Category Archives: Evolution

Microport Scientific Corp’ EVOLUTION in Italy: pricing trends – Medical Device Network

Posted: July 26, 2023 at 1:28 am

The EVOLUTION is sold by Microport Scientific Corp in the Patella market. Knee reconstruction is a surgical procedure involving the replacement of damaged or diseased parts of the knee joint. Patella (kneecap) implants are used in primary, partial, and revision knee replacement procedures.

Factors contributing to the list price of a medical device include but are not limited to therapy area, complexity of procedure, level of reimbursement, development costs, the number of competing manufacturers, product life cycle, and whether there have been any recent new technology or product launches. Moreover, final selling prices vary geographically and by facility type. These prices are further subject to discounts, as well as purchasing and distribution agreements.

For a complete picture of Microport Scientific Corp Patella device pricing in Italy, buy the report here.

Get industry leading news, data and analysis delivered to your inbox

GlobalData, the leading provider of industry intelligence, provided the underlying data, research, and analysis used to produce this article.

This micro pricing report leverages GlobalDatas Global Brand Pricing tracker, which estimates brand-level selling prices (including discounts) of key medical devices in 30 countries. GlobalDatas Medical Intelligence Center uses a proprietary algorithm that leverages numerous pricing sources, with an emphasis on real-world data. Medical device pricing data can be tracked by market, company, and brand globally.

Excerpt from:

Microport Scientific Corp' EVOLUTION in Italy: pricing trends - Medical Device Network

Posted in Evolution | Comments Off

Intel reveals AVX10 instruction set, an evolution of AVX512 with … – VideoCardz.com

Posted: at 1:28 am

It is stated that the first Intel product with initial support for new instructions will be the next-gen Xeon codenamed Granite Rapids.

In the Introducing Intel Advanced Performance Extensions (Intel APX) article on the developer portal, Intel provides four documents in the footnotes. These documents vary in length, ranging from a concise seven pages to a more extensive 1,310 pages. It is a large data set that ultimately explains how Intel is planning to retain AVX512 instructions with necessary enhancements for its future products.

The company Advanced Performance Extensions (APX), which increases the general-purpose register count from 16 to 32. According to Intels explanation, code compiled with APX experiences 10% fewer loads and 20% fewer stores compared to the Intel 64 baseline. This means that APX code not only executes faster but also consumes less dynamic power, making it an interesting option for performance-conscious developers.

One of the key advantages of APX is that software recompiled with these extensions requires no significant changes to the code. This makes optimizations for the new extensions as simple as recompiling the software, ensuring a seamless upgrade process for developers and enabling them to take advantage of the benefits of APX with minimal effort.

With the introduction of Granite Rapids, the transition to the new instructions will not occur all at once. Instead, the older instructions will be retained through legacy support under AVX10.1 ISA.

Intel AVX512 flags vs. AVX10,Source: INtel

Intel has set a goal for implementing advanced instructions for its Efficient cores as well. This is particularly important because the company plans to introduce its E-Core only Sierra Forest series next year. However, these instructions are expected to drop later, possibly when the Sierras successor, Clearwater Forest architecture is released.

Intel AVX10.1 and AVX10.2, Source: INtel

The company has confirmed that the development of AVX10 ISA will optimally support both the Client and Server products. Intels hybrid architecture of P and E-cores already spans across from Core to Xeon. A new instruction set that can expand support for modern instructions would definitely simplify the development of software for these platforms.

Source: Intel, Phoronix, ComputerBase

Originally posted here:

Intel reveals AVX10 instruction set, an evolution of AVX512 with ... - VideoCardz.com

Posted in Evolution | Comments Off

X-Men Gives an Original Team Member the Ultimate Dark Evolution – Screen Rant

Posted: at 1:27 am

Warning: SPOILERS for X-Force #42!Throughout their uncanny publication history, the Marvel Comics heroes known as the X-Men have seen their fair share of dark timelines and more than their fair share of corrupted team members. From the Dark Phoenix to Archangel, the House of Ideas Merry Mutants have watched countless teammates and friends give in to their dark sides through alternate timelines, mind control, or simple character evolution. But a new version of one of the founding X-Men is the darkest evolution of all.

X-Force #40-42 by Benjamin Percy, Paul Davidson, Robert Gill, and GURU-eFX finds the titular team roped by their former teammate Quentin Quire into traveling into Marvel's future to topple the dark machinations of Hank McCoy aka the Beast. As the team work backwards from the far future to the present, fans see how Beast will evolve as thousands of years pass - becoming first a deadly mutant/Sentinel hybrid, then a living moon who controls an army of plant-based clones, and finally 'the God of All Mutants' in a post-apocalyptic future. Fans have seen X-Men fall before, but never so far.

Related: X-Men Officially Gives an Original Member a Horrifying New Codename

Over the course of the Krakoan Age, fans have watched the formerly Bouncing Beast spiraling down a dark path that has made him one of the X-Mens greatest villains. Tasked with safeguarding the mutant nation of Krakoa, Beast gradually shed any sense of heroism, convinced of his righteousness and unique genius. Now, its clear this path will ultimately lead him to merge with the most dangerous threat the X-Men have ever faced - the unbeatable Nimrod Sentinel. However, Hank won't even stop there. For most of X-Force, Beast has argued that his amoral tactics are all in mutantkind's best interests, however his sick evolution proves this is a lie. The Beast has become addicted to power, and will continue to twist his own mind and form (not to mention the world) for the rest of time if given the chance.

The X-Men are no strangers to evil teammates, but usually when one of the mutant heroes falls, there's some mitigating element - Cyclops became a 'villain' to literally keep mutantkind from immediate extinction, Angel was brainwashed to serve a mission handed down by the Celestials, and Jean Grey was possessed by the cosmic Phoenix Force. While they crossed lines in these transformations, they did so either against their will or while retaining shreds of their former heroism. The same can't be said for Beast, who has used the general mandate of Krakoan security to bring the entire world under his rule. It's the most damning transformation any of the original X-Men have undergone because it all comes from Beast's true self, unforced and emerging from his ego and lack of moral restraint.

It will be incredibly hard for Marvel to redeem Beast after this, since fans have now seen that - left to his own devices - Hank McCoy will become as bad as any X-Men villain, simply because that's his true nature when given the excuse. X-Force has permanently changed how fans see one of the X-Men's most hopeful and compassionate heroes, revealing that in his dark heart, Hank McCoy doesn't just have villain potential, but the inclination to warp himself again and again into a monster beyond imagining.

X-Force #42 is on sale now from Marvel Comics.

Here is the original post:

X-Men Gives an Original Team Member the Ultimate Dark Evolution - Screen Rant