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Bionic Hand Gives Amputees Sense of Touch

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On a visit to Pakistan with his parents, 7-year-old Aadeel Akhtar met a girl his age who was missing her right leg. The Ability Hand is available in the United States for patients age 13 or older. He earned a bachelor's degree in biology in 2007 from Loyola University in Chicago. MAKING PROSTHETIC LIMBS ACCESSIBLE. and a Ph.D.

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HEI: 95%+ of world’s population live in areas of unhealthy air

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China has made initial progress, beginning to achieve air pollution declines; in contrast, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India have experienced the steepest increases in air pollution levels since 2010. Its results are published each year in the international medical journal, The Lancet.

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New phase of globalization could undermine efforts to reduce CO2 emissions

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The study, involving researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and colleagues in China and the United States, investigated how complex supply chains are distributing energy-intensive industries and their CO 2 emissions throughout the global South. The paper is published in Nature Communications. —Prof Guan.

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Study links air pollution and cyclone intensity in Arabian Sea; suggested solutions include diesel filters and two-stroke engines running on LPG fuel

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—Amato Evan, University of Virginia, lead author. Cyclone Phet in 2010 struck the coastlines of Pakistan and Oman and caused nearly $2 billion in damage. The one silver lining is that the atmospheric concentrations of these pollutants can be reduced drastically and quickly using available technologies.

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Report Finds Water Stress Rapidly Becoming Key Strategic Risk to Commerce; Impending Water/Energy Collision

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While the sector is at particular risk from climate change, forests are also key components of watersheds, influencing water availability, transport, and quality. With increasing frequency ,” write the Pacific Institute researchers, “ we value energy production over water production. ”. Metals and Mining.

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2018 Environmental Performance Index: Air quality top public health threat

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Now in its twentieth year, the biennial report is produced by researchers at Yale and Columbia Universities in collaboration with the World Economic Forum. Substantial populations still suffer from poor air quality, most notably in India, China, and Pakistan. EPI and Global Sustainability Data.

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