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Is it really the oldest tree in the world? Skeptics and proponents weigh in » Explorersweb

A tree called Alerce Milenario, located in Alerce Costero National Park in Chile, may be the oldest living organism in the world. Research by Jonathan Barichivich, a Chilean environmental scientist working in Paris, estimates that the conifer is over 5,000 years old. Barichivich drills into Barichivich holds a master’s degree …

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Dr. Irma McClauin South African Conference: Resistance and Radical Re-imagination | New

Bonke Sonjani (he/him) Bonke Sonjani is currently pursuing a Masters in Heritage Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand. He is also a trainee archivist at the GALA Queer Archives where he is interested in homosexual student protests in South Africa. Dr Irma McClaurin recently presented a guest lecture with …

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Letter to the editor: Evidence and lack of evidence for… : Emergency Medicine News

Letter to the Editor Evidence and lack of evidence for ketamine doi: 10.1097/01.EEM.0000834188.88309.76 Metric Editor: My first reaction was that Blake Briggs, MD was going too far to defend one of his residents. (“Why are we still talking about ICP and ketamine?” REM. 2022;44[3]:27; https://bit.ly/35LANFe.) That …

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Roadmap for a literature review

By Prof. RA Seetha Bandara, Board Member of the Sri Lanka Economic Association (SLEA) This article is based on a presentation made on April 28 at the “Roadmap for Literature Review” webinar that coincided with the launch of the Sri Lanka Economic Association (SLEA) e-repository. …

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Take your research to the next level

Body of the review The Auburn University Libraries Savvy Researcher Boot Camp is a one-day event, featuring workshops led by faculty and staff from Auburn University Libraries, Academic Writing, Academic Support, and QMER. Whether you want to locate scholarly sources, write a literature review, manage citations or data, or publish …

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Estimation of childhood cancer incidence, prevalence, mortality and registration (0-14 years) in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region: an analysis of GLOBOCAN 2020 data

Background There is little evidence on the burden of childhood cancer in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). Our aim was to provide an estimate of the burden of childhood cancer in the EMR, to examine the relationship between age-standardized mortality rate and income level (gross domestic product [GDP] per …

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International Symposium on Advances in Blockchain (ISBA) 2022, the cosmic ray of the future of blockchain shines on Singapore

Get instant alerts when news breaks on your stocks. Claim your one week free trial for StreetInsider Premium here. Singapore, Singapore–(Newsfile Corp. – May 19, 2022) – The International Symposium on Blockchain Advancements (ISBA) will debut in Singapore, from 1st at 2n/a December 2022. Organized exclusively by ParallelChain Lab, ISBA …

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Accuracy of a surface-based fusion method when integrating digital models and cone-beam CT scans with metal artifacts

This retrospective study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board of Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University (B-1911/576-105) and the Institutional Review Board of Columbia University -British (H19-03765). A total of 20 class III skeletal adult patients (7 males and 13 females; age, 21.7 ± 4.0 years) were included, …

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A new non-human primate model of desiccating stress-induced dry eye

Animals Twelve female rhesus macaques (Mr Mulatta) aged 4–5 years were used in these experiments. Monkeys had free access to drinking water and were fed monkey food (12% calories from fat, 18% calories from protein, and 70% calories from carbohydrates; 200-300 g/day ). In addition, a daily ration of additional …

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Two faculty members named Emeritus Professors

Kenneth J. Sufka (left), professor of psychology and pharmacology, and Robert Van Ness, Bruce Moore Chair in Finance, have been named the university’s Distinguished Professors. OXFORD, Mississippi — Two respected University of Mississippi professors with a combined 50 years of teaching, research and service have been named professors emeritus by …

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Accuracy of death certificates from diabetes, dementia and cancer in Australia: a population-based cohort study | BMC Public Health

Four notable findings emerged in the present study: (1) susceptibility to diabetes, dementia, and cancer being recorded as the underlying cause of death was low but improved significantly if contributing causes of death were taken into account; (2) women with dementia who died before 2006 were less likely to have …

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AI search is a trash fire and Google is holding the matches

The world of AI research is in shambles. From academics prioritizing easy-to-monetize programs over innovation, to the Silicon Valley elite using the threat of job loss to encourage business-friendly assumptions, the system is a broken mess. And Google deserves the lion’s share of the blame. how it started There were …

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Immune-Related Skin Adverse Events in Taiwanese Cancer Patients Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Linked to Survival Benefit

Dermatological toxicities are the most common AEIR with the overall incidence of dermatological toxicities of all grades in patients treated for advanced melanoma in clinical trials were 34-42% in nivolumab, 43.5-58.5 % in ipilimumab and 43.2–46.3% in pembrolizumab, with a higher incidence (58.5–71.5%) in patients treated with a combination of …

