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Recent research revealed that Pure Maple Syrup may be beneficial to your health. According to a recent research conducted by Dr. Keiko Abe from the University of Tokyo, there might be a surprising way of keeping your liver healthy - usage of pure maple syrup in your diet. According to this study, Pure maple syrup may promote a healthy liver. Additionally, a research conducted before this one, at University of Rhode Island, found more than 20 compounds in maple syrup that have been linked to human health. So we are not talking about just liver now, but pure maple syrup can be good for the entire human body. This research was conducted by medicinal plant research specialist Navindra Seeram. So, Pure Maple Syrup is good for your liver.

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New landslide technology may save lives



London, June 22 (Xinhua) A pioneering new technique designed by Loughborough University in Britain to help predict landslides can save hundreds of lives worldwide -- if the trials prove successful.

The Acoustic Real-time Monitoring System gauges the stability of slopes by listening to soil movement.

This new system is likely to be more sensitive to slope changes and robust than traditional methods.

Said Neil Dixon, a senior lecturer in geotechnical engineering at the university: 'Around the world lots of people are killed each year in landslides. Slopes are not always monitored but, if there is an indication that a slope may fail, instruments like this may help to give early warning.

'Slope stability can reduce rapidly in a matter of hours or even minutes. A warning five or 10 minutes earlier than is currently possible might be enough to evacuate a block of flats or clear a road, and save lives in the process.'

The device uses a tube inserted into the slope, with a sensor on top to pick up the high frequency sounds that come from moving soil particles underground. The sensor then sends information to a computer that gives a measure of the slope's stability.

The system is currently being put to the test using a trial embankment constructed by the University of Newcastle.

The entire research project, which is being funded by British Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, is expected to take three years to complete.



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