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Hemodialysis Dominates the Global Dialysis Market with Advanced Technology and Widespread Availability - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Friday, October 13, 2023
Medical Devices, Health, Diabetes, Hospitals, Managed Care, Biotechnology, Dialysis, Kidney disease, Hospital, Hypertension, Investment, Chronic kidney disease, Research, ESRD, Prevalence, Risk, CKD, Creatinine, Kidney failure, Insurance, Ageing, Urea, Patient, Kidney transplantation, Blood, Waste, Pharmaceutical industry, Medical device, Growth

The global dialysis market is set to achieve remarkable growth, projected to exceed $141.26 billion by 2028, according to Renub Research.

Key Points: 
  • The global dialysis market is set to achieve remarkable growth, projected to exceed $141.26 billion by 2028, according to Renub Research.
  • Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a progressive condition affecting over 10% of the global population, totaling more than 800 million individuals.
  • The global prevalence of diabetes among people aged 20-79 was 11% in 2021, expected to rise to 12% by 2045.
  • Additionally, Chinese companies have made significant strides in manufacturing dialysis equipment, contributing to both domestic supply and global export.

Kanazawa University research: Researchers identify the dynamic behavior of a key SARS-CoV-2 accessory protein

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Infection, Spontaneous, Urea, SARS-CoV-2, ORF6, Fever, COVID-19, Survival, Alcohol, Lipid, Polymer, Cytoplasm, Sodium dodecyl sulfate, Messenger, XXX, Behavior, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Protein, Journal, Sickness, Physical chemistry, Observation, Chiba University, Immune system, Environment, Virus, Factorization of polynomials, AFM, ORF, Disease, Kanazawa University, Microscope, Vaccine, COVID19

With this in mind there has been a lot of interest in the accessory proteins that the virus produces to help it thrive in the body.

Key Points: 
  • With this in mind there has been a lot of interest in the accessory proteins that the virus produces to help it thrive in the body.
  • "Similar to other viruses, SARS-CoV-2 expresses an array of accessory proteins to re-program the host environment to favor its replication and survival," explain Richard Wong at Kanazawa University and Noritaka Nishida at Chiba University and their colleagues in this latest report.
  • However, the mechanism for this protein retention and transport disruption was not clear.
  • To shed light on these mechanisms the researchers first looked into what clues various software programs might give as to the structure of ORF6.

Kanazawa University research: Researchers identify the dynamic behavior of a key SARS-CoV-2 accessory protein

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Infection, Spontaneous, Urea, SARS-CoV-2, ORF6, Fever, COVID-19, Survival, Alcohol, Lipid, Polymer, Cytoplasm, Sodium dodecyl sulfate, Messenger, XXX, Behavior, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Protein, Journal, Sickness, Physical chemistry, Observation, Chiba University, Immune system, Environment, Virus, Factorization of polynomials, AFM, ORF, Disease, Kanazawa University, Microscope, Vaccine, COVID19

With this in mind there has been a lot of interest in the accessory proteins that the virus produces to help it thrive in the body.

Key Points: 
  • With this in mind there has been a lot of interest in the accessory proteins that the virus produces to help it thrive in the body.
  • "Similar to other viruses, SARS-CoV-2 expresses an array of accessory proteins to re-program the host environment to favor its replication and survival," explain Richard Wong at Kanazawa University and Noritaka Nishida at Chiba University and their colleagues in this latest report.
  • However, the mechanism for this protein retention and transport disruption was not clear.
  • To shed light on these mechanisms the researchers first looked into what clues various software programs might give as to the structure of ORF6.

GIFS researchers at USask identify protein that helps tell plants ‘no’ when nitrogen is low

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Satoshi Tokizawa, Society, PNAS, Gifu University, University, Urea, Breeding, Farmer, Nutrient, Plant, Research, Carbon, Doctor of Philosophy, The Global Institute for Tomorrow, National academy, Climate change, Acquisition, Soil, Ammonia, Fertility, Jiangsu University, Growth, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Food security, Potassium, Agriculture, Fertilizer, Arabidopsis

Dr. Mutsutomo Tokizawa (PhD), a post-doctoral research fellow at GIFS, is the lead author of a new study with Dr. Leon Kochian (PhD), Canada Excellence Research Chair in Global Food Security at USask and research group lead at GIFS.

