bat Quantum batteries could give off more energy than they store By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:15:33 +0000 Simulations suggest that when a quantum battery shares a quantum state with the device it is powering, the device can gain more charge than was stored in the battery to begin with Full Article
bat Vampire bats run on a treadmill to reveal their strange metabolism By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 00:01:15 +0000 Experiments where vampire bats were made to run on a treadmill have revealed how they extract energy from protein in their latest blood meal Full Article
bat Marmots could have the solution to a long-running debate in evolution By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 18:00:29 +0000 When it comes to the survival of animals living in the wild, the characteristics of the group can matter as much as the traits of the individual, according to a study in marmots Full Article
bat Alabama 'Obesity Penalty' Stirs Debate By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Alabama 'Obesity Penalty' Stirs DebateCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/26/2008 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/26/2008 12:00:00 AM Full Article
bat Tiny Batteries a Rising Risk for Children By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Tiny Batteries a Rising Risk for ChildrenCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/31/2012 11:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/31/2012 12:00:00 AM Full Article
bat Could Heavy Coffee Drinking Help Men Battle Prostate Cancer? By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Could Heavy Coffee Drinking Help Men Battle Prostate Cancer?Category: Health NewsCreated: 8/26/2013 7:36:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/27/2013 12:00:00 AM Full Article
bat Health Tip: Keep Battery-Powered Devices Away From Kids By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Health Tip: Keep Battery-Powered Devices Away From KidsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/29/2013 7:35:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/29/2013 12:00:00 AM Full Article
bat Read Food Labels to Combat Childhood Obesity By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Read Food Labels to Combat Childhood ObesityCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/22/2014 5:36:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/25/2014 12:00:00 AM Full Article
bat COVID Incubation Shorter With Each New Variant By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: COVID Incubation Shorter With Each New VariantCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/23/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/23/2022 12:00:00 AM Full Article
bat U.S. Government Extends Baby Formula Waivers, Rebates for WIC Families By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: U.S. Government Extends Baby Formula Waivers, Rebates for WIC FamiliesCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/25/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/26/2022 12:00:00 AM Full Article
bat Pious Parasites: Medieval Monks Battled Nasty Gut Germs By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Pious Parasites: Medieval Monks Battled Nasty Gut GermsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/19/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/19/2022 12:00:00 AM Full Article
bat What's the Key to Battling UTIs? By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Jul 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: What's the Key to Battling UTIs?Category: Health NewsCreated: 7/14/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 7/15/2022 12:00:00 AM Full Article
bat Smoking Rates Drop for Americans Battling Depression, Substance Abuse By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Smoking Rates Drop for Americans Battling Depression, Substance AbuseCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/27/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/27/2022 12:00:00 AM Full Article
bat Effect of Fasting Prior to Extubation on Prevalence of Empty Stomach in Enterally Fed and Mechanically Ventilated Patients By rc.rcjournal.com Published On :: 2024-10-25T05:44:12-07:00 BACKGROUND:Practice on fasting prior to extubation in critically ill patients is variable. Efficacy of fasting in reducing gastric volume has not been well established. The primary objective of this study was to assess the effect of 4 h of fasting on prevalence of empty stomach using gastric ultrasonography in critically ill subjects who are fasted for extubation. The secondary objectives were to evaluate the change in gastric volumes during 4 h of fasting and to determine factors associated with empty stomach after fasting.METHODS:This