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Negative impact of social media affects girls and boys at different ages – study

Girls may experience a negative link at 11-13, boys when they are 14-15; Increased social media use might also affect life satisfaction at aged 19, but adolescents with lower life satisfaction consistently use social media more Girls and boys might be more vulnerable to the negative effects of social media use at different times during…

Rethinking Resilience In Bangladesh’s Urban Slum Communities: An Experimental Thought

When thinking about the resilience of the urban poor, it is worthwhile to think of resilience as a dynamic process of transition on the individual and household levels, argue Zakir Hossain and Mostafizur Rahman The asset-based community development approach (ABCD) aims to bring changes to urban slums by transferring assets to slum dwellers. In urban…

WindEurope elects Sven Utermöhlen of RWE Renewables as its new Chair

The Board also appointed Kresten Ørnbjerg, VP Head of Global Public Affairs at Vestas, as the new Vice-Chair Europe needs energy security more than ever. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a grave reminder that Europe’s energy system is still overly reliant on fossil fuel imports. The EU is clear that increasing Europe’s energy security means…

His Majesty the King of Spain to open WindEurope 2022

WindEurope 2022 (Bilbao, 5-7 April) is the annual conference and exhibition of the European wind energy industry. 8,000 people will be there. More than 330 companies will be exhibiting WindEurope is honoured to announce that His Majesty the King of Spain will attend the WindEurope Annual Event 2022 in Bilbao. He will open the event on Tuesday…

Moxa Helps Thailand Achieve Energy Transition and Realize Its Goal of Becoming a Sustainable Power Hub

Working with the local electricity authority and Italthai Engineering, Moxa facilitates substation automation in Pattaya, an important pilot site on Thailand’s ambitious Energy 4.0 journey while driving Thailand’s economic success Moxa Inc., a leader in industrial communication and networking, is collaborating with Thailand’s Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) and Italthai Engineering, the leading engineering contractor for…

Bacterial enzyme makes new type of biodegradable polymer

The new molecule is biodegradable and could be useful for drug delivery, tissue engineering and other biomedical applications Strings of sugars called polysaccharides are the most abundant biopolymers on Earth. Because of their versatile and environmentally friendly properties, these molecules could eventually replace some plastics. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Central Science have identified a previously unknown…

The link between mycobacteria and red blood cells causing lung diseases

A research team from Hiroshima University has discovered a link between mycobacteria and red blood cells at lung infection sites Mycobacteria are a group of pathogenic bacteria that produce diseases, such as leprosy and tuberculosis, in humans. HU researchers have discovered an interaction between mycobacteria and red blood cells that, until now, has escaped scientific notice for 140 years since the discovery of the organism causing tuberculosis.…

Berlin to Become Gigabit Capital

Aim to drive the expansion of Gigabit networks throughout the Smart City Berlin – through fibre optic and 5G cellular networks 14 March saw the signing of the “Declaration on the Joint Implementation of the Gigabit Strategy”, which Governing Mayor of Berlin Franziska Giffey called a key milestone on the way to becoming the “Gigabit…

How these Mayors Challenge winners are fueling opportunities for women

Sandra Johanna Daza (Bogotá, Colombia), Ana Belén Garcia Felician (Hermosillo, Mexico), Wafa Elkhalifa (Rochester, USA), and Sawyer Mahato (Rourkela, India) have helped their respective cities develop, prototype, and test their Mayors Challenge projects This article is from Bloomberg Cities, which is run by Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Government Innovation program. Sign up for their free weekly newsletter here. Amid…

Top GovTech Accelerator Expands to Serve the World

QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge Opens Applications April 1-30th Leading Cities is pleased to announce the launch of the 2022 QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge in partnership with QBE North America for the fourth consecutive year. The global competition, ranked among the top 5 GovTech accelerators in the world, accelerates the growth of start-up companies transforming cities…