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NIU Today – Autumn is in fashion in Wirtz Hall
Things are looking stylish at NIU thanks to Huskies with an eye for fashion. From current fall trends to red and black outfits inspired by the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) organization, visitors to Wirtz Hall will be treated to the window displays that are decorated with a “Autumn in the Air”…
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Drive Time: Los Angeles Auto Show Emphasizes Entertainment, Electrification
Auto shows continue to evolve post-pandemic, and the Los Angeles Show is playing up the fact that Hollywood and the entertainment industry is outside its door. For example, this year’s exhibits includes car collections from Kevin Hart and Robert Downey Jr. Downey Jr., along with his team of car restoration …
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Exposure to climate change information predicts public support for solar geoengineering in Singapore and the United States
Abstract Solar geoengineering is a controversial climate policy measure that could lower global temperature by increasing the amount of light reflected by the Earth. As scientists and policymakers increasingly consider this idea, an understanding of the level and drivers of public support for its research and potential deployment will be key. This study focuses on…
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Making finance fit for Paris: achieving “negative splits”
Keynote speech by Frank Elderson, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB and Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, at the conference on “The decade of sustainable finance: half-time evaluation” organised by S&D and QED Brussels, 14 November 2023Just over a month ago, Kenyan athlete Kelvin Kiptum completed the Chicago marathon in…
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KBZ Bank Digitizes for Innovation and Scale with Oracle
Kanbawza Bank (KBZ), the largest privately-owned bank in Myanmar, continues to modernize its banking operations with Oracle. By upgrading to the latest versions of Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking and Oracle Banking Payments, KBZ has been able to rapidly scale its business to deliver new services to market while increasing efficiency and lowering cost. This includes…
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ESPN: Monday Night Football reaches 100m viewers
ESPN’s Monday Night Football has reached more than 100 million fans in the US and is achieving a record high weekly viewership, providing a foundation for success across the entire NFL on ESPN portfolio at the halfway point of the 2023 NFL Season. Multiple NFL on ESPN studio shows have scored their own individual viewership…
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Follow-up of a randomized trial optimizing neonatal nutrition in preterm very low birthweight infants: growth, serum adipokines, renal function and blood pressure
Abstract Objective The primary objectives were to compare body mass index (BMI) Z-score (Z), systolic blood pressure (SBP), serum leptin:adiponectin (L:A) ratio and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at ~3 years adjusted age between two arms of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing two modes of human milk fortification for very low-birthweight infants in the…
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The world’s chemical-weapons stockpiles are gone — but a new challenge looms
This year, my colleagues at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) — which implements the Chemical Weapons Convention, an arms-control treaty that entered into force in 1997 — and I reached a milestone: we verified that the last remaining declared stockpiles of chemical weapons in the world had been destroyed. Now, the…
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Wolves hunt sea otters and seals, a startling find
Patrolling the beach on Alaska’s remote Katmai coast, the white wolf came to the mouth of a creek, where freshwater fed into the salty Hallo Bay. After about a minute, the predator suddenly lunged forward into the water, clamping its powerful jaws around the tail of a harbor seal—a large-bodied marine mammal that can weigh…
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How to take wildlife photos like a pro
My love for wildlife comes from my parents, who raised me to love and respect the natural world. Being a shy teenager, I felt like nature was a place I belonged. Now, I’ve been taking pictures for 39 years. Documenting nature came naturally to me—we’re all part of it. You don’t need to ask permission…