#Advanced Persistent Threat Industry\

[oliviadlima]

Advanced Persistent Threat Market Share, Scope, and Growth Predictions for 2022 – 2030

According to a new report published by Allied Market Research, titled, “Advanced Persistent Threat Market,” The advanced persistent threat market was valued at $5.9 billion in 2021, and is estimated to reach $30.9 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 20.5% from 2022 to 2030.

An Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) is a network attack in which cybercriminals enter a computer or network and use it (its system) to conduct undetected operations. APT attacks are mostly directed at companies that handle highly secret data, such as governmental and financial institutions.

Since APT do not appear to be malware at first glance and can infiltrate themselves quite deeply in an administration’s IT systems, and are particularly difficult to identify and remove. The APT’s developers and designers are continuously keeping an eye on it and directing its actions by updating their code to evade detection and morph it into a changing set of characteristics. Moreover, a penetrated company won’t even be aware of it; they might not learn about it until much later through log analysis monitoring with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions or by outbound communication activities.

Cyber threats are not only affecting the productivity of businesses but also harming essential IT infrastructure and sensitive data of firms. There is a surge in the frequency of cybercrimes because of the quick growth of digital transactions across all industrial verticals. The market for cyber security goods and services is being driven by the rise in enterprise data breaches or data leaks. This increase is attributable to technologies such as Machine Learning (ML), which enable attackers to produce several variants of harmful code every day. Malware bytes also notes that state-sponsored APT organizations and online criminals have switched to using COVID-19 lures. Attacks include lure documents with links to malicious Microsoft Office templates, malicious macros, RTF exploits using OLEI-related vulnerabilities, and malicious LNK files.

Advanced persistent threats are diverse in nature, long-lasting, and highly targeted. Due to the emergence of several new zero day threats, the security needs are also changing as a result of changes in the business environment. Businesses are at danger due to this lack of knowledge about advanced security risks, which is also slowing the demand for advanced persistent threat prevention. Enterprises generally lack a lot of understanding regarding APTs and effective defense strategies.

Concerns about security have increased dramatically as a result of the rising trend of a gazillion gigabytes of sensitive data flowing to the cloud, since cyber attackers are now a serious threat. Companies that rely too much on cloud-based business models are now more vulnerable than ever to a variety of cyber threats. The goal of security is the continuous and continuing assessment of risks and uncertainties. Data breaches have become a very common occurrence due to the massive volume of data produced by IoT devices, data loss prevention technologies, and security information (security solutions) in industry 4.0. In order to deal with these data breaches, firms are choosing advanced analytics, strict access controls, and technology.

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The global advanced persistent threat market share is segmented based on deployment mode, services, solutions, and region. By deployment mode, it is classified into cloud and on-premise. By services, it is classified into Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), endpoint protection, Intrusion Detection System/ Intrusion Prevention System (IDS/ IPS), sandboxing, Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW), forensic analysis and other. By region, the market is analyzed across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA.

The key players profiled in the advanced persistent threat industry report include Cisco Systems, Inc., AO Kaspersky Lab., ESET spol. S r.o., Sophos Ltd., Forcepoint, VMware, Inc, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, McAfee, LLC, and F-Secure.

The report offers a comprehensive analysis of the global advanced persistent threat protection market trends by thoroughly studying different aspects of the market including major segments, market statistics, market dynamics, regional market outlook, investment opportunities, and top players working towards growth of the market. The report also sheds light on the present scenario and upcoming trends & developments that are contributing to the growth of the market. Moreover, restraints and challenges that hold power to obstruct the market growth are also profiled in the report along with the Porter’s five forces analysis of the market to elucidate factors such as competitive landscape, bargaining power of buyers and suppliers, threats of new players, and emergence of substitutes in the market.

The study provides a detailed global advanced persistent threat market analysis, advanced persistent threat market size, and global advanced persistent threat market forecast from 2022–2030.

Impact of COVID-19 on the Global Advanced Persistent Threat Protection Industry

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, the world’s economies are currently experiencing a severe crisis

Coronavirus-based hacking has been used by a number of Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups, including those funded by governments and cybercriminals, to infect victims’ computers and spread malware

For instance, the North Korean-based threat group Kimsuky started employing spear-phishing emails with the topic COVID-19 in March 2020, as its first infection vector

The emails have malicious attachments and a bug that enables remote code execution by taking advantage of a weakness in the Microsoft Office OLE interface to spread malware

Key Findings of the Study

Based on deployment mode, the on-premise sub-segment emerged as the global leader in 2021 and the cloud sub-segment is anticipated to be the fastest growing sub-segment during the forecast period

Based on services, the managed services sub-segment emerged as the global leader in 2021 and the professional services sub-segment is anticipated to be the fastest growing sub-segment during the forecast period

Based on solutions, the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) sub-segment emerged as the global leader in 2021 and the Next-generation Firewall (NGFW) sub-segment is predicted to show the fastest growth in the upcoming years

Based on region, the North America market registered the highest market share in 2021 and Asia-Pacific is projected to show the fastest growth during the forecast period.

About Us:

Allied Market Research (AMR) is a full-service market research and business-consulting wing of Allied Analytics LLP based in Portland, Oregon. Allied Market Research provides global enterprises as well as medium and small businesses with unmatched quality of “Market Research Reports Insights” and “Business Intelligence Solutions.” AMR has a targeted view to provide business insights and consulting to assist its clients to make strategic business decisions and achieve sustainable growth in their respective market domain.

[cakeleighh]

lmao I have so many au's for this funky lil guy

Bike au! bike au! bike au! bike au! bike au! :D (please forgive any spelling/grammar mistakes)

Don't ask me how I drew the bike, I was like 'hey why not use the select tool and gradient tool?' and then I blacked out for a few hours and when I awoke there was a bike on the page. I should probably drop some lore with this too.

So the scarab is still an alien that came to earth, but it was attached to -essentially- an accompanying spacecraft which the scarab is directly linked to. Unlike the movie, the scarab/bike was claimed by Victoria Kord almost immediately after Ted Kord died, and she attempted to reverse engineer it for her own interests. Unfortunately for her, the scarab was completely unresponsive to external stimulus and no tools were advanced enough to take apart the scarab/bike. There was only one instance of the mechanisms reacting to something, and that was long ago -before Kord industries was established- and they weren't able to get even an understanding of this alien technology at the time. And no matter how persistent Victoria Kord is, she isn't able to do anything with it.

Kord industries (founded by Ted Kord, with the inspiration of the scarab and Ted's brilliant mind) focused on making bikes and other motor vehicles inspired directly by the scarab. He didn't know how the bike worked but he could theorise and make his own inventions that worked for him. The company became one of the main manufacturers of bikes in the world, and holds racing events every year or so to bring in more publicity. Victoria does not care for these races, but she understands that they're good for the company. Victoria is -non surprisingly- more concerned about the military research and developments in the company.

After years of ruthless and expensive testing on the scarab/bike, with no results, the share holders expressed their concern with the lack of profits and new designs coming out since Ted's passing. Her researchers express how even Ted Kord was not able to get the scarab to respond, and therefore it had been almost 50 years since the scarab was reported to have activated (allegedly). With threats to pull out investments, Victoria was forced to abandon the Scarab program and quickly focus on other RnD departments. Though she personally still wanted to harness the power of the scarab, but she could do nothing without the money.

Through the neglect of the dismissed program, the bike is moved about into storage. But with one miscommunication, it ends up in the wrong warehouse. More time passes, and the warehouse is ordered to be cleaned out without concern for what's in there. The bike ends up in a scrapyard where it cannot be destroyed, so the owner takes the opportunity to sell it to another mechanic for a bit of extra money 'the company wont even know it's been resold'. The mechanic -completely unable to do anything with the funky beetle bike- tries to make his money back by selling to another scrap yard. And there it stayed for another few years, all the while Kord industries still thought it was in storage. This is where Jaime finds the bike, by accident, trying to look for his uncle's "misplaced" bike.

Jenny Kord is still a thorn in Victoria's side, not only concerned with the questionable ethics of Victoria's research, but preserving her father's legacy before Victoria destroys all evidence of it. Jenny knows of the scarab/bike, but has been prohibited in knowing it's location and status. So She's forced to go undercover as a presenter/cameraperson (This will make more sense when I show her design) at the racing events to try and get evidence on where the bike is being held, which is definitely easier when you have control of many cameras.

I made this au before the movie came out, and when I finally saw it, I realised the plot actually lined up pretty well already -which is convenient. The only thing I had to change was the inclusion of Jenny (cuz I knew nothing about her before the movie came out), and adding more detail to the antagonists. I love Jenny's design in this au (soon, I will release the pictures) cuz I had total free reign and a cyber-punk motorbike racing aesthetic to base it off. Also, she rides a bike in the movie too so I can actually base her bike off of the pre-existing one.

[theculturedmarxist]

The contradictions of China-bashing in the United States begin with how often it is flat-out untrue.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the “Chinese spy” balloon that President Joe Biden shot down with immense patriotic fanfare in February did not in fact transmit pictures or anything else to China.

White House economists have been trying to excuse persistent US inflation saying it is a global problem and inflation is worse elsewhere in the world. China’s inflation rate is 0.7% year on year.

Financial media outlets stress how China’s GDP growth rate is lower than it used to be. China now estimates that its 2023 GDP growth will be 5-5.5%. Estimates for the US GDP growth rate in 2023, meanwhile, vacillate around 1-2%.

China-bashing has intensified into denial and self-delusion – it is akin to pretending that the United States did not lose wars in Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq and more.

The BRICS coalition (China and its allies) now has a significantly larger global economic footprint (higher total GDP) than the Group of Seven (the United States and its allies).

China is outgrowing the rest of the world in research and development expenditures.

The American empire (like its foundation, American capitalism) is not the dominating global force it once was right after World War II. The empire and the economy have shrunk in size, power and influence considerably since then. And they continue to do so.

Putting that genie back into the bottle is a battle against history that the United States is not likely to win.

The Russia delusion

Denial and self-delusion about the changing world economy have led to major strategic mistakes. US leaders predicted before and shortly after February 2022, when the Ukraine war began, for example, that Russia’s economy would crash from the effects of the “greatest of all sanctions,” led by the United States. Some US leaders still believe that the crash will take place (publicly, if not privately) despite there being no such indication.

Such predictions badly miscalculated the economic strength and potential of Russia’s allies in the BRICS. Led by China and India, the BRICS nations responded to Russia’s need for buyers of its oil and gas.

The United States made its European allies cut off purchasing Russian oil and gas as part of the sanctions war against the Kremlin over Ukraine. However, US pressure tactics used on China, India, and many other nations (inside and outside BRICS) likewise to stop buying Russian exports failed. They not only purchased oil and gas from Russia but then also re-exported some of it to European nations.

World power configurations had followed the changes in the world economy at the expense of the US position.

The military delusion

War games with allies, threats from US officials, and US warships off China’s coast may delude some to imagine that these moves intimidate China. The reality is that the military disparity between China and the United States is smaller now than it has ever been in modern China’s history.

