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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Yuliya Luchkina Paintings
Hep C vaccine breakthrough
| BURNET INSTITUTE |
Hepatitis C affects around 200 million people around the world, and has a great ability to change its structure and evade the immune response, making it hard to vaccinate against. But the new vaccine candidate only contains the most essential, conserved parts of the viral surface protein, so it works on a variety of strains. This is an illustration of a hepatitis B virus, which already has a preventative vaccine against it, as does hepatitis A.
Image: somersault18:24/iStockphoto
Researchers at the Burnet Institute have solved a hepatitis C vaccine mystery which, once developed could be the first ever preventative vaccine for the virus.
Currently undergoing formal preclinical studies, the vaccine is the result of breakthrough work done by Associate Professor Heidi Drummer with her team from the Institute’s Centre for Virology. Hepatitis C affects around 200 million people around the world – a preventative vaccine has the potential to have a significant global health impact. Associate Professor Drummer and her team have overcome a major hurdle in HCV vaccine research, developing a vaccine candidate that protects against a number of different HCV strains. “Hepatitis C has a great ability to change its structure and evade the immune response. This makes vaccine development challenging,” Associate Professor Drummer said. “Our vaccine is unique as it contains only the most essential, conserved parts of the major viral surface protein, eliciting antibodies that prevent both closely and distantly related hepatitis C viruses from entering cells, thereby preventing infection.” Associate Professor Drummer unveiled the details about her HCV vaccine project at the prestigious Immunotherapeutics and Vaccine Summit (ImVacS) in Cambridge, Massachussets on August 13.
Editor's Note: Original news release can be found here.
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Ghee Rice
Ghee rice as the name suggests is a very rich concoction and meant for special occasions. My mother who doesn’t believe in coconut milk has never cooked it. When at school my friends talked about ghee rice, I always thought that it meant white rice mixed with ghee. I can’t remember when I first tasted the actual Ghee rice or when I cooked it first or where I got this recipe from. But this is a pretty standard recipe, mildly flavored by spices and needless to say a little unfriendly around the hips.
Without much ado here is the recipe,
- Onion – 1 thinly sliced
- Green chillies – 5
- Cardamom – 2
- Cloves - 2
- Cinnamon – 1 inch stick
- Bay leaf – 1
- Ginger-garlic paste – 1 Tbsp
- Cashewnuts – 10 (optional)
- Basmati rice – 2 cups
- Ghee or butter – 50 gms
- Coconut milk – 1 cup
- Mixed chopped vegetables – 1 cup (carrot, peas and potato)
Heat the butter or ghee in a pan and add the spices. In recent years I use sunflower oil or Olive oil. Then add the onions and Chillies and fry until it is soft (don’t brown them). Then add the ginger and garlic paste and fry till the raw smell disappears. To this add the cashew nuts and the vegetables. Any vegetable can be added, to make it look nice include green and red colour vegetables like peas, beans, broccoli, carrot. I tend to add frozen vegetables, saves time on cutting the veggies. Saute them for a few minutes and then add the washed rice and fry it briefly in the ghee mixture. For 2 cups of rice, 4 cups of liquid is required. Add one cup of coconut milk (The tinned ones are very good) and add 3 cups of water. The general rule is to add one fourth of coconut milk and three fourths water. When the water starts boiling reduce the fire to the least possible level and close with a lid and cook until done. For 2 cups of rice, it generally takes 20 mins to cook thru. When done mix the rice gently with a fork or the back of a wooden spoon. Server hot with a raita and enjoy all the praise from the guests. If I use frozen veggies and coconut milk from a can, this rice gets ready in 30 minutes.
thanks http://tamilspice.blogspot.com
thanks http://tamilspice.blogspot.com
Top ten Anti Aging Foods
Here are other 10 of the best anti-aging foods to nourish your body for a glow that comes from within.
- Watercress. The health benefits of watercress don't disappoint
- Red bell pepper. Red bell peppers are loaded with antioxidants which reign supreme when it comes to anti-aging
- Papaya.
- Blueberries.
- Broccoli.
- Spinach.
- Nuts.
- Avocado.
- Sweet potatoes
- Pomegranate seeds
Highest quality colour images produced
| AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH |
The image on the left is before the addition of metal in the nanostructures. The image on the right shows colours under the same microscope after the addition of the metal layers to the nanostructures in specific patterns. Current industrial printers can only achieve full-spectrum colour images up to 10,000 dots per inch (dpi), whereas the new method relies on metal nano-structures and can produce full colour images at 100,000 dpi.
