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5.92 million primary, secondary students at risk of learning loss: survey Star file photo Star Digital Report Star Digital Report A minimum of 5.92 million primary and secondary students are at risk of learning loss since the Covid-19 pandemic has closed educational institutions for more than a year. Of them, 3.42 million are primary school students, and 2.50 million are secondary school students, amounting to 19 percent of primary students and 21 percent of secondary students in the country, said the study. Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC) and BRAC Institute of Governance and...

UNL Office of Research and Economic Development LINCOLN, Neb. — On Aug. 10-11, 2020, a derecho swept across the Plains, producing widespread high, straight-line winds; extreme, torrential rain and hail; and an outbreak of weak tornadoes. The storm killed at least four and left behind significant damage in agricultural areas along a 750-mile path. In fact, its estimated $7.5 billion toll made it the most damaging thunderstorm event in American history. It was also largely unnoticed outside the Corn Belt at a time when the presidential election, pandemic and racial unrest were dominating the ...

Northwestern Now Wireless system can sense when masks are properly decontaminated in moist-heat For moist-heat decontamination to properly sanitize N95 facemasks, the conditions have to be perfect. If the temperature or humidity are even the slightest bit too low, then dangerous pathogens can survive the process, putting mask-wearers at risk for infection.  Researchers at Northwestern University, University of Michigan and University of Florida have developed a new wireless sensor platform takes the guesswork out of decontaminating N95 facemasks. By sensing temperature and humidity and track...

On Aug. 10-11, 2020, a derecho swept across the Plains, producing widespread high, straight-line winds; extreme, torrential rain and hail; and an outbreak of weak tornadoes. The storm killed at least four and left behind significant damage in agricultural areas along a 750-mile path. In fact, its estimated $7.5 billion toll made it the most [...]

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