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Investigations under control; Pulse Asia stays true to its method
MANILA, Philippines — With just four days left until Election Day, some of the country's top statisticians find themselves at loggerheads and wondering whether survey designs need to be updated to more accurately reflect the sentiment of…
Study suggests aerosolized antibody delivery may contribute to host protection against SARS-CoV-2
Since the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the rapid outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), scientists have worked at unprecedented speed to understand the…
Big Tech’s Revenge (Where No Tech Has Gone Before) — High Country News – Know the West
When tech companies dominate the world, what could go wrong?
Vauhini Vara began his career as a journalist in Silicon Valley in the early 2000s. Back…
David Cort Featured as Spotlight Scholar: UMass Amherst
David Cortassociate professor of sociology, was honored as a Spotlight Scholar this month.
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David CortCort's global…
Arine Collaborates with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to Address Health Equity
AWS grant will enable Arine's proprietary technology platform to develop solutions for vulnerable populations
SAN FRANCISCO, April 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arine, an intelligent drug optimization company, today announced that it has…
Maintain your heart health
By MP Ravindra Nathan, MD, FACC, FACP, FRCP
Despite all the modern advances in the diagnosis and management of heart disease, most specifically coronary heart disease (CHD) which includes the "heart attacks" you often hear about, it still…
Viral haemorrhagic fevers and malarial co-infections among febrile patients seeking health care in…
Asogun DA, Gunther S, Akpede GO, Ihekweazu C, Zumla A. Lassa fever: epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis, management and prevention. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2019;33:933–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idc.2019.08.002.PubMed Google…
Could Kazakhstan suffer the same fate as Ukraine?
The Russian invasion of Ukraine established new strategic realities in Eurasia and made it clear that Russia is prepared to go to great lengths to advance its interests. While there are still no real signs of de-escalation in Ukraine,…
bollywood parody
Bollywood has always been fertile ground for escapism, consistently failing to provide insight into Indian society. Whether through the imposition of conventional standards of beauty or the uncritical!-->…
Ongoing Civilian R&D: A Cultural Quest: Part Two
There is often a glacial process of erosion before something finally goes out. Linguistically, from ancient conquests to modern conquests, the native languages of the whole world finally passed to this unfortunate mass extinction: the…
First-line treatment options for metastatic clear cell RCC
Chung-Han Lee, MD: Let's switch gears a bit and talk a bit about first-line treatment for people with metastatic kidney cancer. From 2022, most of our treatments for metastatic clear cell kidney cancer will rely on backbone immunotherapy.…
it’s not just an economic decision
Over the past two decades, there have been many debates about China's growing engagement in Africa. In these discussions, the more than one million Chinese expatriates, businessmen and workers who come to work in Africa are often seen…
Opinion: I’m a big fan of mentoring. Here is a sampling of things I say to students.
Gonzalez Perezchica is the executive director of MANA San Diego. She lives in University Heights.Education is the pathway to upward social mobility. Yet it is education and social class that can determine the type of job a person is…
Why the Metaverse Looks So Ordinary, UCL Researchers Ask | News
Last week, our editorial team had some fun with the metaverse. Although lighthearted in nature, our April Fool's Day post was nonetheless inspired by the serious interest shown by our community, the architecture world, and society…
My Brilliant Friend Episode 3.05: “Terror” Review
The word “violence” is often narrowly defined in the Western lexicon. The word has explicit connotations associated with bodily actions and weapons, but is less commonly associated with words or the consequences of policies. The…
SHARECARE, INC. MANAGEMENT REPORT AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL POSITION AND OPERATING RESULTS (Form…
The following discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of
operations of Sharecare, Inc. (for purposes of this section, "the Company,"
"Sharecare," "we," "us," and "our") should be read together with the Company's…
Director Yeon Sang-ho enjoys live-action remake of his feature debut
SEOUL, March 29 (Yonhap) -- Acclaimed director and screenwriter Yeon Sang-ho said Tuesday that he feels very lucky that his lesser-known debut animated feature has been turned into an action series. real more than a decade after its…
British anthropologist banned from entering India and expelled
C"garh: BJP and JCCJ candidates file candidacies for Khairagarh Assembly by-vote
Mizoram registers 191 new cases of COVID-19…
Bristol Myers Squibb to Demonstrate the Strength of its Growing Cardiovascular Portfolio at the…
PRINCETON, NJ--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 2022--Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY) today announced that data…
Selwyn Ryan will be greatly missed | Letters to the Editor
With the passing of Selwyn Ryan, Trinidad and Tobago and the region have lost an academic titan, a…
Columban Contest Winning Paper: “The Sisterhood of Intersectionality”
Jessica SaxonJessica Saxon, from St George's College, Weybridge, won first prize for UK entries in the Columban Schools Competition on the topic: 'Everyone Can Make a Difference: 21st Century Changemakers'. She wrote about American…
Is the AAP ready to replace the Congress as India’s national opposition?
