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Puget Sound doctors take the lead in TMS treatment for depression – Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle)

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TMS health fair shows students how to have fun while being healthy – Titusville Herald

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What do jiujitsu, composting, and Zumba all have in common?

They were stations featured at this years Titusville Middle School Health Fair.

It was a day-long event, starting at 8 a.m. and concluding at 3 p.m.

The daylong time slot made it possible for sixth, seventh, and eighth graders to attend the fair and participate in its various activities and informational sessions.

Health care and wellness professionals throughout the region spoke to the middle school students on a wide range of topics ranging from the dangers of smoking to blindness awareness.

The fair, which was organized this year by middle school physical education teachers Rochelle Cressman and Tim Miller, is held once every three years so that students at some point in their middle school careers have the opportunity to attend.

Presenters included those from Titusville Hospital Oil Valley Physical Therapy, Venango County Association for the Blind, Crawford County Drug and Alcohol Executive Commission, Womens Services, Smoking Cessation, Gateway Health, Oil Creek State Park, Nutrition Group, and Relson Gracie Jiu Jitsu Titusville Academy.

Students cycled through the stations, participating in each station for 10 minutes at a time.

At one station, students had the chance to learn a little about the Japanese unarmed combat style of jiujitsu, and some students could volunteer to learn first hand how to perform a headlock.

At one point in the rotations, middle school students had a healthy snack of apples to tide them over until the next station.

After eating the apples, students learned about composting and then had their apple cores collected to later be composted to use at the middle schools community garden.

Sample can be reached by email, at ssample@titusvilleherald.com.

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TMS Travel: Spring Break Edition – Miami Student

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From the base of an Icelandic glacier to a peak in the Appalachian Mountains, writers atThe Miami Studentcaptured their spring break travel experiences, both in words and photos.

Maddie LaPlante-Dube muses on the mystical nature of IcelandsBreiamerkurjkull Glacier. All throughout her trip the country, itsimpossible landscapes had felt like a faade.Read her story here.

Chris Warren really needed a change of scenery. It took a semester to muster up the courage to even apply to the study abroad program, but this spring, Warren has been exploring the Andes Mountains in Chile and, in the process, rediscovering himself. Read his story here.

Jake Gold wasnt quite ready for The Peoples Market of Colombia. Though theMercado de Bazurto lacks romanticism and polish, the market is purely and authentically Colombian. Read his story here.

As Devon Shuman hiked down the trail to Horseshoe Bend, 20 miles south of the Utah border, he was surrounded by bland and sandy terrain. But, the second the trail curved to reveal his destination, he was entranced bythe view of the vast, U-shaped canyon that spread out before him. Read his story here.

Angela Hatcher didnt know if she could make it to the top. Her pack bearing down on her back and clothes soaked with sweat, hiking the rest of the way up the mountain seemed like an impossibility, but thats what she came to do, so up she went. Right foot, left footRead her story here.

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Neurotechnology releases new biometric time and attendance products – Biometric Update

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March 28, 2017-

Neurotechnology has released two biometric time and attendance tracking products including the new NCheck Cloud Bio Attendance cloud-based service and the updated NCheck Bio Attendance 4.0 software.

NCheck Cloud Bio Attendance uses face recognition to enable users to check in and out from anywhere via the internet by taking selfies using mobile devices or a dedicated device for all users in the company.

In addition, NCheck Bio Attendance 4.0 software provides improved speed and usability as well as adds iris recognition to its fingerprint and face recognition capabilities for mobile or on-site time and attendance logging.

Neurotechnologys new biometric time and attendance tracking products create reports on their own and can export data to third party payroll applications.

A company can set up the NCheck Cloud time and attendance solution in just a few minutes, said Vaidas Didvalis, NCheck project manager for Neurotechnology. Users can check-in and check-out from anywhere using their own devices or they can use a dedicated device for a group of users. Iris recognition integration into the standalone NCheck Bio Attendance enables biometric check-in and check-out when fingerprints and face cannot be used a capability that hospitals and clinical research labs find particularly useful.

