard chooses not to invest further money in constructing the project, they cannot do it without negotiating with the city,” said Kairos Shen, Boston’s chief planner. Shen added that because Harvard has not yet notified the BRA of any changes to its plan, the city has not considered the issue of the hole. BRA Senior Project Manager Gerald Autler noted that “Harvard’s decision to stop construction...
...Unlike their contemporary counterparts, revolutionary artists painted without cynicism and with plenty of socialist ardor. That doesn't mean that their work was immune from interference or mishandling. When Shen Jiawei's Standing Guard for Our Great Motherland - a heroic masterpiece of three guards in a watchtower high above a snowy landscape - was first exhibited in Beijing in 1974, the faces of the soldiers had been made fuller, fiercer and pinker on Jiang Qing's orders. In the present exhibition, the painting has been restored to the image intended by the artist, now a highly acclaimed portraitist in Australia...
...solutions out there, but our common objective is the same.” Spiegelman’s comment sparked criticism from several residents who questioned the University’s familiarity with the traffic problems that Allston denizens face daily. The meeting took a more optimistic turn when Kairos Shen, Boston’s popular chief planner, asked residents to not just criticize Harvard’s plan, but to also specify an alternative vision. “Rather than just saying what you don’t like, tell us what you would like to see in its place...