capa FAK regulates actin polymerization during sperm capacitation via the ERK2/GEF-H1/RhoA signaling pathway [RESEARCH ARTICLE] By jcs.biologists.org Published On :: 2020-04-28T08:24:46-07:00 Monica L. Salgado-Lucio, Danelia Ramirez-Ramirez, Coral Y. Jorge-Cruz, Ana L. Roa-Espitia, and Enrique O. Hernandez-Gonzalez Actin polymerization is a crucial process during sperm capacitation. We have recently described the participation of FAK during actin polymerization in guinea pig spermatozoa. However, the mechanism by which FAK mediates these processes is unknown. Our previous data have shown that MAPK1 (hereafter referred to as ERK2) is activated during the first minutes of capacitation, and inhibition of ERK2 blocked actin polymerization and the acrosome reaction. In this current study, we found that FAK is involved in ERK2 activation – as FAK was phosphorylated at tyrosine residue 925 and bound to Grb2 – and that inhibition of FAK results in a significant decrease of ERK2 activation. We also confirmed the presence of Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor 2 (ARHGEF2, hereafter referred to as GEF-H1), which is able to associate with RhoA during capacitation. RhoA activation and its participation in actin polymerization were also analyzed. Inhibition of FAK or ERK1/2 impeded GEF-H1 phosphorylation, RhoA activation, and the association between GEF-H1 and RhoA. Finally, we observed the presence of fibronectin on the sperm surface, its role in sperm–sperm interaction as well as participation of β-integrin in the activation of ERK2. Our results show that the signaling pathway downstream of fibronectin, via integrin, FAK, Grb2, MEK1/2, ERK2, GEF-H1 and RhoA regulates the actin polymerization associated with spermatozoa capacitation. Full Article
capa Deciphering the Immunomodulatory Capacity of Oncolytic Vaccinia Virus to Enhance the Immune Response to Breast Cancer By cancerimmunolres.aacrjournals.org Published On :: 2020-05-01T00:05:25-07:00 Vaccinia virus (VACV) is a double-stranded DNA virus that devotes a large portion of its 200 kbp genome to suppressing and manipulating the immune response of its host. Here, we investigated how targeted removal of immunomodulatory genes from the VACV genome impacted immune cells in the tumor microenvironment with the intention of improving the therapeutic efficacy of VACV in breast cancer. We performed a head-to-head comparison of six mutant oncolytic VACVs, each harboring deletions in genes that modulate different cellular pathways, such as nucleotide metabolism, apoptosis, inflammation, and chemokine and interferon signaling. We found that even minor changes to the VACV genome can impact the immune cell compartment in the tumor microenvironment. Viral genome modifications had the capacity to alter lymphocytic and myeloid cell compositions in tumors and spleens, PD-1 expression, and the percentages of virus-targeted and tumor-targeted CD8+ T cells. We observed that while some gene deletions improved responses in the nonimmunogenic 4T1 tumor model, very little therapeutic improvement was seen in the immunogenic HER2/neu TuBo model with the various genome modifications. We observed that the most promising candidate genes for deletion were those that interfere with interferon signaling. Collectively, this research helped focus attention on the pathways that modulate the immune response in the context of VACV oncolytic virotherapy. They also suggest that the greatest benefits to be obtained with these treatments may not always be seen in "hot tumors." Full Article
capa Total Antioxidant Capacity and Pancreatic Cancer Incidence and Mortality in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial By cebp.aacrjournals.org Published On :: 2020-05-01T00:05:36-07:00 Background: Total antioxidant capacity (TAC) reflects an individual's overall antioxidant intake. We sought to clarify whether higher TAC is associated with lower risks of pancreatic cancer incidence and mortality in the U.S. general population. Methods: A total of 96,018 American adults were identified from the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial. A ferric-reducing ability of plasma score was used to reflect an individual's TAC intake from diet and/or supplements. Cox regression was used to calculate hazard ratios (HR) for pancreatic cancer incidence, and competing risk regression was used to calculate subdistribution HRs for pancreatic cancer mortality. Restricted cubic spline regression was used to test nonlinearity. Results: A total of 393 pancreatic cancer cases and 353 pancreatic cancer–related deaths were documented. Total (diet + supplements) TAC was found to be inversely associated with pancreatic cancer incidence (HR quartile 4 vs. quartile 1 = 0.53; 95% confidence interval, 0.39–0.72; Ptrend = 0.0002) and mortality (subdistribution HR quartile 4 vs. quartile 1 = 0.52; 95% confidence interval 0.38–0.72; Ptrend = 0.0003) in a nonlinear dose–response manner (all Pnonlinearity < 0.01). Similar results were observed for dietary TAC. No association of supplemental TAC with pancreatic cancer incidence and mortality was found. Conclusions: In the U.S. general population, dietary but not supplemental TAC level is inversely associated with risks of pancreatic cancer incidence and mortality in a nonlinear dose–response pattern. Impact: This is the first prospective study indicating that a diet rich in antioxidants may be beneficial in decreasing pancreatic cancer incidence and mortality. Full Article