Image: Nature
Inspired by colourful stained-glass windows, researchers from Singapore have demonstrated an innovative method for producing full-colour images at 100,000 dots per inch (dpi) which can be used in reflective colour displays, anti-counterfeiting, and high-density optical data recording.
Researchers from A*STAR’s Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) have developed an innovative method for printing sharp, full-spectrum colour images at 100,000 dpi, using metal-laced nanometer-sized structures, without the need for inks or dyes. In comparison, current industrial printers such as inkjet and laserjet printers can only achieve up to 10,000 dpi, while research grade methods are able to dispense dyes for only single colour images. This novel breakthrough allows colouring to be treated not as an inking matter but as a lithographic matter, which can potentially revolutionise the way images are printed and be further developed for use in high-resolution reflective colour displays as well as high density optical data storage. The inspiration for the research was derived from stained glass, which is traditionally made by mixing tiny fragments of metal into the glass. It was found that nanoparticles from these metal fragments scattered light passing through the glass to give stained glass its colours. Using a similar concept with the help of modern nanotechnology tools, the researchers precisely patterned metal nanostructures, and designed the surface to reflect the light to achieve the colour images. "The resolution of printed colour images very much depends on the size and spacing between individual ‘nanodots’ of colour", explained Dr Karthik Kumar, one of the key researchers involved. "The closer the dots are together and because of their small size, the higher the resolution of the image. With the ability to accurately position these extremely small colour dots, we were able to demonstrate the highest theoretical print colour resolution of 100,000 dpi." “Instead of using different dyes for different colours, we encoded colour information into the size and position of tiny metal disks. These disks then interacted with light through the phenomenon of plasmon resonances,” said Dr Joel Yang, the project leader of the research. “The team built a database of colour that corresponded to a specific nanostructure pattern, size and spacing. These nanostructures were then positioned accordingly. Similar to a child’s ‘colouring-by-numbers’ image, the sizes and positions of these nanostructures defined the ‘numbers’. But instead of sequentially colouring each area with a different ink, an ultrathin and uniform metal film was deposited across the entire image causing the ‘encoded’ colours to appear all at once, almost like magic!” added Dr Joel Yang. The researchers from IMRE had also collaborated with A*STAR’s Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC) to design the pattern using computer simulation and modelling. Dr Ravi Hegde of IHPC said, “The computer simulations were vital in understanding how the structures gave rise to such rich colours. This knowledge is currently being used to predict the behaviour of more complicated nanostructure arrays.” The researchers are currently working with Exploit Technologies Pte Ltd (ETPL), A*STAR’s technology transfer arm, to engage potential collaborators and to explore licensing the technology. The research was published online on 12 August 2012 in Nature Nanotechnology, one of the top scientific journals for materials science and nanotechnology.
Editor's Note: Original news release can be found here.
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012
PhD Positions in Computer Vision and Image Processing at Italian Institute of Technology
There are 6 PhD positions in Italian Institute of technology, IIT, Italy
This scholarship is shared by two Institutes in Genova city of Italy, one is University of Genova and other is Italian Institute of Technology, IIT at School of Life and Humanoid Technologies.
The Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) is a research institution in Italy that is currently in an advanced startup phase. The fellowships assigned by IIT to the University of Genova are part of the start-up strategy of the Institute and have the specific goal of forming the first generation of IIT's research fellows.
Following the start of the Research Labs in the IIT's Headquarters in Genova Morego the PhD program supported by IIT is organized in a Doctoral School on Life and Humanoid Technologies" articulated in 4 courses. Each Course offers research topics proposed by the Research Directors and their senior collaborators. The candidates are asked to prepare a research project of their choice with explicit reference to the Theme proposed. The soundness of the project will be part of the evaluation process and will be considered preferential for the choice of the individual scientific theme that will be made jointly by the tutor and the candidate.
Computer Vision
Research programs are focused on computational vision, Geometrical approach to 4D scene reconstruction, Sensors, Video surveillance (including tracking activity and behavioural analysis), Machine learning focused to image analysis and video sequences, Embedded Computer Vision.
