EVANSTON, Illinois, May 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- Kellogg School of Management expert finds social equality leads to better math skills for women

The gender gap in math perceived to exist between girls and boys has long been contested. New research published in the journal Science sheds clarity on the debate and demonstrates that girls perform better in mathematics in more gender equal societies, in some cases besting male peers.

HAIFA, Israel, May 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- Recently Launched Campaign to Promote use of Euro 5 Transportation Fuel Standard

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, May 29 /PRNewswire/ --

Silecs, Inc., a leading provider of advanced enabling materials to the microelectronics industry, today announced that its high-volume manufacturing facility in Espoo, Finland, has been granted ISO 14001 certification by DNV. This important recognition follows a rigorous review of Silecs' state-of-the-art facility, designed from the ground up to adhere to the highest possible standards for protecting the environment as well as the health and safety of Silecs' employees and customers.

PITTSBURGH, May 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- Partnership Begins Pilot Program in Ghana

BPL Global(TM), Ltd. (BPLG), a smart grid technology company dedicated to leading the transformation of energy and information delivery, has entered into a partnership with BPL Africa. Through this partnership, BPLG and BPL Africa plan to create joint ventures within a number of African countries to support development of smart grid projects and related operations. BPLG brings an integrated set of smart grid solutions allowing utilities to better manage supply and demand, integrate distributed energy resources and improve grid reliability to the venture. BPL Africa provides a capable local presence to accelerate regional business development and implementation.

TURNHOUT, Belgium, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Movetis today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMeA) has accepted the Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) submission for RESOLOR(R) (prucalopride) as a treatment for chronic constipation in adults in whom laxatives fail to provide adequate relief.

RESOLOR is a new selective, high affinity 5-HT4 receptor agonist, which has the potential to improve the symptoms of people with abnormalities in gastrointestinal (GI) motility by restoring the smooth functioning of the lower GI tract.

LONDON, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthy eating is being embraced by an increasing number of people who are turning away from a diet of high fat junk food. With this change of dietary direction being one of the most important decisions anyone will ever make, a new bestselling book from nutritionist Gillian McKeith has hit the spot with a host of healthy eating converts.

While a ban on junk food advertising during children's TV programmes failed its way through parliament recently, an ever-increasing number of people are getting the message that healthy eating and exercise are vital if you want to stay fit and well.

TURNHOUT, Belgium, May 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- New Generation Compound Provides Significant Benefit in Patients who do not Adequately Respond to Laxatives

New phase III data for RESOLOR(R) (prucalopride) published today in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) shows statistically and clinically significant improvement of bowel function and reduced severity of symptoms in patients with chronic constipation(1). Prucalopride is the most advanced in a new generation of selective, high-affinity 5-HT4 receptor agonists, specifically designed to help patients for whom laxatives do not provide adequate relief.

LONDON, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite, Scotland's largest trade union, has welcomed this afternoon's announcement that an inquiry will take place into the management of the Scottish Ambulance Service.

Over the last few weeks, Unite has expressed its concerns about the deterioration of its relations with Scottish Ambulance Service management. The Union believe that management practices have resulted in a culture of bullying and harassment that is to the detriment of staff morale and patient care.

Unite Senior Industrial Officer, Jimmy Farrelly said, "We welcome the moves taken today by the board of the Scottish Ambulance Service which we believe are a direct response to the concerns we have raised.

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 29 /PRNewswire/ --

A report commissioned by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and prepared by economists at The Brattle Group and Energy Ventures Analysis has assessed the outlook for electric generation capacity in the largest electricity and fuel markets around the world and found that there is little uniformity in preferred new generation choices and in the reasons behind these observed preferences.

LONDON, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Drivers contracted to one of the UK's major oil companies, Shell, have voted by an overwhelming majority to take strike action in a dispute over pay and amid mounting frustrations that industry profiteering is undermining job security.

The 500 drivers, all members of Unite, the UK's biggest union, are employed by Hoyer on Shell contracts, working out of terminals across mainland Britain to supply fuel the length and breadth of the country.