The new NCheck Cloud Bio Attendance cloud-based time and attendance service enables administrators to review attendance data, generate reports, add new users and complete other administrative functions via the Internet, eliminating the need to install or maintain software. The product allows up to five users to be registered using a free account.

NCheck Bio Attendance 4.0 provides an additional security layer with RFID card and barcode reader integration, which enables user identification through a combination of card scans and biometric verification.

The updated NCheck version includes a range of useful new reports, including productivity, absentee and late arrival.

Just as with its previous versions, NCheck Bio Attendance 4.0 is compatible with standard Windows PCs and off-the-shelf Android devices; supports a range of fingerprint scanners, device cameras and webcams; and includes GPS logging, database synchronization for remote workers, user grouping, shift support and attendance planning.

The updated version is available as a free upgrade to existing NCheck customers, while a free 30-day trial with full functionality is available for download and evaluation to new customers.

NCheck Cloud Bio Attendance and NCheck Bio Attendance 4.0 are now available at ncheck.net, the Neurotechnology website or from distributors worldwide. In addition, customers can order an Android tablet with NCheck Bio Attendance pre-installed.

Earlier this month, Neurotechnology released SentiVeillance 6.0 software development kit (SDK), which provides improved facial recognition using up to 10 surveillance, security and public safety cameras on a single computer, making it suitable for a wide range of surveillance applications.

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Neurotechnology releases new biometric access solutions – Planet Biometrics

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Lithuanian biometric software company Neurotechnology has announced the release of two biometric time and attendance tracking products.

The release includes the new NCheck Cloud Bio Attendance cloud-based service and the updated NCheck Bio Attendance 4.0 software.

NCheck Cloud Bio Attendance uses biometric face recognition to enable users to check in and out from anywhere via the internet by taking selfies using personal devices or a dedicated device for all users in the company.

The company noted that NCheck Bio Attendance software provides enhanced speed and usability and adds iris recognition to its fingerprint and face recognition capabilities for mobile or on-site time and attendance logging. Both NCheck Cloud Bio Attendance and NCheck Bio Attendance 4.0 generate reports on their own and can export data to third party payroll applications.

A company can set up the NCheck Cloud time and attendance solution in just a few minutes, said Vaidas Didvalis, NCheck project manager for Neurotechnology. Users can check-in and check-out from anywhere using their own devices or they can use a dedicated device for a group of users. Iris recognition integration into the standalone NCheck Bio Attendance enables biometric check-in and check-out when fingerprints and face cannot be used a capability that hospitals and clinical research labs find particularly useful, Didvalis added.

The company said the new NCheck Cloud Bio Attendance cloud-based time and attendance service, all data is accessible via the internet, so administrators can review attendance data, generate reports, add new users and complete other administrative functions with no need to install or maintain software. Up to five users can be registered using a free account.

NCheck Bio Attendance 4.0 provides an extra measure of security with the addition of RFID card and barcode reader integration, which enables user identification through a combination of card scans and biometric verification. The addition of iris recognition is particularly useful in facilities where users cannot touch fingerprint sensors or where faces are often covered, such as hospitals and laboratories. The system administrator can choose which biometric option is preferred.

The latest NCheck version also includes an array of useful new reports, including productivity, absentee and late arrival. As in previous versions, NCheck Bio Attendance 4.0 works with standard Windows PCs and off-the-shelf Android devices; supports a wide range of fingerprint scanners, device cameras and webcams; and includes GPS logging, database synchronization for remote workers, user grouping, shift support and attendance planning among other capabilities.

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Neurotechnology Releases New Cloud-based Biometric Time and Attendance Service, Updates NCheck Bio Attendance – PR Web (press release)

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A company can set up the NCheck Cloud time and attendance solution in just a few minutes.

Vilnius, Lithuania (PRWEB) March 28, 2017

Neurotechnology, a provider of high-precision biometric identification technologies, today announced the release of two biometric time and attendance tracking products: the new NCheck Cloud Bio Attendance cloud-based service and the updatedNCheck Bio Attendance 4.0 software. NCheck Cloud Bio Attendance uses biometric face recognition to enable users to check in and out from anywhere via the internet by taking selfies using personal devices or a dedicated device for all users in the company. The latest NCheck Bio Attendance software provides enhanced speed and usability and adds iris recognition to its fingerprint and face recognition capabilities for mobile or on-site time and attendance logging. Both NCheck Cloud Bio Attendance and NCheck Bio Attendance 4.0 generate reports on their own and can export data to third party payroll applications.

