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- Leading efficient care management for the elderly with unimpeded smartcar e h ttps://img.hankyung.com/pdsdata/pr.hankyung.com/uploads/2024/11/image01-1.png SEOUL, South Korea , Nov. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- JCF Technology is a startup that independently developed 'MecKare', a radar sensor that measures biological signals in a non-contact manner, and provides a platform service that automatically connects users and guardians in two-way emergency situations through an artificial intelligence analysis system. Since its establishment in 2016, it has developed a highly accurate non-contact multi-biological radar sensor through many years of technology accumulation, and succeeded in commercializing the product for the first time in 2021. MecKare uses microwave radar and micro-Doppler signal processing technology to measure the user's heart rate, respiratory rate, and skin temperature within 16.4 ft in real time. The sensor can measure human body movement patterns using precise and highly responsive thermal infrared rays and can detect falls through pattern analysis based on changes in human movement. In particular, the movement and change of thermal infrared rays within the measurement range are detected in real time, and the trend of biomarkers that appear as advance signs before a person falls can be checked through differential motion detection that measures the user's movement pattern. It provides an alarm in advance by predicting before a person falls, enabling accuracy and quick response to accidents. As a result, it is possible to prevent safety accidents in the elderly by detecting emergency situations such as lonely death, cardiac arrest, breathing difficulties, and falls. Additionally, unlike other existing wearable devices such as smart watches or bands, MecKare does not need to be worn or attached to the body, so it can be used remotely via Wi-Fi without causing stress to the user. https://img.hankyung.com/pdsdata/pr.hankyung.com/uploads/2024/11/image02.png MecKare can be installed in the bedroom, bathroom, living room, or entrance of a home or facilities(Assisted Living, Nursing Home, etc) to provide 24-hour monitoring without a camera and detect abnormal signs in advance using a biometric information analysis algorithm and deliver them to the guardian. MecKare's radar biometric sensor is recognized in the global market for its technology as a device that obtains precisely customized biometric information while overcoming spatial constraints and without risk of privacy infringement. MecKare is being supplied to senior care facilities in Australia , Germany , Poland , Saudi Arabia , and China . In 2025, MecKare plans to conduct verification of vital signs such as attendance, fall prevention, and asthma of elderly people living in hospitals or assisted living in conjunction with local PPOs/HMOs in the United States . In summary, MecKare is a system that reduces user inconvenience and enables management of multiple patients. By being able to provide personalized health data analysis results, it will serve as an opportunity to change the market paradigm towards preventive smart care. We expect MecKare's A.I to play a role as an innovator that complements, rather than replaces, humans in care settings. View original content: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hankyungcom-introduces-meckare-leading-the-ai-powered-innovation-in-health-monitoring-solution-302310743.html SOURCE Hankyung.comMONTREAL — Police say they've arrested several people following an anti-NATO protest that included two car fires and left some businesses with smashed windows. Montreal police say they made at least three arrests following a demonstration that began late afternoon Friday. Police say that during the march, smoke bombs were deployed, metal barriers were thrown into the street and windows of businesses and at the convention centre were smashed. Delegates from NATO member states and partner countries are in Montreal this weekend to discuss issues including support for Ukraine, climate change and the future of the alliance. The protest was planned by the groups Divest for Palestine and the Convergence of Anti-Capitalist Struggles, who did not immediately respond to requests for comment Saturday. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly condemned the protests in a Saturday morning post on social media platform X, saying that "rioting is not peaceful protest and has no place in Montreal or anywhere in Canada." "Those who spread hate and antisemitism, use violence, loot and destroy property must be condemned and held accountable," she added. Police spokesperson Manuel Couture says the demonstrators were completely dispersed at around 7 p.m. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 23, 2024. The Canadian PressPercentages: FG .554, FT .684. 3-Point Goals: 8-19, .421 (Vasquez 3-4, Moore 2-5, Lendeborg 1-2, Toney 1-2, Johnson 1-5, McGhee 0-1). Team Rebounds: 4. Team Turnovers: None. Blocked Shots: 1 (Shaver). Turnovers: 16 (Coleman 3, Lendeborg 3, McGhee 3, Moore 2, Vasquez 2, Ezewiro, Johnson, Toney). Steals: 7 (Coleman 2, Shaver 2, Lendeborg, Toney, Vasquez). Technical Fouls: None. Percentages: FG .566, FT .765. 3-Point Goals: 11-27, .407 (Daugherty 3-6, Kinziger 2-5, Wolf 2-6, Walker 1-1, Boser 1-2, Poindexter 1-2, Pence 1-4, Banks 0-1). Team Rebounds: 1. Team Turnovers: None. Blocked Shots: 1 (Kinziger). Turnovers: 16 (Banks 4, Kinziger 3, Poindexter 3, Pence 2, Walker 2, Barnes, Boser). Steals: 10 (Banks 2, Kinziger 2, Pence 2, Daugherty, Poindexter, Walker, Wolf). Technical Fouls: None. .
