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Volkswagen establishes new Sub-Saharan Africa region

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Sub-Saharan Africa refers to the area of the African continent south of the Sahara. Prior to joining Volkswagen, he held senior management posts at Daimler AG in South Africa and Malaysia. The Volkswagen brand has established a "Sub-Saharan Africa” region to develop and strengthen its activities in the African market.

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In getaway battle, he discovered a trail, point of view, and occupation at Toyota in Canada

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Nearest graduating from the College of Waterloo in Ontario with a bachelor of technologies, in 1990 Tien was supervisor of intermodal services and products for the Canadian Pacific Railway, now referred to as CPKC. Toyota was once considered one of his shoppers. 9 years then, Tien joined Toyota Canada Inc.

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New study finds GHG emissions from palm oil production significantly underestimated; palm oil biofuels could be more climate-damaging than oil sands fuels

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Mha (20%) of the peatlands of Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo in 2010, surpassing the area of Belgium and causing an annual carbon emission from peat decomposition of 230–310 Mt CO 2 e. Products from WCSB Oil Sands Crudes Compared with Reference. GCB Bioenergy. doi: 10.1111/j.1757-1707.2012.01172.x. 1757-1707.2012.01172.x.

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UNECE Adopts Type Approval for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles’ Electric Safety Requirements; Applies in 41 Countries

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Type approval refers to the administrative procedure by which the competent authorities in one Contracting Party declare, after carrying out the required verifications and tests, that a vehicle submitted by the manufacturer conforms to the requirements of the given Regulation. The list of Contracting Parties that apply UNECE Regulation No.

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SG Biofuels applying 1.6M genetic markers to Jatropha reference genome

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The company made the announcement during its presentation at the Biowise 2011 conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. SG Biofuels, a bioenergy crop company using breeding and biotechnology to develop elite hybrid seeds of Jatropha, is applying more than 1.6

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AI Could Help Increase the IVF Success Rate

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The term embryo technically refers to the developmental stage, when the amniotic sac forms inside the uterus, around two weeks after fertilization. But fertility clinics typically refer to the clusters of cells that they evaluate and implant as embryos.) The system has increased the success rate by more than 15 percent, Silver says.