"The number of collapsed buildings this time is less, and most are old houses that were built long before, " added Wang Ruheng, dean of the school of civil engineering and architecture at Southwest University of Science and Technology in the city of Mianyang, in Sichuan province.

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The King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, an institute in the capital, Riyadh, has installed a system that will prevent users from viewing prohibited websites.

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King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) with its partner, Springer, are launching five international scientific journals on the first five strategic technologies (Water, Oil and Gas, Petrochemicals, Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).

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Several other agreements are expected to be signed during the two-day summit in South Africa's coastal resort city of Durban, including in defense, education, energy, science and technology, agriculture and transport, according to South African President Jacob Zuma.

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Dr. Stancell earned his Bachelor's degree from the City College of New York and his Doctor of Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1962, where he was subsequently offered tenure as professor.

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