was a single-center, prospective, observational study on adult ICU subjects who were enterally fed for at least 6 h continuously and mechanically ventilated. Gastric ultrasound was performed immediately prior to commencement of fasting, after 4 h of fasting, and after nasogastric (NG) aspiration after 4 h of fasting. An empty stomach was defined as a gastric volume ≤ 1.5 mL/kg.RESULTS:Forty subjects were recruited, and 38 (95%) had images suitable for analysis. The prevalence of empty stomach increased after 4 h of fasting (25 [65.8%] vs 31 [81.6%], P = .041) and after 4 h of fasting with NG aspiration (25 [65.8%] vs 34 [89.5%], P = .008). There was a significant difference in median (interquartile range) gastric volume per body weight between before fasting and 4 h after fasting (1.0 [0.5–1.8] mL/kg vs 0.4 [0.2–1.0] mL/kg, P < .001). No patient factors were associated with higher prevalence of empty stomach after 4 h of fasting.CONCLUSIONS:Most mechanically ventilated subjects had empty stomachs prior to fasting for extubation. Fasting for 4 h further increased the prevalence of empty stomach at extubation to > 80%. Full Article
bat The noninvasive ventilation outcomes score in patients requiring NIV for COPD exacerbation without prior evidence of airflow obstruction By beta.openres.ersjournals.com Published On :: 2024-11-11T01:50:25-08:00 Introduction Exacerbation of COPD complicated by respiratory acidaemia is the commonest indication for noninvasive ventilation (NIV). The NIV outcomes (NIVO) score offers the best estimate of survival for those ventilated. Unfortunately, two-thirds of cases of COPD are unrecognised, and patients may present without COPD having been confirmed by spirometry. Methods In the 10-centre NIVO validation study there was no pre-admission spirometry in 111 of 844 consecutive patients (termed "clinical diagnosis" patients). We compared the performance of the NIVO, DECAF and CURB-65 scores for in-hospital mortality in the clinical diagnosis cohort. Usual clinical practice was not influenced, but confirmation of COPD in the year following discharge was captured. Results In the clinical diagnosis cohort, in-hospital mortality was 19.8% and rose incrementally across the NIVO risk categories, consistent with the NIVO validation cohort. NIVO showed good discrimination in the clinical diagnosis cohort: area under the receiver operating curve 0.724, versus 0.79 in the NIVO validation cohort. At 1 year after discharge, 41 of 89 clinical diagnosis patients had undertaken diagnostic spirometry; 33 of 41 had confirmation of airflow obstruction (forced expiratory volume in 1 s/(forced) vital capacity <0.7), meaning the diagnosis of COPD was incorrect in 19.5% of cases. Discussion These data support the use of the NIVO score in patients with a "clinical diagnosis" of COPD. NIVO can help guide shared decision-making, assess risk-adjusted outcomes by centre and challenge prognostic pessimism. Accurate diagnosis is critical to ensure that acute and long-term treatment is optimised; this study highlights failings in the follow-up of such patients. Full Article
bat Characteristics of exacerbators in the US Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry: a cross-sectional study By beta.openres.ersjournals.com Published On :: 2024-11-11T01:50:25-08:00 Background Exacerbations of noncystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (bronchiectasis) are associated with reduced health-related quality of life and increased mortality, likelihood of hospitalisation and lung function decline. This study investigated patient clinical characteristics associated with exacerbation frequency. Methods A cross-sectional cohort study of patients ≥18 years with bronchiectasis enrolled in the US Bronchiectasis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Research Registry (BRR) September 2008–March 2020. Patients were stratified by exacerbation frequency in their 2 years before enrolment. Patient demographics, respiratory symptoms, healthcare resource utilisation, microbiology, modified bronchiectasis severity index (mBSI) and select comorbidities were collected at enrolment. Patient characteristics associated with exacerbation frequency were assessed using a negative binomial model. Results The study included 2950 patients (mean age 65.6 years; 79.1% female). Frequency of moderate to severe airway obstruction (forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) % predicted <50%; most recent measure) was 15.9%, 17.8%, and 24.6% in patients with 1, 2, and ≥3 exacerbations versus 8.9% in patients with 0 exacerbations; severe disease (mBSI) was 27.8%, 24.2% and 51.1% versus 13.2%; respiratory hospitalisation was 24.5%, 33.0% and 36.5% versus 4.1%; and Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection was 18.8%, 23.4% and 35.2% versus 11.9%. In multivariable model analysis, respiratory hospitalisation, cough, haemoptysis, P. aeruginosa, younger age, lower FEV1% predicted, asthma, and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease were associated with more exacerbations. Conclusions These findings demonstrate a high disease burden, including increased respiratory symptoms, healthcare resource utilisation, and P. aeruginosa infection in patients with bronchiectasis and multiple exacerbations. Full Article
