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ESSEX COUNTY, NJ John Mirrione knew it was a longshot that he'd win a seat in Congress.

After all, the political neophyte was running against incumbent U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr., a Democratic Party stalwart in the 10th District who ended up with 241,522 votes almost six times that of the Republican nominee, Jennifer Zinone, who had 40,298.

Payne also soundly defeated independent candidates Akil Khalfani and Khaliah Fitchette, who garnered 3,537 and 3,480 votes, respectively.

When the certified results were finally in, Mirrione, the Libertarian Party nominee, stood at 1,172 votes. And at first glance, it might seem like a discouraging result for the karate expert, small business owner and U.S. Air Force veteran. But each of those ballots represents something bigger than a single campaign, he says: empowerment.

"I feel that now more than ever people were more open to a third-party viewpoint," Mirrione recently told Patch after being asked to reflect on the 2020 election.

"With the growing disparity of the democratic and republication parties, people were asking way more questions with deep overall concern of our government and its policies," Mirrione said. "This all mixed in with a media war just added to the ongoing confusion."

There's an overwhelming temptation to give in to conformity when you turn in your ballot, he said. But having the guts to vote for the candidate you think is the best choice regardless of their odds can change the status quo.

"People feel that they are forced to vote for a party line and have no control of the candidate selection," Mirrione said. "By going the third-party route, people felt more empowered to have an opportunity having more of a voice that counts in government leadership and policy."

"As a first-time candidate for Congress as a Libertarian, I felt proud that the majority of those who voted for me were a vote I earned, instead of it being a vote for a party line," Mirrione said.

When he launched his campaign, Mirrione said that no matter how the grand finale turned out, simply making the ballot was a decisive victory because it gave him a platform to spread the word about his anti-bullying work, which will continue after the election.

Drawing on his own past of being picked on while growing up in Brooklyn and Long Island, Mirrione embarked on a 17-city crusade in 2010. Digging into his own pocket for food and gas, he visited schools and YMCAs across the nation, speaking to kids about "being self-empowered, believing in themselves and knowing that anything is possible."

Soon, Mirrione found himself chatting with the likes of Deepak Chopra about his anti-bullying efforts and regimen of positive thinking.

In 2015, Mirrione formed the Harmony Power Foundation, an organization that is dedicated to "standing up to bullying and standing for human equality." Mirrione eventually scored a huge victory when the Elizabeth Public School District decided to incorporate his Harmony Power Awards program into its anti-bullying curriculum at no additional cost to the district.

Currently, Mirrione is calling for the creation of a "national anti-bullying liaison" in Washington D.C. in order to help people of all ages overcome emotional, mental and physical abuse from bullying.

"In the midst of this current political transition, we have a unique opportunity in front of us as a country," Mirrione said. "We can reaffirm our commitment to our children to raise them in a world where they don't need to be afraid where they can go about their life and become the best person they can be."

"By doing so, we might actually see there is more that unites us rather than divides us," he added.

The 10th District includes the following municipalities: Bloomfield, East Orange, Glen Ridge, Irvington, Maplewood, Montclair, Newark, Orange, South Orange, West Orange, Bayonne, Jersey City, Hillside, Linden, Rahway, Roselle, Roselle Park and Union Township.

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It's tempting to wonder if history is made by stupid people as much as by clever people. The reputation of former adviser to Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings, was enhanced by a television drama which presented him as a deep thinker and a deft communicator, two gifts that don't always go together.

ot that there weren't other voices ready to explain how bumping yourself out of the single market was effectively imposing sanctions on yourself, the sort of treatment we usually reserve for rogue states.

One of the qualities of a truly great leader must surely be the ability to hold fast against all derision when you are sure you are right. It is also the mark of a fanatic.

We only get to find out which term applies when the story is over and history has passed its judgment.

Fortunately, there are tests we can apply to political figures while they are still alive. Arlene Foster agitated for Brexit without foreseeing the danger of a weakening of the Union. It's hard to see how posterity will vindicate that.

Maybe foreign capital will now pour into Northern Ireland and we'll all be so rich in 10 years' time that we'll be called the Orange Tiger.

We got a nice insight into the workings of the mind of one of our conviction politicians on Any Questions on Radio 4 last week. Sammy Wilson came out as seriously sceptical of the efforts to curtail the Covid-19 virus.

He said the Government and advisers had succumbed to "Project Fear". This is a phrase that was coined to dismiss the warnings about how bad Brexit could be. Sammy applied it to the reaction to the virus. Now it's the handy phrase for mocking any doubts about any policy.

Sammy scoffed at the "deplorable way" in which old people have been left "cowering in their homes", because of measures to control a pandemic which has affected very few of us.

He didn't exactly say, "Give me liberty or give me death", but he did say that we are being kept in a state of perpetual fear to prepare us to accept curtailments on our liberty, as if he thinks the curtailment of liberty is the core objective.

His solution would have been to "protect the vulnerable and let others get on with their lives". He didn't say how that could be done without curtailing the liberties of older people. (It can't.)

Sammy is 67 years old. He is one of the vulnerable himself. I'm a bit worried about how red his cheeks are. He is a portly man.

The implications of what he says are that he himself should be removed from society, out of reach of a virus that could kill him, and that people who are less likely to die should be free to blithely infect themselves and each other.

So, on the one hand, he is saying that old people are cowering in their homes and, on the other, that that's where they would be anyway if he was in charge.

He is demanding freedom from curtailments and then endorsing curtailments.

Sammy rants a lot and yet one of his repeat themes is that we are all getting over-exercised about something or other. Like the chances of a united Ireland.

That question was a prompt for further self-contradiction. He said that the Government handling of the virus has demonstrated the merits of being part of the United Kingdom, a bigger and richer country.

I should have been on that programme. Somebody should have been there to point out that the Irish Republic's infection levels are proportionately about a quarter of those in Northern Ireland.

And how come these measures, which he dismissed minutes earlier as "deplorable", are now evidence of the merits of the Union?

Sammy builds up arguments on different issues and doesn't check whether they contradict each other. Then he did it again.

There was a question about whether electric cars will ever be affordable. Sammy said the Government's Green plan was "Stalinist".

This from the man who wanted the vulnerable to be sectioned off from the rest of society. He said he drives a diesel van and that people should have the option of driving whatever car they think they need.

So, one minute he is the social engineer who will lock up the vulnerable and the next he is a free market libertarian who would let anyone drive whatever they liked, regardless of the impact on the environment. He's a libertarian when it suits him.

If the threat is a virus, then the response should be targeted and thorough.

And if it is climate change, then everyone should do as they please.

We should have more of our local politicians on Any Questions in the hope that they will unpack their thinking, or lack of it, as candidly as Sammy did.

In the style of the programme, there is often a light question at the end. This was the week in which Barbara Windsor died. One of the clips played over and over again in the news reports showed her as the landlady in EastEnders, ordering someone out of her pub.

So, who would Sammy order out of his pub? The Chief Medical Officer. Sammy didn't remember his name. That's how much attention he has been paying to him.

The case against Professor Chris Whitty (write it on your cuff, Sammy) is that he ordered the pubs closed without having gathered sufficient evidence of the extent to which Covid-19 might be spread in them.

Some things have to be taken on faith and it seems to me that one of the easier ones to accept is that drunk people mingling in a bar and bumping against each other and shouting and blathering and squaring up to each other are more likely to spread infection than people sitting down to a meal, well spaced from each other.

You get the feeling that Sammy, when we were hit with a pandemic, would have spent a year gathering data on how it spread before taking measures against it.

I hope Sammy has a happy and restful retirement and that it starts soon. In fact, I hope the same for a lot of our politicians.

But one thing we have learnt in this strange year is that daft as some of our politicians are, they are not exceptional. There are others as daft everywhere.

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EASTON Lori Roman does not hold back in her assessments of governments ramping up their enforcements of COVID-19 orders on small businesses and churches.

That includes tip lines set up by Gov. Larry Hogan as well as some local health departments and police departments encouraging residents to report neighbors and businesses who are not complying with coronavirus orders related to masks, social distancing or rules on capacities and gatherings.

