2023-04-19 13:50:00
On Tuesday, the Invicta organization’s YouTube channel featured a material regarding former UFC fighter Kay Hansen, in which we learn that she was sexually abused by her own father. The 23-year-old published a post on Instagram explaining the reasons for the document. “I’m telling this story to inspire courage in someone who is in a similar situation. You don’t have to go through this alone,” she announced.
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Nissan breaks record of 37 new stores opened with global brand concept
2023-04-19 13:03:47
Rio de Janeiro – Nissan broke a record by celebrating the opening of 37 new stores with the brand’s global concept in the last fiscal year, which ended in March 2022. With that, the Japanese manufacturer reached 60% of the network already operating with the standard Nissan Retail Concept (NRC), which aims to offer a differentiated experience in design and customer service.
In the 116 dealerships spread throughout Brazil, already in the NRC concept, Nissan makes its high quality service tangible to consumers, consistent with the brand’s global guidelines, including the design of the facilities, the service processes and the entire digitalization part.
“We want to exceed the expectations of customers who come to our stores looking for a new car or following-sales service for their Nissan models. That is why we are renovating our entire network to offer the best experience to consumers, from the moment they arrive at the dealerships to the most exciting moment of delivering a new vehicle”, says Rodolfo Possuelo, Commercial Director of Nissan do Brasil.
besides the Nissan Retail ConceptNissan has also been betting on new dealership formats, such as the Nissan Express Contact (NEC), a boutique store that offers a smaller-than-usual showroom and routine maintenance services, with a focus on serving customers where they are with high convenience and speed. Currently, the Nissan network has eight dealerships in this model: Vipcar Rio do Sul (SC), Auto Oriente Olinda (PE), DrSul Lajeado (RS), Acelera Guaratinguetá (SP), Nikai Arapiraca (AL), Seijin Campos dos Goytacazes ( RJ), Tangará da Serra (MT) and Primavera do Leste (MT), the latter two of which were recently opened in the state of Mato Grosso, thus improving the presence of our brand in the region.
Nissan Retail Concept
Nissan has launched a new retail concept at its dealerships around the world to improve customer service through an experience consistent with global brand standards, in response to diversifying expectations and lifestyles.
The new concept aims to improve all aspects of the customer experience at Nissan dealerships, including facility design, service processes and the digital environment.
Dealerships aligned with the NRC concept feature several new design elements, such as Nissan’s signature red exterior signage and a dedicated drop-off area that highlights the exciting moment when customers receive the vehicle.
Customers will also be able to learn more regarding Nissan cars through a digital configurator and navigate the service process on sales team tablets.
The NRC standard also incorporates key elements of the Nissan brand, such as Nissan Intelligent Mobility, electric vehicles, light commercial vehicles and the NISMO spin-off brand, which is dedicated to high-performance cars.
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Den Haag, five injured in a fire in a historic building
2023-04-19 07:04:58
Five people were injured yesterday evening in a fire that broke out in a monumental building on the Prinsegracht in The Hague: the fire that broke out under the stairs of the building in the center of the city caused panic in the residents and two people jumped from a window to escape the flames. Both are hospitalized. Three others suffered smoke inhalation and were treated on the spot by paramedics, NOS says.
Firefighters evacuated all fourteen homes in the 17th-century building while a resident and a cat were rescued through a window. The approximately thirty residents of the building were treated in a nearby café.
The firefighters quickly put out the flames, says the portal but for now it is not clear when the evacuated residents will be able to go home.
The Hague – Last night the fire brigade was alerted to a fire in a portico flat on the Prinsegracht. The fire was quickly under control. Firefighters rescued one person and cat. Five are injured. https://t.co/lGJJckhjiE
— Fire Brigade Haaglanden (@Brandweer_HGL) April 19, 2023
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“Optogenetic Tools for Spinal Cord Injury Therapy: Research from Laval University”
2023-04-19 13:35:51
It is possible to generate or facilitate walking by stimulating a specific group of neurons, researchers at Laval University have found.
This discovery might one day help patients who have suffered a cervical spine injury or who experience movement disorders. “Our study identifies that wedge-shaped glutamatergic neurons are a good therapeutic target for patients with spinal cord injuries,” researcher Frédéric Bretzner, from the Faculty of Medicine at Laval University, told The Canadian Press. and the Research Center of the CHU de Québec-Université Laval.
Professor Bretzner and his colleagues used what he calls ‘optogenetic tools’ to stimulate two different neuronal populations and determine which of the two facilitated walking the most. These optogenetic tools are actually viruses that are injected into neurons and then stimulated with blue light. This has the effect of activating the targeted neurons and causing a reaction. The experiment was first carried out in intact mice, then in mice that had been inflicted with a spinal cord injury to characterize the contribution of these different regions.
This allowed the researchers, as a first step, to see that these neurons participate in the spontaneous recovery of walking that occurs immediately following injury. “But beyond that, in a chronic condition, so we are talking regarding seven to eight weeks following the spinal cord injury, (…) we can improve the quality of walking,” said Professor Bretzner. We are still a long way from testing in humans, he said, but similar experiments have already been carried out in the retina. Deep brain stimulation, which is already used clinically, might also help improve the quality of life of these patients.
The findings of this study were published by the medical journal Cell Reports Medicine.
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