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UK Biobank enables medical research worldwide through vast database powered by AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

From 2006–2010, UK Biobank recruited 500,000 UK citizens between the ages of 40 and 69 to supply biological samples (blood, urine, and saliva) and information about their lifestyle regularly on an ongoing basis. Since the database opened in 2012, more than 30,000 researchers from 90 countries have registered to use UK Biobank.

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Three Options for Managing References in Grant Proposals and Other Documents

Peak Proposals

Proposals for community-based projects often require references as well, such as citations to government reports, public datasets, or news articles. Many reference managers also allow you to search for relevant articles from within the tool and have features similar to a PDF reader (e.g., Why Use a Reference Manager?

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The unintended consequences of converting office buildings to housing: the need for public safety; schools; amenities

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The Complete Guide to City Living , 2004, Retire Downtown: The Lifestyle Destination for Active Retirees and Empty Nesters , 2006, both by Kyle Ezell), but mostly in weak market cities where the office districts were depopulated by business. Center cities can be pretty dirty. schools (and daycare). just east of Yonge St.,

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The town (or place) that art saved(?): arts as revitalization versus arts as community building

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

From the first article: In collaboration with Drury University's Art of Space, led by assistant professor Gerard Nadeau, the museum is erecting the outdoor House of Art(s) on the northwest corner of the museum's grounds. Again, I think this is community building. But that isn't revitalization, and again ikely that's not a goal of the museum.

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WMATA's latest bus improvement program

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

And when thinking about writing about it, I remembered a bus initiative back in 2006 too. WRT bus service improvement see: -- " Making bus service sexy and more equitable ," 2012 -- " Will buses ever be cool? When I first saw coverage I thought, "what about the 2017" initiative, although granted it was before covid.

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 1)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

3 The release of the FHFA report has also sparked a flurry of articles, op-eds, and think tank reports either supporting or countering some or all the recommendations. This two-part article argues that the root cause of their need for reform is a fundamental flaw in Congress’ design of GSEs. 81 trillion.

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Metrorail Silver Line phase two opening this week

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DC ," 2011, " Silver line reshaping commercial office market in Fairfax County ," 2015, and " Without the right planning "controls" you can't stop change: Loudoun County and rail service in Northern Virginia ," 2012). You don't complain about system problems when it opens, but before. Proposed Gatineau-Ottawa transit loop.