We see a lot of state and county governments actively encouraging residents to snitch and each other, said Roman, who is president of the conservative American Constitutional Rights Union.

That is Orwellian, said Roman.

The conservative group started helping a Maryland church this month after it was issued an Order of Immediate Compliance by a local health department after receiving a complaint about whether social distancing and COVID mask rules.

The Community Methodist Church in Pasadena was issued the warning by the Anne Arundel County Health Department after receiving a complaint about whether face coverings were being worn during services and there was handshaking, high-fives and fist bumps by the congregation.

The Anne Arundel Health Department told The Star Democrat earlier this month that the church was not fined or sanctioned and that the complaint was closed after a follow-up visit by a health inspector.

Still, Roman does not like the idea of county health inspectors or police coming to churches to enforce COVID-19 orders.

Churches have very special protections in the Constitution and worship should not be infringed upon, she said in an interview with The Star Democrat.

The Florida-based conservative libertarian group is ramping up its advocacy for churches and small businesses in Maryland, including on the Eastern Shore, Roman said.

She also worries about local health departments in Maryland and other states presuming churches, restaurants and small businesses are guilty of violating COVID orders simply because they received a complaint.

Thats un-American, she said.

In response to rising reported COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations after the November election, Hogan pressed for more enforcement of the states pandemic orders requiring masks be worn indoors in public places as well as outdoors.

The governor and public health officials say the COVID orders and enforcement will help curb the spread of the virus.

Maryland has reported 5,152 deaths attributed to the coronavirus this year. There are currently 1,702 patients hospitalized for COVID statewide, according to Maryland Department of Health figures on Thursday, Dec. 17.

Roman said the COVID tip lines create a dangerous precedent for civil and religious liberties. What Orwellian world have we come to where a government official shows up at a church because a snitch said two church members shook hands, she said.

The governor also dispatched the Maryland State Police and pressed local police to do compliance checks to see if restaurants, bars and other businesses were abiding by coronavirus orders.

A COVID tip line was also established by the state police.

Top state health officials including Acting Deputy Secretary for Public Health Services Dr. Jinlene Chan and senior state medical advisor Dr. David Marcozzi have said masks and social distancing will still be required into next year even as they urge residents to get new COVID vaccines.

That is because there will be residents who will not want to get vaccinated.

There has been increasing resistance to state and local orders across the country restricting church capacities and shutting down restaurant dining while other types of businesses remain open and other types of gatherings such as progressive political protests have not been restricted or chastised.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 against an order from New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo that restricted religious services but not some other businesses.

Roman also points to Maryland and other states releasing some prison inmates early to protect them from COVID while local health departments are warning churches about social distancing.

Its an upside down world, she said.

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Depression is the leading cause of disability in the United States among people ages 15 to 44. While there are many effective treatments for depression, first-line approaches such as antidepressants and psychotherapy do not work for everyone. In fact, approximately two-thirds of people with depression dont get adequate relief from the first antidepressant they try. After two months of treatment, at least some symptoms will remain for these individuals, and each subsequent medication tried is actually less likely to help than the one prior.

What can people with depression do when they do not respond to first-line treatments? For several decades, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT or shock therapy) was the gold standard for treatment-resistant depression. In fact, ECT is still considered to be the most potent and effective treatment for this condition, and it continues to be used regularly across the country. For many people with depression, however, ECT can be too difficult to tolerate due to side effects on memory and cognition. For those individuals and the many others who have had an inadequate response to medications and therapy alone, there is a newer treatment option called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).

Transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, is a noninvasive form of brain stimulation. TMS devices operate completely outside of the body and affect central nervous system activity by applying powerful magnetic fields to specific areas of the brain that we know are involved in depression. TMS doesnt require anesthesia and it is generally exceptionally well tolerated as compared to the side effects often seen with medications and ECT. The most common side effect is headache during or after treatment. A rare but serious side effect is seizures, and TMS may not be appropriate for people at high risk such as those with epilepsy, a history of head injury, or other serious neurologic issues.

Approximately 50% to 60% of people with depression who have tried and failed to receive benefit from medications experience a clinically meaningful response with TMS. About one-third of these individuals experience a full remission, meaning that their symptoms go away completely. It is important to acknowledge that these results, while encouraging, are not permanent. Like most other treatments for mood disorders, there is a high recurrence rate. However, most TMS patients feel better for many months after treatment stops, with the average length of response being a little more than a year. Some will opt to come back for subsequent rounds of treatment. For individuals who do not respond to TMS, ECT may still be effective and is often worth considering.

TMS therapy is an intensive treatment option requiring sessions that occur five days a week for several weeks. Each session may last anywhere from 20 to 50 minutes, depending on the device and clinical protocol being used. When patients arrive, they may briefly check in with a technician or doctor and then begin the stimulation process. The technician will determine the ideal stimulation intensity and anatomical target by taking advantage of a landmark in the brain called the motor cortex. By first targeting this part of the brain, the team can determine where best to locate the stimulation coil as it relates to that individuals brain and how intensely it must fire in order to achieve adequate stimulation. Calculations are then applied to translate this data toward finding the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, the brain target with the greatest evidence of clinical effectiveness and an area known to be involved in depression. Though one session may be enough to change the brains level of excitability, relief isnt usually noticeable until the third, fourth, fifth, or even sixth week of treatment.

TMS is being studied extensively across disorders and even disciplines with the hope that it will evolve into new treatments for neurological disorders, pain management, and physical rehabilitation in addition to psychiatry. There are currently large clinical trials looking at the effectiveness of TMS in conditions such as pediatric depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, smoking cessation, and post-traumatic stress disorder. While promising avenues for research, TMS for these conditions is not yet approved and would be considered off-label.

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Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain to improve symptoms of depression. TMS is typically used when other depression treatments haven't been effective.

This treatment for depression involves delivering repetitive magnetic pulses, so it's called repetitive TMS or rTMS.

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In transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), an electromagnetic coil placed against the scalp creates a magnetic field that stimulates certain areas of the brain.

During an rTMS session, an electromagnetic coil is placed against your scalp near your forehead. The electromagnet painlessly delivers a magnetic pulse that stimulates nerve cells in the region of your brain involved in mood control and depression. It's thought to activate regions of the brain that have decreased activity in depression.

Though the biology of why rTMS works isn't completely understood, the stimulation appears to impact how the brain is working, which in turn seems to ease depression symptoms and improve mood.

There are different ways to perform the procedure, and techniques may change as experts learn more about the most effective ways to perform treatments.

Depression is a treatable condition, but for some people, standard treatments aren't effective. Repetitive TMS is typically used when standard treatments such as medications and talk therapy (psychotherapy) don't work.

Repetitive TMS is a noninvasive form of brain stimulation used for depression. Unlike vagus nerve stimulation or deep brain stimulation, rTMS does not require surgery or implantation of electrodes. And, unlike electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), rTMS doesn't cause seizures or require sedation with anesthesia.

Generally, rTMS is considered safe and well-tolerated. However, it can cause some side effects.

Side effects are generally mild to moderate and improve shortly after an individual session and decrease over time with additional sessions. They may include:

Your doctor can adjust the level of stimulation to reduce symptoms or may recommend that you take an over-the-counter pain medication before the procedure.

Serious side effects are rare. They may include:

More study is needed to determine whether rTMS may have any long-term side effects.

Before having rTMS, you may need a:

These evaluations help make sure that rTMS is safe and a good option for you.

Tell your doctor or mental health provider if:

Repetitive TMS isn't invasive, doesn't require anesthesia and can be performed on an outpatient basis. You don't need to arrange for someone to drive you home after treatment unless, for the first treatment, you prefer a driver until you get a sense of how you'll feel afterward.

Before considering treatment, check with your health insurance company to see whether rTMS is covered. Your policy may not cover it.

Repetitive TMS is usually done in a doctor's office or clinic. It requires a series of treatment sessions to be effective. Generally, sessions are carried out daily, five times a week for four to six weeks.

Before treatment begins, your doctor will need to identify the best place to put the magnets on your head and the best dose of magnetic energy for you. Your first appointment typically lasts about 60 minutes.

