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University of Massachusetts researchers are using fisheries surveys in a first study to assess effects when the Vineyard Wind offshore energy project is built. Vineyard Wind image.
Cooperative surveys by scientists and fishermen have laid groundwork for the first baseline study of how offshore wind turbine construction will affect southern New England fisheries, and organizers are seeking more advice for fine-tuning the effort.
“We’re really designing this on the fly,” said Steve Cadrin, a professor at the University of Massachusetts School for Marine Science and Technology, during a virtual meeting Thursday with fishermen and scientist advisors. “We’re wide open on how we can do this better.”
The U.S. new cases 7-day rolling average are 18.9 % LOWER than the 7-day rolling average one week ago. U.S. hospitalizations due to COVID-19 are now 12.8 %
LOWER than the rolling average one week ago. U.S. deaths due to coronavirus are now 0.1 %
HIGHER than the rolling average one week ago. Today s posts include:
U.S. Coronavirus New Cases are 133,558
U.S. Coronavirus hospitalizations are at 86,373
U.S. Coronavirus deaths are at an elevated 3,674 [are the new variants more deadly or are vaccinations impacting deaths - as hospitalizations have been contracting since mid-January?>U.S. Coronavirus immunizations have been administered to 11.0 % of the population
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An aeration tank at a wastewater treatment facility
New Jersey made progress this year in its efforts to remove contaminants from drinking water, upgrade its antiquated system of storm drains in 21 cities and ensure that new real-estate developments include measures to control stormwater.
Newark replaced most of the lead service lines that poisoned drinking water for thousands of people; Gov. Phil Murphy’s midyear budget included for the first time a $60 million line item for water-infrastructure upgrades and state officials sued a South Jersey chemical company for polluting water and soil with toxic “forever chemicals” that may threaten public health.
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The authors of a new study on the timing of antibiotic administration in women undergoing cesarean section say the findings suggest current recommendations should be re-evaluated.
The study, published today in
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, looked at the rate of surgical-site infections (SSIs) in more than 55,000 pregnant women undergoing cesarean section deliveries who received antibiotics either before the incision, as is currently recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), or after umbilical cord clamping. The results showed no difference in SSIs between the two groups.
Timing of antibiotics questioned
In the study, researchers from Bern University Hospital in Switzerland, Swissnoso, the Swiss National Center for Infection Control, and Rutgers University analyzed data on 55,901 women who underwent cesarean section at 75 Swiss hospitals from 2009 to 2018. The aim of the study, the largest of its kind to date, was to assess the a