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Study Finds Clinicians Support Consumers as First Reporters of Early Patient Deterioration in Hospital

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

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OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, March 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Detection of early patient deterioration in the hospital can lead to timely intervention and improved outcomes.

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OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, March 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Detection of early patient deterioration in the hospital can lead to timely intervention and improved outcomes.
Patients themselves, as well as family members and bedside visitors familiar with the patient’s condition can play a critical role in detecting patient deterioration.
A new study in the April 2024 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety (JQPS), investigates clinicians’ views on consumer reporting (by patients, family members or visitors) of early patient deterioration through an established hospital consumer-initiated escalation-of-care (CIEoC) system.
Six major themes and subthemes emerged, including:
Clinicians support consumer reporting and feel consumers are ideally positioned to recognize early deterioration and raise concerns about it.

Eco-Wrap Revolution: Sustainable Food Packaging Market to Reach $5.28 Billion by 2034 | Future Market Insights, Inc.

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Monday, April 8, 2024

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NEWARK, Del., April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The plastic food wrap market is anticipated to reach US$ 5.28 billion by 2034, exhibiting a reasonable CAGR of 4.20% from 2024 to 2034 according to Future Market Insights. The market size is estimated at US$ 3.50 billion in 2024. Consumer demand for lightweight, convenient packaging is compelling the growth of the plastic food wrap market.

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NEWARK, Del., April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The plastic food wrap market is anticipated to reach US$ 5.28 billion by 2034, exhibiting a reasonable CAGR of 4.20% from 2024 to 2034 according to Future Market Insights.
Consumer demand for lightweight, convenient packaging is compelling the growth of the plastic food wrap market.
Market players are introducing new sustainable materials for high-density plastic wraps, promoting the demand for flexible food wraps for fast food packaging and delivery.
To offer new packaging technologies to the global plastic food wrap market, leading packaging firms are investing in research and development.

Eco-Wrap Revolution: Sustainable Food Packaging Market to Reach $5.28 Billion by 2034 | Future Market Insights, Inc.

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Monday, April 8, 2024

PCR, FMI, Growth, Sample, Food packaging, Research, University, Food, University of Cambridge, Mineral, Pollution, Plastic, Flinders University

NEWARK, Del., April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The plastic food wrap market is anticipated to reach US$ 5.28 billion by 2034, exhibiting a reasonable CAGR of 4.20% from 2024 to 2034 according to Future Market Insights. The market size is estimated at US$ 3.50 billion in 2024. Consumer demand for lightweight, convenient packaging is compelling the growth of the plastic food wrap market.

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NEWARK, Del., April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The plastic food wrap market is anticipated to reach US$ 5.28 billion by 2034, exhibiting a reasonable CAGR of 4.20% from 2024 to 2034 according to Future Market Insights.
Consumer demand for lightweight, convenient packaging is compelling the growth of the plastic food wrap market.
Market players are introducing new sustainable materials for high-density plastic wraps, promoting the demand for flexible food wraps for fast food packaging and delivery.
To offer new packaging technologies to the global plastic food wrap market, leading packaging firms are investing in research and development.

A 380-million-year old predatory fish from Central Australia is finally named after decades of digging

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

More than 380 million years ago, a sleek, air-breathing predatory fish patrolled the rivers of central Australia.

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More than 380 million years ago, a sleek, air-breathing predatory fish patrolled the rivers of central Australia.
Known from at least 17 fossil specimens, Harajicadectes is the first reasonably complete bony fish found from Devonian rocks in central Australia.

Meet the biter

This group had strongly built paired fins and usually only a single pair of external nostrils.
Tetrapodomorph fish from the Devonian period (359–419 million years ago) have long been of great interest to science.
They include the forerunners of modern tetrapods – animals with backbones and limbs such as amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.

A long road to discovery

Packed within red sandstone blocks on a remote hilltop were hundreds of fossil fishes.
The vast majority of them were small Bothriolepis – a type of widespread prehistoric fish known as a placoderm, covered in box-like armour.
These included a lungfish known as Harajicadipterus youngi, named in honour of Gavin Young and his years of work on material from Harajica.

There were early attempts at figuring out the species, but this proved troublesome.
Then, our Flinders University expedition to the site in 2016 yielded the first almost complete fossil of this animal.

A strange apex predator

Likely the top predator of those ancient rivers, its big mouth was lined with closely-packed sharp teeth alongside larger, widely spaced triangular fangs.
It seems to have combined anatomical traits from different tetrapodomorph lineages via convergent evolution (when different creatures evolve similar features independently).

Similar giant spiracles also appear in Gogonasus, a marine tetrapodomorph from the famous Late Devonian Gogo Formation of Western Australia.
They are also seen in the unrelated Pickeringius, an early ray-finned fish that was also at Gogo.

