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CBD Notification SCBD/NPU/DC/WY/BG/RKi/88737 (2020-028): Peer review of a study related to Article 10 of the Nagoya Protocol




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CBD News: Subregional exchange for the Caribbean on the restoration of forests and other ecosystems




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CBD News: Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the opening of the Subregional Exchange for the Caribbean on the Restoration of Forests and Other Ecosystems, 9-13 March 2020




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CBD Notification SCBD/OES/EM/DC/88792 (2020-029): Update regarding COVID-19 and upcoming CBD meetings




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CBD News: Due to the evolving nature of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has moved to hold many meetings virtually and has postponed others.




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CBD Notification SCBD/SSSF/AS/SBG/JSH/VA/JM/AER/88592 (2020-031): Postponement of the Global Taxonomy Initiative Forum and selected participants




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CBD Notification SCBD/NPU/DC/WY/BG/RKi/88737 (2020-030): Extension of deadline: Peer review of a study related to Article 10 of the Nagoya Protocol




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CBD Notification SCBD/OES/EM/DC/88792 (2020-033): Dates and venue: Twenty-fourth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 24), 17 to 22 August 2020, and Third Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation




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CBD News: Two meetings of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity's (CBD) permanent subsidiary bodies originally scheduled for May 2020 and then rescheduled for August/September 2020 will now take place in August 2020.




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CBD News: Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Acting Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Health Day




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CBD Notification SCBD/OES/EM/DC/IS/88838 (2020-034): Summit on Biodiversity




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CBD Notification SCBD/OES/DAIN/MB/FD/88610 (2020-035): Logo for the International Day for Biological Diversity 2020: "Our solutions are in nature"




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CBD News: Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Acting Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of Earth Day




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CBD Notification SCBD/SSSF/AS/BB/ML/GD/88853 (2020-036): Launching of the UNEP Strategy for Private Sector Engagement




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Spherical tetrahedra with rational volume, and spherical Pythagorean triples

Alexander Kolpakov and Sinai Robins
Math. Comp. 89 (2019), 2031-2046.
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The right-generators descendant of a numerical semigroup

Maria Bras-Amorós and Julio Fernández-González
Math. Comp. 89 (2020), 2017-2030.
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Numerical integration on graphs: Where to sample and how to weigh

George C. Linderman and Stefan Steinerberger
Math. Comp. 89 (2020), 1933-1952.
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Cubature method to solve BSDEs: Error expansion and complexity control

Jean-Francois Chassagneux and Camilo A. Garcia Trillos
Math. Comp. 89 (2020), 1895-1932.
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A linearly convergent majorized ADMM with indefinite proximal terms for convex composite programming and its applications

Ning Zhang, Jia Wu and Liwei Zhang
Math. Comp. 89 (2020), 1867-1894.
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High order explicit local time stepping methods for hyperbolic conservation laws

Thi-Thao-Phuong Hoang, Lili Ju, Wei Leng and Zhu Wang
Math. Comp. 89 (2020), 1807-1842.
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Stability of Semi-Lagrangian schemes of arbitrary odd degree under constant and variable advection speed

Roberto Ferretti and Michel Mehrenberger
Math. Comp. 89 (2019), 1783-1805.
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New analytical tools for HDG in elasticity, with applications to elastodynamics

Shukai Du and Francisco-Javier Sayas
Math. Comp. 89 (2019), 1745-1782.
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Nonconforming Virtual Element Method for 2????th Order Partial Differential Equations in ℝⁿ

Long Chen and Xuehai Huang
Math. Comp. 89 (2019), 1711-1744.
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A finite element data assimilation method for the wave equation

Erik Burman, Ali Feizmohammadi and Lauri Oksanen
Math. Comp. 89 (2020), 1681-1709.
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Stability, analyticity, and maximal regularity for parabolic finite element problems on smooth domains

Takahito Kashiwabara and Tomoya Kemmochi
Math. Comp. 89 (2020), 1647-1679.
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An adaptive nested source term iteration for radiative transfer equations

Wolfgang Dahmen, Felix Gruber and Olga Mula
Math. Comp. 89 (2020), 1605-1646.
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Stability of the Stokes projection on weighted spaces and applications

Ricardo G. Durán, Enrique Otárola and Abner J. Salgado
Math. Comp. 89 (2020), 1581-1603.
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TripActions moves into travel payments with Liquid launch

The fast-growing travel tech startup is moving into payments after securing $500 million in debt financing from Silicon Valley Bank, Goldman Sachs and Comerica Bank




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What startups need to know about new UK immigration rules

The government has unveiled its new points-based immigration system, due to come into force in 2021, we break down what it means for the UK startup sector




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Remote working: Is it doing more harm than good?

As 1 in 6 UK adults struggle with their mental health, is the rise in remote working making employees happier or creating a workforce racked by loneliness?




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North Korean elite increasingly turning to VPNs, Tor

While only a small group of North Koreans have access to the global internet, usage patterns are changing among the elites of Pyongyang – with those in military intelligence circles now exhibiting stronger security chops, a report from Recorded Future has found




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Babylon Health releases coronavirus Care Assistant

Telehealth and GP service Babylon has rolled out a "COVID-19 Care Assistant" with a raft of features designed to help subscribers cope with symptoms during the pandemic, from the safety of their phone screen




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CapitalRise reassesses its mission amidst Brexit and regulation change

The proptech startup wanted to democratise investment in prime real estate projects through crowdfunding, but government regulations have limited its reach to high net worth individuals




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How to scale up your startup workforce without killing its culture

Startups moving to the scale-up phase will naturally experience growing pains, here's how to manage your team through that period with as little disruption as possible




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How are UK tech startups helping fight coronavirus?

Health startups are being corralled by the NHS and the government to point their talents at the COVID-19 pandemic, while others are volunteering services to help stymie the spread of the infectious new disease




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British startups locked out of COVID-19 business continuity schemes

Many startups in Britain either do not intend to or cannot access the government's Coronavirus Business Interruption and Loan Scheme, and may be forced to respond with furloughs or layoffs, warns a report




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Developer models COVID-19 sneezing simulation on Gran Turismo software

A lone developer from the company that provided aerodynamic analysis for the cars in the PlayStation game Gran Turismo has applied the tooling to demonstrate the spread of germs with and without wearing a mask




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Privacy concerns raised by NHS and KCL COVID-19 apps

While coordinated action is urgently needed, should we be racing to download everything that promises a solution?




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Soldo supports COVID-19 'digital foodstamps' response

The London-headquartered fintech startup Soldo has repurposed its spend management tools for local authorities in Italy to support its COVID-19 emergency response measures




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FCA delays two-factor online shopping authentication by 6 months

The new rule, which will force payments platforms and online retailers to strongly authenticate purchases of £28 or more has been delayed by another six months amidst the COVID-19 pandemic




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RBS shutters Bó after just six months

The challenger brand launched by the high street bank will be shutting down after informing customers that it is closing down the app-only bank




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How relationship app Relish tackles health and wellbeing digitally

The relationship wellness app is seeing a significant uptick in interest as couples are locked down together during the COVID-19 pandemic




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Legal tips for startups: advice on IP, contracts, funding and more




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Tech startups cashing in on cannabis




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The UK's 15 most in-demand programming languages