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Dramatic Progress Made in Testing for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Researchers at Stanford University recently made exciting and significant progress toward developing a possible diagnostic test for chronic fatigue syndrome, or ME/CFS. In a pilot study of 40 people, half healthy and half with ME/CFS, all of the patients with … Continue reading

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OECD Chemical Safety and Biosafety Progress Report Includes Update on Work Regarding Manufactured Nanomaterials

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) April 2019 issue of its Chemical Safety and Biosafety Progress Report includes an update on OECD’s work to determine the safety of manufactured nanomaterials.  The Report notes that the applicability of OECD … Continue reading

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Library of Congress BIBFRAME progress

A recent ALCTS webinar "Library of Congress BIBFRAME progress" provided information on the current state of BIBFRAME development. Topics included fiscal year 2019 goals and achievements, an exploration of issues mapping MARC to BIBFRAME to MARC, explication of the issue … Continue reading

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HM Treasury progress update on proposed Regulation amending EMIR supervisory regime for EU and third country CCPs

On 11 March 2019, the UK Government has published a letter (dated 7 March 2019) from the Economic Secretary to HM Treasury, John Glen MP, to Sir William Cash, House of Commons EU Scrutiny Committee Chair, providing a further update … Continue reading

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Internet Governance Forum: ACTA A Possible Show-Stopper For IP Progress (IP-Watch)

The third annual United Nations-led Internet Governance Forum in Hyderabad, India this month addressed a range of topics related to intellectual property rights and the free flow of information, and provided a venue for doubts about a closed-door international anti-counterfeiting … Continue reading

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