Article content Edmonton Police Commissioners voted this week not to make Edmonton Police Service response time numbers public just yet. The radio silence from 2021 will continue for the time being. At the height of the pandemic, the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) stopped reporting response times in its annual report. That same year, the EPS also moved to an encrypted scanner the media and the public couldn’t listen to. Thursday’s motion to know response time numbers came from city Coun. Anne Stevenson, a commissioner who also sits on the Edmonton Police Commission ’s governance committee. “That is not the only metric that shares how the service is performing, but I think for Edmontonians, that is an important measure to at least understand what those response times are,” Stevenson told the commission. The time it takes for an officer to attach to a call was one of the main factors to sell the commission on switching to the much-touted “10 Squad” model, she said. “It’s something that I continue to hear from Edmontonians in terms of an interest in having an understanding of how that’s trending. I think if it’s a resource question, that’s a really important one.” There are two steps to getting from the call for service to the service itself. First, the call is assigned to an officer, then the officer goes to the call. That window, from dispatch to the scene, is the sweet spot. Outgoing Police Chief Dale McFee decried paying too much minute-by-minute attention to response times. “And the reality is, we had the highest crime rate in the country ... for many years, because our main metric was measured response calls and times, which is really irrelevant, because if I have a priority call, I want to know why you weren’t there faster than you were. It’s not an average response time. Average response times gets average results. That’s why we changed,” McFee said. In the sometimes dangerous world of responding to emergencies, police response time shouldn’t be a main consideration, said the chief, who announced his February 2025 retirement this week. Anyone who has tried to inch forward in a construction zone to let flashing lights by knows construction ties up emergency vehicles. Back in 2021, some Edmontonians fumed on social media about the city kicking off construction projects — complaints that rage on. “The level of construction happening on major thoroughfares in the city would dramatically impact your response time right now,” McFee said. “The second half of part of why that was taken away is if we use that as a target measure for officers, decisions about how quickly and safely they will travel to those calls become part of that thinking process when an officer is getting to a call.” Commissioner Ben Henderson said he remembers seeing call response numbers for years, but he takes the chief’s point. “A worry about all these things with metrics is you create an imprecise metric, and then you begin to develop your response to it, to meet the metric, not what you’re really trying to achieve,” Henderson said. A few commissioners expressed concern the request seemed to get ahead of strategic planning. The response time issue may not be dead in the water. The commissioners were assured by Lori Lorenz, executive director of the EPS Value & Impact division, that gaps and goals will be addressed in the EPS 2025 strategic plan. “In 2021 we did have Priority 1 calls in there, and so we are discussing how to highlight that again, and that will be coming forward in our annual report in Q1 of 2025,” Lorenz said. “I think that, in history, we took out call response time as it’s not a strategic measure to identify if we’re meeting our goals,” she said. The 10-squad model previous numbers were applied to “is having an evaluation right now,” she said. “One of the primary outcomes of that is to ensure we have the right people at the right place, at the right time,” Lorenz said. Municipal transparency on and use of response times can vary by jurisdiction. In a memorandum for Calgary City Council in 2023, the Calgary Police Service cited five years of numbers for drive time from dispatch to the call scene, showing a gradual creep from eight minutes in 2018 to 9.5 minutes in 2022. Among a number of other metrics, they set a goal of decreasing the drive time from when a call is dispatched to Priority 1 calls — the most urgent types of calls — and when officers arrive on scene. “It is reflection of the availability of resources and how effectively those resources are deployed across the city. The target is to maintain or improve the five-year average response time of eight minutes this year,” the memorandum read. At the Vancouver Police Department, the Public Safety Indicators (PSI) report covers key trends, with numbers of calls for service and Priority 1 response times. In April 2024, Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw celebrated “a modest, yet consistent reduction in the time it takes to get to Torontonians when they need us most,” with response times to Priority 1 calls dropping from 22 minutes to 18.1 minutes. “While we are seeing a positive, promising trend in relation to Priority 1 response times, I am also mindful that we have a lot of work to still do in this area,” he said.
HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans didn’t need to see what Baltimore’s Derrick Henry is doing this season to be reminded of just how dangerous he can be. He ran all over the Texans for years while playing in the AFC South for the Tennessee Titans. Henry and the Ravens (10-5) visit AFC South champion Houston (9-6) on Wednesday, looking for a win to keep their AFC North title chances alive. Baltimore has clinched a playoff berth for a third straight season but needs wins in its last two games and one loss by the Steelers to capture the division. Henry, who ranks second in the NFL with 1,636 yards rushing, has had some of his greatest success against the Texans. Four of the 30-year-old’s six career 200-yard rushing games have been against Houston, including a career-high 250 in the season finale in the 2020 season to surpass 2,000 yards. “You talk about fast, explosive, physical — he’s looking probably the best he’s looked in his career,” Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said. “He’s found that fountain of youth ... he’s a great player. It’s fun to see guys rebound and bounce back the way that he’s done this year.” Dealing with Henry along with all the challenges that quarterback Lamar Jackson presents makes the top-ranked Ravens one of Houston’s more difficult matchups. “You talk about MVP, (Jackson’s) definitely the MVP in my mind just for what he’s doing not only in the run game but also throwing the football,” Ryans said. “The accuracy, the decision-making, like, he’s playing unbelievable ball right now, so it’s going to be a really tough challenge for us this week.” Another challenge for the Texans is moving on after Tank Dell sustained a season-ending knee injury in Saturday’s loss to Kansas City. His injury is another blow to a receiving group that already was without star Stefon Diggs, who tore his ACL in Week 8. “The position we’re in, it’s not a lot of times where you can sulk in your feelings for very long,” quarterback C.J. Stroud said. “You’ve got to just keep rolling. I think that’s a testament to just life in general. Everybody has stuff on their plate. Everybody is going through something. And just because we’re in this position, doesn’t mean you get to feel sorry for yourself.” Houston will rely on Stroud to keep the passing game rolling despite the loss of Dell, who ranks second on the team with 667 yards receiving. Baltimore coach John Harbaugh has been impressed with Stroud’s growth in Year 2 and knows that dealing with him will be difficult for his team, which ranks 31st in the NFL by allowing 254.9 yards passing a game. “He’s just a supertalented guy... he’s surrounded with some good weapons, and he gets the ball out quick,” Harbaugh said. “He handles pressure well, he can move, he’s athletic, scrambles and makes plays.” Jackson is a big fan of Beyoncé, though he didn’t know the title of his favorite song of hers, saying it was “To the left,” which is just the first lines of her hit “Irreplaceable.” And he doesn’t think playing in Wednesday’s game should stop him from seeing her halftime show on Christmas . “I’m going to go out there and watch,” he said. “First time seeing Beyoncé perform, and it’s at our game — that’s dope. I’m going to go out and watch. Sorry Harbaugh, sorry fellas." He later clarified that he was kidding about sneaking out at halftime to get a glimpse of Queen Bey. “I was just thinking about just seeing Beyoncé for the first time,” he said. “Not saying it like that; no disrespect, because I know how people can take things. Next question.” Houston receiver John Metchie could have a chance for a big game with Dell out. Metchie is playing in his second NFL season after missing his entire rookie year while undergoing cancer treatment. He has just 182 yards receiving this season, with his best game coming against Detroit, when he had a career-high 72 yards receiving and his only NFL TD. Stroud is looking for Metchie and fellow reserve Xavier Hutchinson to help make up for Dell’s absence against the Ravens. “Those guys have another opportunity to show who they are and I know that they can do it,” Stroud said. “I see them in practice do it every week. So, I’m excited for them and it’s a good opportunity for them to step up.” Jackson is up to 6,023 yards rushing for his career. The NFL record for a quarterback is 6,109 by Michael Vick, so Jackson could break it with a big game on Wednesday. Jackson also leads the NFL in passer rating and is in the conversation for his third MVP. Although it sounds like that’s a discussion he’d rather not get involved in. “No other choice but to hear it,” Jackson said. “They (are) tagging me in it. You don’t (have) to tag me. You can talk about it all you want, but you want to tag me to get like clickbait because you know sometimes I (will) say something back like, ‘That was stupid.’ It is what it is. I don’t care, though. I really don’t care about the talk.” AP Sports Writer Noah Trister in Owings Mills, Maryland, contributed to this report. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nflCould Artificial General Intelligence Make Government Corruption Obsolete?
