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WSCC Partners With The Career Center For Robotics Program – Patch.com

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MARIETTA, OH Officials with Washington State Community College and the Career Center held an open house yesterday promoting their new robotics and advanced manufacturing pathway. They've formed a partnership to create a pipeline that aims to start high school students on a pathway that ends with them getting a high paid, in-demand job, likely in this area.

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George Bilokonsky is Washington State Community College's Dean of Engineering. He said they've had a robotics program for a while now. "This is automated manufacturing. We've done robotics, but we hadn't done the integrated piece where we're having several robotics working together, talking together. This is smart manufacturing."

High school students from around the county came to the open house yesterday with their parents to look at their robotics automation engineering program. WSCC and Career Center officials walked these students through their state-of-the-art labs and demonstrated how they could earn both high school, college credit, and receive industry credentials by working with robots.

They had four separate robots set up assembly-line style to machine a plain square of aluminum into a fancy-looking decorative plaque with a watch face set in. One robot even packaged it delicately into a small box. The first robot on the assembly line is the FANUC robodrill, and it actually has to be registered with The Department of Homeland Security. "This machine is so precise that homeland security requires it to be registered so they know where it's at in case weapons show up." Bilokonsky explained this machine has the precision required to make silencers or other components of guns or other weapons. "They know exactly the longitude and latitude points are of this machine."

Bilokonsky explained that the robot assembly line was to demonstrate where the industry is headed. "We've spent a lot of time talking to companies around here who are saying hey, we want to get there, we don't know how to get there. So we're training the personnel for companies in this area." He says the easy part is buying the robotics, but trying to get people to operate and maintain them is another thing altogether.

Amanda Herb is the Vice President of Institutional Advancement with Washington County. She said the catalyst for this advanced manufacturing pathway was the million-dollar robotics they displayed at the open house. There had been a discussion about a robotics program at the Career Center. "Instead of them trying to duplicate the equipment we had, we suggested that we partner and their students could come to our campus and use the equipment for their hands-on training." This isn't just a partnership for equipment use, but also a partnership in terms of what kinds of courses they can offer their students.

While the idea is of course to get students into this program, Bilokonsky said adults are calling him asking how they can get involved. "So they're working for a company that has robots. They want to learn how to program robots." He invites them to come down and enroll in one of his classes. "We're probably going to have some evening classes, some workshops. We are going to train the adults, we do want the adults to participate." He said they want to help the up-and-coming workers in the industry, as well as those already there.

Herb said this is a win-win for WSCC, the Career Center, and the students. "It gives us the opportunity to expose more students to the in-demand careers of robotics and advanced manufacturing." She said things like this really is the mission of Washington State. "To provide these hands-on opportunities for students. To really open up doors to new career possibilities." She believes students should be exposed to a wider range of career opportunities than they are now. "This partnership with the Career Center gives us the ability to introduce students to a career that they may have never thought of before."

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Kodiak Robotics And Dover Air Force Base Partner To Develop Autonomous Flightline Vehicles – PRNewswire

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Dover Air Force Base (Dover AFB) and Kodiak Robotics, Inc. today announced that Kodiak has been awarded an AFWERX Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to develop autonomous vehicles for the Dover AFB flightline.

Flightline vehicles represent a natural fit for autonomous technology, given the structured driving environment and high demand for drivers. Through this SBIR Phase II, Kodiak and Dover AFB will also partner to identify the flightline vehicles best suited to automation. This SBIR grant demonstrates the Air Force's growing interest in automation technology's potential to increase efficiency and safety.

The Air Force's SBIR program, which is administered by AFWERX, is designed to help startups and small businesses adapt their civilian technology for Air Force use. Through this SBIR Phase II grant, Kodiak will partner with Dover AFB to adapt Kodiak's solution to the needs of flightline vehicles, and validate the software in simulation. At the completion of the SBIR project, Kodiak will be eligible for a SBIR Phase III grant that will fund autonomous flightline vehicle deployment.

"Kodiak's SBIR partnership with Dover AFB shows the flexibility of the Kodiak Driver to adapt to a wide range of deployment environments and customers," said Don Burnette, Kodiak's CEO. "We are excited to partner with the 436th Aerial Port Squadron to bring the benefits of autonomous technology to the flightline."

