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MedRoc (exe)

Performs non-parametric or bi-normal ROC analysis of medical research data. Shows graphical and tabular statistical output. Includes a full-featured editor to create or import and edit input data. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Medical Research, StenStat

Software downloads 2007-12-19

Seeking advantage in U.S. stem cell controversy

Seeking advantage in U.S. stem cell controversyAs Yoda would sayTotally agendized, are you; matter not, the facts do.Your argument that the 73 cures are bogus comes from a disputation printed in Wired magazine (odd, I didn't realize wired was an accredited medical journal). Furthermore, wired references itself as proof that...

Tags: cure, medical research, stem-cell, stem-cell controversy

Discussion threads 2007-11-27

A Team of Researchers From Universities, Biotech Labs and Government Agencies Work Together to Map Out a New Approach to Bird Flu Treatment

Amaox, Ltd. is a biotechnology company that acts as a bridge for governmental agencies, industry, and universities to facilitate the delivery of technologies that improve the response to bio/chem weapons of mass destruction and other threats to public health. The challenge was to create a virtual working group capable of...

Tags: Team, Agency, Government, Mindjet, Medical Research, Amaox Ltd., Biotechnology

Case studies

Ruprecht-Karls-University's Medical Research Center (ZMF) Uses SAS to Take a Closer Look at Microarray DNA Research Data to Find New Targets

The Medical Research Center ZMF, part of the Faculty for Clinical Medicine, Mannheim, a faculty of Ruprecht-Karls-University in Heidelberg, is a central service-provider for research units at the Faculty. In spite of the high level of investment in microarray systems, the ZMF faced a problem: how to more quickly convert...

Tags: SAS Institute, Medical Research, Ruprecht-Karls-University, ZMF

Case studies

Medical Research Institute Saves Time, Gains Efficiency With New Electronic Forms and Automated Workflow

Van Andel Institute VAI used time-consuming, paper-based forms for lab project requests and employee expenses. Lab project requests required several manual steps before work could begin. Paper-based forms slowed employee expense processing, which requires receipts, documentation, and signatures. Finally, VAI lacked an automated employee tracking system to expedite new hires,...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Workflow, Form, Medical Research, Enterprise Content Management

Case studies

Additional Resources

Super-duper green computers

If you think about sheer performance-per-watt potential, it's pretty hard to beat a supercomputer. So any company with gargantuan transaction processing needs might want to scout the latest Green500 list for insight. This list was brought to my attention by SGI, which has 11 entries in...

Tags: SGI Altix, Silicon Graphics Inc., Computer, Altix ICE, UNIX, Databases, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-07-23

NY gov signs game bill into law

New York State legislation that will have made it illegal to sell or rent some violent games to minors was signed was signed into law. A bill that will have made it illegal to sell or rent some violent games to minors was signed into law Tuesday by New...

Tags: Law, Minor, Games, Personal Technology, video games, video game violence, Nintendo DS, New York, Brendan Sinclair, GameSpot

News items 2008-07-23

McAfee debunks recent vulnerabilities in AV software research, n.runs restates its position

Several days after blogging about a research conduced by n.runs AG that managed to discover approximately 800 vulnerabilities in antivirus products, McAfee issued a statement basically debunking the number of vulnerabilities found, and providing its own account into the number of vulnerabilities affecting its own products : "A recent...

Tags: Software, McAfee Inc., Antivirus, Vulnerability, Vendor, Flaw, N.Runs, Dancho, Security, Viruses And Worms, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-23

75% of online banking sites found vulnerable to security design flaws

In a paper entitled "Analyzing Web sites for user-visible security design flaws" to be published at the Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security meeting at Carnegie Mellon University July 25, Atul Prakash and two of his doctoral students examined 214 financial institutions in 2006, finding that over 75% of all...

Tags: Bank, Online Banking, Flaw, Security, Financial Services, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-23

90% of Americans 18-28-year-old own a PC

According to the Forrester Research, although Gen Y is a small generation of 18- to 28-year-olds, comprising only 38 mln US adults, it sets the pace for technology adoption. 90% of Gen Yers own a PC, and 82% own a mobile phone. But it is technology use that sets this...

