A woman based in Abuja but on a trip to Ondo State has been isolated at the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Ondo Town, after showing symptoms of Coronavirus. Her blood sample has been collected for testing but the result is yet to be out, according to findings by SaharaReporters. The patient was taken to…
Geneva – New World Health Organization (WHO) guidance will help countries accelerate efforts to stop people with tuberculosis (TB) infection becoming sick with TB by giving them preventive treatment. A quarter of the world‘s population is estimated to be infected with TB bacteria. These people are neither sick nor contagious. However, they are at greater…
Bing has recently started developing a system where it can give out linked offers on its platform. Sometimes digital couponing does not get very good reviews because coupons must be used to avail of discounts. Although this seems to be the simplest method of giving out discounts, the search engine site is working on a…
The rapid spread of COVID-19 is testing the resilience of robust health systems around the world. WHO and its partners are taking measures to mitigate the potential impact of sustained transmission of the coronavirus in malaria-endemic settings – particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, which shoulders more than 90% of the global malaria burden. To date, a…
In a coordinated effort to combat the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have agreed to work closely to ensure the latest and most reliable information and tailored guidance reaches the global business community. The COVID-19 pandemic is a global health and societal emergency that requires…
A new study examines energy inequality for income classes across 86 countries, from highly industrialised to developing ones, revealing extreme disparity in energy footprints, both within nations and globally. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-international-energy-inequality.html Views: 0
A growing number of companies and research groups worldwide are now developing compliant sensors based on composite materials, which can have a wide range of possible applications. Composite materials, those made of two or more substances, often have unique and advantageous properties that differ from those of their individual components. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-sustainable-strategy-sensors-soft-robots.html Views: 0
David Tollner gets text messages telling him when meals are placed outside the door of the family guest room, where he was banished after developing a cough. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-safe-sane-silicon-valley-virus.html Views: 0
Exoskeletons are devices that are worn for protection or support—like a suit of armor or a helmet. Those and other passive devices have been around for millennia, but today’s researchers are developing powered exoskeleton systems that, in the future, could take humans to new levels of strength and endurance. Read More Views: 0
Training interactive robots may one day be an easy job for everyone, even those without programming expertise. Roboticists are developing automated robots that can learn new tasks solely by observing humans. At home, you might someday show a domestic robot how to do routine chores. In the workplace, you could train robots like new employees,…