A company can set up the NCheck Cloud time and attendance solution in just a few minutes, said Vaidas Didvalis, NCheck project manager for Neurotechnology. Users can check-in and check-out from anywhere using their own devices or they can use a dedicated device for a group of users. Iris recognition integration into the standalone NCheck Bio Attendance enables biometric check-in and check-out when fingerprints and face cannot be used a capability that hospitals and clinical research labs find particularly useful, Didvalis added.

With the new NCheck Cloud Bio Attendance cloud-based time and attendance service, all data is accessible via the internet, so administrators can review attendance data, generate reports, add new users and complete other administrative functions with no need to install or maintain software. Up to five users can be registered using a free account.

NCheck Bio Attendance 4.0 provides an extra measure of security with the addition of RFID card and barcode reader integration, which enables user identification through a combination of card scans and biometric verification. The addition of iris recognition is particularly useful in facilities where users cannot touch fingerprint sensors or where faces are often covered, such as hospitals and laboratories. The system administrator can choose which biometric option is preferred.

The latest NCheck version also includes an array of useful new reports, including productivity, absentee and late arrival. As in previous versions, NCheck Bio Attendance 4.0 works with standard Windows PCs and off-the-shelf Android devices; supports a wide range of fingerprint scanners, device cameras and webcams; and includes GPS logging, database synchronization for remote workers, user grouping, shift support and attendance planning among other capabilities.

As with all Neurotechnology products, the latest version of NCheck Bio Attendance is available as a free upgrade to existing NCheck customers. A 30-day trial with full functionality is available for download and evaluation.

NCheck Cloud Bio Attendance and NCheck Bio Attendance 4.0 are available at ncheck.net, through Neurotechnology at Neurotechnology.com or from distributors worldwide. Customers can also order an Android tablet with NCheck Bio Attendance pre-installed.

About Neurotechnology Neurotechnology is a provider of high-precision software and development products for biometric fingerprint, face, iris, palmprint and voice identification; object recognition; AI and robotics. Drawing from years of academic research in the fields of neuroinformatics, image processing and pattern recognition, Neurotechnology was founded in 1990 in Vilnius, Lithuania and released its first fingerprint identification system in 1991. Since that time the company has released more than 130 products and version upgrades for identification and verification of objects and personal identity. More than 3000 system integrators, security companies and hardware providers integrate Neurotechnology's algorithms into their products, with millions of customer installations worldwide.

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The Stryker Co. (SYK) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.43 on April 28th – Petro Global News 24

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Stryker Co. (NYSE:SYK) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 8th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 31st will be given a dividend of 0.425 per share by the medical technology company on Friday, April 28th. This represents a $1.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.28%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 29th.

Stryker (NYSE:SYK) opened at 132.49 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $128.69 and a 200-day moving average price of $119.60. Stryker has a 1-year low of $104.61 and a 1-year high of $133.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $49.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.46 and a beta of 0.80.

Stryker (NYSE:SYK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 24th. The medical technology company reported $1.78 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.02. The company earned $3.20 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.15 billion. Stryker had a net margin of 14.54% and a return on equity of 23.86%. Strykers revenue for the quarter was up 16.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.56 earnings per share. Equities research analysts expect that Stryker will post $6.41 EPS for the current year.

SYK has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Needham & Company LLC reissued a sell rating on shares of Stryker in a research note on Wednesday, January 25th. Wells Fargo & Co reissued an outperform rating and issued a $134.50 price objective on shares of Stryker in a research note on Saturday, January 28th. Jefferies Group LLC boosted their price objective on shares of Stryker from $120.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock a hold rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 25th. Edward Jones downgraded shares of Stryker from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note on Thursday, January 5th. Finally, Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Stryker from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $125.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, December 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the companys stock. Stryker has a consensus rating of Buy and an average target price of $127.74.