The earliest air-breathers?

Other Devonian animals that sported such spiracles were the famous elpistostegalians – freshwater tetrapodomorphs from the Northern Hemisphere such as Elpistostege and Tiktaalik. These animals were extremely close to the ancestry of limbed vertebrates. So, enlarged spiracles seem to have arisen independently in at least four separate lineages of Devonian fishes.

The only living fishes with similar structures are bichirs, African ray-finned fishes that live in shallow floodplains and estuaries.
It was recently confirmed they draw surface air through their spiracles to aid survival in oxygen-poor waters.

Brian Choo receives funding from the Australian Research Council and is employed by Flinders University. Alice Clement receives funding from the Australian Research Council and is employed by Flinders University. John Long receives funding from The Australian Research Council.

Investing in the Future: Drone Data Services Market Projected to Surpass $15 Billion by 2030

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Friday, December 1, 2023

VANCOUVER, BC, Dec. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- USA News Group - According to the World Bank's Food Security Update 2023, food insecurity is on the rise across the globe. Among the more promising solutions being proposed is better data analytics of crops and soil, which is also being tied to the rise in data collection done with drone technology. It's a sector that's growing extremely rapidly, with analysts projecting the Drone Data Services market to explode by a CAGR of 39% from 2023 to 2030, to eventually top $15 billion. Many of the world's problems can and will be aided and even solved by better data collection, and there are plenty of companies looking to capitalize on drone-collected data, as well as artificial intelligence (AI) powered data analysis, including Scope Carbon Corp. (OTCQB:SCPCF) (CSE:SCPE), GoPro, Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRO), AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), and EHang Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:EH).

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Among the more promising solutions being proposed is better data analytics of crops and soil, which is also being tied to the rise in data collection done with drone technology.
It's a sector that's growing extremely rapidly, with analysts projecting the Drone Data Services market to explode by a CAGR of 39% from 2023 to 2030, to eventually top $15 billion.
"Scope is poised to be tremendously impactful through mapping and data mining across multiple geographic zones," said Burke upon his new role's announcement.
"Using AI technology with drones, the software generates vast amounts of data from agricultural crops, marine biology, and forestation to name a few."

Investing in the Future: Drone Data Services Market Projected to Surpass $15 Billion by 2030

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Friday, December 1, 2023

VANCOUVER, BC, Dec. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- USA News Group - According to the World Bank's Food Security Update 2023, food insecurity is on the rise across the globe. Among the more promising solutions being proposed is better data analytics of crops and soil, which is also being tied to the rise in data collection done with drone technology. It's a sector that's growing extremely rapidly, with analysts projecting the Drone Data Services market to explode by a CAGR of 39% from 2023 to 2030, to eventually top $15 billion. Many of the world's problems can and will be aided and even solved by better data collection, and there are plenty of companies looking to capitalize on drone-collected data, as well as artificial intelligence (AI) powered data analysis, including Scope Carbon Corp. (OTCQB:SCPCF) (CSE:SCPE), GoPro, Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRO), AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), and EHang Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:EH).

Key Points:

Among the more promising solutions being proposed is better data analytics of crops and soil, which is also being tied to the rise in data collection done with drone technology.
It's a sector that's growing extremely rapidly, with analysts projecting the Drone Data Services market to explode by a CAGR of 39% from 2023 to 2030, to eventually top $15 billion.
"Scope is poised to be tremendously impactful through mapping and data mining across multiple geographic zones," said Burke upon his new role's announcement.
"Using AI technology with drones, the software generates vast amounts of data from agricultural crops, marine biology, and forestation to name a few."

Why The Conversation lifted the (eye) mask on insomnia

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

In Australia, the financial cost of poor sleep is an estimated A$26 billion a year, mainly through lost productivity or accidents.

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In Australia, the financial cost of poor sleep is an estimated A$26 billion a year, mainly through lost productivity or accidents.
Think sleep apps, sleep therapy, sleep influencers, sleeping pills, medicinal cannabis, and on it goes.
That’s why The Conversation commissioned a six-part series to explore insomnia.

How we became obsessed with sleep

So our sleep habits shifted as a result of this new way of living and working.
Read more:
A short history of insomnia and how we became obsessed with sleep

Insomnia in the movies, and why it’s a problem

Insomnia is rarely depicted as a treatable illness, write Aaron Schokman and Nick Glozier from the University of Sydney.
These portrayals have implications for the estimated one in three of us with at least one insomnia symptom.
These portrayals can perpetuate stereotypes about insomnia and who’s at risk, making it harder for people to seek care.

