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GoGuardian Introduces One-Click Tutoring Support for Students With GoGuardian Teacher and Pear Assessment

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Pear Deck Tutor is an online tutoring platform that partners with schools and districts to empower students and support teachers with high-quality, on-demand tutoring across all subjects and all grade levels.

Key Points: 
  • Pear Deck Tutor is an online tutoring platform that partners with schools and districts to empower students and support teachers with high-quality, on-demand tutoring across all subjects and all grade levels.
  • Coupled with GoGuardian Teacher, Pear Assessment, or both, Pear Deck Tutor delivers high-quality student support to help address unfinished learning and supplement acceleration strategies.
  • The new launch with Pear Deck Tutor arrives as educators seek improved ways to connect their student performance observations in classrooms and students’ assessment scores to offer personalized one-to-one tutoring for students who need it the most.
  • With the new ‘Assign Tutoring’ button in GoGuardian Teacher, educators can instantly connect Pear Deck Tutor sessions with learning content, leading to more aligned tutoring sessions that enhance student outcomes.

C.K. McWhorter Cancels J.P. Morgan Communications, Citing Lack of Inclusivity in Minority Banking Initiatives

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

McWhorter, esteemed entrepreneur and financier, announces the cessation of discussions with JP Morgan Chase & Co.

Key Points: 
  • McWhorter, esteemed entrepreneur and financier, announces the cessation of discussions with JP Morgan Chase & Co.
  • The decision stems from a stark observation of the bank's inadequate commitment to fostering inclusivity in minority banking, particularly in facilitating Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs) and supporting Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) for underrepresented entrepreneurs.
  • Statistics reveal a glaring disparity in JP Morgan's lending practices, with a significant underrepresentation of minority entrepreneurs in their portfolio of LBOs and IPOs.
  • Regrettably, JP Morgan's demonstrated lack of inclusivity and support for minority banking initiatives falls short of the standards set forth by McWhorter's mission to create a more equitable and inclusive financial landscape.

BioAtla Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results and Highlights Recent Progress

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

General and administrative (G&A) expenses were $5.9 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 compared to $6.7 million for the same quarter in 2022.

Key Points: 
  • General and administrative (G&A) expenses were $5.9 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 compared to $6.7 million for the same quarter in 2022.
  • Net loss for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 was $26.9 million compared to a net loss of $27.6 million for the same quarter in 2022.
  • Cash used for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 was $29.8 million.
  • Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2023 were $111.5 million, compared to $215.5 million as of December 31, 2022.

Collette Health Debuts Three Major Platform Enhancements at AONL 2024 Conference to Increase Patient Safety

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Collette Health , a leading provider of continuous virtual patient observation solutions, announced today at the 2024 American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) Conference three new major platform enhancements to increase patient safety and allow care from anywhere.

Key Points: 
  • Collette Health , a leading provider of continuous virtual patient observation solutions, announced today at the 2024 American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) Conference three new major platform enhancements to increase patient safety and allow care from anywhere.
  • “This is a major milestone for Collette Health, and we’re proud to unveil and introduce these new features at AONL in front of thousands of nursing leaders,” said Christine Gall, Chief Nursing Officer at Collette Health.
  • Collette Health uses a strategic and human-enabled application of AI and machine learning (ML) with its new “follow patient” feature.
  • Collette Health will be exhibiting and demonstrating its platform at the AONL Conference in New Orleans, April 9-10.

Global Optical Satellite Industry Research 2024 Featuring Key manufacturers - Airbus, Israel Aerospace Industries, Thales Group, and Maxar Technologies - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Monday, April 8, 2024

Optical satellites, a class of satellites utilized for Earth observation, employ visible and near-infrared light to capture images of the Earth's surface.

Key Points: 
  • Optical satellites, a class of satellites utilized for Earth observation, employ visible and near-infrared light to capture images of the Earth's surface.
  • Optical satellites offer the capability to capture detailed images with high spatial resolution, enabling precise analysis and decision-making.
  • The increasing institutional space budget positively impacts the optical satellite market by fostering innovation, research, and development of advanced satellite technologies.
  • The key manufacturers in the global optical satellite market are:

Flash News: OKX Wallet Now Integrated with ALIENX, the Only Staking Blockchain Driven by AI Nodes, Built for Mass Adoption of NFTs and Games

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

OKX Wallet Now Integrated with ALIENX, the Only Staking Blockchain Driven by AI Nodes, Built for Mass Adoption of NFTs and Games

Key Points: 
  • OKX Wallet Now Integrated with ALIENX, the Only Staking Blockchain Driven by AI Nodes, Built for Mass Adoption of NFTs and Games
    OKX Wallet is now integrated with ALIENX , the only staking blockchain driven by AI nodes and built for mass adoption of NFTs and games.
  • It is a high-performance staking blockchain powered by AI nodes, supporting BTC, ETH, ARB, SOL and NFTs for earning.
  • AI-driven NFT and gaming infrastructure: ALIENX is a high-performance blockchain powered by AI nodes, set to become the blockchain infrastructure for NFTs and gaming.
  • Native staking rewards: ALIENX, a high-performance staking blockchain compatible with EVM, is the only chain that supports earning income through staking BTC, ETH, ARB, SOL and NFTs.

