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New Indian Express
16-06-2025
- General
- New Indian Express
Texts on time promise elude visually impaired students in Tamil Nadu
The state government currently operates three higher secondary schools, three middle schools, and four primary schools for the visually impaired under the Department for the Welfare of Differently Abled Persons. According to teachers in these schools, Braille textbooks are frequently delayed by several months. 'We breathe a sigh of relief if the textbooks arrive before the end of the term, which is rare. So, we preserve textbooks from previous batches and hand them over to new students,' said a teacher at a government higher secondary school, on condition of anonymity. While the Tamil Nadu Textbook and Educational Services Corporation is the nodal agency for textbook distribution in the state, Braille textbooks are printed by the National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities (NIEPVD) and distributed to the schools free of cost. 'When we ask for textbooks, they say there is a delay due to issues like paper shortages. The state once had a Braille press, but it was shut down. Reviving it could ensure timely supply of books for our students,' the teacher added. Another persistent issue is the lack of mathematics textbooks. 'I have been teaching for over 15 years and have never seen a Braille mathematics and science textbook beyond Class III. It has also stopped now. Higher secondary schools don't offer maths groups in Classes XI and XII, but even students till Class X don't have access to proper maths books. Schools run by NGOs provide Braille mathematics books and even maps to their students, while government schools are deprived of them,' said another teacher. Visually impaired teachers working in government schools also face similar challenges. 'Whenever the syllabus changes, we have to buy new Braille books, spending money out of our own pocket. I teach Tamil and the syllabus was reduced this academic year. I have to spend around `1,500 per book to get the new Braille textbooks as they cost about `4 per page,' he added. Meanwhile, sources at NIEPVD said they begin printing as soon as they receive textbook requests from government schools. The schools can expect to receive books within a few days, they said. On the lack of mathematics and science textbooks, they admitted that producing them using Nemeth code (the standard for Braille mathematics) has challenges and they are working on it. Officials also added that their new initiative to provide textbooks in more readable formats for students with low vision has not yet received proper response from all the schools.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Nic Nemeth Hints At Archer Influencing His Finishing Move
Nic Nemeth recently hinted at his finisher being influenced by the animated series Archer. Since his WWE release in 2023, Nemeth, formerly known as Dolph Ziggler, has reinvented himself in TNA. As Ziggler, he primarily used the Zig Zag or Superkick as his finishing moves in WWE. Now in TNA, he has rebranded his move and calls his new finisher 'Danger Zone.' Advertisement While answering fan questions on Twitter/X, Nic Nemeth was asked if the name Danger Zone was inspired by Archer as a reference to one of the show's famous catchphrases. Nemeth replied with a simple yet teasing response: 'Perhaps…' For those unfamiliar, Archer is a popular animated spy comedy series that ran on FX for 14 seasons from 2009 to 2023. The show often uses the phrase 'Danger Zone' to reference main character Sterling Archer's love of the 1986 song by Kenny Loggins, impending danger, and it is used as a running gag with Archer's Lana Kane. How did Vince McMahon react to Nic Nemeth's WWE World title win? Back in 2013, Nic Nemeth cashed in his Money in the Bank contract on Alberto Del Rio, creating one of WWE's most memorable moments. His win got the loudest ovation of the night as he captured the World Heavyweight Championship. Advertisement Speaking on LiMPiN AiNT EASY w/ Timmy Baltimore, Nic Nemeth explained that multiple bosses, including Vince McMahon, told him he would never become World Champion. 'I was told I'd never be world champion to my face by every boss that there is, and then became world champion. I was told that I wouldn't win Money in the Bank, and even when we're down to it, they said it'll be you or Cody, and that was the night before.' 'And then the day of, Jamie Noble's helping us out. He's like, 'They might switch it while you're out there, I don't know.' I go, 'Go f**king head, I'm climbing that ladder. Even then, once I got the briefcase. The boss goes, 'You're going to lose even more now, but it's going to mean so much more when you cash in.' 'All this bulls**t ends, and you become our guy.' I was like, Whoa. okay, cashed in, greatest freaking moment, came to the back. I thanked everybody and Vince. And then Michael Hayes goes, 'Hey, go tell him thank you.' I'm like, 'I did.' He goes, 'Do it again.' 'Sir, thank you for this opportunity. I hope you heard that crowd. I'm here to do whatever the hell you want. I'm going to be your guy one way or another.' And it's something along the lines of, 'Yeah, you're just holding it for another month or two until we get Del Rio some sympathy, and then, uh, he's going to take it back.' The post Nic Nemeth Hints At Archer Influencing His Finishing Move appeared first on Wrestlezone.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
GXO Welcomes Five New Members to its Board of Directors
