Central Asia

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Internationalization and Localization of Open Source Clinical Research Tools

Clinovo, the company that created ClinCapture, an open-source Electronic Data Capture (EDC) platform for clients in the pharma and life sciences space, recently localized ClinCapture to Russian for Synergy Research Group (SRG). SRG, the fastest growing Clinical Research Organization (CRO) in Russia and Eastern Europe, is the latest company to join Clinovo's CRO partners group. I thought I would share some of Clinovo's best practices for language localization.

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Kazakhstan Invests In Science For Economic Growth

Gamze Keskin and Tayfun Basal | Elsevier Connect | April 14, 2014

One of the most economically significant and scientifically progressive nations of Central Asia remains a mystery to many people in the western world.  After independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, the Republic of Kazakhstan has taken important steps toward creating a modern country, with its institutions well integrated with those in other parts of the world.

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World Losing Farm Soil Daily To Salt-Induced Degradation

Press Release | UNU-INWEH | October 28, 2014

Every day for more than 20 years, an average of 2,000 hectares of irrigated land in arid and semi-arid areas across 75 countries have been degraded by salt, according to a study by UN University’s Canadian-based Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), published Oct. 28. Today an area the size of France is affected — about 62 million hectares (20%) of the world’s irrigated lands, up from 45 million hectares in the early 1990s. Read More »