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Services PMI® at 51.4%; March 2024 Services ISM® Report On Business®

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
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TEMPE, Ariz., April 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Economic activity in the services sector expanded in March for the 15th consecutive month as the Services PMI® registered 51.4 percent, say the nation's purchasing and supply executives in the latest Services ISM® Report On Business®. The sector has grown in 45 of the last 46 months, with the lone contraction in December 2022.

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  • TEMPE, Ariz., April 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Economic activity in the services sector expanded in March for the 15th consecutive month as the Services PMI® registered 51.4 percent, say the nation's purchasing and supply executives in the latest Services ISM® Report On Business®.
  • The Business Activity Index registered 57.4 percent in March, which is 0.2 percentage point higher than the 57.2 percent recorded in February.
  • "The Supplier Deliveries Index registered 45.4 percent, 3.5 percentage points lower than the 48.9 percent recorded in February.
  • The 12 services industries reporting growth in March — listed in order — are: Accommodation & Food Services; Professional, Scientific & Technical Services; Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting; Educational Services; Construction; Management of Companies & Support Services; Utilities; Retail Trade; Wholesale Trade; Other Services; Finance & Insurance; and Health Care & Social Assistance.

transcosmos donates personal care items for seniors to the Shanghai Senior Citizens Foundation

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
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TOKYO, April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- transcosmos inc. hereby announces that the company has donated 780,000 Chinese yuan's worth of personal care items for seniors to the Shanghai Senior Citizens Foundation. The items include adult diapers and bed pats of elleair attento brand. transcosmos aims to boost charitable activities across society through its social welfare activity for seniors.

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  • TOKYO, April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- transcosmos inc. hereby announces that the company has donated 780,000 Chinese yuan's worth of personal care items for seniors to the Shanghai Senior Citizens Foundation.
  • The donated items will be used in 38 nursing and elderly care facilities and distributed to elderly people in need of care in Jin'an District.
  • Placing priority on sustainable social development, transcosmos will continue to fulfil its corporate social responsibility through providing nursing support for elderly in collaboration with the Jing'an District Representative Office of Shanghai Senior Citizens Foundation.
  • "On behalf of the Jing'an District Representative Office of Shanghai Senior Citizens Foundation and all the elderly care recipients, I would like to express my sincere gratitude for transcosmos' generous donation," Zeng Xiaoying, Vice Chairman of the Jing'an District Representative Office of Shanghai Senior Citizens Foundation said at the ceremony.

UC Berkeley Graduate Project Receives Recognition for Groundbreaking Work in Identifying Insider Trading - PoliWatch

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Friday, March 29, 2024
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BERKELEY, Calif., March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A team of graduate students from the University of California, Berkeley's School of Information (iSchool) has been honored for their innovative project designed to combat congressional insider trading. Their initiative, known as PoliWatch, was recently awarded the prestigious Sarukkai Social Impact Award.

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  • BERKELEY, Calif., March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A team of graduate students from the University of California, Berkeley's School of Information (iSchool) has been honored for their innovative project designed to combat congressional insider trading.
  • PoliWatch leverages cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) to identify instances of insider trading among members of the U.S. Congress.
  • Matthew Dodd emphasizes the urgency of tackling congressional insider trading, noting the negative impact it has on public trust.
  • For more details and to learn more about the strides PoliWatch is making in combating congressional insider trading, visit the PoliWatch Project Page https://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/projects/2023/poliwatch

AtkinsRéalis Providing Hurricane Idalia Emergency Management Assistance in Florida

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
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AtkinsRéalis is providing Technical Assistance (TA), Public Assistance (PA) and grant management services in 21 Florida counties on behalf of FDEM under the multi-year contract.

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  • AtkinsRéalis is providing Technical Assistance (TA), Public Assistance (PA) and grant management services in 21 Florida counties on behalf of FDEM under the multi-year contract.
  • The Company's comprehensive knowledge of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) PA program and on-site senior level TA professionals will significantly benefit applicants identifying and filing for eligible recovery projects from Hurricane Idalia.
  • AtkinsRéalis has supported the State of Florida following every major storm and disaster since 1992, when Hurricane Andrew damaged and destroyed nearly 200,000 homes in South Florida.
  • "AtkinsRéalis is an industry leader in providing comprehensive recovery and post-disaster services," said Steve Morriss, President, U.S., Latin America, and Minerals & Metals, AtkinsRéalis.

United States-Japan Foundation Announces Latest Grants

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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TOKYO, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Foundation announced its latest round of grants awarded in late 2023 and early 2024.

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  • TOKYO, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Foundation announced its latest round of grants awarded in late 2023 and early 2024.
  • Details for the application process can be found here:
    USJF has given out more than $100 million in grants in the two countries since its founding.
  • In addition to giving out grants, the Foundation has for the past 20 years run the US-Japan Leadership Program, a network that has grown to more than 500 American and Japanese policymakers, scholars, entrepreneurs, artists, and activists.
  • Here's a full list of the 2023-2024 United States-Japan Foundation grant recipients:
    "Maureen Mansfield Women's Empowerment Series -- Japan-Korea-U.S.

China’s universities just grabbed 8 of the top 10 spots in one worldwide science ranking – without changing a thing

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
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Rankings influence student matriculation numbers, attract talented faculty and justify donations from wealthy donors.

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  • Rankings influence student matriculation numbers, attract talented faculty and justify donations from wealthy donors.
  • University leaders rail against them, and some schools “withdraw” from them, but rankings are influential.
  • A radical shift in the data underlying rankings is about to upend the rankings world – largely in favor of China’s position.
  • China’s swift progress in science and technology, propelled by investments in research and university strength, has alarmed the United States and other nations.