capa Airbus eyeing ‘smell sensors’ capable of detecting coronavirus on planes By www.foxnews.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 17:09:27 GMT Sensors being developed by Airbus and a California-based startup might be able to sniff out COVID-19 in an effort to help prevent its spread. Full Article 0e0baa58-2506-532b-853d-57e78672e178 fox-news/health/infectious-disease/coronavirus fox-news/tech fox-news/health fnc fnc/tech article Fox News Brooke Crothers
capa Government says 'great deal more to do' to close gap between testing capacity and actual number carried out By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-23T13:47:00Z Downing Street has acknowledged there is still a "great deal more to do" to close the gap between capacity and the actual number of Covid-19 tests carried out. Full Article
capa Greater testing capacity earlier would have reduced coronavirus deaths, Grant Shapps says By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-03T08:38:00Z Fewer people would have died from coronavirus in the UK if the country had greater testing capacity sooner, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said. Full Article
capa Iceye's small radar satellites achieve big capability By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 11:37:05 -0400 One of the hardest tasks in Earth observation is tracking tiny changes in the shape of the ground. Full Article
capa Coronavirus: Raptors to resume training at Toronto facility in limited capacity By globalnews.ca Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:07:53 +0000 The team says that after working closely with the local government, infectious disease experts and public health authorities, players will be allowed to access the OVO Athletic Centre starting next week. Full Article Sports Canada Coronavirus Coronavirus Coronavirus Cases Coronavirus In Canada coronavirus news coronavirus sports coronavirus update COVID-19 covid-19 canada covid-19 news Raptors Raptors Training Toronto Raptors Toronto Raptors Training
capa Premier League clubs warned stadiums won't return to full capacity 'for 18 months' By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T07:41:04Z Premier League clubs have been warned they may have to wait up to 18 months before they can host capacity crowds again. Full Article
capa Manchester United put Old Trafford capacity increase on hold due to coronavirus By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-05T11:26:03Z Manchester United have put on hold plans for a small increase in capacity at Old Trafford due to coronavirus. Full Article
capa Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announces £2bn package to boost cycling and pedestrian capacity By www.itv.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:54:12 +0100 The Secretary of State will be joined at Downing Street with deputy chief medical officer Professor Jonathan Van-Tam. Full Article
capa $52.8m boost for aeromedical capacity to respond to rural COVID-19 cases By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:28:04 +1000 The funding for services like the RFDS will allow them to evacuate coronavirus patients to larger medical centres and fly in medical workers and equipment for regional respiratory clinics. Full Article Doctors and Medical Professionals Healthcare Facilities Rural Air Transport Human Interest Regional Community and Society COVID-19
capa Cheaper Australian-made ventilator offers greater ICU capability option amid coronavirus pandemic By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 06:16:09 +1000 An Australian-made ventilator that costs a tenth of the price of existing models is brought to life in just four weeks, which could revolutionise intensive care capability in the fight against COVID-19. Full Article Epidemics and Pandemics Manufacturing Industry Business Economics and Finance Medical Procedures Health COVID-19 Diseases and Disorders Infectious Diseases (Other) Respiratory Diseases
capa Armed Forces deploys almost all of its medical capacity against pandemic in Quebec nursing homes By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 12:46:19 EDT The Canadian military has stripped bases across the country of their uniformed medical personnel to support long-term care homes in Quebec that have been overrun by COVID-19. Full Article News/Politics
capa Intertronics launches device capable of mixing two-part materials By www.medicalplasticsnews.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 15:19:30 -0000 Adhesives specialist Intertronics has launched the preeflow eco-DUOMIX, a system that mixes and dispenses two-part materials. Full Article