bat Dual boss battle: video game workers face-off multiple employers at once By rabble.ca Published On :: Mon, 06 Nov 2023 16:39:06 +0000 Video game workers face challenges from employers in their efforts to unionize in Canada. The post Dual boss battle: video game workers face-off multiple employers at once appeared first on rabble.ca. Full Article Labour video games
bat The battle for Mosul is over, but this hidden ISIS danger could lurk for years By www.pbs.org Published On :: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 22:20:26 +0000 Watch Video | Listen to the AudioHARI SREENIVASAN: But first: The de facto capital of the Islamic State, Raqqa, in Syria fell yesterday to U.S.-backed forces. However, the largest city the militants once held was Mosul in Iraq. They were ousted from it in July after a brutal 10-month-long fight that killed thousands. Now a new major task: finding and destroying the ISIS mines, booby-traps and bombs that litter the city. Special correspondent Marcia Biggs reports from Iraq. MARCIA BIGGS, Special Correspondent: It was once a center of learning for over 6,000 students of technology, agriculture, and medicine. Today, Mosul Technical Institute’s classrooms are burnt to the ground, laboratories reduced to rubble, and books charred and shredded. It’s one of the city’s five universities ravaged by the Islamic State and the battle to oust it. Now that the battle is over, a new danger looms, the trail of land mines and booby-traps left by ISIS. So this is the wire, and this is where it was buried. CHRISTIAN, Team Leader, Janus Global Operations: Yes, they would cut the asphalt, and then they lay the wire in and put the main charge here. MARCIA BIGGS: We spent the day with Christian, a team leader from Janus Global, a security and risk management firm hired by the U.S. government to sweep and clear major areas of unexploded ordnance and mines. He’s not allowed to show his face or use his last name, for security reasons. CHRISTIAN: There’s actually two more on that road before we get to the target building that have to be excavated and/or rendered safe. MARCIA BIGGS: So, the first building you have to clear, you have got to get rid of the IEDs on the road to that building? CHRISTIAN: Yes. MARCIA BIGGS: It’s a long process. CHRISTIAN: It is, but that’s what makes it interesting. MARCIA BIGGS: The United States has sunk $30 million this year into clearing former ISIS territories all over Northern Iraq. Under this program, Janus has already cleared 727 buildings, removing 3,000 IEDs, which they say ISIS was producing on assembly lines at an industrial scale. But State Department officials and experts say the number of unexploded ordnance in Mosul itself is unprecedented. What’s your first line of attack, in terms of trying to clear Mosul? CHRISTIAN: Our priority is more the community, rather than the individual, you know, infrastructure. You have got schools, power, sewer, water, so that the area can accept people back into it. And then, once this stabilization phase is over, we can move into the individual homes, so that they can be safer. MARCIA BIGGS: Clearing Mosul is a process that they say could take years, even decades. So Janus is training local Iraqis to do the job, sending them out as a front-line search team, then investigating and removing any suspicious items themselves. CHRISTIAN: We’re not going to be here the whole time, so when we — it’s our time to leave, they will have the capacity built from us, and the mentoring we have done, so that they can do it on their own. MARCIA BIGGS: How are they doing? CHRISTIAN: They’re — a lot of them are very apt to learn. They’re quick. They’re smart. MARCIA BIGGS: Fawzi al Nabdi is the team leader for the Iraqi local partner. He’s cleared mines all over Iraq for the last six years. CHRISTIAN: What you got? FAWZI AL NABDI, Team Leader, Al Fahad Company (through interpreter): We are ready for this, because it’s my job and I love it. The Americans are here to complete our work and to help us. They have greater experience than we do. If we find any mines, we have to stop and they will investigate it and make a plan to remove it. MARCIA BIGGS: But he says Mosul is the biggest project he has ever seen, and we’re told it could take at least a