Self-management

Indefensible: Department of National Defence earns top honour for Outstanding Achievements in Government Secrecy

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Mittwoch, Mai 8, 2024

"Misleading journalists and returning 1,700 pages of censored documents to a researcher asking a simple question is both Kafkaesque and indefensible.

Key Points: 
  • "Misleading journalists and returning 1,700 pages of censored documents to a researcher asking a simple question is both Kafkaesque and indefensible.
  • It was an ill-conceived decision then and one that continues to undermine our collective right to know every single day."
  • The CAJ is Canada's largest national professional organization for journalists from all media, representing members across the country.
  • The CAJ's primary roles are to provide high-quality professional development for its members and public-interest advocacy.

Sun Life steps up and pledges more than $1 million for youth mental health

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Montag, Mai 6, 2024

"In Canada, 70 per cent of mental health challenges begin during childhood, disproportionately affecting marginalized youth," said Jacques Goulet, President, Sun Life Canada.

Key Points: 
  • "In Canada, 70 per cent of mental health challenges begin during childhood, disproportionately affecting marginalized youth," said Jacques Goulet, President, Sun Life Canada.
  • Sun Life is committing $730,000 over three years to support Unsinkable's national, 12-week mental health program, Unsinkable Youth, which is developed, designed and delivered entirely by youth.
  • According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, 1 in 5 Canadians will experience a mental health problem or illness each year.
  • In 2023, Sun Life Canada pledged $4.7 million for youth mental health programming in at-risk or marginalized communities through 11 organizations across Canada.

Interface Unveils One View Edge, Enhanced Customer Portal

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Mittwoch, April 24, 2024

The launch of One View Edge reflects Interface's commitment to delivering exceptional and relentless customer support.

Key Points: 
  • The launch of One View Edge reflects Interface's commitment to delivering exceptional and relentless customer support.
  • Brian Garavuso, CTO at Interface, said, “The new One View Edge portal will provide immediate benefits to our customers with its intuitive user interface, comprehensive network analytics, security management, and streamlined self-management features.”
    One View Edge is designed to eliminate information bottlenecks for customers by offering contextual data and insights needed for complex and large-scale managed services deployment.
  • Key capabilities of One View Edge include:
    Best-in-Class User Interface: A modern, intuitive design that ensures effortless navigation and user engagement.
  • The One View Edge portal is currently available to all existing Interface customers and any new customers who sign up for Interface services.

Avalon GloboCare Announces Launch of U.S. Sales of KetoAir Breathalyzer at the Hack Your Health by KetoCon 2024 Conference

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Montag, April 22, 2024

KetoAir™ is a cutting-edge breathalyzer featuring Hot App shareable technology with AI-enabled software, specifically engineered for ketogenic health management (United States FDA registration number: 3026284320).

Key Points: 
  • KetoAir™ is a cutting-edge breathalyzer featuring Hot App shareable technology with AI-enabled software, specifically engineered for ketogenic health management (United States FDA registration number: 3026284320).
  • Following its launch, consumers will be able to buy the KetoAir™ breathalyzer exclusively at the newly designed website KetoAir.com .
  • “We're excited to announce the official launch of KetoAir™ breathalyzer sales in the U.S. at the Hack Your Health conference,” stated David Jin, M.D., Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Avalon GloboCare.
  • We can't wait to introduce the KetoAir™ to individuals keen on elevating their health and wellness journey.”

Digital Therapeutics Market Global and Regional Analysis and Forecast, 2023-2033: Utilization of AI and ML with Digital Therapeutics Growing in Prominence - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Freitag, April 12, 2024

Multiple Benefits Provided by Digital Therapeutics over Traditional Treatment: The adoption of digital therapeutics is surging due to their personalized, technology-driven approach to managing various conditions.

Key Points: 
  • Multiple Benefits Provided by Digital Therapeutics over Traditional Treatment: The adoption of digital therapeutics is surging due to their personalized, technology-driven approach to managing various conditions.
  • Continuous Technological Advancements Driving the Adoption of Digital Therapeutics: Digital therapeutics is rising, fueled by technology and widespread smartphones.
  • Increasing Demand for Cost-Effective Solutions Creating a Demand for Digital Therapeutics: As healthcare costs are increasing, digital therapeutics rise as a cost-effective alternative.
  • Rising Fundings and Investment in Digital Therapeutics: The digital therapeutics market is experiencing an investment boom, propelling its growth and paving the way for healthcare advancements.