About Kodiak Robotics, Inc.:

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. was founded in April 2018 to develop autonomous technology that carries freight forwardso people, partners, and the planet thrive. Kodiak is building and operating self-driving trucks designed to operate on highway routes, making the freight industry safer and more efficient. Kodiak has developed the industry's most advanced technology stack purpose-built specifically for long-haul trucks. Kodiak delivers freight daily for its customers between Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston, operating autonomously on the highway portion of the route. In January 2021, Kodiak became the first company in the autonomous trucking industry to announce disengage-free customer deliveries, and released footage of over 1000 miles of disengage-free driving. Learn more about Kodiak on the web at kodiak.ai, and on Medium, LinkedIn and Twitter.

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This online grocery company wants its robots to deliver right into your kitchen – ZDNet

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Ocado is investing 10 million in Oxford-based start-up Oxbotica, which develops autonomy software for vehicles.

Online retailer Ocado is exploring the possibility of having robots packing, transporting and delivering groceries all the way to customers' kitchens, with a new partnership designed to bring new levels of automation to the warehouse.

The British e-tailer is investing 10 million ($14 million) in Oxford-based start-up Oxbotica, which develops autonomy software for vehicles, with the objective of testing different ways of integrating the technology with Ocado's hardware. Ocado will take a seat on Oxobtica's board.

Among the projects envisioned by the two firms are autonomous vehicles travelling inside Ocado's warehouses to move orders around the buildings and surrounding yard areas, but also driverless delivery vans and even "kerb-to-kitchen" robots to facilitate what is known as last-mile logistics the final steps between a customer's doorstep and the vehicle carrying their order.

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Automating these processes could cut costs significantly. According to Ocado, logistics costs weigh heavily in the expense hierarchy of online grocery: the cost of final mile delivery alone represents 10% of sales, with labor constituting about half of the costs.

Ocado and Oxbotica had previously worked together in 2017, when the e-tailer conducted a two-week trialusing an early prototype vehicle doing autonomous deliveriesin London. Oxbotica has now further developed two core products that will be used by Ocado's team a software suite that enables vehicle autonomy, as well as a cloud-based autonomy management system to monitor and control fleets.

A dedicated team of engineers within Ocado's Advanced Technology division will work with Oxbotica to come up with new use cases for the technology.

Ocado is keen to demonstrate that the nature of its business is not limited to online retail; rather, the company speaks of itself as a "technology company". Although the e-tailer's main activity still consists of providing online grocery services, mostly for UK retailer Marks & Spencer, Ocado is also heavily investing in robotics, AI, machine learning and edge intelligence.

This has led to the development of the Ocado Smart Platform (OSP), which includes end-to-end software systems to operate online retail businesses, from running an e-commerce website to managing the routing of delivery vans.

Perhaps the most well-known part of OSP is warehouse management, which Ocado developed in the form of huge hive-like buildings where groceries are stored in crates, over which dishwasher-sized robots coordinate to pick and mix goods for customer orders.

OSP is sold to retail businesses like Marks & Spencer, and the platform is the reason why Ocado describes itself as a technology provider. As a result, the company has focused primarily on improving OSP services; at the end of last year, for example,Ocado bought Kindred Systems, which designs AI-powered systems for warehouses, as well as robotic arm designer Haddington Dynamics.

The new partnership with Oxbotica is yet another signal from Ocado that it is willing to bring OSP's capabilities one step further.

"We are excited about the opportunity to work with Oxbotica to develop a wide range of autonomous solutions that truly have the potential to transform both our and our partners' customer fulfillment centers and service delivery operations, while also giving all end customers the widest range of options and flexibility," said Alex Harvey, chief of advanced technology at Ocado.

Due to the regulatory landscape, Ocado expects that the development of vehicles that operate in restricted areas such as inside fulfillment centers will become a reality sooner than fully autonomous deliveries to consumers' homes. The first prototypes of some early use cases are expected to be ready within two years.

With a workforce now approaching 19,000 employees, Ocado maintained that the vehicle autonomy program will not have any impact on the company's current hiring or employment levels within logistics and operations groups.

