DURHAM, North Carolina, Nov. 28 (TNSres) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * A new "digital twins" computational framework captures personalized arterial forces over 700,000 heartbeats to better predict risks of heart disease and heart attack * * * Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a method using data from wearable devices such as smartwatches to digitally mimic an entire week's worth of an individual's heartbeats. The previous  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Nov. 28 (TNSres) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Computational model allows researchers to simulate cellular-scale interactions across unprecedented distances in the human vasculature * * * Biomedical engineers at Duke University have significantly enhanced the capabilities of a computational model that simulates the movement of individual cancer cells across long distances within the entire human body. Called "Adaptive  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Nov. 28 (TNSres) -- Forvis, an accounting and advisory firm, issued the following news release on Nov. 27, 2023: Despite 70% of higher education leaders expressing the belief that their industry's economic model, programming, and other operations require fundamental change, about 80% of these same leaders are confident in their own institution's financial stability over the next decade. This and other findings are part of FORVIS' 2024 Annual Higher Education Outlook,  more

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, Nov. 28 -- High Point University issued the following news release: High Point University students, faculty and staff recently received the following academic and professional awards and recognitions. Professor Wins Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award Dr. Heather Miller, associate professor of chemistry, was selected as one of eight Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars for 2023, the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation announced. Miller is the first HPU faculty member t  more

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, Nov. 28 (TNSres) -- High Point University issued the following news release: Members of the High Point University community frequently conduct, publish and share research and creative works in a variety of ways. Below is a recap of recent research and innovation initiatives. Physical Therapy Students Awarded for Research Sixty HPU Department of Physical Therapy (DPT) students recently presented their research at the annual conference of the American Physical Therap  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 28 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on Nov. 27, 2023: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced eligible hospitals in the state will begin receiving payments through the Healthcare Access and Stabilization Program (HASP). Nearly $2.6 billion in funds will be distributed to 102 hospitals across the state throughout the week. These funds are critical as they will not only   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 28 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: New research from North Carolina State University and Michigan State University opens a new avenue for modeling low-energy nuclear reactions, which are key to the formation of elements within stars. The research lays the groundwork for calculating how nucleons interact when the particles are electrically charged. Predicting the ways that atomic nuclei - clusters of protons and neutro  more

CARY, North Carolina, Nov. 28 -- SAS Institute, a business analytics software and services provider, issued the following news release: SAS has been awarded IFRS 17 solution of the year for 2023 by the Asia Risk Awards. Recognizing "...solutions providers that serve financial services firms in meaningful and innovative ways," the Asia Risk Awards are the longest-running awards program for firms involved in risk management in Asia. The Asia Risk Awards win caps a year of recognition of SAS' new  more