Most likely, during your first appointment:

Once the coil placement and dose are identified, you're ready to begin. Here's what to expect during each treatment:

You can return to your normal daily activities after your treatment. Typically, between treatments, you can expect to work and drive.

If rTMS works for you, your depression symptoms may improve or go away completely. Symptom relief may take a few weeks of treatment.

The effectiveness of rTMS may improve as researchers learn more about techniques, the number of stimulations required and the best sites on the brain to stimulate.

After completion of an rTMS treatment series, standard care for depression such as medication and psychotherapy may be recommended as ongoing treatment.

It's not yet known if maintenance rTMS sessions will benefit your depression. This involves continuing treatment when you are symptom-free with the hope that it will prevent the return of symptoms.

However, if your depression improves with rTMS, and then later you have another episode of symptoms, your rTMS treatment can be repeated. This is called re-induction. Some insurance companies will cover re-induction.

If your symptoms improve with rTMS, discuss ongoing or maintenance treatment options for your depression with your doctor.

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Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive form of brain stimulation in which a changing magnetic field is used to cause electric current at a specific area of the brain through electromagnetic induction. An electric pulse generator, or stimulator, is connected to a magnetic coil, which in turn is connected to the scalp. The stimulator generates a changing electric current within the coil which induces a magnetic field; this field then causes a second inductance of inverted electric charge within the brain itself.[1]:3[2]

TMS has shown diagnostic and therapeutic potential in the central nervous system with a wide variety of disease states in neurology and mental health, with research still evolving.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Adverse effects of TMS are rare, and include fainting and seizure.[11] Other potential issues include discomfort, pain, hypomania, cognitive change, hearing loss, and inadvertent current induction in implanted devices such as pacemakers or defibrillators.[11]

TMS is non-invasive, and does not require surgery or electrode implantation. Its use can be divided into diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Effects vary based on frequency and intensity of the magnetic pulses as well as the length of the train, which affects the total number of pulses given.[citation needed] TMS treatments are now approved by the FDA in the USA and by NICE in the UK for the treatment of depression and are predominantly provided by private clinics.

TMS can be used clinically to measure activity and function of specific brain circuits in humans, most commonly with single or paired magnetic pulses.[3] The most widely accepted use is in measuring the connection between the primary motor cortex of the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system to evaluate damage related to past or progressive neurologic insult.[3][13][14][15]

Repetitive high frequency TMS (rTMS) has shown diagnostic and therapeutic potential with the central nervous system in a variety of disease states, particularly in the fields of neurology and mental health.[3][4][5][7][8][9][10]

Although TMS is generally regarded as safe, risks are increased for therapeutic rTMS compared to single or paired diagnostic TMS.[16] Adverse effects generally increase with higher frequency stimulation.[11]

The greatest immediate risk from TMS is fainting, though this is uncommon. Seizures have been reported, but are rare.[11][17][18] Other adverse effects include short term discomfort, pain, brief episodes of hypomania, cognitive change, hearing loss, impaired working memory, and the induction of electrical currents in implanted devices such as cardiac pacemakers.[11]

During the procedure, a magnetic coil is positioned at the head of the person receiving the treatment using anatomical landmarks on the skull, in particular the inion and nasion.[12] The coil is then connected to a pulse generator, or stimulator, that delivers electric current to the coil.[2]

TMS uses electromagnetic induction to generate an electric current across the scalp and skull.[19][20] A plastic-enclosed coil of wire is held next to the skull and when activated, produces a magnetic field oriented orthogonal to the plane of the coil. The magnetic field can then be directed to induce an inverted electric current in the brain that activates nearby nerve cells in a manner similar to a current applied superficially at the cortical surface.[21]

The magnetic field is about the same strength as an MRI, and the pulse generally reaches no more than 5 centimeters into the brain, unless using a modified coil and technique for deeper stimulation.[20]

From the BiotSavart law,

it has been shown that a current through a wire generates a magnetic field around that wire. Transcranial magnetic stimulation is achieved by quickly discharging current from a large capacitor into a coil to produce pulsed magnetic fields between 2 and 3 Tesla in strength.[22] Directing the magnetic field pulse at a targeted area in the brain causes a localized electrical current which can then either depolarize or hyperpolarize neurons at that site. The magnetic flux generated by the current causes its own electric field, as explained by the Maxwell-Faraday equation,

This electric field causes a change in transmembrane currents resulting in depolarization or hyperpolarization of neurons, causing them to be more or less excitable, respectively.[22]

Deep TMS can reach up to 6cm into the brain to stimulate deeper layers of the motor cortex, such as that which controls leg motion. The path of this current can be difficult to model because the brain is irregularly shaped with variable internal density and water content, leading to a nonuniform magnetic field strength and conduction throughout its tissues.[23]

The effects of TMS can be divided based on frequency, duration and intensity (amplitude) of stimulation:[24]

Most devices use a coil shaped like a figure-eight to deliver a shallow magnetic field that affects more superficial neurons in the brain.[28] Differences in magnetic coil design should be considered when comparing results, with important elements including the type of material, geometry and specific characteristics of the associated magnetic pulse.

The core material may be either a magnetically inert substrate ('air core'), or a solid, ferromagnetically active material ('solid core'). Solid cores result in more efficient transfer of electrical energy to a magnetic field and reduce energy loss to heat, and so can be operated with the higher volume of therapy protocols without interruption due to overheating. Varying the geometric shape of the coil itself can cause variations in focality, shape, and depth of penetration. Differences in coil material and its power supply also affect magnetic pulse width and duration.[29]

A number of different types of coils exist, each of which produce different magnetic fields. The round coil is the original used in TMS. Later, the figure-eight (butterfly) coil was developed to provide a more focal pattern of activation in the brain, and the four-leaf coil for focal stimulation of peripheral nerves. The double-cone coil conforms more to the shape of the head.[30] The Hesed (H-core), circular crown and double cone coils allow more widespread activation and a deeper magnetic penetration. They are supposed to impact deeper areas in the motor cortex and cerebellum controlling the legs and pelvic floor, for example, though the increased depth comes at the cost of a less focused magnetic pulse.[11]

Luigi Galvani (1737-1798) undertook research on the effects of electricity on the body in the late-eighteenth century and laid the foundations for the field of electrophysiology.[31] In the 1830s Michael Faraday (1791-1867) discovered that an electrical current had a corresponding magnetic field, and that changing one could induce its counterpart.[32]

Work to directly stimulate the human brain with electricity started in the late 1800s, and by the 1930s the Italian physicians Cerletti and Bini had developed electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).[31] ECT became widely used to treat mental illness, and ultimately overused, as it began to be seen as a panacea. This led to a backlash in the 1970s.[31]

In 1980 Merton and Morton successfully used transcranial electrical stimulation (TES) to stimulate the motor cortex. However, this process was very uncomfortable, and subsequently Anthony T. Barker began to search for an alternative to TES.[33] He began exploring the use of magnetic fields to alter electrical signaling within the brain, and the first stable TMS devices were developed in 1985.[31][32] They were originally intended[by whom?] as diagnostic and research devices, with evaluation of their therapeutic potential being a later development.[31][32] The United States' FDA first approved TMS devices in October 2008.[31]

TMS has shown potential with neurologic conditions such as Alzheimer's disease,[4] amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,[4][34] persistent vegetative states,[4] epilepsy,[4][35] stroke related disability,[4][11][14][15][36][37] tinnitus,[4][38] multiple sclerosis,[4] schizophrenia,[4][10] and traumatic brain injury.[39]

With Parkinson's disease, early results suggest that low frequency stimulation may have an effect on medication associated dyskinesia, and that high frequency stimulation improves motor function.[40] The most effective treatment protocols appear to involve high frequency stimulation of the motor cortex, particularly on the dominant side,[41] but with more variable results for treatment of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.[42] It is less effective than electroconvulsive therapy for motor symptoms, though both appear to have utility.[43][44][45] Cerebellar stimulation has also shown potential for the treatment of levodopa associated dyskinesia.[46]

