• M&A deals in the life sciences sector in 2020, however, plunged to just $900 million in 11 deals, compared to a $2.08 billion in 21 deals in 2019 and $2.7 billion in 20 deals in 2018. (timesofisrael.com)
  • Speaking with Time in a 2019 interview, Jessalyn said, "I just knew from about the time she was like 1 and a half that she was really special because I'd seen a lot of kids. (thelist.com)
  • Annual national patient time costs in 2019 were $1.11 billion for female breast cancer and $1.04 billion for prostate cancer. (cdc.gov)
  • Correlative Image Processing and Analysis (CIPA) was granted 2X 1,500,000 SEK for 2019 and 2020 from LU central level infrastructure funding. (lu.se)
  • Half-life is the length of time it takes for half of the radioactive atoms of a specific radionuclide to decay. (cdc.gov)
  • Depending on the radionuclide, this process could be fast or take a very long time - radioactive half-lives can range from milliseconds to hours, days, sometimes millions of years. (cdc.gov)
  • If you start with 100 atoms, after one half-life you'll have 50 radioactive atoms. (cdc.gov)
  • After two half-lives, you'll have 25 radioactive atoms. (cdc.gov)
  • And after a third half-life, you'll have 12 radioactive atoms. (cdc.gov)
  • By collecting a statistically significant number of radioactive events, mathematical algorithms reconstruct a three-dimensional image that shows the distribution of the positron-emitting molecules in the brain. (lu.se)
  • SPECT imaging uses photons emitted from radioactive decay, for photon energies 25-350 keV. (lu.se)
  • Using a radioactive tracer, physiological phenomena can be followed and functional images are created. (lu.se)
  • 2020 was a record fundraising year for the Israeli life sciences industry, with health tech firms raising a record $2.5 billion, up 55% from the previous year, according to a report by the Israel Advanced Technology Industries (IATI), an umbrella organization of high-tech firms operating in Israel. (timesofisrael.com)
  • In the first quarter of 2021, Israeli life sciences companies raised $900 million, the best first quarter in a decade and second only to the fourth quarter of 2020, the data showed. (timesofisrael.com)
  • There were 211 life sciences companies involved in investment deals in 2020, and 42 in the first quarter of 2021. (timesofisrael.com)
  • As of the end of 2020, there were some 1,750 life science companies active in Israel, employing more than 84,000 people, the data showed. (timesofisrael.com)
  • According to the data, the industry is still heavily biased toward medical devices, which represent approximately 40% of the life science companies in 2020, a figure that hasn't grown in the past few years. (timesofisrael.com)
  • Now that the new year is here, it's time to get our lives together and put 2020 behind us. (hollywoodlife.com)
  • For example, technetium-99m, one of the most common medical isotopes used for imaging studies, has a half-life of 6 hours. (cdc.gov)
  • PET imaging uses isotopes which decay by β+, these usually have short half-life. (lu.se)
  • These isotopes usually have longer half-life, and the technique is advantageous for long processes as well as radiotherapy studies. (lu.se)
  • Inspired by his work for The New Yorker, the New York Times , Penguin Random House, Google, and the classes he teaches at California College of Art, this 75-minute class is perfect for helping visual artists of every discipline generate ideas, expand their visual vocabulary, and create sophisticated work. (skillshare.com)
  • However, their relatively small size poses the risk of fast blood clearance, a circumstance advantageous for imaging purposes but a disadvantage in a therapeutic setting. (kth.se)
  • About 1 in every 200,000 runners has a cardiac arrest during a half marathon. (medscape.com)
  • And around 200,000 this time last year. (blogspot.com)
  • The research at WCMM Lund is supported locally and nationally from cutting-edge infrastructure, ranging from advanced imaging techniques, including MAXIV, to the national SciLifeLab platforms. (lu.se)
  • As part of MicLUs work, a survey to investigate the needs and capabilities regarding microscopy as well as image processing and analysis at Lund University has been created. (lu.se)
  • Workshop "Superresolution Techniques - From Labeling to Images" in Lund, 28-29 MAY 2018. (lu.se)
  • About half the time, OCD becomes evident in childhood or adolescence, and most other cases appear in early adulthood. (medlineplus.gov)
  • This allows the moisture within the clothes to evaporate more quickly, resulting in shorter drying times. (express.co.uk)
