Testosterone has long been linked to risk-taking, generosity, and competitiveness. But a new large-scale study – the biggest of its kind – finds that men given testosterone made the same economic choices as those given a placebo….
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Aspiration pneumonia in diabetic ketoacidosis: a decade-long analysis of occurrence , associated risk factors and clinical outcomes in 530,700 US hospitalizations | Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
Silversides JA, Farling PA. Diabetic ketoacidosis guidelines and protection from aspiration pneumonitis. Diabet Med. 2009;26(8):829.
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Honor unveils Magic 8 series with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and AI-powered MagicOS 10 · TechNode
Honor on Wednesday launched its Magic 8 series flagship smartphones in Beijing. The lineup debuts the self-evolving MagicOS 10 system powered by the YOYO AI assistant, which learns user habits to deliver proactive services in scenarios…
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Mass theatre fest ends – Dawn
- Mass theatre fest ends Dawn
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Hanoi dengue cases rise after heavy rains
October 16, 2025
HANOI – Prolonged heavy rain in Hà Nội has heightened the risk of dengue fever in the local community in recent days, prompting increased monitoring and hospital admissions.
According to the Hà Nội Centre for Disease…
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Pulp and CMAT are favourites to win
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Getty ImagesCMAT has earned two consecutive Mercury nominations – for her second album Crazymad for Me, and this year’s Euro-Country Pulp and CMAT are the favourites to win this year’s Mercury Prize for album of the…
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MHIEC Receives Contract for Improvement of Core Equipment at Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Facility in Kanazawa– Refurbishment of East Environmental Energy Center to Extend Operational Life, Enhance Energy Efficiency, and Reduce CO₂ Emissions
Kanazawa city’s East Environmental Energy Center
Tokyo, October 16, 2025 – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (MHIEC), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has received a contract from the city of Kanazawa (Ishikawa Prefecture) to refurbish and improve the core facilities of the city’s East Environmental Energy Center, a municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration plant. The renovation of the stoker-type incinerators(Note1) with processing capacity of 250 tons per day (tpd) aims to extend the life of the facility, enhance energy efficiency, and reduce CO2 emissions. The total value of the contract is 4.3 billion yen before tax, with work scheduled to be completed in March 2029.
The East Environmental Energy Center was engineered and built by MHI, and completed in March 1991. It comprises two stoker-type incinerators, each with processing capacity of 125 tpd. Power generation capacity utilizing residual heat from the plant is 3,000 kilowatts (kW).
The plant’s core facilities have previously been refurbished twice, first over a four-year period from 2004, followed by a round of construction over a four-year period from 2014. This third refurbishment aims to extend the operational life of the facility through renewal of major equipment that has become impossible to maintain due to deterioration over time and production discontinuation, including the facilities for waste reception and feeding, combustion, combustion gas cooling, exhaust gas treatment, and waste heat utilization. In addition, energy efficiency will be enhanced with the adoption of high-efficiency motors and transformers, while upgrades to MHIEC’s proprietary new combustion control system, previously installed as part of the earlier improvement work, will allow for a lower air ratio(Note2) and provide more stable combustion.
In recent years, the number of renovation projects for MSW facilities has increased as a measure to extend the operational life of such plants, and reduce their impact on global warming. MHIEC took over the waste treatment plant business in 2008, acquiring MHI’s technological development capabilities in environmental systems and broad-ranging expertise in the construction and operation of waste management facilities both in Japan and overseas. This extensive experience allows MHIEC to provide comprehensive solutions, from plant construction to operations. Going forward, leveraging this latest order and its past results, MHIEC will proactively propose further energy-saving enhancements and system improvements for stable operation at existing waste treatment facilities, as well as ways to reduce lifecycle costs, including maintenance and management costs, leading to further business contracts.
- 1 A stoker-type incinerator injects air from beneath heat-resistant fire grates, mixing the waste and other material by pushing it up, and allowing for efficient incineration. It is the most common system used for municipal solid waste (MSW).
- 2 The air ratio is the value of the actual amount of air supplied to the incinerator for combustion, divided by the theoretical minimum amount of air required for complete waste combustion.
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Game on – Super Rugby Pacific Super Round tickets and kick off times announced
Rugby fans across New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, and the Pacific are set to enjoy three action-packed days of world-class rugby when Super Rugby Pacific’s Super Round hits Ōtautahi Christchurch from 24 to 26 April 2026 with ticket details and…
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Early evolution of the stonefly lineage (Insecta, Plecoptera) revealed by a new diversity of Carboniferous stem-group species | BMC Ecology and Evolution
Individual morphological characters and their phylogenetic significance
Several morphological characters observed in Carbonoperlidae support the attribution to the stonefly total group (i.e., stem + crown groups). Below, we discuss individual…
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Poor gut health increases Type 2 diabetes risk? Know which foods to eat and avoid
Gut bacteria play a very crucial role in determining your blood sugar levels. This is why one needs to eat gut-friendly foods, not just to support good gut health but also to stabilise blood sugar levels. Addressing how sugar levels are…
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