The daily readings are taken from the lectionary which divides much of the Bible into three years worth of readings. If you complete the daily readings each day for three years, you will read 15 percent of the Old Testament and 71 percent of the New Testament.
Two Ernst & Young auditors were told by a German court that they must testify before a parliamentary committee about their accounting work for scandal-ridden Wirecard AG.
Feb 9, 2021
A local optometrist has filed a lawsuit alleging death threats and loss of business after she traveled to Washington D.C. on Jan. 6, court records show.
Nicole Kish, O.D. filed a lawsuit on Jan. 19 and claimed she was forced to hire an off-duty police officer following a series of death threats and harassing phone calls to the eye care clinic, the lawsuit petition reads. Kish operates her own practice at Powers Vision Eye care.Â
Kish flew to Washington, D.C. to âparticipate in the protests regarding the certification of the Electoral College vote on Jan. 6, 2021,â according to court records. The record does not say if Kish only attended former President Donald Trumpâs rally, or also marched to the Capitol.
UIC researchers receive $10.15 million grant to develop treatment for dry eye conditions
Researchers at University of Illinois Chicago have been awarded a five-year, $10.15 million grant to develop a broad-spectrum immunomodulatory eye drop to treat patients with severe dry eye and ocular surface disease due to inflammatory and immune system disorders.
Dr. Sandeep Jain, a professor of ophthalmology at UIC s College of Medicine, is principal investigator. He received the grant from the National Eye Institute for a Translational Research Program to Develop Novel Therapies and Devices for the Treatment of Visual System Disorders.
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EPC introduces a 48V to 12V demo board EPC, a specialist in enhancement-mode gallium nitride-based power management devices, is making available a 300W DC-DC demo board in the tiny 1/16th brick size, measuring just 33mm x 22.9mm x 9mm.
The EPC9157 demo board integrates the Renesas ISL81806 80 V dual synchronous buck controller with the latest-generation EPC2218 eGaN FETs from EPC to achieve greater than 95% efficiency for 48V input to 12V regulated output conversion at 25A.
Brick DC-DC converters are widely used in data centre, computing, telecommunication and automotive applications, converting a nominal 48V to a nominal 12V distribution bus, among other output voltages. The main trend has been towards higher power density.