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IHC HR e-briefing 100: the right to request time off for training or study the right to request time off for training or study

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2010-04-06

From today, a new right for employees to request time off work to undertake training or study applies to all businesses in England, Scotland or Wales with 250 or more employees. For employers familiar with the right to requ...

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Case study: mortgage fraud

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2009-07-14

LSG Litigation regularly deal with cases involving mortgage fraud. The key to combating mortgage fraud is early detection, comprehensive and vigorous investigation and immediate recovery action. A Case Study In October 2008, we were instructed to...

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FCAs Market Study into General Insurance Pricing Practices: Pricing interventions proposed to tackle competition concerns

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2019-10-09

The FCA has published its interim report in relation to its market study into how general insurance firms charge their customers for home and motor insurance (Interim Report). The FCA has provisionally found that the market is not working well for ...

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A case study in receivership practice: Devon Commercial Property Limited v Robert Adrian Barnett, Robert John Blecher

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2019-06-13

Key Points • The self-dealing rule does not extend to a sale by a receiver to a party in which the mortgagee has an interest. • Although the duties of a receiver and a mortgagee are similar as to the Property, a receiver, unlike a mortgage...

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Education briefing - Fitness to study and coronavirus

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2020-04-24

A common topic for sector discussion is whether “fitness to study” is an appropriate term to use in connection with an institution’s regulation of its student community where a concern arises about the ability of a student to study...

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Study guides flying off shelves amid coronavirus school closures

By www.japantimes.co.jp
Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 21:30:13 +0900

Sales of study guides went up in March, according to news reports. Take a look at the vocabulary for studying at home and sales.

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Israel's Pluristem FDA approved for study in treatment of severe COVID-19

By www.jpost.com
Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 13:40:03 GMT

Six critically ill coronavirus patients in Israel who were considered high-risk for mortality were treated with Pluristem and survived.

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Blood thinners may help sickest Covid-19 patients survive, US study finds

By www.scmp.com
Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 18:30:11 +0800

Blood thinners could improve the survival rate among the most severely ill Covid-19 patients, according to a hospital study in New York City.The finding comes as doctors have been observing blood clot disorders among coronavirus patients that can damage vital organs.The researchers found that intubated patients treated with anticoagulants – medicines that help prevent blood clots – had a mortality rate of 29 per cent.Of those who were not treated with blood thinners, 63 per cent died.And among…

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Sperm containing coronavirus raises possibility of sexually transmitted Covid-19, Chinese study shows

By www.scmp.com
Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 01:38:28 +0800

Chinese researchers have found Covid-19 in the sperm of a small number of men, raising the possibility that the virus could be spread via sex.The study by physicians at China’s Shangqiu Municipal Hospital looked at only 38 men at the hospital who had tested positive with disease, and of that already small group found that a minority – only six – were found to have SARS-CoV-2 in their semen.Eyes are ‘important route’ for coronavirus into body, Hong Kong experts find“The virus responsible for…

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WeChat surveils international accounts to decide what to censor for Chinese users, study says

By www.scmp.com
Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 20:00:06 +0800

WeChat, the Chinese messaging app, is systematically monitoring the content sent by international users to build up its censorship algorithms applied against accounts registered in China, a new study has found.Researchers at Citizen Lab, an academic research lab at the University of Toronto, determined that WeChat screens images and documents shared by accounts registered outside China after they are sent, then adds the digital signature – or “hash” – of any files deemed sensitive to a…

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Coronavirus: US death toll would have been halved had it acted 4 days sooner, study says

By www.scmp.com
Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:00:16 +0800

The daily death toll from Covid-19 in the United States could have been more than halved if authorities had acted more swiftly in recommending self-isolation and the wearing of face masks, according to a new study.Several US states began issuing stay-at-home orders in late March, while federal health authorities began recommending the use of face masks for all in early April. However, had such measures been implemented just four days earlier, the roughly 2,000 Covid-19 deaths currently being…

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Hydroxychloroquine hopes dashed as large study finds no great advantage to antimalaria drug in Covid-19 fight

By www.scmp.com
Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 01:00:21 +0800

A large-scale study in New York looking at the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine has cast further doubt on its effectiveness in the treatment of Covid-19 patients.Researchers at Columbia University observed nearly 1,400 patients at a large medical centre in New York City in March and April. They found hydroxychloroquine use led to neither a higher nor lower chance of patients ending up with intubation or death.“Our results cannot completely exclude the possibility of either modest benefit or…

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Tens of Czech students studying in China, ministry offers help to return home

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There are about 90 Czech students studying in China from all over the country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that due to the coronavirus, they will assist students in getting back to the Czech Republic if the students are interested. Students should follow updates from the ministry.