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Ocado will now have to prove that the company's extensive investments in new technologies are reflected in profit margins. Now more than two decades in the making,the e-tailer is yet to report significant profits. The past year, marked by a rise in online sales that came as a result of the global health crisis, seems to have benefitted Ocado, whichsaw revenues increase by about a third to hit 2.3 billion($3.2 billion); but the jump was largely driven by retail revenue, with earnings from technology services yet to match the company's more traditional offerings.

Ocado is also competing in a fast-evolving market, with autonomous delivery systemsprojected to grow at over 24% to more than $84 billion globally in 2031. Giant e-tailers like Amazon are aggressively expanding their capabilities, and havelast-mile delivery robots already operatingin some cities; and small start-ups are also popping up to automate delivery processes.

Even more traditional companies like Ford are getting involved in the space: the automaker recently announced that it waspurchasing a two-legged, two-armed robotproduced by Agility Robotics, to carry parcels from delivery vehicles straight up to customers' doors.

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Commentary: Self-driving buses and delivery robots welcomed but who do we blame if AI goes rogue in Singapore? – CNA

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SINGAPORE: Earlier this year, Luda Lee, an AI (artificial intelligence)-powered chatbot, went rogue.

Created by Korean start-up Scatter Lab, Luda was designed to chat naturally with South Korean Facebook users (attracting more than 750,000 over just 20 days), and to improve based on user data.

Soon after however, Luda Lee began making bigoted and offensive comments against women, minorities, foreigners and people with disabilities.

She even randomly shared the personal data of its users. Her creators apologised but now face lawsuits over the data leaks.

While some consider this a relatively innocuous example, there are cases where more serious harms were caused by AI-made decisions.

In one high-profile example in 2018, a pedestrian was hit and killed by a self-driving Uber car whose sensors had failed to see and avoid her.

Concerns over algorithmic high-frequency trading triggering widespread financial market crashes, such as the flash crash of 2010, have also been raised.

These come as Singapore is ramping up its use of AI in all areas of life. In November 2019, the Government announced its National AI Strategy, which spells out plans to deepen Singapores use of AI to transform our economy and society.

Just this year, commuters could begin taking driverless buses at the Singapore Science Park and on Jurong Island, while on-demand delivery robots are being trialled in Punggol. Even robot dogs have been patrolling Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park to ensure safe distancing among park-goers.

While extensive pre-trials would have been conducted, alongside safety precautions taken during their roll-out, Moores Law dictates that we ask: In the unlikely event that serious harms, whether physical, emotional or financial occur, on whom (or what) does legal blame lie, and on what basis?

FINDING THE SMOKING GUN

These questions were the focus of a recent law reform report published by the Singapore Academy of Laws Law Reform Committee, as part of a series looking at the impact of robotics and AI on the law.

As this report notes, these questions sometimes have relatively straightforward answers. For instance, if a malicious individual deliberately programmes a delivery robot to break into someones house, or disrupts the signals to a driverless bus, causing it to veer off the road and crash, most would agree that individual should be held liable.

In addition, if somebody sustains serious injury or dies from the individuals deliberate actions, some form of criminal punishment would not seem unfair. Indeed, criminal laws already exist to deal with such issues.

Save for some tweaks, present laws could still tackle cases of intentional harm, even in an AI-powered world.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN NO HUMAN INTENDED THE HARM?

Things get trickier, however, in situations where a human did not intend the harm that arose. This is particularly so as AI systems become more autonomous, and humans roles in their operation and supervision diminish.

Already, driverless vehicles present such a conundrum today, given that they operate at speeds that may not leave users time to take control and prevent the harm. What then?

An instinctive response might be to say the entities responsible for the system should be punished. But which entities? There are usually multiple parties involved in the development and deployment of AI systems.

Should the liable party be the one that built the system; programmed the systems code; trained the system; put it on the market, or deployed the system?

Putting aside challenges of identifying harmful intent, it can be tricky to pinpoint the blameworthy party in this chain. Pinning criminal liability on all of them would also likely have a counterproductive effect of discouraging innovation the legal equivalent of using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

This same challenge besets the use of criminal negligence laws in situations where an offender (an individual or company) carelessly causes harm, even though no harm was intended.

Does this mean that serious harms could be inflicted by robots and AI systems, with no one being held criminally liable?

