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  • Maternal knowledge about long-term consequences of pregnancy complications – a cross-sectional study | BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

    Maternal knowledge about long-term consequences of pregnancy complications – a cross-sectional study | BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

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  • New Community Chat Platform: Moving from Slack to Zulip

    New Community Chat Platform: Moving from Slack to Zulip

    Why Zulip?

    • Aligned values: The Zulip project values resonate with Creative Commons’ commitments to openness, transparency, and community-driven spaces.
    • Better features for collaboration: Zulip offers a broad set of tools that make it easier to coordinate across time zones and languages. Its powerful threading system is especially suited to global, distributed communities.
    • Stronger permissions: Zulip provides more flexible roles and permissions, which will allow for better community moderation. 

    What This Means for You

    Moving to Zulip is not just a platform change—we are also taking this opportunity to strengthen our outreach and engagement process. We’d like to warmly invite everyone who sees themselves as part of the CC global community to join us on Zulip. This is the first step in fostering broader community collaboration within all of CC’s community spaces. 

    Join now! To join CC on Zulip , please complete the Creative Commons Community Intake Form. This form will help us ensure a safe, transparent, and welcoming environment.

    How the Process Works

    Step 1 – Request
     When you fill out the Creative Commons Community Intake Form, you’ll be asked to:

    • Verify you’re a real human
    • Confirm your interest/engagement in the open movement
    • Agree to CC’s Code of Conduct
    • You may also choose to opt in to our community mailing list.

    Step 2 – Review

    • Applications will be reviewed by the CC team to ensure they meet the above criteria.
    • Approved applicants will be added to our community list, Zulip (if requested), and the mailing lists (if requested).
    • Applications that don’t meet the criteria will not be approved.

    Transitioning from Slack to Zulip

    As we transition away from Slack, we hope that any active Slack users will join us in moving over to Zulip, and we can engage new audiences on this platform. 

    Timeline

    • Week of Sept 15: Announce migration to Zulip
      • people are able to join Zulip
      • Slack signup closed and redirected to Zulip signup
    • Weeks of Sept 22 – Oct 6: Weekly reminders
    • Oct 17: Slack is shutdown

    What’s Next

    As we’ve been discussing on the blog,  the current Creative Commons Global Network (CCGN) membership process has been dormant for a number of years. We want to ensure that our community spaces are welcoming to everyone who sees themselves as part of the CC global community, regardless of existing CCGN membership. This is the first step of many!

    We’re excited to take this step together. Zulip will give us a sustainable, values-aligned space to connect, collaborate, and grow as a community. If you are new to Zulip, you can get started with this helpful beginners guide. 

    Join Zulip now and share what you’ve been working on in the open movement! 

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  • International societies release new guideline for 18F-flurpiridaz PET myocardial perfusion imaging

    International societies release new guideline for 18F-flurpiridaz PET myocardial perfusion imaging

    The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI), American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC), European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM), and American College of Nuclear Medicine (ACNM) have issued a new clinical guideline for 18F-flurpiridaz PET myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and blood flow quantitation. The guideline, co-published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine and the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, is intended to assist nuclear cardiology practitioners in the optimal application of 18F-flurpiridaz PET for MPI, including recommendations for patient selection, imaging protocols, and interpretation of results.

    Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death worldwide and is responsible for the hospitalization, functional decline, and reduced quality of life for millions of patients each year. Early and accurate diagnosis and risk stratification of CAD are essential for guiding treatment and improving patient outcomes. MPI is a cornerstone of non-invasive assessment of myocardial ischemia.

    MPI can be performed with SPECT or PET. 18F-flurpiridaz is a novel PET radiotracer that has demonstrated favorable imaging and physiological properties compared to conventional SPECT agents. Clinical studies have shown that it provides superior image quality, improved diagnostic accuracy, and greater sensitivity in detecting clinically significant coronary artery stenosis compared with conventional SPECT agents. It is particularly valuable in patients for whom SPECT may be less effective, such as those with obesity or small left ventricles.

    Multiple phase II and two phase III clinical trials have further established the utility of 18F-flurpiridaz as a valuable PET radiotracer for the non-invasive evaluation of CAD. Owing to its favorable molecular imaging characteristics and extended half-life, 18F-flurpiridaz is poised to become a valuable agent for cardiac stress PET imaging, offering clinicians a robust tool for the evaluation of CAD.”


