Deepak Kumar

  To say we’re living through challenging times sounds like both a cliché and an understatement. In recent months, news about the pandemic, economic woes, and bitter political debates have triggered tremendous anxiety and sadness for many Americans. But when people look back on their lives, it is usually the most difficult challenges that gave them a new perspective or caused them to grow the most. Of course, in the midst of a crisis, it doesn’t feel that way. But there are steps you can take to cope during difficult times, using techniques from the field of positive psychology. How can positive psychology help in trying times? Initially, positive psychology focused mainly on pursuing rewarding experiences that made people feel more joyful. But psychologists soon realized this sort of happiness depends on fleeting experiences, rather than a more enduring sense of contentment. As a result, the field shifted to concentrate on cultivating satisfaction and well-being but staying open t...

  Facts and figures: Ending violence against women Availability of data on violence against women and girls has increased significantly in recent years.  Visit our research and data page  for more information on why data is critical to UN Women’s work supporting women and girls experiencing violence. Globally, an estimated 736 million women—almost one in three—have been subjected to intimate partner violence, non-partner sexual violence, or both at least once in their life (30 per cent of women aged 15 and older).  This figure does not include sexual harassment. The rates of depression, anxiety disorders, unplanned pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections, and HIV are higher in women who have experienced violence compared to women who have not, as well as many other health problems that can last even after the violence has ended [ 1 ]. Most violence against women is perpetrated by current or former husbands or intimate partners.  More than 640 million women ...

  The COVID-19 vaccine tracker and landscape compiles detailed information of each COVID-19 vaccine candidate in development by closely monitoring their progress through the pipeline. The COVID-19 vaccine tracker: Provides summary tables of COVID-19 vaccine candidates in both clinical and pre-clinical development; Provides analysis and visualization for several COVID-19 vaccine candidate categories; Tracks the progress of each vaccine from pre-clinical, Phase 1, Phase 2 through to Phase 3 efficacy studies and including Phase 4 registered as interventional studies; Provides links to published reports on safety, immunogenicity and efficacy data of the vaccine candidates; Includes information on key attributes of each vaccine candidate and Allows users to search for COVID-19 vaccines through various criteria such as vaccine platform, schedule of vaccination, route of administration, developer, trial phase and clinical endpoints. The database is updated regularly - twice a week...

  The expansion of trade of automobiles all over the world   WRITTEN BY John Bell Rae   See All Contributors Professor of the History of Technology, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, California, 1959–76. Author of  American Automobile Manufacturers: The First Forty Years  and others. See Article History Alternative Title:  automobile industry Automotive industry , all those companies and activities involved in the manufacture of motor vehicles, including most components, such as engines and bodies, but excluding tires, batteries, and fuel. The  industry’s  principal products are passenger automobiles and light trucks, including pickups, vans, and sport utility vehicles. Commercial vehicles (i.e., delivery trucks and large transport trucks, often called semis), though important to the industry, are secondary. The design of modern automotive vehicles is discussed in the articles  automobile ,  truck ,  bus , and  motorcycle ; autom...