GREENWICH, Conn., May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO), the world's largest pure-play contract logistics provider, today announced the election of five new members to its Board of Directors at its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The five new directors join four incumbent directors who were re-elected at the same meeting. Brad Jacobs, GXO's chairman, said, 'These leaders bring deep expertise in operational excellence and strategic growth across all aspects of the supply chain. They will add immediate value as GXO accelerates its path to becoming the world's leading logistics provider.' Below are brief biographies of the newly elected directors. For more information about GXO's Board of Directors, visit Todd Cooper — Cooper is president of advanced technology solutions at Celestica, Inc. managing its aerospace and defense, capital equipment, healthtech, industrial, and smart energy businesses. He brings 25 years of experience in operations at global organizations. Prior to Celestica, Cooper was managing director of procurement and supply chain at KKR and vice president of aerospace global sourcing at Honeywell. He began his career at McKinsey & Company. Cooper will chair the Compensation Committee. Julio Nemeth — Nemeth has four decades of experience in consumer goods and supply chain management. He served as chief product supply officer at Procter & Gamble and held numerous senior roles at P&G over the course of thirty years, including president, global business services; and senior vice president, product supply, global operations. Nemeth serves on the boards of WK Kellogg Co. and The Boston Beer Company, Inc. Nemeth will chair the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Torsten Pilz, Ph.D. — Dr. Pilz is group president of enterprise supply chain at the 3M Company. Previously, he was chief supply chain officer at Honeywell International, Inc. Pilz also served as vice president, operations and supply chain for SpaceX; vice president, worldwide operations at Amazon; and in several leadership roles at Henkel AG & Co. Pilz will chair the Operational Excellence Committee. Laura Wilkin — Wilkin is the founder and chief executive officer of Excelerate Supply Chain Advisory Services and serves on the advisory board of Vorto, an AI-enabled transportation platform. Wilkin has 30 years of experience in global supply chain, operations, technology and industrial real estate. She has served as vice president, global supply chain and industrial real estate at Amazon, chief supply chain officer at Petco, and senior vice president, logistics at Walmart. Kyle Wismans — Wismans has served as chief financial officer of XPO, Inc. since 2023, after joining the company as global head of financial planning and analysis (FP&A) in 2019. Prior to XPO, he led global FP&A for Baker Hughes's oilfield services division and was chief financial officer for General Electric Company's pressure control business in oil and gas. Wismans will chair the Audit Committee. About GXO GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO) is the world's largest pure-play contract logistics provider and is benefiting from the rapid growth of ecommerce, automation and outsourcing. GXO is committed to providing an inclusive, world-class workplace for more than 150,000 team members across more than 1,000 facilities totaling approximately 200 million square feet. The company partners with the world's leading blue-chip companies to solve complex logistics challenges with technologically advanced supply chain and ecommerce solutions, at scale and with speed. GXO corporate headquarters is in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA. Visit for more information and connect with GXO on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Media contact Matthew Schmidt +1 203-307-2809 Investor contactKristine Kubacki+1
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
GXO Welcomes Five New Members to its Board of Directors
GREENWICH, Conn., May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO), the world's largest pure-play contract logistics provider, today announced the election of five new members to its Board of Directors at its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The five new directors join four incumbent directors who were re-elected at the same meeting. Brad Jacobs, GXO's chairman, said, 'These leaders bring deep expertise in operational excellence and strategic growth across all aspects of the supply chain. They will add immediate value as GXO accelerates its path to becoming the world's leading logistics provider.' Below are brief biographies of the newly elected directors. For more information about GXO's Board of Directors, visit Todd Cooper — Cooper is president of advanced technology solutions at Celestica, Inc. managing its aerospace and defense, capital equipment, healthtech, industrial, and smart energy businesses. He brings 25 years of experience in operations at global organizations. Prior to Celestica, Cooper was managing director of procurement and supply chain at KKR and vice president of aerospace global sourcing at Honeywell. He began his career at McKinsey & Company. Cooper will chair the Compensation Committee. Julio Nemeth — Nemeth has four decades of experience in consumer goods and supply chain management. He served as chief product supply officer at Procter & Gamble and held numerous senior roles at P&G over the course of thirty years, including president, global business services; and senior vice president, product supply, global operations. Nemeth serves on the boards of WK Kellogg Co. and The Boston Beer Company, Inc. Nemeth will chair the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Torsten Pilz, Ph.D. — Dr. Pilz is group president of enterprise supply chain at the 3M Company. Previously, he was chief supply chain officer at Honeywell International, Inc. Pilz also served as vice president, operations and supply chain for SpaceX; vice president, worldwide operations at Amazon; and in several leadership roles at Henkel AG & Co. Pilz will chair the Operational Excellence Committee. Laura Wilkin — Wilkin is the founder and chief executive officer of Excelerate Supply Chain Advisory Services and serves on the advisory board of Vorto, an AI-enabled transportation platform. Wilkin has 30 years of experience in global supply chain, operations, technology and industrial real estate. She has served as vice president, global supply chain and industrial real estate at Amazon, chief supply chain officer at Petco, and senior vice president, logistics at Walmart. Kyle Wismans — Wismans has served as chief financial officer of XPO, Inc. since 2023, after joining the company as global head of financial planning and analysis (FP&A) in 2019. Prior to XPO, he led global FP&A for Baker Hughes's oilfield services division and was chief financial officer for General Electric Company's pressure control business in oil and gas. Wismans will chair the Audit Committee. About GXO GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO) is the world's largest pure-play contract logistics provider and is benefiting from the rapid growth of ecommerce, automation and outsourcing. GXO is committed to providing an inclusive, world-class workplace for more than 150,000 team members across more than 1,000 facilities totaling approximately 200 million square feet. The company partners with the world's leading blue-chip companies to solve complex logistics challenges with technologically advanced supply chain and ecommerce solutions, at scale and with speed. GXO corporate headquarters is in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA. Visit for more information and connect with GXO on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Media contact Matthew Schmidt +1 203-307-2809 Investor contactKristine Kubacki+1
