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Laser Pulse Compression with Plasma Puts Zettawatt Powers Within Reach
GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 21, 2023 — The ability to compress laser pulses to ultrahigh powers could open the way for compact lasers in the order of exawatt and above. Such powerful lasers would enable scientists to push the limits of physical science by deepening their study of the nature of matter. A new method for…
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Science in cities benefits rural communities, too
Credit: lingqi xie/Getty Universities and research institutes are often located in the heart of cities, and with good reason: they offer access to a rich talent pool of researchers, proximity to other scientific institutions and industry. They are integral components for driving an urban economy. It is no surprise, therefore, that some of the world’s…
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Effect of automated head-thorax elevation during chest compressions on lung ventilation: a model study
Abstract Our goal was to investigate the effects of head-thorax elevation (HUP) during chest compressions (CC) on lung ventilation. A prospective study was performed on seven human cadavers. Chest was automatically compressed-decompressed in flat position and during progressive HUP from 18 to 35°. Lung ventilation was measured with electrical impedance tomography. In each cadaver, 5…
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Bridging the rural–urban health-care divide through community research partnerships
Kotzebue is one of the most remote places in Alaska. The Siamit programme, a collaboration between Indigenous Iñupiat people and researchers based at institutions in Boston, Massachusetts, aims to improve the health of people in Kotzebue and the surrounding region.Credit: Design Pics Inc/Alamy Achieving health equity in rural areas requires researchers, communities and health workers…
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Microbiologist who was harassed during COVID pandemic sues university
Siouxsie Wiles, a microbiologist at the University of Auckland, is suing her employer for failing to adequately address the harassment she received as a result of her public comments during the COVID-19 pandemic.Credit: Photographers Inc. Microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles is suing her employer, the University of Auckland, in New Zealand’s employment court. She alleges that the…
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A guide to the Nature Index
The Nature Index is a database of author affiliations and institutional relationships. The index tracks contributions to research articles published in high-quality natural-science and health-science journals, chosen based on reputation by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides absolute and fractional counts of article publication at the institutional and national level and, as…
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The effect of leucocytosis on retinopathy of prematurity
Abstract Postnatal leukocytosis reflects the general condition of inflammatory. Infection and inflammatory reaction have been proven to affect the occurrence of ROP and other visual dysfunction. Infants with a gestational age of < 28 weeks who were less than three days of age and admitted to the hospital between September 2015 and March 2021 were included in…
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Swathes of Earth are turning into desert — but the degradation can be stopped
The Aral Sea, on the border between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, almost completely dried up between 2000 (left) and 2018 (right).Credit: NASA Last week, Samarkand in Uzbekistan hosted an important intergovernmental conference on how to halt the creeping spread of degraded land. The country was aptly chosen: only about 800 kilometres from the meeting, the Aral…
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Behaviourally-informed household communications increase uptake of radon tests in a randomised controlled trial
Abstract Exposure to radon gas is a leading cause of lung cancer. Testing homes for the gas is straightforward, yet most people do not undertake tests even when offered freely. We report a pre-registered randomised controlled trial of communications to encourage test uptake. Households (N = 3500) in areas at high risk of radon exposure were randomly…
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Psyence Group Announces Resignation of Board Member
Article content TORONTO, Nov. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Psyence Group Inc. (CSE:PSYG) (“Psyence” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage life science biotechnology company pioneering the use of nature-derived psilocybin in mental health and wellbeing announced today that Mr. Marvin Singer has resigned from his position as a Non-Executive Director for personal reasons. Mr. Singer has…