Two are university programs, like AguaClara, a research program at Cornell University that produces municipal water treatment technology which relies on gravity rather than electricity.
Until 1985, most users were not charged at all, so it made little sense for enterprises to invest in treatment and recycling technology or for farmers to fret about wasteful irrigation.
Two other competing systems, pre-treatment by a nuclear waste technology firm Kurion and fine removal by energy conglomerate Areva, cleaned the other four.
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Better pain management, an effort to give patients a greater say in their treatment and attempts to humanise technology-heavy American hospitals have all considerably improved the lot of the dying.
Studies like these have helped forge a consensus in the healthcare community that better technology leads to better treatment and lower costs.
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The PHO fund invests in companies that provide potable water, the treatment of water, and the technology and services that are directly related to water consumption.
Put simply, Nuvilex is developing the technology to revolutionize oncology treatment whilst minimizing side effects, which should (key word) result in a large, fairly consistent revenue stream.
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Hybrid interventions that use technology and remote intervention components to enhance existing in-person treatment programs represent a new reality, especially by adding an obesity program with a connective technology system which provides mobile decision support (ie, calorie and activity feedback).
In some places, current technology for small, compact wastewater treatment plants has improved, offering advantages over larger, centralized systems.
At issue is an innovative technology known as Negative Pressure Wound Treatment (NPWT) that treats and heals wounds, ulcers, and severe trauma injuries.
In collaboration with leading clinicians, researchers and scientists worldwide, Medtronic offers the broadest range of innovative medical technology for the interventional and surgical treatment of cardiovascular disease and cardiac arrhythmias.
Jones says Skyonic's exhaust scrubbing technology is cheaper than traditional wet limestone treatment, and it can be scaled to fit small and medium-size coal plants.
The money is intended to give NHS nurses in England access to the latest technology and ensure cancer patients get advanced radiotherapy treatment.
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Proponents say recent technology advances enable a more precise administration of the treatment compared to the first device marketed, which was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2002.
Identifying the right diagnosis and treatment often depends as much on good communication as it does on modern medical technology.
Simple facial scanning, as in the Fujitsu technology, offers a potential solution to finding A Fib and seeking treatment prior to a devastating stroke.
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Though much is still in the early and experimental stages, the advances in technology could help save money in health care costs and improve patient treatment.
In 2000 Hoji Alimi, an Iranian-born biologist, bought the license for the technology for his company, Oculus, originally started to develop a cancer treatment.
This is an example of technology that can help physicians and nurses identify the most effective courses of treatment for their patients.
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When the Department of Environmental Protection noticed hydrogen sulfide in the city's water supply, Stephen Hollowell, general manager of Steinhatchee's chlorine-based water-treatment plant, and his board were willing to a take a chance on new technology.
My guess is that the technology that enables our brains to communicate with the internet will start with the treatment of major neurological disabilities.
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"If this technology works on a commercial scale the way we believe it will, the treatment of wastewater could be a huge energy producer, not a huge energy cost, " said Hong Liu, an associate professor in the OSU Department of Biological and Ecological Engineering.
We make this technology available everywhere so that the patient in the mountains of West Virginia gets the same treatment as a patient in Westchester County, N.
On the one hand, technology addiction is not listed in the American Psychiatric Association's manual of disorders, and thus any treatment is not covered by health insurance.
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