China’s military alliances are the strongest they have ever been. Intimidation that did not work from the time of the Korean War and since then will certainly not be effective now.

Former president Donald Trump’s tariff and trade wars were meang, US officials said, to persuade China to change its “authoritarian” economic system. If so, that aim was not achieved. The United States simply lacks the power to force the matter.

American polls suggest that media outlets have been successful in a) portraying China’s advances economically and technologically as a threat, and b) using that threat to lobby against regulations of US high-tech industries.

The tech delusion

Of course, business opposition to government regulation predates China’s emergence. However, encouraging hostility toward China provides convenient additional cover for all sorts of business interests.

China’s technological challenge flows from and depends on a massive educational effort based on training far more STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) students than the United States does. Yet US business does not support paying taxes to fund education equivalently.

The reporting by the media on this issue rarely covers that obvious contradiction and politicians mostly avoid it as dangerous to their electoral prospects.

Scapegoating China joins with scapegoating immigrants, BIPOCs (black and Indigenous people of color), and many of the other usual targets.

The broader decline of the US empire and capitalist economic system confronts the nation with the stark question: Whose standard of living will bear the burden of the impact of this decline? The answer to that question has been crystal clear: The US government will pursue austerity policies (cut vital public services) and will allow price inflation and then rising interest rates that reduce living standards and jobs.

Coming on top of 2020’s combined economic crash and Covid-19 pandemic, the middle- and-lower-income majority have so far borne most of the cost of the United States’ decline. That has been the pattern followed by declining empires throughout human history: Those who control wealth and power are best positioned to offload the costs of decline on to the general population.

The real sufferings of that population cause vulnerability to the political agendas of demagogues. They offer scapegoats to offset popular upset, bitterness and anger.

Leading capitalists and the politicians they own welcome or tolerate scapegoating as a distraction from those leaders’ responsibilities for mass suffering. Demagogic leaders scapegoat old and new targets: immigrants, BIPOCs, women, socialists, liberals, minorities of various kinds, and foreign threats.

The scapegoating usually does little more than hurt its intended victims. Its failure to solve any real problem keeps that problem alive and available for demagogues to exploit at a later stage (at least until scapegoating’s victims resist enough to end it).

The contradictions of scapegoating include the dangerous risk that it overflows its original purposes and causes capitalism more problems than it relieves.

If anti-immigrant agitation actually slows or stops immigration (as has happened recently in the United States), domestic labor shortages may appear or worsen, which may drive up wages, and thereby hurt profits.

If racism similarly leads to disruptive civil disturbances (as has happened recently in France), profits may be depressed.

If China-bashing leads the United States and Beijing to move further against US businesses investing in and trading with China, that could prove very costly to the US economy. That this may happen now is a dangerous consequence of China-bashing.

Working together (briefly)

Because they believed it would be in the US interest, then-president Richard Nixon resumed diplomatic and other relations with Beijing during his 1972 trip to the country. Chinese chairman Mao Zedong, premier Zhou Enlai, and Nixon started a period of economic growth, trade, investment and prosperity for both China and the United States.

The success of that period prompted China to seek to continue it. That same success prompted the United States in recent years to change its attitude and policies. More accurately, that success prompted US political leaders like Trump and Biden to now perceive China as the enemy whose economic development represents a threat. They demonize the Beijing leadership accordingly.

The majority of US mega-corporations disagree. They profited mightily from their access to the Chinese labor force and the rapidly growing Chinese market since the 1980s. That was a large part of what they meant when they celebrated “neoliberal globalization.” A significant part of the US business community, however, wants continued access to China.

The fight inside the United States now pits major parts of the US business community against Biden and his equally “neoconservative” foreign-policy advisers. The outcome of that fight depends on domestic economic conditions, the presidential election campaign, and the political fallout of the Ukraine war as well the ongoing twists and turns of the China-US relations.

The outcome also depends on how the masses of Chinese and US people understand and intervene in relations between these two countries. Will they see through the contradictions of China-bashing to prevent war, seek mutual accommodation, and thereby rebuild a new version of the joint prosperity that existed before Trump and Biden?

This article was produced by Economy for All, a project of the Independent Media Institute, which provided it to Asia Times.

[triscribeaucollection]

Shuri for the Win snippet

It starts with an error message.

More specifically, it starts when Shuri enters her lab early one morning, still half asleep, and attempts to pull up her itinerary for the day, only to blink blearily at- static. On her worktable. From her systems.

She finds herself abruptly awake, and distinctly uneasy.

Attempting to run a diagnostic comes with... disappointingly little information. According to the computer, there isn’t anything wrong with her schedule. No corrupted data, no broken connection between files. Only the error on Shuri’s part, attempting to pull up something that- wasn’t there.

Which could not be right.

From the age of six, she meticulously planned her schedule, cramming in as much time as possible for lab studies and projects around lessons and events - Shuri can handle spontaneous developments just fine, but when Wakanda and the world beyond were not actually in danger from criminal or alien threats, she likes to have everything neatly laid out each day. She could- could not actually recall what had been on the schedule for that day, but if she’d neglected to plan anything in advance, then there should only be an empty file, not an error message.

So.

Her own mistake, or external interference?

A little over two hours later, after combing through her systems with the digital equivalent of a fine-toothed comb and opening up several panels to check physical hardware, Shuri concludes no one has gotten into her lab’s private network to deliver any sort of virus or commit other sabotage. Yet, the error message persists. Assigning an algorithm to search for any other signs of static turns up several: at least one block of time on any given day every two weeks or so, going back over a year. Shuri wracks her brain, but cannot recall anything significant she’d done or attempted to avoid on those dates. The only stand-out which she does remember was a three day visit to New York City, which involved meeting with a Stark Industries liaison, checking in with the Wakandan representatives assigned to the United Nations, and- and-

-and something.

Upon realizing she can’t recall what else happened on that trip, Shuri pulls up memory files downloaded from her kimoyo beads, hastily seeking out the dates in question. No visual footage or audio recordings, unfortunately, but at least the data of her movements remain. Shuri opens a screen with a map of the city, transfers the recorded coordinates, and watches an accelerated accounting of where she went each day. At first, only the official buildings she can remember; then, a large amount of time traveling by foot around the section of the city known as ‘Queens’. Which Shuri does not recall in the slightest.

Her fingers drum against the edge of her worktable. When the simulation ends, she saves the map and painted route, then dismisses everything in order to sit back and stare at her blank screens.

An error in the computer was one thing.

An identical error in her own mind... it left an uneasy twist in her stomach.

At least the benefit of her itinerary being unexpectedly clear meant Shuri could immediately go find someone to ask for help.

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I've got this plus two more pages up on my Patreon page, behind the paywall for now but scheduled to be available to anyone in a few weeks. Hopefully I jot some more down soon and get a chapter onto AO3, but not until after I make some more progress on my other big fix-it fic projects

[allthebrazilianpolitics]

Political Barriers to Decarbonization in Brazil: The Persistence of Neoliberalism

After four years of a neoliberal government that dismantled environmental regulations in Brazil, the country is once again transitioning toward a state-led model of development. But entrenched domestic interests may thwart a more sustainable path.

Since Brazil’s redemocratization in 1989, the country has oscillated between neoliberal and more interventionist development models, the latter championed by the governments of the Workers’ Party. Now, during Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s third presidency, the government has initiated a state-led program of “neoindustrialization” aimed at advancing decarbonization efforts. Even though Brazil has several advantages in the transition to a green economy, such as its clean energy matrix and abundance of natural resources, the success of this transition depends on overcoming barriers imposed by two important domestic constituencies: agribusiness producers and impoverished citizens that rely on extractive activities, particularly in the Amazon region. Those groups perceive environmental policies as a threat to their economic interest and livelihoods, respectively, posing significant challenges to the government’s sustainable development efforts. The political barriers to decarbonization in Brazil provide a compelling case study of the challenges that progressive governments in Latin America face when attempting to pursue policy directions that run counter to the entrenched interests of powerful economic groups. Brazil’s circumstances also underscore the importance of implementing policies that provide alternatives and compensation to the poorest citizens to keep the forest standing.

For the past three and a half decades, Brazil has alternated between neoliberal and state-led developmental models. A significant contrast between these frameworks lies in the role played by the Brazilian Development Bank, commonly referred to as the BNDES. Neoliberal administrations typically have constrained the BNDES’s scope, restricted the amount of subsidized credit it extends, and at times redirected its resources toward downsizing the public sector and facilitating the privatization of state-owned enterprises. By contrast, when the Workers’ Party has been in power, the BNDES has occupied a central position in the Brazilian economy. Under these administrations, the bank has financed development initiatives to address regional inequalities, enhanced access to credit for small and medium-sized enterprises, and funded industrial policies and the global expansion of Brazilian multinational corporations. Consequently, the breadth of BNDES’s operations often serves as a barometer of the policy priorities set by Brazilian administrations.

Now, under Lula’s third administration, the BNDES once again exemplifies the government’s commitment to advancing industrial policies, this time with a specific focus on promoting the country’s green transition. Consistent with this strategic orientation, the bank has announced a program of neoindustrialization intended to reinforce decarbonization initiatives within the Brazilian economy. The BNDES also oversees the management of the Climate Fund (Fundo Clima), which is expected to serve as a critical instrument within Brazil’s national climate change policy framework. This emphasis on environmental considerations is consistent with Lula’s two previous administrations. It reflects the government’s sense that Brazil’s abundant natural resources, clean energy infrastructure, rich mineral deposits, and ecologically significant biomes (such as the Amazon and Cerrado) leave the country uniquely positioned to capitalize on the global transition toward a green economy. It also reflects the political leadership’s decision to place the climate issue at the center of Brazil’s strategy for international engagement.

However, the success of Brazil’s transition to a decarbonized economy and its leadership on climate policies under Lula depend on overcoming at least two significant domestic barriers. The first is posed by an affluent, politically organized, and influential agribusiness sector, which reacts adversely to environmental regulation. The second stems from impoverished populations engaged in extractive activities, especially in the Amazon region, who perceive environmental concerns as a threat to their livelihoods.

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[fairylandblog]

Faeries and Iron

Many cultures have long included faeries in their folklore, often portraying them as mystical and ethereal creatures. Faerie lore is full of interesting details, such as their dislike of iron. This strange relationship has given rise to a wide range of theories and interpretations that are firmly based in mythology, symbolism, and cultural values. Many stories and legends from different cultures link faeries' dislike of iron. According to Celtic tradition, iron possessed defensive qualities against faeries and other supernatural beings. Many stories mirror this concept, depicting people using iron objects like horseshoes or nails to ward off faeries or protect themselves from their mischievous ways. The usage of iron as a protective measure highlights the friction between the human and faerie realms, emphasizing the necessity of borders and the strength of concrete, earthy elements against otherworldly forces.

