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Dr. Mina Mahmoudi joins National Bank of Coxsackie’s Board of Directors

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Monday, November 6, 2023
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The National Bank of Coxsackie announced today that Mina Mahmoudi, Ph.D. has joined their Board of Directors.

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  • The National Bank of Coxsackie announced today that Mina Mahmoudi, Ph.D. has joined their Board of Directors.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231106252211/en/
    Pictured here: Dr. Mina Mahmoudi, Board of Directors, National Bank of Coxsackie (Photo: Business Wire)
    Dr. Mahmoudi is a faculty member of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute since the Fall of 2019 with her research focusing on applied macroeconomics as well as behavioral and experimental economics.
  • "I am thrilled to join the esteemed board of directors at National Bank of Coxsackie.” Dr. Mahmoudi shared.
  • National Bank of Coxsackie is committed to providing customers with the same products and services as larger banks, while delivering them with a personal touch.

Mahsa Amini: a year into the protest movement in Iran, this is what’s changed

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Saturday, September 16, 2023
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Amini died after being arrested for allegedly breaching hijab rules.

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  • Amini died after being arrested for allegedly breaching hijab rules.
  • The news of her death prompted nationwide protests, jolting the foundations of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

How protests took hold

    • The state’s reaction to the Women, Life, Freedom protests that broke out in reaction to Amini’s death has been predictably draconian.
    • Sources suggest hundreds have been killed, a staggering nearly 30,000 detained , and a spate of executions have been carried out.
    • Just as troubling are the tales emerging from the shadows, stories of detainees facing unspeakable horrors, from torture to rape.
    • Although the ruling elite’s ongoing struggle to enforce the compulsory hijab appears futile, the regime is showing no signs of conceding.

Where did it all start?

    • Misuse of power, corruption, catastrophic economic policies and the unabashed use of violence have methodically whittled away the revolutionary “allure” of the regime.
    • But while the student protests of 1999 and the Green movement of 2009 were significant chapters in Iranian history, the post-2018 period witnessed a tectonic shift.
    • Protests are no longer confined to urban centres – they’re nationwide, audacious and challenge the very core of the Islamic Republic’s ideology.
    • The Women, Life, Freedom movement, with its lasting impact and international spotlight, stands as a testament to this change.
    • While the move towards democracy may span years, the desperate desire for change must, surely, shift the prevailing order.

Over 2,000 U.S. Professors Ask Biden to Halt Tehran Talks Over Attacks on Iranian Universities

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022
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They ask President Biden "to take urgent action to prevent such casualties and loss of life."

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  • They ask President Biden "to take urgent action to prevent such casualties and loss of life."
  • Repressive forces affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are ordered to "mercilessly confront" protesters, everywhere including on over 100 university campuses across Iran.
  • In particular, the professors ask that the US "halt any and all negotiations with the Iranian regime, and prevent any sanctions relief," until "all violators of human rights in Iran are held accountable."
  • The signatories further ask President Biden to "recognize the universally accepted right of the Iranian people to self-defense as they seek to attain sovereignty and self-determination."

Environmental Factors Predict Risk of Death

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Friday, June 24, 2022
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Using wood- or kerosene-burning stoves, not properly ventilated through a chimney, to cook food or heat the home also increasd overall risk of death (by 23% and 9%) and cardiovascular death risk (by 36% and 19%).

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  • Using wood- or kerosene-burning stoves, not properly ventilated through a chimney, to cook food or heat the home also increasd overall risk of death (by 23% and 9%) and cardiovascular death risk (by 36% and 19%).
  • Living far from specialty medical clinics and near busy roads also increased risk of death.
  • Traditional research on environmental risk factors, the researchers note, has favored urban populations in high-income countries with much greater access to modern health care services.
  • They then created a predictive model on overall death risk and death risk from cardiovascular disease.

New Noninvasive Tests for Colon and Prostate Cancer Presented at the 2021 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting

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Tuesday, September 28, 2021
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ATLANTA, Sept. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Two research teams have developed new noninvasive tests that use either blood or saliva samples to diagnose cases of colorectal cancer or prostate cancer, respectively.

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  • ATLANTA, Sept. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Two research teams have developed new noninvasive tests that use either blood or saliva samples to diagnose cases of colorectal cancer or prostate cancer, respectively.
  • Presented today at the 2021 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo, these tests could facilitate screening efforts for colorectal cancer and allow clinicians to better distinguish early-stage prostate cancer from more benign prostate conditions.
  • Another challenge in cancer care is the diagnosis of prostate cancer, one of the most common cancers in men.
  • Clinicians currently use invasive biopsies or tests for prostate-specific antigen levels to diagnose prostate cancer in the clinic.