Tags: Generation X, Mobile, PC, Generation Y, AM

Blog posts 2008-07-22

RIM ships fix for BlackBerry code execution bug

Just a quick note to update a story I wrote last week on an unpatched remote execution vulnerability affecting BlackBerry business users: Research in Motion RIM has finally shipped patches to cover the issue, which affects the BlackBerry Attachment Service component of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. ...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry, Handhelds, Hardware, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-22

Yahoo: Microhoo, Icahn drama cost us $22 million; Economy soft

The Carl Icahn proxy battle and Microsoft buyout drama appears to have been a slight distraction for Yahoo, which is seeing slowing display ad demand amid a weak economy. Yahoo on Tuesday reported second quarter net income of $131 million, or 9 cents a share, on revenue of...

Tags: Revenue, Jerry Yang, Advertisement, Yahoo! Inc., Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-22

VMWare looks ahead at Microsoft, year-end financials and morale

updated: VMWare, whose recent headlines have included an ousted CEO and a re-pricing of its employee stock options, reported second-quarter earnings of $92 million, or 23 cents per share, up from $52 million, or 16 cents per share, for the same quarter a year ago. Revenues were $456 million, an...

Tags: Revenue, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Operational Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-07-22

Saying that Windows "Workstation" 2008 is faster than Vista doesn't make it so

Saying that Windows "Workstation" 2008 is faster than Vista doesn't make it soPar for the course wrt anti-Vista bashers.They believe that repeating something ad nauseum will somehow make it true.Journalism or Rant?I'm afraid you've followed suit rather than taking the high road on this issue. By even responding to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, RAM, workstation, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

First paper-based transistors

Portuguese researchers have created the first paper-based transistors. To be more precise, they've made the first field effect transistors FET with a paper interstrate layer. According to the research team, these new transistors offer the same level of performance as 'state-of-the-art oxide based thin film transistors TFTs produced on glass...

Tags: Team, Transistor, TFT, Semiconductors, Hardware, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-07-22

Have insurers tied their fate to Newt Gingrich?

Did the health insurance industry just fail to research its own campaign brand or are they, in fact, acting as a Newt Gingrich front? They're certainly using Gingrich's tactics. If they're not connected, Newt, I'd sue. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Health Insurance, Health Care, Benefits, Healthcare, Insurance, Vertical Industries, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-07-22

Vulnerability disclosure gone awry: Understanding the DNS debacle

Vulnerability disclosure gone awry: Understanding the DNS debacleI think he deserved better for sureYou know, Dan does manipulate the media well, but I'll tell you this, he's a stand-up guy. Did he try to drum up the press a bit? Sure, why not? Did he choose his...

Tags: Domain names, Advertising & Promotion, Dan, DNS

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

65ò0of US households play video games, 38ò0have consoles, 40ò0are female

65ò0of US households play video games, 38ò0have consoles, 40ò0are femaleWhere's the background?While I love seeing encouragement to modern followings and technologies, I don't like seeing overgeneralized tossing around of numbers without the details and background. Where's the research information?? What were the circumstances? How many were interviewed and...

Tags: Games, Corporate communications, video game, console, game, video

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

Apple hints at lower prices as iPod, notebook refresh on tap

Amid all the chatter about Apple's fiscal third quarter results, which were strong, most concerns about the future revolve around two words: Gross margins. The big takeaway for technology buyers: Those lower margins hint at cheaper iPods and notebooks in the not-to-distant future. Following Apple's typical strong...

Tags: Notebook, Apple iPod, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Peter Oppenheimer, September, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-22

VMware and common performance myths

Rich McDougall and Scott Drummand, performance gurus over at VMware, presented a fantastic review of some of the performance testing VMware has been doing at the VMware analyst day. I posted something about the findings of that research in the post, Is VMware busting the virtualization tax myth. I've just...

Tags: Virtualization, Performance, VMware Inc., Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-07-22