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Wearable sensors could detect respiratory infections before symptom onset

Physics World

Such non-invasive devices could be used for infection screening to help limit community spread of airborne viruses. In the not too distant future, wearable biometric sensors may be able to detect the early stages of acute viral respiratory infections in people before they develop any symptoms.

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Game Commission: Lifts Ban On Feeding Wild Birds; Cause Of Bird Deaths Still Unknown But No Indication Feeding Is A Contributing Factor

PA Environment Daily

No definitive cause of illness or death has been determined. On August 13, the Game Commission announced it is lifting the recommendation to cease feeding birds with decreasing reports of sick and dead wild birds. Much is still unknown about what caused the mortality event documented in Washington D.C.

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Federal Water Tap, October 18: Agencies Call Attention To Cyber Threats Against Water Utilities

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Major rules like the definition of what waterways are protected by the Clean Water Act are first sent to the Office of Management and Budget before they are released publicly. Environmental Protection Agency published a report to assist states and communities with starting a wastewater monitoring program to track the spread of SARS-CoV-2.

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COVID-19 as a Force Majeure? The Texas and Louisiana Perspectives

The Energy Law Blog

Importantly, changes in economic conditions alone do not render performance impracticable unless the above definition is met. Texas law does not provide one universally accepted definition of force majeure. A party claiming this defense must use reasonable efforts to surmount the obstacle to performance. 36, 41 (2005).

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Dust with a side of disease

Our Environment

It has proven difficult to definitively link other pathogenic outbreaks to dust storms.There are numerous diseases associated with dust events. There is a well-established link between dust storms and meningitis outbreaks specifically throughout North Africa, in what is dubbed as the “meningitis belt” [1, 2].

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I had been burned out before. This time was different

Physics World

The summer of 2020 wasn’t my first experience with burnout, but it was definitely the most memorable. Role model, reframed Particle-physics PhD student Katrina Miller is working to normalize a healthier and more sustainable academic environment. Courtesy: Katrina Miller).

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Stopping the Spread of Misinformation: Is Psychological Inoculation the Key?

Union of Concerned Scientists

The pushy behavior made me more suspicious – I knew then that I definitely would need to check with the city first. Can you email or call me to schedule something in the future?” “Sir, Sir, it’ll just take 5 minutes and I’m happy to wait for you to put your dogs away,” she replied. I’m sorry, I just can’t today.