capa Alligator Bioscience hires Chief Financial Officer in interim capacity By www.pharmafile.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 17:21:44 +0000 Andreas Johannesson has been announced as Alligator Bioscience’s new interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO), replacing ex-CFO Per-Olof Schrewelius who it was previously confirmed will no longer serve the company. Johannesson’s career has spanned 15 years in the consumer goods sector, with him managing the finances of firms including TeamOlmed, Stenqvist, Fitness23Seven and Haldex. He spent a further nine years of his career as a strategic consultant with a focus on consumer goods, five of which were spent at global consulting firm McKinsey & Company. read more Full Article Alligator Bioscience pharma Research and Development Medical Communications Sales and Marketing Business Services Manufacturing and Production
capa Department of Justice on Behalf of Partner Agencies Releases Solicitation to Build Capacity in Distressed Neighborhoods By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:09:51 EDT The Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance today announced the Building Neighborhood Capacity Program Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator Solicitation, part of an innovative approach to build capacity in distressed neighborhoods. Full Article OPA Press Releases
capa Department of Justice and Partner Agencies Announce Training and Technical Assistance Award to Build Capacity in Distressed Neighborhoods By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:53:09 EDT The Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), together with its partners, the Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Education, Health and Human Services and Treasury, today announced the selection of the Center for the Study of Social Policy as the Building Neighborhood Capacity Program (BNCP) Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator. Full Article OPA Press Releases
capa Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Memorial for ATF Senior Special Agent John Capano By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 12:09:46 EST "On behalf of a grateful nation – and America’s entire law enforcement community – it is a privilege to join you in paying tribute, as well as my last respects, to an extraordinary public servant, a key member of the federal law enforcement family, and a true patriot who was always proud to call Seaford his home," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article Speech
capa Department of Justice and Partner Agencies Announce Neighborhoods to Receive Innovative Support Through the Building Neighborhood Capacity Program By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 13:10:00 EDT The Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance, on behalf of the White House Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative, today announced the eight neighborhoods that will receive training and technical assistance through the groundbreaking Building Neighborhood Capacity Program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
capa Alkemist Labs Moves to Larger Facility to Accommodate Growth, Expand Capacity By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Feb 2018 23:34:00 GMT Alkemist Labs is pleased to announce a move to a new facility with over four times more space to expand capacity and accommodate continued growth. Full Article
capa J&J strikes CDMO deal to add capacity for COVID-19 vaccine By www.biopharma-reporter.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 14:47:00 +0100 J&J agrees a manufacturing partnership with Emergent, as it looks to hit its target of one billion doses. Full Article Bio Developments
capa Blood pressure and nitric oxide synthesis capacity in physically active and inactive groups: the SABPA study By feeds.nature.com Published On :: 2020-05-07 Full Article
capa Testing capacity for COVID-19 scaled up to 95,000 per day: Harsh Vardhan By economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T18:56:14+05:30 During the high-level meeting with Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim, Vardhan appreciated the dedication of all the states in combating COVID-19. Full Article
capa We May Be Dramatically Overestimating China’s Capabilities By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: May 5, 2020 May 5, 2020The outbreak in Wuhan of the novel coronavirus shows how ragged and disorderly the Chinese police state was in the initial weeks of the pandemic. Beijing’s response was to suppress and manipulate information, at home and abroad. Trump administration officials have painted this as a Chinese plot against the West, but it looks more like a frantic effort by a one-party state to survive a domestic crisis. Full Article
capa We May Be Dramatically Overestimating China’s Capabilities By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: May 5, 2020 May 5, 2020The outbreak in Wuhan of the novel coronavirus shows how ragged and disorderly the Chinese police state was in the initial weeks of the pandemic. Beijing’s response was to suppress and manipulate information, at home and abroad. Trump administration officials have painted this as a Chinese plot against the West, but it looks more like a frantic effort by a one-party state to survive a domestic crisis. Full Article
