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[hale-nathan]

Trump Weird News - Promoted To GLOAT (was BLOTUS)

[fortunaestalta]

[purepari]

"If the dream is real to you, it is worth fighting for." 🧹✨

NEW VIDEO! Have ya heard about SomnaBuster?

Well keep it on your radar, cause it's SUPER cool.

(Review Copy provided by @pd-cgt ! Thank you so much for the opportunity!)

[sillyfoxjade]

Introducing the bold new Chunga-Bunga™ and Ringo-Dingo™ sauces, available for a limited time at participating McDonalds® locations until 3/28, experience BOLD new flavors in two signature new sauces made in collaboration with Fanta to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Power Mac G4!

[e-102]

do you enjoy roller skating

if you could have a little talking animal to advise you on your day to day doings, what kind of animal would it be

favorite element on the periodic table

I liked it the last time I tried many years ago

It would be a weevil AGH HOW CUTE WOULD THAT BE

fluorine, no choice, it fucking rules

[catscrystalsandcannabis]

Me to my ancestors and deities: please help, I need to make more money this summer.

Me: gets promoted with more responsibilities (and yes, a little more money).

Me: ew gross not like that

[mindlessbird]

whoops I haven't posted in a week

Sorry abt that have some flowers

ILL BE BACK BUT IM SO BUSY RN

(I got promoted yippee)

[normal-thoughts-official]

Please stop seeing politics as an identity and start seeing it as a collective means for change

[shorelinnes]

BDS added this section to their boycott page and I think people really need to read it:

[source]

please remember, pushing unorganized boycotts without carefully fact-checking every company in the list can be actively HARMFUL to the boycott movement.

[onenettvchannel]

BALITANG SHOWBIZ: From Surigaonon to Bayawanon -- K5 News FM Bacolod radio commentator and reporter 'Randy Coronel' promoted new station manager to Bayawan City [#FirstOnOneNETnews]

BAYAWAN, NEGROS ORIENTAL -- The management & staff of DYQU-FM 103.9MHz's K5 News FM in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental proudly announced the promotion of a new station manager for DYGL-FM 106.5MHz's K5 News FM: Bayawan in the early days of October this year. 'Randy Tambasacan Coronel', who has served previously as a substitute local news anchor and radio commentator, takes on this new role with great enthusiasm. The announcement was made by 'Jean Paul Cañete Generoso', who is the Network Human Resources Manager (NHRM) and main anchor of 11MBPS (Mga Balita kag Public Service), and it was shared via a captioned social media photo on Facebook (owned by Meta Platforms Inc.) [MPi].

Mr. Coronel, whom affectionately people call 'Kuya Randy', is a seasoned radio reporter/broadcaster. A radio technician for a long time, he began working at DXVP-FM 88.1MHz's Sure FM in Surigao del Sur since 2011. He migrated to this said 'City of Smiles' for personal reasons in 2018.

Coronel's AM radio broadcasting career began in DYKB-AM 1404kHz's RPN Radyo Ronda and DYKS-FM 91.9 Love Radio: Bacolod, where he spoke for the first time in Hiligaynon after Cebuano dialect from Mindanao. Despite facing setbacks, including stepping down twice from his roles, he continued and served for him his career as part of the radio broadcasting world, before and during pandemic days of Coronavirus Disease-19 (CoViD-19) in the early-2020s.

Before the nationwide rebrand to K5 News FM, Coronel worked at 'Radyo Bandera: Sweet FM' (RBSFM) under '5K Broadcasting Network Inc.' (5KBNi) as a local radio news anchor, broadcaster, commentator and reporter. He filled in for the main anchor of 11MBPS' Jean Paul Cañete Generoso in June 2021. His own dedication to delivering accurate and timely news on free radio and online platforms on social media has made him a familiar voice to Hiligaynon listeners in Western Visayas.

His unforgettable national news coverage of the Philippines' efforts against China at the West Philippine Sea (WPS) for the 2nd resupply mission in Scarborough Shoal, alongside DWFJ-FM 107.1MHz's K5 News FM: Olongapo, showcased his commitment and bravery in journalism.

Now, with his promotion to new station manager in Bayawan City, Coronel is poised to lead the team at 'K5 News FM' to new heights. Under a leadership of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President of 5K Broadcasting Network Inc. (5KBNi) named 'Dr. Ramel Ytang Uy' and this said NHRM role & main radio host of 11MBPS 'Mr. Jean Paul Cañete Generoso', Coronel will oversee the operations of the station, and to continue delivering quality news and the upcoming public service radio programmes to the listeners in Negros Oriental.