Iron symbolizes the shift from antiquated, magical customs to the emergence of industrialization and technology. Faeries, often associated with nature, magic, and ancient wisdom, embody the magical realm that predated the rise of iron and industry. The invention of iron tools and weapons largely wrought the transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age. Interpreters interpret this change as a break from the faeries' natural, magical realm, leading to a symbolic struggle between the old and the new. Iron is thought to influence faeries because of its utilitarian and symbolic qualities. Iron is a robust, resilient, and practical metal that stands in stark contrast to the delicate, fleeting character of faeries. This contrast highlights the idea that iron is a grounding factor that can dispel illusions and enchantments related to faerie magic. It is possible to interpret the use of iron in rituals and protective charms as humankind's attempt to exert control over the faeries' fickle and unpredictable nature—a desire to control and contain the unknown. The cultural dislike of iron is a reflection of larger issues of paranoia and interest in the paranormal. Faeries are the embodiment of both danger and enchantment due to their erratic conduct and enigmatic appeal. The employment of iron as a protective tool symbolizes the necessity for humans to control the unpredictable aspects of the supernatural world. By using iron, humans exhibit their control over the unknown and expose themselves to potential threats from faeries and other supernatural entities. Literature and contemporary media continue to explore the connection between faeries and iron, frequently using it as a metaphor for the conflict between tradition and advancement. Tales of faeries often underscore the conflict between holding fast to traditional knowledge and adopting modern technology. Iron, a symbol of industry and modernity, challenges the ageless, mysterious existence of faeries and raises concerns about the impact of development on the natural and magical realms.

Faeries have always fascinated people, and their dislike of iron relates to the human need to make sense of and find a way to balance the mystical and material sides of life. This dynamic is a reflection of the larger human endeavor to strike a balance between innovation and tradition, the material and the immaterial, and the natural and the industrial. We keep investigating the nuances of our relationship with the unknown through these stories, trying to find a balance between the magical and the everyday. Finally, the relationship between faeries and iron has a great deal of cultural meaning and symbolism. It explores themes of progress, safety, and the persistent mystery of the supernatural. It represents the intersection of myth and reality. Looking at this interaction, we can learn more about how people struggle with change and the ever-evolving attraction of the mystical realm.

[expertacademicassignmenthelp]

14 Common Lung Diseases

 Introduction

Lung diseases represent some of the most severe health threats globally. The rise of industrialization, environmental pollution, and tobacco usage significantly contribute to the prevalence of these diseases. This article, outlines the most common lung diseases, their symptoms, causes, and treatments.

1. Pneumonia

Pneumonia is an inflammation of the lung parenchyma caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or other pathogens. It poses a significant risk to the elderly, immunocompromised individuals, and those with chronic conditions but can also affect healthy individuals. Pneumonia can be classified based on the causative agent, such as bacterial pneumonia (e.g., Streptococcus pneumoniae), viral pneumonia (e.g., influenza virus), or fungal pneumonia (e.g., Pneumocystis jirovecii).

Symptoms

Fever

Cough with sputum

Chest pain

Shortness of breath

Fatigue

Sweating and shaking chills

Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea (less common)

Diagnosis Diagnosis of pneumonia typically involves a combination of patient history, physical examination, chest X-rays, and sputum cultures. Blood tests may also be conducted to identify the causative agent.

Treatment Depending on the cause, treatments may include:

Antibiotics for bacterial pneumonia.

Antiviral medications for viral pneumonia.

Antifungal therapies for fungal pneumonia. Supportive care such as rest, fluids, and over-the-counter medications to reduce fever and manage pain can also alleviate symptoms. In severe cases, hospitalization may be required to provide intravenous antibiotics, oxygen therapy, or mechanical ventilation.

2. Bronchitis

Bronchitis involves the inflammation of the bronchial tubes, which carry air to and from the lungs. It can be acute, often following colds or the flu, or chronic, usually resulting from smoking or long-term exposure to irritants like pollution or dust.

Symptoms

Persistent cough (productive or dry)

Sputum production (clear, white, yellowish-gray, or green)

Fatigue

Shortness of breath

Slight fever and chills

Chest discomfort

Diagnosis Diagnosis typically involves a physical examination, where a doctor listens to the patient’s lungs with a stethoscope. Additional tests, such as a chest X-ray, sputum tests, or pulmonary function tests, may be conducted to rule out other conditions like pneumonia or asthma.

Treatment

Acute bronchitis: Symptomatic treatment includes rest, fluids, and over-the-counter pain relievers and cough medications. Inhalers or nebulizers may be prescribed to ease breathing.

Chronic bronchitis: Management may involve bronchodilators, steroids, and pulmonary rehabilitation. Smoking cessation and avoiding lung irritants are crucial for treatment.

3. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

COPD is a progressive, irreversible disease characterized by chronic inflammation of the airways, primarily due to smoking, environmental pollutants, or long-term exposure to respiratory irritants. COPD includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema, conditions that often coexist and lead to airflow obstruction.

Symptoms

Chronic cough

Sputum production

Shortness of breath, especially during physical activities

Wheezing

Chest tightness

Frequent respiratory infections

Fatigue

Unintended weight loss (in advanced stages)

Diagnosis COPD is diagnosed through a combination of patient history, physical examination, and spirometry, a test that measures the amount of air a person can exhale and how quickly they can do so. Chest X-rays, CT scans, and arterial blood gas analysis may also be used.

Prevention and Treatment Preventive measures include:

Smoking cessation

Vaccinations (influenza and pneumococcal vaccines)

Reducing exposure to lung irritants

Treatments involves;

Bronchodilators to relax the muscles around the airways

Inhaled steroids to reduce airway inflammation

Pulmonary rehabilitation programs

Oxygen therapy for severe cases

Surgery (e.g., lung volume reduction surgery or lung transplant) in advanced cases

4. Lung Cancer

Lung cancer involves the uncontrolled growth of malignant cells in the lung tissues. Major risk factors include smoking, exposure to secondhand smoke, exposure to carcinogens (e.g., asbestos, radon), and genetic predisposition.

Types

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC): Often linked to heavy smoking, SCLC is aggressive and spreads quickly.

Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): More common and includes subtypes such as adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and large cell carcinoma.

Symptoms

Persistent cough

Chest pain

Weight loss

Hemoptysis (coughing up blood)

Shortness of breath

Hoarseness

Bone pain (in advanced stages)

Headache (if cancer spreads to the brain)

Diagnosis Diagnosis involves imaging tests (chest X-rays, CT scans, PET scans), sputum cytology, and tissue biopsy. Molecular testing may be done to identify specific genetic mutations that can be targeted with specific treatments.

Treatment

Surgery to remove the tumor or part of the lung

Chemotherapy to kill cancer cells

Radiation therapy to destroy cancer cells or shrink tumors

Targeted drug therapies to attack specific genetic changes in cancer cells

Immunotherapy to help the immune system fight cancer

5. Pleurisy

Pleurisy, or pleuritis, is the inflammation of the pleura, the tissue lining the lungs and chest cavity. It can be caused by infections (viral, bacterial, or fungal), injuries, autoimmune diseases (e.g., lupus, rheumatoid arthritis), or other underlying conditions.

Symptoms

Sharp, stabbing chest pain that worsens with breathing, coughing, or sneezing

Shortness of breath

Cough

Fever (if infection is present)

Diagnosis Diagnosis involves a physical examination, chest X-rays, ultrasound, CT scans, and blood tests to identify the underlying cause. Thoracentesis, a procedure to remove and analyze pleural fluid, may be performed.

Treatment Treatment depends on the underlying cause and may include:

Antibiotics for bacterial infections

Antiviral medications for viral infections

Anti-inflammatory medications (e.g., NSAIDs) to reduce pain and inflammation

Pain management with medications

Thoracentesis to drain excess fluid from the pleural space

6. Pulmonary Embolism

A pulmonary embolism (PE) occurs when a blood clot, usually originating in the legs (deep vein thrombosis), travels to the lungs, blocking blood flow and causing tissue damage. Risk factors include prolonged immobility, surgery, cancer, and certain genetic conditions.

Symptoms

Sudden shortness of breath

Chest pain (may be sharp and worsen with deep breathing or coughing)

Cough (sometimes with bloody sputum)

Rapid or irregular heartbeat

Lightheadedness or dizziness

Leg pain or swelling (if DVT is present)

Diagnosis: Diagnosis involves imaging tests such as chest X-rays, CT pulmonary angiography, and ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) scans. D-dimer blood tests and ultrasound of the legs may also be conducted.

Treatment Immediate treatment includes:

Anticoagulants (blood thinners) to prevent further clotting

Thrombolytics (clot-dissolving medications) for severe cases

Surgical or catheter-based procedures to remove the clot

Long-term anticoagulation therapy to prevent recurrence

7. Pulmonary Edema

Pulmonary edema is the accumulation of fluid in the lung alveoli, making breathing difficult. It can result from heart failure (cardiogenic pulmonary edema), acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), or exposure to high altitudes (non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema).

Symptoms

Difficulty breathing (dyspnea), especially when lying down

Rapid heartbeat (tachycardia)

Wheezing or gasping for breath

Coughing up frothy, pink-tinged sputum

Excessive sweating

Cyanosis (bluish skin or lips)

Diagnosis Diagnosis involves physical examination, chest X-rays, and blood tests. Echocardiography and pulmonary artery catheterization may be used to determine the underlying cause and severity.

Treatment Treatment involves addressing the underlying cause and may include:

Diuretics to remove excess fluid

Medications to improve heart function (for cardiogenic pulmonary edema)

Supplemental oxygen or mechanical ventilation

Treating underlying conditions such as infections or high altitude exposure

8. Pulmonary Fibrosis

Pulmonary fibrosis is the thickening and scarring of lung tissue, leading to reduced oxygen absorption. Causes include chronic exposure to environmental pollutants, infections, genetic factors, and autoimmune diseases (e.g., scleroderma).

Symptoms

Shortness of breath (dyspnea)

Persistent dry cough

Fatigue

Unexplained weight loss

Aching muscles and joints

Clubbing (widening and rounding) of the fingertips or toes

Diagnosis Diagnosis involves a combination of patient history, physical examination, imaging tests (chest X-rays, high-resolution CT scans), pulmonary function tests, and sometimes lung biopsy. Blood tests may be used to identify underlying autoimmune diseases.

Treatment While there is no cure for pulmonary fibrosis, treatments focus on symptom management and slowing progression:

Medications such as pirfenidone and nintedanib to slow disease progression

Oxygen therapy

Pulmonary rehabilitation

Lung transplant in severe cases

9. Pneumoconiosis

Pneumoconiosis is a lung disease caused by inhaling dust particles, such as asbestos, silica, or coal dust, leading to lung scarring. It is a type of occupational lung disease commonly seen in miners, construction workers, and industrial workers.

Symptoms:

Chronic cough

Shortness of breath

Chest tightness

Progressive loss of lung function

Diagnosis: Diagnosis involves a detailed occupational history, physical examination, chest X-rays, and CT scans. Pulmonary function tests may also be conducted to assess the extent of lung damage.

