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KEY POINTS Anti-Black racism is a specific form of racism, rooted in the history and experience of enslavement, that is targeted against Black people. Disparities between Black people and other groups with respect to medical conditions and risk factors are not explained by biological differences between “races.” The field of medicine can no longer deny or overlook the existence of systemic anti-Black racism in Canada and how it affects the health of Black people and communities. We can addr...

UoH professor only Indian in international editorial team Updated: Updated: Share Article Pramod K. Nayar.   Pramod K. Nayar, a professor in the Department of English at the University of Hyderabad (UoH), has been appointed to the editorial board membership for a book series, Critical Posthumanism, from Brill. Prof. Pramod, who is also an alumnus of the UoH, is the only Indian on the board. Brill of Leiden, Netherlands, founded in 1683, is one of the most respected publishers in Humanities ...

6 Jan 21 In this article Mikael Sandberg, chairman at VX Fiber, explores the reason why fibre-to-the premises (FTTP) is one technology trend the UK construction industry simply cannot afford to ignore in 2021. In November, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, delivered the Spending Review 2020 – to Parliament. It included details of a £7.1 billion National Home Building Fund designed to help build the homes and the infrastructure communities need to succeed. It followed on nicel...

Dallas Museum of Art Presents Five Exquisite Works by Frida Kahlo —Exhibit Includes Key Pieces from Late in the Artist’s Career— Dallas, TX – January 5, 2021 – This winter, the Dallas Museum of Art is excited to share with visitors the rare opportunity to see five exquisite works by the acclaimed Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. In her lifetime, Kahlo’s work was well-known in artistic circles, particularly in Mexico and the United States. In the years s...

Rail operators and Government to assess rail service levels Photo: Rail Delivery Group Rail operators are “working closely” with the Government to ensure adequate rail services throughout England’s fresh national COVID-19 lockdown. It comes as a Grand Central said it will “hibernate” services on both its North East and West Riding routes from January 9, with a return to service currently planned for March 1. At the beginning of the pandemic last April, rail services were reduced to a...

COVID-19 Updated Nutritional Supplement Research Dietary supplements an important weapon for fighting off COVID-19 Optimal Nutritional Status for a Well-Functioning Immune System Is an Important Factor to Protect against Viral Infections Nutrients 2020, 12(4), 1181; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12041181https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/4/1181/htm Ayurveda and yoga… Read More ›

Businessmen bare wish list for 2021 Louella Desiderio MANILA, Philippines — The availability of COVID-19 vaccines and the passage of legislative measures to help the country recover from the pandemic and attract more investments form part of the business sector’s wish list for this year. Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) president Benedicto Yujuico said the group wants “the COVID vaccine to arrive in the country and the inoculation of the general populatio...

summary In this unique collection the authors present a wide range of interdisciplinary methods to study, document, and conserve material cultural heritage. The methods used serve as exemplars of best practice with a wide variety of cultural heritage objects having been recorded, examined, and visualised. The objects range in date, scale, materials, and state of preservation and so pose different research questions and challenges for digitization, conservation, and ontological repr...

 E-Mail The 1st International BioDesign Research Conference was held online in December 2020, hosted by Stanford University, University of Warwick, and BioDesign Research. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 1st International BioDesign Research Conference was held virtually. Approximately 7,500 people from 86 countries attended the live and satellite presentations. The conference focused on the general aspect of biosystems design and its subfields, including de novo design, microbial biolog...

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