A barnacle is much less steadfast than you might think

Literature Lesson for Health Care Providers and Gender Differences in Cardiovascular Disease

Barnacles: You may know them primarily as a kind of attack on boats, rocks, or sea creatures like the sea turtle. A barnacle looks for a place where a lot of water flows and fixes itself there with a kind of layer of cement, never to change place again. At least that’s what we thought for a long time. A …

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Andersson elected Swedish Prime Minister for the second time in a week

Andersson elected Swedish Prime Minister for the second time in a week

Magdalena Andersson, despite more votes against than for her nomination, has nevertheless succeeded Stefan Löfven as Prime Minister of Sweden.EPA Image Last week, Andersson had barely been Prime Minister for a day when the Greens, who formed a coalition with the Social Democrats, withdrew their withdrew his support. The Greens took the decision after the budget proposal of, among others, …

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DUO reaction | news time

DUO reaction |  news time

DUO responds to Nieuwsuur’s questions on Ikram’s late objection. Why does DUO apply the strict principle of exceeding the non-excusable time limit? DUO cannot comment on this specific case. Generally speaking, we can say the following. On the one hand, a good public service benefits from clear rules of the game. We like to be predictable and avoid arbitrariness. On …

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The quantum effect predicted thirty years ago is finally observed

The quantum effect predicted thirty years ago is finally observed

In three different experiments, physicists saw the development of a Pauli blockade: a quantum phenomenon in which a dense, cloudy quantum gas suddenly becomes transparent. This is the first time that this phenomenon has been observed. If you cool a dense cloud of quantum gas enough, you can see through it. This phenomenon, which in English Pauli blocking mentioned, had …

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Women are as competitive as their male colleagues

Women are as competitive as their male colleagues

The persistent gender pay gap is often explained by a difference in competitiveness between the sexes, but this theory should at the very least be questioned. That’s the message of a study by scientists at the University of Arizona and the University of San Francisco, based on a survey of nearly 250 men and women who were required to perform …

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Is it bad to watch TV in the dark? It’s like that

Is it bad to watch TV in the dark?  It's like that

Sometimes a movie is just a little more impressive if you watch it – like at the cinema – in a dark room. But can it hurt to watch TV in the dark? Since television has existed, myths have circulated. For example, you would get square eyes staring at a screen for too long. It would be even worse to …

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Britain tightens rules for emerging coronaviruses, world on alert for Omicron

Britain tightens rules for emerging coronaviruses, world on alert for Omicron

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson refers to a speech delivered at a press conference in London on Saturday, November 27, 2021, following the confirmation of cases of the novel COVID-19 virus in the United Kingdom. (Holly Adams / Paul via The Associated Press) Written by PAN PYLAS Associated Press The United Kingdom on Saturday tightened the rules for wearing masks …

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His own experiences help Tribu develop an AI tool for IT partners

His own experiences help Tribu develop an AI tool for IT partners

Having worked as an MSP (Managed Service Provider) for 17 years, Lucas Meadowcroft knows what IT partners face and what their biggest challenges are. With this experience, he created the company Tribu at the beginning of last year. He wants to make the work of IT partners and their helpdesk employees easier, with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), among …

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Australia is also considering a political boycott of the Winter Olympics

Australia is also considering a political boycott of the Winter Olympics

ANP Products | Source: ANP Thursday, November 25, 2021 00:56 Canberra Australia is considering a ‘diplomatic boycott’ of the Beijing Winter Olympics. That means Australian athletes could move to China early next year, but there will be no representation from the state. The Australian newspaper The Sydney Morning Herald writes based on locals. Earlier, US President Joe Biden said he …

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Pascal Cuijpers: Groundhog Day, loop

Pascal Cuijpers: Groundhog Day, loop

Feedback November 28, 2021 Many will remember that Prime Minister Mark Rutte and former Minister of Health Care and Sports Bruno Bruins addressed the country on March 12, 2020 and the first restrictions were imposed. Groundhog Day is a widely celebrated public holiday on February 2 each year in Canada and the United States. Around that day, the marmot (woodchuck) …

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“Follow the science and don’t impose a travel ban” – Dagblad Suriname

"Follow the science and don't impose a travel ban" - Dagblad Suriname

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday urged countries to “follow the science” rather than impose travel bans in an attempt to contain the new variant of omicron. “There is currently no information to suggest that the symptoms associated with Omicron differ from those of other variants,” the WHO said. Travel bans recently introduced by countries such as the United …

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