Category: General Interest

A few numbers that can be frightening: On average, 100 different types of bacteria and viruses can be found on a smartphone. The total number of pathogens runs into the millions. And we tap our smartphones around 2,500 times a day. The result: a thick film of bacteria on the entire surface. And that – as we are unfortunately experiencing now – can be dangerous. Because, of course, the new type of coronaviruses can also colonize your smartphone. So how do we best defend ourselves against the invisible threat? The…

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Company logos sometimes make more, sometimes less sense at first glance. Choosing an apple as a company logo when your company is called Apple is far-fetched. But why, of all things, did the founders decide on a piece of fruit that had already been nibbled on? First of all, we should perhaps clarify where the name Apple comes from in the first place. A company that stands for revolutionary technologies would at least not automatically be associated with fallen fruit. Steve Jobs: Creative genius with a grip on realityThere is…

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German pharmaceutical company BioNTech announced on Monday that it would be able to deliver the first doses of vaccine against the omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5 starting in October. Omicron infection alone provides only “narrow” protectionBioNTech said a clinical trial of a vaccine adapted to Omikron variants BA.4 and BA.5 would begin before August. If approved by regulatory authorities, the first doses of the Corona vaccine could start shipping in October. No Omicron vaccine has been approved in the EU yetBioNTech had previously developed a Corona vaccine adapted to variant…

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According to a model calculation by simulation researchers at the beginning of August, an estimated 70 percent of the population was immune to infection with the subtypes of the omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen (BA.2 and BA.4/5) that are dominant in Austria. Such high levels were last seen in the monthly “Model-Based Estimate of Immunization Levels” between March and May. There would be question marks behind future estimates because of changes in the pandemic data. The team led by Martin Bicher of the Vienna University of Technology (TU) and…

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Sports and exercise are essential for our bodies. But how often and how long we should exercise is not so easy to figure out. We can’t do without movement.We are genetically programmed to move. Even a short walk is good for the joints, and a sweaty workout gets the cardiovascular system going. Our bodies benefit from this even during rest periods because regular exercise strengthens the heart in the long term. The result: fewer strokes and heart attacks. Diseases such as diabetes, dementia, and cancer are also positively influenced by…

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There have been 160 reported monkeypox cases in Austria so far. Meanwhile, the Health Ministry said that the expected second shipment of monkeypox vaccine has arrived in Austria. Forty-five people who contracted monkeypox in Austria have already been reported as recovered in the Epidemiological Monitoring Register (EMS). This is according to the update of case numbers on the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) website on Friday. This means that 28 cases have been added since Monday. The second shipment of the monkeypox vaccine arrives in Austria.The ministry announced…

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In Vienna and Lower Austria, prices for gas and electricity will rise as early as September 1. Vienna. This bringing forward the annual adjustment by three months by the Energy Alliance now calls the Caritas president on the plan. On Twitter, Michael Landau demands, because of the accelerated pace of inflation, that the government also react more quickly with its aid. “If index adjustments, i.e., price increases for electricity and gas, are now brought forward, then index adjustments, increases in social benefits, minimum pensions, etc., must also be brought forward.…

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On Friday, August 5, up to a thousand participants in the “safe cycling in Vienna” demo will cause traffic jams and delays on both sides of the Gürtel in Vienna from 5:30 p.m., according to ÖAMTC.Motorists beware: According to ÖAMTC, up to a thousand participants of the demo “Safe cycling in Vienna” will cause delays and stops on Friday, August 5, starting at 5:30 pm. Especially on both sides of the Gürtel, traffic jams will not be absent.Traffic jams and delays due to bicycle demo on Friday in ViennaThe route…

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To know how many kilometers you can still drive with your car, you trust the fuel needle. But beware: this could play a nasty trick on you! Many drivers can tell you a thing or two about this: Although you don’t expect it, you run out of gas in the middle of the road. And the fuel gauge wasn’t even down yet! Never trust your fuel gauge.Modern cars are full of innovative technology. But the tank’s fuel level control remains mostly simple and old-fashioned. The tank control is based on…

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