MADD's "Power of Parents Handbook" Helps Parents In the Fight Against Underage Drinking and Impaired Driving

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

IRVING, Texas, April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Power of Parents Handbook developed by Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) and Robert Turrisi, Ph.D., Professor of Biobehavioral Health and Prevention Research Center at Penn State, is helping to equip parents, guardians, and caring adults to have lifesaving conversations with the youth in their lives.

Key Points: 
  • "My collaborative effort with MADD on the Power of Parents is easily the most significant highlight of my career.
  • Being able to make a difference in the lives of so many families is such a great privilege and honor.
  • In addition, numerous studies show that kids say their parents are the leading influence on their decisions about drinking.
  • Parents can download free Power of Parents handbooks for parents of middle school and high school students at http://www.madd.org/powerofparents .

Pacing Toward Progress: Dr. Daniel Corcos' Trailblazing Research Reveals Exercise's Potential to Slow Parkinson's Disease Progression

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Monday, April 8, 2024

As the second-most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease, PD affects nearly 90,000 individuals annually in the U.S. Globally, over 10 million people are grappling with PD.

Key Points: 
  • As the second-most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease, PD affects nearly 90,000 individuals annually in the U.S. Globally, over 10 million people are grappling with PD.
  • Moreover, men are 1.5 times more likely to develop Parkinson's disease than women.
  • Three recent studies, suggests that endurance exercise may offer a significant breakthrough in Parkinson's treatment in that the suggest that exercising at 80% of maximum heart rate may slow disease progression.
  • Dr. Corcos underscores the indispensable role of aerobic exercise in Parkinson's treatment, citing evidence suggesting its potential to slow disease progression.

Special edition vinyl albums cause some fans delight – but others suspect a cynical marketing ploy

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

In fact, physical sales are so healthy that HMV has risen from the ashes and returned to its flagship store on Oxford Street.

Key Points: 
  • In fact, physical sales are so healthy that HMV has risen from the ashes and returned to its flagship store on Oxford Street.
  • According to Lawrence Montgomery, the managing director of Rough Trade record stores, Swift owes her success in part to appealing to a younger contingent of fans by turning her albums into collectables.
  • She has done this through the release of multiple alternate album covers or disc colours.
  • A few days later, another special edition, with a fourth bonus track, was made available.

The special ones

  • Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine album, released in March 2024 came in five CD and six vinyl variants, as well as a deluxe edition.
  • Perhaps the most troubling aspect of all this is how children are being targeted as consumers of these expensive products.
  • Researchers have observed that Swift’s 2019 album, Lover, was focused on a “tween identity”.

Cross-generational collecting

  • Millennials like me are also being suckered in by the allure of special editions.
  • I’m a Beatles and Pink Floyd fan, and I’m not oblivious to the numerous re-releases both acts have been party to over the decades.
  • I have three copies of Abbey Road, three White Albums, three versions of Let it Be, and more editions of McCartney than anyone rightfully needs.
  • And yes, I’ve bought them, even though I already own more than one copy of each.


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

Body armour made from silk is being developed – but this apparently cutting-edge idea is centuries old

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

The researchers modified the genes of silkworms to make them produce spider silk instead of their own silk.

Key Points: 
  • The researchers modified the genes of silkworms to make them produce spider silk instead of their own silk.
  • Harnessing the properties of spider silk has been a longstanding aim because the material is as strong as steel, yet also highly elastic.
  • However, the idea of using silk to make bulletproof vests is not a new idea.
  • Five years later, Dr Goodfellow published further observations in “Notes on the Impenetrability of Silk to Bullets” in a journal called The Southern California Practioneer.
  • Using Goodfellow’s findings, the Catholic priest Casimir Zeglen (1869–1927) would later invent a silk bulletproof vest.
  • But the potential for silk as ballistic body armour had been recognised more than two centuries earlier, by Leibniz.
  • Instead, he thought silk was the most promising material for a bulletproof fabric due to being lightweight, flexible, and strong.
  • His idea for silk bulletproof clothing therefore did not get off the drawing board.


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