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Waterloo team uses on-board data to identify speed as the best predictor of car crashes

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Their analysis revealed speeding is a strong predictor of crashes, while statistically significant links for the other kinds of aggressive driving couldn’t be established. —Stefan Steiner, a statistics professor in Waterloo’s Faculty of Mathematics. Now it is formulated—we know aggressive driving has an impact.

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Big Data Could Accelerate Drug Approvals

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Drug companies perform quality-assurance tasks to verify that the steps carried out during clinical trials comply with government regulations. The way in which quality is assured hasn’t changed much in about 25 years, says Timothé Ménard , head of quality data science at pharmaceutical company Roche in Basel, Switzerland.

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Regulatory & Legal Alerts – Dec. 2017

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The following includes recaps of the most significant updates impacting the screening industry in recent weeks. According to a litigation statistics report issued by WebRecon LLC, consumer lawsuits alleging a violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act increased by nearly 60% in September from the prior month. California.

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3 business teams say pact reaffirms right-to-repair loyalty. Critics name it a farce.

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“Large manufacturers and industry groups like to flaunt these MOUs as a way of saying, ‘No need to regulate us. We’re on this,’ ” stated Paul Roberts, founding father of Conserve Restore, a company of IT and cybersecurity pros who help the correct to fix. No need for new laws.

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Accelerate the layout of new energy vehicle charging piles in various places

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In recent years, my country’s electric vehicle industry has developed vigorously, and the scale of production and sales has continued to grow rapidly. According to statistics, as of June this year, the number of electric vehicles in my country has reached 10.01 ” The relevant person in charge of Ningde Times said. .

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Inspire Kids to Study STEM with These Educational Resources

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Bureau of Labor Statistics , STEM careers were expected to grow by nearly 9 percent between 2017 and 2029. Share personal stories with students to ignite their interest. Industry and company tours. Careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics are on the rise around the world. According to the U.S.

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California ARB: GHG emissions fell below 1990 levels for first time in 2016; down 13% from 2004 peak; transportation emissions up 2%

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They fell 23% from a peak of 14 metric tons per person (roughly equal to driving 34,000 miles) in 2001 to 10.8 metric tons per person in 2016 (roughly equal to driving 26,000 miles). The primary source is data directly reported to CARB by the largest facilities and companies under the Cap-and-Trade Program.

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