Blackberry promised us back at BBLive that we'd see BBM on Android and iOS devices before the end of the summer. Well, we've hit the dog days of August, and while most of those devices are still BBM-free, it appears a select few Androids are finally getting to beta test the app. Blackberry OS reports that email invites are rolling out now to folks registered with BlackBerry's Beta Zone to test out BBM. Other than registration, users simply need a handset running Android 4.0 and up and they'll be messaging across the great platform divide in no time. We've reached out to the good people at BlackBerry for comment on the matter, and will update this post when we hear back.
Update: We just got an official comment on the beta rollout, and it turns out the it had a limited number of slots, which have all been claimed:
BlackBerry has begun internal testing of BBM on Android and iOS devices. We invited our employees to nominate friends and family to participate in a limited Android beta. Those slots are now full. For more information, please visit www.blackberry.com/bbm.
Personality and social psychology at the 2013 APA ConventionPublic release date: 31-Jul-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Lisa M.P. Munoz spsp.publicaffairs@gmail.com 703-951-3195 Society for Personality and Social Psychology
From how secrets influence our emails to personality traits that increase the risk of obesity a guide to some talks with new research in personality and social psychology at the APA Convention in Honolulu, July 31 August 4, 2013 ...
Linguistic Fingerprints of Secrets
Keeping a secret not only burdens someone with the guilt of withholding information but also changes the way the person interacts with others, according to new research. In two studies, researchers looked at linguistic changes in the emails of people harboring secrets. They found that interactions with friends became more deceptive and detached, while interactions with acquaintances became more superficially positive and frequent.
Speaker: James W. Pennebaker (Pennebaker[at]mail.utexas.edu), University of Texas, Austin
Wed., July 31, 2013, 9:00-10:50 a.m., Convention Center, 319A, Symposium: Secrets and Health - New Insights Into How Concealment and Disclosure Affect Well-Being
Judging Health Based on Behavior, Personality
Can you accurately size up someone's health just by watching them? In a recent set of studies, researchers sought to answer this question by filming research participants and asking research assistants to assess their health or behavior. In one study, researchers judged participants on 15 health dimensions including general health, tobacco use, alcohol use, physical activity, sleep quality, cholesterol, and blood pressure based on just 5 minutes of film. They found that intuitive snap judgments of health can be surprisingly accurate.
Speaker: Christopher S. Nave (christopher.nave[at]rutgers.edu), Rutgers University
Fri., August 2, 2:00-3:50 p.m., Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort, Honolulu Suite III, Symposium: Personality Processes Identifying Instrumental and Reactive Mechanisms of Trait-Health Relations
Personalty Traits That Increase Risk of Obesity
A complex mix of biological and social factors affects a person's likelihood of becoming obese. Across four studies that looked at more than 8,900 people, researchers have found significant links between personality traits and obesity showing that that high neuroticism and low conscientiousness, among other traits, are consistently associated with increased risk for obesity. These associations are similar across samples that vary in ethnicity, age, and socioeconomic status.
Speaker: Angelina R. Sutin (angelina.sutin[at]med.fsu.edu), Florida State University College of Medicine
Fri., August 2, 2:00-3:50 p.m., Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort, Honolulu Suite III, Symposium: Personality Processes Identifying Instrumental and Reactive Mechanisms of Trait-Health Relations
The Benefits of Confronting Bias
Confronting discrimination may boost your well-being, according to new research. In three studies, researchers found that while experiencing discrimination is associated with depression, confronting that bias gives people more autonomy, which helps to moderate the stressful situation. These results were true not only for minorities but also for Whites.
Speaker: Diana T. Sanchez (disanche[at]rci.rutgers.edu), Rutgers University
Wed., July 31, 2013, 11:00-12:50 p.m., Convention Center, 305B, Symposium: Revisiting the Costs and Benefits of Challenging Racial Bias and Embracing Egalitarianism
Being Grateful Trains Our Brains for the Good
Feeling grateful can train us to feel better, finds a new study. Asking people daily for one week to write about three good things that made them grateful increased their well-being after the week, and even five weeks later. Researchers think that the gratitude exercise trains the brain for cognitive processes that support well-being, such as increasing attention so that individuals are more likely to notice benefits in their lives.
