In an article Michel and Lieberman Aiden published in the January 14 2011 issue of Science, one of the top research journals, they used a database of 4% of all the books ever printed between 1800 and 2000 to show how grammar, censorship practices, and the rate at which new technologies are adopted over time.

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In two months, we gathered the biggest research database of natural, ecologically valid facial expression videos ever.

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To keep this tradition viable, festivals, contests and various other activities already organized by the Government of Uzbekistan and the local authorities are to be reinforced through the introduction of programmes for transmitting the tradition to young people and research (creation of a database, organization of conferences, publications, etc.).

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The database is run by the independent research organization that Ma directs: the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs in Beijing, founded in 2006.

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Compared with those three goliaths, which provide database software to 86% of the enterprise software market, according to Forrester Research, MySQL offers a simpler and cheaper solution.

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Divers become expert fish spotters, helping compile a database of species for the foundation, which is then used for scientific papers and research.

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