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University of Hong Kong study finds eyes are ‘important route’ for coronavirus, up to 100 times more infectious than Sars

By www.scmp.com
Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 06:30:18 +0800

The eyes are an important route for the coronavirus into the human body, according to University of Hong Kong research which found the strain was up to 100 times more infectious than severe acute respiratory syndrome and bird flu in two facial orifices tested by the public health experts.Laboratory tests revealed the “virus level” of SARS-Cov-2 – the strain of coronavirus that causes the Covid-19 disease – was far greater than for Sars in the upper respiratory airways and conjunctiva, the cells…

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News24.co.ke | Seized ivory comes almost exclusively from recent poaching - study

By www.news24.co.ke
Published On :: Tue, 08 Nov 2016 08:39:13 +0200

Seized illicit shipments of elephant ivory are almost entirely made up of tusks from recently poached animals rather than siphoned from government stockpiles, scientists using a forensic technique reported on Monday.

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Coronavirus study shows more deaths, no benefit from Trump's drug treatment suggestion

By www.smh.com.au
Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 20:49:01 GMT

Researchers did not track side effects, but noted a hint that hydroxychloroquine might have damaged other organs, too.

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Millions at risk of tuberculosis amid COVID-19 lockdowns, warns study

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Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 19:03:30 +0200

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No apparent harm or benefit from hydroxychloroquine: study

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Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500

WASHINGTON: A study performed in New York hospitals found no evidence of either harm or benefit from giving the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to severely ill coronavirus patients. “The risk of intubation or death was not significantly higher or lower among patients who received...

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Advancing the K-12 Reform from the Ground: A Case Study in the Philippines

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Published On :: 2020-04-16 00:00:00

This paper describes the implementation of the Certificate in Educational Studies in Leadership (CESL) in the Philippines as a professional development initiative delivered in a customized blended learning mode.

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Bangalore, Pune top in home value appreciation: Study

By www.indianrealtynews.com
Published On :: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 20:18:52 +0000

Mid-segment residential properties witnessed the highest appreciation in Bangalore in the past three years, while in the high-end category the credit went to Pune, says a study. As per the report by global real estate consultants, Cushman and Wakefield, mid-segment residential property prices almost doubled in the north-west part of Bangalore, while they were up nearly two-thirds in some areas of Pune. The study spanned between first half (January-June) of 2011 and first half of 2014. In the mid-segment, Chennai with 27 percent, Delhi region with 22 percent and Kolkata with 17 percent, also saw some noteworthy increases, while Mumbai saw the second-lowest jump with 16 percent, following Hyderabad with […]

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Studying the universe’s origins hint that its beginning has no end

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 18:00:00 +0000

The cosmos is stranger than we ever imagined and new bubbles of space-time may pop up and grow continuously with no beginning or end, writes Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

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Sticking fish in VR lets us study their brains as they virtually swim

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 16:00:19 +0000

Watching brain activity in fish as they try to “swim” in virtual reality helps us understand their perception abilities and how they interact with other animals

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I'm a space archaeologist studying junk strewn across the solar system

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 18:00:00 +0000

From vintage satellites to lunar rovers, space archaeologist Alice Gorman is teasing out a unique history of humanity from the objects we've dispatched from Earth

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Deep Brain Stimulation May Relieve Ringing in the Ears: Study

By www.medicinenet.com
Published On :: Tue, 8 Oct 2019 00:00:00 PDT

Title: Deep Brain Stimulation May Relieve Ringing in the Ears: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 10/7/2019 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 10/8/2019 12:00:00 AM

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After Tooth Pull, Opioids Don't Relieve Pain Better Than Other Meds: Study

By www.medicinenet.com
Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 00:00:00 PDT

Title: After Tooth Pull, Opioids Don't Relieve Pain Better Than Other Meds: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 3/13/2020 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/16/2020 12:00:00 AM

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Your Teeth Are a Permanent Archive of Your Life: Study

By www.medicinenet.com
Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 00:00:00 PDT

Title: Your Teeth Are a Permanent Archive of Your Life: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 3/25/2020 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/25/2020 12:00:00 AM

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Cleaner Air Quickly Brings Big Health Benefits, Study Finds

By www.medicinenet.com
Published On :: Fri, 6 Dec 2019 00:00:00 PDT

Title: Cleaner Air Quickly Brings Big Health Benefits, Study Finds
Category: Health News
Created: 12/6/2019 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/6/2019 12:00:00 AM

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