  • The clinical effects seen with Suboxone administration or ingestion are significantly prolonged compared to the plasma-half life of buprenorphine or naloxone individually as well as to other opioid analgesics. (medscape.com)
  • In parallel, 12 top clinical researchers have received 4-year half-time positions that includes a generous grant. (lu.se)
  • This recruitment of fellows and associated clinical researchers, specialists in clinical medicine, builds on the KAW national effort to reposition Sweden as a world-leading life science nation. (lu.se)
  • ER protein determinations were performed using two-thirds of all breast cancers are ER at the time of diagnosis, the standard methods in the routine clinical laboratory (9). (lu.se)
  • The runners also ranged in age - an incredible 95 year old woman participated in the half marathon, and I saw a few 8 -12 year olds running the 5k! (splashmags.com)
  • The team discovered that people who previously received AstraZeneca or Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines had a "non-inferior" immune response when given a half dose of a Pfizer COVID-19 booster vaccine, comparable to those who received a full dose. (medicaldaily.com)
  • The short half-life of technetium-99m helps keep the dose to the patient low. (cdc.gov)
  • Discontinue interfering drugs for at least 5 half-lives before administration of either the dosimetry or an iobenguane dose. (medscape.com)
  • This "leveling off" of effect despite increasing dose is referred to as a "ceiling effect," also illustrated in the image below. (medscape.com)
  • I'm having a mid-life crisis and it's all Metafilter's fault! (metafilter.com)
  • Is this actually a mid-life crisis or am I just going crazy? (metafilter.com)
  • It's a mid-life crisis, jon, definitely. (metafilter.com)
  • I guess it no longer feels like a crisis after you realize it isn't the end of your life, even though it's nothing like you envisioned it would be. (metafilter.com)
  • I realized long ago my life has pretty much been one long identity crisis. (metafilter.com)
  • I've been having a mid-life crisis since I was about 17. (metafilter.com)
  • The Chicago Half Marathon & 5K presented by HOKA last weekend was splendid! (splashmags.com)
  • To gain a deeper insight into the event, I invited a friend who's an avid runner, and recently completed a triathlon-so a half marathon was a nice way for him to keep the momentum going. (splashmags.com)
  • The next morning at 7 am is when the half marathon started, so participants had to arrive no later than 6 am. (splashmags.com)
  • I'd signed up for the Monterey Bay half marathon with my oldest daughter and son. (medscape.com)
  • Seeing people from all walks of life challenge themselves to a physical feat in the early morning hours was genuinely inspiring, and the most amazing thing is that running can be, and is for everybody. (splashmags.com)
  • This group is about people who want the Half-Life Betas.A piece of the betas or the whole thing. (moddb.com)
  • Every day I'm pretty impressed about what the people on this site do, or where they live, or how much more interesting their lives are. (metafilter.com)
  • Marla started her internet mentoring system in 1999, to help people get out of the CHAOS in their lives that she too had once suffered from. (abebooks.com)
  • A cancer diagnosis can affect life in many ways, both for people with cancer and for their families. (cdc.gov)
  • Some people say that your life stops when you retire. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Over 1,500 life sciences companies were established in Israel in the last decade, or 150 companies every year on average. (timesofisrael.com)
  • That started a year and a half of complete hell. (cracked.com)
  • I went with the non-Max model this year because of Apple's promises of better battery life, and it delivered. (neowin.net)
  • The new year is here & if you're trying to get your fitness goals back on track then this smart watch is the perfect option & it's less than half the price of an Apple Watch! (hollywoodlife.com)
  • On average, adult cancer survivors experienced about $300 in time costs because of cancer care each year. (cdc.gov)
  • Lead's half-life in the blood is almost one year. (cdc.gov)
  • Clothes can take a long time to dry properly indoors, especially if it's a humid environment. (express.co.uk)
  • If 69 days seems like a long time waiting for rescue, imagine the plight of Mark Watley in The Martian . (christianitytoday.com)
  • If you follow the entire numbers controversy that's been smoldering for a long time and has recently erupted on Valleywag , you wonder what these numbers mean. (blogspot.com)
