Sunday, June 26, 2016

NASA Technology Applied in Breast Cancer Study

Getting shuttle prepared for dispatch may have more to do with therapeutic exploration than you might suspect. For another study on organisms that might be connected with a background marked by bosom malignancy, analysts at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, utilized the same sequencing and investigation strategies utilized for looking at microscopic organisms as a part of shuttle get together rooms. Those systems were intended for planetary security - guaranteeing that NASA rocket don't sully different universes.
Nasa

"We connected these planetary assurance methods in the first-ever investigation of microorganisms in human bosom ductal liquid," said Parag Vaishampayan, researcher in biotechnology and planetary insurance at JPL. The examination discovers contrasts between the ductal liquid microscopic organisms found in ladies who have encountered bosom disease, and the microorganisms present in the individuals who have not.

JPL worked together with malignancy specialists on the new study, distributed in the online diary Scientific Reports. The multi-institutional group was driven by Dr. Susan Love, boss visionary officer of Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation, Encino, California; Dr. Delphine Lee, executive of the Department of Translational Immunology and of the Dirks/Dougherty Lab for Cancer Research of Providence Saint John's Health Center's John Wayne Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, California; and Vaishampayan of JPL.

Scientists have already recorded the presence of microorganisms in the bosom tissue. This new study denote the principal investigation of a connection between the bosom ductal microbiome and bosom tumor.

The bosom ductal framework contains the organs that produce milk and actually secretes a substance called "areola suction liquid" that scientists contemplated.

"We don't yet know almost enough about sound and carcinogenic bosoms - neither the microbial scene nor the life systems of the bosom channel framework," said Love. "However, all bosom malignancy starts in the conduits, so unmistakably investigation is basic to finding what causes bosom tumor and how we can destroy the illness."

The exploration group found that the group of microorganisms in bosom ductal liquid varied fundamentally between two gatherings - 23 sound ladies and 25 ladies who had a background marked by bosom malignancy and had experienced treatment.

It was then broke down with cutting edge genomic sequencing, which has likewise been utilized for looking at microbes as a part of NASA shuttle get together offices. Mina Bashir, a doctoral understudy at the Medical University of Graz, Austria, assumed a noteworthy part in the hereditary investigation while interning at JPL.

"Cooperation between JPL space innovation specialists and medicinal scientists will keep on propelling pivotal revelations," Vaishampayan said.

"This production speaks to a win for JPL's Medical Engineering Forum Initiative, which concentrates on applying NASA innovation for medicinal needs here on Earth," said JPL's Leon Alkalai, who is leading the activity.

The new research discoveries set the phase for further study on the part organisms may play in bringing about or forestalling bosom growth. They are in accordance with late research thinks about that recommend microorganisms add to 16 percent or a greater amount of malignancies around the world.

Despite the fact that the study found a relationship between's particular types of microbes and ladies who have experienced bosom tumor treatment, the reason for the bacterial populace contrast is indistinct. Malignancy, or tumor treatment, could add to these discoveries. More research is required.

"We have known for a considerable length of time that our resistant cells and the cells that line our organs' surfaces can respond to microbial parts," said Lee. "These reactions can trigger aggravation and invulnerable reactions, proposing that this cooperation may help the resistant framework screen bosom tissue for malignancy, or that specific organisms could add to expanded irritation that prompts disease improvement.
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Thursday, June 16, 2016

Huawei P8 Review

This year Huawei launched the Huawei P8 which is subsequent model of last year’s P7; it reaches up to the expectations and list of features which were rumored since last few months.  This new Huawei flagship phone comes with lot of exciting features; the company introduced P8 Max which is a phablet variant of the device.
Huawei P8

Metal body design
Since the beginning Huawei has been copying the designs of iPhone and Sony Xperia smartphones, the P series by Huawei has always been attractive eye catching. The last year’s model P7 was designed quite similar to the iPhone 5 with trimmed edges on both sides of the phone. The size of last year’s smartphone was about 5.2 inch and this year this is increased to 6.8 inch with screen resolution of 1080P. Thickness is less than this year’s top models like Samsung Galaxy S6 and iPhone 6, rear camera is placed wonderfully at the back without making any bulge on the body.
Camera
Huawei had paid attention to their camera this time; they have used a four color sensor which produces sharper and clear images even in the dark. The device is backed by 13MP rear camera which can capture images up to level of a DSLR; this is because of natural color, improved exposure, and white balance.  The stabilization features acts more precisely; the phone has lot of modes in camera. Front camera is powered by 5MP sensor.
Interface
Huawei has introduced many changes and customizations to Android 5.0; the lollipop version is out now for various devices. You can change the theme of our device whenever you feel like changing it, a new feature has been introduced which lets you find your phone by saying “Where are you?” and your phone will answer I’m here and play music until you find it.
Battery and processor
Huawei have used the Kirin 930 and 935 processors for P8 and P8 Max respectively, the best advantage of using these processors is that they are efficient in performing. The phone consumes less processor when working on minor tasks, the larger portion of processor is used by the giant tasks. This technology has increased the processor efficiency by 20% and phone performs faster. The phone is powered by 2,600mAh battery which works perfect in combination with the power saving mode.
Pricing and availability
The phone is available in 16, and 64GB memories, the pricing for three variants are $530, and $630.

