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A total of 81 qualified practitioners have recently received China's first ever long -term care specialist certificates in Nantong city, in East China's Jiangsu Province, marking the official launch of the newly recognized profession designed to address the growing needs of an aging population and the social challenges posed by chronic illnesses or disability.
The long -term care specialists are expected to alleviate the burden on families struggling with the disability of family members.
Li Tao, deputy director of the National Health Security Administration, said that the aging demographic has created enormous demand for long term care.
This profession will elevate service quality, drive innovation in health and wellness industries, and enhance public satisfaction.
The 3 tiers, namely elementary, intermediate and advanced, with exams combining written tests and simulated practical assessments to evaluate both knowledge and skills.
The inaugural Jiangsu exam saw an 81 % pass rate among 100 candidates with applicants aged 20 to over 60.
Lu Ya Yun a 51 year old former child care worker said that this certificate recognizes her expertise and fuels her confidence in this career, adding that every senior deserves compassionate care and she is committed to serving more families with professionalism and dedication.
To standardize evaluations, Jiang Su has introduced a comprehensive regulatory framework with 21 documents covering exam administration and certification management among other areas.
This is special English pet owners in Hong Kong are now allowed to bring their cats and dogs to ride on the light rail on weekends and public holidays through a trial program starting from May 1st until further notice.
The trial scheme launched by the MTR Corporation Ltd limited stipulated that a cat dog carrying pass for pet owners is a must aside from their own fare and each pass holder can only carry one cat or dog per ride.
MTR has laid out specific rules for the trial scheme to ensure railway operational safety, hygiene, and well being of traveling cats and dogs while minimizing the impact on other passengers including specifications of the cat dog carrier as well as boarding and alighting locations.
Young, a Hong Kong resident who took her dog along, said that the new measure provides Since pet owners without private cars with another option, offering a cost effective alternative to taxis.
Also, since pets are required to travel in designated areas, it will not affect other passengers.
Charis Lee Yuen Ling, chief of operating and metro segment of MTR Corporation Ltd, said that day one of the trial unfolded smoothly and the company is geared up to enhance cleanliness in the compartments and increase staff at busy stations to assist pet owners.
She added that they are also monitoring feedback and may extend the trial beyond the initial two -month period, if necessary.
The light rail, operated by MTR Corporation Limited, serves the Northwestern New Territories in Hong Kong.
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China's marine tourism sector recorded robust growth in the first quarter of the year, with coastal regions reporting strong performances.
According to preliminary estimates from the Ministry of Natural Resources, the sector's value -added output reached 384 .2 billion yuan, about US $53 .4 billion in the January through March period.
a year -on -year increase of 7 .5%.
The ministry said that new travel formats and tourism scenarios have emerged, driving both supply and demand in the marine tourism market.
Shi Suisiang, director general of the National Marine Data and Information Service, said that supportive policies at both central and local levels have bolstered the development of cruise tourism.
Shi added that the central government has promoted the expansion of cruise routes and tourism products while streamlining yacht registration and filing procedures.
He cited South China's Guangdong province as an example, where local authorities have introduced plans to develop cross -island tourism and boost high -end travel programs such as cruise and yacht tours.
With summer approaching, coastal and island tourism in southeastern China is expected to surge alongside cruise travel targeting markets in East Asia and Southeast Asia.
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China has established 903 national wetland parks over the past 20 years.
That is according to an international seminar recently held in Hangzhou in East China's information from the Wetland Protection Seminar shows that these parks have helped protect 2 .4 million hectares of wetlands, providing ample habitat for key national wildlife species.
Speaking at the seminar, Yan Zhen, vice head of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, stressed that the country has long prioritized wetland conservation and made continuous efforts to this end.
Data from the National Forestry and Grassland Administration shows that so far, China's total wetland area stands at 56 .35 million hectares.
The country now boasts 82 wetlands of international importance, ranking among the highest globally.
Yen said that, meanwhile, ecological protection and restoration have also been strengthened, adding that 300 ,000 hectares of wetlands have been restored, thanks to the National Wetland Conservation Plan.
As part of efforts to promote international cooperation in the sector, China has established the International Mangrove Center, contributing to global wetland conservation efforts.
For the next step, Yen noted that the administration plans to strengthen protection of wetland ecosystems in a holistic manner, with major projects in key areas, including the Yangtze and Yellow River basins.
The forestry and grassland authorities will also work to enhance international cooperation and exchange on wetland protection, and participate actively in global ecological governance.
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Have you ever wondered how drugs find their way through the body?
Traditional drug delivery methods work like sending a package to an unfamiliar city, often getting lost or ending up in the wrong place.
But now, Chinese researchers have developed smart band -aids for organs that are likely to make drug delivery more precise and efficient.
