Month: June 2022
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How Buildings Contribute to Urban Heating during Heat Waves
A bottom-up approach quantifies the contributions of human-caused heating from building energy The Science Previous research has found that heat waves and urban heat island effects reinforce each other’s effects. These heat islands are concentrations of buildings, paved areas, and other surfaces that absorb and retain heat. Emissions of heat from buildings are an important…
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Avatar Against Food Waste
A digital twin for citrus fruits Newswise — On the way from the place of production to the consumer’s plate, about one third of all food worldwide spoils. One reason is unfavorable storage conditions along production and supply chains, including suboptimal storage at home. Researchers at Empa’s Biomimetical Membranes and Textiles laboratory in St. Gallen…
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Washington Wine Country Adds Rocky Reach American Viticulture Area
ORONDO, Wash. /PRNewswire/ — Rocky Pond Estate Winery, the Washington producer crafting wines from their breathtaking sustainably farmed riverside and lakeside vineyards in the Columbia River Valley, recently received good news when their Flagship Double D Vineyard and Rocky Reach Estate Vineyard received approval by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. Rocky Reach will…
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ZEGAMA, 30,000 PEOPLE IN THE MOUNTAINS SUPPORTING THE WORLD’S BEST TRAIL RUNNERS
29 MAY 2022, Start 9am, 42 KM, 2,736 M elevation gain ZEGAMA, Spain /PRNewswire/ — After being cancelled for two years due to Covid, Zegama, the most mythical of mountain marathons, is back. Whilst the best trail runners on the planet gathered in the Basque Country to compete over 42 kilometres and 2,700 metres of elevation gain, 30,000 hugely excited Basque supporters…
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Abbott Announces Development of Novel Continuous Glucose-Ketone Monitoring System
Abbott is designing a first-of-its-kind biowearable that will enable people with diabetes to continuously monitor glucose and ketones in one sensor Device promises to redefine care for people with diabetes who are at risk for developing a life-threatening complication called diabetic ketoacidosis ABBOTT PARK, Ill., June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced it’s developing…
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JHU Expert: How Parents Can Help Children Cope After School Shootings
We need to do more to stop gun violence that affects children every day in this country. But in the meantime, parents are the most important sources of safety and comfort for their children, says Johns Hopkins School of Nursing professor, Deborah Gross. “While we can’t always protect our children from feeling frightened or sad, there…
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Sunny Summertime Safety: Tips for enjoying the great outdoors
(Family Features) A bright, sunny day offers opportunities for warm-weather fun. To make the most of your summer, you’ll need to take a few steps to enhance the experience and ensure you’re ready for whatever the day may bring. When it’s time to head outside, consider these tips from the experts at CURAD®to protect your…
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Seattle Democracy Vouchers Increase Donations, Number of Candidates in City Elections
Each odd-year election cycle since 2017, four $25 democracy vouchers have arrived in the mail for registered voters in Seattle. Each voucher can be donated to a single campaign for city office or dispersed to separate campaigns. According to the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission, or SEEC, the goals of the democracy voucher program are…
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Cardinal Health Oncology Insights: Oncologists Report High Levels of Burnout Symptoms, Increased Stress
Research shows stress leading oncologists to consider leaving the field, retiring or selling their practice DUBLIN, Ohio, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Nearly 90% of oncologists said they experience emotional exhaustion at work, and more than two-thirds said they experience additional symptoms of burnout, such as cynicism, detachment and feeling unaccomplished or ineffective, according to new research…
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Putin Masking Invasion Policies with 1990s Humanitarian Propaganda, Finds Extensive Analysis
A Russia-NATO expert analyses foreign policy statements from the USSR collapse, until the current day, to provide new insight Newswise — Russia is reinventing decades-old propaganda based on supposed humanitarian principles to justify its invasion of Ukraine, according to research published in the peer-reviewed journal, The International Spectator. Carried out by an expert on Russia-NATO relations,…