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SCCM Pod-234: Pediatric Intensive Care in South Africa: Making Optimum Use of Limited Resources

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Andrew Argent, MD, Medical Director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at the Red Cross War Memorial Childrens Hospital.




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SCCM Pod-276 Pediatric Delirium and Associated Risk Factors

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Chani Traube, MD.




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SCCM Pod-277 Respiratory Dysfunction Associated With Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Critically Ill Children

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Guillaume Emeriaud, MD, PhD.




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SCCM Pod-297 Extubation Failure in the Pediatric Cardiac ICU: A Report From the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Michael Gaies, MD. Dr. Gaies is an Assistant Professor and works as a Cardiac Intensivist in the Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases at C.S. Mott Childrens Hospital and University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, MI.




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SCCM Pod-310 Evidence-Based Pediatric Outcome Predictors to Guide the Allocation of Critical Care Resources in a Mass Casualty Event

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Philip Toltzis, MD. Dr. Toltzis is Professor of Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.




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Poke Me: An unreasonable ratio between a company's lowest and highest salary can cause problems

Murthy’s long missive about the pay culture in Infosys echoes the pay reforms debate in advanced economies.




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ASSOCHAM recommends stimulus package of $200 to $300 billion to tide over the COVID-19 challenges

The chamber said that in keeping up with most economies of the world to institute stimulus measures with 10 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the Indian economy would need a transfusion of over $200 billion with an ability to go up to $300 billion, over the next 12-18 months.




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Doling out ESOPs? Here’s everything about Employee Stock Option Plan for SMEs

ESOPs allow grantees to have a stake in the company which directly results in greater loyalty.




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MSME Schemes: How you can benefit from ISO 9000/ISO 14001 Certification Reimbursement Scheme

Making products meet international standards requires ISO Certifications, but getting it is an expensive affair. To get around this, the government provides reimbursement to SMEs seeking ISO 9000/ISO 14001Certification.




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Should you take a personal loan for your business?

A personal loan is dependant on the credit profile of the individual borrower, if you already have other loans active, you may or may not be able to get a personal loan.




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5 accessories to help you get better mobile photographs

You can take your mobile photography to the next level if you have the right accessories. ET Wealth tells you about five must-have add-ons to get creative with mobile photography. Some of them can be purchased from prices starting as low as Rs 199.




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SBI's 1-year FD is offering lower interest rate than some banks' savings accounts

Apart from small finance banks, certain private banks are also offering higher interest rate on savings accounts. Banks offering higher interest rates on savings account comes with certain conditions.




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Family finance: Kumars need to stagger some of their money goals till income increases

His goals include building an emergency corpus, saving for his children’s (including another child in future) education and weddings, and retirement.




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Coronavirus & your money: Saving is crucial, so are these 5 expenses

The looming uncertainty caused by coronavirus without a doubt requires cutting down on expenses. You need to start exercising monetary prudence and caution. However, don’t try to cut corners in these five expenses even at such a time.




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Lockdown impacting your income? Do this now so that your future money goals are safe

Incomes of many people, especially those who are self-employed, have been impacted due to the lockdown. To help you through these tough times, here is how you can cut down on current expenses so that your future goals are not at risk.




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Indian students with foreign degrees returning home: Lessons India can learn from China

High costs, poor job prospects and wrangles over work permits are persuading a host of Indian students with foreign degrees to return home.




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India to evacuate nationals from South Sudan

South Sudan's capital is witnessing heavy fighting due to clashes between former rebels and government soldiers in several parts of the city.




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Sony cuts television prices up to 20% to spur demand during Covid-19

The company has cut prices anywhere from Rs 2,000 on the smaller screen televisions going up to Rs two lakh on a flagship 85-inch model apart from rolling out long tenure no-cost EMI schemes and bundling offers. It has launched a new 85-inch model at Rs 5.9 lakh bringing down its earlier pricing structure of Rs 10 lakh in this screen size.




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​Debt, hybrid mutual funds see large outflows in April; advisors blame Franklin fiasco

The Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund fiasco seems to have hit the debt mutual fund space very hard. The data released by Association of Mutual Funds in India or Amfi reveals that most debt mutual fund categories have witnessed outflows in the last month.




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On Social Change

It’s incumbent upon every married woman to quickly bear a son.… She could be dismissed as a dokhtar zai, or ‘she who only brings daughters’.




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Indian-American Ro Khanna appointed to White House COVID-19 advisory council

Khanna, 43, is the only Indian-American lawmaker to be named to the White House's Opening Up America Again Congressional Group which comprises Congressmen from both the Republican and the Democratic parties.




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Three Indian-Americans part of COVID-19 advisory board on New York's re-opening strategy

New York is the epicentre of the pandemic in the US and currently has 295,106 COVID-19 cases with over 17,000 deaths.On Tuesday, 337 people died of the disease in the state.




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Stay home, reflect and be part of something bigger: Sunita Williams to Indian students stuck in US

Indian-American NASA astronaut Sunita Williams has advised Indian students stranded in the US due to the coronavirus-linked global travel restrictions to use the occasion to think how they could be a productive and positive addition to the society.




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Should you buy a coronavirus-specific insurance policy? Here's a comparison of those available

Spurred by the insurance regulator to come up with Covid-specific products, several such plans have flooded the market in the past month or so from players such as Star Health & Allied Insurance, Bharti AXA Health Insurance, etc.