capa We May Be Dramatically Overestimating China’s Capabilities By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: May 5, 2020 May 5, 2020The outbreak in Wuhan of the novel coronavirus shows how ragged and disorderly the Chinese police state was in the initial weeks of the pandemic. Beijing’s response was to suppress and manipulate information, at home and abroad. Trump administration officials have painted this as a Chinese plot against the West, but it looks more like a frantic effort by a one-party state to survive a domestic crisis. Full Article
capa Repsol running Peru refinery at 30pc capacity By www.argusmedia.com Published On :: 06 May 2020 20:01 (+01:00 GMT) Full Article Crude oil Oil products Peru Corporate Fundamentals Demand Inventories
capa We May Be Dramatically Overestimating China’s Capabilities By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: May 5, 2020 May 5, 2020The outbreak in Wuhan of the novel coronavirus shows how ragged and disorderly the Chinese police state was in the initial weeks of the pandemic. Beijing’s response was to suppress and manipulate information, at home and abroad. Trump administration officials have painted this as a Chinese plot against the West, but it looks more like a frantic effort by a one-party state to survive a domestic crisis. Full Article
capa How Ukraine can upgrade its technological capabilities By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 19:46:39 +0000 Ukraine has been getting a lot of press recently, for all the wrong reasons. In actuality, during the last 25 years, Ukraine has transformed structurally and socially, and even the political changes have been largely positive. Despite its enormous potential, though, Ukraine’s economy has not done well. Per capita GDP has fallen from about $12,000… Full Article
capa Happy Peasants and Frustrated Achievers? Agency, Capabilities, and Subjective Well-Being By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Sun, 01 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Abstract We explore the relationship between agency and hedonic and evaluative dimensions of well-being, using data from the Gallup World Poll. We posit that individuals emphasize one well-being dimension over the other, depending on their agency. We test four hypotheses including whether: (i) positive levels of well-being in one dimension coexist with negative ones in another;and (ii) individuals place a different value on agency depending on their positions in the well-being and income distributions. We find that: (i) agency is more important to the evaluative well-being of respondents with more means; (ii) negative levels of hedonic well-being coexist with positive levels of evaluative well-being as people acquire agency; and (iii)both income and agency are less important to well-being at highest levels of the well-being distribution. We hope to contribute insight into one of the most complex and important components of well-being, namely,people’s capacity to pursue fulfilling lives. Downloads Download the full paper Authors Carol GrahamMilena Nikolova Publication: Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group Full Article
capa Cuidado: The inescapable necessity of better law enforcement in Mexico By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Wed, 24 Feb 2016 12:00:00 -0500 Editor’s Note: The following chapter is part of the report, "After the Drug Wars," published in February 2016 by the London School of Economics and Political Science's Expert Group on the Economics of Drug Policy. Even as the administration of Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto has scored important reform successes in the economic sphere, its security and law enforcement policy toward organized crime remains incomplete and ill-defined. Despite the early commitments of his administration to focus on reducing drug violence, combating corruption, and redesigning counternarcotics policies, little significant progress has been achieved. Major human rights violations related to the drug violence, whether perpetrated by organized crime groups or military and police forces, persist – such as at Iguala, Guerrero, where 43 students were abducted by a cabal of local government officials, police forces and organized crime groups. This has also been seen in Tatlaya and Tanhuato, Michoacán, where military forces have likely been engaged in extrajudicial killings of tens of people. Meanwhile, although drug violence has abated in the north of the country, such as in Ciudad Juárez, Monterrey and Tijuana, government policies have played only a minor role. Much of the violence reduction is the result of the vulnerable and unsatisfactory narcopeace – the victory of the Sinaloa or Gulf Cartels. The July 2015 spectacular escape of the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel and the world’s most notorious drug trafficker – Joaquín Guzmán Loera, known as El Chapo – from a Mexican high-security