In psychiatry, it has shown potential with anxiety disorders, including panic disorder[47] and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).[4] The most promising areas to target for OCD appear to be the orbitofrontal cortex and the supplementary motor area.[48] Older protocols that targeted the prefrontal dorsal cortex were less successful.[49] It has also been studied with autism,[50] substance abuse,[4] addiction,[4][51] and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).[4] For treatment-resistant major depressive disorder, high-frequency (HF) rTMS of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) appears effective and low-frequency (LF) rTMS of the right DLPFC has probable efficacy.[4][5][7][8][9]

TMS can also be used to map functional connectivity between the cerebellum and other areas of the brain.[52]

Mimicking the physical discomfort of rTMS with placebo to discern its true effect is a challenging issue in research.[4][11][53][54] It is difficult to establish a convincing placebo for TMS during controlled trials in conscious individuals due to the neck pain, headache and twitching in the scalp or upper face associated with the intervention.[4][11] In addition, placebo manipulations can affect brain sugar metabolism and MEPs, which may confound results.[55] This problem is exacerbated when using subjective measures of improvement.[11] Placebo responses in trials of rTMS in major depression are negatively associated with refractoriness to treatment.[56]

A 2011 review found that most studies did not report unblinding. In the minority that did, participants in real and sham rTMS groups were not significantly different in their ability to correctly guess their therapy, though there was a trend for participants in the real group to more often guess correctly.[57]

TMS research in animal studies is limited due to its early FDA approval for treatment-resistant depression, limiting development of animal specific magnetic coils.[58]

Nexstim obtained 510(k) FDA clearance for the assessment of the primary motor cortex for pre-procedural planning in December 2009[59] and for neurosurgical planning in June 2011.[60]

In 2008, the US Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of rTMS as a treatment for depression that has not improved with other measures.[61][62] A number of deep TMS have received FDA 510k clearance to market for use in adults with treatment resistant major depressive disorders.[63][64][65][66][67] The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists has endorsed rTMS for treatment resistant major depressive disorder (MDD).[68]

The use of single-pulse TMS was approved by the FDA for treatment of migraines in December 2013.[69] It is approved as a Class II medical device under the "de novo pathway".[70][71]

In the European Economic Area, various versions of Deep TMS H-coils have CE marking for Alzheimer's disease,[72] autism,[72] bipolar disorder,[73] epilepsy [74] chronic pain[73] major depressive disorder[73] Parkinson's disease,[41][75] posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD),[73] schizophrenia (negative symptoms)[73] and to aid smoking cessation.[72] One review found tentative benefit for cognitive enhancement in healthy people.[76]

In August 2018, the US Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of TMS in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).[77]

In 2013, several commercial health insurance plans in the United States, including Anthem, Health Net, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska and of Rhode Island, covered TMS for the treatment of depression for the first time.[78][79][80][81] In contrast, UnitedHealthcare issued a medical policy for TMS in 2013 that stated there is insufficient evidence that the procedure is beneficial for health outcomes in patients with depression. UnitedHealthcare noted that methodological concerns raised about the scientific evidence studying TMS for depression include small sample size, lack of a validated sham comparison in randomized controlled studies, and variable uses of outcome measures.[82] Other commercial insurance plans whose 2013 medical coverage policies stated that the role of TMS in the treatment of depression and other disorders had not been clearly established or remained investigational included Aetna, Cigna and Regence.[83][84][85]

Policies for Medicare coverage vary among local jurisdictions within the Medicare system,[86] and Medicare coverage for TMS has varied among jurisdictions and with time. For example:

The United Kingdom's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) issues guidance to the National Health Service (NHS) in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. NICE guidance does not cover whether or not the NHS should fund a procedure. Local NHS bodies (primary care trusts and hospital trusts) make decisions about funding after considering the clinical effectiveness of the procedure and whether the procedure represents value for money for the NHS.[94]

NICE evaluated TMS for severe depression (IPG 242) in 2007, and subsequently considered TMS for reassessment in January 2011 but did not change its evaluation.[95] The Institute found that TMS is safe, but there is insufficient evidence for its efficacy.[95]

In January 2014, NICE reported the results of an evaluation of TMS for treating and preventing migraine (IPG 477). NICE found that short-term TMS is safe but there is insufficient evidence to evaluate safety for long-term and frequent uses. It found that evidence on the efficacy of TMS for the treatment of migraine is limited in quantity, that evidence for the prevention of migraine is limited in both quality and quantity.[96]

Subsequently, in 2015, NICE approved the use of TMS for the treatment of depression in the UK and IPG542 replaced IPG242.[97] NICE said "The evidence on repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression shows no major safety concerns. The evidence on its efficacy in the short-term is adequate, although the clinical response is variable. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression may be used with normal arrangements for clinical governance and audit."

A single TMS session for depressive disorders averages US$350. A full course of treatment could cost between US$6,000 and US$12,000, depending on the number of treatments.[98][26]

Manufacturers of the devices include Brainsway, Deymed, MagVenture, Mag&More, Magstim, Nexstim, Neuronetics, Neurosoft.[citation needed] Current UK providers include a few NHS Trusts and a private operator, Smart TMS. In Cyprus FDA approved treatments for depression and OCD are provided by Cyprus rTMS [99].Also the Cyprus Technological University uses rTMS in research [100]

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The "TMS Therapy Global Market Insights 2020, Analysis and Forecast to 2025, by Manufacturers, Regions, Technology, Application" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

This report describes the global market size of TMS Therapy from 2015 to 2019 and its CAGR from 2015 to 2019, and also forecasts its market size to the end of 2025 and its CAGR from 2020 to 2025.

For the geography segment, regional supply, demand, major players, price is presented from 2015 to 2025.

The key countries for each region are also included such as the United States, China, Japan, India, Korea, ASEAN, Germany, France, UK, Italy, Spain, CIS, and Brazil etc.

For the competitor segment, the report includes global key players of TMS Therapy as well as some small players.

Companies Covered:

Brainsway

Magstim

MagVenture

CloudTMS

Nexstim

Neuronetics

The information for each competitor includes:

Company Profile

Main Business Information

SWOT Analysis

Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin

Market Share

Applications Segment:

Key Topics Covered:

Chapter 1 Executive Summary

Chapter 2 Abbreviation and Acronyms

Chapter 3 Preface

3.1 Research Scope

3.2 Research Sources

3.2.1 Data Sources

3.2.2 Assumptions

3.3 Research Method

Chapter 4 Market Landscape

4.1 Market Overview

4.2 Classification/Types

4.3 Application/End-users

Chapter 5 Market Trend Analysis

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Drivers

5.3 Restraints

5.4 Opportunities

5.5 Threats

Chapter 6 Industry Chain Analysis

6.1 Upstream/Suppliers Analysis

6.2 Tms Therapy Analysis

6.2.1 Technology Analysis

6.2.2 Cost Analysis

6.2.3 Market Channel Analysis

6.3 Downstream Buyers/End-users

Chapter 7 Latest Market Dynamics

7.1 Latest News

7.2 Merger and Acquisition

7.3 Planned/Future Project

7.4 Policy Dynamics

Chapter 8 Trading Analysis

8.1 Export of Tms Therapy by Region

8.2 Import of Tms Therapy by Region

8.3 Balance of Trade

Chapter 9 Historical and Forecast Tms Therapy Market in North America (2015-2025)

9.1 Tms Therapy Market Size

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9.2 Tms Therapy Demand by End Use

9.3 Competition by Players/Suppliers

9.4 Type Segmentation and Price

9.5 Key Countries Analysis

9.5.1 US

9.5.2 Canada

9.5.3 Mexico

Chapter 10 Historical and Forecast Tms Therapy Market in South America (2015-2025)

10.1 Tms Therapy Market Size

10.2 Tms Therapy Demand by End Use

10.3 Competition by Players/Suppliers

10.4 Type Segmentation and Price

10.5 Key Countries Analysis

10.5.1 Brazil

10.5.2 Argentina

10.5.3 Chile

10.5.4 Peru

Chapter 11 Historical and Forecast Tms Therapy Market in Asia & Pacific (2015-2025)

11.1 Tms Therapy Market Size

11.2 Tms Therapy Demand by End Use

11.3 Competition by Players/Suppliers

11.4 Type Segmentation and Price

11.5 Key Countries Analysis

11.5.1 China

11.5.2 India

11.5.3 Japan

11.5.4 South Korea

11.5.5 ASEAN

11.5.6 Australia

Chapter 12 Historical and Forecast Tms Therapy Market in Europe (2015-2025)

12.1 Tms Therapy Market Size

12.2 Tms Therapy Demand by End Use

12.3 Competition by Players/Suppliers

12.4 Type Segmentation and Price

12.5 Key Countries Analysis

12.5.1 Germany

12.5.2 France

12.5.3 UK

12.5.4 Italy

12.5.5 Spain

12.5.6 Belgium

12.5.7 Netherlands

12.5.8 Austria

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Dublin, Dec. 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "TMS Therapy Global Market Insights 2020, Analysis and Forecast to 2025, by Manufacturers, Regions, Technology, Application" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

This report describes the global market size of TMS Therapy from 2015 to 2019 and its CAGR from 2015 to 2019, and also forecasts its market size to the end of 2025 and its CAGR from 2020 to 2025.

