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An infant receives a routine vaccination at First Georgia Physician Group Pediatrics in Fayetteville, Georgia, in 2021. Infectious disease experts say a decrease in in-person visits during the pandemic has led to children not staying up to date on whooping cough vaccinations. Angie Wang/AP Hide caption Toggle caption Angie Wang/AP The number of whooping cough cases in the United States has more than quadrupled since last year, according to data released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Infectious disease experts believe the surge in whooping cough cases is due to a decline in vaccination rates that…

Astronomy will get a major boost from two new AI research institutes funded by the NSF and the Simons Foundation.Getty The National Science Foundation and the Simons Foundation will jointly fund two new National Artificial Intelligence Institutes for astronomy sciences. The two labs will each receive $20 million in funding over five years: $10 million from NSF and $10 million from the Simons Foundation. Both labs will be part of the NSF-led National Artificial Intelligence Laboratory program, which launched in 2020 and currently includes 27 AI labs across the country. “The massive amounts of data that will be collected by…

It also states that “he mistakenly believed that all races were equal.”Wallace’s panel is one of around 350 that have been installed across Leicester since the local council funded the heritage trail project in 2014.Other heritage panels produced during this period include those on Laurel Aitken (the “Father of Ska”), Leicester city’s Chinese community and curry houses.A monument to Wallace was erected on College Street, where he worked in his twenties, before beginning his scientific career and gathering evidence that species had adapted under the strain of deadly environmental pressures.Wallace began teaching at the Collegiate School in Leicester in 1844…

Barcelona return to La Liga action on September 22nd, away to Villarreal.La Blaugrana began their UEFA Champions League campaign with a 2-1 loss to AS Monaco in midweek.This ends their winning streak since the start of the season, but they have now won five straight league games.The leaders travel to Castellon as they look to balance the demands of a hectic fixture schedule with coach Hansi Flick constantly evaluating his squad.Both midfielders Pedri and Marc Casado were listed as doubts for the match against Monaco, with Pedri being substituted in the final minutes of the game.Casado fought until the end…

Credit: Facebook As temperatures begin to drop and a thin layer of cloud cover obscures the sun, it’s that time of year again for the annual Q Fitness & Wellness 5K Run & Walk (QFW5K) on Charlotte’s east side.Taking place in late October, the QFW5K is a low-stress 5km race open to anyone who wants to take part, from experienced runners to aspiring joggers. The race itself takes place in woodland areas, with gravel running tracks laid out throughout the park. McAlpine Park’s cross-country route consists mainly of flat, easy-access surfaces, perfect for picking up speed if needed, and only…

CNN — An offensive post by North Carolina Lt. Governor Mark Robinson was removed from the pornography website Nude Africa on Thursday, hours after a CNN KFile investigation uncovered a series of inflammatory comments posted by the controversial, socially conservative Republican candidate for North Carolina governor on the forum. It’s unclear whether Robinson or Nude Africa administrators removed the comments. Neither Robinson’s campaign nor Nude Africa responded to CNN’s inquiries. Robinson denies the comments, which were made between 2008 and 2012, before he entered politics and his current tenure as lieutenant governor, and which run counter to his public positions…

NEWBURGH – Developing a skilled workforce to meet the current and future needs of the economy is a primary focus of the state Department of Labor, Secretary Roberta Reardon said Friday. She spoke at the third annual Orange County Economic Summit, held this year at Mount Saint Mary University in Newburgh. Residents of the Hudson Valley and across the state want careers, not jobs, she told the meeting. “We all need to embrace the fact that we are in the age of lifelong learning. Gone are the days when you could learn a few skills, get a degree and keep…

MIT researchers have made a major breakthrough in developing a more practical HIV vaccine regimen that may require just two doses. One of the main challenges in developing an effective vaccine is that HIV mutates rapidly and evades the immune response. Previously, MIT scientists demonstrated that administering increasing doses of an HIV vaccine over a two-week period could generate more neutralizing antibodies. However, this multi-dose regimen is impractical for large-scale immunization.In a new study, a team of MIT researchers found that two doses, one smaller and one larger, spaced a week apart, could generate a similarly robust immune response as…

If you’re looking to stay healthy and live a healthy lifestyle, sprucing up your space with the best home gym equipment and fitness accessories could be just the thing to start with. Whether you’re looking for strength training essentials or sturdy equipment to help with your cardiovascular workout, everything you need is available at discounted prices at Amazon’s Overstock Outlet. This September (and beyond), the online retailer is full of amazing deals on all the fitness essentials you’ve had your eye on.Shop Amazon’s overstock saleAmazon Overstock Outlet is a treasure trove of clearance items, limited-time sales, and overstocked inventory, bringing…

You’ve just finished a long, hard bike ride. But how hard was it, exactly? It depends on what you measure: how far did you ride and how fast? How hilly was the route? What heart rate zone was yours in?In the 1970s, exercise physiologists came up with the concept of training load, which they believed could provide a more detailed description of training difficulty. Training load combines training intensity and duration into a single number, with the aim of estimating the stress that exercise puts on the body. By comparing the difficulty of different training sessions, the idea was that…