Some take this view, preferring the use of regulatory penalties such as censures, improvement notices and fines to promote the safe and responsible use of AI systems. The argument goes that threatening criminal liability on those who create AI systems for harms they didnt foresee deters the development of new, potentially game-changing technologies.

Others counter some cases of harm are so serious that criminal laws are needed to ensure that someone or something is held accountable for the damage done, to reflect societys abhorrence at such harmful conduct and to set a strong deterrent.

These questions and trade-offs are matters that policymakers and society need to deeply consider.

WEIGHING THE ALTERNATIVES

One possible approach could be to impose specific duties on designated entities to take all reasonable measures necessary, to ensure the AI systems safety.

These entities would risk criminal penalties if they fail, much as worksite operators are required to ensure the safety of workers on those sites.

Another more radical solution could be to impose criminal liability on and punish the AI system itself, particularly with highly-advanced autonomous systems. After all, is it not the system that took the decision to act in a harmful way?

This approach is not unheard of: The European Parliament has suggested it be considered further, and even Saudi Arabia has recognised the robot Sophia as the worlds first robot citizen just a few years ago.

However, such a solution does appear impractical in todays legal systems, which are shaped primarily to regulate human behaviour, as well as at the present state of technology. After all, what purpose would it serve today if a driverless bus in Jurong Island or a delivery robot in Punggol were charged, convicted and sentenced to prison, fined, or even put to death?

But as AI systems become more and more sophisticated, these questions are no longer the preserve of science fiction.

A silver bullet or one-size-fits-all solution is unlikely. Different technologies and different contexts will likely require different approaches to whether, how and against whom to apply criminal law.

Policy and ethical balances will need to be struck. Whether from a legal, policy or broader societal perspective, these are not issues for tomorrow but today.

Josh Lee Kok Thong is a member of the Singapore Academy of Laws Law Reform Committees Subcommittee on Robotics and AI. He is also the co-founder of LawTech.Asia and the founding chairperson of the Asia-Pacific Legal Innovation and Technology Association. Simon Constantine was formerly Deputy Research Director, Law Reform at the SAL.

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Nootropics: Types, safety, and risks of smart drugs

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Nootropics, or smart drugs, are a class of substances that can boost brain performance. They are sometimes called cognition enhancers or memory enhancing substances.

Prescription nootropics are medications that have stimulant effects. They can counteract the symptoms of medical conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), narcolepsy, or Alzheimers disease.

Nonprescription substances that can enhance brain performance or focus such as caffeine and creatine are also considered nootropics. They do not treat diseases but may have some effects on thinking, memory, or other mental functions.

This article looks at prescription and nonprescription smart drugs, including their uses, side effects, and safety warnings.

A doctor may prescribe a nootropic to treat a medical condition. Usually, the drug is a type of stimulant, such as an amphetamine, that can help treat ADHD, narcolepsy, dementia, or a similar condition.

Prescription nootropics include:

While these can be effective in treating specific medical conditions, a person should not take them without a prescription.

Like any prescription medications, they carry risks of side effects and interactions, and a person should only take them under a doctors care.

Common side effects of prescription nootropics include:

Some evidence suggests that people who use prescription nootropics to improve brain function have a higher risk of impulsive behaviors, such as risky sexual practices.

Healthcare providers should work closely with people taking prescription nootropics to manage any side effects and monitor their condition.

The term nootropic can also refer to natural or synthetic supplements that boost mental performance. The following sections discuss nootropics that do not require a prescription.

Many people consume beverages that contain caffeine, such as coffee or tea, because of their stimulant effects. Studies suggest that caffeine is safe for most people in moderate amounts.

Having a regular cup of coffee or tea may be a good way to boost mental focus. However, extreme amounts of caffeine may not be safe.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommend that people consume no more than 400 milligrams (mg) of caffeine a day. This is the amount in 45 cups of coffee.

Caffeine pills and powders can contain extremely high amounts of the stimulant. Taking them can lead to a caffeine overdose and even death, in rare cases.

Women who are pregnant or may become pregnant may need to limit or avoid caffeine intake. Studies have found that consuming 4 or more servings of caffeine a day is linked to a higher risk of pregnancy loss.

L-theanine is an amino acid that occurs in black and green teas. People can also take l-theanine supplements.

