ranking first in the 17th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) which was held from August 17 to 27 in Vassouras The five-member team comprised Hannaneh Khorramdashti over 250 students from 57 countries participated in the event In the 16th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics which was held last year in Chorzow and Arvin Rasoulzadeh were awarded gold medals while Sarina Farzadnasab and Amir-Hossein Mousavifard won silver medals Britain and India won first and second place respectively Iran ranked first in the world in the 15th IOAA which was held at Kutaisi in Georgia from August 14 to 22 The International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) is one of the twelve International Science Olympiads its first edition took place in Thailand in 2007 The competition aims to foster interest in astronomy and astrophysics among young people from participating countries as well as to strengthen ties between different nations and promote the exchange of scientific and cultural knowledge and experiences A team of Iranian students won five gold medals in different fields of research in the 9th edition of the '1Idea 1World' International Innovation which is considered one of the biggest international idea and technology competitions in the world Participants from 24 countries including Iran and the United Arab Emirates participated in the competition both in person and online to showcase their innovative projects in 10 different subgroups such as medicine and agriculture the top five ideas received special awards with two of the awards going to Iranian participants In the Taiwan International Science Fair (TISF) 2024 which was held from January 28 to February 2 the Iranian team ranked fourth among 28 countries Mehrad Faridi and Ilya Haji from Iran competed with 41 teams during the five-day event which was hosted by the capital city of Taipei Attending the 40th Annual Science Olympiad Tournament at Michigan State University Iranian students managed to win a bronze medal and two diplomas of honor A total of 114 teams from 84 countries presenting 310 scientific projects participated in the competition The competition Is held annually for students aged 12 – 18 from June 1 to 15 the competition was held in two stages in the fields of technical engineering This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content Though it has been years since a new Harry Potter movie or book has been released the fervor of the mega-blockbuster's fan base is one of the strongest in the world From page to screen to now stages both on Broadway and in the West End In recent months, Rowling has received backlash in response to comments the author made on social media in regards to the Trans community. The comments led many of the series' stars, including Daniel Radcliffe to speak out in support of the LGBTQIA community and reminded readers that their relationship with the book is "sacred." Some fans have decided to distance themselves from the franchise whereas others have chosen to focus on the world Rowling created — rather than Rowling herself fans of the franchise have taken their love of Potter to the field and created their own muggle-adjusted version of Quidditch — a game played by the young wizards of Hogwarts this version which is sometimes even played as an intramural sport on college campuses does not require a flying broomstick But this new invention out of Brazil could take Quidditch to the next level The idea was sparked earlier this year by Alessandro Russo created the first functional prototype for a motorized broomstick The company is called Nuvem Vassouras and so far their Instagram page has amassed just over 3,000 fans waiting for the broom's official release which will cost about $250 USD apiece Nuvem in Portuguese means cloud and vassouras translates to brooms There are four different versions of the broomstick "We believe that each wizard will connect with a different version of the broom just as we on the team have different personalities and each has their favorite," Cecília Bohrer the director of marketing at Nuvem Vassouras tells Newsweek So how exactly do these magical broomsticks work The brooms come mounted on a device that can be placed on a motorized wheel — or unicycle though the company has just closed a deal with a Brazilian unicycle distributor where buyers can buy the products together if they choose Though not the zippiest form of transportation, only hitting about 37mph, Russo says he jumps on his broomstick and takes it to the bakery, as he tells Reuters "We will start selling our brooms in Brazil later this year and we hope that soon we will be able to sell them globally," Bohrer tells Newsweek "Our desire is