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Algorithm designed to help scientists optimize their reading list

If you want to be a scientist, you’re going to have to do a ground of reading. Science is a business focused on building and sharing knowledge. Researchers publish articles detailing their discoveries, breakthroughs and innovations in order to share these revelations with their colleagues. And there is millions of …

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Punjabi University Patiala researcher develops software capable of creating Punjabi sentences: The Tribune India

Tribune press service Patiala, April 19 A researcher from the Faculty of Computers at the University of Punjabi has developed software that can create sentences in Punjabi. He is among the professors and researchers at the university who are working on the development of Punjabi and integrating it …

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10 UCF Students Recognized by NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Six UCF changemakers have been named U.S. National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellows, a recognition shared by the likes of Google co-founder Sergey Brin and Nobel laureate Steven Chu. Four other UCF students received honorable mentions. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowships program is dedicated to supporting students in STEM disciplines …

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“Why is there a shortage of internships for mental health nursing students? »

It was a happy day when we were to celebrate the end of the year party with the third year mental health nursing students. As a registered mental health nurse, nurse educator and nurse researcher, it was with mixed feelings that I listened to my colleagues and praised students, and …

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Prestigious award named in honor of Valentin

To watch a video about this award, click here: https://youtu.be/-iQLeoFWyn4 The American College of Cardiology (ACC) is creating a new award in honor of Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, Director of Mount Sinai Heart and Chief Medical Officer of Mount Sinai Hospital. The first “Valentin Fuster Award for Innovation in Science” …

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Computer hardware specialist Evan Reed has died

Evan J. Reed, an associate professor of materials science and engineering at Stanford University and a recognized leader in the burgeoning field of computational materials science, died at his Stanford home on March 19. He was 46 years old. Evan Reed, 1976-2022 (Image credit: LA Cicero) Reed used machine learning, …

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IIT Madras Researcher Alleges Sexual Assault, AIDWA Demands Strict Measures Against Accused

A researcher at IIT Madras here has accused her colleague of repeatedly sexually assaulting her and also harassing her at work with her accomplices, including two of her teachers, for almost four years after her arrived at the institution in 2016. Apart from the physical and mental trauma she suffered …

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Shortness of breath and fatigue most common in self-reported long-lasting COVID cases

The rapid outbreak of a new coronavirus, namely severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), caused the pandemic known as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). To date, this pandemic has claimed more than 6.1 million lives and massively affected the global economy. In response, researchers worked at an unprecedented pace to develop …

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Lawsuit claims Google discriminates against black workers

(AP) — A former Google employee has sued the tech giant for racial discrimination, saying it engaged in a “pattern and practice” of unfair treatment for its black workers. The lawsuit claims the company channeled them into lower-level, lower-paying jobs and subjected them to a hostile work environment if they …

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Daniel Ricciardo: From coping with scorching heat to ‘fighting tension in the body’, how the F1 star’s performance coach prepares the driver for the season ahead

That message came from Formula 1 Daniel Ricciardo at the end of 2017, who wanted Italiano to travel the world with him as a performance coach. The duo, who had met through mutual friends in Perth when they were 12, had never discussed the possibility of working together before, and …

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It’s Equal Pay Day, and this Twitter bot is slamming companies that pay men more than women

Organizations around the world took to social media last week to show their support for International Women’s Day. Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, for many companies, attaching a concise #IWD2022 or #BreakTheBias hashtag to a carefully curated Instagram post or tweet is the start and end point of their commitment to …

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Benefits of Adequate Fluid Intake By Dr. Gautam Arora Neurologist

Dr. Gautam Arora Neurologist Neurology and Pain Management Clinic Dr. Gautam Arora Healthy Body and Mind with Adequate Water Intake By Dr. Gautam Arora Neurologist Drink water and preserve life! — Dr. Gautam Arora Neurologist MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ, USA, March 11, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — What are the health benefits of …

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Google AI launches a new dataset generator called Kubric

Researchers Klaus Greff, Google AI researcher François Belletti, Google Scholar Lucas Beyer and several others have published a paper around a scalable dataset generator, Kubric. It is an open source Python framework that uses both PyBullet and Blender to create high quality images. PyBullet is used to train the model …

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Michael Thackeray of Argonne elected member of

The inventor of the lithium-ion battery honored. One of the pioneers of lithium-ion battery research beginning in the 1970s and continuing today, Michael Thackeray, materials scientist emeritus at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, was named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The NAI Scholars …