A landslide victory in Punjab propelled the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) from ruling a "glorified municipality" to becoming the fifth Indian party to successfully expand beyond its home state and gain another state. The AAP now governs two…
Main theme of the symposium on civility in the workplace | Local News
FAIRMONT — On one occasion, while teaching mathematics, Yvonne Watson…
Welcoming changes in the educational path
A wave of changes announced in Parliament on Monday will give further impetus to ongoing moves to shift the focus of education from the rigors of academic tests and grades to creating an environment that gives students more time and space…
How Volodymyr Zelensky went from comedian to Ukrainian anti-corruption president
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Born in the then Soviet Union, Kryvyi Rih (also known as Krivoy Rog) - the largest city in central Ukraine and the seventh most!-->!-->!-->…
Cardiac Marker Analyzer Market to Generate Massive Revenue in Coming Years: Roche, Beckman Coulter,…
Cardiac Marker Analyzer Market: Intense Competition but Strong Growth and Extreme Valuation
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Edison, NJ - (SBWIRE) - 04/03/2022 - The global Cardiac Marker Analyzer market is expected…
CASTLE BIOSCIENCES INC Management report and analysis of the financial situation and operating…
You should read the following discussion and analysis of financial condition and
results of operations together with our consolidated financial statements and
related notes included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This…
The Feudal Symbolism of Restaurant Closings ⋆ Brownstone Institute
The restaurant hasn't always been with us. It was a product of the birth of the modern. It has allowed talent and creativity to go beyond the limits of castles and large estates that could afford them, and has democratized access to…
Remembering Paul Farmer, a healer and guide
My mother says those who die in their sleep are divine. Dr. Paul Edward Farmer died Monday in his sleep. He was only 62 years old. He had devoted his life to improving the health of the poorest. A physician by profession, he was also a…
Lance Freeman: Penn onboards professor from Knowledge University
Lance Freeman: Penn onboards professor from Knowledge University
On February 15, Wendell…
The Centrist Manifesto of New World Ideology
Centrist manifesto
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The centrist manifesto by Uchenna Nwankwo; Centrist Books - An imprint of Centrist Productions Ltd, Ikeja, Lagos; 2022; 202pp
Books that change history aren't heavy tomes. In…
Protection against SARS-CoV-2 after vaccination against Covid-19 and prior infection
Study population Table 1. Table 1. Demographics of participants at baseline and vaccination status as of September 21, 2021. A total of 44,546 participants were enrolled between June 18, 2020 and April 23, 2021, from 135 sites across…
Poor pre-pregnancy cardiometabolic health observed in the United States
Geography serves as a marker for broader socioeconomic and racial gaps, which public health policies and efforts can curb.
More than half of women who gave birth in the United States in 2019 had poor cardiometabolic health, and…
Layering Strategies: How and Why White People Say Conflicting Things About Race
SummaryBecause of the centrality of race and racism in social, economic, and political life, coupled with the racially privileged position of whites, the assessment of racial attitudes of whites is an ongoing concern. There is plenty of…
Study shows link between child poverty and me
A study reported in December in an article by European child and adolescent psychiatry shows an association between child poverty and an increased propensity to develop externalizing disorders in…
Imani Perry: eight books that explain the South
Sign up for Imani's newsletter, Unsettled Territory, here.For over a century, readers have been fascinated by the American South, a place where dialects remain distinct, storytellers abound (I've never met a Southerner who couldn't tell at…
Race, ethnicity and culture as surrogates for promoting a…
The notion of racial hierarchy is based on unsubstantiated perceptions and beliefs that skin pigmentation determines intellectual superiority in humans. Under this belief, power relations tend to be tied to racial hierarchy as a surrogate…
Researchers develop a reference model for the development of the human brain
Radboudumc researchers have developed a set of growth charts for the brain. These "brain charts" provide reference models for brain development and aging throughout the human lifespan, based on a very large data set. These models can be…
Dr. Sarah L. Webb explores the pervasiveness of colorism in society
Dr. Sarah L. Webb, Founder of Colorism Healing
Dr. Sarah L. Webb
When seeking to create a more equitable workplace, it is imperative to interrogate the various ways in which our systems and structures contribute…
Opinion: College consolidation will spell disaster | Opinion
What do a guy who studies rocks, a guy who writes novels, and a mad scientist who mixes chemicals have in…
Is it fair to compare Prime Minister Imran Khan’s agenda with that of General Zia-ul-Haq?…
Many critics of Prime Minister Imran Khan have accused him of following General Zia-ul-Haq's policies. They say the extreme self-censorship, stifling of dissent, human rights abuses, violence against minorities and the witch hunt…
Why does the media treat Anthony Edwards and Cade Cunningham so differently?