For the geography segment, regional supply, demand, major players, price is presented from 2015 to 2025.

This report covers the following regions:

North America

South America

Asia & Pacific

Europe

MEA

The key countries for each region are also included such as the United States, China, Japan, India, Korea, ASEAN, Germany, France, UK, Italy, Spain, CIS, and Brazil etc.

For the competitor segment, the report includes global key players of TMS Therapy as well as some small players.

The information for each competitor includes:

Company Profile

Main Business Information

SWOT Analysis

Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin

Market Share

Applications Segment:

Key Topics Covered:

Chapter 1 Executive Summary

Chapter 2 Abbreviation and Acronyms

Chapter 3 Preface3.1 Research Scope3.2 Research Sources3.2.1 Data Sources3.2.2 Assumptions3.3 Research Method

Chapter 4 Market Landscape4.1 Market Overview4.2 Classification/Types4.3 Application/End-users

Chapter 5 Market Trend Analysis5.1 Introduction5.2 Drivers5.3 Restraints5.4 Opportunities5.5 Threats

Chapter 6 Industry Chain Analysis6.1 Upstream/Suppliers Analysis6.2 Tms Therapy Analysis6.2.1 Technology Analysis6.2.2 Cost Analysis6.2.3 Market Channel Analysis6.3 Downstream Buyers/End-users

Chapter 7 Latest Market Dynamics7.1 Latest News7.2 Merger and Acquisition7.3 Planned/Future Project7.4 Policy Dynamics

Chapter 8 Trading Analysis8.1 Export of Tms Therapy by Region8.2 Import of Tms Therapy by Region8.3 Balance of Trade

Chapter 9 Historical and Forecast Tms Therapy Market in North America (2015-2025)9.1 Tms Therapy Market Size9.2 Tms Therapy Demand by End Use9.3 Competition by Players/Suppliers9.4 Type Segmentation and Price9.5 Key Countries Analysis9.5.1 US9.5.2 Canada9.5.3 Mexico

Chapter 10 Historical and Forecast Tms Therapy Market in South America (2015-2025)10.1 Tms Therapy Market Size10.2 Tms Therapy Demand by End Use10.3 Competition by Players/Suppliers10.4 Type Segmentation and Price10.5 Key Countries Analysis10.5.1 Brazil10.5.2 Argentina10.5.3 Chile10.5.4 Peru

Chapter 11 Historical and Forecast Tms Therapy Market in Asia & Pacific (2015-2025)11.1 Tms Therapy Market Size11.2 Tms Therapy Demand by End Use11.3 Competition by Players/Suppliers11.4 Type Segmentation and Price11.5 Key Countries Analysis11.5.1 China11.5.2 India11.5.3 Japan11.5.4 South Korea11.5.5 ASEAN11.5.6 Australia

Chapter 12 Historical and Forecast Tms Therapy Market in Europe (2015-2025)12.1 Tms Therapy Market Size12.2 Tms Therapy Demand by End Use12.3 Competition by Players/Suppliers12.4 Type Segmentation and Price12.5 Key Countries Analysis12.5.1 Germany12.5.2 France12.5.3 UK12.5.4 Italy12.5.5 Spain12.5.6 Belgium12.5.7 Netherlands12.5.8 Austria12.5.9 Poland12.5.10 Russia

Chapter 13 Historical and Forecast Tms Therapy Market in MEA (2015-2025)13.1 Tms Therapy Market Size13.2 Tms Therapy Demand by End Use13.3 Competition by Players/Suppliers13.4 Type Segmentation and Price13.5 Key Countries Analysis13.5.1 Egypt13.5.2 Israel13.5.3 South Africa13.5.4 GCC13.5.5 Turkey

Chapter 14 Summary for Global Tms Therapy Market (2015-2020)14.1 Tms Therapy Market Size14.2 Tms Therapy Demand by End Use14.3 Competition by Players/Suppliers14.4 Type Segmentation and Price

Chapter 15 Global Tms Therapy Market Forecast (2020-2025)15.1 Tms Therapy Market Size Forecast15.2 Tms Therapy Demand Forecast15.3 Competition by Players/Suppliers15.4 Type Segmentation and Price Forecast

Chapter 16 Analysis of Global Key Vendors16.1 Brainsway16.1.1 Company Profile16.1.2 Main Business and TMS Therapy Information16.1.3 SWOT Analysis of Brainsway16.1.4 Brainsway TMS Therapy Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2015-2020)16.2 Magstim16.3 MagVenture16.4 CloudTMS16.5 Nexstim16.6 Neuronetics

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What The Heck Is TMS TherapyAnd Is It A Legit Treatment For Depression? – Scary Mommy

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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) therapy sounds intimidating. The name alone is a mouthful and the visual it createsskulls and magnetsis potentially alarming. But in reality, TMS therapy is neither intimidating nor alarming. Its a treatment for treatment-resistant depression that has been FDA approved since 2013. It might sound woo-woo, but theres real science behind it and real people who have benefited from it.

TMS therapy is a noninvasive form of brain stimulation used when frontline treatments, including antidepressants and psychotherapy, prove ineffective for a patient. The treatment is delivered by a device that generates highly concentrated, magnetic fields which are rapidly switched on and off.

An electromagnetic coil is placed over the area of the brain that we know is involved in depression. The coils create repeating magnetic fields which can generate electrical activity in the nerve cells, stimulating the target area, as well as other connected areas of the brain.

Treatment sessions typically last 30-40 minutes, but can vary in length. Most patients receive treatment five days a week for four to six weeks, and many may continue for another few weeks to taper off the treatment.

TMS therapy is prescribed by a TMS physician, but the treatment is usually administered by a TMS technician. During the first session, the physician determines the patients initial motor threshold. This is done by administering several brief pulses and determining the minimum amount of power necessary to make the patients thumb twitch. The motor threshold is used to personalize the treatment settings and figure out what amount of energy is needed for brain cell stimulation.

Treatment begins once the coil is placed based on all the patients measurements. Patients will hear loud clicking sounds and may feel tapping. Patients may begin to experience relief after one session, though for most, relief becomes noticeable after the third week of treatment, or even not until the sixth week of treatment, in some cases.

TMS therapy is appropriate for folks for whom antidepressant medications proved inadequate. 50% to 60% of people with depression who have tried and failed to receive benefit from medications experience a clinically meaningful response with TMS, according to Adam P. Stern, MD, director of psychiatric applications at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centers Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation.

TMS therapy would not be appropriate for patients with metal in their heads, including aneurysm clips or coils, stents in the neck or brain, metallic implants, shrapnel or bullet fragments in or near the head, facial tattoos with metallic or magnetic-sensitive ink, or any other metal object in or near the head. Braces and dental fillings are excluded from this list and considered safe during treatment.

TMS is noninvasive, which means its not surgical, and non-systemic and targeted, which means it does not affect other areas of the body like a medication might. TMS doesnt require anesthesia or a hospital stay. Its generally well tolerated and typically patients can drive home and return to their usual activities after.

The most common side effect reported in about half of patients is headache, usually mild. The headache can be treated with over-the-counter medication and usually lessens over the course of treatment. A smaller number of patients may experience hearing troubles due to the noise produced by the device, but this is likely a temporary effectand patients are generally advised to wear ear plugs while receiving treatment.

