Public health Pandemic

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STFC Daresbury Labs and The tower was built in the 1970’s to house the second generation synchrotron. involved in Noble prize winning research nuclear structure research tower, now being used for research into the "fourth generation light source"

invited to partner with the Hartree Centre medical cluster in 2017 for my industry experience and technical publications on three dimensional design, the Hartree centre is part of Daresbury Labs that has been involved in Noble prize winning medical research and played a important role in medical understanding of the covid 19 virus.

STFC Super Computer screen photo permission granted by the Hartree Centre computer Scientists Feb 2018 innovation workshops and training events.

projector array, reminded me of the array on the top of the display wall at the Trocadiro

Powerhouse of the North, international medical research centre, Invited as 3D specialist to be panel of experts and met the team of scientists and computer scientists, soon their work reached a new global importance with the COVID pandemic. description: multi cultural team of international experts, communal spaces and offices with small un suite library.

VR model of corkscrew shaped stomach virus, including the highest detail 3D model of a cancerous cell. Feb 2018 photo permission granted by Scientific team who wished me to raise attention of their work.

This included the most highly detailed 3D model of a cancer cell ever created increasing understanding on the structure of cancer cells, 5 years on from this invited to see the work carried on cancer research. Deliberately didn’t take a photograph of Cancer Cell as something told me my life will be in danger watching the discovery of the cure to cancer. Changes includes restrictions on the sale of cigarettes in the UK making it illegal for anyone to sell cigarettes to someone born after 2009, children today into a future "smoke-free generation" smoking and vaping takes so much of a persons money and damages their health that the health service then has to attempt to heal at great expense.

Banning Smoking explained for people born after 2009 see public health wellbeing

Approx 97% of all medicines Are from nature, garlic being a known natural way to reduce cancer risk, Malaria treatments are based of a Chinese tea a US spy story of attempts to discover plant while all along it grew in view of the White House, protein structures are examined for the development of therapeutic in the treatment of illnesses.

As a 3D specialist for LGS, in the creative industry known as the forth Emergency service, in case of public emergency provided the technology to clearly communicate information to the public.

Invited to meet leading scientists and personal screening of projects to share work

The Hartree Centre is supporting global efforts to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic through partnering with the Folding @ Home project, led by the Washington University School of Medicine, in order to simulate protein behaviour using their Scafell Pike a Bull Sequana X1000 supercomputer, Tightly coupled Intel and Nvidia architectures Which Includes 24,960 Intel “Skylake” cores, Direct liquid-cooled compute nodes.

The government, via UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), has agreed to invest £172 million over five years, met with a £38 million in-kind contribution from IBM. 4 June 2021 link

folding Protein structures Folding@Home


Folding @ Home empower anyone with a computer and an internet connection to become a citizen scientist and contribute their compute power to help fight global health threats like COVID 19, Alzheimer’s Disease, and cancer.

Hartree Centre Scafell Pike|Bull Sequana X1000 supercomputer removing the bottlenecks in global research into therapeutics for COVID 19 variants.

the previous IBM Blue Gene/Q Blue Joule Supercomputer officially named the number one supercomputer in the UK and thirteenth most powerful in the World in 2012. upgraded in 2017, Scafell Pike has the capability of performing around four quadrillion calculations per second and is composed of Intel® Xeon® (Skylake) and many core Xeon Phi™(Knights Landing) processor technologies. It has been designed to accommodate blade systems for Deep Learning, GPU and ARM based computing. peak performance of 4329 TFLOPS. That means it’s capable of performing 4.3 quadrillion calculations per second!

"gaining a deeper understanding of these mutations at the molecular level and how they provide the virus with an evolutionary advantage." latest findings Improving the way we prepare for future COVID-19 variants:link

CovidSIM is one of the data modelling tools used globally, epidemiological model for COVID-19 developed by Imperial College COVID-19 Response Team, to Determine the variability of the duration of the course of disease. link

When it was installed in 2017 it had a World ranking of 60 in top 300 since then they have added a thousand fold increase in calculation with hybrid-Quantum Supercomputer, link other projects include improved Weather systems modelling. For agriculture.

"At the Hartree Centre, we have explored how our quantum-integrated workflow can provide an advantage in virtual drug discovery. Similarly, we have also explored how we can model the molecule reactions in more detail with quantum machine learning, helping to discover potential medical treatments and new materials."

A pandemic originating from Asia was an eventuality taught to me since I was at school, Asian communities suffered from a backlash in the following global Mental Health crisis, See Mental Health Act reforms, and stop online Cyberbullying.

As a concerned parent.

My daughter was in and out of hospital, when she was a toddler visited by players of the local football team while in the children’s ward at Christmas, as a concerned parent you become a somewhat of an expert, highlighting the prescribing of medication to children which hasn’t been used in decades to hospital. Asthma Action plan for children Asthma UK + Lung Link

Advice to Asthma sufferers: Rinsing the mouth with water after using a Asthma inhaler, to help reduce the risk of the steroid it contains leading to throat, then chest infections and pneumonia.