Treatment Treatment includes:

Avoiding further exposure to dust

Medications to manage symptoms, such as bronchodilators and corticosteroids

Respiratory therapies

Pulmonary rehabilitation

10. Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)

PAH is a form of high blood pressure affecting the arteries in the lungs and the right side of the heart. It can be idiopathic, familial, or associated with other conditions such as connective tissue diseases, congenital heart disease, or chronic liver disease.

Symptoms

Breathing difficulties (dyspnea), especially during physical activities

Dizziness or fainting (syncope)

Chest pain

Fatigue

Swelling in the ankles, legs, and abdomen (edema)

Cyanosis (bluish lips and skin)

Diagnosis Diagnosis involves echocardiography, right heart catheterization, chest X-rays, and CT scans. Blood tests and pulmonary function tests may also be conducted to assess lung and heart function.

Treatment Treatment strategies include:

Medications to relax blood vessels and improve blood flow, such as endothelin receptor antagonists, phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors, and prostacyclin analogs

Diuretics to reduce fluid retention

Oxygen therapy

Anticoagulants to prevent blood clots

In severe cases, surgical procedures such as atrial septostomy or lung transplant

11. Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder caused by mutations in the CFTR gene, leading to thick, sticky mucus buildup in the lungs and other organs. This results in frequent infections, respiratory issues, and digestive problems.

Symptoms

Persistent cough with thick mucus

Recurrent lung infections

Wheezing or shortness of breath

Poor growth and weight gain in children

Salty-tasting skin

Severe constipation

Frequent greasy, bulky stools

Diagnosis Diagnosis involves genetic testing, sweat chloride tests, and newborn screening. Pulmonary function tests, chest X-rays, and sputum cultures may also be conducted to assess lung health.

Treatment Management includes:

Medications to thin mucus, antibiotics to treat infections, and bronchodilators to open airways

Chest physiotherapy to clear mucus

Enzyme supplements and high-calorie diets to manage digestive issues

Newer therapies targeting the underlying genetic defect, such as CFTR modulators

12. Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS)

RDS primarily affects premature infants due to a lack of surfactant, a substance necessary to keep the lungs open and facilitate gas exchange. Risk factors include premature birth, maternal diabetes, and multiple births.

Symptoms

Rapid, shallow breathing

Grunting sounds while breathing

Nasal flaring

Chest retractions (pulling in of the chest muscles)

Cyanosis (bluish color of the skin and mucous membranes)

Diagnosis Diagnosis involves clinical assessment, chest X-rays, and blood gas analysis to measure oxygen and carbon dioxide levels. Prenatal tests can also help identify at-risk pregnancies.

Treatment Treatment includes:

Surfactant replacement therapy to improve lung function

Mechanical ventilation or continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) to support breathing

Oxygen therapy

Supportive care such as fluids and nutrition

13. Sarcoidosis

Sarcoidosis is characterized by the growth of granulomas (small clusters of inflammatory cells) in the lungs and other organs, likely as an immune response to unknown triggers. The exact cause remains unclear, but genetic and environmental factors are believed to play a role.

Symptoms

Dry cough

Shortness of breath

Chest pain

Fatigue

Fever

Swollen lymph nodes

Skin lesions (e.g., erythema nodosum)

Diagnosis Diagnosis involves a combination of patient history, physical examination, chest X-rays, CT scans, and pulmonary function tests. Biopsy of affected tissues may be performed to confirm the presence of granulomas.

Treatment While sarcoidosis is often self-limiting and may resolve without treatment, severe cases may require:

Corticosteroids to reduce inflammation

Immunosuppressive medications (e.g., methotrexate, azathioprine)

Antimalarial drugs (e.g., hydroxychloroquine) for skin lesions

Regular monitoring and follow-up care to manage chronic cases

14. Asthma

Definition and Causes: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory condition of the airways, causing episodes of wheezing, coughing, and chest tightness, often triggered by allergens, exercise, cold air, or respiratory infections. Genetic and environmental factors contribute to its development.

Symptoms

Wheezing

Shortness of breath

Chest tightness

Coughing, especially at night or early morning

Increased mucus production

Diagnosis: Diagnosis involves a detailed medical history, physical examination, and lung function tests (spirometry, peak flow measurement). Allergy testing and chest X-rays may also be conducted to identify triggers and rule out other conditions.

Treatment Management includes:

Avoiding known triggers

Inhalers (bronchodilators for quick relief, corticosteroids for long-term control)

Long-term control medications (e.g., leukotriene modifiers, long-acting beta agonists)

Immunotherapy (allergy shots) for severe allergies

Asthma action plans to manage symptoms and prevent attacks

Conclusion

Lung diseases encompass a wide range of conditions, each with distinct causes, symptoms, and treatments. Preventive measures such as avoiding smoking, reducing exposure to environmental pollutants, and timely vaccinations can significantly reduce the risk of developing many of these diseases. Early diagnosis and appropriate management are crucial in improving outcomes and quality of life for individuals affected by lung diseases. For personalized medical advice and treatment, consult with healthcare professionals.

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Top 7 Challenges Faced By IT Industry In 2023

Within the rapidly growing universe of technology, the IT companies in India assume a crucial role, persistently adjusting themselves to cater to the needs of a perpetually shifting environment. Nevertheless, the advancement of society brings forth a set of obstacles that necessitate a deliberate approach to resolution. As the year 2023 commences, the IT industry faces a multitude of challenges that necessitate careful consideration and effective measures. This blog aims to explore the primary issues encountered by the IT industry in the current year, providing insights into their consequences and possible remedies.

1.  Cybersecurity Threats:

The escalation of cyber risks has been observed as a consequence of the widespread adoption of digital technology and interconnected systems. The level of sophistication exhibited by cybercriminals is on the rise, as they deploy advanced strategies to bypass security systems. All the IT companies in Gujarat, India, in the year 2023 are confronted with the formidable challenge of maintaining a competitive edge in the face of cyber attacks, while simultaneously prioritising data protection and securing essential infrastructure. The implementation of effective cybersecurity safeguards, regular conduct of security audits, and provision of cybersecurity education to staff are essential elements in addressing and minimising this risk.

2.  Data Privacy and Compliance:

The increasingly stringent legislative framework surrounding data privacy poses a substantial obstacle for the information technology sector. Stringent regulations pertaining to data privacy, such as the General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR), necessitate rigorous adherence. In the year 2023, the IT companies in Vadodara, Gujarat have the challenge of striking a delicate equilibrium between adhering to regulatory requirements and efficiently using data for commercial objectives. IT organisations are required to allocate resources towards the implementation of compliance frameworks, provide training to their employees, and guarantee that data-handling procedures are in accordance with the prescribed norms.

3.  Talent Acquisition and Retention:

The acquisition and retention of talent pose an ongoing problem for the IT industry, as it continues to seek and keep qualified workers. The scarcity of highly specialised skills frequently results in a disparity between demand and supply, hence engendering intense rivalry for those with such talents. Moreover, the current trends in remote work and the increasing globalisation of the talent market serve to exacerbate this challenge. In order to tackle this issue, a reliable IT company in India like Nivida Web Solutions prioritises the enhancement of the skills of their current workforce, provides enticing remuneration packages, cultivates a favourable work environment, and creates avenues for professional advancement and personal improvement.

4.  Technological Advancements and Adaptability:

The expeditious rate at which technological developments are occurring has both advantages and disadvantages for the IT business. Although these developments present promising prospects, they also present a difficulty in terms of adaptation. Keeping abreast of developing technology and enabling a smooth transition to new platforms and tools may be a demanding task. In order to effectively adapt to emerging technology, IT organisations must allocate resources towards the implementation of continual training and development programmes, which aim to equip their personnel with the requisite skills.

5.  Resource Optimization and Scalability:

The optimisation of resources and the effective scalability of operations have emerged as significant challenges in recent times. The management of resources and the scaling of operations in response to varying market needs and the imperative of cost-effectiveness can provide intricate challenges. Cloud computing and intelligent resource allocation are essential solutions that can be employed to effectively address this dilemma. The utilisation of cloud solutions by Nivida Web Solutions - a recognised IT company in Gujarat, India, allows for enhanced flexibility and cost-efficiency, hence assuring the appropriate allocation of resources.

6.  Integration and Interoperability:

The IT environment is distinguished by a diverse array of systems and applications that necessitate harmonious integration. The task of achieving integration and interoperability across diverse platforms, legacy systems, and emerging technologies poses a significant challenge. The establishment of interconnectedness is crucial in facilitating an effective and productive IT ecosystem. It is imperative for the industry to prioritise the development of standardised interfaces, utilise APIs effectively, and implement integration platforms in order to improve interoperability.

7.  Environmental Sustainability:

Environmental sustainability has emerged as a pressing issue in various sectors, encompassing the field of IT. The IT industry possesses a substantial carbon footprint as a result of its energy consumption, generation of electronic waste, and operations of data centres. In the year 2023, the sector is faced with the task of identifying environmentally sustainable solutions and adopting practices that effectively mitigate their ecological footprint. The use of green technology, the optimisation of data centre efficiency, and the incorporation of circular economy concepts are positive measures in the pursuit of sustainability objectives.

Final Thoughts:

The IT sector encounters a diverse range of issues in the year 2023, necessitating the implementation of proactive and strategic methodologies. Addressing a range of difficulties, including cybersecurity risks, talent acquisition, technological adaptation, and sustainability, is necessary in order to establish and maintain a flourishing and sustainable information technology ecosystem. By adopting a proactive approach towards innovation, allocating resources towards skill enhancement, and placing emphasis on adherence to regulations and sustainability, Nivida Web Solutions - the most distinguished IT company in Vadodara, may effectively navigate the obstacles it faces and emerge with increased resilience. This will facilitate the ongoing growth and progression of the industry in the era of digitalization.

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United Kingdom, Japan and Italy sign treaty for the Global Air Combat Program (GCAP)

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 12/14/2023 - 08:39am Military

The United Kingdom, Italy and Japan have signed an international treaty for a Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) that aims to develop an innovative stealth fighter with supersonic capability and equipped with state-of-the-art technology.

The treaty marks a key stage of the historic Global Air Combat Program (GCAP) and the headquarters of the program will be based in Great Britain.

This combat aircraft, which is expected to fly to the skies by 2035, aims to take advantage of next-generation technologies and become one of the most advanced, interoperable, adaptable and connected fighters in the world in service worldwide. The program is expected to create highly qualified jobs in the United Kingdom and partner countries over the next decade and beyond.

The supersonic stealth jet will feature a powerful radar that can provide 10,000 times more data than current systems, providing an advantage in victory in battles.

In the United Kingdom, the effort is being led by BAE Systems, in close partnership with Rolls-Royce, Leonardo UK and MBDA UK – as well as hundreds of supply chain companies across the country. Together, they are working closely with leading companies in Japan (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Electric Corp, IHI Corp, Avio Aero) and Italy (Leonardo) to progress in the design and development of this aircraft.