The most serious side effect of TMS therapy is seizures. But its important to note that this risk is exceedingly low.As a result, patients who are prone to seizures or who suffer from epilepsy, a history of head injury, or other serious neurologic issues, should exercise caution when deciding whether TMS is right for them.

Unfortunately, the results of TMS are not permanent. However, many patients find that they feel better for a little more than a year after treatment. Many may choose to return for additional rounds of treatment at that time.

The FDA has recently approved TMS therapy for adult patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The therapy has also been studied and is showing promising results for treating PTSD, neuropathic pain, and fibromyalgia. The FDA recently cleared the treatment for short-term smoking cessation in adults.

Depression is one of the most common mental conditions in the United Statesand can impair a persons life as much as any other chronic disease. TMS is just one tool researchers and clinicians are developing to help folks suffering from depression. The treatment is FDA approved, safe, and largely effective. Its not a miracle treatmentno treatment is yetbut it is a giant leap in the right direction for many patients.

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This year the Teton Middle School Student Council and Latinos in Action are devoted to keeping all the kids at TMS engaged, involved, and having fun, COVID be darned.

Even though were going through the pandemic, school feels more united, because were doing a lot more activities that make us feel engaged, said council member Sage Allen.

The mission of the two clubs is to form a cohesive student leadership team. The council is more focused on fun, while Latinos in Action is a service group, but theres plenty of overlap in their projects.

These clubs are a pretty good representation of the student body, council advisor Jennie Beach said. They have the full spectrum of interests and try to engage the entire student body. I think its pretty awesome.

In the past few months alone, the clubs have organized a community clean-up that doubled as a welcoming party for new sixth graders, decorated the halls for Halloween, held contests, and created tutorials in English and Spanish on how to use the different programs required for online learning, so that both students and parents feel more comfortable tackling schoolwork.

Latinos in Action just held its second annual stocking stuffer drive and presented 68 stockings full of gifts for kids to Subs for Santa on Dec. 12. The student council, with donations from the Victor Valley Grocer and Arnold Farms, is assembling holiday meals for families. And just to keep the mood light in the halls of the middle school, the grades are engaged in an intense battle for who can decorate the best classroom door.

Eighth grader Alexis Hernandez masterminded the idea of Pay to Play, Latinos in Actions new fundraising game that has already enabled them to buy stockings for Subs for Santa, and lets kids blow off some steam at the same time. Students can buy $1 raffle tickets and the winner is allowed to play (pre-approved) video games for a brief period during the day, usually an experience that is verboten at school.

Kayleen Diaz, also in eighth grade, explained that some kids feel more comfortable asking friends for help than going to a teacher, so she has proposed setting up study groups that offer peer-to-peer tutoring.

Theyre fantastic on having an idea and then moving forward quickly with it, Beach said. It really makes a difference.

But, Leo Cuellar noted, Latinos in Action and student council arent just implementing their own ideas; other kids at the school are always welcome to offer suggestions. We definitely like to have all the students input, so its fun for the whole school, he said.

This school year has been difficult, so were trying to focus on the positive and make things fun, Gracie Kincaid added. I think thats what we all need right now.

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Holland, MI Dec. 15, 2020 BluJay Solutions, a leading provider of global supply chain software and services, announces thatFourKiteshas renewed its partnership with BluJay, which provides an out-of-the-box, two-way integration for customers to access FourKites visibility data within the BluJay Transportation Management application.

FourKites is the largest predictive supply chain visibility platform in the world, delivering real-time visibility and predictive analytics for the broadest network of Global 1000 companies and third-party logistics firms.

FourKites objective is to collaborate with BluJay on strategic, innovative opportunities to increase the savings we provide customers through our mutual offering, says Frank Iannotti, Chief Revenue Officer at FourKites. Through this renewed partnership, FourKites will be able to align our solutions with machine learning-based capabilities and improved, updated integration methods to help ensure our customers are receiving the maximum value across their end-to-end operations.

Over the past few years, we have grown our mutual customer base to 30+ enterprise customers and continue to drive innovation and data visibility for our customers. One of the ways we provide incremental value for customers is through partnerships with other industry leaders that enrich our ecosystem, says Chris Timmer, Chief Revenue Officer at BluJay Solutions. We are excited to take another step forward with FourKites that reinforces our commitment to providing the capabilities customers need for best-in-class supply chain execution.

Shippers such as Ace Hardware will be using the integrated offering from BluJay and FourKites to optimise its supply chain network. We chose FourKites for its proven turnkey integration with our BluJay TMS. With FourKites data deeply integrated into BluJay, we have a one-stop shop for information about each shipment. With real-time visibility, we will be able to see the current status of orders for our 4,000+ stores, says Terrance Howard, Director of Transportation at Ace Hardware.

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is a global pandemic which has induced unprecedented ramifications, severely affecting our society due to the long incubation time, unpredictably high prevalence and lack of effective vaccines. One of the interesting notions is that there is an association between COVID-19 and cancer. Cancer patients seem to exhibit exacerbated conditions and a higher mortality rate when exposed to the virus. Therefore, vaccines are the promising solution to minimise the problem amongst cancer patients threatened by the new viral strains. However, there are still limitations to be considered, including the efficacy of COVID vaccines for immunocompromised individuals, possible interactions between the vaccine and cancer, and personalised medicine. Not only to eradicate the pandemic, but also to make it more effective for immunocompromised patients who are suffering from cancer, a successful vaccine platform is required through the implementation of nanotechnology which can also enable scalable manufacturing and worldwide distribution along with its faster and precise delivery. In this review, we summarise the current understanding of COVID-19 with clinical perspectives, highlighting the association between COVID-19 and cancer, followed by a vaccine development for this association using nanotechnology. We suggest different administration methods for the COVID-19 vaccine formulation options. This study will contribute to paving the way towards the prevention and treatment of COVID-19, especially for the immunocompromised individuals.

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The value of a song? Its complicated. Very low if youre an artist or songwriter worried about your streaming royalties. Very high if youre an established musician with a back catalogue, and the likes of Hipgnosis and Round Hill Music waving their wallets in your direction.

Heres another spin on the question: how much are songs worth on the blockchain? In the case of Cotton Eyes by progressive house artist Guy J, the answer is 40 Ethereum around $24.8k.

This new exclusive track sold an ERC721 Royalty income right Music NFT for 50% of future Royalty rights on Rocki, auctioned off on the decentralized auction protocol Bouncefinance for a record amount of 40 Ethereum, to be specific, fromRockis announcement. NFT stands for nonfungible token, if youre wondering, and this is the first example of Rocki selling one based on royalty income rights.

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Microsoft and the professional services network Ernst & Young (EY) have announced that they have expanded the Xbox Enterprise Blockchain Platform to provide a financial system of record for gaming rights and royalties management.

The blockchain-based system will be used by the software giant to enable its Xbox gaming partners and network of artists, musicians, writers and other video game content creators to gain increased visibility into the tracking, management and payment processing for royalty contracts.

EY expects its other B2B enterprise clients to follow suit and create similar blockchain platforms to help them automate contract-related calculations and processing.

The firm's global blockchain leader Paul Brody provided further insight on how enterprises could benefit from implementing blockchain technology in a press release, saying:

Blockchains could well become the glue that digitizes interactions between enterprises. This go-live represents another big step on that path, extending the level of automation and cycle time compression all the way from digitizing the contract to posting financial accruals. Blockchain solutions like this help raise the bar for enterprise integration, from point-to-point integration to ecosystem-level automation.

With its expanded blockchain platform, Microsoft will be able to accelerate contact creation using AI based on Microsoft Azure.

The Xbox Enterprise Blockchain Platform is also now able to seamlessly generate and integrate statements and invoices with enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications to process and record royalties with increased speed, visibility and transparency. Accounting entries can even be generated from the blockchain platform into ERP applications as well.

The expanded solution reduces processing time by 99 percent with 100 percent near real-time calculation of royalties using digital contracts across game development partners. The Xbox Enterprise Blockchain Platform has also been tested to support performance under a high volume of usage and is capable of processing 2m transactions per day.

