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Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China Ebola virus infection causes severe hemorrhagic fever, and its mortality rates varied from 25 to 90% in the previous outbreaks. The highly infectious and lethal nature of this virus highlights the need for reliable and sensitive diagnostic methods to distinguish it from other diseases present with similar clinical symptoms. Based on multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and oligonucleotide microarray technology, ...

Northwest UAV Hosts Grand Opening Event for Their Hydrogen Fuel Cell Manufacturing Center NWUAV was joined by a variety of stakeholders to celebrate the grand opening of their hydrogen fuel cell manufacturing center. Featuring UAV engineering, machining, wiring, engine manufacturing, testing, and now UAV hydrogen fuel cell manufacturing, the NWUAV campus is a unique UAV tech and manufacturing hub in McMinnville, Oregon. The grand opening ceremony featured a variety of speakers, each with a uniq...

Nasal swabs reveal muted antiviral response in patients who developed severe COVID-19 Over the past 18 months, researchers have learned much about COVID-19 and its viral cause, SARS-CoV-2. They know how the virus enters the body, coming in through the nose and mouth and beginning its infection in the mucus layers of the nasal passageway. They know that infections that remain in the upper airway are likely to be mild or asymptomatic, while infections that progress down the airway to the lungs ar...

A Sea Tow boating expert said one Coast Guard-mandated safety measure is necessary in boating safety -- and can prevent you from going overboard. Wrightsville Beach Sea Tow Captain Scott Collins said a new federal law took effect requiring the use of engine cut-off switches in all boats under 26 feet, as of April 1.  "I was out patrolling when I heard the samaritan on the radio," Collins said, speaking of the incident off the coast of Wrightsville Beach on July 5. "I immediately headed to...

China skin microbiome: Females with sensitive skin have less species diversity and richness Females with sensitive skin have less microbiome diversity and richness compared to those with normal skin, according to a study conducted in China. Funded by the Guangzhou Science and Technology Program, the research also found that people with sensitive skin had lower hydration levels, higher levels of Neisseria genus, and lower levels of Neisseriaceae family, which is likel...

LEBANON — Dr. Joseph Aronson will give an overview of Parkinson’s Disease and options for care at Dartmouth Medical Center on Friday, July 16, from 2-3 p.m. at the DownTown Gym, 171 Fair St. Aronsons presentation, which will be available virtually as well as in person, will cover anatomy, common patient profiles and medications, and why Parkinson’s can be difficult to diagnose and treat. The educational event will cover deep brain stimulation and surgical options for care. Aronso...

/PRNewswire/ -- Harvard Business School (HBS) has named its 2021-22 Blavatnik Fellows and the programs eighth cohort. Launched in 2013, the Blavatnik...

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Rose Butchart Consent* CAPTCHA The decade to come will be the “GeoTech Decade,” in which the technology trends that began in previous years will become fixed in their impact on society. The Commission on the Geopolitical Impacts of New Technologies and Data launched its first report with recommendations to guide leaders as they make choices regarding technology and data. Rose Butchart is the GeoTech Center’s Senior Advisor for National Security Initiatives.   As a Program Mana...

An intimate CuPd(100) interface was designed to lower the energy barriers of intermediate reaction (CO2* hydrogenation and C-C coupling) and improve the efficiency of C2 products. The optimal CuPd(100) interface catalyst exhibited a C2 Faradaic efficiency of 50.3%, which was 2.1 times higher than that of Cu catalyst (23.6%) at -1.4 VRHE in 0.1 M KHCO3