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Outside a consultation room at Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital in Hangzhou, the provincial capital, Liu tightly clutches her husband's medical records, unable to conceal her excitement and anticipation.

Her husband lost sensation and motor function below the waist after a traffic accident damaged his spinal cord. Liu (not her real name), after learning that the hospital had opened a brain-computer interface and neuromodulation evaluation outpatient clinic on Wednesday, came to the city hoping that the treatment would help ease her husband's suffering.

Brain-computer interface, or BCI, technology enables interaction between biological and machine intelligence by building information channels between the human brain and machines.

As the first clinic of its kind in the province, all appointment slots were instantly snapped up.

"After a spinal cord injury, the disruption of neural pathways is the core challenge. Our brain-computer interface technology can capture the brain's signals of 'intent to move', assisting movement through exoskeletons or functional electrical stimulation.

"Simultaneously, it incorporates neuromodulation to improve muscle tone and reduce the risk of complications," Ye Xiangming, chief physician in charge of the clinic, told Liu. Neuromodulation is the alteration of nerve activity through electrical stimulation or chemical agents.

As traditional methods fail in the treatment of some neurological diseases, the use of BCI technology is expected to find new paths to recovery, Ye said.

Among the first group of patients seeking help at the clinic were those suffering from strokes, spinal cord injuries, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, refractory epilepsy and major depressive disorders, and many of the patients were from outside the province, according to the hospital.

Patients need to undergo a multidimensional assessment before three experts collaboratively evaluate their rehabilitation potential, feasibility of surgical intervention, and psychological adaptability, in order to determine whether they are suitable for the therapy.

"BCI technology can help patients recover faster and better. For example, many patients who have had a stroke cannot complete precise hand movements. But BCI can shorten treatment time from about three months to one-and-a-half months, also helping them improve their ability in daily life," he said.

Ye added that noninvasive treatment has been proved safe, with infection being the main risk in semi-invasive and invasive treatments.

Furthermore, "since the device is not opened to the wide internet, and the whole process is strictly controlled, there is no access for hackers", he said, adding that there is great potential for expanding applications and improving the therapeutic effects of brain-computer interface technology.

Currently, the clinic serves four categories of patients: those with severe motor dysfunction, hearing loss, refractory neurological and psychiatric disorders, and communication impairments.

Since May, when Beijing Tiantan Hospital opened the country's first BCI clinic, such services have been expanded to more places, including Wuhan in Hubei province and Shenzhen in Guangdong province.

In August, multiple Chinese authorities jointly issued a set of guidelines aimed at promoting the innovative development of the BCI industry, including calls for the accelerated adoption of brain-computer interface products across sectors such as industrial manufacturing, healthcare and consumption by 2027.

The National Medical Products Administration released China's first standards for BCI medical devices in September.

Qu Yan, director of neurosurgery at Tangdu Hospital of Air Force Medical University in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, said: "The establishment of BCI outpatient clinics provides a standardized and professional channel for consultation and assessment to patients with real needs. This not only helps screen for patients who are most suitable for clinical trials or treatment, but also gives direct feedback to the scientific research side."

Qu added that managing the expectations of patients and the public is the greatest challenge. "BCI's clinical application is still in a very early exploratory stage," he said. "Technologically, both invasive and noninvasive methods face bottlenecks such as signal stability, long-term biocompatibility and the accuracy of decoding algorithms," he added.

In addition, he said surgical risks, data privacy and complex ethical issues are hurdles that must be overcome before large-scale promotion can occur.

District Judge Sam Goozee will not hand down his ruling until November 4 – because the former English Defence League leader is travelling to Israel. The judge said he would ‘accommodate’ his ‘current travel arrangements’.

Posting on X after the decision, Robinson said: ‘Now that my trial is behind me, I will have my verdict handed down on November 4th in London.

‘I’m leaving soon for a trip to Israel — a proud patriot coming tomorrow to stand with the Jewish state and deepen my understanding of the fight against jihad.’

He also thanked billionaire Elon Musk for ‘picking up the legal bill’ for ‘this absolute state persecution’.

I'm using an ASUS ExpertBook B9 with an i7-1165G7, no dedicated GPU. I always need to switch to a performance profile in order to run games. This works fine on Windows 10 but when trying the performance power profile on an Ubuntu 24.04.3 live USB I do not hear any difference in fan speed, presumably because GNOME's power profile feature doesn't work with my hardware.

Is there any other way I can increase fan speed before playing games and then bring them back down to normal when I'm done gaming? I asked about this on Ubuntu's forum but got no response.

