Imperial Valley News Center
Governor Brown Issues Executive Order to Protect Communities from Wildfire, Climate Impacts
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Sacramento, California - In the face of the worst wildfires in California’s history, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an executive order to combat dangerous tree mortality, increase the ability of our forests to capture carbon and systematically improve forest management.
More than one day of early-pregnancy bleeding linked to lower birthweight
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- Written by Meredith Daly
Washington, DC - Women who experience vaginal bleeding for more than one day during the first trimester of pregnancy may be more likely to have a smaller baby, compared to women who do not experience bleeding in the first trimester, suggest researchers at the National Institutes of Health. On average, full-term babies born to women with more than one day of bleeding in the first trimester were about 3 ounces lighter than those born to women with no bleeding during this time. Additionally, infants born to women with more than a day of first trimester bleeding were roughly twice as likely to be small for gestational age, a category that includes infants who are healthy but small, as well as those whose growth has been restricted because of insufficient nutrition or oxygen or other causes.
Despite mutations in Makona Ebola virus, disease consistent in mice, monkeys
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- Written by Ken Pekoc
Washington, DC - Early during the recent Ebola epidemic in West Africa, scientists speculated that the genetic diversity of the circulating Makona strain of virus (EBOV-Makona) would result in more severe disease and more transmissibility than prior strains. However, using two different animal models, National Institutes of Health scientists have determined that certain mutations stabilized early during the epidemic and did not alter Ebola disease presentation or outcome. Their work, published in Cell Reports, offers further evidence to support previous findings from molecular sequencing that the diversity of EBOV-Makona did not significantly impact the course of disease.
Department of Energy Announces $11.5 Million for Integrated Residential Building Systems Research
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- Written by Green Liver
Washington, DC - Today the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $11.5 million in funding to support early-stage research and validation of energy performance improvements in existing and new residential buildings. With more than 118 million single family homes, multi-family units, and mobile homes across the United States, the residential building sector accounts for 20.8% of the nation’s total energy consumption and 37.5% of all electricity consumption - costing consumers more than $177 billion in electricity bills annually.
FTC Settlement Will Ban Fraudulent Marketers from Invention Promotion Business
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Washington, DC - Scott Cooper and his companies, World Patent Marketing Inc. and Desa Industries Inc., have agreed to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that bans them from the invention promotion business.
New All-Cargo Rights Added to U.S.-Jamaica Air Transport Agreement
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Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Chargé d’ Affaires Eric Khant and Jamaica’s Minister of Transport and Mining Robert Montague signed an agreement to amend the U.S.-Jamaica Air Transport Agreement of 2008 to include seventh-freedom rights for all-cargo operations, effective as of the date of signing. Seventh-freedom rights permit flights between a second and third country without touching the airline’s home country. These rights facilitate the efficient and cost-effective movement of goods, strengthen global express delivery cargo networks, enhance connectivity and competitiveness, and promote economic growth.
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