They used a questionnaire from conventional ALS trials to gather patients' self-reported data on functions such as swallowing, walking, and breathing.

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By providing location functions, data and visualization tools as a service much like SalesForce.com provides CRM services, ESRI is aiming to bring location analytics to main stream business users.

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Making sure this never happens again is the mission of GoldenSource, a software company that helps Wall Street manage data for critical functions such as risk management.

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Under the overall and direct supervision of the Director of the UNESCO Office in Venice, the incumbent will receive general guidance, pertaining to policies and deadlines and carries out a variety of programme functions such as: collecting, researching and interpreting data and preparing reports of a semi-technical nature or administrative aspects.

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When an app wants access to data or functions on your phone, such as your contacts list or the ability to send text messages, it can signal potential security or malware risks.

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Just as homomorphic encryption allows people to aggregate two functions without knowing the original input, new data mining technologies may allow meaningful statistical results without access to original raw user data.

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You may find, for example, that some functions involve access to data from other applications, and that perhaps you need to plan a move for those as well.

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