Since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, technologists and health officials have looked to technologies - including smartphone contact tracing applications - to stem the spread of the virus. But contact tracing apps, which require a critical mass of adopters to be effective, face serious obstacles in the U.S., Cornell researchers have found.
GRAND JUNCTION, Co. (KIFI)-The Department of Interior has announced three new actions by the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Park Service to "aggressively increase broadband internet" access in rural communities. Deputy Secretary Katharine MacGregor made the announcement at BLM headquarters in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Electric vehicles are growing in popularity, and utilities are preparing for a future where their value goes far beyond transportation. As more EVs hit the road, there are growing questions about how utilities will manage their charging needs.
HOOVER, Ala. (WBRC) - Hoover City Schools, like many schools across central Alabama, is in desperate need of additional substitutes. And one mom has stepped up to fill the need. "I just heard my father. You can be a person who complains or you can step up and be a part of the solution," said Carol Bevil.
Specifically, the relief package - which was signed into law on December 27, 2020 - incorporated the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020, the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2020, and the Protecting Lawful Streaming Act, which bring significant developments in the field of intellectual property and will certainly impact the actions of intellectual property owners and third parties alike.
In September 2020, the first GIDAS monitoring stations were installed at the Czech airport in Brno. GIDAS - GNSS Interference Detection and Analysis System - enables continuous 24/7 monitoring of the GNSS frequency bands within a defined region to automatically detect, classify and localize intentional interference from jamming and spoofing.
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Maggie Erickson is the city of Jasper's new assistant city clerk/treasurer. She replaces Stella Lingen, who retired at the end of 2020 after 20 years as assistant city clerk/treasurer. Erickson was one of 12 people who submitted applications for the job and one of five who were interviewed for it late last fall by a committee including Jasper Mayor Mike Baustian, and Jasper City Council members Trinidad Garcia and Jeff Leslie.
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Zenoss Inc., a leader in intelligent application and service monitoring , today announced Sierra Wireless, a leading IoT solutions provider, has selected Zenoss Cloud for a customizable single view of its growing and increasingly complex hybrid cloud environment and to provide actionable, prescriptive insights by tracking dynamic interdependencies and predicting service disruptions before they ever occur.
The advent of 5G was supposed to change, well, everything. But aside from tons of commercials and smartphones with a faster wireless connection -- and, at times, not even that -- the next-generation cellular technology has been a non-factor for most people.
Various planning applications were made to Huntingdonshire District Council last week. The full list of applications made for the week beginning January 4 can be found below: Conditional Information for 20/01846/LBC: C4 (Partition Wall). Public House, The Abbots Elm, Moat Lane, Abbots Ripton, Huntingdon in Huntingdonshire.
When Tobias Denskus, a professor of international development in Sweden, applied to come to Canada in February 2019 to renew his permanent residency it wasn't just the "bad experience" that concerned him. He said he was alarmed at handing over his most sensitive information to VFS Global, a massive visa outsourcing corporation.
This Global Unfractionated Heparin Market report has been formulated by considering an ever-increasing demand and the value of market research for the success of different business sectors. This market report comprises many work areas of the Healthcare industry.
How it works: Applications for funding are carefully vetted. Members of the Empty Stocking Committee review requests and meet with each qualifying applicant to examine records of outstanding bills or other needs, and to verify the applicant's income. If a request is approved, the committee sends a check directly to the service supplier.
In the closing months of the Trump administration, energy companies stockpiled enough drilling permits for western public lands to keep pumping oil for years and undercut President-elect Joe Biden's plans to curb new drilling because of climate change, according to public records and industry analysts.
A Pittsburgh Allderdice High School student was named a scholar in the Regeneron Science Talent Search, which is considered the oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors. Hannah Barsouk, 17, was among 300 students recognized by Regeneron and Society for Science. Scholars earn a $2,000
This week we have a property requesting permission for an extra tenant and a new home being built in place of an existing outbuilding in Watford. A new barn is also being built at the Old Cattle Shed in Sarragg and Berkhamsted School would like to keep its marquee for extra learning space.
A government minister has described the level of Town and Village Renewal funding allocated to Westmeath as "shockingly disappointing". Longford Westmeath Fianna Fail TD Robert Troy, who is Minister of State with responsibility for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, welcomed funding allocated to projects in Moate and Fore as "very welcome" but hit out at what he said was "a kick in the teeth" for a number of other projects.
As the planet continues to warm, the twin challenges of diminishing water supply and growing energy demand will intensify. But water and energy are inextricably linked. For instance, nearly a fifth of California's energy goes toward water-related activities, while more than a tenth of the state's electricity comes from hydropower.
Ultra-long polymers are used widely in high-performance applications including energy-efficient lubricants, working fluids for energy production and performance plastics. Yet they also are often degraded by extreme flows and mechanical processes that break chemical bonds along the "spine" of the polymer chain.