    René R. Sevag Packard, MD, PhD

    The guideline includes information on clinical indications, contraindications, and considerations for 18F-flurpiridaz PET. It addresses qualifications and responsibilities of personnel performing cardiac stress testing using 18F-flurpiridaz, protocol (and potential protocol modifications), biodistribution and dosimetry, and the 18F-flurpiridaz PET workflow. Technologist considerations are also included.

    “This document is designed to promote high-quality, safe, and effective nuclear medicine practice in the evaluation of CAD,” emphasized the authors. “Our hope is that the guideline enhances clinical decision-making, standardizes clinical practice, improves diagnostic accuracy, and optimizes resource utilization to ensure safety and improve patient outcomes.”

    SNMMI, ASNC, EANM, and ACNM periodically define new procedure standards/practice guidelines for nuclear medicine practice to help advance the science of nuclear medicine and to deliver effective and safe medical care to patients. Each standard/guideline, representing a policy statement by these groups, undergoes a thorough consensus process in which it is subjected to extensive review.

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    Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

    Journal reference:

    Sevag Packard, R. R., et al. (2025) SNMMI/EANM/ASNC/ACNM Procedure Standard/Practice Guideline for 18F-Flurpiridaz PET Myocardial Perfusion Imaging and Blood Flow Quantitation. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.125.270873.

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  • Ollie Bearman to be ‘really careful’ with penalty points situation

    Ollie Bearman to be ‘really careful’ with penalty points situation

    Ollie Bearman conceded he must be “really careful” with his perilous penalty points situation, with the Haas driver just two points from facing a race ban.

    Bearman is potentially one infraction away from following in the footsteps of his Haas predecessor,
    Kevin Magnussen, in receiving a race ban for racking up 12 points in a 12-month period, after picking up two for colliding with Carlos Sainz in Monza.

    Ironically, it was Magnussen’s previous sanction that granted Bearman his Haas debut, one year ago in Azerbaijan.

    “It’s definitely something that I have to take into account,” said Bearman. “It’s a shame to be at this point, but I just have to have a few clean races for the next few.”

    Penalty points can be awarded alongside other sanctions by the stewards for infractions, and Magnussen is to date the only driver to be banned since the system was implemented in 2014.

    In a bid to make on-track conduct clearer, a set of Driving Standards Guidelines was created earlier this season. But the black-and-white nature of these has already faced a challenge, with Williams successfully appealing a penalty for Sainz in Zandvoort, while Bearman felt hard done by with his Monza sanction.

    “These guidelines… I feel are quite vague in some areas and quite specific in others,” Bearman continued.

    “With my incident in Monza, I felt like I was pretty hard done by, but the guidelines state that I don’t deserve any space on the inside in that specific scenario, which, in my view, is a bit harsh. Of course, I’m biased towards myself, but I think a lot of people will agree and say that this was quite a harsh scenario.”

    Conceding the difficulty rule makers have in satisfying the drivers, he added: “I think we will never fully be happy with that. It’s really tough to say, honestly, because whatever solution they come up with, I’m sure we’re going to find a new problem with it.

    “It’s really difficult to fix the way that we go racing. But being governed by all of these specific rules and trying to think on the way into a corner, ‘Is he even going to give me space’, because you’re trying to think about the guidelines, it’s not really natural, it’s not the way that we’ve grown up racing.”

    Bearman’s first penalty points will leave his licence on November 3, meaning that he cannot afford a two-point addition to his record until the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. With only two points being cleared on that date, it is likely that the Briton will be walking a tightrope until next July, by which time another six of his current points will have elapsed.

    He concluded: “It’s a shame to be that close, and I’ll just have to play it very carefully.”

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  • Samsung Galaxy A17 4G is finally official

    Samsung Galaxy A17 4G is finally official

    Just a day after it leaked in a premature store listing, Samsung has officially unveiled its Galaxy A17 4G. The device is now available in Germany with a starting price of €199 for the 6/128GB trim, which is €30 less than the base Galaxy A17 5G.

    The specs between the two phones are nearly identical, with the only difference being the A17 4G’s Helio G99 chipset replacing the Exynos 1330 found on the 5G model. A17 4G brings a 6.7-inch AMOLED (FHD+ 90Hz), an IP54 rating and a 5,000 mAh battery with 25W charging.


