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UB study finds link between ambient ozone exposure, artery wall thickness

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Long-term exposure to ambient ozone appears to accelerate arterial conditions that progress into cardiovascular disease and stroke, according to a new University at Buffalo study. The longitudinal study followed nearly 7,000 people aged 45 to 84 from six US regions: Winston-Salem, North Carolina; New York City; Baltimore; St.

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Sensor Networks Help Fight Floods and Noise Pollution

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A challenge for New York City's efforts to reduce the negative impacts of street-level flooding and noise pollution has been how to measure these issues effectively. Ultimately, the data and knowledge gained through FloodNet can be used by local residents, researchers, and city agencies to address flood risks.

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NYU review study suggests potential for gauging health risks of air pollution on individual level

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Though other parallel projects may well be in planning elsewhere, we describe this initiative, which is currently being applied in New York City, as a pilot study for the method applied in a very large metropolitan area. —Caplin et al. billion a year. Globally, 4.2

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GM planning to “own” the customer relationship beyond the vehicle; autonomous Volts, car sharing and fuel cells

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General Motors CEO Mary Barra and her leadership team outlined the company’s plans to capitalize on the future of personal mobility by owning the customer relationship beyond the vehicle, building upon nearly two decades of connectivity leadership. Let’s Drive NYC. Car Sharing. In China earlier this year a fleet of EN-V 2.0 eBike Concept.

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Former IEEE Chief Financial Officer Richard Schwartz Dies at 77

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He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration from Iona University , in New Rochelle, N.Y. Mancino Former manager of engineering reliability at RCA Life senior member, 93; died 24 September For most of his career, Mancino worked as an engineer at RCA , which was headquartered in New York City.

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Ford targeting smart parking as element of Smart Mobility; vehicle sensors, connectivity and big data

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At CES 2015 in January, Ford CEO Mark Fields announced “Ford Smart Mobility”—a plan to use innovation to take Ford to the next level in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, the customer experience and big data. Spatial, temporal … to make it truly valuable, we need to build it into the system. Earlier post.)

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Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported

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Barbara Campbell was walking through a New York City subway station during rush hour when her world abruptly went dark. We just needed to build a device.”. As a New York City resident, she used it outside on the busy sidewalks and while taking a subway or bus. Ringo Chiu/ZUMA Press/Alamy.