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In March, spring is warm, everything is revived, and more than 3,000 acres of cherry blossoms in the cherry blossom garden of Luoqiao Town, Changning City, Hunan Province, are blooming, attracting tourists to come to enjoy the flowers and enjoy the spring light. The picture shows cherry blossoms in the cherry blossom garden of Luoqiao Town, Changning City (drone photo). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhao Zhongzhi
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Flag bearer of the Chinese sports delegation at the closing ceremony of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games, yang Hongqiong, gold medalist in the women's sitting posture group of the Paralympic Cross-Country Skiing Short Distance, Middle Distance and Long Distance. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Hu Huhu
●On March 13, the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games in 6 major events and 78 minor events were all concluded. After nine days of hard work, the Chinese delegation achieved a total of 61 medals in 18 gold, 20 silver, 23 bronze, ranking first in the winter Paralympic gold medal table and medal table for the first time in history. (Source: People's Daily client)
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● On March 13, at the 289th press conference on the prevention and control of the new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic in Beijing, Xu Hejian, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee, director of the Municipal Government Information Office, and spokesman of the Municipal Government, introduced that since March 7, the epidemic situation in Beijing has shown a wide range of characteristics, with 6 transmission chains, and there are repeated cases, and many family infections and meal infections have occurred, and it is currently in a critical period of epidemic control. (Source: Science and Technology Daily)
New discoveries
●Professor Shao Zhimin and Jiang Yizhou of Fudan University Cancer Hospital, together with Professor Zhao Chao of Fudan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, found that the microbial metabolite trimethylamine oxide (TMAO) can activate anti-tumor immunity and improve the efficacy of immunotherapy for triple negative breast cancer. This means that the microbial metabolite TMAO is expected to become a new strategy for clinical immunotherapy for triple-negative breast cancer, boosting immunotherapy. On March 12, the study was published in Cell Metabolism as a cover article. (Source: China Science Daily)
Infographic: People walking on the banks of the River Thames in London, England. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Han Yan
● The University of Oxford in the United Kingdom recently published a study in the journal Nature that the new crown virus may cause brain atrophy. By comparing the results of brain scans, the researchers found that the reduction in gray matter and tissue damage caused by the new crown virus may be greater than that of uninfected people, in addition, the new crown pneumonia patients lost an additional 0.2%-2% of the brain gray matter, and the brain area tissue related to smell was damaged. The study also found that some COVID-19 patients also experience conditions including attention, concentration, decreased information processing speed and memory impairment. The researchers say further investigation is needed to see if these effects can be partially reversed, or whether they will persist for a long time. (Source: CCTV Finance)
Look at the world
In a recent study led by the University of Bath in the United Kingdom, the journal Science Advances, physicists have discovered a new way to cover soft robots with materials that allow them to move and operate in a more purposeful way. The study's authors believe that their groundbreaking modeling using "active substances" may mark a turning point in the robot's design. (Source: XinhuaNet)
Recently, the press office of The Russian Sechenov State Medical University released a message to the Russian news agency that Russian scientists have determined that the lunar soil is harmful to humans, and the trace elements in it will irritate the skin and respiratory tract, causing damage to the liver, kidneys and central nervous system, and should be considered before the moon landing. (Source: XinhuaNet)
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●On March 13, the China Consumers Association released the "2021 100 Cities Consumer Satisfaction Evaluation Report". The evaluation results show that the comprehensive score of consumer satisfaction in 100 cities in 2021 is 80.59 points, an increase of 1.27 points over 2020, and it exceeds 80 points for the first time. Among the three first-level indicators, "consumption supply" scored the highest, with 81.93 points, "consumption environment" score was relatively second, with 80.52 points, and "consumer rights protection" indicator scored 80.05 points. The evaluation results show that the overall level of urban consumer satisfaction in 2021 is good, and the consumer satisfaction evaluation results have steadily improved for four consecutive years. (Source: China News Network)
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● On March 12, Ta Xianjie, a member of the Qinghai Photographers Association and a wildlife photographer, photographed two lynx "in the same frame" foraging for food by the Kequ River in Sangrima Township, Dari County, Goluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. This is the first time that lynx images have been captured in the area. It is reported that lynx are isolated animals living alone, and there are generally two situations in which multiple "same frames" occur: during the mating period in estrus from November to December every year, male and female lynx will appear at the same time, and in addition, there will be multiple lynx infestation during the nursery stage. (Source: Science and Technology Daily)
Editor: Zhang Shuang
Review: Wang Xiaolong
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