month to just get the campus cleared of mines. Only then can they start cleaning it up, so that students can resume classes, this itself a huge task. ISIS fighters closed the university back in 2014, and used it as a military base. As coalition forces pounded ISIS targets, this seat of higher learning became a battleground. Ghassan Alubaidy is the institute’s dean. GHASSAN ALUBAIDY, Dean, Mosul Technical Institute (through interpreter): ISIS used our university to manufacture mines and bombs. For this reason, it was the target of airstrikes in the beginning. They struck the institute nine times, and they struck our workshops, too. Now we can’t use them. MARCIA BIGGS: The former commander of coalition forces in Iraq, Lieutenant General Stephen Townsend, recently listed 81 locations where bombs were dropped, but had not yet exploded. Facilities used to make weapons were often on the list of high-value targets for the coalition. So now those places are twice as likely to contain dangerous items. So, this was once a workshop for electrical engineering students. You can still see the lab tables here. It was hit by an airstrike in 2015. Afterwards, members of the university staff found bomb-making instructions among the rubble. This was likely an ISIS bomb-making factory, and judging by the crater, a high-value target. Despite the damage, Dean Alubaidy says he will hold classes this fall in alternate buildings, until the campus is ready. He’s expecting registration to be in the thousands, students who lost three years of education during the fighting and don’t want to lose another one. GHASSAN ALUBAIDY (through interpreter): On our Facebook pages, we found a great number of students posting that they were full of encouragement to come back. For us, it was unbelievable. We couldn’t imagine it, to see how many students wanted to start again, how they were dreaming of the first day of classes, when they could sit in front of teachers again and start to live their lives again. MARCIA BIGGS: Next door, Mosul University has already started classes. Students even volunteered to help in the cleanup. But across the river, West Mosul was the site of ISIS’ last stand and bore the brunt of the battle. It’s densely packed Old City, with its flattened buildings, is a challenge for mine-sweeping. FAWZI AL-NABDI (through interpreter): Most of the homes here were full of mines. And just here in front of us, a man with two kids came back to his home, and when he opened the door, the bomb killed him and his kids. MARCIA BIGGS: Ahmed Younes fled back in early July with only the clothes on his back. Residents have been virtually banned from returning to his neighborhood on the outskirts of the Old City, but Ahmed said he got special permission, in order to retrieve some personal items. AHMED YOUNES, Local Resident (through interpreter): We came on our own. We got permission to come, but they are not responsible if anything happens to us. MARCIA BIGGS: Right now, there is no plan to begin clearing the Old City or even to determine how many mines there are. It is still out of bounds to anyone but the Iraqi security forces. So the Janus team is focusing on progress in the rest of the city, building by building, bomb by bomb. CHRISTIAN: Whoever made this device had a set goal. And to allow him to win, people get hurt. So you kind of compete against him to be better than him to take it out before it can do any harm. MARCIA BIGGS: So, you feel like you’re winning the battle against ISIS? CHRISTIAN: Yes, one IED at a time. MARCIA BIGGS: For the PBS NewsHour, I’m Marcia Biggs in Mosul, Iraq. HARI SREENIVASAN: Tune in later. Frontline’s latest film, “Mosul,” was on the ground filming the fight as it unfolded street by street and house by house. That’s tonight on PBS. The post The battle for Mosul is over, but this hidden ISIS danger could lurk for years appeared first on PBS NewsHour. Full Article iraq islamic state land mines Mosul
bat Analysis: The long battle to succeed John Swinney as SNP leader has now begun By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 11:42:18 +0000 "Kate Forbes still has her own leadership ambitions, setting them aside this Spring in the interest of party unity to accept Mr Swinney's offer to become Deputy First Minister." Full Article
bat RPG Cast – Episode 724: “Can I Sell You a Battle Pass Warranty?” By rpgamer.com Published On :: Sat, 18 May 2024 20:21:10 +0000 Kelley eats radioactive sushi. Chris tries to learn what a "zound" is. Josh goes to the Millennium tower one last time and rips off his shirt. Johnathan makes his bi-annual visit to Suiko-shame Chris. The post RPG Cast – Episode 724: “Can I Sell You a Battle Pass Warranty?” appeared first on RPGamer. Full Article News Podcasts RPG Cast Diablo IV Granblue Fantasy: Relink Hades II Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Path of Exile Persona 3 Reload Suikoden Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Suikoden II Suikoden Tierkreis Suikoden V Temtem The Last Spell Unicorn Overlord
