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• [1] If this continues, our analysis suggests a potential scenario of elevated excess mortality extending over the next decade.
• Excess mortality is a measure of the number of deaths above an expected level in a given population.
• Typically, all-cause excess mortality should be around zero, as the major causes of death remain relatively stable over the long-term baseline assumption.
• Swiss Re's report examines an optimistic scenario where excess mortality rates return to pre-pandemic levels as early as 2028.

• In the distribution business, the aim is to increase sales by securing additional drugs for distribution in Switzerland and expanding the distribution business geographically to key European markets.
• Curatis is focusing its development activities for C-PTBE-01 on an extremely rare group of aggressive brain tumours (Diffuse Midline Glioma, DMG).
• In connection with DMG, indirect brain damage regularly occurs due to an accumulation of extracellular fluid in the vicinity of the tumour.
• C-AM-01 is currently in Phase IIa and the next development step for C-AM-01 is a Phase IIb dose-finding clinical trial.

• In real life, however, they often come from clown schools, theatre institutes or universities.
• So, how are they trained and what are some of the main institutions?

We’ve always had clowns

• Clowns are often afforded special privilege to say or do what would be unthinkable for most of us.
• Clowns also appear in the literature on ancient Greece and ancient Rome, again enjoying positions of relative privilege at the time.
• Today’s clowns may be entertainers, political activists, boundary-pushers, or even medical clowns performing to relieve people’s physical and emotional pain in hospitals or aged care settings.

How are clowns trained?

• The methods, techniques and schools of clowning are as diverse as the cultural history of clowns itself.
• Not surprisingly, many circuses train clowns.
• In fact, there are clown and physical theatre hubs all around the world that train clowns.
• All of these approaches help future clowns develop their artistic and expressive pathways by combining technical skills with personal artistic sensibilities.

How purpose shapes training

• If you want to become a circus clown, your training may include classical acting techniques, interdisciplinary circus arts and dance, physical comedy, acrobatics, yoga, stage combat, juggling and storytelling.
• One medical clowning organisation, Dream Doctors, says that after inital training, their graduates undertake about 200 hours of ongoing professional development seminars, courses and workshops every year.

Clowns master the body as a storyteller

• Trained clowns create engaging experiences for audiences, generate memorable moments and harness the power of creativity for wellbeing and social change.
• Trained clowns master the body as a storyteller, fostering new artistic creation and stimulating creative intelligence.

• The live stream of the summit, organized by the Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA), received 3.7m views.
• It also witnessed over 25 launches and announcements, and facilitated the signing of over 80 agreements and Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs).
• The key output from the summit was the need for governments and policy makers to take global action to ensure that AI technology evolves for the good of humanity.
• The success of GAIN 2024 ensures that the Kingdom's AI infrastructure will be significantly strengthened and has cemented Saudi Arabia position at the center of global AI.