    Galaxy A17 4G gets an IP54 rating and 6 years of software support
    Galaxy A17 4G gets an IP54 rating and 6 years of software support

    Galaxy A17 4G gets an IP54 rating and 6 years of software support

    There’s a 50MP main cam with OIS around the back, which is joined by a 5MP ultrawide lens and a 2MP macro shooter. The phone boots One UI 7 based on Android 15, and Samsung is pledging 6 years of OS updates and security patches.

    Samsung Galaxy A17


    Galaxy A17 4G color options
    Galaxy A17 4G color options
    Galaxy A17 4G color options

    Galaxy A17 4G color options

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  • Security forces kill four Indian sponsored terrorists in Khuzdar – RADIO PAKISTAN

    1. Security forces kill four Indian sponsored terrorists in Khuzdar  RADIO PAKISTAN
    2. 4 ‘India-sponsored’ terrorists killed in Balochistan’s Khuzdar during IBO: ISPR  Dawn
    3. Pakistani army says clashes near the Afghan border killed 19 soldiers and 45 militants  AP News
    4. Bannu, Lakki Marwat Operations Kill Dozens of Terrorists  Daily Times
    5. Pakistan military kills 31 militants, as presence increases  Arab News PK

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  • Indian regulators dismiss stock manipulation allegations on Adani Group | Business and Economy News

    Indian regulators dismiss stock manipulation allegations on Adani Group | Business and Economy News

    Despite the dismissal, Gautam Adani still faces allegations of bribery and fraud in US courts.

    By News Agencies and Reuters

    Published On 18 Sep 2025

    The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has dismissed allegations of stock manipulation against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and his group of companies that had been made by US short seller Hindenburg Research.

    SEBI announced its decision on Thursday.

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    The agency began investigating Adani Group companies, including Adani Ports, Adani Power and Adani Enterprises, in 2023 after the now-defunct Hindenburg accused them of using tax havens and failing to disclose transactions between related parties.

    The investigation found no violation, according to two final orders published by SEBI on Thursday.

    “SEBI has reaffirmed what we have always maintained, that the Hindenburg claims were baseless. Transparency and integrity have always defined the Adani Group,” Gautam Adani, chairman of the Adani Group, said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

    “We deeply feel the pain of the investors who lost money because of this fraudulent and motivated report. Those who spread false narratives owe the nation an apology.”

    The company’s market capitalization has tumbled since the Hindenburg report — now at $150bn, a $85bn drop since the report was published two-and-a-half years ago.

    These are not the only allegations faced by Adan, the second-richest person in India and the 29th in the world, currently valued at $64bn.

    Adani also faces bribery charges in the United States. In November 2024, Adani, along with two executives—his nephew Sagar Adani, and colleague Vneet Jaain—was accused of paying more than $250m in bribes to Indian officials to secure solar energy contracts. The alleged payments, made over a four-year period from 2020 to 2024, were expected to generate $2bn in profits.

    Adani denied those allegations as well.

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  • Olympic champion Brad Gushue to retire at end of season

    Olympic champion Brad Gushue to retire at end of season

    Canada’s Brad Gushue will draw the curtain on his competitive curling career at the end of this season.

    The 45-year-old two-time Olympic medallist announced his retirement in a video on social media on Wednesday (17 September).

    “Years ago, I created a list of goals I wanted to achieve. And I feel like I’m among the lucky few who can say they’ve achieved them. That’s given me the confidence to make this decision now,” he said.

    “This has not been an easy decision. I love curling. It’s been my passion since I first stepped on the ice and played my first end. I’ve struggled with leaving it all behind. I’ll miss it more than I can express.

    “But there’s a season ahead of us. Our team is ready to go, and we’re ready to leave it all on the ice.”

    Gushue will enter his final competitive season on pebbled ice backed by an impressive career, including two Olympic medals, one world title, four world silver medals and six national titles.

    His victory at the Turin 2006 marked Canada’s first-ever gold in men’s curling, and heralded the start of a golden age for the sport’s powerhouse nation, with back-to-back golds for the country coming at Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014.

    Gushue himself would have to wait 16 years before making an Olympic comeback, winning the right to represent Canada again at Beijing 2022. There, he would earn a bronze and a second piece of Olympic hardware.