In related news, VP Yin C. Becker sold 4,398 shares of the companys stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $125.27, for a total transaction of $550,937.46. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 12,541 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,571,011.07. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Louise Francesconi sold 3,716 shares of the companys stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $122.34, for a total transaction of $454,615.44. Following the transaction, the director now owns 20,242 shares of the companys stock, valued at approximately $2,476,406.28. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 24,968 shares of company stock worth $3,033,715. Corporate insiders own 7.80% of the companys stock.

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Stryker Corporation is a medical technology company. The Company offers a range of medical technologies, including orthopedic, medical and surgical, and neurotechnology and spine products. The Companys segments include Orthopaedics; MedSurg; Neurotechnology and Spine, and Corporate and Other. The Orthopaedics segment includes reconstructive (hip and knee) and trauma implant systems and other related products.

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Tigers’ CF picture still unclear as camp winds down – The Detroit News

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Tigers utilityman Andrew Romine played in center field Monday.(Photo: Robin Buckson / Detroit News)

Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Its like a game show, this quest to determine who will play center field for the Tigers.

Theres a certain suspense, the anticipation of a surprise, as nearly a half-dozen options remain for a critical up-the-middle position less than a week before Opening Day.

Andrew Romine started in center for the Tigers in Mondays mini-disaster at Champion Stadium, where the Braves beat up on the Tigers, 11-3, raking Tigers pitchers for 19 hits.

Romine was in center while Mikie Mahtook started in left. Tyler Collins was in right, while JaCoby Jones later replaced Romine, who had his share of work on a night when starter Daniel Norris was raked for some deep drives to center.

He did fine out there, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said of Romine. He moves fine after the ball.

Alex Presley is another contender for a job that appears no closer to being settled.

While its not clear who will start in Mondays opener against the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field, the Tigers will at least settle on a 25-man roster by the end of the week.

Ausmus said Monday the list would not necessarily be determined Thursday, the day before the team departs Lakeland for a pair of games against the Marlins ahead of the Tigers Saturday night flight to Chicago.

Consolation prize

The Tigers had 11 hits in Mondays tumble to the Braves all of them singles.

Nick Castellanos had a pair of singles as well as a deep drive to left field that might have been hurt by an in-blowing evening breeze and is batting .377. Miguel Cabreras two singles bumped his Grapefruit League average to .391.

Healthy McCann aims to be 'tough out' for Tigers

And for a man who apparently has no job, Omar Infante continues to behave as if hes a Tigers regular.

Infante also had two singles Monday and is batting .351 as he showcases himself, to the Tigers and other clubs, in a bid at age 35 to get regular big-league work.

Stretch drive

Among those still auditioning for bullpen jobs, Blaine Hardy, who by no means has a spot locked up, came through again Monday, pitching 12/3 innings of scoreless relief. His ERA for the Grapefruit League season is 3.97, one of the better numbers among Detroits back-end corps.

Its still far from clear how Ausmus and general manager Al Avila will configure the Tigers relief gang.

Hardy would likely make it a trio of left-handers, which isnt a conventional bullpen arrangement. But its unclear that the Tigers will follow anything terribly traditional as they decide on a final 12 pitchers, including a Tigers rotation that has yet to be announced, much less solidified.

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Hospital District commits $6M for CF health science center – Ocala

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The College of Central Florida now has a $6 million commitment in hand from the Marion County Hospital District, a local down payment meant to use as leverage as the college asks the Florida Legislature for another $23.7 million in matching funds to build a state-of-the-art health science center.

This is a huge decision for Marion County. This will go a long way (in convincing Florida lawmakers to approve the states share), said CF President James Henningsen after the unanimous Hospital District vote to award the money.

The district owns Munroe Regional Medical Center and Munroe's Medical Park at TimberRidge and leases those properties to Community Health Systems in exchange for $212 million and a 40-year-long lease. The district invests that money and with the proceeds doles out grants to local non-profits to fund health care related activities.

Henningsen told the district trustees that the commitment puts the college in a better position as it asks the Florida Legislature for another $23.7 million in matching funds. Henningsen said he will ask the state for $2.5 million this year and the rest over the next four or five years.