bat Billionaire Bill Ackman Admits Debate Conspiracy He Pushed Is Fake By www.thedailybeast.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 22:00:19 GMT Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan via GettyBillionaire Bill Ackman spent days after the ABC presidential debate promoting false claims that a network “whistleblower” had allegedly uncovered collusion between ABC and Kamala Harris’ campaign. Now, a month and multiple denials later, he sees the claims differently.“It seems pretty clear that the alleged @abc whistleblower debate story claiming that @KamalaHarris was given questions in advance and other advantages was a fake,” Ackman posted on X alongside a blog post by Megyn Kelly discussing the dubious claims.What Ackman, CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, did not acknowledge, however, is that he was one of falsehood’s early boosters. After an X account named “Black Insurrectionist” claimed it had been in touch with a whistleblower who alleged the Harris campaign had been given debate topics ahead of the showdown with Donald Trump and had demanded Trump—and Trump alone—be fact-checked.Read more at The Daily Beast. Full Article Media
bat No, you're not imagining Monster Hunter Wilds' beta combat feeling off - there's a good reason for it By www.rockpapershotgun.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 10:42:27 +0000 I didn’t get much further in the extremely popular beta for the haute-couture-asaurus action of Monster Hunter Wilds than perfecting the exact orange-to-white ratio of my cat. Not because I wasn’t having fun, but because I immediately started looking up GPU prices after playing for ten minutes. As such, I didn’t spend enough time with the combat to get a proper feel for it. Cultural osmosis has once again allowed me to form an uneducated take, however, and I’m getting the sense there’s been some mixed reactions re: bonk quality. According to a clip shared on X by user Blue Stigma, there's a good reason for those misgivings. It's all about frames, you see. Read more Full Article Third person Monster Hunter Wilds RPG Single Player Hack & Slash Capcom
bat Foxhole is getting planes next summer and an infantry combat overhaul later this month By www.rockpapershotgun.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 21:06:13 +0000 Foxhole is one of my favourite games to read about, even if I don't play it. It's a massively multiplayer World War 2 game, viewed from above, where battlefield logistics matters as much as aiming and flanking. Its developers have just announced a major new update coming next summer, Foxhole: Airborne, which adds planes to the game for the first time. Planes, in a topdown MMO? It makes a little more sense if you watch the trailer. Read more Full Article Strategy Indie Foxhole MMORPG Multiplayer Competitive PC RPG Shooter Bird view / Isometric Strategy: Real-Time Strategy
bat Twitter chat: How the gun control debate mirrors larger issues of partisanship in America By www.pbs.org Published On :: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 16:12:11 +0000 Participants with One Million Moms for Gun Control, a gun control group formed in the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut, school mass shooting, march across the Brooklyn Bridge on Jan. 21, 2013, in New York City. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images What would it take to turn Texas, a Republican stronghold, into a blue state? According to data from SurveyMonkey, just remove all the gun owners from the Lone Star State and it would have gone to Hillary Clinton in 2016. You can do the same thing in liberal California. Remove all the non-gun owners and the state would have voted for Donald Trump. That’s how divisive the issue of gun control is in American politics. SurveyMonkey found that no other demographic — not race, religion or gender — so perfectly divided voters. In the 2016 election, 47 percent of Trump supporters said gun control was an issue important enough to influence their vote. That’s compared to just 27 percent of voters who supported Hillary Clinton. But what does this divide mean? How is it impacting gun control policy, and how might this issue change in light of recent mass shootings like Las Vegas, Orlando and Newtown? To discuss the data, join a PBS NewsHour-hosted Twitter chat at 1 p.m. EDT Thursday with data journalist Dante Chinni (@Dchinni), professor and chairman of political science at the University of Kansas Don Haider-Markel (@dhmarkel), and Washington Post correspondent Philip Bump (@pbump). Have questions? Tweet them using #NewsHourChats. The post Twitter chat: How the gun control debate mirrors larger issues of partisanship in America appeared first on PBS NewsHour. Full Article 2016 election gun control Twitter chat