to see more and more wizards and witches flying around the world!" the team is offering "flight classes" to learn how to "fly" on the new form of transportation The classes are offered out of the city of Belo Horizonte and will cost less than $20 USD Bohrer says there are also plans to make the broomsticks compatible with the two-wheeled hoverboards Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground Newsletters in your inbox See all 43,000+ global companies doing business in the region 102,000+ key contacts related to companies and projects news and interviews about your industry in English from “Pitbullzinha” – Little Pitbull in Portuguese slang – as well as “Braba” which in her mother tongue is slang for tough and “Marrenta” which is also Portuguese/Brazilian slang for cocky or someone who is overconfident to the point of arrogance All these nicknames derive from her competitive career where she often ventured into the open weight classes Lineage: Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Carlson Gracie > Francisco Toco > Roberto Abreu > Ana Carolina Silva Weight Division: Peso Galo (48,5kg / 107.0 lbs) but moved around through the states of Rio and Espirito Santo during her childhood settling in the country of Argentina when she was 12 Showing a sporty character from early childhood adding Muay Thai to her weekly activities at 11 Due to her father being a jiu-jitsu practitioner Ana showed a lot of interest in this sport/martial art as a child but was denied access to this activity due to her dad’s belief that BJJ was not a girls’ sport after he saw a gym with other female athletes training and competing Ana Lima Silva started practicing jiu-jitsu in 2016 In 2020 she left Argentina and moved to Boston Ana restarted jiu-jitsu with coach Ronaldo Campos while also joining her school’s wrestling team (Stoughton High) for one season earning the State Championship (2020) and the Best Pinner award at the tournament After she was promoted to the purple belt rank in jiu-jitsu, Ana Silva decided to follow jiu-jitsu as a career. To achieve her goal of becoming a world-class athlete, she moved to Miami, Florida, to train at Fight Sports under Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu earning her brown belt and her first world title (no-gi) in 2023 After her win at the IBJJF World No-Gi Championship in the brown belt division (December 7 Ana Lima Silva was promoted to black belt by coach Roberto Abreu Ana moved to the Art Of Jiu-Jitsu Academy (AOJ) with the blessing of coach Roberto Abreu The fact that Fight Sports had become a team focused on the no-gi & submission-wrestling ruleset and that Silva’s goals were more aligned with the Kimono ruleset led to that decision and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Iranian students have won the first place in the 17th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) Iran dispatched a five-member team to the event More than 250 students from 57 countries contended in the competition The delegation compromised Hannaneh Khorramdashti The IOAA is an annual international astronomy competition for high school students and was first held in Thailand in 2007 Iranian students won the third place in the competition which was held in Silesia Poland over a 10-day period starting on August 10 and Arvin Rasoulzadeh bagged three gold medals for Iran while Sarina Farzadnasab and Amir-Hossein Mousavifard won two silver medals Britain won the event's first place with five gold medals and India ended in the second place with four golds and one silver and Poland—IOAA aims to promote interest in astronomy and astrophysics among young people from participating countries as well as to strengthen ties between different nations and improve the exchange of scientific and cultural knowledge and experiences Iranian students secured five gold medals at the 9th edition of the 1Idea 1World Invention and Innovation Competition (1i1w) held in Istanbul competed in this edition of the event which was held on April 28-29 The event featured over 273 innovative ideas and plans from various countries The top five ideas received special awards Press TV’s website can also be accessed at the following alternate addresses: www.presstv.co.uk Click the "share" button in the bottom bar Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A football club Fluminense has renewed its agreement with home appliances retailer Grupo Gazin which will continue as the team's back-of-shirt sponsor for a further two years ©2025 SBG Companies Limited or its affiliated companies The fungus induces a hormone imbalance in the plant leading to excessive growth of infected tissue and siphoning off the energy that should be used for fruit and root growth