Despite the current limitation to the three countries, there is speculation about Saudi Arabia's accession in the future, although the Japanese government allegedly opposes the candidacy of the Gulf monarchy. GCAP is among several sixth-generation fighter programs in the West. In Europe, the Future Combat Aircraft System (FCAS) effort, involving France, Germany, Spain and potential newcomers such as Sweden, aims to select a fighter project by 2025. The GCAP partnership seems to be ahead of the FCAS, with the United States planning to grant a project for its Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter by next year.

The treaty confirmed that the United Kingdom will host the joint headquarters of the GCAP government, supporting hundreds of jobs in the United Kingdom and working with Japanese and Italian colleagues. The first CEO will come from Japan. The HQ will be responsible for providing vital military capacity, strengthening the industrial air combat capacity of each country and obtaining a good cost-benefit ratio.

Supporting the Prime Minister's priority of growing the economy, there are already about 3,000 people in the main combat air centers throughout the United Kingdom, including the southwest and northwest of England and Edinburgh, with almost 600 contracted organizations across the country, including SMEs and academic institutions.

In air combat, the UK Ministry of Defense has spent £2 billion in the UK over the past 5 years on technology, creating skills and capabilities - with an additional £600 million from the industry - to ensure that the UK is ready to boost this program.

A crucial program for the future of stability in the Euro-Atlantic, the Indo-Pacific and broader global security, GCAP is a strong example of the UK's global leadership in developing the next-generation military capacity to deter and defeat threats to the UK and our allies.

It is another demonstration of our commitment to Indo-Pacific security, after the deployment of the Royal Navy's Carrier Strike Group in 2021, with a new deployment coming in 2025, as well as the Navy maintaining a persistent presence in the region through HMS Spey and HMSTamar.

Separately, a new joint business construction will be based in the United Kingdom, with a significant global presence. This industrial counterpart of the government organization will oversee the support and timely delivery of the program, including the date of entry into service of the combat aircraft in 2035 - known as Tempest in the United Kingdom. The first leader of joint business construction will be from Italy.

This collaborative approach is indicative of the innovative international program.

GCAP will attract investments in research and development in digital design and advanced manufacturing processes, providing opportunities for our next generation of highly qualified engineers and technicians.

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What is it: Paris Agreement

“The Paris Agreement (also called the Paris Accords or Paris Climate Accords) is an international treaty on climate change that was signed in 2016.[3] The treaty covers climate change mitigation, adaptation, and finance.”

“The Paris Agreement has a long-term temperature goal which is to keep the rise in global surface temperature to well below 2 °C (3.6 °F) above pre-industrial levels. The treaty also states that preferably the limit of the increase should only be 1.5 °C (2.7 °F)”

(Tldr: Paris Climate Agreement is the agreement to limit emissions and limit global emissions to combat global warming.)

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Agreement (Bite me. Wikipedia is good.)

What is it: World Health organisation

“WHO leads global efforts to expand universal health coverage. We direct and coordinate the world’s response to health emergencies. And we promote healthier lives – from pregnancy care through old age. Our Triple Billion targets outline an ambitious plan for the world to achieve good health for all using science-based policies and programmes.”

“From emerging epidemics such as COVID-19 and Zika to the persistent threat of communicable diseases including HIV, malaria and tuberculosis and chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer, we bring together 194 countries and work on the frontlines in 150+ locations to confront the biggest health challenges of our time and measurably advance the well-being of the world’s people.”

(Tldr: The WHO is a global organisation combatting illness, sickness and health emergencies, they handle epidemics, pandemics, disease breakouts and other such problems globally.)

Source: https://www.who.int/about

What does this mean:

With my limited understanding, this means that The USA will be ignoring regulations put in place by both of the mentioned things. However withdrawal from the WHO takes ages; as it’s heavily intertwined within itself as it studies medicine and health as well as efforts to combat disease and illness.

I cannot stress enough that I am not an expert on either of these fields, and if I’m incorrect in any capacity please correct me. This is only what I can find very quickly to answer my own as well as others questions

Two days in. TWO DAYS

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The hiring freeze does not apply to the military or "immigration enforcement, national security, or public safety."

Pardoned the domestic terrorists who stormed the capitol on Jan 6.

Trump also rescinded a 2022 Biden order to lower the cost of prescription drugs.

And there's probably so much more that I'm leaving out or not seeing; because I can't fucking keep up.

He also owns the house and the senate….

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What Is the BioDtex Lamp?

The BioDtex Lamp is a specialized biofilm detection lamp designed to expose hidden biofilms on industrial surfaces. It uses advanced UV-A light technology that causes biofilms to fluoresce under ultraviolet illumination. By making the invisible visible, this device empowers inspection teams to identify contamination hotspots that would otherwise go unnoticed.

Key Features

UV-A LED Illumination: The biofilm UV detection lamp uses powerful UV-A LEDs tailored to highlight biofilm residues with exceptional clarity. The fluorescent glow triggered by the lamp helps sanitation teams immediately pinpoint areas requiring further cleaning.

Portable and Ergonomic: Weighing just 1.3 lb (0.58 kg) and shaped for handheld use, this lamp is designed for practical, on-site inspections in environments ranging from factory floors to laboratory cleanrooms.

Long Battery Life: Powered by a rechargeable 14.4V 2600mAh Li-Ion battery, the lamp provides up to 4.5 hours of continuous use—ideal for large facilities or detailed inspection routines.

Integrated Camera & Screen: A built-in high-resolution camera with a 2.8" display allows users to document findings in real time. These images can be archived for audit reports, training, or cleaning validation.

Durability and Certification: Built for tough industrial conditions, the lamp has been drop-tested up to 1.5 meters and complies with UKCA, CE, and FCC safety standards.

Applications Across Industries

Food Processing: In food production facilities, biofilms can harbor pathogens like Salmonella, Listeria, and E. coli. The biofilm UV lamp helps uncover contamination on conveyor belts, preparation surfaces, and packaging lines—enhancing food safety protocols and regulatory compliance.

Healthcare: Hospital equipment, operating rooms, and patient-care surfaces are prime zones where undetected biofilms can lead to healthcare-associated infections. The BioDtex Lamp gives infection control teams a critical edge in maintaining a sterile environment.

Pharmaceutical and Water Systems: In pharmaceutical manufacturing, especially in water-for-injection systems, biofilms can compromise product quality. A biofilm UV detection lamp like BioDtex provides the precision needed to detect microbial build-up and ensure regulatory adherence in critical environments.

Beverage and Dairy Industries: Clean-in-place (CIP) systems and storage tanks can be hotspots for biofilm formation. Routine inspection using the BioDtex Lamp ensures effective cleaning and minimizes the risk of spoilage or contamination.

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Elevate Your Sanitation Protocol

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Gas Leak Detection and Emissions Management: What You Need to Know

Understanding Modern Gas Leak Detection and Repair Needs

The demand for advanced gas leak detection and repair has increased across industrial, commercial, and utility sectors. Detecting and responding to gas leaks swiftly is not just about avoiding downtime—it’s about safeguarding human health, environmental safety, and equipment longevity. Many facilities that deal with hydrocarbons face persistent challenges in managing emissions. Whether leaks occur from valves, flanges, compressors, or storage tanks, undetected gas emissions can accumulate and lead to significant hazards. This is why having a proactive detection and repair strategy is a non-negotiable priority.

Relying on integrated systems and handheld tools, maintenance professionals can identify fugitive emissions more efficiently than ever. Targeted repairs based on accurate readings reduce unnecessary part replacements and allow for better scheduling of shutdowns. Embracing technological innovation in gas monitoring supports regulatory compliance while also reducing operational costs. This makes a strong case for businesses to invest in systems that can detect, quantify, and prioritize gas-related threats with confidence.

Key Components of Gas Leak Detection Systems

To implement reliable gas leak detection practices, organizations must first understand the range of technologies available. From infrared cameras to ultrasonic sensors, modern systems offer varying levels of sensitivity and adaptability. Each technology serves a specific function, and pairing them with routine maintenance schedules helps operators detect problems early. The goal is to catch leaks before they become serious threats, which is why predictive and real-time tools are becoming increasingly popular in the energy and utility sectors.

Environmental policies also drive companies to adopt comprehensive detection frameworks. Portable and fixed monitors integrated into site safety systems allow technicians to assess emissions around-the-clock. Training personnel to interpret detection data correctly is just as important as the hardware itself. When gas leaks are found promptly and mitigated effectively, it builds trust with regulators and community stakeholders.

The Role of Natural Gas Leak Detection in Industrial Safety

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Beyond safety, cost control is another major driver for leak management. Wasted gas results in revenue loss, and repeated incidents can damage public image. Smart detection approaches allow for consistent monitoring of pressurized lines, valves, and connectors. Incorporating these solutions into daily protocols empowers teams to intervene faster and avoid large-scale disruptions in service delivery or manufacturing operations.

What to Know About Natural Gas Leak Detection Equipment

Choosing the right natural gas leak detection equipment depends on several variables, including gas type, detection range, operating temperature, and environment. Common devices include flame ionization detectors, infrared sensors, and catalytic bead sensors, each tailored to specific detection thresholds and conditions. These systems are designed to alert operators when gas concentrations exceed acceptable safety levels.

Field personnel are trained to operate detection gear in varied site conditions—from confined spaces to open facilities. Durability and ease of calibration are key selection factors when investing in equipment. By prioritizing real-time alerts and wireless data transmission, detection devices help facility teams act on insights quickly, often preventing emergencies before they escalate.

Why Modern Facilities Rely on Gas Leak Detection Equipment

Industrial operations can’t afford to rely on outdated gas leak detection equipment. Today’s monitoring tools offer enhanced sensitivity, portability, and wireless capabilities, which simplify deployment across various infrastructure types. Whether installed permanently or used on-the-go, detection units are the first line of defense against accidental releases.

System compatibility is another vital feature. Equipment that integrates with control systems enables immediate alerts and even automatic shutdowns in critical areas. For engineers and site supervisors, this connectivity translates to shorter response times and reduced risk exposure. Investing in the right detection solutions supports a culture of operational excellence.

Understanding the Function of Natural Gas LDAR Programs

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Proper recordkeeping is essential in demonstrating regulatory compliance. Data collected during LDAR inspections helps facilities track progress and adjust operational plans to stay within permitted thresholds. From upstream oilfields to downstream distribution networks, LDAR methods are pivotal for mitigating environmental impact and staying compliant with emissions legislation.

Using Gas Leak Detection Devices to Ensure Compliance

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Devices with visual and audible alarms help keep technicians safe during inspection rounds. The versatility of modern instruments allows for use in confined spaces, large process areas, and around volatile substances. As industries evolve, so does the technology behind detection, supporting a safer, more accountable approach to managing gas-related risks.

Improving Facility Performance with Leak Detection and Repair Strategies

A comprehensive leak detection and repair plan benefits more than just safety metrics—it can improve system efficiency and reduce operational waste. Identifying consistent sources of emissions allows managers to schedule preventative maintenance and improve the overall integrity of their pipelines and processing equipment.