bat Electric vehicles race combustion cars in 'battle of technologies' By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 09:00:23 +0100 ‘Battle of Technologies’ sees electric vehicles and combustion cars compete at the highest level. Who will win? Full Article
bat Tiny nuclear-powered battery could work for decades in space or at sea By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:05:23 +0100 A new design for a nuclear battery that generates electricity from the radioactive decay of americium is unprecedentedly efficient Full Article
bat Drone versus drone combat is bringing a new kind of warfare to Ukraine By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Oct 2024 22:50:53 +0100 Machines are fighting machines on the Ukrainian battlefield, as a technological arms race has given birth to a new way to wage war Full Article
bat Battery-like device made from water and clay could be used on Mars By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 18:55:15 +0100 A new supercapacitor design that uses only water, clay and graphene could source material on Mars and be more sustainable and accessible than traditional batteries Full Article
bat Tiny battery made from silk hydrogel can run a mouse pacemaker By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 11:00:58 +0100 A lithium-ion battery made from three droplets of hydrogel is the smallest soft battery of its kind – and it could be used in biocompatible and biodegradable implants Full Article
bat Angela Rippon breaks silence on her late mum's tragic dementia battle By www.express.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 04:00:00 +0000 The broadcaster opened up about how the condition made her late mum, Edna, angry and aggressive. Full Article UK
bat Battlefield 2042 adds five specialists in wake of beta feedback By www.bit-tech.net Published On :: Fri, 22 Oct 2021 10:00:00 +0000 Doubled number of specialists should make up for the switch from the classic class system. Full Article
bat Battle of The Stuffing: Stove Top Versus Homemade By viralnova.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 03:28:51 +0000 When it’s time to make stuffing, whether it’s for Thanksgiving or any other meal, you have a decision to make. Do you make homemade stuffing or go for the shortcut and buy Stove Top? It comes down to the ease of making something right out of a box versus the satisfaction of making the perfect […] Full Article Life
bat Dolphins' Tyreek Hill floats latest theory about arrest near NFL stadium amid battle with wrist injury By www.foxnews.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:01:50 -0500 In the first quarter of Monday's Dolphins-Rams game, ESPN reported that Tyreek Hill said a torn ligament in his wrist became worst after he was detained by police. Full Article 62bb1d69-5e1c-51c7-ae39-4516d9fff977 fnc Fox News fox-news/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins fox-news/sports/nfl fox-news/person/tyreek-hill fox-news/sports fox-news/sports article
bat The Patent Battle That Won’t Quit By spectrum.ieee.org Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 21:00:03 +0000 Just before this special issue on invention went to press, I got a message from IEEE senior member and patent attorney George Macdonald. Nearly two decades after I first reported on Corliss Orville “Cob” Burandt’s struggle with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the 77-year-old inventor’s patent case was being revived. From 1981 to 1990, Burandt had received a dozen U.S. patents for improvements to automotive engines, starting with his 1990 patent for variable valve-timing technology (U.S. Patent No. 4,961,406A). But he failed to convince any automakers to license his technology. What’s worse, he claims, some of the world’s major carmakers now use his inventions in their hybrid engines. Shortly after reading my piece in 2005, Macdonald stepped forward to represent Burandt. By then, the inventor had already lost his patents because he hadn’t paid the US $40,000 in maintenance fees to keep them active. Macdonald filed a petition to pay the maintenance fees late and another to revive a related child case. The maintenance fee petition was denied in 2006. While the petition to revive was still pending, Macdonald passed the maintenance fee baton to Hunton Andrews Kurth (HAK), which took the case pro bono. HAK attorneys argued that the USPTO should reinstate the 1990 parent patent. The timing was crucial: If the parent patent was reinstated before 2008, Burandt would have had the opportunity