Anthony Edwards is doing something special right now. He's shot 39.8% from three since Nov. 17, 2021. His shooting efficiency was the biggest criticism of his game coming out of college, and that stretch gives me hope he can leave that…
DexCare raises $50 million and other funding for digital health
DexCare scored $50 million in a Series B funding round led by Transformation Capital. Existing investors Kaiser Permanente, Providence Ventures, Mass General Brigham, Define Ventures, Frist Cressey Ventures and SpringRock Ventures also…
How to build a better university
In 2015, philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah opposed two conceptions of higher education, Utility U, which emphasizes career preparation and return on investment, and Utopian U, which seeks to prepare students for a life well lived. The…
SMU students impress at inaugural SheXO Young Leaders Challenge
An initiative by Deloitte Singapore and United Women Singapore that supports the development of young women leaders Singapore Management University (SMU) students took home half of the ten winning places in the inaugural SheXO Young Leaders…
Where does the term “unskilled worker” come from and why it is inaccurate
New York City's new mayor Eric Adams said this week that service workers "don't have the academic skills to sit in the corner office."
His statement is based on a…
Leftists soar in Latin America as key elections loom
RIO DE JANEIRO - In the final weeks of 2021, Chile and Honduras voted decisively for left-wing presidents to replace right-wing leaders, extending significant, multi-year change across Latin America.This year, left-wing politicians are the…
Suipacha Building / BBOA – Balparda Brunel Oficina de Arquitectura
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Contact tracing to assess transmission of COVID-19 from people at high risk on public transport
DatasetsBus validationMost of the bus passengers in Fortaleza ((about) 94%) pay for their bus tickets with a smart card. Each time a passenger passes their card at a bus counter, a validation record is created. Fortaleza City Hall has…
Movie Review: “Nightmare Alley” – The Biggest Scam On Earth
By Nicole Veneto
With Alley of nightmares, Guillermo del Toro once again proves to be an unprecedented cinematic visionary whose commitment to craftsmanship continues to surprise.
Alley of nightmares, directed by Guillermo del Toro,…
California Repairs Task Force Votes to Replace Economic Advisor |
By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media
A day after Darrick Hamilton testified before the California task force to study and develop redress proposals for African Americans, the panel decided it would not…
Why is life expectancy so low in black neighborhoods?
Earlier this year, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) released data showing a one-and-a-half-year drop in national life expectancy in 2020, largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which claimed the lives of approximately…
G. Sampath reviews The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, by David Graeber & David…
Anthropologist and marshal archaeologist gather new evidence to produce a new narrative of the past that challenges the assumptions behind an evolutionary history of humanity
Big storytelling may no longer be fashionable in the…
Our Cyberpunk Year | Tor.com
It's 2021. And as of this writing, 4,000 people have married their virtual assistants, luxury fashion brands are auctioning millions of virtual clothes, and Harvard psychiatrists have appealed for advertisers so that they please refrain…
As winters warm, Minnesota lakes lose ice | State
As Minnesota's lakes warm due to climate change, they lose their ice cover that turns them into playgrounds…
How filmmaker India Sweets and Spices balanced satire and stereotype
Towards the end of "India Sweets and Spices", the film's protagonist, Alia Kapur (Sophia Ali) commits a shocking act of rebellion in front of the guests at her parents' birthday party. It's the kind of scene you dream of having on…
Current challenges of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 seroprevalence studies in…
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Vox sang. Dec 3 2021 doi: 10.1111 / vox.13221. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Blood donors are increasingly recognized as an information resource for…
Supplier risk management is difficult to do | FTI Council
Enterprise risk management in healthcare “includes the clinical and administrative systems, processes and reports used to detect, monitor, assess, mitigate and prevent risks.1. “Historically, risk management in healthcare has focused on…
Opposition parties ‘can oust conservatives’ if they cooperate on seats | Preservatives
The Tories would be deprived of their majority and unable to form a government if opposition parties co-operated in less than a quarter of England's parliamentary seats, according to a major new analysis.The Best for Britain study, which…
Religious conversion will not change a person’s caste; Intercast Marriage Certificate cannot…
The Madras High Court recently ruled that a person does not have the right to claim a certificate of "intercast marriage" under the pretext of their community certificate when they were originally from a certain caste but received a…