Beyond repairs, understanding the cause of leaks is essential for long-term success. Isolating corrosion-prone areas, faulty seals, or aging infrastructure allows engineers to develop a prioritized plan for upgrades. This proactive approach reduces future incidents, which lowers risk exposure and operational costs over time.

Oil and Gas Leak Detection Technology in Harsh Environments

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Petrochemical Gas Detection and Safety Best Practices

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Facility managers choose gas leak detection systems based on operational scale, emission type, and response requirements. Centralized detection networks can cover large areas with fixed sensors, while modular systems allow for targeted surveillance at vulnerable junctions and valves. Both approaches work in tandem to provide layered protection.

In manufacturing environments, integrating leak detection with automation platforms offers smarter data management and rapid alert distribution. The analytics provided by detection systems give insight into recurring issues, informing asset maintenance strategies and procurement decisions. With continuous improvement goals in mind, these systems become a foundation for responsible operations.

Best Practices for Methane Gas Leak Detection and Repair

Rigorous methane gas leak detection and repair strategies help industries align with global climate initiatives. Using thermal cameras and high-sensitivity gas sensors, inspection teams can visualize methane leaks in real time. This technology enables faster remediation and reduces the risk of overexposure in workers and surrounding communities.

Documenting and benchmarking repair success rates allows organizations to track efficiency and prove compliance. Advanced software tools now automate much of this process, linking data from field sensors to digital compliance platforms. With better detection comes improved control, making operations more transparent and less vulnerable to criticism.

Maintaining Performance Through Gas Detector Repair

Routine gas detector repair is essential for ensuring measurement accuracy. Detectors exposed to harsh conditions, humidity, or corrosive gases may drift over time, leading to false positives or missed detections. Calibrating and repairing these devices ensures that data remains trustworthy.

Certified technicians follow manufacturer specifications and compliance standards during repairs. This includes replacing sensors, updating firmware, and verifying calibration logs. Timely maintenance not only extends equipment lifespan but also maintains the confidence of field teams and safety managers in the accuracy of their tools.

Finding the Right Gas Leak Detection Solutions

The variety of gas leak detection solutions available today allows organizations to tailor monitoring to specific hazards and work environments. From fixed detection panels in warehouses to mobile units in remote fields, technology adapts to user needs. Sensor integration with IoT platforms adds predictive capabilities, giving early warnings before leak escalation.

Evaluating solution providers includes reviewing their response time, sensor accuracy, and after-sale support. Companies with diverse facility layouts benefit from modular detection systems that can grow with operations. Whether preventing fire risks or controlling emissions, investing in adaptable solutions pays long-term dividends.

Why LDAR Solutions Matter in Emissions Control

LDAR solutions play a vital role in environmental compliance by identifying and mitigating fugitive emissions. Leak detection and repair protocols are mandated by many regulatory bodies and must be documented thoroughly. LDAR software now includes features like automated scheduling, reporting, and data visualization, streamlining program management.

Program success depends on consistency. Regular inspections, accurate reporting, and timely maintenance all contribute to emissions control. With increasing pressure from environmental agencies and the public, implementing robust LDAR programs is no longer optional—it’s a strategic necessity for sustainable industrial operations.

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When AI Backfires: Enkrypt AI Report Exposes Dangerous Vulnerabilities in Multimodal Models

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When AI Backfires: Enkrypt AI Report Exposes Dangerous Vulnerabilities in Multimodal Models

In May 2025, Enkrypt AI released its Multimodal Red Teaming Report, a chilling analysis that revealed just how easily advanced AI systems can be manipulated into generating dangerous and unethical content. The report focuses on two of Mistral’s leading vision-language models—Pixtral-Large (25.02) and Pixtral-12b—and paints a picture of models that are not only technically impressive but disturbingly vulnerable.

Vision-language models (VLMs) like Pixtral are built to interpret both visual and textual inputs, allowing them to respond intelligently to complex, real-world prompts. But this capability comes with increased risk. Unlike traditional language models that only process text, VLMs can be influenced by the interplay between images and words, opening new doors for adversarial attacks. Enkrypt AI’s testing shows how easily these doors can be pried open.

Alarming Test Results: CSEM and CBRN Failures

The team behind the report used sophisticated red teaming methods—a form of adversarial evaluation designed to mimic real-world threats. These tests employed tactics like jailbreaking (prompting the model with carefully crafted queries to bypass safety filters), image-based deception, and context manipulation. Alarmingly, 68% of these adversarial prompts elicited harmful responses across the two Pixtral models, including content that related to grooming, exploitation, and even chemical weapons design.

One of the most striking revelations involves child sexual exploitation material (CSEM). The report found that Mistral’s models were 60 times more likely to produce CSEM-related content compared to industry benchmarks like GPT-4o and Claude 3.7 Sonnet. In test cases, models responded to disguised grooming prompts with structured, multi-paragraph content explaining how to manipulate minors—wrapped in disingenuous disclaimers like “for educational awareness only.” The models weren’t simply failing to reject harmful queries—they were completing them in detail.

Equally disturbing were the results in the CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear) risk category. When prompted with a request on how to modify the VX nerve agent—a chemical weapon—the models offered shockingly specific ideas for increasing its persistence in the environment. They described, in redacted but clearly technical detail, methods like encapsulation, environmental shielding, and controlled release systems.

These failures were not always triggered by overtly harmful requests. One tactic involved uploading an image of a blank numbered list and asking the model to “fill in the details.” This simple, seemingly innocuous prompt led to the generation of unethical and illegal instructions. The fusion of visual and textual manipulation proved especially dangerous—highlighting a unique challenge posed by multimodal AI.

Why Vision-Language Models Pose New Security Challenges

At the heart of these risks lies the technical complexity of vision-language models. These systems don’t just parse language—they synthesize meaning across formats, which means they must interpret image content, understand text context, and respond accordingly. This interaction introduces new vectors for exploitation. A model might correctly reject a harmful text prompt alone, but when paired with a suggestive image or ambiguous context, it may generate dangerous output.

Enkrypt AI’s red teaming uncovered how cross-modal injection attacks—where subtle cues in one modality influence the output of another—can completely bypass standard safety mechanisms. These failures demonstrate that traditional content moderation techniques, built for single-modality systems, are not enough for today’s VLMs.

The report also details how the Pixtral models were accessed: Pixtral-Large through AWS Bedrock and Pixtral-12b via the Mistral platform. This real-world deployment context further emphasizes the urgency of these findings. These models are not confined to labs—they are available through mainstream cloud platforms and could easily be integrated into consumer or enterprise products.

What Must Be Done: A Blueprint for Safer AI

To its credit, Enkrypt AI does more than highlight the problems—it offers a path forward. The report outlines a comprehensive mitigation strategy, starting with safety alignment training. This involves retraining the model using its own red teaming data to reduce susceptibility to harmful prompts. Techniques like Direct Preference Optimization (DPO) are recommended to fine-tune model responses away from risky outputs.

It also stresses the importance of context-aware guardrails—dynamic filters that can interpret and block harmful queries in real time, taking into account the full context of multimodal input. In addition, the use of Model Risk Cards is proposed as a transparency measure, helping stakeholders understand the model’s limitations and known failure cases.

Perhaps the most critical recommendation is to treat red teaming as an ongoing process, not a one-time test. As models evolve, so do attack strategies. Only continuous evaluation and active monitoring can ensure long-term reliability, especially when models are deployed in sensitive sectors like healthcare, education, or defense.

The Multimodal Red Teaming Report from Enkrypt AI is a clear signal to the AI industry: multimodal power comes with multimodal responsibility. These models represent a leap forward in capability, but they also require a leap in how we think about safety, security, and ethical deployment. Left unchecked, they don’t just risk failure—they risk real-world harm.

For anyone working on or deploying large-scale AI, this report is not just a warning. It’s a playbook. And it couldn’t have come at a more urgent time.

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AI for Forest Fire Prediction Market to Surge to $12.8B by 2034 – 11% CAGR Signals Urgency

AI for Forest Fire Prediction Market is rapidly gaining momentum, driven by the escalating threat of wildfires globally. In 2024, the market was valued at $4.5 billion, and it’s projected to reach a staggering $12.8 billion by 2034, growing at a CAGR of approximately 11%.

This growth is fueled by the increasing integration of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and remote sensing to improve the early detection and management of forest fires. As climate change accelerates the frequency and severity of wildfires, the adoption of predictive AI tools has transitioned from optional to essential.

Market Dynamics

The market is evolving under the dual pressure of environmental urgency and technological innovation. The software solutions segment leads, powered by predictive analytics and real-time modeling capabilities. Hardware, such as drones and IoT-enabled sensors, supports data acquisition for accurate risk assessment.

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Governments, environmental organizations, and forestry departments are investing heavily in these technologies to enhance preparedness and mitigate damage. However, challenges persist, including data accessibility, infrastructure limitations, and regulatory hurdles. Despite these barriers, advancements in satellite imagery, cloud computing, and AI algorithms continue to shape a resilient market landscape.

Key Players Analysis

Several tech innovators are at the forefront of the AI forest fire prediction revolution. Industry giants like IBM, Microsoft, and Descartes Labs are leading the charge with robust platforms designed to boost prediction accuracy. Startups such as Wildfire AI, Blaze Insight, and Pyro Predict are also making waves with niche offerings that combine AI with environmental science. Emerging players like Fire Sentinel and Flame Guard Tech are innovating in real-time alert systems and risk mitigation modeling. Strategic partnerships between tech firms, research institutions, and governments are enabling breakthroughs in wildfire forecasting and response.

Regional Analysis

North America dominates the AI forest fire prediction market, with the United States at the helm due to its advanced R&D capabilities and funding in fire management systems. Canada follows closely, driven by its proactive forest conservation initiatives. Europe holds the second-largest share, led by countries like Germany and France, which align AI investments with environmental regulations and sustainable forest policies.

In Asia-Pacific, nations such as Australia and India are emerging as key players. Australia’s frequent bushfires have spurred major investments in AI, while India is expanding its environmental monitoring infrastructure. Latin America, with Brazil as a leader, is ramping up adoption amid mounting concerns over Amazon deforestation. Africa and the Middle East are in earlier adoption stages but show strong potential as awareness and technology access improve.

Recent News & Developments

The industry is abuzz with innovation. Pricing for AI fire prediction solutions currently ranges from $100,000 to $500,000, depending on integration complexity. Recent updates include the launch of AI-enabled satellite mapping tools and cloud-based monitoring dashboards that offer real-time alerts. Regulatory frameworks are evolving to ensure data privacy and system compatibility, paving the way for broader adoption.

Companies like Technosylva and Flare Predict have announced significant upgrades to their machine learning models, emphasizing sustainability and operational efficiency. The growing urgency around climate action is also prompting increased funding from both public and private sectors. These developments are reinforcing the role of AI as a key enabler in environmental risk management.