Speaker: Phillip C. Watkins (pwatkins[at]ewu.edu), Eastern Washington University
Thurs., August 1, 8:00-9:50 a.m., Convention Center, 318B, Symposium: Mechanisms of Gratitude Exploring How Gratitude Enhances Well-Being
Two Hormones Together Explain Status-Seeking
Looking at only testosterone as a hormonal measure of status-seeking behaviors is incomplete, argues new research. Testosterone's influence on status-related behavior critically depends on levels of the stress hormone cortisol. Six studies suggest that researchers must consider the effects of testosterone and cortisol together. The studies show that a profile of high testosterone and low cortisol is associated with leadership, social dominance, risk-taking, emotional stability, and monetary reward maximization. On the other hand, a hormone profile of high testosterone and high cortisol is associated with subordinate behaviors, socioemotional sensitivity, anxiety, and monetary loss.
Speaker: Pranjal Mehta (mehta[at]uoregon.edu), University of Oregon
Sun., August 4, 9:00-9:50 a.m., Convention Center, 318B, Symposium: Cutting-Edge Research in Social Behavioral Endocrinology Dominance, Mating, Affiliation
Positive Anticipation Helps Overcome Stress
Past research has shown that eliciting positive emotions immediately to offset stress can ameliorate the negative effects of the stressor. Now researchers are testing the effects on stress of anticipating positive events as that more realistically mirrors how people use emotion to regulate stress in daily life. In two studies, they found that anticipating a positive event leads to improved recovery after stress and is more effective in coping with stress than experiencing a positive event just prior to being stressed.
Speaker: Christian Waugh (waughce[at]wfu.edu), Wake Forest University
Sun., August 4, 10:00-11:50 a.m., Convention Center, 305B, Symposium: Positive Emotions in the Context of Stress How and When Are They Beneficial?
Recognizing that Life is Meaningful
In our never-ending quest to understand the meaning of life, social psychologists are bringing a different perspective: urging us to think of meaning as an experience that involves seeing, recognizing, and noticing rather than something to search for or struggle to create. Simply maintaining a positive mood, for example, can facilitate meaning in our everyday lives and connect us more to the world.
Speaker: Laura A. King (kingla[at]missouri.edu), University of Missouri, Columbia
Fri., August 2, 9:00-9:50 a.m., Convention Center, 304B, Invited Address: Life is Meaningful: The Commonplace Experience of Meaning in Life
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For more personality and social psychology talks at the APA Convention, see the SPSP program online.
SPSP promotes scientific research that explores how people think, behave, feel, and interact. The Society is the largest organization of social and personality psychologists in the world. Follow us on Twitter: @SPSPnews
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Personality and social psychology at the 2013 APA ConventionPublic release date: 31-Jul-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Lisa M.P. Munoz spsp.publicaffairs@gmail.com 703-951-3195 Society for Personality and Social Psychology
From how secrets influence our emails to personality traits that increase the risk of obesity a guide to some talks with new research in personality and social psychology at the APA Convention in Honolulu, July 31 August 4, 2013 ...
Linguistic Fingerprints of Secrets
Keeping a secret not only burdens someone with the guilt of withholding information but also changes the way the person interacts with others, according to new research. In two studies, researchers looked at linguistic changes in the emails of people harboring secrets. They found that interactions with friends became more deceptive and detached, while interactions with acquaintances became more superficially positive and frequent.
Speaker: James W. Pennebaker (Pennebaker[at]mail.utexas.edu), University of Texas, Austin
Wed., July 31, 2013, 9:00-10:50 a.m., Convention Center, 319A, Symposium: Secrets and Health - New Insights Into How Concealment and Disclosure Affect Well-Being
Judging Health Based on Behavior, Personality
Can you accurately size up someone's health just by watching them? In a recent set of studies, researchers sought to answer this question by filming research participants and asking research assistants to assess their health or behavior. In one study, researchers judged participants on 15 health dimensions including general health, tobacco use, alcohol use, physical activity, sleep quality, cholesterol, and blood pressure based on just 5 minutes of film. They found that intuitive snap judgments of health can be surprisingly accurate.