to compel infringing corporations to pay him licensing fees. Unfortunately, for reasons that remain unclear, the patent office tried to paper Burandt’s legal team to death, Macdonald says. HAK could go no further in the maintenance-fee case after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear it in 2009. Then, in 2010, the USPTO belatedly revived Burandt’s child continuation application. A continuation application lets an inventor add claims to their original patent application while maintaining the earlier filing date—1988 in this case. However, this revival came with its own set of challenges. Macdonald was informed in 2011 that the patent examiner would issue the patent but later discovered that the application was placed into a then-secret program called the Sensitive Application Warning System (SAWS) instead. While touted as a way to quash applications for things like perpetual-motion machines, the SAWS process effectively slowed action on Burandt’s case. After several more years of motions and rulings, Macdonald met IEEE Member Edward Pennington, who agreed to represent Burandt. Earlier this year, Pennington filed a complaint in the Eastern District of Virginia seeking the issuance of Burandt’s patent on the grounds that it was wrongfully denied. As of this writing, Burandt still hasn’t seen a dime from his inventions. He subsists on his social security benefits. And while his case raises important questions about fairness, transparency, and the rights of individual inventors, Pennington says his client isn’t interested in becoming a poster boy for poor inventors. “We’re not out to change policy at the patent office or to give Mr. Burandt a framed copy of the patent to say, ‘Look at me, I’m an inventor,’ ” says Pennington. “This is just to say, ‘Here’s a guy that would like to benefit from his idea.’ It just so happens that he’s pretty much in need. And even the slightest royalty would go a long ways for the guy.” Full Article Climate change Climate tech Hybrid cars uspto Intellectual property Inventors Patents
bat Hurricane Helene Battered the 'Salamander Capital of the World' With Floods and Landslides. Will the Beloved Amphibians Survive the Aftermath? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000 The storm decimated a region rich with dozens of species already struggling with habitat loss and disease Full Article
bat Trump Won. Woke Lost. Here's Your Financial Battle Plan By www.breitbart.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 12:50:34 +0000 Patriots are regaining control over this country in January. However, we all need to prepare for what’s to come because the road ahead won't be easy. And that’s why we need to play the long game. The post Trump Won. Woke Lost. Here’s Your Financial Battle Plan appeared first on Breitbart. Full Article Politics
bat Rana Daggubati joins Rishab Shetty - Prashanth Varma’s ‘Jai Hanuman’ By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 17:55:06 +0530 ‘Jai Hanuman’, a sequel to ‘HanuMan’, will have Rishab Shetty in the lead and the movie will be produced by Mythri Movie Makers Full Article Movies
bat ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Tides of War’ Adds Cross-Server Battles in Latest Empire Invasion Update By toucharcade.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Aug 2024 21:49:41 +0000 JOYCITY has launched an exciting new update for Pirates of the Caribbean: Tides of War, inviting everyone to join in … Continue reading "‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Tides of War’ Adds Cross-Server Battles in Latest Empire Invasion Update" Full Article Featured News Sponsored Content
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bat America’s Battery Plant Boom Isn’t Going Bust – Factory Construction Is on Track By www.discovermagazine.com Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 15:00:00 GMT A new battery plant under construction in South Carolina will supply BMW factories. Full Article The Sciences
bat Voices: Who should replace Gary Lineker on Match of the Day? Join The Independent Debate By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2024-11-12T09:32:51+00:00 Should the BBC pass the torch to a seasoned veteran or opt for a fresh voice when Lineker steps down? Full Article Football Sport
bat 'We basically lost everything': Bats force Sask. family to abandon house By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 06:00:00 EST Rachelle and Kelly Swan bought their house in Spiritwood two years ago. They gave up their keys to the bank voluntarily in May, closing the door on the bat-infested house. Full Article News/Canada/Saskatchewan
