Schizophrenia 24×7 Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe and disabling brain disorder that seriously impairs a person’s ability to think clearly, relate to others and to function productively in society. It is relatively common and the prevalence is similar around the world; one person in every 100 will develop schizophrenia before they reach the age of 45. The Schizophrenia 24×7 website, developed for people affected by schizophrenia and includes many practical resources such as a digital patient diary, which allows patients to record their experiences and feelings. This feature is important, as signs of improvement in people with schizophrenia can often…

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Flexible Display Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, South Korea, recently introduced a prototype of foldable AMOLED display. This display can be used to make foldable touchscreen mobile devices; this display can be folded in half like a sheet of paper without creasing. The secret in the new design is that the active matrix display is actually mounted on silicone rubber and a protective glass shields that also act as touchscreens. The silicone base helps give the screen a very small bending radius of just 1mm, which means it’s feasible to make a screen that can fold over 180 degrees, and…

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Readability Advertisements, distracting animation and annoying pop-ups are a constant pain in the arse for anyone trying to read content online. Readability is a free browser add-on and when activated (clicked) it removes ads, online clutter and transforms content in a comfortable reading view.The core motivator behind the new Readability is pretty straight-forward: good, quality content is worth paying for and we shouldn’t have to rely on any particular platform or device to do so. Readability Mobile Features Drop a link and read comfortably…instantly. Anyone can visit Readability on a smart phone or tablet and paste URL and within seconds,…

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The Abandoned by Amanda Stevens Overview There are rules for dealing with ghosts. Too bad Ree Hutchins doesn’t know them. When her favorite patient at a private mental hospital passes away, psychology student Ree Hutchins mourns the elderly woman’s death. But more unsettling is her growing suspicion that something unnatural is shadowing her. Amateur ghost hunter Hayden Priest believes Ree is being haunted. Even Amelia Gray, known in Charleston as The Graveyard Queen, senses a gathering darkness. Driven by a force she doesn’t understand, Ree is compelled to uncover an old secret and put abandoned souls to rest–before she is locked…

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Dear Techie Hi, I just have a question….I am looking to buy a computer. My friends say that I should just buy an iPad and skip the desktop. Desktops are cheap but are they still a smart buy? Jen The personal desktop has become a major household device only second to television and microwaves. More than 80% of Americans now have a computer in their homes, and of those, almost 92% have internet access, according to a detailed study from The Nielsen Company, which reports that this number is up from 77.9% one year earlier. The availability of tablets computers,…

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