A 2016 review reported that l-theanine may increase alpha waves in the brain. Alpha waves may contribute to a relaxed yet alert mental state.

L-theanine may work well when paired with caffeine. Some evidence suggests that this combination helps boost cognitive performance and alertness. Anyone looking to consume l-theanine in tea should keep the FDAs caffeine guidelines in mind.

There are no dosage guidelines for l-theanine, but many supplements recommend taking 100400 mg per day.

Omega-3 fatty acids are among the most well-known and well-studied mental enhancers.

These polyunsaturated fats are found in fatty fish and fish oil supplements. This type of fat is important for brain health, and a person must get it from their diet.

Omega-3s help build membranes around the bodys cells, including the neurons. These fats are important for repairing and renewing brain cells.

A 2015 review found that omega-3 fatty acids protect against brain aging. Other research has concluded that omega-3s are important for brain and nervous system function.

However, a large analysis found no benefit for cognitive function with omega3 [polyunsaturated fatty acids] supplementation among cognitively healthy older people. The authors recommend further long term studies.

A person can get omega-3 supplements in various forms, including fish oil, krill oil, and algal oil.

These supplements carry a low risk of side effects when a person takes them as directed, but they may interact with medications that affect blood clotting. Ask a doctor before taking them.

Racetams are synthetic compounds that can affect neurotransmitters in the brain. Some nootropic racetams include:

A study conducted in rats suggests that piracetam may have neuroprotective effects.

One review states that Some of the studies suggested there may be some benefit from piracetam, but, overall, the evidence is not consistent or positive enough to support its use for dementia or cognitive impairment. Confirming this will require more research.

There is no set dosage for racetams, so a person should follow instructions and consult a healthcare provider. Overall, studies have no found adverse effects of taking racetams as directed.

Ginkgo biloba is a tree native to China, Japan, and Korea. Its leaves are available as an herbal supplement.

A 2016 study found that gingko biloba is potentially beneficial for improving brain function, but confirming this will require more research.

Ginkgo biloba may help with dementia symptoms, according to one review, which reported the effects occurring in people who took more than 200 mg per day for at least 5 months.

However, the reviews authors note that more research is needed. Also, with prescription nootropics available, ginkgo biloba may not be the most safe or effective option.

Panax ginseng is a perennial shrub that grows in China and parts of Siberia. People use its roots for medicinal purposes.

People should not confuse Panax ginseng with other types of ginseng, such as Siberian or American varieties. These are different plants with different uses.

A 2018 review reports that Panax ginseng may help prevent certain brain diseases, including Alzheimers disease, Parkinsons disease, and Huntingtons disease. It also may help with brain recovery after a stroke.

Panax ginseng interacts with many medications, so consult a doctor before taking it. A typical dosage for mental function is 100600 mg once or twice a day.

Some evidence suggests that Rhodiola rosea L., also known as rhodiola or roseroot, can help with cognitive ability.

One review reported that rhodiola may have neuroprotective effects and may help treat neurodegenerative diseases.

Another review found that rhodiola helped regulate neurotransmitters in the brain, having a positive effect on mood.

Rhodiola capsules have varying strengths. Usually, a person takes a capsule once or twice daily.

Creatine is an amino acid, which is a building block of protein. This supplement is popular among athletes because it may help improve exercise performance. It may also have some effects on mental ability.

A 2018 review found that taking creatine appears to help with short term memory and reasoning. Whether it helps the brain in other ways is unclear.

The International Society of Sports Nutrition report that creatine supplementation of up to 30 grams per day is safe for healthy people to take for 5 years.

Another 2018 review notes that there has been limited research into whether this supplement is safe and effective for adolescent athletes.

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According to a new report published by Grand View Research, the increasing demand for products that boosts memory, and energy is anticipated to drive the demand for the nootropics market. Moreover, in the wake of COVID-19, the demand for such smart drugs, foods, and beverages that boosts memory, focus and attention are fueling the growth of the nootropics market.