Allergy & Asthma Network Announces Trusted Messengers Health Equity Community Outreach Plans for 2024

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Mittwoch, April 24, 2024

FAIRFAX, Va., April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Allergy & Asthma Network, the leading nonprofit outreach, education, advocacy and research organization for adults and children living with asthma, allergies and related conditions, announces its Trusted Messengers program community outreach plans for 2024.

Key Points: 
  • FAIRFAX, Va., April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Allergy & Asthma Network, the leading nonprofit outreach, education, advocacy and research organization for adults and children living with asthma, allergies and related conditions, announces its Trusted Messengers program community outreach plans for 2024.
  • Trusted Messengers is an award-winning health equity program that involves community outreach to increase awareness and education about asthma, allergies and related conditions.
  • Allergy & Asthma Network plans to offer virtual asthma coaching to no less than 500 people in 2024.
  • The Trusted Messengers Community Outreach program partners with community groups that hold health fairs and events to promote awareness and patient education for people in under-resourced communities.

NYC-Based Educational Nonprofits Join Together to Champion Social, Emotional and Academic Development in Schools

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Dienstag, April 2, 2024

Two of these nonprofits — NYC Outward Bound Schools and The Urban Assembly — joined together this spring to celebrate an innovator in public education, and a leader in social and emotional learning.

Key Points: 
  • Two of these nonprofits — NYC Outward Bound Schools and The Urban Assembly — joined together this spring to celebrate an innovator in public education, and a leader in social and emotional learning.
  • David Adams, CEO of the Urban Assembly, was awarded the fourth annual Greg Farrell Award in March.
  • The Award was established by a group of Greg’s former colleagues at NYC Outward Bound Schools.
  • “Both the Urban Assembly and NYC Outward Bound have a deep history of innovation within our city’s public schools,” added Rodriguez.

Algolia Partners and Builds New Integration Connectors with commercetools to Deliver World-Class Shopping Experiences

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Dienstag, April 2, 2024

This option facilitates real-time and historical data synchronization from the commercetools Composable Commerce platform to Algolia and grants access to customer, product, and order records.

Key Points: 
  • This option facilitates real-time and historical data synchronization from the commercetools Composable Commerce platform to Algolia and grants access to customer, product, and order records.
  • An Algolia commercetools Accelerator, which comprises essential code and deployment guidelines necessary for customizing the integration and deploying it to any cloud environment for self-management.
  • A hosted Algolia commercetools integration will be available in the commercetools Connect Marketplace in the coming months.
  • Algolia will attend commercetools’ inaugural global commerce summit, Elevate - The Global Commerce Summit™ , on April 16 - 18 in Florida.

InfluxData Collaborating with AWS to Bring InfluxDB and Time Series Analytics to Developers Around the World

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Freitag, März 15, 2024

Making InfluxDB a preferred AWS time series database signifies InfluxData’s category leadership and the high-growth market for time series databases to power real-time analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) training models.

Key Points: 
  • Making InfluxDB a preferred AWS time series database signifies InfluxData’s category leadership and the high-growth market for time series databases to power real-time analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) training models.
  • By working with InfluxData, AWS developers now have a simple way to manage and derive value from time series data within the AWS Management Console.
  • In the future, Amazon Timestream for InfluxDB will expand to offer additional InfluxDB versions, including the new InfluxDB 3.0 product line via InfluxDB Community, currently in development.
  • AWS and InfluxData will also collaborate to offer AWS customers additional modules specific to the 3.0 product offering.

Research Team Progresses to Final Phase in NIH Competition, Pioneering Autonomic Neuromodulation to Expand Applications for Spinal Stimulation

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Donnerstag, März 21, 2024

EAST HANOVER, N.J., March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Marking significant progress towards improving the lives of individuals with spinal cord injuries, Kessler Foundation, University of Louisville, and John Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (with the support of Medtronic) have collaboratively won the $1,000,000 prize for Phase 2 of the Neuromod Prize for their project titled, "Neuromodulation of the lumbosacral spinal cord for improvement of autonomic function after spinal cord injury." With this win, the team advances to compete for the Phase 3 prize pool of $5 million.

Key Points: 
  • With this win, the team advances to compete for the Phase 3 prize pool of $5 million.
  • Phase 1 called for innovative therapy concepts and development plans, leading to Phase 2's proof-of-concept studies by the eight selected teams.
  • On February 27, 2024, the NIH announced the four Phase 2 victors, marking a breakthrough moment in neuromodulation research.
  • "Most importantly, what we are learning and sharing about neuromodulation through this Competition will influence new approaches to treating other types of disabling autonomic dysfunction."