The districts commitment is good for eight years and the district releases 20 percent in matching the amount each year that the college receives from the state.

Henningsen told the district trustees during their monthly meeting Monday that he feels confident that the college will get its first portion of state grant money.

The $2.5 million is not a heavy lift, Henningsen said. We can get the ball across the goal line, from the states perspective, in eight years.

He added that the more realistic timeline for getting the states share is five years and that barring something unforeseen, the state will likely give the college money each year until its paid off.

Former Florida House Speaker Larry Cretul, who works on behalf of the colleges foundation in trying to convince state lawmakers to give money, said that with the district commitment he was cautiously optimistic of getting state funding for the project.

Cretul said the colleges request was ranked 16th on the states list of 25 such requests for money. The request is no surprise to state lawmakers because the college had been talking with Tallahassee representatives for the past two years about its need for the money, he said.

Henningsen explained to trustees that the college had a donor lined up but at the 11th hour he donated the money to another college. The colleges current health science center is 30 years old. While the equipment inside is new, state accreditation officials warned the college that in eight years it should be on its way in building a new facility, Henningsen told trustees.

The new building would be used to train students in nursing, emergency medical services, physical therapy, surgical support services and dental hygiene. The college's plan to create more room to train dental hygienists fits with one of the Hospital District's goals: funding programs to provide more dental care to the adult poor.

There are currently 225 associate degree nursing students enrolled at CF. The new building would allow that number to increase to 300, college spokeswoman Lois Brauckmuller told the Star-Banner.

The new facility also would allow the college to double its Bachelor of Science nursing program from the current 75 students to 150.

The college currently has 14 students in its dental assistant program. The new building would allow the college to start a dental hygiene program to include 30 students at any given time in the two-year program.

Trustee Dr. Ken Marino said the districts goal was to focus its grants on local issues and asked how many students would come from outside the area.

We get very few people from outside the region, Henningsen said, adding that many area students instead attend Santa Fe College.

Trustee Chairman David Cope said that he had some concerns that the college wanted the $6 million commitment to stand for as long as eight years.

Marion County Commissioner Kathy Bryant, who is a liaison for the commission to the district, said of the states funding that without the matching funds, its not going to go anywhere.

Cope said after the Monday meeting that he had expected some resistance from other trustees to an eight-year-long commitment.

I thought we were going to get a little more robust discussion about the terms of the commitment, but the pleasure of the board was to approve the eight years, he said. And I just cant imagine (the state) not funding 100 percent of (its share) of the construction project (once its already starting funding permitting and design of the project).

Contact Fred Hiers at fred.hiers@starbanner.com or 352-397-5914.

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Accreditation team seeks input on CF Police Department – Valley Breeze

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3/28/2017

CENTRAL FALLS A team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. will arrive in Central Falls on Monday, April 3, to examine all aspects of the Central Falls Police Department policy and procedures, management, operations, and support services.

Verification by the team that the Central Falls Police Department meets the commissions state-of-the-art standards is part of a voluntary process to gain accreditation a highly prized recognition of public safety professional excellence, said Col. James Mendonca, chief of the department.

As part of the assessment, agency personnel and members of the community are invited to offer comments at a public information session on Tuesday, April 4, at 6 p.m. The session will be conducted at the Central Falls City Hall Council Chambers, located at 580 Broad St. second floor, Central Falls.

If for some reason an individual can't speak at the public information session but would still like to provide comments to the assessment team, he or she may do so by phone. The public may call 401-616-2547 on April 4 between the hours of 1 and 3 p.m.

Phone comments as well as appearances at the public information session are limited to 10 minutes and must address the agencys ability to comply with CALEA standards. A copy of the standards is available at Central Falls Police Department via local contact, Sgt. Joseph Tougas, accreditation manager, at 401-616-2511 or jtougas@cfpd.centralfallsri.gov.

Anyone wishing to offer written comments about the department's ability to meet the standards for accreditation are requested to write to: Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., 13575 Heathcote Boulevard, Suite 320, Gainesville, Virginia 20155.

Accreditation is for four years, during which the agency must submit annual reports, and participate in annual remote web-based assessments attesting continued compliance with those standards under which it was initially accredited.

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