The Brooks case highlights the complexity and acuteness of the deep-rooted contradictions in…
Illustration: Liu Rui / Global TimesRacial disputes erupted again in the United States after a black man drove an SUV in a Christmas parade in Wisconsin on Monday, killing five and injuring 48. Following the Kyle Rittenhouse affair which…
Media abandoned middle class, book says
Throughout the books, 2020 was the annus horribilis of meritocracy. Daniel Markovits cautioned against "The Meritocracy Trap", while "The Tyranny of Merit" won Michael Sandel several book of the year awards. Both…
Make room at random | Commonwealth Magazine
Kondiaronk was, in his own way, a man of the Enlightenment. Born in 1649, the same year, an attack by the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) forced his people to move to the place now known as Mackinac Island, he spent his adult life working to keep…
Presidential Defense and Security Think Tank Hosts 2-Day National Summit
By Chibuike NwabukoAbuja (Sundiata Post) - The presidential defense and security think tank has announced it will host a two-day national summit on December 6-7 in the convention hall of the Transcorp Hilton Abuja hotel.The theme of the…
SHARECARE, INC. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL POSITION AND OPERATING…
The following discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of
operations of Sharecare, Inc. (for purposes of this section, "the Company,"
"Sharecare," "we," "us" and "our") should be read together with the Company's…
Reviews | What Jared Diamond and Yuval Noah Harari are wrong about the story
If all this sounds a bit dull or "simple", we have to keep in mind the ecology of these early Ukrainian cities. Living on the border of the forest and the steppe, the inhabitants were not only grain farmers and herders, but also hunted…
Study finds that in much of the United States, the virtual school has not reduced rates of COVID-19…
Credit: Unsplash / CC0 Public domain As of March 2020, parents, educators and politicians have questioned whether to send children to school in person during the COVID-19 pandemic. New research suggests that in most regions except…
US gives 1.5 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan, Health News, ET HealthWorld
By Michael MartinaWASHINGTON: The United States is delivering an additional 1.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan, a senior US administration official told Reuters, bringing the total number of vaccines given by Washington to 4…
Kashmir Breakfast | Life in Kashmir
Despite being at the wrong level of social stratification, Kashmir'The traditional bakery has always remained a dazzling activity. Sarmad Dev visit a village in the deep north which owes its prosperity to insomnia!-->!-->…
Strong endorsement of coronary angiography in chest pain guidelines
U.S. professional societies have released their first guideline on risk stratification and diagnostic workup for patients with chest pain,…
Population Health Management Solutions Market Overview Highlighting Key Drivers, Growth, and Demand…
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The market is expected to grow due to the increase in government initiatives and the use of Big Data in analytics in the healthcare industry.
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What is HDB’s prime location social housing model? Will the Pinnacle @ Duxton be affected ?,…
SINGAPORE - Future Housing Board (HDB) apartments in some locations will be subject to more stringent buying and selling conditions as part of a new prime public housing (PLH) model.
The PLH model aims to maintain future HDB apartments in…
No one asked the question of caste – When the video of female priests in Durga Puja went viral
Recently, a video of four female priests performing the rituals in a Durga Puja Mandap in Kolkata surfaced on various social media platforms. The video shows four Brahmin women priests leading the rituals in a famous pandal in Durga Puja…
International conference at SKUAST-K demonstrates global participation; panelists choose the best…
J&K will bring a comprehensive sports policy; promises government jobs for medalists…
A country in disbelief after 3,718th episode of majority versus minority violence
As tradition has it, Chapasthan has witnessed a new wave of violence perpetrated by the majority against the minority over the past two days, prompting the authorities and experts in the country to recycle their remarks on pluralism,…
Central Avenue will be car free this Halloween • St Pete Catalyst
Welcome to the Catalyst's Community Voices platform. We have selected community leaders and thinkers from all parts of our great city to talk about issues that affect us all. Visit our Community Voices page for more details.…
The last man could find a new life on this streamer
We live in a world where cancellation doesn't necessarily mean death for a TV series. More recently, viewers saw it with Netflix's abrupt cancellation and subsequent renewal of the popular sci-fi series "Manifest." A similar fate…
COVID-19 pandemic leads more Australians to regularly attend their places of worship
Source: Roy Morgan Single Source, January - March 2020, n = 10,852, April - June 2021, n = 16,183. Base: Australians 14+.