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza City (AP) — For Gaza’s women, the hardships of life in the territory’s sprawling tent camps are compounded by the daily humiliation of never having privacy. Women struggle to dress modestly while crowded into tents with extended family members, including men, and with strangers only steps away in neighboring tents. Access to menstrual products is limited, so they cut up sheets or old clothes to use as pads. Makeshift toilets usually consist of only a hole in the sand surrounded by sheets dangling from a line, and these must be shared with dozens of other people. Alaa Hamami has dealt with the modesty issue by constantly wearing her prayer shawl, a black cloth that covers her head and upper body. “Our whole lives have become prayer clothes, even to the market we wear it,” said the young mother of three. “Dignity is gone.” Normally, she would wear the shawl only when performing her daily Muslim prayers. But with so many men around, she keeps it on all the time, even when sleeping — just in case an Israeli strike hits nearby in the night and she has to flee quickly, she said. Israel’s 14-month-old campaign in Gaza has driven more than 90% of its 2.3 million Palestinians from their homes. Hundreds of thousands of them are now living in squalid camps of tents packed close together over large areas. Sewage runs into the streets , and food and water are hard to obtain. Winter is setting in. Families often wear the same clothes for weeks because they left clothing and many other belongings behind as they fled. Everyone in the camps searches daily for food, clean water and firewood. Women feel constantly exposed. Gaza has always been a conservative society. Most women wear the hijab, or head scarf, in the presence of men who are not immediate family. Matters of women’s health — pregnancy, menstruation and contraception — tend not to be discussed publicly. “Before we had a roof. Here it does not exist,” said Hamami, whose prayer shawl is torn and smudged with ash from cooking fires. “Here our entire lives have become exposed to the public. There is no privacy for women.” Wafaa Nasrallah, a displaced mother of two, says life in the camps makes even the simplest needs difficult, like getting period pads, which she cannot afford. She tried using pieces of cloth and even diapers, which have also increased in price. For a bathroom, she has a hole in the ground, surrounded by blankets propped up by sticks. The U.N. says more than 690,000 women and girls in Gaza require menstrual hygiene products, as well as clean water and toilets. Aid workers have been unable to meet demand, with supplies piling up at crossings from Israel. Stocks of hygiene kits have run out, and prices are exorbitant. Many women have to choose between buying pads and buying food and water. Doaa Hellis, a mother of three living in a camp, said she has torn up her old clothes to use for menstrual pads. “Wherever we find fabric, we tear it up and use it.” A packet of pads costs 45 shekels ($12), “and there is not even five shekels in the whole tent,” she said. Anera, a rights group active in Gaza, says some women use birth control pills to halt their periods. Others have experienced disruptions in their cycles because of the stress and trauma of repeated displacement. The terrible conditions pose real risks to women’s health, said Amal Seyam, the director of the Women’s Affairs Center in Gaza, which provides supplies for women and surveys them about their experiences. She said some women have not changed clothes for 40 days. That and improvised cloth pads “will certainly create” skin diseases, diseases related to reproductive health and psychological conditions, she said. “Imagine what a woman in Gaza feels like, if she’s unable to control conditions related to hygiene and menstrual cycles,” Seyam said. Hellis remembered a time not so long ago, when being a woman felt more like a joy and less like a burden. “Women are now deprived of everything, no clothes, no bathroom. Their psychology is completely destroyed,” she said. Seyam said the center has tracked cases where girls have been married younger, before the age of 18, to escape the suffocating environment of their family’s tents. The war will “continue to cause a humanitarian disaster in every sense of the word. And women always pay the biggest price,” she said. Israel’s campaign in Gaza has killed more than 45,000 Palestinians, over half of them women and children, according to the territory’s Health Ministry. Its count does not differentiate between combatants and civilians. Israel launched its assault in retaliation for the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas on southern Israel, in which militants killed some 1,200 people and abducted around 250 others. With large swaths of Gaza’s cities and towns leveled, women wrestle with reduced lives in their tents. Hamami can walk the length of her small tent in a few strides. She shares it with 13 other people from her extended family. During the war, she gave birth to a son, Ahmed, who is now 8 months old. Between caring for him and her two other children, washing her family’s laundry, cooking and waiting in line for water, she says there’s no time to care for herself. She has a few objects that remind her of what her life once was, including a powder compact she brought with her when she fled her home in the Shati camp of Gaza City. The makeup is now caked and crumbling. She managed to keep hold of a small mirror through four different displacements over the past year. It’s broken into two shards that she holds together every so often to catch a glimpse of her reflection. “Previously, I had a wardrobe that contained everything I could wish for,” she said. “We used to go out for a walk every day, go to wedding parties, go to parks, to malls, to buy everything we wanted." Women “lost their being and everything in this war," she said. "Women used to take care of themselves before the war. Now everything is destroyed.” Associated Press writer Fatma Khaled in Cairo contributed to this report.YYAI stock touches 52-week low at $2.51 amid market challenges
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