GM of global finance operations at Microsoft Luke Fewel explained how the recent go-live shows the potential for blockchain and smart contract technology, saying:

In this go-live, we successfully generated the first round of partner payments utilizing blockchain and smart contract technology. This expanded solution will help streamline financial and operational processes with the ability to scale, reduce heavy manual overhead and improve the experience for Microsofts gaming partners. We look forward to continuing to scale this solution across our royalties ecosystem improving our processes and the continuation of our modern finance journey.

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DeNations, a Blockchain-Powered Metaverse, Launches the First INO (Initial Nations Offering) Offering Five Nations to the Public – Yahoo Finance

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After a year that most of us want to forget, 2021 is shaping up to start with stability and an even keel. The election is safely behind us, the new Biden Administration promises a no drama approach, a closely divided and hyper-partisan Congress is unlikely to enact any sweeping legislation, reform or otherwise, and COVID vaccines are ready for distribution. Its a recipe for a calm news cycle.Which makes it a perfect time to buy into the stock market. Investors can read the tea leaves, or study the data whatever their preferred mode of stock analysis and use this period of calm to make rational choices on the stock moves. Using the TipRanks database, weve pulled up three stocks that present a bullish case. All three meet a profile that should interest value investors. They hold unanimous Strong Buy consensus ratings, along with a perfect 10 from the Smart Score. That score, a unique measure, evaluates a stock based on 8 factors with a proven high correlation to future overperformance. A 10 score indicates a strong likelihood that the stock will rise in the coming year. And finally, all three of these stocks present with double-digit upside potentials, indicating that they are still undervalued.UMH Properties (UMH)Well start in the real estate investment trust (REIT) sector, with UMH Properties. This company, which started out after WWII in the mobile home industry, later become the premier builder of manufactured housing. Today, UMH owns and manages a portfolio of 124 manufactured housing communities, spread across 8 states in the Northeast and Midwest, and totaling well over 23,000 units. As a REIT, UMH has benefitted from the nature of manufactured houses as affordable options in the housing market. UMH both sells the manufactured homes to residents, while leasing the plots on which the properties stand, and leases homes to residents. The companys same-property income, a key metric, showed 8.6% year-over-year increase in the third quarter.Also in the third quarter, UMH reported a 16% yoy increase in top line revenue, showing $43.1 million compared to $37.3 million in the year-ago quarter. Funds from Operations, another key metric in the REIT sector, came in at 11 cents per share, down from 14 cents in 3Q19. The decrease came as the company redeemed $2.9 million in Series B Preferred Stock.REITs are required to return income to shareholders, and UMH accomplishes this with a reliable dividend and a high yield of 4.7%. The payment, at 18 cents per common share, is paid quarterly and has been held stable for over a decade.Compass Point analyst Merrill Ross believes the company is in a sound position to create value for both households and shareholders."We believe that UMH has proven that it can bring attractive, affordable housing to either renters or homeowners more efficiently than has been possible with vertical rental housing. As UMH improves its cost of funds, it can compete more effectively with other MH community owners in the public and private realms, and because it has a successful formula to turn around undermanaged communities, we think that UMH can consolidate privately-owned properties over the next few years to build on its potential for value creation," Ross opined.To this end, Ross rates UMH a Buy, and her $20 price target implies a 25% one-year upside. (To watch Rosss track record, click here)Overall, the unanimous Strong Buy on UMH is based on 5 recent reviews. The stock is selling for $15.92, and the $18.40 average price target suggests it has room for 15% growth from that level. (See UMH stock analysis on TipRanks)Laird Superfood (LSF)Laird Superfood is a newcomer to the stock markets, having gone public just this past September. The company manufactures and markets a range of plant-based, nutrient-dense food additives and snacks, and is most known for its line of specialized non-dairy coffee creamers. Laird targets customers looking to add nutrition and an energy boost to their diet.Since its September IPO, the company has reported Q3 earnings. Revenue was strong, at $7.6 million, beating the forecast by over 26% and coming in 118% above the year-ago figure. The company also reported a 115% yoy growth in online sales. Ecommerce now makes up 49% of the companys net sales no surprise during the corona year.The review on the stock comes from Robert Burleson, a 5-star analyst from Canaccord. Burleson reiterates his bullish position, saying, We continue to view LSF as an attractive platform play on strong demand trends for plant-based, functional foods, noting LSFs competitively differentiated omni-channel approach and ingredients ethos. Over time, we expect LSF to be able to leverage its brand and vertically integrated operation into success in a broad range of plant-based categories, driving outsized top-line growth and healthy margin expansion.Burleson rates LSF shares a Buy alongside a $70 price target. This figure indicates his confidence in ~63% growth on the one-year horizon. (To watch Burlesons track record, click here)Laird has not attracted a lot of analyst attention, but those who have reviewed the stock agree with Burlesons assessment. LSF has a unanimous Strong Buy analyst consensus rating, based on 3 recent reviews. The stocks $62.33 average price target suggests room for ~39% upside in the coming year. (See LSF stock analysis on TipRanks)TravelCenters of America (TA)Last but not least is TravelCenters of America, a major name in the transportation sector. TravelCenters owns, operates, and franchises full-service highway rest stops across the US an important niche in a country that relies heavily on long-haul trucking, and in which private car ownership has long encouraged the road trip mystique. TAs network of rest stops offers travelers convenience stores and fast-food restaurants in addition to gasoline and diesel fuel and the expected amenities.The corona crisis has been hard time for TA, as lockdown regulations put a damper on travel. The companys revenues bottomed out in Q2, falling to $986 million, but rose 28% sequentially to hit $1.27 billion in Q3. EPS, at 61 cents, was also strong, and showed impressive 165% year-over-year growth. These gains came as the economy started reopening and with air travel still restricted, automobiles become the default for long distance, a circumstance that benefits TravelCenters. Covering TravelCenters for BTIG is analyst James Sullivan, who rates the stock a Buy, and his $40 price target suggests a 22% upside over the coming year. (To watch Sullivans track record, click here)Backing his stance, Sullivan noted, "TA is in the process of moving on from a series of unsuccessful initiatives under the prior management team. The current new management team has strengthened the balance sheet and intends to improve operations through both expense cuts and revenue-generating measures which should boost margins [...] While we expect the 2020 spend to be focused on non-revenue generating maintenance and repair items, we expect in 2021 and beyond that higher spending should generate good ROI All in all, TravelCenters shares get a unanimous thumbs up, with 3 Buys backing the stocks Strong Buy consensus rating. Shares sell for $32.87, and the average price target of $38.33 suggests an upside potential of ~17%. (See TA stock analysis on TipRanks)To find good ideas for stocks trading at attractive valuations, visit TipRanks Best Stocks to Buy, a newly launched tool that unites all of TipRanks equity insights.Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the featured analysts. The content is intended to be used for informational purposes only. It is very important to do your own analysis before making any investment.

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Blockchain Infrastructure Platform Paxos Secures $142 Million in Series C Funding Round Led By Declaration Partners – Crowdfund Insider

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Paxos, a blockchain infrastructure platform, today announced it has closed a $142 millionSeries C round of funding.Declaration Partners, the investment firm backed by the family office ofDavid M. Rubenstein, led the round, with participation from Mithril Capital,PayPal Ventures,RIT Capital Partners plc,Ken Moelis, Alua Capital, Senator Investment Group. To date, Paxos has raised more than$240 millionin funding.

Paxos is building a future where all assetsfrom money to commodities to securitieswill be digitized and can move instantaneously, 24/7. Settlement risk will cease to exist, so trillions of dollars of trapped capital can go to work in a global, frictionless economy. Today, as the first regulated Trust company with blockchain expertise, Paxos is uniquely positioned to mobilize and custody assets digitally.

While speaking about the investment round, Charles Cascarilla, CEO and Co-Founder of Paxos, stated:

In the last year, global adoption of crypto and blockchain-based solutions by enterprises has accelerated. We are proud to count among our clientsglobal leaders in payments, banking, trading and fintech, such as PayPal, Credit Suisse, Societe Generale and Revolut. Paxos is uniquely positioned to address the digital asset needs of global brands and bring our solutions to enterprises with trillions in assets and billions of end users. We are grateful for the support of our new investment partners which helps bring us closer to our vision for a more open, accessible economy.