prison was a massive embarrassment for the Peña Nieto government. Yet it serves as another reminder of the deep structural deficiencies of Mexico’s law enforcement and rule-of law system which persists more than a decade after Mexico declared its war on the drug cartels. The Peña Nieto administration often pointed to the February 2014 capture of El Chapo as the symbol of its effectiveness in fighting drug cartels and violent criminal groups in Mexico. The Peña Nieto administration’s highlighting of Chapo’s capture was both ironic and revealing: ironic, because the new government came into office criticizing the anti-crime policy of the previous administration of Felipe Calderón of killing or capturing top capos to decapitate their cartels; and revealing, because despite the limitations and outright counterproductive effects of this high-value-targeting policy and despite promises of a very different strategy, the Peña Nieto administration fell back into relying on the pre-existing approach. In fact, such high-value-targeting has been at the core of Pena Nieto’s anti-crime policy. Moreover, Chapo’s escape from Mexico’s most secure prison through a sophisticated tunnel (a method he had also pioneered for smuggling drugs and previously used for escapes) showed the laxity and perhaps complicity at the prison, and again spotlighted the continuing inadequate state of Mexico’s corrections system. Read the full chapter here. Downloads Cuidado: The inescapable necessity of better law enforcement in Mexico Authors Vanda Felbab-Brown Publication: LSE IDEAS Image Source: © Reuters Photographer / Reuter Full Article
capa Taking Development Activities to Scale in Fragile and Low Capacity Environments By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:17:00 -0400 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Fragile states present one of the greatest challenges to global development and poverty reduction. Despite much new learning that has emerged from within the development community in recent years, understanding of how to address fragility remains modest. There is growing recognition that donor engagement in fragile states must look beyond the confines of the traditional aid effectiveness agenda if it is to achieve its intended objectives, which include statebuilding, meeting the needs of citizens, and managing risk more effectively. Current approaches are constrained by relying heavily on small-scale interventions, are weakened by poor coordination and volatility, and struggle to promote an appropriate role for the recipient state.Scaling up (i.e., the expansion, replication, adaption and sustaining of successful policies and programs in space and over time to reach a greater number of people) is highly relevant to fragile settings, both as an objective and as a strategic approach to development. As an objective, it reinforces the logic that the scale of the challenges in fragile states demands interventions that are commensurate in purpose and equal to the task. As a strategy, it encourages donors to identify and leverage successes, and to integrate institutional development more explicitly into projects and programs. In addition, scaling up can assist donors in addressing the priority areas of improved project design and implementation, sustainability and effective risk management. Successful scaling up in fragile states almost certainly occurs less often than is possible and does not always involve a systematic approach. Donors should therefore look to more systematically pursue scaling up in fragile states and evaluate their performance with specific reference to this objective. This can be done by incorporating relevant elements of a scaling up framework into operational policies, from strategy development through to program design and monitoring. Contrary to expectations, there are compelling examples of successful scaling up in fragile states. While the conditions prevailing in fragile states create serious obstacles in terms of “drivers” (the forces that push the scaling up process forward) and “spaces” (the opportunities that need to be created, or potential obstacles that need to be removed for interventions to grow), and in terms of the operational modalities of donors, these can be overcome through the careful design and delivery of programs with a clear focus on creating scaling up pathways, and through close partnership and sustained engagement of governments, communities and foreign partners. Case study evidence suggests that the pathways taken to reach scale in fragile states demand different approaches by donors. Donors need to adopt greater selectivity in determining which areas or sectors for scaling up are justified—a strategy that has also assisted some donors in managing risk. More investment and time are required in upfront analysis and building the evidence for successful scaling up pathways. In some cases, donors require longer time horizons to achieve scale, although demand from government or beneficiaries has sometimes forced donors to move immediately to scale, allowing little or no time for piloting. Regardless