The new communication satellite APSTAR-6C blasts off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center on May 4. [Photo/Chinanews.com] XICHANG, Sichuan - China launched a new communication satellite APSTAR-6C at 12:06 am Friday at the southwestern Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The satellite, developed by the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), was sent into orbit by the Long March-3B carrier rocket. This was the 273rd mission of the Long March rocket series. The user of the satellite is Hong Kong-based APT Satellite Co., Ltd. The satellite will provide TV transmission, communication, Internet and multimedia services to customers across the Asia-Pacific region. It is the second communication satellite developed by CAST for APT Satellite, following the APSTAR-9, which went into orbit on Oct. 17, 2015. The APSTAR-6C, based on China's DFH-4 satellite platform, will replace APT Satellite's sin-orbit APSTAR-6 satellite. China launched a new communication satellite APSTAR-6C at 12:06 am Friday at the southwestern Xichang Satellite Launch Center. [Photo/Chinanews.com] China has developed 15 communication satellites based on the DFH-4 satellite platform for civilian and commercial use, according to CAST. The continued cooperation between CAST and APT Satellite showed that China's communication satellite has won recognition among mainstream international satellite operators, said CAST president and CEO Zhang Hongtai. We value the international space market, and will provide our customers with first-class products and services, Zhang said. silicone bracelet maker machinedebossed silicone braceletscle usb bracelet siliconeblue rubber bracelet meaningembossed wristband
GUANGZHOU - A team of Chinese and US researchers has developed an artificial intelligence system that can "read" health records and give diagnoses as accurately as experienced doctors.In a paper published in Nature Medicine on Tuesday, the researchers said they have built an AI-based system that can automatically diagnose common childhood diseases after processing the patient's symptoms, medical history and other clinical data.To train and validate the "smart" system, the scientists used it to study and interpret electronic health records collected from more than 1.36 million pediatric visits to a major referral center in China.The system was highly accurate - comparable to experienced pediatricians - and may aid future doctors in diagnosing complex or rare diseases by providing more diagnostic predictions, the paper said.In addition, it may be useful for triage patients, an important factor in areas that are short of medical resources."The study demonstrates that AI may help diagnose more diseases after systematically studying health records, but we still have much work to do," said Xia Huimin, co-author of the paper and a researcher at Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center."We need a wider range of data to validate the system's level of accuracy."The collection and analysis of high-quality data is a long process that requires close cooperation between algorithm engineers, clinicians and epidemiologists."
