Egypt's net int'l reserves decline by 232 mln USD in July

STORY: Egypt's net int'l reserves decline by 232 mln USD in July DATELINE: Aug. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of the River Nile in Cairo 2. various shots of the Central Bank of Egypt 3. various shots of an accountant counting banknotes 4. exterior shots of the National Bank of Egypt 5. various of street views STORYLINE: The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said on Sunday the country's net international reserves (NIRs) decreased by 232 million U.S. dollars in July to register 33.143 billion U.S. dollars, down from 33.3 billion U.S. dollars at the end of June. After the recovery from COVID-19's severe impacts, Egypt's NIRs continue to be hit by the spillovers of the Russia-Ukraine conflict that sparked in late February. As a result, Egypt's NIRs dropped in March to 37 billion U.S. dollars, down from 40.9 billion U.S. dollars in February. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

Double Giken's Communication Tool for ALS Patients

Double Giken's Communication Tool for ALS Patients

Double Giken has developed a technology to identify the words a patient thinks from the blood flow in the brain and project them on a screen for ALS patients who cannot move their eyelids or fingers. The technology is based on a device that uses near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to determine "yes/no" from brain activity. The patient selects one word at a time and only the vowel sound of the word to be communicated, and the number of words is used to analogize the candidate words to be communicated and show them on the screen. The system, which consists of a personal computer and a terminal, will go on sale in September at the earliest. It was developed with the support of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) in collaboration with Professor Naoki Tanaka of Toyo University and others. Photo taken on June 4, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images