How dangerous is insomnia really?

Insomnia has been linked to developing conditions such as dementia, obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure.
No wonder people are concerned about their lack of sleep and its impacts.
Even if people don’t have insomnia to start with, all this unnecessary worry may lead them to develop it.

How about mental disorders?

As Ben Bullock from Swinburne University of Technology writes, the relationship between insomnia and mental disorders is complex.
It’s not just a case of “which comes first, the insomnia or the mental disorder?” Insomnia and mental disorders are interrelated in ways we don’t fully understand.

Which treatments actually work?

Next, we look at treatments for insomnia – what works, what doesn’t, and what we might expect.
It’s a type of psychological therapy known as cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia, or CBTi.

There’s an app for that

The global insomnia market is expected to reach US$6.3 billion by 2030, driven by increased diagnoses and therapy, as well as sleep aids, including sleep apps.
And fixating on the sleep data these apps generate won’t necessarily help you sleep.
Then there are social media “sleep influencers” who share their take on sleep and how to get more of it.

If you can’t sleep

We hope the series helps pull back the (eye) mask on insomnia – what it is, what it is not, and how to access treatment. But the series is also a reminder that not everyone can buy the latest technologies or can change their environment or lifestyle to help them sleep. As Lupton concludes, a good night’s sleep shouldn’t be the preserve of the privileged.

Innovative V2G Virtual Power Plant Deployed by Sunverge and ENGIE Commences Operations at Flinders University

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Sunverge, provider of an industry-leading distributed energy resource (DER) control, orchestration, and aggregation platform, announced today that the V2G virtual power plant (VPP) at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia is now operational and providing a variety of grid services.

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Sunverge, provider of an industry-leading distributed energy resource (DER) control, orchestration, and aggregation platform, announced today that the V2G virtual power plant (VPP) at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia is now operational and providing a variety of grid services.
The Sunverge platform and its sophisticated, distributed and constraint-based stochastic algorithm, continuously optimizes against changing market prices while adhering to multiple dynamic constraints.
“This project also reveals valuable insights as Sunverge continues to lead the development of a true bi-directional V2G market in combination with PV generation and stationary storage.
Sunverge is thereby demonstrating how to efficiently achieve a fully decarbonized & decentralized, highly flexible grid.”

Stigmatization of Smoking-Related Diseases is a Barrier to Care and the Problem May Be on the Rise

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Sunday, September 10, 2023

The lung cancer community recognizes that some commonly used words and phrases used in medicine may be contributing to the lung cancer stigma problem.

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The lung cancer community recognizes that some commonly used words and phrases used in medicine may be contributing to the lung cancer stigma problem.
As a result, advocates are working collaboratively with clinicians and scientists toward changing the language used when discussing topics regarding smoking, tobacco use, and related topics.
Stigma linked to smoking-related respiratory diseases often leads to externalized devaluation, such as discrimination or judgmental comments, and internalized self-blame or shame.
"Additionally, including validated stigma assessments in a wider variety of interventional studies could help identify more effective techniques for targeted stigma reduction."

Intake to the National Institute of Circus Arts has been ‘paused’. Where to next for Australia's performing arts training?

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Wednesday, July 5, 2023

In the same week across the Tasman, Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington announced savage cuts to its theatre and music programs.

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In the same week across the Tasman, Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington announced savage cuts to its theatre and music programs.
Whatever the rationale, they speak to a lack of imagination and creativity in the administration of the contemporary university.

An independent institution

The board declared the aims of the proposal could not “be fulfilled by a course which conformed to indispensable university standards”.
After this rejection, a similar proposal progressed at the University of New South Wales, with one critical difference.

Intellectual rigour

Universities were sceptical of the intellectual rigour of artistic practice in the institution, both in prospective students and in staff.
Universities were also concerned about the lack of funding or teaching space for the higher intensity and longer hours demanded over more traditional tertiary subjects.
One exception stands out: the long-running actor training offered at Flinders University began in 1971, just five years after the university opened in 1966.

Merging with the universities

These colleges sat between TAFE institutions and universities, focusing on more vocational disciplines and awarding certificates, diplomas, and eventually degrees.
In the early 1990s, the Dawkins Reforms merged some technical and vocational providers with universities, and granted university status to others.
This brought more arts training programs into universities.
These new universities were beginning to articulate an academic identity.

The value of arts training

This false binary discounts the ways in which knowledge is made by and held in the body, and the rigorous research-informed training cultures that have developed in university performing arts programs since the 1990s.
Too often, the universities themselves aren’t able to take on the very acts of imagination that characterise the training offered to students.
Far from being expensive follies incompatible with the institution, arts training programs act as the shopfront for the university.