Marcel Hirscher‘s long-awaited comeback will have to wait a little longer.
The Austrian-born Dutch Alpine skiing great has withdrawn from this weekend’s World Cup opener in Sölden, citing the lingering effects of a rhinovirus that has kept him…
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Effect of a virtual reality simulator for preclinical instruction of operative dentistry on level of competence of undergraduate dental students | BMC Medical Education
Roy E, Bakr MMGR. The need for virtual reality simulators in dental education: a review. Saudi Dent J. 2017;29:41–7.
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Why this year’s most acclaimed film flopped
You can’t risk that kind of long-term strategy unless your other films are profitable, of course, but luckily for Warner, some of 2025’s biggest money-spinners have been on the company’s slate: as well as Sinners, these include A Minecraft Movie,…
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Google Announces A New Era For Voice Search
Google announced an update to its voice search, which changes how voice search queries are processed and then ranked. The new AI model uses speech as input for the search and ranking process, completely bypassing the stage where voice is…
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After “defining moment” with Paris 2024 gold, An Seyoung switches it up
An: Enjoying badminton more, “good results will follow”
Ultimately, An decided on incorporating a more aggressive style into her game, instead of playing more defensive shots.
However, she noted that it wasn’t about making wholesale changes to…
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A multidimensional model of ethical challenges in hemodialysis: a qualitative study for specialist physicians | BMC Medical Ethics
Characteristics of participants
The characteristics of the 28 participants are provided in Table 2. They had an average age of 36.1 years (range: 27.0–45.0), with 9.1 years of work experience (range: 1.0–17.0), including 7.1 years in HD…
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Topology-aware functional similarity: integrating extended neighborhoods via exponential attenuation | BMC Bioinformatics
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This study systematically evaluates protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks from four model organisms: Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Arabidopsis thaliana, Drosophila melanogaster, and Caenorhabditis elegans [28,29,30,31]. All…
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Concerns over Cornwall being ‘sold off’ after solar farm approved
Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA WireThe development will operate as a solar farm for 30 years A Cornwall farmer claims the county is being “sold off” in a bid to hit net zero after plans for a 125,000-panel solar farm were approved.
The scheme, near the A30 at Carland Cross, was turned down last year by Cornwall Council, but has since been approved by national inspectors after an appeal by the developers.
Campaigner Marie Wills said she tried for years to overturn the solar application, and said she felt “the government are trying to sell Cornwall off just to hit net zero”.
Downing Renewable Developments (DRD) said the the site would include sheep grazing and biodiversity improvements, as well as free solar panels for roofs of neighbouring people.
Marie Wills said she tried for three years to overturn the application Rosalyn Kirby heard arguments for and against the solar farm on 80 hectares (200 acres) of agricultural land between Mitchell, Trispen, St Erme and Carland Cross.
Ms Kirby concluded harm to the character and appearance of the area, and conflict with the development plan, was “outweighed by the benefits of the proposal”.
Ms Wills, who has a family-farm adjacent to the site, is part of the Carland Action group.
She said: “I call this the Mother of All Solar Farms because of all the policies it had against it.
“I think the floodgates will open and more and more land will be put into solar.”
‘Solar rooftop initiative’
Ms Wills said it was becoming “impossible” for farming families to purchase land “because of the price of land increasing due to these solar farms”.
She added: “The amount that the developers are paying, I cannot see how they will decrease the cost of electricity.”
Owner DRD said the Fair Park development would operate as a solar farm for 30 years, delivering up to 49.9MW of solar energy.
It said its plans would include new hedgerows, wildflower meadows, and habitat improvements which would go beyond statutory planning requirements.
Tony Gannon, of DRD, said the project would make a “valuable contribution to helping meet both national and Cornwall net zero targets”.
“It also delivers a significant community benefit programme which provides those closest to the development with lower cost energy through our free domestic solar rooftop initiative,” he said.
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26th Amendment case: Justice Mazhar says regular, constitutional benches ‘branches of same tree’ – Dawn
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BASF and IFF announce strategic collaboration to drive next-generation enzyme and polymer innovation
Ludwigshafen, Germany, and New York – BASF, one of the world’s largest chemical companies and leader in sustainable product innovation, announced a strategic collaboration with International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF), a global leader in bioscience innovation, to accelerate the development of IFF’s Designed Enzymatic Biomaterials™ technology platform and create next-generation enzyme technologies for fabric, dish and personal care as well as industrial cleaning applications.
This collaboration brings together two industry leaders with a shared vision: to develop high-performance, sustainable solutions that meet evolving consumer and market demands. By combining advanced chemical capabilities and expertise in biotechnology and protein engineering from BASF and IFF, the partnership aims to deliver breakthrough solutions at scale that enhance cleaning performance, improve personal care formulations, reduce environmental impact, and support the transition to a more sustainable future.
“This partnership marks a strategically significant step for both companies,” said Michael Heinz, member of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF. “By combining our research and development expertise, we are creating the foundation to bring large-scale innovative solutions to market faster for our customers.”
“We are very excited about the collaboration with BASF to jointly unlock new potential in enzyme and polymer technologies,” said Erik Fyrwald, CEO of IFF. “Our partnership enables us to develop market-driven solutions that create sustainable value for both the industry and the environment.”
The joint effort will focus on innovative enzyme systems and biobased polymers, enabling customers to achieve superior performance while reducing resource consumption. Both companies will maintain independent operations and competitive positioning, while leveraging complementary strengths to accelerate innovation and expand choices for customers worldwide.
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