  • IGF Student Showcase Winner (2006) Slamdance Guerrilla Gamemaker Competition Finalist (2006) GameShadow Innovation In Games Festival & Awards Nomination (2006) Game Informer The Top 10 Games You've Never Heard Of Edge Internet Game of The Month (March 2006) Gamasutra Quantum Leap Awards: Most Important Games "Honorable Mention" (2006) Valve, developers of the Half-Life series, became interested in Narbacular Drop after seeing the game at DigiPen's annual career fair. (wikipedia.org)
  • He spoke about what keeps him motivated, his favorite healthy snack, and how he and his family lead healthy lives. (medlineplus.gov)
  • 21st of Nov. FoM Life Science infrastructure seminar and fair at BMC with talks from, among others, Marta Carroni, Reine Wallenberg and Stacey Sørensen. (lu.se)
  • If we sell enough, I can set aside a regular budget for marketing next time, but I can only afford a couple of hours for now. (socialmediatoday.com)
  • Luckily, effective social networking and social media marketing don't have to require hours and hours of time. (socialmediatoday.com)
  • Patient time costs are estimated by adding up the hours that a person with cancer usually spends on health care and multiplying it by the hourly value of patient time. (cdc.gov)
  • Mazor Robotics was snapped up in 2018 by Irish-US firm Medtronic for $1.6 billion, making it the largest acquisition in the history of the Israeli life sciences industry. (timesofisrael.com)
  • In this review, we describe the results of research studies reported since 2018, giving particular emphasis to the use of fluorescent probes for detection and imaging of glycosidases, activity-based probes for covalent labelling of these enzymes, glycosidase inhibitors, and glycosidase-activatable prodrugs. (bvsalud.org)
  • That was the most beautiful thing, if I'm being honest - the fact that before attending, I always had an image of what a runner looked like: slick ponytail, long, gazelle type legs, perfect poise, very toned. (splashmags.com)
  • We utilize case teaching to assist students better comprehend theoretical information and to teach them how to apply theoretical knowledge to actual difficulties they encounter in their lives. (hindawi.com)
  • Over each 24-hour period we experience cycles of physical and mental changes that are thought to prepare our brains and bodies for the tasks we're likely to encounter at certain times of the day. (newscientist.com)
  • Biotechnology and digital health are the next largest subsectors with 468 and 476 companies, respectively, representing approximately 53% of all life science companies. (timesofisrael.com)
  • A required course for students majoring in digital media technology, computer science and technology, or artificial intelligence is "digital image processing technology. (hindawi.com)
  • the-james-webb-space-telescope-lives https://www.astronomy.com/science/the-james-webb-space-telescope-lives/ The James Webb Space Telescope lives! (astronomy.com)
  • Image from Zina Deretsky, National Science Foundation after Benoit Brueau, the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease. (medscape.com)
  • Around 3.5 billion to 4 billion years ago, Mars was probably warmer and wetter than it is today - and had a thicker atmosphere - much like Earth when life emerged here. (nature.com)
  • But more than half of Mars' pristine surface dates to that time. (nature.com)
  • To fully understand whether life ever existed on Mars - and life's possible origins on rocky planets in general - we must bring back a variety of samples from its ancient terrains and study them at the spatial resolution and with the analytical precision that are possible only in Earth-based labs. (nature.com)
  • They have to figure out a way to get back to Mars in time to save their stranded botanist-no matter the cost, no matter the effort. (christianitytoday.com)
  • Radionuclides used in nuclear medicine procedures, have short half-lives. (cdc.gov)
  • IMOS maintain two deep-water moorings in the Southern Ocean called the Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS). (www.csiro.au)
  • Time for Eternity, the first in her Da Vinci time travel series, received a starred review from Publisher's Weekly. (barnesandnoble.com)
  • These two photons are detected by the PET camera and simultaneously localized within a fixed period of time by a series of opposing detectors, which correspond to multiple rings of scintillation crystals. (lu.se)
  • She's slowly transitioned out of her bubblegum-pop image as she's gotten older, leaving behind her life as a child star and becoming an adult icon. (thelist.com)
  • What is the approximate half-life of lead in the blood of an adult? (cdc.gov)
  • We analyze and summarize the syllabus and related reference textbooks of the "digital image processing technology" courses of multiple universities. (hindawi.com)