    The celebrated skip will now have one more chance to go to the Games, having qualified his team to compete at this year’s Canadian Olympic Curling Trials in Halifax in November, notably the same place he earned his first Olympic berth as a 25-year-old.

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  • Telenor receives diamond award in corporate social responsibility

    Telenor receives diamond award in corporate social responsibility

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    ISLAMABAD, Sep 18 (APP):Telenor Pakistan has been recognised with Diamond Award at the prestigious SHRM Star HR Excellence Awards – Middle East and North Africa for its outstanding achievements in the category of Corporate Social Responsibility

    The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the world’s largest HR association based in the United States, honours organisations that exemplify visionary people practices and innovative workforce strategies. This year, the awards received over 150 nominations from across the globe. This award underscores Telenor Pakistan’s commitment to fostering an inclusive culture where every employee is valued, empowered, and enabled to grow.

    Areej Khan, Chief People Officer at Telenor Pakistan, said: “At Telenor Pakistan, our people-first strategy underpins every meaningful transformation we drive. By championing diversity, investing in employee growth, and extending our impact into communities through sustainability and digital literacy, we are fostering a culture where every individual can thrive. This global recognition from SHRM reaffirms our commitment and inspires us to continue advancing our sustainability efforts for Pakistan”

    Telenor Pakistan’s CSR efforts extend well beyond the workplace, creating tangible impact for both the environment and society. By 2024, the company achieved a 23% reduction in emissions through targeted energy efficiency measures and strategic investments in renewable energy. Leveraging AI and advanced technology via its industry-first energy analytics platform, Thunder, Telenor has transformed energy management—saving over 12 GWh, reducing its carbon footprint by 70 kilotons (equivalent to planting 2.4 million trees), and avoiding 100,000 litres of fuel and over a million kilometres of travel through smarter solar and battery use. At its headquarters, rainwater and wastewater harvesting meet nearly 79% of annual water requirements, with all wastewater treated on-site in full compliance with National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQS), underscoring Telenor’s commitment to sustainability, innovation, and responsible growth.

    This recognition further strengthens Telenor Pakistan’s reputation as a leader in progressive human resource management in the Middle East and North Africa region, setting a benchmark for businesses to empower their workforce while making a meaningful contribution to society.

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  • ‘Deadpool/Batman’ #1 Introduces Logo, a New Mashup Hero

    ‘Deadpool/Batman’ #1 Introduces Logo, a New Mashup Hero

    MARVEL/DC: DEADPOOL/BATMAN #1 – Second Printing!

    Written by Zeb Wells with Kevin Smith, Kelly Thompson, Chip Zdarsky, Al Ewing, Frank Miller & Ryan North

    Art by Greg Capullo with Adam Kubert, Gurihiru, Terry Dodson, Dike Ruan, Frank Miller & Ryan Stegman

    Cover by Greg Capullo

    Second Printing Variant Cover by Ryan Stegman

    Virgin Second Printing Variant Cover by Mark Bagley

    Virgin Second Printing Variant Cover by Frank Miller

    On Sale 10/29

    Deadpool and Batman cross swords and batarangs as Marvel and DC unite to produce new crossover comics! Wade Wilson has been hired for a job in Gotham City, but will the World’s Greatest Detective help him or destroy him? Find out in an epic adventure by prolific Spider-Man comics writer and co-writer for Marvel Studios’ Deadpool & Wolverine Zeb Wells and industry superstar Greg Capullo, an artist with an incredible legacy at both legendary comic book companies, with influential work on Batman and X-Men titles.

    Then, experience other exciting Marvel and DC team-ups from a lineup of all-star talent, including Daredevil and Green Arrow by Kevin Smith and Adam Kubert, Captain America and Wonder Woman by Chip Zdarsky and Terry Dodson, Jeff the Land Shark and Krypto by Kelly Thompson and Gurihiru, Rocket Raccoon and Green Lantern by Al Ewing and Dike Ruan, and Old Man Logan and Batman from The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller! Plus—meet LOGO, an anti-hero that merges the two biggest badasses in comic books, in an introductory tale by Ryan North and Ryan Stegman!

    The Second Printing DEADPOOL/BATMAN #1 will go on sale October 29, soon to be followed in November by BATMAN/DEADPOOL #1, a crossover one-shot published by DC.​​​​​​​ Check out Stegman’s new DEADPOOL/BATMAN Second Printing cover and preorder a copy at your local comic shop today!

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