of the pace of scaling up, donors that were most successful were engaged early and then remained engaged, often far beyond the replication phase of scaling up, to increase the likelihood of interventions being sustained. Other common characteristics of successful scaling up were simple project design and a focus on the institutional aspects of the scaling up pathway. Case studies also point to the crucial role of drivers in moving the scaling up process forward in fragile states. Proven ideas and practical models have often been picked up in fragile states, contrary to the expectation that actors may be less responsive to recognizing and acting on the utility of promising results. Leaders undoubtedly have a role to play in supporting scaling up, although there are clear dangers that must be avoided, including avoiding the perception that donors are picking (political) winners by nominating leaders, and tying the survival of projects too closely to the fortunes of a leader’s political career. Incentives were found to be one of the most important drivers in fragile states, and there is a good case to be made for donors introducing new inducements, greater transparency or similar reforms to strengthen the role incentives play. Finally, and in contrast to the standard scaling up framework, community demand was found to be an important driver in many fragile states, both in demanding the expansion of small-scale projects and by facilitating the community’s own resources to support the scaling up process. The greatest challenge to scaling up in fragile states is the limited spaces these environments provide. This is especially the case in respect to those spaces which concern aspects of governance: political, institutional and policy spaces. When working in fragile states, donors must recognize that spaces for scaling up are almost always more constrained, but look for ways to expand upon them. Some of the most successful examples of scaling up used creative approaches to build space quickly or used existing capacity to the fullest possible extent. Also relevant are the lessons of robust analysis, greater realism and cost control. The case studies confirm the importance of two additional spaces in fragile states. For example, security space often imposed horizontal obstacles to scaling up which could not realistically be overcome while ownership space served as a good indication of the perceived legitimacy of the scaling up process and the likelihood that interventions would be sustained longer term. Case studies also affirm the importance of emphasizing robust project design and implementation, and the close linkages between the scaling up agenda and the role of risk management and sustainability in fragile states. While sustainability presented a significant problem for many of the projects and programs reviewed, a more focused approach around scaling up may assist donors in addressing sustainability concerns. This would entail adopting a longer-term perspective beyond the immediate confines of any individual project, looking for available drivers and supportive spaces, and focusing on effective implementation and consistent monitoring and evaluation (M&E). Any intervention introduced on a small scale that scores well in sustainability serves as a possible candidate for scaling up. Similarly, many of the methods used by donors for managing risk—an emphasis on analysis, scenario planning, realism and making use of specialized aid instruments—are equally relevant for supporting scaling up in fragile countries. A persuasive argument can be made that the adoption of a more explicit scaling up approach by donors can form part of a risk management strategy in fragile states. Scaling up can enable donors to more ambitiously tackle development risks without allowing institutional and project risks to grow unchecked. Ultimately, a donor approach that combines good risk management and scaling up requires strong leadership and well-aligned incentives. Downloads Download the full paper Authors Laurence ChandyJohannes F. Linn Image Source: © Beawiharta Beawiharta / Reuters Full Article
capa Crippling the capacity of the National Security Council By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 19:07:23 +0000 The Trump administration’s first three years saw record-setting turnover at the most senior level of the White House staff and the Cabinet. There are also numerous vacancies in Senate-confirmed positions across the executive branch. As of September 22, 2019, the turnover rate among senior White House aides had reached 80 percent, a rate that exceeded… Full Article
capa Constraining Iran’s future nuclear capabilities By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 13:30:20 +0000 The United States needs a new strategy for effectively constraining Iran’s future nuclear capabilities. The Trump administration’s current approach has little chance of succeeding. But simply returning the United States to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is not a long-term solution. By the time the United States would return to the 2015 deal,… Full Article
