The art of the possible Russia is massing troops on the border with Ukraine for the second time this year. Is an all-out war imminent? — Meduza

Source: The art of the possible Russia is massing troops on the border with Ukraine for the second time this year. Is an all-out war imminent? — Meduza

USP researchers isolate the coronavirus omicron variant – Mágica Mistura 能

Now, the pandemic scenario is different, but the samples remain important: the idea is that, from them, researchers can standardize new tests to identify the omicron across the country. In addition, Brazilian scientists will be able to assess the effectiveness of vaccines against the variant – that is, understand whether the virus can escape the antibodies of those who received the vaccines or not.

Strain of the new variant is being grown in the laboratory for the first time in Brazil – which will allow monitoring its spread and evaluating the effectiveness of vaccines.

Source: USP researchers isolate the coronavirus omicron variant – Mágica Mistura 能

Shamanic adventures – « Amazon Rainforest Magic The adventures of Meromi, a Yanomami girl » 

Barbara Crane Navarro

illustration from «Amazon Rainforest Magic – The adventures of Meromi, a Yanomami girl»

«This second volume of theAmazon Rainforest Magicseries is a page-turner and as charming and delightful as the author’s first. The story line continues the thread from the previous book and the characters seem like old friends.

Meromi, a Yanomami girl now 9 years old, is a born healer and she wants to become a shaman – and is even more resolved since the adults in her community say that girls cannot …

With the help of improvised allies, she seeks a way to discourage intruders and make them leave the forest. It’s time for Meromi to use her gift for speaking with the animals …

Aspects of traditional Yanomami life in the Rainforest are woven into the fanciful story. The author’s enchanting illustrations transform readers into fellow travelers on Meromi’s magical quest.

A book for young people…

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They gave us timer with 15 minutes

On a mission

If you have a kid between 5 – 11 and you take them to their pediatrician for Covid -19 vaccinations. There were few things I experienced.

1. You fill the form and have it with you till the nurse calls you. For the time I waited I did read what it all has beside filling it.

2. They asked what hand they write with and gave the vaccine in the opposite hand/arm.

3. Since this goes into a muscle some of them just like adults did not realize. The question did you put it. Since I was standing there my answer was also Yes.

4. There were stickers or superheroes and popsicles. Of course it’s tough to say No to those things as it’s a short term distraction.

5. You get a stopwatch with a 15 minutes timer. You take this along with you to a waiting room and give…

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Itty Bitty Pumpkin Cake

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Eating My Way Through the Holidays. Festive Food Gifts: Itty Bitty Pumpkin Cake! Do you have a love affair with pumpkin spice? You know, that delectable blend of bakery spices recognized as nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, and allspice. Perhaps they remind you of autumn. The days are still warm as the evenings turn chilly enough to gather around the fire pit in a thick cozy sweater. Childhood memories conjure up bumpy hayrides through apple orchards, jack-o-lanterns on the front porch, and disheveled piles of newly-raked leaves. Plus there’s all things pumpkin: pumpkin pie, pumpkin cake, pumpkin roll, pumpkin latte, and now this.

ITTY BITTY PUMPKIN CAKE

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon sea salt

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 tablespoon pumpkin spice

1/4 tablespoon cinnamon

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup sugar

1 egg

3/4 cup pumpkin purée

1/3 cup buttermilk

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Powdered…

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COVID: Why is India′s largest vaccine maker cutting production? | Asia | An in-depth look at news from across the continent | DW | 13.12.2021

India’s largest vaccine maker is reducing its production of the COVID-19 vaccine as the country now has more doses than it needs to fully vaccinate its population.

As of Monday, nearly 816 million of the country’s eligible adult population had received at least one dose of a vaccine, while 512 million were fully vaccinated, according to health ministry figures.

“We have more than the 1.8 billion vaccine doses required to fully vaccinate the 950 million eligible adults,” Dr. N K Arora, chief of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI), told DW.

The NTAGI provides the government with guidance on vaccinations, following scientific reviews of the effects of immunization policy and programs.

SII halves production

The country’s largest vaccine manufacturer, the Serum Institute of India (SII), announced that it would reduce the production of Covishield, the primary vaccine in India, by at least 50% starting from this week, citing a lack of orders from the Indian government.

The Covishield vaccine accounts for nearly 90% of the 1.33 billion doses administered in India so far. India’s other major vaccines include the the Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, and Russia’s Sputnik-V.

Source: COVID: Why is India′s largest vaccine maker cutting production? | Asia | An in-depth look at news from across the continent | DW | 13.12.2021

The need to improve autism services in lower-resource settings – The Lancet

Parent-delivered intervention is one area of focus for the future of care in autism in lower-resource settings. Research on a caregiver-administered intervention programme for young children with autism in India and a parent-delivered behavioural intervention for autistic children in Nigeria highlights the potential of such approaches.

The parent-mediated intervention for autism in south Asia adopted the process of task-shifting to non-specialist health workers with encouraging results.

To address the limited access to autism services in lower-resource settings, the involvement of parents as facilitators who are culturally competent to provide collaborative and supportive instruction between caregivers and other therapists and educators might serve as a way of providing a variety of culturally sensitive resources to economically diverse families.

In lower-resource settings, the expansion of integrated care services across the lifespan is needed and the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram initiative in India points to one approach with potential for monitoring neurodevelopmental disabilities and other health conditions throughout childhood and adolescence.

Source: The need to improve autism services in lower-resource settings – The Lancet

The Lancet Commission on the future of care and clinical research in autism – The Lancet

Individuals with autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders are a valued part of society and represent a prototype of neurodiversity. At the same time, many individuals with autism have profound needs and are vulnerable to harm, marginalisation, and exclusion, and societal attitudes to difference, inclusion, and equity will affect their life experiences and outcomes. Autistic individuals and their families can show extraordinary strengths and persistence, patience, and perception that can change their development as well. Respect for this diversity and heterogeneity, as well as for the power of development and the possibility of change, is vital. Now is the time for optimism, with a focus on ways to make changes happen. It is a time for realism and for recognising the varied needs of autistic people, including those with severe intellectual disabilities and language impairments, and those with significant strengths in the same or other areas. It is also a time to acknowledge the scarcity of resources in low-income and middle-income countries and in some high-income countries, and to ensure that different underserved groups, such as those who are minimally verbal, women, minority ethnic individuals, and those with severe co-occurring conditions, are included. Societies in every part of the world have a duty of care to all people with autism and those who care for them, and investment in research and services needs to be targeted wisely to help them to reach better life outcomes and propel the change that makes this possible. Source: The Lancet Commission on the future of care and clinical research in autism – The Lancet

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