Medscape
13-05-2025
- Health
- Medscape
AI Identifies Novel Predictors of TB in People With HIV
An artificial intelligence (AI) model using routinely collected data predicted subsequent development of active tuberculosis (TB), Swiss researchers reported. The AI model outperformed biological tests for latent TB in identifying HIV-positive patients at high risk of developing TB. As well as immune function and sociodemographic variables, the AI model retained several biomarkers indicative of patients' well-being and metabolism. In Switzerland and other countries with good access to antiretroviral therapy, TB is a rare but serious co-infection in people living with HIV, frequently linked with late HIV diagnosis. To prevent progression to active TB disease, people known to have latent TB infection can be offered preventive treatment with isoniazid and/or rifampicin. But detection of latent TB is challenging, especially in people with HIV. In a previous Swiss analysis, a combined approach using interferon gamma release assays (IGRA) and tuberculin skin tests identified only 30% of people who subsequently developed active TB. 'It was worse than tossing a coin,' Joahnnes Nemeth, MD, an attending physician in the department of infectious diseases and hospital epidemiology at the University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland, told Medscape Medical News. The problem is that the tests rely on immune response, which may be impaired. 'You interrogate the very system that is malfunctioning during HIV infection, so it's not a surprise that the tests perform poorly,' he explained. This led him and his colleagues to look into alternative ways to identify patients at risk. They leveraged data from the Swiss HIV Cohort Study, which includes around 70% of people receiving HIV care in the country. Over 23 years' worth of data were analyzed using machine learning, a subset of AI that enables computers to learn patterns from data and make predictions without being explicitly programmed for each task. Their machine learning model employed a random forest — an algorithm which combines the outputs from multiple decision trees. The model looked at data collected at HIV diagnosis in order to predict active TB disease that developed at least 6 months later. Rather than only considering variables which the researchers thought were potential risk factors, the model reviewed all the variables for which they had sufficient data. 'What I really liked about this machine learning approach is that we threw all the data we collect into the machine and just asked it: Can you do something with that?' Nemeth said. 'I think that really paid off.' The first iteration of the model included 48 variables and had a sensitivity of 70.1% and a specificity of 81.0%. A streamlined second version retained 20 variables — making it computationally less demanding — while delivering a sensitivity of 57.1% and specificity of 77.8%. Given that biologic tests had a sensitivity of 30% and specificity of 94%, for Nemeth this 'blows everything of the water.' The model doesn't require additional data collection or have the expense of IGRA. As might be expected, the 20 retained variables included immunological parameters, hematological markers, and sociodemographic factors, but some were more surprising: along with several variables linked with metabolism (cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein, glucose, and creatinine), body mass index, and mean arterial pressure. The researchers noted that TB is associated with malnutrition and said that some of these markers may reflect metabolic perturbations and compromised muscle mass in people at risk for TB. The model was first validated on a portion of the Swiss cohort which it was not trained on, and then on a cohort in Austria. Despite the many parallels between the two cohorts, initially the model performed badly in Austria. The researchers realized the issue stemmed from different migration patterns between the countries: Most people with TB in Switzerland have moved from sub-Saharan Africa, while in Austria, most come from the former Soviet republics. Only after modifying the ethnicity and region of birth variables did the model begin to work effectively. 'This is a cautionary tale,' said Nemeth. 'You go to a very similar setting with a little difference, and all this stops working. With machine learning models, we really have to be careful and test them vigorously before we rely on them.' Emily Wong, MD, is an associate professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham who has used AI to aid interpretation of chest radiography in South Africa, but was not involved in the new study. The Swiss research 'opens one's eyes to the idea that with very large data sets with lots of clinical variables, you can discern meaningful and predictive patterns that predict whether someone will go on to develop TB,' she told Medscape Medical News. Nemeth is working on an implementation study in which physicians whose patients have never been tested for TB will be randomly allocated to either receive a reminder to test, or a risk score based on the machine learning model. A key question is whether the latter will be enough to convince physicians to take further action, such as offering preventative therapy. Wong noted that the potential benefits and risks (including liver toxicity) of preventative therapy need to be weighed up for each patient. But a machine learning model could help clinicians to do this. 'The idea that in the future, based on key demographic and clinical information of a person, and maybe including their chest x-ray or IGRA test, or maybe not, we would have a well-functioning clinical decision making tool that would guide a health care worker to make TB prevention decisions for the patient in front of them is definitely a worthy goal,' she said. The study was funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. Nemeth declared receiving honoraria for presentations from Oxford Immunotec and ViiV.
