http://www.bagnet.org/news/tech/217915
Scientists
from Vinnytsia invent a ‘virtual patient’
Scientists
from the Vinnytsia National Medical University have developed a
computerized model of human activity, a virtual patient called SKIF
that should be able to decrease the cost of medical testing. The
model imitates human reactions both under normal conditions and while
ill. The virtual patient took scientists and computer programmers 20
years to develop.
Ukraine
ranks 7th
worldwide in iron
production
Ukraine
is the world’s seventh biggest iron producer, according to the World
Steel Association. In January-April,
2013, the country produced
9.6 million tons (0.7 percent more
than in the same period
in 2012). On the
WSA rating Ukraine follows
China, Japan, Russia, India, South Korea and the US.
Ukrainian
girl wins UN
painting competition
Yevhenia
Zakharchuk, a 14-year pupil of
the Aesthetic Education
Center in
Shostka, Sumy Oblast, won the 22nd International Children’s
Painting Competition called Water
Is A
Source Of Life,
organized by the United Nations. Zakharchuk beat
participants from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and
North America. She will receive a monetary prize
in New York on Sept.18.
http://kiyany.obozrevatel.com/life/12069-tsirk-dyu-solej-gotov-provesti-parad-v-kieve.htm
Cirque
du Soleil may organize a
parade in Kyiv
On
June 20-29, the world famous Cirque du Soleil will bring its
Alegria program to the Ukrainian capital.
According to the show’s vice-president
Craig Cohon, the tour in
Kyiv may be followed by a parade if a
minimum of 5,000 people sign up.
http://regionews.ua/node/98900
Ukraine
gains popularity in Europe
More
and more tourists from the UK,
Canada, Germany and the Netherlands
are visiting Ukraine.
In general, foreigners are mostly
interested
in Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa and Yalta. This
positive trend is being reported by travel agencies and is evidenced
by
the
number of tourists
call to Ukrainian tourist
information centers;
for
example, there
were 2,041 such calls during the
May
Day celebrations in Lviv
(compared
to
1,415
calls
last
year).
Kyiv
resident Zhanna Kobylinska initiated the Ukrainian public movement
called Open Ukraine in Positive, which can be found on Facebook
at http://www.facebook.com/groups/positiveukraine/.
“Good News Ukraine”
items can be sent to her at p[email protected]. Kobylinska
has also worked as public relations manager for
the www.ukrainecityguide.com Internet
portal.