1) : Computer vision for behavioral analysis and activity recognition
2) Part-based human body modeling
3) Crowd behavioral analysis and event recognition
4) Multi-sensory surveillance
5) Re-identification using soft biometric cues
6) Structure from Motion in the wild
7) : Statistical pattern recognition for social computing
8) Compressive Sensing in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
9) Social augmentation for robotic platforms using Computer Vision and Machine
Learning
10) Biomedical image analysis
11) Computer Vision for Nanophysics
Each application must make specific reference to one of the research themes proposed.
Scholarship Amount
The scholarship amount is normally about 1300 Euros per month, it can be increased, but not sure yet.
Tuition fee and registration fee are exempted.
Last Date to Apply: 21 September, 2012.
Requirements:
The main requirements can be read at this web address:
But main thing is that, there is no specific requirement of IELETS, the English proficiency certificate from previous university can work.
How to apply: How to apply can be found out on this web link :
Where to apply: Online application: http://servizionline.unige.it/studenti/post-laurea/dottorato
Also check this link: http://www.studenti.unige.it/postlaurea/dottorati/xxviiiciclo/IITen
Research Themes
Web address: http://www.studenti.unige.it/sites/www.studenti.unige.it/files/Allegato%20A2%20Nanosciences_0.pdf
For more details
The project pages and online applying pages are on the webpages given above
With Best Regards
Waqar
waqarbaig85@gmail.com
Several PhD Positions/Grants in almost every field of Engineering and Sciences and Medical at University of Genova, Italy
There are several research grants positions available at numerous fields of Engineering and Sciences and Medical.
The document comprises of 71 pages, so I cannot mention each and every grants names, you can see yourself the document and find the grant related to yours field of research.
http://www.studenti.unige.it/sites/www.studenti.unige.it/files/Appendix_A.doc
The scholarships are available for not only engineering but also for medical fields such as surgery, internal medicine, etc.
How to look into the Document
See each doctoral school; you can search by using keywords such as electronics, power, materials, medical etc. after doing so, to narrow down your research, you can further see,
Then in places, you can see the specific number of grants written, you can then see the grants offered in there.
In case of any questions about specific major mentioned there, you can contact its information person, whose contact has been given in that major
You do not require any IELETS or TOEFL scores, in most of cases.
For Requirements of admissions, you can check here.
http://www.studenti.unige.it/sites/www.studenti.unige.it/files/Bando_XXVIII_English%20def.pdf
The scholarship amount is 1136 Euros per month.
The last date to apply online is 21 September, 2012
You can get the further information here
With Best Regards
Waqar
waqarbaig85@gmail.com
Genetic clues for type 2 diabetes
| THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA |
Busselton residents and researchers from The University of Western Australia have contributed to a worldwide scientific collaboration that has identified new genetic links in the quest to map the biological pathways that cause diabetes. In two papers published online today in Nature Genetics the researchers have identified a substantial number of new loci (the specific place on a chromosome where a gene is located) linked with glycemic traits and type 2 diabetes (T2D) that have not been described in previous research. Diabetes is a condition where there is too much glucose, a type of sugar, in the blood. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes affecting some 90 per cent of all people with diabetes. It is sometimes described as a ‘lifestyle disease' strongly associated with high blood pressure, high cholesterol and obesity. In the study ‘Large-scale association analysis provides insights into the genetic architecture and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes' researchers extended the discovery and characterisation of variants influencing susceptibility to T2D. The study expanded T2D association analysis to almost 150,000 individuals and in so doing added another 10 loci to the list of confirmed variant signals. It also concluded that genetic profiling had the potential to provide a useful risk assessment for developing T2D. The second paper titled "Large-scale association analyses identify new loci influencing glycemic traits and provide insight into the underlying biological pathways" discovered another 38 new loci with glycemic traits not described in previous research, taking the total number of signals influencing glycemic traits to 53. "This research will provide a better understanding of the genes associated with glycemic control that may interact with environmental factors and trigger diabetes," co-author Dr Jennie Hui from the UWA Schools of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Population Health said. The research collaborations also included scientists from The University of Western Australia's Centre for Genetic Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and the UWA School of Medicine and Pharmacology in conjunction with the Busselton Population Medical Research Institute. The Busselton Health Study (BHS) is one of the world's longest running epidemiological research programs. Since 1966, it has contributed to an understanding of many common diseases and health conditions. The unique BHS database is compiled and managed by UWA's School of Population Health.
Editor's Note: Original news release can be found here.
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