Broader range of more sources

  • But careful curation makes it the gold standard of academic indexing and one that journals and authors aspire to join.
  • Reliance on curated databases is about to end with the introduction of rankings based on open data like that collected by OpenAlex.
  • OpenAlex claims to include over 100,000 journals – of highly varying quality and editorial practices – compared with SCI’s 9,200.

Reflecting China’s research productivity

  • As China has invested in education and grown its science and engineering capacity, many more people turn out scholarly articles.
  • From a very small number in the 1980s, China had 2.2 million scientists and engineers by 2023, based on UNESCO data.
  • China’s scholarly output of scientific and engineering articles shows a very rapid rise since the 1990s, with growth outpacing all other nations.
  • Open-access publishing services have grown rapidly and offer fast publication times, but there are questions about the quality of their journals.
  • Chinese researchers and their sponsoring institutions put a huge premium on publishing in international journals, even those hosted by questionable publishers.


Caroline Wagner does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

Women-Owned Businesses Outpace Growth Across Categories Despite Lower Earnings

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Thursday, March 7, 2024
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NEW YORK, March 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In its annual analysis of 53,000 companies in 2023, the Biz2Credit Women-Owned Business Study found that earnings for women-owned small businesses remained steady while earnings for men-owned businesses decreased by 3%.

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  • NEW YORK, March 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In its annual analysis of 53,000 companies in 2023, the Biz2Credit Women-Owned Business Study found that earnings for women-owned small businesses remained steady while earnings for men-owned businesses decreased by 3%.
  • A year-over-year (YoY) comparison showed a 15.5% increase in annual revenue with a higher funding rate (35%) for women-owned businesses, in comparison to men-owned businesses (29%).
  • The Biz2Credit Women-Owned Business Study examined financial indicators including annual revenue, operating expenses, age of business, and credit scores of funding applicants.
  • The Average Age of Business (in months) for women-owned businesses increased 11 months YoY but remains 10 months lower than men-owned businesses in 2023.

Solaris Announces Cooperation Agreement with Interprovincial Federation of Shuar Centers and the Alliance for Entrepreneurship and Innovation of Ecuador

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Friday, March 1, 2024
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Solaris Resources Inc. (TSX: SLS; OTCQB: SLSSF) (“Solaris” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce a trilateral cooperation agreement with the Interprovincial Federation of Shuar Centers (“FICSH”) and the Alliance for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (“AEI”) of Ecuador, with the signing ceremony to take place over PDAC.

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  • VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Solaris Resources Inc. (TSX: SLS; OTCQB: SLSSF) (“Solaris” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce a trilateral cooperation agreement with the Interprovincial Federation of Shuar Centers (“FICSH”) and the Alliance for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (“AEI”) of Ecuador, with the signing ceremony to take place over PDAC.
  • FICSH is the highest authority and largest Shuar indigenous organization legally established by statute of the Ministry of Social Welfare of Ecuador in 1964 and includes 50 associations comprising 500 Shuar communities and approximately 143,000 Shuar indigenous people.
  • AEI is an independent non-profit dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship and innovation as the basis for the productive development of Ecuador.
  • The organization represents a network of public, private and academic actors of which Solaris has been a member since 2021.

National Academy of Social Insurance Elects New Board Leadership, Adds Nationally Recognized Policy Leader to its Staff

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
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“Having the opportunity to serve as Board Chair of the National Academy of Social Insurance and to be colleagues with the exceptional scholars and policymakers who work in the various areas of social insurance has been a tremendous honor,” said Renée Landers. “Sustaining the ability of the Academy to inform the public and to participate in the policy dialogue on traditional and emerging social insurance policies is important given how essential these policies and programs are to the economic security of individuals and families. I have confidence that--with Paul Van de Water, Josie Kalipeni, Douglas Holtz-Eakin joining Merrill Friedman - leading the Board at a time of staff transition--the Academy's future will thrive through excellent stewardship.”

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  • Washington, Feb. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Academy of Social Insurance is pleased to announce the election of several of the nation’s top social insurance experts to steer its Board of Directors , as well as the addition of a former longtime Board member and nationally renowned social insurance leader to its staff to increase the organization’s policy impact.
  • Van de Water is a well-respected, longtime leader on Medicare, Social Security, and health coverage.
  • “Having the opportunity to serve as Board Chair of the National Academy of Social Insurance and to be colleagues with the exceptional scholars and policymakers who work in the various areas of social insurance has been a tremendous honor,” said Renée Landers.
  • A Founding Member of the Academy, he was Vice President for Health Policy from 2005 to 2008.

GlobalData report highlights staggering economic costs for Illinois of $17.6 billion due to obesity

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
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GlobalData’s report, ‘ Obesity’s Impact on Illinois' Economy and Labor Force ,’ analyzes the economic and workforce implications of obesity in the State of Illinois, as well as the impact on state tax revenue collections and costs.

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  • GlobalData’s report, ‘ Obesity’s Impact on Illinois' Economy and Labor Force ,’ analyzes the economic and workforce implications of obesity in the State of Illinois, as well as the impact on state tax revenue collections and costs.
  • In Illinois, approximately one-third of adults are classified as having obesity (33.4%), and another third have overweight (33.9%) in 2022.
  • Employers in Illinois paid an extra $2.1 billion in higher medical expenditures for health complications attributed to obesity and overweight.
  • The federal government also spent an estimated $3.7 billion more on Medicare and Medicaid for Illinois residents.