Edwin L. Aguirre
How did Mars form? How did it become the frozen desert that it is today? Did liquid water last long enough on the Martian surface to potentially support the development of microbial life?
These are just some of the questions that NASAâs latest and most sophisticated rover, named âPerseverance,â will try to answer as it embarks on a multiyear exploration of the red planet.
Noureddine Melikechi, dean of the Kennedy College of Sciences and a professor in the Department of Physics and Applied Physics, is part of the science team for SuperCam, one of the main instruments onboard Perseverance that will be conducting experiments on the surface of Mars.
The level of poverty and deprivation within the New Ross district has increased by 40 per cent in the past six months, according to a Wexford Local Development (WLD) spokesperson.
Giving a general outline of the positive work WLD does within the community, WLD CEO Brian Kehoe said the organisation is working with people suffering from extreme deprivation.
WLD is funded to the tune of €6.4m annually, 40 per cent of which comes from the Department of Social Protection,
He said the Leader programme was extended until the end of March. We are due to begin a transit program on April 1. We support individuals in certain marginalised groups and business through our back to work enterprise scheme and Leader.
New 3D imaging technique helps detect breast cancer, COVID-19, other diseases
A research team led by UMass Lowell is pioneering a new 3D imaging technique to better detect breast cancer and other diseases, including COVID-19.
The noninvasive medical technology uses specialized contrasting dye that recognizes breast cancer cells, allowing practitioners to better visualize human tissue inside the body. The dye amplifies the X-ray signal in tumors when used together with a state-of-the-art computed tomography (CT) scanner, called a photon-counting spectral CT, which produces multi-colored, 3D images. The contrast agents, combined with spectral CT and machine learning, could lead to a more precise diagnosis of the disease and assist significantly in early intervention, said UMass Lowell Chemistry Assistant Prof. Manos Gkikas, who is leading the project, which is funded by a three-year, $750,000 grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center.
LOWELL, Mass. â A research team led by UMass Lowell is pioneering a new 3D imaging technique to better detect breast cancer and other diseases, including COVID-19.Â
The noninvasive medical technology uses specialized contrasting dye that recognizes breast cancer cells, allowing practitioners to better visualize human tissue inside the body. The dye amplifies the X-ray signal in tumors when used together with a state-of-the-art computed tomography (CT) scanner, called a âphoton-counting spectral CT,â which produces multi-colored, 3D images.
âThe contrast agents, combined with spectral CT and machine learning, could lead to a more precise diagnosis of the disease and assist significantly in early intervention,â said UMass Lowell Chemistry Assistant Prof. Manos Gkikas, who is leading the project, which is funded by a three-year, $750,000 grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center.
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The New Year re-start to in-school learning was over before it really began Monday for students at St. Anthony’s Catholic elementary In Harrow.
A power outage that affected the neighbourhood earlier that morning forced the Windsor-Essex Catholic School Board to close St. Anthony’s by 9 a.m. Parents were advised to pick up their children.
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By the time power was restored at 9:30 a.m., most of the school’s 120 students were gone and teachers had switched their lessons to online delivery.