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Insurers to soon offer e-KYC to make buying life insurance policies easier in lockdown

The latest circular by the regulator will help enable the policy purchase and KYC fulfillment process in a distance mode where customers can do it from the comfort of their houses just with the click of a button.




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Scope of health insurance coverage to get wider soon but policies may become dearer

Due to the prevailing COVID 19 outbreak, the need for prolonged hospitalisation of almost 2 weeks pushes the claims costs. These factors are likely to influence the pricing of health insurance in the coming years.




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US to soon undertake review of non-immigrant visas including H-1Bs

Trump has sought a review of the non-immigrant programs, which includes the popular H-1Bs.




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Don’t forward work emails to a personal a/c, separate work & life: Centre

“Create a separate user profile with minimal privileges for work-only use. Close all work-related windows, applications, files, and documents when not in use. Do not use work email addresses to sign up for unauthorised, free tools. Grant access to your employees to corporate network only though a company-approved VPN with multi-factor authentication,” the advisory states.




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Wherein I Built Some Motherf*cking Cabinets

The only appropriate way to follow that title is this: Hell. Yes.  The last weeks of 2018 were nothing short of a gift. An incredible...




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Govt may eye Rs 1.5 lakh crore divestment in FY21: Sources

Govt may eye Rs 1.5 lakh crore divestment in FY21: Sources





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Global investors now more confident about India than China: Pacific Paradigm Advisors

Global investors now more confident about India than China: Pacific Paradigm Advisors





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Tech investments aimed at making Jio a solid digital company: Axis Securities

Tech investments aimed at making Jio a solid digital company: Axis Securities





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No reason to hide anything: Delhi health minister over 'under-reporting' of COVID-19 deaths

Confusion prevailed over the number of COVID-19 deaths in Delhi, with data from four hospitals showing that 92 people succumbed to the infection as against 68 reported by the government.




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Hello Neighbour! Building bonds in the time of social distancing

For most people living in red zones, the building WhatsApp groups and apartment apps have emerged as the new spaces to coordinate the buying and procuring of essential items. It has forced people to interact with those who were just familiar faces or flat numbers earlier.




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WHO recommends a ‘solidarity trial’ to speed up vaccine

Participants will be enrolled continuously during the trial and vaccine candidates that are not working will be dropped from testing.




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Coronavirus lockdown: 97 trains carrying migrants entered state so far, informs UP Govt

Coronavirus lockdown: 97 trains carrying migrants entered state so far, informs UP Govt





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30 more BSF personnel test positive for COVID-19, total cases rise to 223

"Thirty new cases of COVID-19 (six from Delhi and 24 from Tripura) have been reported from different establishments. All of them are under the best available medical care at AIIMS-Jhajjar and G B Pant Hospital, Agartala," BSF spokesperson Shubhendu Bhardwaj said in a statement.




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Lockdown 3.0: Some auto cos resume production, others prepare to restart manufacturing

The country's largest carmaker Maruti will resume operations at its Manesar plant from May 12.




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IIT professor develops software to detect COVID-19 within 5 seconds using X-ray scan

Kamal Jain, a professor at the institute's civil engineering department, claims that the software will not only reduce testing costs but will also reduce the risk of exposure to healthcare professionals. ​So far, there is no verification of his claim by a medical institution.




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India may see second wave of COVID-19 outbreak in monsoon, say scientists

The timing of the peak will depend on how India is able to control physical distancing and on the level of infection spreads after restrictions are relaxed, they said.




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Jadavpur University students develop device which can tell if a coughing person is a COVID-19 carrier

Two students of the Jadavpur University have developed an intelligent device which will analyse if a coughing person is a COVID-19 carrier.




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Sovereign perpetual bonds: An idea whose time has come

Perpetual bonds are a standard instrument in the kitty of capital markets today.




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German court's ECB bond-buy ruling hits southern European bonds

The decision did not apply to the ECB's PEPP coronavirus pandemic-fighting programme.




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I can’t see things getting better anytime soon: Vijender Singh

With restrictions on travelling and no sporting activity allowed, the 34-year-old Haryana boxer is spending time with his family in Delhi.




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Florida by the sea—a spectacular sojourn

Florida packs a lot of heat, and this is not a take on its weather! The beautiful state is home to numerous beaches, and theme parks, and is a place full of...




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Music and magic in the American South

Image credit: iStock The American South is all about the soul, it definitely attracts you in more than one way. Known for its generous hospitality, good-nat...




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A whirlwind trip across the American South

Image credit: iStock The Southern States of America can leave a lasting impression. Live your Huckleberry Finn fantasies along the Mississippi River, sing a...




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Solid digital business model helped post strong Q4 numbers: ICICI Securities

‘We are a cash generating company and virtually carry no leverage’




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JNU releases tentative academic calendar for Monsoon session, set to return to classes by June 25

In case, the examination results are not ready by July 31, students will have the opportunity to provisionally register and move on to the next semester, the VC said. The entire monsoon semester registration process will be completely online making it easy for the students to register even from their homes.




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NCLT approves resolution plan for stressed companies of Uttam Galva

Bids were submitted by CarVal Investors and Nithiya Capital Resources Advisors. The resolution plans involve settlement to financial creditors of Uttam Value Steels with a total upfront and contingent payment of Rs 1,078 crore and Rs 1,576 crore for Uttam Metallics.