State officials are urging caution after a presumptive case of avian influenza has been identified in an ailing duck at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. A student found the duck earlier in the week, according to the Hawaii Department of Health. Laboratory testing confirmed the duck carried the H5 subtype of influenza A virus. Confirmation of avian influenza, or …
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There were only two garbage time possessions in this game (including overtime), each when Oregon had the ball with less than a minute left in the half. Over their first five possessions (all in the first half for the Ducks) Oregon ran 41 plays, had two full field drives (40+ yards), and averaged 35.5 yards in non-garbage time but only …
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The iconic Oregon Duck has been unmasked. Shortly before the season opener against Montana State on Saturday, Oregon’s mascot took a tumble during the pregame run onto the field, losing his head in the process. After getting back up, the mascot sprinted to the tunnel headless in embarrassing fashion, with a staffer chasing after it with the head. The mascot …
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New water-resistant hydrogels, designed with the help of machine learning, are more adhesive than any comparable materials found in nature. The hydrogels were developed with the aid of an algorithm trained on the adhesives produced by natural organisms, such as geckos and mussels. The researchers that created them suggest that the new substances could have applications in areas such as …
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NEED TO KNOW Duck Dynasty‘s Jessica Robertson shares that her daughter Priscilla, 18, is expecting her first baby The mom of five shared the news on Instagram, writing that her pregnancy “isn’t in the plans” she and husband Jep Robertson had laid out for their daughter However, Jessica said that their family is “blessed” to be growing again The Duck …
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