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Chinese government rolls out coronavirus ‘close contact detector’ app (BBC)
The “close contact detector” notifies users if they have had exchanges with any individuals who have been confirmed or suspected of carrying the virus. All users need to do is scan a QR code with an app like Alipay or WeChat. People at risk are then advised to stay at home or inform local health authorities.
#InfoSec #Health #Biology #Biotech #China #Augmentation #Cryptocracy
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AI contributes to coronavirus diagnosis (China Daily)
The Mudanyuan station on the Beijing subway's Line 10 uses an artificial intelligence based fever screening system. Developed by Beijing-based Megvii and put into use on Tuesday, it supports non-contact remote temperature screening from a distance of 3 meters. The system's margin of error is within 0.3 degree Celsius and it can send fever alerts for up to 15 people per second.
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Event 201 - A Global Pandemic Exercise (2019)
"The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security in partnership with the World Economic Forum and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation hosted Event 201, a high-level pandemic exercise on October 18, 2019, in New York, NY. The exercise illustrated areas where public/private partnerships will be necessary during the response to a severe pandemic in order to diminish large-scale economic and societal consequences."
Health experts issued an ominous warning about a coronavirus pandemic 3 months ago. Their simulation showed it could kill 65 million people. (Business Insider, 20.1.2020)
"Toner’s simulation imagined a fictional virus called CAPS. The analysis, part of a collaboration with the World Economic Forum and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, looked at what would happen if a pandemic originated in Brazil’s pig farms."
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Can Mindfulness Evolve From Wellness Pursuit to Medical Treatment? (nytimes)
"It may be the case, that scientists need to develop new metrics to analyze a potential medical intervention that’s rooted in ancient Buddhist philosophy."
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Chinese authorities confirm human-to-human transmission of new coronavirus (TASS)
Human-to-human link to some cases of new China virus, Sars expert says (SCMP)
China warns Communist Party officials: cover up spread of Wuhan virus and be ‘nailed on pillar of shame for eternity’ (SCMP)Priority now to stop emergence of ‘super-spreader’, with one carrier already infecting more than a dozen medical staff, specialist says. Authorities in Wuhan, the epicentre of the virus outbreak, report a fourth death and 15 infections among hospital staff.
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Spending at least 120 minutes a week in nature is associated with good health and wellbeing (Nature, 2019) - by Mathew P. White, Ian Alcock, et.al.
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Sperm Counts Continue to Fall (The Atlantic, 2018)
"Scientists are coming to a consensus that men in America and Europe are experiencing a worsening decrease in fertility. They disagree, however, about why."
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Taoist Neigong: The Internal Power of Tai Chi, Qigong, and Meditation - talk by Don Myers
More talks by Don Myers:
- Embodying the Yin and Yang of Taoism
- Introduction to Dragon and Tiger Medical Qigong
- From Movement Comes Stillness: Tai Chi and Meditation
- The Dissolving Methods of Lao Tzu's Water Meditation Tradition
Taoist Learning: Intellectual VS. Embodied Knowledge
"Initially it doesn't matter what you practice, just that you do practice. Start with breathing, relation, proper posture, and body alignment." - Bruce Frantzis
"What you practice, you become" - Liu Hung Chieh
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Moms’ Obesity in Pregnancy Is Linked to Lag in Sons’ Development and IQ (Columbia)
#Comment: Yet another finding showing how obesity (a recent evolutionary occurrence) is horrible for all aspects of individual & societal health. How long until obese people have to pay higher insurance premiums, akin to what smokers? A pressing topic, given that modifiable lifestyle practices now account for some 80% of premature mortality.
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Recent Social Science from Taiwan
Virtue Existential Career Model: A Dialectic and Integrative Approach Echoing Eastern Philosophy - by Shu-Hui Liu, Jui-Ping Hung, Hsin-I Peng, Chia-Hui Chang, Yi-Jen Lu (2016)
Interpersonal Harmony and Conflict for Chinese People: A Yin–Yang Perspective - by Li-Li Huang (2016)
From Self to Nonself: The Nonself Theory - by Yung-Jong Shiah (2016)
Serendipity in Relationship: A Tentative Theory of the Cognitive Process of Yuanfen and Its Psychological Constructs in Chinese Cultural Societies - by Hsin-Ping Hsu and Kwang-Kuo Hwang (2016)
Editorial: Eastern Philosophies and Psychology: Towards Psychology of Self-Cultivation - by Kwang-Kuo Hwang, Yung-Jong Shiah and Kin-Tung Yit (2017)
The Process of Self-Cultivation and the Mandala Model of the Self - by Meiyao Wu (2017)
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The Taiji Model of Self (2019) - by Feng-Yan Wang, Zhen-Dong Wang and Rou-Jia Wang
Figure: Schematic diagram of the integrated harmony process of self and four realms of person-making. Abstract: An important theme in the development of self-psychology is the attempt by scholars to construct a self-model with universal cultural adaptability. Among them, representatives are the tripartite model of self-built by Triandis, the theory of the independent self and interdependent self-proposed by Markus and Kitayama, Yang Kuo-Shu's four-part theory of the Chinese self, Hwang Kwang-Kwo's Mandala model of self, and Shiah Yung-Jong's Non-self-Theory. However, these models have a difficult time explaining the structure and development of the Chinese self in Chinese cultural background. After pondering over Chinese traditional culture and the Chinese self, inspired by the archetype of Taiji diagram, in this paper, we construct the Taiji Model of Self. The Taiji Model of Self can not only properly represent the Chinese self-structure, but also explain the growth course of the Chinese self and four kinds of life realms of Chinese people with satisfactory cultural and ecological validity.
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Chinese traditional medicine: an introductory overview - by Harriet Beinfield, Efrem Korngold (1995) (PDF)
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Understanding Qigong and Qi - by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming (YMAA). Author of the book "The Root of Chinese Qigong: Secrets of Health, Longevity, & Enlightenment".
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Qigong Classics
This video presents "Eight Pieces of Silk Brocade - Ba Duan Jine" (八段錦), the ancient Chinese Qigong exercise. Practiced daily, it can slow down the aging process & improve health.
This video presents the "Muscle-Tendon Change Classic - Yijin Jing" (易筋經), the ancient Chinese Qigong exercise.
This video presents the "Six Healing Sounds - Liu Zi Jue" (六字訣), the ancient Chinese Qigong exercise, involving coordination of movement & breathing patterns with specific sounds.
This video presents the "Five Animals Frolics - Wu Qin Xi" (五禽戲), the ancient Chinese Qigong exercise, including Tiger, Crane, Leopard, Snake, and Dragon.
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Engineered Perception Architecture for Healthcare - "Adaptive Interactive Room" Research by Mihai Nadin & Asma Naz (2019)
