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news remote check up in a boxnstw rxbox 07242017
Remote diagnostic for some common medical conditions is now a reality because of innovations in science and technology. This is made possible by the intensive research of the National Telehealth Center of UP Manila which developed a machine called the RxBox, with the support of theDepartment of Science and Technology - Philippine Council for Health Research and Development. This portable device was displayed at the 2017 National Science and Technology Week celebration recently at the World Trade Center. It captures medical signals through built-in sensors, stores data in an electronic medical record, and transmits health information through the internet. The device is helpful for patients and health workers in remote placeswho need emergency advice of doctors and medical experts who are usually in urban areas. The RxBox bridges the gap between the poor and the rich in terms of access to medical services which is in line with DOST’s thrust embodied in its tagline “Science to the People”. #ScienceforthePeople #2017nstw #dostPH(Text and Photo by Rodolfo P. de Guzman/S&T Media Service)

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news mobile response to radiation incidents 07242017
Radiation-related incidents can be contained with the deployment of the Mobile Expert Support Teams (MEST) van of the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). MEST is an innovation that could assist law enforcement agencies, according to DOST-PNRI. For example, the Philippine National Police can use this van in preventing, mitigating, and apprehending suspects and criminals involved in radiological and nuclear material smuggling. The Tyvek Suit on the foreground is typically worn during radiation-related incidents as these are non-flammable and resistant to water, chemical, and tear. The DOST-PNRI van is on display at the disaster cluster exhibit dubbed “#handatayo” of the 2017 National Science and Technology Week celebration recently at the World Trade Center, Pasay City. This innovation is in line with the DOST’s thrust to provide S&T services down to the grassroots level particularly in the regions. #ScienceforthePeople #2017nstw #dostPH. (Text and Photo by Rodolfo P. de Guzman/S&T Media Service)

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news be briefed on debris 07242017
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) displays the Sequence of Tephra Fall Deposit from Taal Volcano as part of its exhibit at the 2017 National Science and Technology Week held at the World Trade Centerlast week. Tephra is a Greek term for ash and a generic word used to describe any airborne pyroclastic accumulation which is unconsolidated. Tephra is classified into three kinds: ash which is fine grain, lapilli which is pea-to-walnut size of from 2 to 64mm and the blocks and bombs which are incandescent lava fragments with size of more than 64mm that are semi-molten when airborne. The exhibit, dubbed “#handatayo”, is part of DOST’s disaster preparedness cluster. #ScienceforthePeople #2017nstw #dostPH(Text and Photo by Rodolfo P. de Guzman/S&T Media Service)

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news teaching kids about the weather 072017
Popular meteorologist and television personality Nathaniel Cruz or Mang Tani of GMA-7 explains the science behind weather forecasting to elementary school children, mostly  from poor families and from Boy’s Town in Parang, Marikina City. The event, titled “Disaster Summit for School Children (V-VI): A Science Experience”, was conducted by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-PAGASA and DOST-National Research Council of the Philippines in cooperation with PHIVOLCS and Philippine Nuclear Research Institute, both of DOST, and the Department of Social Welfare and Development. The activity is part of the annual celebration of the National Science and Technology Week that ran July 11-15, 2017 at the World Trade Center, Pasay City with the general theme, “Science for the People”. #ScienceforthePeople #2017nstw #dostPH (Text and Photo by Rodolfo P. de Guzman/S&T Media Service)