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The start of a new semester is an exciting time for students as they reunite with friends, meet teachers, and pursue new interests and activities. But for some students, the pressures of academic performance, social dynamics, and personal expectations can take a toll on their mental health in ways that may not be immediately apparent. This is especially true for children and adolescents with mental health issues: According to CDC data, nearly 1 in 5 children ages 3 to 17 have a mental, emotional, or behavioral disorder, such as anxiety disorder, depression, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, disruptive behavior disorder, or…

“Sofia is on the edge of becoming glamorous yet still remaining dangerous and rugged, which is what I like about it. It's like a mix of Athens, Istanbul and Berlin,” said Julian Dainov, a Bulgarian-born, Berlin-based fashion and lifestyle expert, highlighting the city's expanding creative crowd in recent years.The city is truly a creative hub for independent artists, jewellery and fashion designers, with its streets lined with small ateliers, galleries and art spaces. While Vitosha Boulevard, the capital's main commercial strip, seems to attract the most tourists, for a more authentic experience of the city's shopping delights we recommend exploring…

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – (August 28, 2024) – The Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio (NAMRU), located at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, is one of the U.S. Navy's premier research and development laboratories under the Department of Defense (DoD). To share their findings, research scientists from NAMRU San Antonio's Directed Energy Health Effects, Combat Casualty Care and Operational Medicine, and Craniofacial Health and Reconstructive Medicine departments presented 16 scientific posters and three oral presentations at the 2024 Military Health Systems Research Symposium (MHSRS), held Aug. 26-29 at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center. MHSRS brings together experts…

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization's European office on Thursday denounced a decline in condom use among adolescents in recent years, warning of risks of infection and unplanned pregnancies in countries from Canada to Central Asia.The findings are published in WHO Europe's latest report on health behaviours in school-age children and come from a survey of around 250,000 15-year-olds in 42 countries conducted between 2014 and 2022.”While results vary widely across countries and regions, the most important trend observed since the 2014 (Survey on Health Behaviour of School-Age Children) is the decline in condom use among sexually active 15-year-olds…

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization's European office on Thursday denounced a decline in condom use among adolescents in recent years, warning of risks of infection and unplanned pregnancies in countries from Canada to Central Asia.The findings are published in WHO Europe's latest report on health behaviours in school-age children and come from a survey of around 250,000 15-year-olds in 42 countries conducted between 2014 and 2022.”While results vary widely across countries and regions, the most important trend observed since the 2014 (Survey on Health Behaviour of School-Age Children) is the decline in condom use among sexually active 15-year-olds…

Star Wars Outlaws' Early Access period has passed, and the countdown to the full release has begun.As Kay Vess, you can live out your Han Solo-esque rogue fantasy in Ubisoft's open-world setting in a galaxy far, far away. Set between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, there's plenty of mayhem to come, with notorious factions changing how you view them depending on how you deal with them, and of course, you'll bump into Jabba the Hutt along the way.We've played Ubisoft's latest title ourselves, and in our Star Wars Outlaws review we called it “a really fun…

A female Culex mosquito collected in Maryland. This species of mosquito has been linked to the transmission of West Nile virus and Eastern equine encephalitis. Photo from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.Vermont health officials are advising residents in towns at high risk for eastern equine encephalitis to take extra precautions by staying indoors from dusk to dawn and avoiding contact with potentially infected mosquitoes. The virus, which can cause deadly illness in humans, has been detected in mosquitoes in 11 Vermont towns this year, the Vermont Department of Health and the Department of Agriculture, Food and Markets…

Speaking on “Making Money,” Beth Kindig, chief technology analyst at I/O Fund, explains what's causing Nvidia's recent stock price decline. Artificial intelligence (AI) giant Nvidia released its latest second-quarter earnings report on Wednesday, showing the company's continued AI-driven momentum and beating analyst expectations. Wall Street expected Nvidia to post earnings per share of $0.64, up 137.5% year over year, on revenue estimated at $28.7 billion, up 112.5% ​​year over year, according to LSEG data. Earnings per share were $0.68 on revenue of $30.04 billion.Revenue from data center, Nvidia's largest business segment, was expected to rise 144% from last year to…

Salesforce (CRM) reported second-quarter results on Wednesday, beating expectations on both revenue and profit, reporting revenue of $9.33 billion (versus $9.23 billion expected) and adjusted earnings per share of $2.56 (versus $2.35 expected). The company also announced that revenue grew 8% year over year and raised its full-year revenue outlook.Third Bridge analyst Charlie Miner joins Market Domination Overtime to provide insight into Salesforce's earnings and what investors should expect going forward.”I think what a lot of people are excited about right now is the beat-up adjusted operating margin result. Profitability has been a total focus for Salesforce over the last…

Maryland farmers are using new technologies to produce more crops and better protect the environment.To that end, The Mill in Whitehall hosted a crop exhibition on Wednesday to teach farmers how to improve soil health.”We hope farmers continue to find better ways to do things that have less impact on their communities and more impact on their yields,” said Ben Hashon, a partner at The Mill.Hassion said some of the new tools that can help improve soil health include drones, different types of fertilizers and biological pesticides. Right now, they are testing a number of products to see how they…