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"The Doctor Will See Your Electronic Health Record Now"

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EHRs baseline standardization does help centralize a very fragmented health care system, but in the rush to get EHR systems adopted, key technological and security challenges were overlooked and underappreciated. Additionally, without standard mechanisms for making EHR systems interoperable, many potential benefits would not materialize.

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Stellantis Chairman Suggests Western Markets Embrace The Kei Car

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Rules pertain to limitations on engine displacement and overall size, with the small models likewise not having to adhere to the same safety standards as their larger counterparts. More standard tech has indeed driven up MSRPs. He’s about as influential as it gets in terms of the automotive industry.

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William Ratcliff, Former IEEE Region 3 Director, Dies at 80

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Kurihara Chair of IEEE Standards Association working groups Life member, 89; died 24 May Kurihara was an active volunteer for the IEEE Standards Association. He was chair of the working group that developed the IEEE 1512 series of standards for incident management message sets used by emergency management centers.

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Why Pilots Will Matter in the Age of Autonomous Planes

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In August 2001, an anonymous guest posted on the forum at Airliners.net, a popular aviation website. This is a comparatively low-volume segment of the aviation industry, and there’s no money for second pilots and other risk mitigations typical of airline operations. How Long Will Pilots Be Needed?”

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The Telecommunications Pioneer Who Helped Connect the World

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The IEEE life member was instrumental in driving the standardization for 3G and 4G mobile networks. Individual countries and carriers had built their own telecommunications infrastructures, however, using different technologies and protocols (although Europe had established a common regional standard).

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In Nigeria, Why Isn’t Broadband Everywhere?

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The first undersea cable to arrive, SAT-3/WASC , made land in 2001; the most recent is 2Africa, which landed in 2024. Broadband has also brought change to Nollywood , Nigeria’s vast film industry, second only to India’s Bollywood in terms of worldwide film output. Computer Village in Lagos is Nigeria’s main hub for electronics.

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US EPA extends E15 fuel waiver to MY 2001-2006 light-duty vehicles

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) waived a limitation on selling gasoline that contains more than 10% ethanol for model year (MY) 2001 through 2006 passenger vehicles, including cars, SUVs, and light pickup trucks. MY 2001 and newer medium-duty passenger vehicles (SUVs). Earlier post.) Vehicles that can use E15.