There's been a significant milestone in Randy Coronel's career with this new role today, and the Negrosanon community looks forward to good things he will bring into this station and listeners like you.

Job openings for news writers and reporters are up for grabs for ambitious Bayawanons, who want to make it big in the radio industry of journalism. A fresh new chapter is unfolding in their careers with new opportunities and roles being paved for them in local news and best music with 'K5NFM Bayawan'.

PHOTO COURTESY for REPRESENTATION: Kuya Randy via FB PHOTO BACKGROUND PROVIDED BY: Tegna

SOURCE: *https://www.facebook.com/100003625618066/posts/3190218877775601 *https://www.facebook.com/102714125521978/videos/994204602295050/ and *https://www.facebook.com/100070950008262/posts/507246381650358

-- OneNETnews Online Publication Team

[sutrala]

How to Sell Ghost Productions: A Guide to Success on Ghost Production Platforms http://dlvr.it/TFd19J

[ruushes]

sleeping arrangements (not sure tara would ever actually deign to sleep in the same 20ft radius as shovel but who can resist those big shiny insectoid black eyes 🥺)

plus:

[heritageposts]

I'm writing this post to bring attention to the GFM campaign of @salahmanarfamily / @salahahmed90, a father of two in Gaza.

Salah has been working hard to promote his family's campaign every day for almost a month now, and yet, despite all the effort he's put in, they've only received a little over 70 donations.

If you have money to spare, please consider donating!

This is a campaign that is very low on funds.

-> GFM Link

The campaign has been verified by @/90-ghost.

€1,572 / €70,000

[fredieblog]

Dear Lord,

With a grateful heart, I thank You for the incredible career You've blessed me with. As I step into this challenging new phase, I place my unwavering trust in Your guidance.

Empower me with the wisdom and strength to lead effectively. Grant me the clarity to fulfill my duties with efficiency and excellence. May I rise to the occasion, honoring the bigger role You've entrusted to me.

I surrender to Your will, knowing You are always by my side.

Amen.

[xtruss]

USC Researchers Pioneer New Brain Imaging Technique Through Clear “Window” In Patient’s Skull

In a proof-of-concept study, a research team based at the Keck School of Medicine of USC showed that functional ultrasound imaging can record brain activity through a transparent skull implant.

— Zara Abrams | May 29, 2024

Clear experimental skull implant may enable functional ultrasound imaging of the brain for patients with serious head injuries. Photo/Todd Patterson

In the first study of its kind, researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) designed and implanted a transparent window in the skull of a patient, then used functional ultrasound imaging (fUSI) to collect high-resolution brain imaging data through the window. Their preliminary findings suggest that this sensitive, non-invasive approach could open new avenues for patient monitoring and clinical research, as well as broader studies of how the brain functions.

“This is the first time anyone had applied functional ultrasound imaging through a skull replacement in an awake, behaving human performing a task,” said Charles Liu, MD, PhD, a professor of clinical neurological surgery, urology and surgery at the Keck School of Medicine and director of the USC Neurorestoration Center. “The ability to extract this type of information noninvasively through a window is pretty significant, particularly since many of the patients who require skull repair have or will develop neurological disabilities. In addition, ‘windows’ can be surgically implanted in patients with intact skulls if functional information can help with diagnosis and treatment.”

The research participant, 39-year-old Jared Hager, sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) from a skateboarding accident in 2019. During emergency surgery, half of Hager’s skull was removed to relieve pressure on his brain, leaving part of his brain covered only with skin and connective tissue. Because of the pandemic, he had to wait more than two years to have his skull restored with a prosthesis.

During that time, Hager volunteered for earlier research conducted by Liu, Jonathan Russin, MD, associate surgical director of the USC Neurorestoration Center, and another Caltech team on a new type of brain imaging called fPACT. The experimental technique had been done on soft tissue, but could only be tested on the brain in patients like Hager who were missing a part of their skull. When the time came for implanting the prosthesis, Hager again volunteered to team up with Liu and his colleagues, who designed a custom skull implant to study the utility of fUSI—which cannot be done through the skull or a traditional implant—while repairing Hager’s injury.