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Scope of the Report

This report provides a deep dive into the global AI for Forest Fire Prediction Market, covering market size forecasts, competitive landscapes, and segment-specific growth trends. It analyzes technology types, including machine learning, deep learning, GIS mapping, and cloud-based platforms. The study also evaluates deployment models, from on-premise systems to hybrid and cloud solutions, and reviews key end-users such as government agencies, forestry departments, and research institutions.

Our analysis goes beyond the global view, offering regional insights, competitive benchmarking, and strategic recommendations. From PESTLE and SWOT assessments to supply-demand analysis and import-export dynamics, this comprehensive report equips stakeholders with the data and foresight needed to navigate the evolving landscape of AI-driven forest fire prevention.

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Regulating Imports with a Reciprocal Tariff to Rectify Trade Practices that Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States Goods Trade Deficits

Issued April 2, 2025.

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)(IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)(NEA), section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, 

I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, find that underlying conditions, including a lack of reciprocity in our bilateral trade relationships, disparate tariff rates and non-tariff barriers, and U.S. trading partners’ economic policies that suppress domestic wages and consumption, as indicated by large and persistent annual U.S. goods trade deficits, constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and economy of the United States.  That threat has its source in whole or substantial part outside the United States in the domestic economic policies of key trading partners and structural imbalances in the global trading system.  I hereby declare a national emergency with respect to this threat.

On January 20, 2025, I signed the America First Trade Policy Presidential Memorandum directing my Administration to investigate the causes of our country’s large and persistent annual trade deficits in goods, including the economic and national security implications and risks resulting from such deficits, and to undertake a review of, and identify, any unfair trade practices by other countries.  On February 13, 2025, I signed a Presidential Memorandum entitled “Reciprocal Trade and Tariffs,” that directed further review of our trading partners’ non-reciprocal trading practices, and noted the relationship between non-reciprocal practices and the trade deficit.  On April 1, 2025, I received the final results of those investigations, and I am taking action today based on those results.  

Large and persistent annual U.S. goods trade deficits have led to the hollowing out of our manufacturing base; inhibited our ability to scale advanced domestic manufacturing capacity; undermined critical supply chains; and rendered our defense-industrial base dependent on foreign adversaries.  Large and persistent annual U.S. goods trade deficits are caused in substantial part by a lack of reciprocity in our bilateral trade relationships.  This situation is evidenced by disparate tariff rates and non-tariff barriers that make it harder for U.S. manufacturers to sell their products in foreign markets.  It is also evidenced by the economic policies of key U.S. trading partners insofar as they suppress domestic wages and consumption, and thereby demand for U.S. exports, while artificially increasing the competitiveness of their goods in global markets.  These conditions have given rise to the national emergency that this order is intended to abate and resolve.

For decades starting in 1934, U.S. trade policy has been organized around the principle of reciprocity.  The Congress directed the President to secure reduced reciprocal tariff rates from key trading partners first through bilateral trade agreements and later under the auspices of the global trading system.  Between 1934 and 1945, the executive branch negotiated and signed 32 bilateral reciprocal trade agreements designed to lower tariff rates on a reciprocal basis.  After 1947 through 1994, participating countries engaged in eight rounds of negotiation, which resulted in the General Agreements on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and seven subsequent tariff reduction rounds. 

However, despite a commitment to the principle of reciprocity, the trading relationship between the United States and its trading partners has become highly unbalanced, particularly in recent years.  The post-war international economic system was based upon three incorrect assumptions:  first, that if the United States led the world in liberalizing tariff and non-tariff barriers the rest of the world would follow; second, that such liberalization would ultimately result in more economic convergence and increased domestic consumption among U.S. trading partners converging towards the share in the United States; and third, that as a result, the United States would not accrue large and persistent goods trade deficits. 

This framework set in motion events, agreements, and commitments that did not result in reciprocity or generally increase domestic consumption in foreign economies relative to domestic consumption in the United States.  Those events, in turn, created large and persistent annual U.S. goods trade deficits as a feature of the global trading system. 

Put simply, while World Trade Organization (WTO) Members agreed to bind their tariff rates on a most-favored-nation (MFN) basis, and thereby provide their best tariff rates to all WTO Members, they did not agree to bind their tariff rates at similarly low levels or to apply tariff rates on a reciprocal basis.  Consequently, according to the WTO, the United States has among the lowest simple average MFN tariff rates in the world at 3.3 percent, while many of our key trading partners like Brazil (11.2 percent), China (7.5 percent), the European Union (EU) (5 percent), India (17 percent), and Vietnam (9.4 percent) have simple average MFN tariff rates that are significantly higher.  

Moreover, these average MFN tariff rates conceal much larger discrepancies across economies in tariff rates applied to particular products.  For example, the United States imposes a 2.5 percent tariff on passenger vehicle imports (with internal combustion engines), while the European Union (10 percent), India (70 percent), and China (15 percent) impose much higher duties on the same product.  For network switches and routers, the United States imposes a 0 percent tariff, but for similar products, India (10 percent) levies a higher rate.  Brazil (18 percent) and Indonesia (30 percent) impose a higher tariff on ethanol than does the United States (2.5 percent).  For rice in the husk, the U.S. MFN tariff is 2.7 percent (ad valorem equivalent), while India (80 percent), Malaysia (40 percent), and Turkey (an average of 31 percent) impose higher rates.  Apples enter the United States duty-free, but not so in Turkey (60.3 percent) and India (50 percent).

Similarly, non-tariff barriers also deprive U.S. manufacturers of reciprocal access to markets around the world.  The 2025 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (NTE) details a great number of non-tariff barriers to U.S. exports around the world on a trading-partner by trading-partner basis.  These barriers include import barriers and licensing restrictions; customs barriers and shortcomings in trade facilitation; technical barriers to trade (e.g., unnecessarily trade restrictive standards, conformity assessment procedures, or technical regulations); sanitary and phytosanitary measures that unnecessarily restrict trade without furthering safety objectives; inadequate patent, copyright, trade secret, and trademark regimes and inadequate enforcement of intellectual property rights; discriminatory licensing requirements or regulatory standards; barriers to cross-border data flows and discriminatory practices affecting trade in digital products; investment barriers; subsidies; anticompetitive practices; discrimination in favor of domestic state-owned enterprises, and failures by governments in protecting labor and environment standards; bribery; and corruption.

Moreover, non-tariff barriers include the domestic economic policies and practices of our trading partners, including currency practices and value-added taxes, and their associated market distortions, that suppress domestic consumption and boost exports to the United States.  This lack of reciprocity is apparent in the fact that the share of consumption to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the United States is about 68 percent, but it is much lower in others like Ireland (27 percent), Singapore (31 percent), China (39 percent), South Korea (49 percent), and Germany (50 percent).

At the same time, efforts by the United States to address these imbalances have stalled.  Trading partners have repeatedly blocked multilateral and plurilateral solutions, including in the context of new rounds of tariff negotiations and efforts to discipline non-tariff barriers.  At the same time, with the U.S. economy disproportionately open to imports, U.S. trading partners have had few incentives to provide reciprocal treatment to U.S. exports in the context of bilateral trade negotiations.

These structural asymmetries have driven the large and persistent annual U.S. goods trade deficit.  Even for countries with which the United States may enjoy an occasional bilateral trade surplus, the accumulation of tariff and non-tariff barriers on U.S. exports may make that surplus smaller than it would have been without such barriers.  Permitting these asymmetries to continue is not sustainable in today’s economic and geopolitical environment because of the effect they have on U.S. domestic production.  A nation’s ability to produce domestically is the bedrock of its national and economic security.

Both my first Administration in 2017, and the Biden Administration in 2022, recognized that increasing domestic manufacturing is critical to U.S. national security.  According to 2023 United Nations data, U.S. manufacturing output as a share of global manufacturing output was 17.4 percent, down from a peak in 2001 of 28.4 percent. 

Over time, the persistent decline in U.S. manufacturing output has reduced U.S. manufacturing capacity.  The need to maintain robust and resilient domestic manufacturing capacity is particularly acute in certain advanced industrial sectors like automobiles, shipbuilding, pharmaceuticals, technology products, machine tools, and basic and fabricated metals, because once competitors gain sufficient global market share in these sectors, U.S. production could be permanently weakened.  It is also critical to scale manufacturing capacity in the defense-industrial sector so that we can manufacture the defense materiel and equipment necessary to protect American interests at home and abroad.  

In fact, because the United States has supplied so much military equipment to other countries, U.S. stockpiles of military goods are too low to be compatible with U.S. national defense interests.  Furthermore, U.S. defense companies must develop new, advanced manufacturing technologies across a range of critical sectors including bio-manufacturing, batteries, and microelectronics.  If the United States wishes to maintain an effective security umbrella to defend its citizens and homeland, as well as for its allies and partners, it needs to have a large upstream manufacturing and goods-producing ecosystem to manufacture these products without undue reliance on imports for key inputs. 

Increased reliance on foreign producers for goods also has compromised U.S. economic security by rendering U.S. supply chains vulnerable to geopolitical disruption and supply shocks.  In recent years, the vulnerability of the U.S. economy in this respect was exposed both during the COVID-19 pandemic, when Americans had difficulty accessing essential products, as well as when the Houthi rebels later began attacking cargo ships in the Middle East. 

The decline of U.S. manufacturing capacity threatens the U.S. economy in other ways, including through the loss of manufacturing jobs.  From 1997 to 2024, the United States lost around 5 million manufacturing jobs and experienced one of the largest drops in manufacturing employment in history.  Furthermore, many manufacturing job losses were concentrated in specific geographical areas.  In these areas, the loss of manufacturing jobs contributed to the decline in rates of family formation and to the rise of other social trends, like the abuse of opioids, that have imposed profound costs on the U.S. economy.

The future of American competitiveness depends on reversing these trends.  Today, manufacturing represents just 11 percent of U.S. gross domestic product, yet it accounts for 35 percent of American productivity growth and 60 percent of our exports.  Importantly, U.S. manufacturing is the main engine of innovation in the United States, responsible for 55 percent of all patents and 70 percent of all research and development (R&D) spending.  The fact that R&D expenditures by U.S. multinational enterprises in China grew at an average rate of 13.6 percent a year between 2003 and 2017, while their R&D expenditures in the United States grew by an average of just 5 percent per year during the same time period, is evidence of the strong link between manufacturing and innovation.  Furthermore, every manufacturing job spurs 7 to 12 new jobs in other related industries, helping to build and sustain our economy.

Just as a nation that does not produce manufactured products cannot maintain the industrial base it needs for national security, neither can a nation long survive if it cannot produce its own food.  Presidential Policy Directive 21 of February 12, 2013 (Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience), designates food and agriculture as a ��critical infrastructure sector” because it is one of the sectors considered “so vital to the United States that [its] incapacity or destruction . . . would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination of those matters.”  Furthermore, when I left office, the United States had a trade surplus in agricultural products, but today, that surplus has vanished.  Eviscerated by a slew of new non-tariff barriers imposed by our trading partners, it has been replaced by a projected $49 billion annual agricultural trade deficit. For these reasons, I hereby declare and order:

Section 1.  National Emergency.  As President of the United States, my highest duty is ensuring the national and economic security of the country and its citizens.  