bat Cuba hit by 6.8 magnitude earthquake after being battered by hurricanes and blackouts By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 14:45:36 EST After weeks of hurricanes and blackouts have left many in Cuba reeling, an earthquake has left people shaken as rumbling was felt across the eastern stretch of the island, including in bigger cities like Santiago de Cuba, as well as Holguin and Guantanamo. Full Article News/World
bat Shell wins appeal in Dutch court after three-year battle against green groups By www.engadget.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:55:43 +0000 Climate activists won against Shell in 2021 when a Dutch court commanded the oil giant to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by the end of 2030. Three years later, Shell managed to win its appeal against this ruling. In the court's view, Shell doesn’t have a “social standard of care” to curtail emissions, the BBC reports. The 2021 ruling was noteworthy, as it was the first time a court made a private company obey the 2015 Paris Agreement in addition to Dutch law. However, the appeals court judge said that while Shell had an obligation to reduce emissions, a 45 percent cut could not be established as there is no universally accepted amount. Shell’s statement says it’s planning to reduce its products’ carbon intensity by a comparatively paltry 15 to 20 percent by 2030 compared to a 2016 baseline. The 2021 ruling would only be effective in the Netherlands as well. Shell wouldn’t have been legally obligated to follow the lower court's ruling for its operations outside Dutch territory. Now even that small gain is off the table for now. The activists, who are largely associated with Milieudefensie (the Dutch branch of Friends of the Earth), issued a statement promising to continue the fight against climate change. “Large polluters are powerful. But united, we as people have the power to change them,” said Donald Pols, Director of Milieudefensie. They’re now trying to take the case to the Supreme Court, but getting a final verdict will likely take years.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/science/shell-wins-appeal-in-dutch-court-after-three-year-battle-against-green-groups-165543894.html?src=rss Full Article Government site|engadget provider_name|Engadget region|US language|en-US author_name|Jeremy Gan
bat Le Carnet de Karine: Sylvain Croteau combat la violence dans le sport By www.journaldemontreal.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:00:00 EST Amoureux du sport, Sylvain Croteau a décidé de consacrer sa carrière, depuis 10 ans, à prévenir et à contrer la violence et les abus dans ce monde. Full Article
bat India's Hindus bathe in holy river defiled by pollution By www.terradaily.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 05:57:03 GMT New Delhi (AFP) Nov 7, 2024 Sweeping aside thick toxic scum, thousands of Hindu devotees ignored court warnings Thursday against bathing in the sacred but sewage-filled Yamuna river, a grim display of environmental degradation in India's capital. Thousands celebrated the festival of Chhath Puja for the Hindu sun god Surya, entering the stinking waters to pray as the evening rays set in the sky. A parliamentary repo Full Article
bat Indian capital plans drone flights to combat smog crisis By www.spacewar.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 05:57:03 GMT New Delhi (AFP) Nov 8, 2024 India's capital unveiled plans Friday to fly special drones to clear pollution from its smog-choked skies - a plan derided by experts as another "band-aid" solution to a public health crisis. New Delhi and the surrounding metropolitan area, home to more than 30 million people, consistently tops world rankings for air pollution in winter. The smog is blamed for thousands of premature de Full Article
bat WITTMANN BATTENFELD presents latest technology at Compamed By www.medicalplasticsnews.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 12:00:00 -0000 WITTMANN BATTENFELD will present the latest solutions for time and cost optimisation in the production of parts with nano structures at Compamed, booth No. F03-1 in hall 8b. Full Article
bat Water under Threat, Wooden Satellites and a Mud Bath for Baseballs By www.scientificamerican.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000 Droughts in 48 of 50 U.S. states, evidence of microplastics mucking up wastewater recycling and the science of a baseball mud bath in this week’s news roundup. Full Article
bat Bio-Thera and Gedeon Richter partner to commercialize Stelara biosimilar BAT2206 By www.gabionline.net Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 09:14:16 +0000 <p>In October 2024, China based Bio-Thera Solutions (Bio-Thera) and Hungary’s Gedeon Richter announced they have reached an exclusive commercialization and license agreement for BAT2206, a biosimilar candidate to Johnson & Johnson’s Stelara (ustekinumab).</p> Full Article