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Shimla: Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Friday announced infrastructure projects worth Rs 178 crore for AIIMS Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh and lauded its state-of-the art renal transplant ICU and facility which recently became operational. During his visit to the premier Centre-run hospital in Bilaspur, Nadda visited the high-end facility, according to an official statement by the health ministry. He interacted with the first renal transplant recipient who had recently undergone a surgery there and the donor and enquired about their health; both are recovering well, the release said. Interacting with reporters in Bilaspur, Nadda said it has been…

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La Liga: Atletico Madrid play 1-1 draw with Real Sociedad© AFP Atletico Madrid’s bid to bounce back from a Champions League thrashing was foiled by Luka Sucic’s sensational strike to earn Real Sociedad a 1-1 draw in La Liga on Sunday. Diego Simeone’s side were thrashed 4-0 by Benfica on Wednesday but took an instant lead in San Sebastian through Julian Alvarez. The Rojiblancos fought hard to keep their advantage but Sucic looped a long-range effort over Jan Oblak in the 84th minute to secure the home side a point. Atletico’s point took them third, level with Villarreal,…

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In the United States and around the world, democracy is under threat. Anti-democratic attitudes have become more prevalent, partisan polarization is growing, misinformation is omnipresent, and politicians and citizens sometimes question the integrity of elections. With this backdrop, the MIT Department of Political Science is launching an effort to establish a Strengthening Democracy Initiative. In this Q&A, department head David Singer, the Raphael Dorman-Helen Starbuck Professor of Political Science, discusses the goals and scope of the initiative.Q: What is the purpose of the Strengthening Democracy Initiative?A: Well-functioning democracies require accountable representatives, accurate and freely available information, equitable citizen voice and participation,…

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Let’s be real—investing is never a “set it and forget it” game. The market’s always shifting, and if you’re serious about making your money work for you, it’s time to pay attention to what’s coming in 2024. The good news? It looks like there’s plenty of opportunity on the horizon, but only if you’re prepared to adjust your strategy. Green Investments Are Taking Over—Is Your Portfolio Ready? Sustainability is becoming one of the most important factors in the investment world, and 2024 is looking like the year green investments hit their stride, so this is definitely one of the most…

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This paper has been accepted at the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV 2024) (opens in new tab), the premier gathering on computer vision and machine learning. Biomedical vision models are computational tools that analyze medical images, like X-rays, MRIs, and CT scans, and are used to predict medical conditions and outcomes. These models assist medical practitioners in disease diagnosis, treatment planning, disease monitoring, and risk assessment. However, datasets used to train these models can be small and not representative of real-world conditions, which often leads to these models performing worse in actual medical settings. To avoid misdiagnoses and…

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Editor’s note: This post is part of the AI Decoded series, which demystifies AI by making the technology more accessible, and showcases new hardware, software, tools and accelerations for GeForce RTX PC and NVIDIA RTX workstation users. From games and content creation apps to software development and productivity tools, AI is increasingly being integrated into applications to enhance user experiences and boost efficiency. Those efficiency boosts extend to everyday tasks, like web browsing. Brave, a privacy-focused web browser, recently launched a smart AI assistant called Leo AI that, in addition to providing search results, helps users summarize articles and videos,…

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As the Hurricane Helene-driven waters rose around the Nolichucky River in Tennessee, Boone McCrary, his girlfriend and his chocolate lab headed out on his fishing boat to search for a man who was stranded by floodwaters that had leveled his home. But the thick debris in the water jammed the boat’s motor, and without power, it slammed into a bridge support and capsized.McCrary and his dog Moss never made it out of the water alive. Search teams found McCrary’s boat and his dog’s body two days later, but it took four days to find McCrary, an emergency room nurse whose…

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Bengaluru: India Women’s Smriti Mandhana plays a shot during the second ODI cricket match between India Women and South Africa Women, at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru, Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Photo: PTI)2 min read Last Updated : Oct 07 2024 | 12:01 AM IST India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana defended her team’s ultra-defensive batting approach in a chase of 106 runs against Pakistan which might have greatly dented their chances of reaching the Women’s T20 World Cup semi-final. India struggled to reach the winning target losing four wickets with only seven balls to spare and the entire innings…

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MIAMI, Okla. — Shawnee Tribe Chief Ben Barnes grew up playing video games, including “probably hundreds of hours” colonizing a distant planet in the 1999 title Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri.So when that same game studio, Firaxis, approached the tribal nation a quarter-century later with a proposal to make a playable character out of their famous leader Tecumseh in the upcoming game Civilization 7, Barnes felt a rush of excitement.“I was like, ‘This can’t be true,’” Barnes said. “Do they want us to participate in the next version of Civilization?” Beloved by tens of millions of gamers since its 1991 debut,…

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