The global nootropics market size is expected to reach USD 4.94 billion by 2025. It is projected to register a CAGR of 12.5% during the forecast period. The global nootropics market is gaining traction as a growing number of students and professionals are using smart drugs to increase attention and memory. Continuous product development using synthetic and natural raw materials is further expected to boost the product demand. Furthermore, in order to meet the growing demand for nootropics, manufacturers are focusing on natural ingredients. The market for multi-utility drugs that serve as antidepressants, energy boosters, and anxiety relievers is expected to experience further growth. The key players in the market are anticipated to benefit from the increased demand from the sports industry as a result of their ability to improve brainpower.

The packaging of nootropics is also essential to manufacturers. Pouches, tubes, and containers are made of plastic, glass, and metals. Since students and young adults are the market's target consumers, packaging and labeling play an important role in product marketing. In addition, constant creativity, such as gums, innovative flavors, and the use of natural ingredients, is expected to expand the market's customer base.

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On the basis of distribution channels, the offline distribution channel dominated the segment with more than 80% share in 2018. However, in the wake of COVID-19 and changing consumer preferences, the online distribution channel is expected to witness growth at a CAGR of 14.2% during the forecast period.

On the basis of application, the memory enhancement segment accounted for over 30% in 2018. Increasing competition in academics has fueled the demand for nootropics among students.

Based on the region, North America held the largest market share of more than 37% in terms of revenue in 2018.

Asia Pacific is expected to expand at the fastest CAGR of 18.8% during the forecast period. Hectic lifestyles and fluctuating diet patterns among the working population in developing countries are expected to promote the demand for nootropics drugs.

In May 2020, Tesla nootropics launched a family of the worlds first ready-to-drink nootropic beverages for energy and focus.

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Grand View Research has segmented the global nootropics market on the basis of application, distribution channel, and region:

Nootropics Application Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2015 - 2025)

Memory Enhancement Mood & Depression Attention & Focus Longevity & Anti-aging Sleep & Recovery Anxiety

Nootropics Distribution Channel Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2015 - 2025)

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Nootropics Region Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2015 - 2025)

North America The U.S. Europe Germany The U.K. Asia Pacific China India Central & South America Brazil Middle East & Africa South Africa

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Increasing awareness of benefits involved with dietary supplements will increase potential of magtein market sales KSU | The Sentinel Newspaper – KSU…

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With the increased focus of the personality development and better lifestyle preferences, the consumers are embracing the philosophy of Sound mind in sound body. As seen in the recent past, consumer behavior is turning towards enhancement of the body with focused nutrition.

One of the key change is towards the usage of nootropics. Magtein is one of the newest emerging nootropic. Patented by Magceutics, Inc., ADIP is the sole distributor for Magtein in the global market. With the acceptance of Magtein as one of the dietary supplement, the increase in usage of Magtein can be expected in the forecast period.

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Increased Magnesium Supplement Sale to amplify position of magtein

Recent researches have shown that majority of the American population rarely meets the needed daily nutritional index. Magnesium is one of the most important mineral that should be part of daily nutritional intake. With the increasing research on magtein by health fanatics, there has been noticeable preference of magnesium supplements in the market.

Magtein has been through many clinical trials and is proven to have better efficacy than the magnesium supplements available in the market. This will augment the position of magtein as one of the one of the leading magnesium supplements.

The magtein supplement is still in the early stage of awareness. With the increasing awareness of the nootropic supplements, magtein is likely to emerge as a strong contender with the established nootropics.

Awareness of Brain health

The focus of the dietary supplements industry has been focused towards development of supplements that enhance individual nutritional profiles and boost performance. This has amplified the development of nootropics. Magtein has been tailored to boost the magnesium levels in the brain. The clinical trials on magtein have shown to boost executive function and in turn increase overall cognitive functions of the brain.

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The stigma involved with the usage of dietary supplements has still been evident in the ASEAN economies. The consumers in these regions have shown the tendency of consumers to prefer traditional dietary supplements to maintain their health.

But the lack of proper measurement of efficacy of the traditional medicine is still being researched. Nootropics are still in the stage of product introduction in these regions. The increasing awareness of the benefits involved with dietary supplements will increase the potential of magtein in South Asia and Middle East & Africa.

Changing Perceptions of Non-GMO Neutraceuticals

As per the studies carried out on brain health, research has shown that the brain growth peaks around the age of 25. After the peak growth for the brain has reached, the reduction in efficiency can be seen in the following decades.

