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The brutal detention of three people who came to the United States reveals a cruel system that operates with impunity.

The proliferation of increasingly strict voter identification laws around the country has raised concerns about voter suppression. Although there are many reasons to suspect that these laws could harm groups like racial minorities and the poor, existing studies have been limited, with most occurring before states enacted strict identification requirements, and they have uncovered few effects. By using validated voting data from the Cooperative Congressional Election Study for several recent elections, we are able to offer a more definitive test. The analysis shows that strict identification laws have a differentially negative impact on the turnout of racial and ethnic minorities in primaries and general elections. We also find that voter ID laws skew democracy toward those on the political right.

The policy of integrating National ID Numbers and Tax ID Numbers as the government's initial effort to implement a Single Identity Number has various challenges in its implementation. Perceptions between policymakers that differ from public perceptions are one of the main problems that must be considered. This research was conducted to find out the perceptions and expectations of Taxpayers and Frontline Officers at the tax office regarding the implementation of the National ID Number and Tax ID Number integration policy. Data collection was carried out by literature study and interviews with 2 Taxpayers and 2 Frontline Officers. The analytical method used is qualitative descriptive analysis with an inductive approach. The research results show that there is a gap in perception between Taxpayers and the Directorate General of Taxes (DGT) due to the lack of publications where Taxpayers hope that updating data in the context of integrating National ID Numbers with Tax ID Numbers can be done automatically through the system. Frontline Officers also hope there will be no more obstacles in the updating process so that it does not disrupt other services. With this research, the writer hopes that it can become input for the DGT in making policies by considering the constraints and obstacles that may occur in its implementation so that policies can run optimally.

Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) is an identity model centered on the user. The user maintains and controls their data in this model. When a service provider requests data from the user, the user sends it directly to the service provider, bypassing third-party intermediaries. Thus, SSI reduces identity providers’ involvement in the identification, authentication, and authorization, thereby increasing user privacy. Additionally, users can share portions of their personal information with service providers, significantly improving user privacy. This identity model has drawn the attention of researchers and organizations worldwide, resulting in an increase in both scientific and non-scientific literature on the subject. This study conducts a comprehensive and rigorous systematic review of the literature and a systematic mapping of theoretical and practical advances in SSI. We identified and analyzed evidence from reviewed materials to address four research questions, resulting in a novel SSI taxonomy used to categorize and review publications. Additionally, open challenges are discussed along with recommendations for future work.

New body camera footage from Nashville reveals a disturbing pattern of ICE and state troopers using minor traffic stops to target Black and brown drivers.

PROBLEM/BACKGROUND: Patient safety has become the central theme and a fundamental dimension of the quality of health. It emphasizes prevention of medical errors and importance of the patient identification process, which is the number one National Patient Safety Goal. Patient identification process correctly matches a patient to required interventions, ensuring safe and accurate patient care. Identifying the patient with an identification (ID) band during the provision of care is an important factor to decrease the risk of errors. Surgical patients were arriving to the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) from the 4 Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion (4 AHSP) operating room (OR) without an ID band. In August 2021, the PACU reported three incidents of surgical patients missing ID bands. Identification bands not being replaced due to cutting of ID band and lack of communication were identified as gaps to the standard workflow. SMART AIM: To decrease the number of missing ID bands of surgical patients being transferred to the PACU from the OR to one incident per month by fiscal year 2022, as measured by CS-Safe reports. METHODS/PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION: Since August 2021, a team from Patient Safety, Pre-Op/PACU, and the OR met biweekly to address the problem of reported missing ID bands of patients transferred to the PACU. The barriers to the current replacement of ID band workflow were discussed and analyzed. A need for re-education to OR staff on the workflow and for a second ID band for surgical patients were identified. Staff inservices on the workflow and importance of patient identification were presented by the OR nursing professional development practitioner. A test of change (TOC) with double ID bands was initiated in 4 AHSP Pre-Op, OR, and PACU units on September 2021, where all outpatient surgical patients would be placed with two ID bands. Patients undergoing an upper extremity procedure were excluded. RESULTS: Since the Double ID Band Initiative, reported missing ID bands were monitored monthly. There have been zero reported missing ID band incidents in September 2021, one incident in October 2021, and zero incidents in November 2021. To date, there have been zero reported missing ID bands. DISCUSSION/CONCLUSIONS/IMPLICATIONS: The Double ID Band Initiative was successful in decreasing the number of reported missing ID bands for outpatient surgical patients. Due to this success, the Pre-Op/PACU and OR Departments are in the process of implementing the Double ID Band Initiative to include all surgical inpatients and all procedural departments.

To evaluate the incidence and progression of myopia and factors associated with progression of myopia in school going children in Delhi. Prospective longitudinal study of 10,000 school children aged 5 to 15 years screened after an interval of 1 year to identify new myopes (Spherical Equivalent≤ -0.5D) and progression of myopia in previously diagnosed myopic children. Association between risk factors and progression was analyzed using adjusted odds ratio. Of the 9,616 children re-screened (97.3% coverage), annual incidence of myopia was 3.4%with mean dioptric change of -1.09 ± 0.55. There was a significant higher incidence of myopia in younger children compared to older children (P = 0.012) and among girls compared to boys (P = 0.002). Progression was observed in 49.2%children with mean dioptric change of -0.27 ± 0.42 diopters. The demographic and behavioral risk factors were analyzed for children with progression (n = 629) and adjusted odds ratio values were estimated. Hours of reading-writing/week (p<0.001), use of computers/ video games (P<0.001) and watching television (P = 0.048) were significant risk factors for progression of myopia. Outdoor activities / time spent outdoors> 2 hours in a day were protective with an inverse association with progression of myopia (P< 0.001). Myopia is an important health issue in India and is associated with long hours of reading and screen time with use of computers and video games. An annual eye vision screening should be conducted, and outdoor activities be promoted to prevent the increase of myopia among school children.

Americans’ travel documents aren’t as muscular as they used to be.

This week, Donald Trump announced that he would allow Nvidia to sell its powerful H200 chips to China. The Times Opinion editor, Kathleen Kingsbury, argues that the move undermines national security.