capa Constraining Iran’s missile capabilities By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 13:30:39 +0000 For decades, the United States has sought to constrain Iran’s missile program, both because it poses a conventional military threat to regional stability and because it can provide a delivery capability for nuclear weapons should Iran acquire them. But despite the efforts of the United States and others to impede Iranian procurement of missile-related materials,… Full Article
capa Constraining Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 17:56:31 +0000 The Trump administration’s “maximum pressure campaign” is putting Iran under great stress, but it is unlikely to compel Tehran to accept its far-reaching demands. The United States needs a new strategy for constraining Iran’s future nuclear capabilities as well as its missile program. Two new Brookings monographs—“Constraining Iran’s Future Nuclear Capabilities” by Robert Einhorn and… Full Article
capa The Iran National Intelligence Estimate and Intelligence Assessment Capabilities By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: After months of escalating rhetoric demanding that Iran abandon its aspirations to acquire nuclear weapons, the National Intelligence Estimate’s revelation that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003 comes as quite a shock. Yet again, the capability of the United States intelligence community to assess the nuclear programs of hard targets has been called… Full Article
capa 1 Gigawatt Hydro-Wind Power Project Planned in Morocco Will Double Nation's Capacity By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:48:00 -0500 Morocco is making good on it's stated goals of increasing renewable energy development, leading towards 40% of electricity from renewables over the next decade. Full Article Energy
capa Worldwide renewable energy capacity in 2012 equalled China's electricity demand (4,860TWh)! By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Jul 2013 15:02:35 -0400 According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), by 2018 renewable should overtake natural gas to become the world's second-largest source of energy (oil is #1). Full Article Energy
capa Renewables = 92.1% of new US electricity capacity so far in 2014 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 16:50:00 -0400 We still need a ton more renewable energy in order to combat climate change, but the good news is that renewable energy is picking up the pace. Full Article Energy
capa Solar powered supercapacitor produces hydrogen fuel and electricity By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 10:31:54 -0500 The technology could lead to cheaper hydrogen cars in the future. Full Article Technology
capa UK now has more renewables capacity than fossil fuels By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Nov 2018 10:23:54 -0500 The country's onward march of low carbon energy shows no signs of stopping. Full Article Energy
capa UK offshore wind capacity grows 80% in one year By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 15:20:03 -0500 The British wind energy industry is making huge strides - with more to come. Full Article Energy
capa ITC Energizes Thumb Loop Transmission Line - capable of delivering 5,000 MW of low-cost wind energy across Michigan - Thumb Loop VNR By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 13 May 2015 16:00:00 EDT The Thumb Loop system is designed to meet the maximum wind energy potential of Michigan’s Thumb region as well as contribute to regional system reliability and facilitate wholesale market competition. Full Article Banking Financial Services Oil Utilities Alternative Energies (incl. Alt. Energy Research) Green Technology New Products Services Broadcast Feed Announcements MultiVu Video
capa West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. and HealthPrize Technologies Announce Self-Reporting and Barcoding Capabilities for Self-Injection Technology - West and HealthPrize Collaboration By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 17 Sep 2015 15:10:00 EDT West and HealthPrize are collaborating to provide an end to end connected health solution for pharmaceutical companies and the patients they serve. Full Article Healthcare Hospitals Medical Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals Broadcast Feed Announcements MultiVu Video
capa Rystad Energy: Global crude storage capacity may reach the top in about 3-4 weeks By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 10:57:23 GMT Bjørnar Tonhaugen of Rystad Energy discusses what could potentially happen to oil prices when the U.S. and the world is projected to run out of viable physical storage capacity, potentially sometime in May. Full Article