In a blog post, Cascarilla said their mission is to enable the movement of any asset, any time, in a trustworthy way. Cascarilla added that for the financial system of the future to be truly opened it must be tokenized in contrast to the current account-based system

Paxos has signed up many big names in the digital asset sector. Recently, Paxos was enlisted by PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) in its strategic move into cryptocurrency. Announced in October, Paxos is powering PayPals new service enabling its US users to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency directly from their PayPal digital wallet.

Key to Paxos growth is its compliance first approach as exemplified by the PayPal partnership which was touted by the New York Department of Financial Services.

Brian Stern, Partner, Declaration Partners, issued the following statement on the investment:

Paxos is executing on its ambitious, long-term mission at a remarkable pace. Through its relentless forward-thinking, Paxos has developed products and services that enable trusted access to digital assets, as well as dramatic efficiency and risk reduction to our traditional financial industry infrastructure. We are thrilled to support its continued growth and development of these innovative and inclusive solutions.

Paxos said it will use the investment rounds funding to accelerate growth, including scaling its operations and platform capacity to meet the demands of its expanding customer base. The company also shared plans for 2021.

The company added it plans to double the size of its team and will explore all opportunities for growth. Paxos said its plans were grand and their goals are substantial. In brief, Paxos wants to lead the way in the inevitable digitization of assets. And now it has more funding to pursue this mission.

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How Blockchain promotes the acceleration and adoption of Internet of Payments? – Finextra

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In a customer-oriented society, the technologies are competing with each other in convenience, quickness, security, and agility what have resulted in unprecedented acceleration of advanced technologies. Today the IoT promotes a totally interacted world where things can exchange measured data and thus create a fully connected environment.

The IoT can be consistently referred to as the 21st-century technology changing simple appliances into smart ones, common houses seem no longer comfortable without smart facilities, cities are changing into smart cities with full integration of conventional devices and technologies.

The IoT emerges as a bridge between operational and informational technology connecting the network of devices, and home vehicles, and all appliances embedded with electronics, software, sensors to be able to connect and exchange data. As a result, people's involvement is minimized thus providing benefits such as efficiency, quickness, convenience.

However, the IoT has exceeded its infancy time and now it makes steps in a more mature environment. IoT solutions are being deployed in diverse areas, from manufacturing and optimizing production up to digitizing industries. Still, the most tangible impact the IoT has produced is the payment industry revolutionizing the way people buy and pay.

The payment industry with its constant strive for development and improvement has predicted the benefits of the IoT in payments and now we have a unique opportunity to experience frictionless payments. The IoT facilitates removing obstacles and due to interconnectivity, we get a chance to enjoy the smart payments without people's interventions.

COVID-19 on its side has its own impact on the broadening of IoTs appeal in the payment industry when all industries are going through revolutionary changes and the drastic acceleration of contactless payments methods has only served to prompt the integration in payment processes thus leading to a an new term originating from Internet of Things - Internet of Payments.

In short, the Internet of Payment enables payment processing over IoT devices such as automobiles, appliances, and wearables.

Now when most businesses are exploring innovative ways and services to respond to customer needs in this pro-digital time, customers invest with readiness in IoT ecosystem devices. Payments done through specific appliances, gadgets and wearables - all this constitute the core of Internet of Payments. Together with enhanced usage of consumer electronics such as gadgets for IoP coupled with operational and banking technologies can be referred to as the major drivers for such wide adoption of the Internet of Things in the financial services leading to the formation of Internet of Payments. Internet of Payments contributes to increased revenues by virtue of additional volume and opening new ways of payments fulfilling.

However as it always happens the innovations always must overcome barriers and face diverse challenges before widespread adoption. As it always happens the main concern that prevents the widespread adoption of such innovations is security problems.

Since the IoT is the substantial reality of information systems and utilizes the existing wireless sensor networks technologies the privacy and security threats take their own important place. At first instance, It can be fully said that the IoT objects problems begin with poor design matters when at the design and manufacturing phase the security aspects werent properly addressed. The lack of compliance of hardware with insecure internet connection challenges security problems resulting in the lack of secure update mechanism, guessable passwords, unpatched software, hardware issues, and other problems connected with the insufficient quality of the hardware.

Another security problem the IoT is exposed to is the DDoS attacks. Since the IoT objects utilize wireless sensor technologies consequently the ecosystem remains vulnerable to such attacks. The poor data security and privacy is the constant source of threat to the whole IoT ecosystem.

Therefore to safeguard the IoP system and to address major security requirements in IoP the Blockchain system is integrated into the IoT. As it comes out the IoT and Blockchain alone prove to be highly disruptive whereas the IoT requires the strengthening of its security system the Blockchain security mechanisms provide it. Reciprocally the IoT system embodies the disruptive nature of the Blockchain system securing more ordered and well-organized work. Moreover, the use of blockchain would add an extra layer of security that creates another obstacle for hackers that are obliged to bypass for getting access to the network.

Therefore as it comes out Blockchain empowers the IoT devices to enhance security and brings transparency in IoT ecosystems.

In general the combination of the IoP and Blockchain isnt limited just to security measures. The IoP and Blockchain are considered to be the innovations that would improve and develop current business processes and create new business models with shared decentralized distributed ledger that opens up opportunities to provide trust, transparent, secure payments.

Internet of Payments enables better customer-connect, together with the larger IoT ecosystem. And herein an opportunity emerges for Fintechs and Big techs to gain an advantage in the banking and financial industry, by introducing new business models when the combination of IoT and blockchain technology are considered to improve the current business processes due to opportunities the Blockchain structure provides. Blockchain as a distributed ledger can store all kinds of information by means of which the trusted real-time transactions without intermediaries are secured thus providing fast transaction processings and coordination among billions of devices. With the increase in the number of interconnected devices the distributed ledger technology provides a solution that supports these large numbers of transactions. More transactions - more benefits and profit.

Blockchain brings to IoT

Autonomy of IoT systems when IoT devices can interact with each other without the intervention of a third party due to smart contracts enabled by blockchain.

Coordination and Interoperability across IoT devices, due to blockchain technology when all IoT devices interact and exchange information due to layer on P2P network.

Blockchains algorithms mechanisms secure reliability and traceability of the IoT data due to data blocks with history stamp saved in blockchain

We can see that due to the IoT -Blockchains technologies have a revolutionary impact on our lifestyle. The technologies enable full insight into the working process and smoothes it. The manufacturers automate the production process and save money on labor. Daily direct transactions without intermediaries also prevent additional spends and costs. Blockchain and Internet of Payments contributes to increased revenues by virtue of additional volume and opening new ways of payments fulfilling. And herein lies an opportunity for Fintechs to gain a advantage in the banking and financial industry, by introducing new business models.Now we live smarter, we work smarter and we get a chance to streamline our daily life with more flexibility and agility.

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Donald Trump Jr. Joins Collective Using Blockchain Technology to Make News Credible Again – PRNewswire

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NEW YORK, Dec. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Overline Media Partners (OMP) welcomes Donald Trump Jr. as the first of six founding journalists and public figures in "OG1". Trump Jr., accomplished businessman, author, and political figure, brings a 365-day vision of a rebuilt American media focused on transparency and accountability.

"Americans know the media is broken, we don't have to focus on the negative,"says Donald Trump Jr. "The need for accurate, censorship-proof news is both a fundamental right and an enormous opportunity. Together with Kimberly and the amazing people in OMP, we have the technology, capital, and moral imperative to build this. Let's get it done."

As a special acquisition strategy, OMP is a multi-platform vehicle made of "buy-or-build" assets in cable, print, and digital distribution. In addition to extensive financing capabilities, OMP brings unique blockchain technology called Overline Verified Viewer. "With Overline Verified Viewer, networks use popular blockchains to award viewers with digital coins that prove their viewership of a given segment or news anchor," says partner and blockchainresearch groupOverline'sCEO Patrick McConlogue. "With these coins awarded to viewers, you don't just have more credible reporters, you have more credible viewers. It's a whole new paradigm for thinking about news."

OMP will announce the next part of OG1 on Jan.2, 2021.

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