Before the reconstructive surgery, the research team tested and optimized fUSI parameters for brain imaging, using both a phantom (a scientific device designed to test medical imaging equipment) and animal models. They then collected fUSI data from Hager while he completed several tasks, both before his surgery and after the clear implant was installed, finding that the window offered an effective way to measure brain activity. The research, funded in part by the National Institutes of Health, was just published in the journal Science Translational Medicine.

Functional brain imaging, which collects data on brain activity by measuring changes in blood flow or electrical impulses, can offer key insights about how the brain works, both in healthy people and those with neurological conditions. But current methods, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and intracranial electroencephalography (EEG) leave many questions unanswered. Challenges include low resolution, a lack of portability or the need for invasive brain surgery. fUSI may eventually offer a sensitive and precise alternative.

“If we can extract functional information through a patient’s skull implant, that could allow us to provide treatment more safely and proactively,” including to TBI patients who suffer from epilepsy, dementia, or psychiatric problems, Liu said.

A New Frontier For Brain Imaging

As a foundation for the present study, Liu has collaborated for years with Mikhail Shapiro, PhD and Richard Andersen, PhD, of Caltech, to develop specialized ultrasound sequences that can measure brain function, as well as to optimize brain-computer interface technology, which transcribes signals from the brain to operate an external device.

With these pieces in place, Liu and his colleagues tested several transparent skull implants on rats, finding that a thin window made from polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)—which resembles plexiglass—yielded the clearest imaging results. They then collaborated with a neurotechnology company, Longeviti Neuro Solutions, to build a custom implant for Hager.

Before surgery, the researchers collected fUSI data while Hager did two activities: solving a “connect-the-dots” puzzle on a computer monitor and playing melodies on his guitar. After the implant was installed, they collected data on the same tasks, then compared the results to determine whether fUSI could provide accurate and useful imaging data.

“The fidelity of course decreased, but importantly, our research showed that it’s still high enough to be useful,” Liu said. “And unlike other brain-computer interface platforms, which require electrodes to be implanted in the brain, this has far less barriers to adoption.”

fUSI may offer finer resolution than fMRI and unlike intracranial EEG, it does not require electrodes to be implanted inside the brain. It is also less expensive than those methods and could provide some clinical advantages for patients over non-transparent skull implants, said Russin, who is also an associate professor of neurological surgery at the Keck School of Medicine and director of cerebrovascular surgery at Keck Hospital of USC.

“One of the big problems when we do these surgeries is that a blood clot can form underneath the implant, but having a clear window gives us an easy way to monitor that,” he said.

Refining Functional Ultrasound Technology

In addition to better monitoring of patients, the new technique could offer population-level insights about TBI and other neurological conditions. It could also allow scientists to collect data on the healthy brain and learn more about how it controls cognitive, sensory, motor and autonomic functions.

“What our findings shows is that we can extract useful functional information with this method,” Liu said. “The next step is: What specific functional information do we want, and what can we use it for?”

Until the new technologies undergo clinical trials, fUSI and the clear implant are experimental. In the meantime, the research team is working to improve their fUSI protocols to further enhance image resolution. Future research should also build on this early proof-of-concept study by testing more participants to better establish the link between fUSI data and specific brain functions, the researchers said.

“Jared is an amazing guy,” said Liu, who is continuing to collaborate with the study participant on refining new technologies, including laser spectroscopy, which measures blood flow in the brain. “His contributions have really helped us explore new frontiers that we hope can ultimately help many other patients.”

About This Research

In addition to Liu, Russin, Shapiro and Andersen, the study’s other authors are Kay Jann, PhD, from the Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine of USC; Claire Rabut, Sumner Norman and Whitney Griggs from the California Institute of Technology; and Vasileios Christopoulos from the University of California Riverside.

This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health [R01NS123663]; the T&C Chen Brain-Machine Interface Center; the Boswell Foundation; the National Eye Institute [F30 EY032799]; the Josephine de Karman Fellowship; the UCLA-Caltech Medical Scientist Training Program [NIGMS T32 GM008042]; the Della Martin Postdoctoral Fellowship; the Human Frontier Science Program Cross-Disciplinary Fellowship [LT000217/2020-C]; the USC Neurorestoration Center; and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

— Disclosure: Claire Rabut, Whitney S. Griggs, Sumner L. Norman, Richard A. Andersen, Charles Liu and Mikhail G. Shapiro have filed a provisional patent application based on this research.