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In the Philippines, only a handful of companies have adopted ABC in their strategy formulations and little is known about it. This research focuses on the implementation of ABC, the benefits derived and the problems encountered in using the system.

The Vision and Praxis of Nothingness and Unity in the Spirituality of Chiara Lubich is a qualitative inquiry using the descriptive and evaluative methodology which takes into account the spiritual, theological and pedagogical dimensions.

The theories and practices of capitalism in different places and periods produced various theories and practices of welfare which have implications for the understanding and practice of compassion/apathy and solidarities/alienations and capitalism

Cause of heart valve disease identified; Developing new cellular modules; A selective gene-repression probe; DNA adopts a new fold; Susceptibility to obesity and diabetes; Synaptic damage in Alzheimer disease; Tickling nerves prevents inflammation.

Many observers have attempted to persuade Bangladesh that there exist multiple energy sources available at reasonable cost and that, accordingly, the government should approve the export of natural gas. That is not our conclusion.

Researchers in NUS discover how nitric oxide protects brain cells from dying

1) An outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus has been spotted in wild migratory geese in western China; (2) Researchers identify a crucial receptor that the Nipah virus relies on to infect human cells.

This study found that over time and constant communication, texters developed a unique Filipino style of texting. It also found that the texters' age, sex and work were main predictors of texting style.

Two recent innovations by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) look set to revolutionize biomedical treatment

This page is a simple catalogue of 124 medicinal herbs frequently used by CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine). This section is aimed at helping to give an idea regarding the herbs used for medicinal purpose.

The pandemic strains of V. parahaemolyticus have been isolated for the first time in sub-Saharan Africa.

Antibiotic resistance is a rising concern. This research compares two different brands of vaccine, ie the investigational vaccine and an already marketed vaccine with brand name 'X', in healthy subjects aged between 10 and 25 years

Isolation of carrageenase and agarase-producing bacterium from sea urchin

Open reading frame yjbI of Bacillus Subtilis codes for truncated hemoglobin

A study on 60 rural children for Hepatitis-B vaccine, Revac-B showed it is highly immunogenic and well tolerated.

Biochemistry: Finding nitric oxide in an oxygen haystack Drug discovery: Keeping iron away from bacteria Microbiology: Structure of the quorum-sensing pheromone ComX revealed

Press release for 19 May issue of Nature. Vol 435, no. 7040

Tuberculosis detection in the future will become faster, cheaper and easier using an innovative device developed by Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have come up with an innovation designed to help prevent incidents of drowning in swimming pools.

Nanyang Technological University researchers led by Asst Prof Koh Tong San from School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) have come up with a new method of taking images of a cancer tumour.

NTU has come up with a cost-effective and environmentally-friendly way of converting food scrapes into valuable natural gases.

NTU has successfully developed Singapore's first fingerprint detection and imaging device that is capable of identifying and capturing "hard to detect" fingerprint images.

A new study in Nature Methods expands on a powerful, previously described technique for the targeted deactivation of specific protein kinases. These findings promise to considerably simplify the study of this very important class of proteins.

The quantity and variety of artifacts dug up give credence to a theory that Singapore was strategically important as a thriving economy and bustling trading settlement as early as the 14th century.

Family business will never go out of business. That is the conclusion of Associate Professor Henry Yeung Wai-chung after more than 10 years of research into how the family business operates, in particular, the Chinese family business.

The team has identified foetal nucleated "erythrocytes" (bone marrow cells which later become red blood cells) as ideal for non-invasive prenatal diagnosis. These cells are extracted from the maternal blood.

Nature and the Nature research journals press release for papers that go live on Sunday 5 June 2005

Press release for Nature 2 June issue. Vol 435, no 7042

Press release for 26 May issue of Nature. Vol 435, no. 7041