But a collaborative research team, from Bay hung University, Peking University and other institutions have developed an electronic patch that acts as a band aid for organs.
According to the researchers, existing oral or intravenous drugs often float around in the bloodstream and struggle to find their exact target site.
Not only is this inefficient, but it can also harm healthy organs along the way.
Meanwhile, large molecule drugs face an even tougher challenge in that they are often blocked by the cell membrane, which acts as a security gate.
The team integrated flexible electronics and micro nano processing technologies to create the ultra thin patch which is as thin as a regular sheet of printed paper and can be attached directly to the surface of an organ.
The patch's unique structure enables its wireless power supply.
It can safely perforate cell membranes at a low voltage and through the ultra high electric field strength formed within the nanobores can deliver drug molecules to the target site rapidly and precisely.
Changling Qian, a professor at Beihang University's School of Biological and Medical Engineering, described the innovation as creating a highway for drug delivery.
Chung added that this study has already been applied in medical aesthetics and skin trauma repair, and it holds great promise for future treatments of major health issues like cancer and trauma the findings of the study have been published in the International academic journal nature this is special English a group of Chinese researchers have designed a generalized data completion model applicable to multi -source remote sensing data aiming to solve the missing measurement caused by satellite orbit coverage gaps and cloud cover.
Ocean remote sensing data is crucial for the global climate system.
Due to satellite orbital coverage gaps and cloud cover, satellite ocean remote sensing products have exhibited significant data gaps.
Based on deep learning, researchers from the Institute of Oceanology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Reconstructed gap free and cloud free, key oceanic variables, including sea surface temperature, wind speed, water vapor, as well as cloud liquid water and precipitation rate.
According to the research article published in the journal Remote Sensing of Environment, the model effectively leveraged spatio -temporal information information within remote sensing data to fill in missing regions accurately.
To enable the model to capture enough data for the requirements of dynamical change patterns, the researchers used seven consecutive days of observation data as inputs to improve the model's data completion ability, significantly enhancing the handling of data missing due to cloud cover.
The study provided a generalized new solution to the problem of absent ocean data at different resolutions, thereby contributing to more comprehensive and supportive ocean science research and related applications.
you're listening to Special English that's the end of this edition of special English to recap I'm going to read two of the news items again at normal speed please listen carefully a total of 81 qualified practitioners have recently received China's first -ever long -term care specialist certificates in Nantong City in East China's Jiangsu Province, marking the official launch of the newly recognized profession.
Designed to address the growing needs of an aging population and the social challenges posed by chronic illnesses or disability, the long -term care specialists are expected to alleviate the burden on families struggling with the disability of family members.
Li Tao, deputy director of the National Healthcare Security Administration, said that the aging demographic has created enormous demand for long -term care.
This profession will elevate service quality, drive innovation in health and wellness industries and enhance public satisfaction.
The certification program has three tiers, namely elementary, intermediate and advanced, with exams combining written tests and simulated practical assessments to evaluate both knowledge and skills.
The inaugural Jiangsu exam saw an 81 % pass rate among 100 candidates, with applicants aged 20 to over 60.
Luya Yun, a 51 year old former childcare worker said that this certificate recognizes her expertise and fuels her confidence in this career, adding that every senior deserves compassionate care and she is committed to serving more families with professionalism and dedication.
To standardize evaluations, Jiang Su has introduced a comprehensive regulatory framework with documents covering exam administration and certification management, among other areas.
This is Special English.
Have you ever wondered how drugs find their way through the body?
Traditional drug delivery methods work like sending a package to an unfamiliar city, often getting lost or ending up in the wrong place.
But now, Chinese researchers have developed smart band -aids for organs that are likely to make drug delivery more precise and efficient.
A collaborative research team from Beihang University, Peking University and other institutions has developed an electronic patch that acts as a band -aid for organs.
According to the researchers, existing oral or intravenous drugs often float around in the bloodstream and struggle to find their exact target site.
Not only is this inefficient, but it can also harm healthy organs along the way.
Meanwhile, large molecule drugs face an even tougher challenge in that they are often blocked by the cell membrane, which acts as a security gate.
The team integrated flexible electronics and micro nano -processing technologies to create the ultra -thin patch, which is as thin as a regular sheet of printed paper and can be attached directly to the surface of an organ.
The patch's unique structure enables its wireless power supply.
It can safely perforate cell membranes at a low voltage, and through the ultra -high electric field strength formed within the nanofores, can deliver drug molecules to the target site rapidly and precisely.
Changlin Qian, a professor at Beihang University's School of Biological and Medical Engineering, described the innovation as creating a highway for drug delivery.
Chang added that this study has already been applied in medical aesthetics and skin trauma repair, and it holds great promise for future treatments of major health issues like cancer and trauma.
The findings of the study have been published in the international academic journal Nature.
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