The major cause of the reduced efficiency is due to the loss of neurons, reduced plasticity and reduced synaptic density. The rate of decrease is accelerated after the age of 40. This translates into the loss of nearly 5% pre decade can be observed.

Proper maintenance of the body and special attention to the dietary nutrition can alter the loss rate in positive way. As established in theclinical trial, magtein has shown high efficacy and boost the executive functions of the brain. The preference of the consumers towards non-GMO supplements has been rising, as seen in the recent past. Magtein being a non-GMO compound, is expected to play an important role in the neutraceuticals market.

Now Foods, Source Naturals, Vitacost, Life Extension, Nutridyn and NutriKey are some of the key suppliers of magtein supplements in the market. Magtein used by these companies is sourced via AIDP. The companies are responsible for using the source material and adding other nutrients, like B-12 among others.

The magtein supplements are directly available on the online retail stores and specialty retail pharmacies. The magtein supplements are also available in some of the supermarkets like Walmart.

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NootroboxCephalonPurelife BiosciencePeak NootropicsNootricoSupNootropic Biological TechnologyAlternaScriptAccelerated IntelligenceOnnit LabsPowder CityCeretropicNootropic SourceClarity Nootropics

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Global Nootropics Market Analysis and Forecast by Type

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Global Nootropics Market Analysis and Forecast by Sales Channel

Global Nootropics Market Analysis and Forecast by Region

North America Nootropics Market Analysis and Forecast

Latin America Nootropics Market Analysis and Forecast

Europe Nootropics Market Analysis and Forecast

Asia Pacific Nootropics Market Analysis and Forecast

Asia Pacific Nootropics Market Size and Volume Forecast by Application

Middle East & Africa Nootropics Market Analysis and Forecast

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The Mormon Church officially renounces polygamy – HISTORY

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On September 24, 1890, faced with the imminent destruction of their church and way of life, religious leaders reluctantly issue the Mormon Manifesto in which they command all Latter-day Saints to uphold the anti-polygamy laws of the nation. The leaders had been given little choice: If they did not abandon polygamy they faced federal confiscation of their sacred temples and the revocation of basic civil rights for all members of the church.

Followers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had been practicing the doctrine of plural marriage since the 1840s. The best available evidence suggests that the church founder, Joseph Smith, first began taking additional wives in 1841, and historians estimate he eventually married more than 50 women. For a time, the practice was shrouded in secrecy, though rumors of widespread polygamy had inspired much of the early hatred and violence directed against the Latter-day Saints in Illinois. After establishing their new theocratic state centered in Salt Lake City, the church elders publicly confirmed that plural marriage was a central LDS belief in 1852.

The doctrine was distinctly one-sided: LDS women could not take multiple husbands. Nor could just any LDS man participate. Only those who demonstrated unusually high levels of spiritual and economic worthiness were permitted to practice plural marriage, and the church also required that the first wife give her consent. As a result of these barriers, relatively few men had multiple wives. Best estimates suggest that men with two or more wives made up only 5 to 15 percent of the population of most LDS communities.

Even though only a tiny minority of Latter-day Saints practiced plural marriage, many church leaders were very reluctant to abandon it, arguing that to do so would destroy the LDS way of life. Ironically, though, the Mormon Manifestos call for an end to polygamy actually paved the way to greater Mormon-Gentile cooperation and may well have helped ensure the religions lasting vitality.

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Explaining polygamy and its history in the Mormon Church

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The arrest of polygamist leader Lyle Jeffs, evictions of polygamist families and new studies on crippling genetic disorders among small ultra-orthodox or fundamentalist Mormon communities in rural Utah have made headlines this summer.

This spotlight on polygamy is likely to make the majority of Mormons who are nonfundamentalist uncomfortable. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) the mainstream Mormon Church with 15 million members worldwide publicly rejected polygamy in 1890. But to this day, mainstream Mormons encounter stereotypes of polygamy.

As a scholar of Mormonism and gender and a Mormon myself, I know that the truth about Mormonism and polygamy is complicated and confusing. For more than 175 years, polygamy and tensions surrounding it have defined what it means to be a Mormon especially a Mormon man.

Founded by Joseph Smith in 1830, the Mormon movement from its beginnings offered a unique perspective on the religious role of men.