One of the main draws of the hike up to Mt Rogers, or the shorter versions in Grayson Highlands State Park is of course the wild horses that may be found freely roaming in the area. I saw somewhere around 10 of them total scattered about while hiking, in a few different sections.

A wild horse that must be the champ at hide and go seek as no matter where I moved, it always found a way to be partially obscured behind something. Grayish with blond mane.

One of several 'mediumture' sized wild horses grazes with the fall colors of the hillsides behind it. Brown body and mane.

A dusky wild horse with a shock of blond hair and its brown colored friend graze near a fire pit.

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I'm middle aged, I'm on a hybrid work schedule so I work from home half the week. I've alway been a PC gamer but as I get older I feel less and less like sitting on my PC at home, especially after sitting on it all day for work.

Enter the Steamdeck! I've only had it for a week and man I'm loving this thing. Couch gaming is where it's at. I do have a Switch that a friend gave me after he upgraded to the OLED Switch. I played a good bit on that, I've brought it on trips but it I rarely ever actually used it for some reason. Not even on the flight. I think for me, overall the user interface and experience just isn't as good.

I brought the Steamdeck with me on a weekend trip, 3 hour flight. I actually played games on it at the airport and the entire flight! Mostly Dredge and Ori. I know those aren't the most demanding games but at the end of the flight I still had 50% battery left!

I did bring a compact travel charger and USB cable for it just in case. I was worried about how the size of the Steamdeck because it typically travel with just a large ~32L backpack. I bought the case for it they use "lid" that snaps on the front. Ended up not being an issue at all.

Anyway, just wanted to share my first experience with it. If anyone has any tips I'd appreciate it... I figured out on the flight that holding the 3-dot button and the left thumbstick can control screen brightness!

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Rome (AFP) – A prominent Italian journalist threatened by the mafia had his parked car blown up by a bomb overnight, causing no injuries but sparking widespread outrage Friday from politicians and press groups.

Sigfrido Ranucci's vehicle was destroyed by the explosion in Pomezia, near Rome, which also damaged the family's other car and the house next door, according to his investigative television show.

"The force of the explosion was so strong that it could have killed anyone passing by at that moment," Report, which broadcasts on RAI public television, said in a statement on X.

Anti-mafia prosecutors in Rome are investigating the attack on Ranucci, who has lived under police protection for several years due to death threats.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni strongly condemned what she called a "serious act of intimidation".

"The freedom and independence of information are non-negotiable values of our democracies, which we will continue to defend," she wrote on X.

Justice Minister Carlo Nordio said "an attack on a journalist is an attack on the state", while Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said he had ordered an increase in the journalist's security "to the maximum".

Video footage of the aftermath posted by Report on social media showed twisted metal and shattered car windows.

"At least one kilo of explosives was used," Ranucci told the Corriere della Sera daily.

His son had used his car earlier, while his daughter had walked by 20 minutes before the bomb exploded, he said.

Report is known for its in-depth investigative reports and Ranucci has also written a book on the mafia.

In a 2021 television programme, he described how a former prisoner told him that mobsters "had given the order to kill you" after his book was published, but the hit "was stopped".

Ranucci told Corriere he had also received various threats recently, including finding two bullets outside his house.

On Sunday, he revealed the highlights of the upcoming Report series on social media, including investigative reports into the powerful 'Ndrangheta organised crime group in Calabria and the Sicilian Mafia.

According to campaign group Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Italy ranks 49th in the world for press freedom.

Pavol Szalai, RSF's Europe head, told AFP it was "the most serious attack against an Italian reporter in recent years".

"Press freedom itself is facing an existential threat in Italy."

The group warned in its last update that journalists who investigate organised crime and corruption are "systematically threatened and sometimes subjected to physical violence".

About 20 journalists currently live under permanent police protection after being the targets of intimidation and attacks, it said.

The most high profile is Roberto Saviano, best known for his international mafia bestseller "Gomorrah".

Saviano linked the attack on Ranucci to a political climate in Italy in which journalists are seen as legitimate "targets".

Gideon Levy: an Israeli journalist standing up for Gaza | VPRO Frontlinie - YouTube
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He makes the point, very early on, that Israeli media doesn't talk about the Gaza genocide. It tells people what the gvt wants them to hear... propaganda.

It is yet another example of "Manufacturing Consent" - ref my post at https://masto.ai/@Miro/_Collas/115380297715975399

#Palestine #Gaza #Israel
#GideonLevy
@palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@fedibird.com

The US National Transportation Safety Board found that Titan operator OceanGate did not adequately test the submersible and was unaware that it was damaged.

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