  • The same object can be imaged multiple times on different occasions to study the development of your treatment/disease model. (lu.se)
  • The life sciences industry is generally divided into four major subsectors - digital health, medical devices, biotechnology and pharmaceutical therapeutics. (timesofisrael.com)
  • The Life Sciences and Health Technologies (health tech) market is considered one of the largest in the world and Israel has unique assets that constitute potential for global leadership," said IATI's CEO Karin Mayer Rubinstein in a statement. (timesofisrael.com)
  • Over the last six years, 47 Israeli life sciences companies were acquired in merger and acquisition deals, for a total of more than $9 billion. (timesofisrael.com)
  • The establishment of an Israeli FDA will boost the Israeli life sciences industry and will be a magnet for global companies operating in the field. (timesofisrael.com)
  • Workshop on Advanced Microscopy for Life Sciences 25th to 27th of Sep. (lu.se)
  • The half time is the time taken by a quantity to reach one half of its final value, where the rate of change is proportional to the difference between the present value and the final value (i.e. in exponential decay processes). (wikimedia.org)
  • Joelle Joanie "JoJo" Siwa's parents have been a solid support system in her life, helping her get into performing from a very young age. (thelist.com)
  • And we will ask how our solar system formed and how it evolved to support life. (astronomy.com)
  • There were also muscle compressor devices from NormaTec, which is phenomenal for those in need of muscle recovery, the participants looked to be having the time of their lives! (splashmags.com)
  • We had a really good life together," she said during a chat with 'This Morning' hosts Ben Shepherd and Amanda Holden on Monday. (sandrarose.com)
  • I had spent a good amount of time at that spot and mentally it was a lot to go through. (medscape.com)
  • A good rule of thumb is that, after seven half-lives, you will have less than one percent of the original amount of radiation. (cdc.gov)
  • At the same time, children must also be given a stable environment in which to thrive, including good health and nutrition, protection from threats and access to opportunities to learn and grow. (who.int)
  • Call 911 if your symptoms feel life-threatening or if you think you're having a medical emergency. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Aviation, medical image processing, intelligent manufacturing, and many more fields may benefit from the knowledge and skills gained in this course. (hindawi.com)
  • It also includes the time spent receiving medical care that could have been spent on a person's normal everyday activities. (cdc.gov)
  • In addition, out-of-pocket costs per person for medical services were highest in the initial and end-of life phases of care for acute myeloid leukemia and brain cancer and in the continuing phase for myeloma, pancreatic cancer, and acute myeloid leukemia. (cdc.gov)
  • The Second Life embassy will be there to provide information about Swedish culture and history, as well as suggestions for places to visit in the (real-life) country, according to the Swedish Institute's director, Olle Wästberg. (blogspot.com)
  • By devoting time and energy, you'll see significantly better ROI than any 3rd party could. (socialmediatoday.com)
  • At 8.55 a.m. local time on 24 September, a small and precious cargo is due to touch down in Utah's West Desert, ending a journey of more than two years and two billion kilometres. (nature.com)
  • Naturally occurring uranium-238 present in the Earth's crust has a half-life of almost 4.5 billion years. (cdc.gov)
  • Ulrika Jonsson has opened up about the breakdown of her third marriage and revealed that she had sex with ex-husband Brian Monet once in eight-and-a-half years. (yahoo.com)
  • The reason I thought this is because I had not had sex for four and half years," she candidly admitted. (yahoo.com)
  • And the time before that was four years prior. (yahoo.com)
  • Main outcome measures Life years gained, averted treatment costs, number of men avoiding catastrophic healthcare expenditures and poverty, and additional tax revenue by income group. (who.int)
  • Results A 50% increase in cigarette prices would lead to about 450 million years of life gained across the 13 countries from smoking cessation, with half of these in China. (who.int)
  • The average life years gained from cessation for each smoker in the bottom income group was 5.1 times that of the top group (1.46 v 0.23years). (who.int)
