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Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan: Data and Documents This page contains data and documents relating to civilian casualties of the conflict in Afghanistan. They were obtained by Science correspondent John Bohannon after embedding with military forces in Kabul and Kandahar in October 2010. All military data and documents were released voluntarily by the International Security Assistance […]
FDA, federal partners develop tools for food-emergency readiness The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and federal partners today released the Food Related Emergency Exercise Boxed (FREE-B) set, a Web-based collection of scenarios that will help government regulators, public health organizations and the food industry test their readiness for food-related emergencies, such as a human health […]
USDA: Invasive Species and Biodiversity Databases
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Invasive Species and Biodiversity Databases Describes databases available online related to invasive species as well as general biodiversity. See other sections for species specific information, expertise, and geographic based information: Aquatic Species Plants Animals Microbes Expertise Regional International The following are general databases for invasive species, pest management, and agricultural related databases: Invasive Species Pest […]
Company Names Matching in the Large Patents Dataset This paper addresses the name matching (duplicate detection) problem in the US patent dataset. It contains more then 400K unique company names spellings. In order to solve the matching problem we choose appropriate string similarity measure and clustering approach and estimate their parameters. Finally we apply them […]
AU — Don't Judge a (Face)Book by its Cover: A critical review of the implications of social networking sites
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Don’t Judge a (Face)Book by its Cover: A critical review of the implications of social networking sites Social networking sites (SNS) are increasingly popular, and as their popularity continues to grow, the integration of these sites within the workplace is vitally important. Although these sites may provide a number of advantages, such as improved knowledge […]
Comparing Health Care Quality: A National Directory In every community across America, both good and bad care is being delivered in doctors’ offices and hospitals. Bad care causes medical errors and poor outcomes and wastes resources and money. That’s why it is important to know if health care providers deliver high-quality health care by making […]
Animal Emergency and Disaster Planning Information Companion Animals Pets, information for pet owners; Disaster preparedness; Animal safety; Dog and cat CPR; Pet poison prevention; and more. Farm Animals Farm animal rescue; Disaster preparedness for livestock including horses; Animal health. Accidents and livestock; Poisonous plants database; Carcass disposal; and more. Research Animals Disaster planning for animal […]
Data rescue initiatives: bringing historical climate data into the 21st century The currently limited availability of long and high-quality surface instrumental climate records continues to hamper our ability to carry out more robust assessments of the climate. Such assessments are needed to better understand, detect, predict and respond to global climate variability and change. Despite […]
Native American Resources Within U.S. Federal Agencies Explore more than 30 U.S. government services and programs for Native Americans in areas such as health, jobs, housing, education, and business development. Source: White House
Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff – Mobile Medical Applications The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing this draft guidance document to inform manufacturers, distributors, and other entities about how the FDA intends to apply its regulatory authorities to select software applications intended for use on mobile platforms (mobile applications […]