Speaker: Christopher S. Nave (christopher.nave[at]rutgers.edu), Rutgers University
Fri., August 2, 2:00-3:50 p.m., Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort, Honolulu Suite III, Symposium: Personality Processes Identifying Instrumental and Reactive Mechanisms of Trait-Health Relations
Personalty Traits That Increase Risk of Obesity
A complex mix of biological and social factors affects a person's likelihood of becoming obese. Across four studies that looked at more than 8,900 people, researchers have found significant links between personality traits and obesity showing that that high neuroticism and low conscientiousness, among other traits, are consistently associated with increased risk for obesity. These associations are similar across samples that vary in ethnicity, age, and socioeconomic status.
Speaker: Angelina R. Sutin (angelina.sutin[at]med.fsu.edu), Florida State University College of Medicine
Fri., August 2, 2:00-3:50 p.m., Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort, Honolulu Suite III, Symposium: Personality Processes Identifying Instrumental and Reactive Mechanisms of Trait-Health Relations
The Benefits of Confronting Bias
Confronting discrimination may boost your well-being, according to new research. In three studies, researchers found that while experiencing discrimination is associated with depression, confronting that bias gives people more autonomy, which helps to moderate the stressful situation. These results were true not only for minorities but also for Whites.
Speaker: Diana T. Sanchez (disanche[at]rci.rutgers.edu), Rutgers University
Wed., July 31, 2013, 11:00-12:50 p.m., Convention Center, 305B, Symposium: Revisiting the Costs and Benefits of Challenging Racial Bias and Embracing Egalitarianism
Being Grateful Trains Our Brains for the Good
Feeling grateful can train us to feel better, finds a new study. Asking people daily for one week to write about three good things that made them grateful increased their well-being after the week, and even five weeks later. Researchers think that the gratitude exercise trains the brain for cognitive processes that support well-being, such as increasing attention so that individuals are more likely to notice benefits in their lives.
Speaker: Phillip C. Watkins (pwatkins[at]ewu.edu), Eastern Washington University
Thurs., August 1, 8:00-9:50 a.m., Convention Center, 318B, Symposium: Mechanisms of Gratitude Exploring How Gratitude Enhances Well-Being
Two Hormones Together Explain Status-Seeking
Looking at only testosterone as a hormonal measure of status-seeking behaviors is incomplete, argues new research. Testosterone's influence on status-related behavior critically depends on levels of the stress hormone cortisol. Six studies suggest that researchers must consider the effects of testosterone and cortisol together. The studies show that a profile of high testosterone and low cortisol is associated with leadership, social dominance, risk-taking, emotional stability, and monetary reward maximization. On the other hand, a hormone profile of high testosterone and high cortisol is associated with subordinate behaviors, socioemotional sensitivity, anxiety, and monetary loss.
Speaker: Pranjal Mehta (mehta[at]uoregon.edu), University of Oregon
Sun., August 4, 9:00-9:50 a.m., Convention Center, 318B, Symposium: Cutting-Edge Research in Social Behavioral Endocrinology Dominance, Mating, Affiliation
Positive Anticipation Helps Overcome Stress
Past research has shown that eliciting positive emotions immediately to offset stress can ameliorate the negative effects of the stressor. Now researchers are testing the effects on stress of anticipating positive events as that more realistically mirrors how people use emotion to regulate stress in daily life. In two studies, they found that anticipating a positive event leads to improved recovery after stress and is more effective in coping with stress than experiencing a positive event just prior to being stressed.
Speaker: Christian Waugh (waughce[at]wfu.edu), Wake Forest University
Sun., August 4, 10:00-11:50 a.m., Convention Center, 305B, Symposium: Positive Emotions in the Context of Stress How and When Are They Beneficial?