Samsung Z

Samsung Z
There are many features which make Samsung Z unique in the line of Smartphone; Samsung claims that it is the first Smartphone which will run on Tizen operating system. Its arrival in Pakistan is expected by the third quarter of this present year, kernel Linux is the base of this operating system. The phone comes with bright 4.8 INCH huge display screen, the processing power is made faster by the 2.3 GHZ quad core processor which is better than the dual core technology. Battery of Samsung Z holds 2600 mAh; the rear camera is 8.0 Megapixel with combination of 2.1 Megapixel front camera. Samsung has further claimed that the startup time of Samsung Z is less than any other Smartphone of the present time, its support for 2D and 3D graphics make it unique along with some more features among which one is advanced level multi tasking; this advanced multi tasking makes the batter last for few extra hours. This surely is a unique addition to the list of Smartphones.
Samsung Z


NETWORK
GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
HSDPA
LTE
HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Yes
Yes

LAUNCH
2014, June
Available. Released 2014, Q3

BODY
138.2 x 69.8 x 8.5 mm (5.44 x 2.75 x 0.33 in)
136 g (4.80 oz)
Yes

- Fingerprint sensor

DISPLAY
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
4.8 inches (~65.8% screen-to-body ratio)
720 x 1280 pixels (~306 ppi pixel density)
Yes

PLATFORM
Tizen OS, v2.2.1
Quad-core 2.3 GHz

MEMORY
microSD, up to 64 GB
16 GB, 2 GB RAM

CAMERA
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Geo-tagging
Yes
2.1 MP

SOUND
Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Yes
Yes

COMMS
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Yes
Yes
TBC
microUSB v2.0

FEATURES
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
HTML5
Yes, via Java MIDP emulator

- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- SNS integration
- MP4/WMV/H.264 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA/FLAC player
- Organizer
- Photo viewer
- Document viewer
- Voice memo/dial
- Predictive text input

BATTERY

Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery

MISC
Black, Black/brown


Samsung Galaxy Grand Max

Samsung galaxy Grand Max
Galaxy Grand Max launched by Samsung after the rumors of Galaxy Grand 3; The phone has a classic design crafted with plastic body, the front and rear is almost like the previous models; the main changes are made in the position of camera and flash at the rear portion. The back cover is another noticeable thing in the phone’s body which has a diamond pattern across it which makes the phone look unique and beautiful. The thickness of phone is only 7.9 MM which makes it quite aerodynamic. Now talking about the specifications of the phone let’s begin with the Samsung power packed screen which stretches up to 5.25 INCHES and TFT display with a resolution of 1280x720 Pixels. The phone is backed up with 1.2 GHZ dual core processor with 1.5 GB RAM and the battery which powers this beast is 2500 mAh. 13 Megapixel main camera do the capturing for you, while the front camera is 5.0 Megapixel. 4G LTE networks are supported by the new Galaxy Grand Max.
Samsung galaxy Grand Max

NETWORK
GSM / HSPA / LTE                         
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes

LAUNCH
2015, January
Available. Released 2015, January

BODY
146 x 74.8 x 7.9 mm (5.75 x 2.94 x 0.31 in)
161 g (5.68 oz)
Yes

DISPLAY
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
5.25 inches (~68.6% screen-to-body ratio)
720 x 1280 pixels (~282 ppi pixel density)
Yes

PLATFORM
Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
Adreno 306

MEMORY
microSD, up to 64 GB
16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM

CAMERA
13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR, panorama
1080p@30fps
5 MP, 1080p

SOUND
Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Yes
Yes

COMMS
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
FM radio
microUSB v2.0

FEATURES
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
HTML5
Yes, via Java MIDP emulator

- MP4/WMV/H.264 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
- Photo/video editor
- Document viewer

BATTERY

Li-Ion 2500 mAh battery

MISC
Black, White


Samsung Galaxy Core Lite LTE

Samsung Galaxy Core Lite LTE
The power packed Smartphone comes with 4.7 INCH screen with TFT touchscreen, backed up with 5.0 Megapixel camera capable of producing good quality results. It can support up to 64 GB MicroSD card and comes with an internal storage of almost 8GB. The phone is designed beautifully keeping in mind the comfort and ease of use of the user. Samsung Galaxy Core Lite LTE supports 4G network and runs on the 4.3 jelly bean operating system.  The processing power is supported by the 1.2 GHZ snapdragon 400 processor, the phone is best combination of hardware and software. Feature of 4G connectivity ads a lot to the value of this Smartphone. The rear camera has some features like smile detection, geo-tagging, and several others; the battery is powered with 2000 mAh which gives good battery time of almost 14 hours for continues talk time and 500 hours of standby which is too much.  The phone is suitable for daily use.
Samsung Galaxy Core


NETWORK
GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 8(900), 28(700)
HSPA, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Yes
Yes

LAUNCH
2014, June
Available. Released 2014, June

BODY
133.1 x 70 x 9.9 mm (5.24 x 2.76 x 0.39 in)
149 g (5.26 oz)
Yes

DISPLAY
TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
4.7 inches (~67.5% screen-to-body ratio)
480 x 800 pixels (~199 ppi pixel density)
Yes

PLATFORM
Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Quad-core 1.2 GHz

MEMORY
microSD, up to 64 GB
8 GB, 1 GB RAM

CAMERA
5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection
720p@30fps
No

SOUND
Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Yes
Yes

COMMS
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
v4.0, A2DP
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Yes
TBC
microUSB v2.0

FEATURES
Accelerometer, proximity
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
HTML
Yes, via Java MIDP emulator

- MP4/WMV/H.264 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
- Photo/video editor
- Document viewer

BATTERY

Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery


MISC
White