New data from Roy Morgan shows Australians are more…
Xi Jinping warns push for “common prosperity” will be “long-term”
The campaign would be based on several fundamental principles, starting with encouraging innovation as a means of prosperity.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned that his government's current push for "common prosperity," which…
Economist to help reparations task force tie costs to injustices – Los Angeles Sentinel | Los…
Dr Darrick Hamilton (Courtesy photo)
With seven meetings remaining before their final report is written, the California task force to study and develop remedial proposals has enlisted the help of Dr. Darrick Hamilton, a leading national…
How virtual fitness democratizes access to in-store fitness
Boutique fitness - which has skyrocketed over the past decade - has consistently come under criticism for catering to a privileged and exclusive population. A Washington post 2018 requested article, "Is Your Spin Class Too Young, Too Thin,…
Cultural impacts on fuel poverty
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Climate change and rising energy prices have highlighted the importance of energy poverty. But what is fuel poverty? In general, it is a shortage of energy, prices and…
Owen Brown Thought African Americans Deserved A Better Education | Voice
John Brown's father, Owen Brown, was a staunch peaceful abolitionist who argued that African Americans…
Work: the role of occupational epidemiology
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Am J Epidemiol. October 6, 2021: kwab243. doi: 10.1093 / aje / kwab243. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has once again demonstrated the importance of work as a…
Persistent Democrat carries petitions today, hopes for a rejuvenated party tomorrow
It was a strange combination: the assassination of John F. Kennedy and the arrival of the Beatles. But together, they changed Jay Davis' life.Although in a slightly different way."JFK's assassination was very traumatic," said Davis, a…
Banks fight key part of Biden agenda by calling it bad for minorities
Cadence's business association, the powerful American Bankers Association, is waging a war on a key part of the Biden administration's economic agenda: the requirement for financial institutions to report entries and exits to the Internal…
AHA News: What You Think About Your Place on the Social Scale May Affect Your Health –…
MONDAY, October 4, 2021 (American Heart Association News) - How do you feel about yourself and your place in society? The answer could affect not only your state of mind, but your actual health.“When you ask people to make a social…
It is time for us to act and fight for our right to access health care and social services
Support us and go ad-free“Every penny spent on privatization and outsourcing is a penny less spent on patient care. Labor will end and reverse privatization in the next parliament ”- It's time for a real…
Uneven from the start? Poverty among immigrant generations of Hispanic children
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Demography. October 1, 2021: 9519043. doi: 10.1215 / 00703370-9519043. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
Recent cohorts of American children increasingly consist of immigrants or immediate…
Jaylen Brown Lecture at the Berkeley Forum on Sport and Education
A new video for a talk given by Boston Celtics All-Star forward Jaylen Brown asks a series of important and related questions as a starting point. “How does institutionalized sport act both as an adversary and as an agent of social…
Merck Says Research Shows Its COVID-19 Pill Works Against Variants, Health News, ET HealthWorld
By Deena BeasleyLaboratory studies show that Merck & Co's experimental COVID-19 oral antiviral drug, molnupiravir, is likely to be effective against known variants of the coronavirus, including the dominant and highly transmissible…
UC Berkeley News: Michael Omi: How asking questions can lead to empowering others
As a child who grew up in the Fillmore neighborhood of San Francisco, Michael Omi had a gift for chemistry. The way molecular structures are used to design new drugs so fascinated him that he wanted to become a pharmacist. As a child who…
Examining the problem of the abysmal representation of Muslims in national law universities: a…
The under-representation of Muslims in national law universities in India is not only a concern on the parameters of diversity, but is also detrimental to the few Muslim students who enroll in law schools.…
COVID-19 scan for September 27, 2021
Anticoagulants linked to reduction in COVID hospitalizations, deathsAccording to a study published late last week, taking anticoagulants before contracting COVID-19 is associated with a reduced risk of hospitalization by 43% and receiving…
South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission irrelevant in Cambodia
Sam Rainsy suggested that Cambodia should follow the model of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to end the cycle of revenge in Cambodia and that the future democratic challenge will unfold without vindictiveness.
The…
How Black and Hispanic Millennials Look Outside the 401k for Investing
“We almost went bankrupt,” he said. “We lost almost $ 350,000. To date, Mr. Napoleon has only been able to replenish a fraction of the savings he invested in the business, which has significantly compromised his long-term plan to buy a…
Museum of Preventive Imagination: Fall 2021 – Announcements
# REHEARSAL: Anna-Sophie Berger and Teak Ramos, You can have my brainSeptember 28, 2021 - January 23, 2022
#BIBLIOGRAPHIC OFFICE: Front edge painting With Tauba Auerbach, Kerstin Brätsch, Cansu Çakar, Enzo Cucchi, Camille Henrot,…
Luxury brands: do they have their place today?
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Are the lifestyles of the rich and famous in bad taste today? That's a valid question, given…