Recognizing that Life is Meaningful
In our never-ending quest to understand the meaning of life, social psychologists are bringing a different perspective: urging us to think of meaning as an experience that involves seeing, recognizing, and noticing rather than something to search for or struggle to create. Simply maintaining a positive mood, for example, can facilitate meaning in our everyday lives and connect us more to the world.
Speaker: Laura A. King (kingla[at]missouri.edu), University of Missouri, Columbia
Fri., August 2, 9:00-9:50 a.m., Convention Center, 304B, Invited Address: Life is Meaningful: The Commonplace Experience of Meaning in Life
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For more personality and social psychology talks at the APA Convention, see the SPSP program online.
SPSP promotes scientific research that explores how people think, behave, feel, and interact. The Society is the largest organization of social and personality psychologists in the world. Follow us on Twitter: @SPSPnews
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A little girl who survived brain cancer wanted to give other children a better chance of surviving, so she and her family went on a $4-million mission.
Austin Roberts was six years old when she was diagnosed with brain cancer. Doctors in Los Angeles removed her tumor. Neurosurgeons used what's known as intraoperative MRI, allowing them to see high resolution images of Roberts' brain during surgery.
"If they would of gone into surgery and not known how close it was to the motor cortex and damage that area, I would've been paralyzed on the left side of my body," Roberts said.
Now 18, Roberts leads a normal life. She's cancer-free and ready to start college. Once cured of cancer, she and her family set out on a five-year mission to raise $4.5 million to bring the same iMRI technology to Cook Children's hospital in Fort Worth.
"So, if you get all the tumor out that's a big deal because that means your patient is probably cured," said Dr. Dave Donahue, a neurosurgeon at Cook Children?s.
By 2007, Roberts' dream was realized. As a result, neurosurgeons at Cook Children's performed their 500th surgery this week using the technology that allows them to better see tumors as they operate, so they can remove all of it.
"It makes me so happy that what I went through is coming out to benefit others," she said.
Donahue believes using iMRI has resulted in shorter hospital stays and fewer repeat surgeries to remove parts of tumors left behind.
Best papers in applied technology from Springer journals chosenPublic release date: 18-Jul-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Joan Robinson joan.robinson@springer.com 49-622-148-78130 Springer
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology singles out 5 outstanding research papers
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), a scientific organization in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has provided awards for the best paper from five technical journals it publishes in collaboration with Springer. The articles chosen reflect not only excellent science, but also the potential impact of the discoveries. The winning authors receive the KACST Medal and $5,000 each.
KACST partners with Springer to publish a collection of international journals to foster the development of key applied technologies. The publications provide a forum for the dissemination of research advances from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the world. The first five journals were launched in 2011 and focus on the key technology areas of oil and gas, water, petrochemicals, nanoscience and biotechnology. The awards for best paper were based on a selection process by the editorial boards of each journal for articles published during 2011-2012.
The following papers were singled out for excellence:
From Applied Water Science: "An ambitious step to the future desalination technology: SEAHERO R&D program (2007-2012)" by In S. Kim of Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Korea, et al.
From Applied Nanoscience: "Synthesis and characterization of nanocomposites based on polyaniline-gold/graphene nanosheets" by Deepshikha Saini of Amity University Uttar Pradesh, India, et al.
From 3 Biotech: "Nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite and zinc-doped hydroxyapatite as carrier material for controlled delivery of ciprofloxacin" by G. Devanand Venkatasubbu of Anna University, India, et al.
From Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology: "Experimental study on the performance of sand control screens for gas wells" by Yan Jin of the China University of Petroleum, China, et al.
From Applied Petrochemical Research: "Desulfurization of heavy oil" by Rashad Javadli of the University of Alberta, Canada, et al.
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King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology is an independent scientific organization administratively reporting to the Prime Minister. KACST is both the Saudi Arabian national science agency and its national laboratories. The science agency function includes science and technology policy making, data collection, funding of external research and services such as the patent office.