Key Points: 
  • Dr. Mutsutomo Tokizawa (PhD), a post-doctoral research fellow at GIFS, is the lead author of a new study with Dr. Leon Kochian (PhD), Canada Excellence Research Chair in Global Food Security at USask and research group lead at GIFS.
  • The findings support long-term initiatives to develop new crop varieties with root-related traits that help agricultural producers optimize fertilizer applications.
  • “Nitrogen is the most important nutrient for plant growth, and acquisition of nitrate from roots has a big effect on crop productivity and quality,” said Tokizawa.
  • The result is optimized fertilizer inputs and costs to farmers, as well as reduced environmental impact and costs of remediating nitrogen and phosphorus runoff.”

China BlueChem Achieves Record-High Interim Profit, 2023 1H Profit increases by 83% to RMB 1.715 billion

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Monday, August 21, 2023
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In the first half of the year, the Company's revenue decreased by 16.2% to RMB 6.176 billion.

Key Points: 
  • In the first half of the year, the Company's revenue decreased by 16.2% to RMB 6.176 billion.
  • Net profit attributable to shareholders of the Company significantly increased by 83% to RMB 1.715 billion, marking the record-high mid-year profit in the company's history.
  • Mr. HOU Xiaofeng, CEO and President of China BlueChem said, "The Company has consistently implemented its green and low-carbon development strategy.
  • This significantly drove the company's profit to grow 83% to RMB 1.715 billion, marking the highest mid-year profit in the company's history.

Grace Breeding Provides Summary Update on Progress Related to its Leading Programs for the First Half of the Year

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Monday, August 14, 2023
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REHOVOT, Israel, Aug. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grace Breeding Ltd. (the "Company" or "Grace Breeding") (TASE: GRAC), a forward-thinking AgClimateTech company developing sustainable biological-based products to improve crop yield and vigor, today announced summary update of developments related to its two lead product candidates for the first half of 2023.

Key Points: 
  • “This first half of the year has been one filled with equal momentum for both of our lead programs.
  • This represents the Company’s first product registration approval for its WDS in the European Union (EU) and facilitates Grace Breeding’s registration process in other EU countries.
  • The field trial was conducted by Eurofins Group, a global leader in contract research services, as well as development collaborator, Gaia AgroSolutions.
  • Specifically, the field trials showed that yields were increased while using half the amount of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer containing urea.

Fuel Tech Awarded Air Pollution Control Orders Totaling $2.2 Million

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Thursday, August 3, 2023
Manufacturing, Other Energy, Utilities, Other Manufacturing, Green Technology, Alternative Energy, Environment, Energy, Engineering, Sustainability, Chemicals, Plastics, ULTRA, SNCR, Urea, Cross, Selective catalytic reduction, EPA, Clean Air Act (United States), NOx, Ammonia, Growth, APC, Good Neighbour, Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, SCR, Coal

These awards support projects serving various end markets and have an aggregate value of approximately $2.2 million.

Key Points: 
  • These awards support projects serving various end markets and have an aggregate value of approximately $2.2 million.
  • A contract was received from an industrial customer in the Midwest for a NOxOUT® Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction (SNCR) system.
  • Fuel Tech’s SNCR technology is a proven solution for utility and industrial combustion unit owners looking to comply with more stringent NOx control requirements.
  • Orders were also received for replacement SCR catalyst for three existing Fuel Tech SCR systems, two for solid waste incinerators, and one for a biomass-fired unit.