UN data shows in US healthcare only one in 25 medications work first time when treating a medical symptom, as the doctor attempting to identify and treat the root cause highlighting the importance of having follow up tests to find what’s works for the patients.

Asthma Call

During Pandemic Asthma Call on air quality in schools: Advised them Pediatricians first look around a child's airways for signs of Glitter and Sand in case it has been inhaled, during play at school which can trigger breathing difficulties.

Historic buildings used materials and fireplaces which breathed and ventilated buildings, Modern buildings and materials seal-in layers, combined with central heating system can dry the air causing dry throats and throat infections, having a small cup of water under radiators can reduce this.

Modern home Ventilation systems are often not installed correctly or managed by home owners, I.e the leading British double glassing company provided training, drizzle vents are designed to manage condensation, are often installed incorrectly, blocked over time or closed for heating, this can cause condensation and mould to develop. Central heating systems can dry the air in modern buildings causing coughs placing a small cup of water under radiators can relieve this.

Recollect the South Bank Uni was also some way involved into research into the cause of legionaries disease a serious type of pneumonia (lung infection) caused by Legionella (LEE-juh-nell-a) bacteria. being from water vapour from cooling systems from office air conditioning, and have always avoided badly maintained office blocks and hotels where outbreaks can accrue. Linked to hospitality and tourism research.

Instead of just treating the health issue look at illustrating the causes.

Sustainable consumables

During Covid Prof Persad link highlighted the need for low cost sustainable consumables and the current focus on medical personalised pre-surgery planning models using affordable consumer fused deposition modeling (FDM) recycling the plastic waste bottles Class 7 recyclable, extruding filament which they currently have the technology. (carried out for free) i.e. recent Dyson award winning humanitarian project Polyformer link similar to the old soft Yakult probiotics containers where used to create comfort fit for prosthetic limbs in Africa.

Prof Persad paper in the Caribbean medical journal link points to the need for training of Radiographers / Other Medical Professionals, and Materialise mimics point to close collaboration between 3D printing technician and Radiographers.

I met local medical sonographer ultrasound technicians and discussed medical imaging DICOM file data, volumetric pixels called Voxels into 3D CAD model using STL file for 3D Printing, used for creating model of fetus for blind pregnant mothers to be. Free Open source medical imaging link Software and Training for 3D slicer link and MeshLab link. see MedicalTech

AIDS/HIV

I shadowed and assisting the last remaining Glass Technician in the UK in 1988-89 producing custom made lab equipment used in early medical research into HIV / AIDS. working alone in the basement of the South Bank University he told me i had the aptitude and requested that I become his apprentice, when HIV/AIDS was considered the Gay Plague, it wasn't until 1991 that Diana Princess of whales campaigned for public understanding when she shock hands with a AIDS patient without wearing gloves.

princess Diana shaking hands with one of the residents

Fight Aids@home

From 2009 Volunteered my PS3 to Folding@Home, FightAIDS@Home utilizing the Sony PS3 PlayStation 3 idol processor cycles while playing music and watching films etc to simulate protein structures the project discovered 2 breakthroughs in 2010, Global PS3 consoles contributed over a Petaflop of computing power.

The current Folding@Home project is using the Hartree Centre's Scafell Pike Bull Sequana X1000 supercomputer to remove bottle necks for Folding@Home folding protein structures to develop patent free therapeutics for COVID variants. link

Folding@Home PS3 FightAids@home closed 2012

Lab technician making custom made tests tubes

Only technical glass blower in UK making custom lab equipment for AIDS/HIV Universities and Science exploratory research, while working the Torch Lathe, Arising Glass, and Cooling oven, circa 1989

I learned a lot from him using a liquid in solid form where surface tension can shatter the piece when cooling, industrial diamond finishing and skills which cant be learned from books, he was a calm humble gentleman to work alongside.

I kept his work close to my chest as public mob mentality fear of the "Gay Plague" in news paper headlines were at its height. As the public would have only made his work more difficult.

There have many medical advances in treatment of HIV (antiretroviral therapy or ART) and prevention including (PrEP) Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, while there is no cure for HIV, but you can control it with HIV treatment and prevention.

Today 1 in 10 (higher undiagnosed) have Aids in Trinidad,

There was a reported increase in preventable new cases of STD’s sexually transmitted diseases post pandemic, a woman told me she had AIDS but wouldn’t give it to a police officer, some are not as considerate.

Always health screen before starting a new relationship.

The AIDS virus in humans was traced to Dutch scientists developing polio anti bodies in Gorillas and transferring the antibodies to the local tribes in the Congo. Unknown to them at the time the Gorillas blood was infected with the AIDS.

Lab technician making custom made tests tubes

The low adoption of the Covid vaccines in Black communities is linked to mistrust because of the history of medical experiments that took place on the Africa community from the US government long covert experiment on African Americans men in to see the effects of an STD and the origins of the AIDS virus in humans.

