USAID could improve its workforce operations
By Hicbd
"But because of, well, the law, USAID can’t use program funds to hire career government employees, so instead it has had to use a “hodge-podge” (USAID’s words) of more than 20 different hiring mechanisms that all have different benefits, authorities, and management structures."
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Womb / uterus transfers could enable pregnancy
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"Kirsty Bryant, 30, from Coffs Harbour, has become the first woman in Australia to get a uterine transplant...The complicated procedure has been successfully performed in other countries for over a decade. It was first attempted in Sweden in 2012 and since then, a further 90 transplants have been performed, resulting in 50 births."
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Rescue breaths in CPR could not be necessary at first
By Hicbd
"When sudden cardiac arrest occurs, uncirculated oxygen remains in the bloodstream. Research has shown that doing chest compressions, without rescue breaths, can circulate that oxygen and be as effective in doing it as traditional compression/rescue breath CPR for the first few minutes...However, the other common path to cardiac arrest is secondary cardiac arrest, when there is an initial airway or breathing problem that prevents oxygen from entering the body. The lack of available oxygen will progressively weaken and slow the heart rate down until the heart stops. Secondary cardiac arrest occurs from things such as drowning, opioid overdose, and suffocation. This is the most common way cardiac arrest occurs in children."
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CPR could be used continuously for minutes or hours (particularly in hypothermia cases)
By Hicbd
"Found face-down in an icy backyard swimming pool, the Ontario toddler’s body temperature was so low that paramedics’ thermometers couldn’t get a reading, and he had no pulse. Nevertheless, a team at Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital in Petrolia, Ontario performed CPR for 3 hours without stopping, while simultaneously using other methods to warm his frozen body...in reality CPR can revive people who have had their heart stopped for tens of minutes."
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Shelter animals could be taken out for field trips
By Hicbd
"That’s right: Many shelter organizations offer volunteers the opportunity to take dogs on fun adventures for the day. You get to spend time playing with a sweet shelter pup—and they get to enjoy time away from the shelter and can even gain some important socialization skills."
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"This is a radioluminescent escape and evasion button compass used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) during World War II—it was a clever enough idea that compass buttons are still produced today!...The bottom button has a tiny needle in the middle that projects upwards. When balanced on the needle, the top button rotates in the earth's magnetic field until the two radioluminescent dots (the upper right corner in the photo above right) indicate north. The single dot points south."
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Clinical trials could not end uninformatively
By Hicbd
"A recent study of U.S. clinical trials related to heart disease, diabetes, and lung cancer found that only 26% ended informatively. To put it bluntly: Three out of four were a waste of time and money. How is it possible that the vast majority of these trials don’t answer the question they set out to investigate? One reason that some trials yield no useful findings is that the people who run them, while experts in their fields, aren’t necessarily experts at designing trials, analyzing the results, and communicating the findings. The Gates Foundation has launched a program called Design, Analyze, Communicate (DAC) to understand this challenge and begin to address it."
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"The retail area in the front, open to the public, is complete with Insta-worthy shelves filled with crystals, home goods, and beauty products—all made with sustainably-sourced ingredients. On the other side of the shelves, fresh fruit and vegetables that belong to the club's full-service restaurant, THE WELL Kitchen + Table, are on display near the white tables that double as a workspace and eating area. THE WELL houses a meditation dome, a full-fledged spa equipped with a gorgeous locker room and two steam and sauna rooms, a library that holds events, lectures, workshops, and weekly emotional support circles, a mindful movement studio that hosts up to 10 classes per day, a mini fitness center with a personal trainer, a reflexology lounge for foot and head massages that can be enjoyed while sipping a glass of wine (or water or tea), and private rooms for once-a-month health coach sessions. Beyond its amenities, THE WELL's goal is for members to have access to their acupuncturist and their "real" doctor under the same roof, using both Eastern healing and Western medicine to help you become the healthiest version of yourself."
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Refugees could be able to work / start businesses
By Hicbd
"55% of refugees live in countries where access, work permits, and other barriers limit them from holding jobs or starting businesses...Refugees’ right to work has been repeatedly affirmed in international law, yet in practice the majority of the world’s refugees live in countries that substantially restrict those rights, according to a new study released today by the Center for Global Development, Refugees International, and Asylum Access."
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Parking lots could have solar panels
By Hicbd
"Solar farms are proliferating on undeveloped land, often harming ecosystems. But placing solar canopies on large parking lots offers a host of advantages — making use of land that is already cleared, producing electricity close to those who need it, and even shading cars."
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