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GE Aerospace selected by Bell for V-280 Valor Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft

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Thursday, September 7, 2023

GE Aerospace today announced the selection by Bell Textron Inc., a Textron company, for work on the development of a Common Open Architecture Digital Backbone (COADB), Voice and Data Recorder , and the Health Awareness System (HAS) for the Bell V-280 Valor.

Key Points: 
  • GE Aerospace today announced the selection by Bell Textron Inc., a Textron company, for work on the development of a Common Open Architecture Digital Backbone (COADB), Voice and Data Recorder , and the Health Awareness System (HAS) for the Bell V-280 Valor.
  • Following the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program contract award, the V-280 Valor will enable the U.S. Army and its allies to maintain battlefield superiority including transformational capabilities in speed, range, payload, and endurance.
  • The GE Aerospace systems will be part of an open, scalable, high-speed data infrastructure consistent with the U.S. Army’s Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) that enables rapid testing, verification, and fielding of mission-focused capabilities for future vertical lift programs.
  • Bell and GE Aerospace are incorporating these advanced capabilities on the Bell V-280 Valor and Bell 360 Invictus as part of the FLRAA and FARA programs, and working with the Army to set the standards for quicker, more affordable upgrades in capability as technologies and mission requirements evolve.

Kyowa Kirin Will Present New Rocatinlimab Phase 2b Data in Atopic Dermatitis at the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting 2023

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Friday, March 17, 2023

AD affects 15-20% of children and up to 10% of adults, making it the 15th most common nonfatal disease.

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  • AD affects 15-20% of children and up to 10% of adults, making it the 15th most common nonfatal disease.
  • "We are pleased to share this additional data from the rocatinlimab Phase 2b study," said Yoshifumi Torii, Ph.D., Executive Officer, Vice President, Head of R&D Division of Kyowa Kirin.
  • From baseline to Week 16, percentage reductions in NRS-pruritus (p≤0.029) and NRS-SD scores (p≤0.025) were greater in the rocatinlimab groups compared with placebo.
  • The most frequent TEAEs, reported in ≥ 10% of subjects in the combined rocatinlimab groups were nasopharyngitis, worsening of AD, pyrexia and chills.

Standard Solar Expands Maine Community Solar Portfolio; Adds Project Bringing Clean Energy Savings to 20+ Leading Maine Businesses

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Monday, October 18, 2021

More than 20 Maine-based commercial and institutional organizations are reducing their energy costs and contributing to the clean energy economy through a new community solar project in Bethel, Maine.

Key Points: 
  • More than 20 Maine-based commercial and institutional organizations are reducing their energy costs and contributing to the clean energy economy through a new community solar project in Bethel, Maine.
  • This new solar installation brings 5.7 megawatts dc of clean energy to Mainers supporting local jobs, contributing to the clean energy economy, strengthening the community and delivering significant cost savings to Maine businesses.
  • A total of 23 leading Maine commercial and institutional organizations will collectively take 100% of the Net Energy Billing Credits created by the new Bethel community solar project.
  • ECA Solar has enjoyed working with local stakeholders to deliver this turn-key community solar project, Todd Fryatt, President, ECA Solar.

After Successful Pilot, Schools Adopt EarlyBird Game-Based Screener to Identify Children at Risk for Dyslexia and Reading Difficulties

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Thursday, August 12, 2021

During the 2020-21 school year, schools and districts from Maine to California tested EarlyBird with approximately 2,000 children.

Key Points: 
  • During the 2020-21 school year, schools and districts from Maine to California tested EarlyBird with approximately 2,000 children.
  • 11 (MSAD #11), for example, began piloting EarlyBird in one elementary school in March, then expanded to a second school in May.
  • EarlyBird helps educators identify and support children at risk for dyslexia and other reading difficulties even before they learn to read.
  • EarlyBird is targeted to those areas that are the number one predictors of reading success.