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Smart band-aids on the horizon

Wearable electronics will revolutionize the way doctors diagnose and treat patients, according to researchers at MIT, who are developing stretchable hydrogels that share many of the same properties of human tissue. “Hydrogel is a polymer network infiltrated with water. Even though it is only 5 to 10 percent polymer, this network is extremely important,” said Xuanhe Zhao, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The polymer network Zhao and […]

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Malacañang to wait for Congress’ nod on Salary Standardization Law 4

The Palace will await Congress’ final decision on the proposed Salary Standardization Law (SSL) 4. “We await the final decision of Congress on the proposed SSL 4 that is still pending with the bicameral conference committee,” Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said in a statement issued on Wednesday. The bicameral conference committee on the proposed SSL 4 remained deadlocked as lawmakers adjourn for the election campaign. Lawmakers will go on recess this weekend. The House […]

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Improper waste management causes green house gases

The Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) in Negros Occidental said that improper waste management is one of the factors that causes the production of greenhouse gases in the country. Engr. Jocy Mar Victorino, Senior Environmental Management Specialist, said greenhouse gases can mainly be attributed to sources of energy, gasoline from vehicles and pollution, but improper waste management also contributes nine percent of the greenhouse gases that are emitted. Improper waste management can lead to biodegradable […]

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NASA releases animation showing flight over dwarf planet Ceres

NASA uploaded video showing an animation of what a flight over the dwarf planet of Ceres would look like illustrating the different craters that can be seen including “Occator”, “Ikapati”, “Ahuna Mons”, “Urvara”, “Haulani”, “Yalode” and “Dantue” The video was uploaded onto the social media page for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on January 29, 2016. The video was created using images from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, a probe that was launched in 2007 to study Ceres […]

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EU proposals on Britain pave way for deal, Dutch foreign minister says

  (Reuters) — A proposal to help persuade Britain to remain in the European Union is likely to be agreed by EU leaders, the Netherlands, which holds the EU rotating presidency, said on Wednesday (February 3). Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders told the European Parliament the proposal on reforming Britain’s relationship with the EU presented on Tuesday by the European Council will help reach a solution that is acceptable to all members, including Britain. “All […]

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Myanmar’s new lawmakers choose new upper house speaker

  (Reuters) — Myanmar’s new members of parliament gathered on Wednesday (February 3) to choose a new upper house speaker. Hundreds of lawmakers from Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) were sworn in to Myanmar’s parliament on Monday (February 1), with enough seats to choose the country’s first democratically-elected government since the military took power in 1962. Before Wednesday’s session began, some members of parliament spoke to the media and said they […]

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Mga miyembro ng Iglesia Ni Cristo nagsagawa ng Tree Planting activity sa Biliran

Matagumpay na naisinagawa ng mga kaanib sa Iglesia Ni Cristo ang tree planting sa Barangay Alegria, bayan ng Caibiran, lalawigan ng Biliran. Mahigit sa 400 na seedlings ng niyog at kahoy na kilalang sa tawag ng mga bisaya na “tuog” ang kanilang naitanim sa lupa ni Ginoong Arnel Chu, kaanib ng INC, na may sukat na dalawang ektarya. Pangunahing layunin nito na makatulong sa kapaligiran at kalikasan. Ibayong kasiglahan ang naidulot ng ganitong aktibidad sa […]

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Eco-farming Project ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Oriental Mindoro

Panukalang eco-farming sa Oriental Mindoro, patuloy na isinusulong ng pamunuan ng distrito ng Oriental Mindoro. Isinagawa ang pagpupulong sa sambahan ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa bayan ng Mansalay. Sa pagitan ng pamunuan ng Iglesia na pinangunahan ng Tagapangasiwa ng Distrito ,Kapatid na Norberto R. Fabalena at ng mga kababayan natin partikular na ang mga katutubong Mangyan. Inihain ng pamunuan ng Iglesia sa mga residente ng bayan ng Mansalay ang gagawing pagbubukas ng proyekto ukol sa […]

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Zika virus infection in Australia following a monkey bite in Indonesia

INFECTIOUS disease experts have warned that the fast-spreading Zika virus is likely being under-diagnosed in Southeast Asia. An Australian was infected after a monkey bite in Bali, Indonesia. A 27-year-old man was diagnosed with acute Zika virus after arriving at the Royal Darwin Hospital with fever and a rash seven days after the bite. He’d also been bitten by mosquitoes while holidaying in Bali. They also noted the virus has similar symptoms to other viruses, […]

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CJ Sereno: SC presumed in the past that foundlings are natural-born

SUPREME Court chief justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno revealed that the high tribunal has presumed in the past that foundlings are natural-born Filipinos. During the continuation of the oral arguments yesterday on the petitions by Senator Grace Poe assailing her disqualification by the poll body, Sereno grilled Commission on Elections commissioner Arthur Lim, posing tough questions about the constitutional provisions on citizenship, particularly on the theory of bloodlines and the rights of foundlings. Sereno, during her […]

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PRC alerts its chapters and volunteers vs Zika virus

The Philippine Red Cross or PRC mobilized on Tuesday all its chapters nationwide to encourage the people to eliminate all possible areas where mosquitoes can breed. The call for mobilization came amid health advisories and alerts on Zika fever that have been issued by health authorities all over the world, including the Pan American Health Organization, United States centers for disease control and prevention, World Health Organization, Department Of Health, and the International Federation of […]

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United States records first Zika virus case

The first Zika virus case in the United States of America was recorded in Texas with the Dallas County Health and Human Services announcing that the person contacted the virus due to personal contact with a person coming from a country affected by Zika. The health department added that the public should be more careful as the Zika virus can be transmitted through close and personal contact. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, […]

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