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New Delhi [India], Oct.24 : While a box of traditional sweets is the least desirable gift for office workers, cash and gift coupons/vouchers, prepaid cards are most desired this Diwali festival, noted a just-concluded survey by apex industry body ASSOCHAM.

The ASSOCHAM Social Development Foundation conducted an online survey to gauge 1,000 full-time office workers' opinions and about 500 human resource professionals on Diwali festival bonuses given by companies and their desired gifts between October 1 - October 15 in 10 cities of - Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi-NCR, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, and Mumbai.

Chittagong [Bangladesh], Oct.24 : England escaped a big scare as they claimed an unlikely 22-run win over Bangladesh in the opening Test of the two-match series, thanks to all-rounder Ben Stokes for bagging the final two wickets on day five at Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium here on Monday.

Bangladesh began the day needing just 33 runs with two wickets remaining to clinch what could have been their maiden Test win over England.

Sabbir Rahman (unbeaten 64) and Taijul Islam (16) calmly added 10 runs before the latter was given lbw off Stokes' delivery after the review.

In the same over, Stokes dismissed last man Shafiul Islam for a duck, thus eventually bundling out Bangladesh for 263 in their 286 runs chase.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct. 24 : Hamriyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA), located in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, providing the International Business Investor with an unique investment opportunity in a free market environment is now looking at increasing investments from Indian businesses in the region.

Saud Salim Al Mazrouei, Director, Hamriyah Free Zone Authority led a delegation and today met with more than 150 Indian businessmen to share the details of benefits being offered, inviting them for investments while understanding the requirements of Indian businessmen during an investment seminar on the subject.

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Oct. 24 : Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director - Apollo Hospitals Enterprises Limited, unveiled GGK Technologies' advanced software product for end-to-end hospital management - "CurisHealth", on October 21 at Transforming Healthcare with IT (THIT) International conference held at ITC Grand Chola, Chennai.

Commenting on the occasion, Sangita Reddy stated the importance of EHR systems to adhere to the global standards and have inbuilt advanced analytics capabilities.

Washington D.C [USA], Oct.24 : Measurable brain changes have been witnessed in children after a single season of playing youth football, even without a concussion diagnosis, says a new study.

According to USA Football, there are approximately three million young athletes participating in organized tackle football across the country. Numerous reports have emerged in recent years about the possible risks of brain injury while playing youth sports and the effects it may have on developing brains.

However, most of the research has looked at changes in the brain as a result of concussion.

Washington D.C [USA], Oct.24 : A new research, through the use of nanotechnology, now aims to improve the administration and availability of drug therapies to HIV patients.

The research, led by the University of Liverpool, examined the use of nanotechnology to improve the delivery of drugs to HIV patients.

Nanotechnology is the manipulation of matter on an atomic, molecular, and supramolecular scale. Nanomedicine is the application of nanotechnology to the prevention and treatment of disease in the human body.

This evolving discipline has the potential to dramatically change medical science and is already having an impact in a number of clinically used therapies and diagnostics worldwide.