capa As cases rise, BMC starts building hospital capacity By www.mid-day.com Published On :: 5 May 2020 02:09:38 GMT The city recorded a whopping 510 new COVID-19 positive cases on Monday and another 19 deaths over the past 24 hours. According to civic officials, 10 of the patients who died had co-morbidities and of them, nine were senior citizens. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started enhancing the capacity of major hospitals set up for treatment of COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms including Nair, SevenHills and St George Hospitals. Civic officials said that they would be increased in capacity from the current 3,000 beds to 4,750 beds over the next couple of days. As part of the initiative of identifying senior citizens who are at risk of contracting the virus, the civic body has identified 691 senior citizens between April 27 and May 3. All of them have low oxygen saturation problems. They were referred to civic-run and private hospitals in their respective wards for comprehensive treatment. The number of cases in Dharavi crossed 600 on Monday after 42 new cases were reported in the area. Seven of those cases were from the Matunga labour camp. Four other cases were reported in Dadar and three new cases were reported in Mahim. Meanwhile, G North ward, which includes areas like Worli and Lower Parel, crossed 800 cases with 60 new cases reported on Monday. Sharad Ughade, assistant municipal commissioner of G North ward, said that the cases were mainly from the BDD chawl and VP Nagar. He added that 30 patients were discharged after full recovery and apart from having the highest number of cases in the city, G North also had the highest number of discharged patients. Meanwhile, a Sena corporator, who holds a position in BMC also tested positive. Civic sources said that she has been admitted to Global Hospital in Parel. State health department officials said that a total of 771 patients tested positive today and 35 deaths were reported in Maharashtra on Monday. The 19 deaths from Mumbai include a resident of Uttar Pradesh. Apart from this, seven deaths were reported in Pune, five in Akola, one each in Solapur, Aurangabad, Thane and Nanded. Civic body to give jobs to kin of deceased In view of four BMC workers succumbing to the COVID-19 infection the civic body announced that jobs would be given to their kin. However, they will be assigned based on vacancies of posts like worker, porter, peon and clerk, and also the candidates' educational qualifications. Catch up on all the latest Mumbai news, crime news, current affairs, and a complete guide from food to things to do and events across Mumbai. Also download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get latest updates. Mid-Day is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel (@middayinfomedialtd) and stay updated with the latest news Full Article
capa Mumbai: BMC doubles capacity of Corona Care Centres 2 By www.mid-day.com Published On :: 9 May 2020 01:34:53 GMT The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has increased the capacity of Corona Care Centres (CCC) for positive asymptomatic people double fold, with the help of schools, college buildings and pandals on open plots. The city now has 37,343 beds reserved for people who are positive but don't have any symptoms. One-fourth of the city's patients are in these centres. The maximum number of these CCC2 facilities is in wards which are on the top with high numbers of COVID-19 cases. While the institutional quarantine centres (CCCs) have over 7,000 high-risk contacts with a capacity of little more than 20,000, the BMC is now focusing on the Corona Care Centres 2 (CCC2) which deal with positive asymptomatic patients. The maximum number of facilities is available in E (Byculla), L (Kurla), M east (Govandi, Mankhurd), M west (Chembur) and S (Bhandup) wards where the number of patients is increasing significantly. With the Shreeniwas Mill building have a capacity of 3,000 beds, two parking lots with 1,000 beds, NSCI club of Worli with 500 beds, and some schools, G south ward has 5,568 beds for asymptomatic positive patients. Byculla has 2,605 beds with an 850 beds centre in a hall and a pandal. With more than 900 cases in Dharavi, G North ward utilised the space of Dharavi College to set up another 700 beds facility. C ward used gymkhana lawns and buildings on Netaji Subhash Road for more than 1,200 beds. L ward erected pandals in Somaiya ground and Kurla ST Depot for 2,000 beds, M west ward uses the Swami Vivekanand College building for 1,200 beds and M east ward with densely populated slums used MHADA buildings for a 700 beds facility. As of today, 2,233 people are in CCC2. "Hardly 6 per cent of the beds are occupied so far. But the BMC is preparing for the worst scenario," said a BMC official. Catch up on all the latest Mumbai news, crime news, current affairs, and a complete guide from food to things to do and events across Mumbai. Also download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get latest updates. Mid-Day is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel (@middayinfomedialtd) and stay updated with the latest news Full Article
capa Modified Stun Gun With Heart Monitoring Capability Tested by Researchers By www.medindia.net Published On :: Conducted electrical weapons (CEWs), best known by the brand name Taser - have proved to be a generally safe and effective way for law-enforcement officers Full Article