Globally there was hype and hysteria surrounded the Pandemic, fear mongering and profiteering, children where the most affected by this who having an important part of there childhood and education affected.

Trinidad’s last public health report 51.% where fully vaccinated. May 2023, as the NHS advised the mortality rate of a bad flu season was approx 3% of those infected.

foreigners repatriation and xenophobia grew and continued to have one of the highest murder rates in the World for a small Iseland community, Many implicit in repeated attempts to deliberately affect the quality of life for my family. As an injured foreigner when I arrived not the first or last to be targeted by the gang masters and hustlers.

international isolation was simple, Lock-down was early and measures were prolonged and draconian, all non essential businesses and schools closed the only access to learning was distance learning, 2 years international and social isolation where countries including Ghana had two weeks or less. The words of popular Soca “it’s safe on the inside i an’t going outsidey”

the public avoided treatment sites in case of contact, At the end of the SoE State of Emergency of Emergency, Volunteered at multiple free local public health fair offering health screening to the public to improve health and well-being, in community centers organized by the SDA community hospital. an NGO non governmental organisation non profit private hospital opened in 1962, to supplement the two national hospitals the year of independence.

(some questioned why volunteer to be around sick people)

Post Pandemic to improve public health and well-being Medical professionals, Carrying out free health screening and vitals in Community Centers some in the more deprived areas across the region.

health fares reported that the Global Higher temperatures had affected many, high temperatures can lead to hypertension raised blood pressure (hypertension) if un-managed.

Pandemic

Informed the high commission of our backgrounds and travel plans. As soon as I arrived in Trinidad I was asked to volunteer ideas to help solve the many social problems by their university prof's and scientists involved in education, advising authorities and policy makers and voluntarily inform the public.

Trinidad is a small Island community being invited into their home and they look at who is coming, the person and their family, Similar to the Truman show while the locals with there connections mistreat your family. one shop owner described me as a local celebrity, one market stall owner put it the place is so armed if there was a gun battle it would be a blood bath.

High rate of violent gun crime, foreigner are the target of hustlers criminals and fraudsters and more. Friends with those in the offices of leading law firms who when we visited peppered documents with errors. Police officers blamed many of the root causes to us on the lawyers.

A reported 13% of the GDP is from illegal drugs cartels, and 75% of new homes are squatters on government land. Deed of comfort Stewards of the land. Mistrust of authorities Making national planning of essential services extremely difficult including water, electricity and health.

All Beaches closed during the Covid pandemic lockdown, SoE stay at home orders two years international lockdown some countries including Ghana had two weeks the presence of COVID blamed on visitors,

The local Mayor, Fire chief, and member of council visited to inspect what we were doing and give the official go ahead. And our time is nearly all been taken up by those deliberately affecting our well being.

Post pandemic

internet Modem for first year of Covid Lockdown Developing this website

While locals attempted to covertly disconnect our power supply to have to literally by paraffin lamp (gaslight) with babies and small children in our home in life threatening heat deliberately withheld water for basic hygiene and heart and brain function by Dr and her family throughout the pandemic, as they played around their pool and we experienced misogyny hate towards females.

That’s just the right wing Christian’s, who work with the old men described by police as looking for drug money using extortion by openly threatening young woman.

In a place where cruelty and violence is the normal way of life, the church in London warned me it would be suicide for someone like me Trinidad, they certainly try to drive good people to it. Forced to collect water at the few public stand pipes surrounded by vultures feeding off the carcasses of dogs, told not to complain by their patriots.

Why the US issues warning to travellers, I posted a picture of the statue British Libary of Ann Frank representing my daughter. While contacted to establish a branch of the RSA and award individuals who improved society.

improving quality of healthcare in third world, its important to call out malpractice in professional and social life. How could those say they wanted us to get through with anything after the way they treated us. Asked if it was safe for me to travel to the Caribbean by family member who was robbed at knife point in the hotel room on his honeymoon, it hasn’t changed if anything it’s got worse. Almost a year of volunteering at national Health Fairs.

Having lived close to areas of London where highly disturbed individual's lived, who where involved in terror events have left many traumatised and affected communities of faith with discrimination.

Some of the reasons why there a mental health and violence public health emergency

CARICOM heads of government violence a health crisis

The focus of the first CARICOM summit post pandemic was improving mental health, healthcare under funding and stigma. To support victims of crime to reduce the cycle of violence in Caribbean communities. In 2023 launched a survey of youth mental health in the region.

Castries, Saint Lucia, 21 March 2024. Violence is rightly examined as a public health issue, because it affects physical, mental, and psychosocial health, it affects the individual families, and communities.

“It is for this reason that, “Violence in the Caribbean: a Public Health Crisis” has been chosen as the theme for the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Annual Health Research Conference this year.Link

Rethink Mental illness Registered Charity No. 271028 (National Mental Health)