DR. SAMANTHA ELLIS LAUNCHES SOLUTION-FOCUSED SKINCARE BRAND PREQUEL

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Samantha Ellis is thrilled to announce today the launch of Prequel, her dermatologist-developed, solution-focused skincare brand, in collaboration with The Center, a Los Angeles based brand accelerator. The brand debuts with three core products specifically designed to address skin health and the root cause of skin concerns while delivering clinical solutions to help reverse barrier dysfunction and treat skin issues, head-to-toe.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Samantha Ellis is thrilled to announce today the launch of Prequel, her dermatologist-developed, solution-focused skincare brand, in collaboration with The Center, a Los Angeles based brand accelerator.
  • Offering a balance between doctor office brands, prescription based topicals, and over-the-counter basics, Prequel provides effective and cosmetically elegant formulas accessible to everyone.
  • "As a practicing dermatologist, after years of hearing directly from my patients what they want and need from their skincare - I've turned that into Prequel.
  • I like to think of this brand as 'basic plus' - we've taken tried and true skincare ingredients and formats, but elevated them from a formulation standpoint, a packaging standpoint and an innovation standpoint, all at an attainable price point," says Dr. Samantha Ellis.

Food crisis in Africa: the high cost of imported fertilisers is adding to the problem

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
People, Human, AIP, International, Urea, African Markets Overview, Farmer, Agriculture, FAO, Investment, Water, Natural gas, SADC, Food, Food security, Water resources, Livestock, EU

High fertiliser prices undermine production, contribute to high food prices, and exacerbate food insecurity.

Key Points: 
  • High fertiliser prices undermine production, contribute to high food prices, and exacerbate food insecurity.
  • High prices for fertiliser inputs are squeezing African farmers who are cutting back on fertiliser use meaning low yields and supply, and high food prices.
  • International action is therefore urgently required on fertiliser prices to improve food security in Africa.

Impact

    • Production The harvest season has recently come to an end in most countries in southern Africa.
    • There’s evidence that farmer margins and production are being squeezed by high input costs.
    • Continued high fertiliser prices will constrain production, even while there is a great need to expand agriculture output to meet regional demand.
    • If farmers earned better returns, with cheaper input costs, then production could be a multiple of the current levels.

Uneven playing field

    • International fertilizer prices more than doubled in two months – from September to November 2021.
    • The peak continued into early 2022, reaching an average price of US$915/t for the benchmark urea fertilizer between March and April 2022.
    • The fertilizer companies exploited the shocks and raised prices by more than the increase in costs.

What needs to be done

    • To ease the adverse impacts of high fertilizer prices, governments in the region have tried to implement fertilizer subsidy programmes.
    • For example, prices in Tanzania with the government subsidy have been reduced from around $1100/t to US$600-700/t.
    • International action is therefore urgently required on fertilizer prices to improve food security in Africa.

Brazil Field Trials of Grace Breeding’s Environmentally Friendly Maoz™ (NFT Bio-Fertilizer) in Corn Show Trifold Economic Benefit To Farmers While Using 50% Less Urea

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Monday, July 17, 2023
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REHOVOT, Israel, July 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grace Breeding Ltd. (the "Company" or "Grace Breeding") (TASE: GRAC), a forward-thinking AgClimateTech company developing sustainable biological-based products to improve crop yield and vigor, today announced results from field trials of its innovative NFT bio-fertilizer in Brazil, validating previous results and showing marked proposed benefits to farmers in terms of reduced amount of fertilizer used and reduced operational measures, that in turn produced higher crop yield compared to traditional, synthetic agricultural fertilization methods. The field trial was conducted by Eurofins Group, a global leader in contract research services, as well as development collaborator, Gaia AgroSolutions. The NFT bio-fertilizer is to be marketed as an “organic mineral” product for use in corn under the brand name “Maoz™” in Brazil.

Key Points: 
  • The field trial was conducted by Eurofins Group, a global leader in contract research services, as well as development collaborator, Gaia AgroSolutions.
  • The NFT bio-fertilizer is to be marketed as an “organic mineral” product for use in corn under the brand name “Maoz™” in Brazil.
  • “Historically, Farmers have seen their margins constricted, while using more urea, the byproducts of which are harmful to the environment.
  • The use of a bio-fertilizer like Maoz leads to reduced use of urea and consequently lower carbon emissions, which is crucial for slowing damage to the environment.