Brazilian Federal Agency CAPES Expands Local Research Community Access to Scopus

September 10th, 2009 BANGKOK - - SCOPUS Citation Data and H-index Used for Research Performance Measurement of Applicants Scopus(R), the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, announced today that in joint partnership with the Thailand Research Fund (TRF) and Commission on Higher Education (CHE) Thailand it will present the TRF-CHE Researcher Awards, to recognize outstanding and exemplary new researchers and mid-career researchers who have received grants from TRF and CHE. Recognizing the critical importance of using clear and transparent indicators to evaluate outstanding research performance, Scopus citation data and Scopus H-index were used to provide the measurement of the applicants' research performance, thereby determining their influence in the discipline.

September 8th, 2009 SAO PAULO - - The document issued by the American aeronautical authority enables maintenance operations on aircraft registered in the USA TAM's (NYSE: TAM, BOVESPA: TAMM4) Technological Center, the MRO business unit (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul), has just been certified by the American aviation authority, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), to be able to perform maintenance operations on aircraft registered in the United States. With this seal of quality issued by the U.S.

August 30th, 2009 VITORIA, Brazil - - Federal Minister of Economics Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg: "Clear Signal for Growth" - Picture is Available via EPA (European Pressphoto Agency) and can be Downloaded Free of Charge at: www.presseportal.de/pm/51904/celesio_ag/?keygroup=bild Yesterday, on Sunday 30 August, the partnership between Celesio and Panfarma was sealed in a joint communiqué in the presence of the German and the Brazilian Ministers of Economics, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg and Miguel Jorge. Celesio's CEO Fritz Oesterle and the Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Panfarma, Paulo Panarello, signed the cooperation document between one of the leading trading companies and service providers within the pharmaceutical market worldwide and the number one in Brazilian pharmaceutical wholesale.

June 9th, 2009 AMSTERDAM - First Citation Database to Offer Access to Arts and Humanities Journals From Over a Thousand Different Publishers and Content Providers Elsevier announced today that its flagship product Scopus(R), the world's largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, has almost doubled its current Arts & Humanities (A&H) titles to 3,500, by adding top global journals using the European Science Foundation's European Reference Index for Humanities (ERIH). This marks the first time that many of the ERIH titles will be available through a global citation database at no additional cost.

June 3rd, 2009 BANGKOK - Elsevier, the world's leading research publisher of scientific information and the network for the Promotion of Sustainability in Postgraduate Education and Research (ProSPER.Net) announced today the finalists of the first annual ProSPER.Net-Scopus Young Scientist Award. The award is designed to recognize outstanding young scientists and researchers in the Asia-Pacific region who have made significant contributions to scholarship and research.

May 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Brazilian Industry wants lower carbon emissions of its biofuels to be recognized The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) welcomed today's White House announcement that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will finally publish proposed rules to implement the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). UNICA confirmed that it would submit formal, detailed comments to the EPA in coming weeks.

April 14th, 2009 CHAM, Switzerland - New Partners in Northern and Eastern Europe, Central and South America, the Middle East and Asia RapidShare has expanded its reseller network during recent months: internet users are now able to purchase RapidShare premium accounts from more than 70 resellers in over 50 countries worldwide and book additional traffic quotas using TrafficShare. A total of 28 different providers, listed under www.rapidshare.com/resellers.html are available to take payments.

April 12th, 2009 SAO PAULO - Domestic market share was 49.3% TAM (BOVESPA: TAMM4, NYSE: TAM) announces operating data for March 2009, as disclosed by the Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) today. (Logo: www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080221/SPTH002LOGO ) Our domestic supply (ASK) increased 16.6% in March compared to the same period last year while our demand decreased 0.4%, resulting in a domestic load factor of 59.1%, remaining above the 58.8% market average, composed of 3.6% demand and 12.2% supply growth.

March 18th, 2009 AMSTERDAM - Citation Database to be Used in New Competence Centre for Bibliometrics Elsevier announced today that its flagship product Scopus (www.info.scopus.com), the world's largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, was chosen by the Institute for Research Information and Quality Assurance (iFQ) to be used in the development of its new German Competence Centre for Bibliometrics. The iFQ is a scientific institute that was created by the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) to focus on assessing Germany's funding programs, and analyzing their global impact.

March 11th, 2009 SAO PAULO - Germany's success in sustainable technologies will be the centerpiece of this year's Ecogerma trade fair in São Paulo, Brazil from March 12 - 15. The conference will bring industry leaders together with representatives of one of the world's fastest growing markets for sustainable technologies.

August 20th, 2009 American expands in-flight Internet accessFORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines has expanded its in-flight internet service to more aircraft. The airline has now made the Wi-Fi service available on 100 MD-80 aircraft, which is two-thirds of the 150 Gogo installations scheduled to be completed by the end of 2009, according to a company news release Thursday.

June 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new research has suggested that clearing the Amazon rainforest increases Brazilian communities' wealth and quality of life, but these improvements are short-lived, and the situation results to square one, in a 'boom and bust' situation. The study, by an international team including researchers at the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London, shows that levels of development revert back to well below national average levels when the loggers and land clearers move on.

April 23rd, 2009 Official: Negotiate end to Brazil custody battleBRASILIA, Brazil — A Brazilian official says there should be a negotiated end to a custody battle between a U.S. father and a Brazilian stepfather over a boy.

June 15th, 2009 Court refuses to hear challenge to FCC ruleWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court won't stop the Federal Communications Commission from setting rules making it easier for new cable TV competitors to gain local franchises. The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from local governments saying the FCC had overstepped its authority.

June 1st, 2009 Timeline of disappearance of Air France jetTimeline of events surrounding the disappearance of Air France Flight 447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, according to Air France, Brazilian Air Force. All times in Brazilian local time: — 7:03 p.m.

February 7th, 2009 BRASILIA - A small airplane with about 20 people aboard crashed into a tributary of the Amazon River, in northwestern Brazil Saturday, leaving four survived and the others missing, reported local media. Four people, including a child, survived the crash, confirmed the local Fire Department.

March 12th, 2009 BRASILIA - The Brazilian presidency got stuck in a diplomatic fumble Wednesday when it got wrong the name of Britain's Prince Charles in an official agenda. As the Prince of Wales started a five-day visit to the South American country, the first version of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's agenda mentioned a meeting with 'Charles Philip Arthur Chaves,' according to Brazilian news website G1.

June 27th, 2009 Reports: Boy should stay with Brazilian stepfatherSAO PAULO — A federal judge has ruled that a 9-year-old boy at the center of an international custody battle must remain with his Brazilian stepfather until a final ruling is issued on the boy's permanent custody, local news media reported Saturday. The ruling would overturn a separate judge's order earlier this month that Sean's biological father, U.S.

December 23rd, 2008 BANGKOK - A scientist working for the American cigarette-maker Philip Morris infiltrated a Thai research institute, a study alleged. The scientist, Roger Walk, gained access to the Thai scientific community and was able to 'influence' teaching and studies on environmental poisons, a University of Sydney study lead by Ross MacKenzie claims.

August 1st, 2009 Brazil busts international prostitution ringSAO PAULO — Brazilian police say they have busted a ring that allegedly sent some 200 women in the last year to the United States, Europe and elsewhere to work as prostitutes. Leandro Daiello Coimbra of the federal police in Sao Paulo tells state-run Agencia Brasil that nine Brazilians and one American were arrested in Brazil on Friday.