Springer Science+Business Media is a leading global scientific, technical and medical publisher, providing researchers in academia, scientific institutions and corporate R and D departments with quality content via innovative information products and services. Springer is also a trusted local-language publisher in Europe especially in Germany and the Netherlands primarily for physicians and professionals working in healthcare and road safety education. Springer published roughly 2,200 English-language journals and more than 8,000 new books in 2012, and the group is home to the world's largest STM eBook collection, as well as the most comprehensive portfolio of open access journals. In 2012, Springer Science+Business Media generated sales of approximately EUR 976.3 million. The group employs more than 7,000 individuals across the globe.
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Best papers in applied technology from Springer journals chosenPublic release date: 18-Jul-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Joan Robinson joan.robinson@springer.com 49-622-148-78130 Springer
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology singles out 5 outstanding research papers
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), a scientific organization in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has provided awards for the best paper from five technical journals it publishes in collaboration with Springer. The articles chosen reflect not only excellent science, but also the potential impact of the discoveries. The winning authors receive the KACST Medal and $5,000 each.
KACST partners with Springer to publish a collection of international journals to foster the development of key applied technologies. The publications provide a forum for the dissemination of research advances from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the world. The first five journals were launched in 2011 and focus on the key technology areas of oil and gas, water, petrochemicals, nanoscience and biotechnology. The awards for best paper were based on a selection process by the editorial boards of each journal for articles published during 2011-2012.
The following papers were singled out for excellence:
From Applied Water Science: "An ambitious step to the future desalination technology: SEAHERO R&D program (2007-2012)" by In S. Kim of Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Korea, et al.
From Applied Nanoscience: "Synthesis and characterization of nanocomposites based on polyaniline-gold/graphene nanosheets" by Deepshikha Saini of Amity University Uttar Pradesh, India, et al.
From 3 Biotech: "Nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite and zinc-doped hydroxyapatite as carrier material for controlled delivery of ciprofloxacin" by G. Devanand Venkatasubbu of Anna University, India, et al.
From Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology: "Experimental study on the performance of sand control screens for gas wells" by Yan Jin of the China University of Petroleum, China, et al.
From Applied Petrochemical Research: "Desulfurization of heavy oil" by Rashad Javadli of the University of Alberta, Canada, et al.
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King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology is an independent scientific organization administratively reporting to the Prime Minister. KACST is both the Saudi Arabian national science agency and its national laboratories. The science agency function includes science and technology policy making, data collection, funding of external research and services such as the patent office.
Springer Science+Business Media is a leading global scientific, technical and medical publisher, providing researchers in academia, scientific institutions and corporate R and D departments with quality content via innovative information products and services. Springer is also a trusted local-language publisher in Europe especially in Germany and the Netherlands primarily for physicians and professionals working in healthcare and road safety education. Springer published roughly 2,200 English-language journals and more than 8,000 new books in 2012, and the group is home to the world's largest STM eBook collection, as well as the most comprehensive portfolio of open access journals. In 2012, Springer Science+Business Media generated sales of approximately EUR 976.3 million. The group employs more than 7,000 individuals across the globe.
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Russian and Chinese ships were practicing interacton in Peter the Great Bay. More than 4000 military men participated in the maneuvers from both sides.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Veteran singer and United Nations Messenger of Peace Stevie Wonder has canceled a planned performance for the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces after several organizations asked him not to perform.
The soul singer, 62, was scheduled to sing at a December 6 fundraising gala in Los Angeles hosted by the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF), an organization set up to help those serving in the Israel Defense Forces and families of fallen soldiers.
"Given the current and very delicate situation in the Middle East, and with a heart that has always cried out for world unity, I will not be performing at the FIDF Gala," Wonder said in a statement sent to Reuters by his spokeswoman.
Wonder said he would make contributions to organizations that support Israeli and Palestinian children with disabilities.
The singer added that as a Messenger of Peace, a title he's held since 2009, "I am and have always been against war, any war, anywhere."
According to a statement from the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, a coalition that aims to change U.S. policy toward Palestine and Israel and support human rights and equality, Wonder's decision came after a "growing outcry" from several organizations and three international signed petitions.
The protest is part of a "cultural boycott" led by organizations that oppose Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories, the statement said.
(Reporting By Piya Sinha-Roy; editing by Todd Eastham)
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