One of the most influential events in the life of Joseph Smith was the death of his 25-year-old brother Alvin in 1823. In 1836, Joseph Smith had a vision of Alvin Smith in heaven. Based on this vision, he developed the Mormon teaching that families could be together in heaven if they underwent religious rites called sealings in Mormon temples. Any faithful Mormon approved by church leaders could perform these sealings.

Due in part to this powerful role it gave to men in helping to save the people they loved and brought to heaven, Mormonism attracted proportionally more male converts than any other American religious movement of the time.

In the early 1830s, Smith extended this view of the role of men to include polygamy as it was practiced by Old Testament prophets like Abraham. Smith taught that a righteous man could help numerous women and children go to heaven by being sealed in plural marriage. Large families multiplied a mans glory in the afterlife. This teaching was established as doctrine in 1843.

Rumors that polygamy was practiced by a small cadre of LDS Church leaders spurred mob violence against early Mormon settlements in Illinois and Missouri. In the face of this opposition, Smith counseled Mormon men to be crafty contemporary scholars have interpreted this to mean alert, wise and resourceful in their practice of polygamy and use of sealings.

After the murder of Joseph Smith in 1845, Mormons migrated to Utah territory in 1847, and there, under the leadership of Brigham Young who succeeded Joseph Smith brought the practice of polygamy out of the shadows. LDS leaders announced plural marriage as an official Mormon Church practice in 1852.

Following Young, Mormon theologians heralded polygamy as a core doctrine and as evidence of patriarchal manliness. By the 1880s, an estimated 20-30 percent of Mormon families practiced polygamy.

However, after the U.S. Civil War, a growing controversy over polygamy united Americans in both the North and South. Politicians, preachers and novelists decried it as an evil equal to slavery.

The United States Supreme Court ruled in Reynolds v. the United States (1878) that polygamy was an odious practice. The court said,

Polygamy has always been odious among the northern and western nations of Europe, and, until the establishment of the Mormon Church, was almost exclusively a feature of the life of Asiatic and of African people. At common law, the second marriage was always void, and from the earliest history of England, polygamy has been treated as an offence against society.

The United States Congress passed the Edmunds-Tucker Act (1887) authorizing the seizure of LDS Church assets and making polygamy a federal offense. Entire families went underground to avoid imprisonment. Mormon men were stereotyped as fanatics who exploited innocent converts to satisfy their sexual degeneracy. Mobs in the American South in the 1880s attacked Mormon missionaries.

Under pressure, LDS Church President Wilford W. Woodruff announced in 1890 that the Mormon Church would no longer sanction plural marriages in adherence with the law of the United States. Still, such marriages continued to be performed among Mormons in Mexico some of whom emigrated from Utah to northern Mexico specifically to continue polygamy or by rogue LDS leaders through the 1920s.

In the 1930s, seven leading Mormon polygamists banded together to form a loose confederation of Mormon fundamentalists to keep polygamy going. Several were excommunicated from the mainstream LDS Church and formed close-knit fundamentalist communities across the West from Canada to Mexico that survive to this day.

While fundamentalist Mormons broke off from the LDS Church in the early 20th century to continue their open practice of polygamy, those who remained members of the LDS Church made a hard turn toward the American mainstream and assimilation.

These mainstream Mormons developed new norms of Mormon manhood that seemed safer to the American public.

Moving away from the stereotype that Mormonism was led by fanatical prophets with multiple wives and long beards, as Mormons assimilated, LDS Church leaders developed a more modern clean-shaven appearance and a bureaucratic, corporate style of managing church affairs.

Between 1890 and 1920, LDS participation in the Boy Scouts (which began in 1911), bans on smoking and alcohol, and conservative sexuality helped to defined this new Mormon manhood. Donny Osmond, Steve Young and Mitt Romney exemplify the modern Mormon norm.

Still, it is my experience as a lifelong Mormon that LDS people with strong cultural and familial ties to the faith commonly believe that polygamy will be a fact of life in heaven. The LDS Church publicly renounced the practice of polygamy in 1890, but it has never renounced polygamy as doctrine, as evidenced in LDS scriptures. It has always permitted and continues to permit men to be married in Mormon temples for the eternities to more than one wife.

This tension between private belief and public image makes polygamy a sensitive subject for Mormons even today.

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