  • Overall, the bottom income group would get 31% of the life years saved and 29% each of the averted disease costs and averted catastrophic health expenditures, while paying only 10% of the additional taxes. (who.int)
  • Building a website with lots of fresh content and high-quality links isn't easy, and it takes a bit of time. (socialmediatoday.com)
  • We show that kinetochores on homologous chromosomes move together, microtubules are dynamic and pivot around the spindle pole, and the average capture time is 3-4 minutes. (nature.com)
  • Gen Zs and millennials are striving for better work/life balance. (weforum.org)
  • It represents time not spent with friends and family, at work, or on leisure activities. (cdc.gov)
  • A major part of the course consists of practical work on preparing and imaging the attendant's own material. (lu.se)
  • In the meantime, Sweden is about to open its embassy in Second Life. (blogspot.com)
  • Its promises of wealth readily ensnare those who can least afford to lose their money or lives to such scam in exactly the same way that real estate investor seminars convince divorcees with low FICO scores to buy houses sight unseen with no money down. (blogspot.com)
  • Chemical, isotopic and mineral analyses of these samples also underpin our understanding of how the rocky planets formed in the early Solar System - and how one planet happened to be in just the right place to nurse life. (nature.com)
  • It involves billionaires pledging more than half of their wealth to charitable causes, either while they are alive or when they die. (sky.com)
  • Honestly, though, the more I read about what others here are creating and persuing, the more I find myself wondering what the hell I'm doing with my life. (metafilter.com)
  • And as an added benefit, the time you spend online will help you get better at running the rest of your business. (socialmediatoday.com)
  • The time cost of cancer care (also called the opportunity cost) is the value of the time that cancer survivors spend traveling to and from care, waiting for care, and receiving care. (cdc.gov)
  • Her actions reflected this throughout their time on reality television and, thankfully, JoJo was fully on board with the plan. (thelist.com)
  • At the same time, fully aware of our responsibilities for the present and future generations, we must assess emerging global health challenges and ensure that our policies and structures are well adapted and will enable us to meet the expectations of the peoples whom we exist to serve. (who.int)
  • Our discoveries will be released as they are for the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) - some immediately, some after more detailed analysis - and everyone will be able to download our images. (astronomy.com)
  • The acquired intensity maps are then superimposed on the CT picture for easier image analysis. (lu.se)
  • When life dies, it begins a journey that can lead to carbon being locked away in the deep ocean. (www.csiro.au)
  • Lead stored in the bones and soft tissues may be released over time. (cdc.gov)
  • Obsessions are intrusive thoughts, mental images, or urges to perform specific actions. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Whether the effect on overall quality of life is superior to that of the more limited palliations used before 1971 is still unclear. (medscape.com)
  • More than half of child deaths are due to conditions that could be easily prevented or treated given access to health care and improvements to their quality of life. (who.int)
  • This estimate includes patient out-of-pocket costs of $16.22 billion and patient time costs of $4.87 billion. (cdc.gov)
  • Engaging in aerobic exercise sessions 3-4 times per week, each lasting approximately 35-45 minutes, showed significant efficacy. (medicaldaily.com)
  • Using an image-guided minimally invasive procedure that takes less than 10 minutes, patients could alleviate symptoms of parosmia, a condition characterized by a distorted sense of smell. (medicaldaily.com)
  • The half-life of biophase equilibration for buprenorphine at the mu receptor is 173 minutes. (medscape.com)
  • In classroom teaching, teachers only monotonously explain the theoretical knowledge, which is divorced from the application of students' life world. (hindawi.com)
  • From our lab and real-world testing, we've found the Sony a7 III is capable of excellent image quality - with one or two exceptions. (dpreview.com)
  • In the modern world our lives are largely dictated by time. (newscientist.com)
  • Maybe that's why I got so interested in the whole blog/MeFi world anyway, because my own life is a pale example of others. (metafilter.com)
  • As result, 8.8 million men, half of them in the bottom income group, would avoid falling below the World Bank definition of extreme poverty. (who.int)