according to an article by researchers at the University of São Paulo in New Phytologist (infected cocoa pod with fungi sprouting in the affected area; photo: researchers’ archive) according to an article by researchers at the University of São Paulo in New Phytologist By José Tadeu Arantes  |  Agência FAPESP – The worst crisis ever suffered by Brazil’s growers of cocoa trees was due to a severe outbreak of witch’s broom disease caused by the fungus Moniliophthora perniciosa rotting and death of the affected parts of cocoa trees which sprout bundles of stunted twigs resembling old brooms in 1989 the disease spread to the south of Bahia Brazil was then the world’s second-largest grower of the crop producing more than 400,000 metric tons of cocoa beans per year in the mid-1980s its annual harvest had fallen to about 100,000 tons by 2000 Falling incomes and rising debt wiped out many cocoa farms bankrupting growers and driving up unemployment as Brazilian cocoa trees are grown in the shade of Atlantic Rainforest remnants and have traditionally been an important incentive for conservation of the biome Several initiatives have been undertaken since then Healthy trees can be seen alongside trees blighted by the disease Bahia is no longer Brazil’s foremost cocoa-producing state with a national crop of 250,000 tons in 2020 A study conducted in Brazil by the University of São Paulo’s Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (CENA-USP) and Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ-USP), with local and foreign partners, has brought to light important new information about the process of infection by M. perniciosa. The findings are reported in an article in the journal New Phytologist a professor at CENA-USP and principal investigator for the study rotten fruit was considered the main cause of cocoa crop losses The hormone cytokinin is known to induce the formation of metabolic sinks in plants and this appears to be the pathogen’s strategy It’s possible that the fungus uses cytokinin to promote an increase in biomass in roots and other tissues it infects it opportunistically uses the dry matter to grow and reproduce.”  This new knowledge directly affects strategies for managing the disease which until now have failed to take into account the extent to which the fungus inhibits root growth and should indeed be intensified to minimize the occurrence of metabolic sinks the cocoa tree (Theobroma cacao) is an evergreen that blooms and bears fruit the whole year round but begins to produce pods and beans only at age five or six Its physiology is also hard to study because of its size These are the reasons why little progress has been made in research on the disease using the cocoa tree directly fast-growing species that’s also susceptible to infection by the same fungus: the Micro-Tom tomato,” he said a dwarf variety of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is widely used as a laboratory model in botanical research for reasons analogous to those that justify the use of mice in studies of human biology and medical research The plant is only 15 centimeters in height and has a 90-day life cycle from seed to seed “Lázaro Peres professor at ESALQ-USP and a co-author of the article has conducted a great deal of research using the Micro-Tom He has a collection of strains with mutant genes and transgenic lines including several mutants with alterations for hormone synthesis or perception,” Figueira said “Because the witch’s broom fungus infects tomato and there was a suspicion that in doing so it caused a hormone imbalance we investigated a series of mutants with hormone synthesis or perception genes to see if any didn’t display symptoms or were more susceptible to the fungus What we found was that the cytokinin-deficient mutant didn’t manifest symptoms suggesting the hormone’s involvement in the appearance of symptoms “We confirmed this involvement in several ways by quantifying the cytokinins in infected tissue and in fungal mycelium applying synthetic hormones to simulate symptoms of the disease using synthetic inhibitors of hormone perception to reverse the symptoms and using a transgenic line that expresses a reporter gene directed by a cytokinin-induced promoter the expression of cytokinin signaling marker genes All assays confirmed the hormone’s role in the pathogenesis of witch’s broom.” The article “Moniliophthora perniciosa, the causal agent of witches’ broom disease of cacao, interferes with cytokinin metabolism during infection of Micro-Tom tomato and promotes symptom development” can be retrieved from: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.17386 Fire at Bailey Road shopping mall doused Some banks hit by capital squeeze Air