The affordable, 3D-printed bionics of the future
Creating functional prosthetics at a fraction of the cost of imported tech, bionic innovator and TED Fellow Enzo Romero shares a groundbreaking model for designing 3D-printed assistive technology sourced from recycled materials -- built in and for his native Peru. Hear how Luke Skywalker's bionic…#tedfellowenzoromero #peru #lukeskywalker #romero (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
From bad to worse: How avian flu must change to trigger a human pandemic
The victims are varied, from thousands of sea lions off the coast of Peru to mink farmed for fur in Spain to grizzly bears in Montana and harbor seals in Maine. For months, the avian influenza virus that has been
decimating birds across the world
has also sickened and killed a menagerie of mammals, raising fears it might evolve to spread more efficiently between these animals, and ultimately between people.
For that nightmare to unfold, however, the virus, a subtype known as H5N1, would have to undergo a major transformation, changing from a pathogen efficient at infecting cells in the guts of birds and spr...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 6, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Peru Remains Stable and Free, Against All Odds
After a recent visit to Peru, I'm more convinced than ever that my native homeland, an important Pacific Rim country of 34 million people, has become the extreme Left's number-one target in Latin America. The fall of Peru's Marxist president, Pedro Castillo, in December—after his failed attempt to…#peru #pacificrim #left #latinamerica #marxist #pedrocastillo #cuba #venezuela #nicaragua #mexico (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Scotiabank CEO launches ‘strategic refresh’ of the bank as share price trails peers
Newly appointed Bank of Nova Scotia BNS-T chief executive Scott Thomson says he is aiming to rejig the lender, as he sets his focus on Latin America after years of paltry investor returns. In his first annual shareholders’ meeting since becoming CEO in early February, Mr. Thomson said the bank has…#bankofnovascotia #scottthomson #latinamerica #mexico #victordodig #scotiabank #latinamerican #pacificalliance #peru #colombia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Social information processing theory indicators of child abuse risk: cultural comparison of mothers from Peru and the United States - Rodriguez CM, B árrig Jó P, Gracia E, Lila M.
Much of the research conducted on social information processing (SIP) factors predictive of child abuse risk has been conducted in North America, raising questions about how applicable such models may be in other cultures. Based on the premise that the par... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 3, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