I have declared a national emergency arising from conditions reflected in large and persistent annual U.S. goods trade deficits, which have grown by over 40 percent in the past 5 years alone, reaching $1.2 trillion in 2024.  This trade deficit reflects asymmetries in trade relationships that have contributed to the atrophy of domestic production capacity, especially that of the U.S. manufacturing and defense-industrial base.  These asymmetries also impact U.S. producers’ ability to export and, consequentially, their incentive to produce.  Specifically, such asymmetry includes not only non-reciprocal differences in tariff rates among foreign trading partners, but also extensive use of non-tariff barriers by foreign trading partners, which reduce the competitiveness of U.S. exports while artificially enhancing the competitiveness of their own goods.  These non-tariff barriers include technical barriers to trade; non-scientific sanitary and phytosanitary rules; inadequate intellectual property protections; suppressed domestic consumption (e.g., wage suppression); weak labor, environmental, and other regulatory standards and protections; and corruption.  These non-tariff barriers give rise to significant imbalances even when the United States and a trading partner have comparable tariff rates. 

The cumulative effect of these imbalances has been the transfer of resources from domestic producers to foreign firms, reducing opportunities for domestic manufacturers to expand and, in turn, leading to lost manufacturing jobs, diminished manufacturing capacity, and an atrophied industrial base, including in the defense-industrial sector.  At the same time, foreign firms are better positioned to scale production, reinvest in innovation, and compete in the global economy, to the detriment of U.S. economic and national security.   The absence of sufficient domestic manufacturing capacity in certain critical and advanced industrial sectors — another outcome of the large and persistent annual U.S. goods trade deficits — also compromises U.S. economic and national security by rendering the U.S. economy less resilient to supply chain disruption.  Finally, the large, persistent annual U.S. goods trade deficits, and the concomitant loss of industrial capacity, have compromised military readiness; this vulnerability can only be redressed through swift corrective action to rebalance the flow of imports into the United States.  Such impact upon military readiness and our national security posture is especially acute with the recent rise in armed conflicts abroad.  I call upon the public and private sector to make the efforts necessary to strengthen the international economic position of the United States.  

Sec. 2.  Reciprocal Tariff Policy.  It is the policy of the United States to rebalance global trade flows by imposing an additional ad valorem duty on all imports from all trading partners except as otherwise provided herein.  The additional ad valorem duty on all imports from all trading partners shall start at 10 percent and shortly thereafter, the additional ad valorem duty shall increase for trading partners enumerated in Annex I to this order at the rates set forth in Annex I to this order.  These additional ad valorem duties shall apply until such time as I determine that the underlying conditions described above are satisfied, resolved, or mitigated.   

Sec. 3.  Implementation.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided in this order, all articles imported into the customs territory of the United States shall be, consistent with law, subject to an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 10 percent.  Such rates of duty shall apply with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on April 5, 2025, except that goods loaded onto a vessel at the port of loading and in transit on the final mode of transit before 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on April 5, 2025, and entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on April 5, 2025, shall not be subject to such additional duty.  

Furthermore, except as otherwise provided in this order, at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on April 9, 2025, all articles from trading partners enumerated in Annex I to this order imported into the customs territory of the United States shall be, consistent with law, subject to the country-specific ad valorem rates of duty specified in Annex I to this order.  Such rates of duty shall apply with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on April 9, 2025, except that goods loaded onto a vessel at the port of loading and in transit on the final mode of transit before 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on April 9, 2025, and entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on April 9, 2025, shall not be subject to these country-specific ad valorem rates of duty set forth in Annex I to this order.  These country-specific ad valorem rates of duty shall apply to all articles imported pursuant to the terms of all existing U.S. trade agreements, except as provided below. 

(b)  The following goods as set forth in Annex II to this order, consistent with law, shall not be subject to the ad valorem rates of duty under this order:  (i) all articles that are encompassed by 50 U.S.C. 1702(b); (ii) all articles and derivatives of steel and aluminum subject to the duties imposed pursuant to section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and proclaimed in Proclamation 9704 of March 8, 2018 (Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States), as amended, Proclamation 9705 of March 8, 2018 (Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States), as amended, and Proclamation 9980 of January 24, 2020 (Adjusting Imports of Derivative Aluminum Articles and Derivative Steel Articles Into the United States), as amended, Proclamation 10895 of February 10, 2025 (Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States), and Proclamation 10896 of February 10, 2025 (Adjusting Imports of Steel into the United States); (iii) all automobiles and automotive parts subject to the additional duties imposed pursuant to section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, and proclaimed in Proclamation 10908 of March 26, 2025 (Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts Into the United States); (iv) other products enumerated in Annex II to this order, including copper, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, lumber articles, certain critical minerals, and energy and energy products; (v) all articles from a trading partner subject to the rates set forth in Column 2 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS); and (vi) all articles that may become subject to duties pursuant to future actions under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.

(c)  The rates of duty established by this order are in addition to any other duties, fees, taxes, exactions, or charges applicable to such imported articles, except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of this section below. 

(d)  With respect to articles from Canada, I have imposed additional duties on certain goods to address a national emergency resulting from the flow of illicit drugs across our northern border pursuant to Executive Order 14193 of February 1, 2025 (Imposing Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border), as amended by Executive Order 14197 of February 3, 2025 (Progress on the Situation at Our Northern Border), and Executive Order 14231 of March 2, 2025 (Amendment to Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border).  With respect to articles from Mexico, I have imposed additional duties on certain goods to address a national emergency resulting from the flow of illicit drugs and illegal migration across our southern border pursuant to Executive Order 14194 of February 1, 2025 (Imposing Duties To Address the Situation at Our Southern Border), as amended by Executive Order 14198 of February 3, 2025 (Progress on the Situation at Our Southern Border), and Executive Order 14227 of March 2, 2025 (Amendment to Duties To Address the Situation at Our Southern Border).  As a result of these border emergency tariff actions, all goods of Canada or Mexico under the terms of general note 11 to the HTSUS, including any treatment set forth in subchapter XXIII of chapter 98 and subchapter XXII of chapter 99 of the HTSUS, as related to the Agreement between the United States of America, United Mexican States, and Canada (USMCA), continue to be eligible to enter the U.S. market under these preferential terms.  However, all goods of Canada or Mexico that do not qualify as originating under USMCA are presently subject to additional ad valorem duties of 25 percent, with energy or energy resources and potash imported from Canada and not qualifying as originating under USMCA presently subject to the lower additional ad valorem duty of 10 percent.  

(e)  Any ad valorem rate of duty on articles imported from Canada or Mexico under the terms of this order shall not apply in addition to the ad valorem rate of duty specified by the existing orders described in subsection (d) of this section.  If such orders identified in subsection (d) of this section are terminated or suspended, all items of Canada and Mexico that qualify as originating under USMCA shall not be subject to an additional ad valorem rate of duty, while articles not qualifying as originating under USMCA shall be subject to an ad valorem rate of duty of 12 percent.  However, these ad valorem rates of duty on articles imported from Canada and Mexico shall not apply to energy or energy resources, to potash, or to an article eligible for duty-free treatment under USMCA that is a part or component of an article substantially finished in the United States. 

(f)  More generally, the ad valorem rates of duty set forth in this order shall apply only to the non-U.S. content of a subject article, provided at least 20 percent of the value of the subject article is U.S. originating.  For the purposes of this subsection, “U.S. content” refers to the value of an article attributable to the components produced entirely, or substantially transformed in, the United States.  U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), to the extent permitted by law, is authorized to require the collection of such information and documentation regarding an imported article, including with the entry filing, as is necessary to enable CBP to ascertain and verify the value of the U.S. content of the article, as well as to ascertain and verify whether an article is substantially finished in the United States. 

(g)  Subject articles, except those eligible for admission under “domestic status” as defined in 19 CFR 146.43, which are subject to the duty specified in section 2 of this order and are admitted into a foreign trade zone on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on April 9, 2025, must be admitted as “privileged foreign status” as defined in 19 CFR 146.41. 

(h)  Duty-free de minimis treatment under 19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(A)-(B) shall remain available for the articles described in subsection (a) of this section.  Duty-free de minimis treatment under 19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(C) shall remain available for the articles described in subsection (a) of this section until notification by the Secretary of Commerce to the President that adequate systems are in place to fully and expeditiously process and collect duty revenue applicable pursuant to this subsection for articles otherwise eligible for de minimis treatment.  After such notification, duty-free de minimis treatment under 19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(C) shall not be available for the articles described in subsection (a) of this section.  

(i)  The Executive Order of April 2, 2025 (Further Amendment to Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People’s Republic of China as Applied to Low-Value Imports), regarding low-value imports from China is not affected by this order, and all duties and fees with respect to covered articles shall be collected as required and detailed therein.

(j)  To reduce the risk of transshipment and evasion, all ad valorem rates of duty imposed by this order or any successor orders with respect to articles of China shall apply equally to articles of both the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macau Special Administrative Region.

(k)  In order to establish the duty rates described in this order, the HTSUS is modified as set forth in the Annexes to this order.  These modifications shall enter into effect on the dates set forth in the Annexes to this order.

(l)  Unless specifically noted herein, any prior Presidential Proclamation, Executive Order, or other Presidential directive or guidance related to trade with foreign trading partners that is inconsistent with the direction in this order is hereby terminated, suspended, or modified to the extent necessary to give full effect to this order.

Sec. 4.  Modification Authority.  (a)  The Secretary of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, the Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing, and the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, shall recommend to me additional action, if necessary, if this action is not effective in resolving the emergency conditions described above, including the increase in the overall trade deficit or the recent expansion of non-reciprocal trade arrangements by U.S. trading partners in a manner that threatens the economic and national security interests of the United States. 

(b)  Should any trading partner retaliate against the United States in response to this action through import duties on U.S. exports or other measures, I may further modify the HTSUS to increase or expand in scope the duties imposed under this order to ensure the efficacy of this action. 

(c)  Should any trading partner take significant steps to remedy non-reciprocal trade arrangements and align sufficiently with the United States on economic and national security matters, I may further modify the HTSUS to decrease or limit in scope the duties imposed under this order.

(d)  Should U.S. manufacturing capacity and output continue to worsen, I may further modify the HTSUS to increase duties under this order.

Sec. 5.  Implementation Authority.  The Secretary of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, the Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing, the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and the Chair of the International Trade Commission are hereby authorized to employ all powers granted to the President by IEEPA as may be necessary to implement this order.  Each executive department and agency shall take all appropriate measures within its authority to implement this order.

Sec. 6.  Reporting Requirements.  The United States Trade Representative, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, the Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing, and the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, is hereby authorized to submit recurring and final reports to the Congress on the national emergency declared in this order, consistent with section 401(c) of the NEA (50 U.S.C. 1641(c)) and section 204(c) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1703(c)).

Sec. 7.  General Provisions.  (a)  Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i)   the authority granted by law to an executive department, agency, or the head thereof; or

(ii)  the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

(b)  This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.

(c)  This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

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