purifiers for Dhaka: hope or hype? Chinmoy shown arrested in Saiful murder case A team from Bangladesh has won a Bronze Medal and an Honourable Mention at the recently held 17th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) 2024. Tasdik Ahmed Tonmoy from Govt. Laboratory High School, Rajshahi, won the Bronze medal, and Labib Bin Azad from Notre Dame College won the Honourable Mention. This year, Tasdik Ahmed Tonmoy won the Bronze medal and made history as the youngest IOAA medalist from Bangladesh. Regarding his achievement, he said, "My journey in the Olympiad began when I was in the sixth grade. From then on, I dreamed of one day representing my country on foreign soil and winning a medal for my nation." He further explains although this is a dream come true, he will strive for "another opportunity to raise Bangladesh's flag even higher on the global stage." Another member, Labib Bin Azad earned an Honourable Mention. He said he did not imagine this in his first attempt. as he would be selected from the national level to become a member of an international team representing Bangladesh. "I am grateful to bring home an international achievement for my country," he added. Team Leader Fahim Rajit Hossain shared, "This year's participants were mostly new to the Olympiad circuit. Since the field of astronomy and astrophysics is relatively new from our country's perspective, we couldn't predict such a brilliant performance from them in their first participation."  Team Bangladesh will also compete at the upcoming 3rd International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics Junior (IOAA Jr.) in Kathmandu, Nepal this October. "We are now focused on preparing for our first-ever participation in the IOAA Jr," added Sadman S. Azad, Public Relations Manager of BDOAA.  The team says they dedicate this success to all martyrs of the Anti-Discriminatory student movement in Bangladesh last month, who sacrificed their lives for a reformed Bangladesh. |বাংলাদেশওসমানী উদ্যানে 'জুলাই স্মৃতিস্তম্ভ' নির্মাণ করবে সরকারপল্লী উন্নয়ন ও সমবায় (এলজিআরডি) উপদেষ্টা ওসমানী উদ্যান পরিদর্শনে এসে স্মৃতিস্তম্ভ নির্মাণের বিষয়ে সরকারের আগ্রহের কথা জানান। এই প্রকল্পটি বাস্তবায়নের দায়িত্ব পেয়েছে ডিএসসিসি এবং এর সম্পূর্ণ.. Von: Johannes Skiba Eintracht Frankfurt plant schon jetzt die Nachfolge von Vereinsikone Kevin Trapp und kaufte zuletzt mit Kauã Santos einen vielversprechenden jungen Torwart Im Januar kam mit dem Albaner Simon Simoni bereits ein 19-jähriges Torwart-Talent an den Main Mit Kauã Santos verpflichtete die SGE nun einen weiteren vielversprechenden Torhüter Ersatzkeeper Diani Ramaj wurde zuvor für fünf Millionen an Ajax Amsterdam abgeben Der Transfer von Kauã Santos macht also Sinn Die Eintracht baut langfristig gleich zwei Talente für die Nachfolge von Trapp auf und erhöht damit die Chancen in ein paar Jahren die Klublegende mit einem Keeper aus der eigenen Reihe ersetzen zu können Dennoch ist der Transfer von Kauã Santos klug Als Südamerikasieger in seiner Altersklasse und U20-Nationalspieler Brasiliens definiert sich sein Potenzial fast von selbst Doch Kauã Santos ist darüber hinaus auch ein „Ninho do Urubu“ die beim brasilianischen Großklub Flamengo ausgebildet werden Als eine der größten Talentschmieden Südamerikas genießt die Ausbildungsakademie weltweit ein sehr hohes Ansehen Auch mit diesem Kontext gehen hohe Erwartungen einher Mit 16 Jahren wurde der Torwart erstmals beim beliebtesten Klub Südamerikas vorstellig Wie viele große brasilianische Fußballspieler begann auch Santos im Alter von sieben Jahren zunächst mit Futsal James Bernardes war der erste Trainer des Youngsters in seiner Heimatstadt Vassouras und sagte im Mai über seinen früheren Schützlingder Globo:„ Kauã hat schon in jungen Jahren Talent gezeigt Er ist ein sehr fokussierter Athlet und süchtig nach Perfektion.“ Mit dem Wechsel zu den Hessen belohnte sich der Brasilianer letztlich für seine harte Arbeit und sein großes Talent Eintracht Frankfurts Torwart-Trainer Jan Zimmermann zeigt sich unabhängig des beeindrucken Werdegangs erfreut vom Neuzugang: „Zum Schluss zählt das verriet der Assistenzcoach auf der vereinseigenen Homepage In Brasilien war Kauã Santos außerdem Spielführer der U20 von Flamengo „Kapitän als Torwart – das sagt viel über die Persönlichkeit aus“ Die erste wichtige Parallele zu Kevin Trapp ist somit gezogen Insgesamt hat der 20-Jährige wirklich vielversprechende Voraussetzungen für einen potenziellen Trapp-Nachfolger Auch wenn die weitere Entwicklung von Kauã Santos aber noch in den Sternen steht bleibt der Brasilianer mit der interessanten Vita ein spannender und kreativer Transfer der Eintracht Dieser Inhalt"+t(a)+"kann aufgrund Ihrer Datenschutz-Einstellungen nicht geladen werden