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The passing of Professor and Professor Bhairabi Prasad Sahu is a great loss for the university fraternity

University of Delhi historian and highly respected scholar of ancient India and the early Middle Ages, Professor Bhairabi Prasad Sahu died on Thursday 3rd March 2022 from multiple ailments aggravated by post-Covid complications over the course of the last months. Highly regarded as an eminent scholar, good teacher and conscientious …

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Diagnostic accuracy of mercury versus digital blood pressure measuring devices: a systematic review and meta-analysis

This systematic review was conducted based on the Preferred Reporting Items for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies (PRISMA-DTA)9 (Additional annex). The protocol of this systematic review has been registered on PROSPERO, the international prospective register of systematic reviews (registration number CRD42019118822). Sources of information A …

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A Core Outcome Set for Randomized Controlled Trials of Physical Activity Interventions: Development and Challenges | BMC Public Health

The results of the literature review (first stage) and the Delphi surveys (second and third stage) are presented below, along with the final core set of results. First step – literature review to identify physical activity outcome domains A review of the literature to identify potential outcome domains of physical …

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Over 60? This Kind of Cardio Can Sharpen Your Brain Fast, According to Science – Eat This, Not That

When people joke about getting old, it’s quite common to hear the age-old phrase, “You’re only as old as you feel.” Well, if you feel like you’re getting older, either mentally or physically, it’s time to start taking action. It’s always a good idea to take a walk every day …

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GNDU ranks 19th in research: The Tribune India

Tribune press service Amritsar, February 14 Guru Nanak Dev University was ranked 19th by AD (Alper-Doger) Scientific Index-2022, among 2,146 universities surveyed by them nationwide. The university was also indexed at the 155th position out of 6,569 universities in Asia. Globally, the university was ranked 824th out of …

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ONLINE: Intercultural Education in Mexico: Implications for the Conservation of Natural Resources – Isthmus

press release: Please join the Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies program at UW for the LACIS Lunchtime Lecture, Tuesdays at noon. Events are free and open to the public. About the presenter: Francisco J. Rosado-May is an agroecologist. He graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz and has …

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Care-seeking behavior of COVID-19 cases during the first eight weeks of the outbreak in Singapore: differences between local community and imported cases and having visits to one or more healthcare providers | BMC Public Health

Our study revealed differences in care-seeking behavior among subgroups of early COVID-19 cases in Singapore. Locally acquired cases had a significantly longer time from symptom onset to hospital admission than imported cases (median 6 days versus 4 days). Among those who had at least one pre-admission visit, a higher percentage …

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What goes in a tenure review letter

The key step in an academic career is the acquisition of tenure. Tenure was created to foster academic freedom, protecting faculty who venture into controversial territory from dismissal. As it stabilizes an academic’s position, tenure is a major university commitment that is not taken lightly. Those who assess professors preparing …

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Ochsner Cardiologist Honored, Free Overdose Packs and Other Metro Area Health News | East Jefferson Community News

OCHSNER HEALTH: Cardiologist Carl “Chip” Lavie was recently ranked among the world’s most cited scholars according to the Google Scholar Citations Database. Dr. Lavie is recognized as the world’s leading expert on obesity by Expertscape and had his 1,000th article registered with PubMed in December. His research focuses on exercise, …

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How to Fix Your Scientific Coding Mistakes

As a graduate student, Steven Weisberg helped develop a college campus – albeit a virtual one. Called Virtual Silcton, the software tests spatial navigation skills, teaches people the layout of a virtual campus, then challenges them to point in the direction of specific landmarks.1. It’s been used by more than …

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Readers Write: Deportation, Ukraine, Mask Warrants, Cancellation of Twin Metals Lease

The story of tenants at 21 properties in Columbia Heights facing eviction due to their landlord’s unwillingness to make mandated repairs is a prime example of what happens to tenants when out-of-state companies are allowed to buying several single-family homes just for the purpose of profit (“Tenants said they have …

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Emerging Researcher 2022: Dr. Cristobal “Criss” Salinas Jr.

Dr Cristobal “Criss” Salinas Jr. Title: Associate Professor of Higher Education Leadership and Faculty Coordinator, Leadership Studies, Educational Leadership, and Research Methodology, Florida Atlantic University. Education: BA, Teaching Spanish, English as a Second Language; University of Nebraska at Kearney; Masters of Education, Student Affairs and Higher Education, Iowa State University; …

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3 Ways to Install Zotero on Ubuntu 22.04 or 20.04 LTS

Zotero is a reference management system and academic network, here we learn the steps to install Zotero on Linux like Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy JellyFish or Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa. Zotero is an open-source, free tool that helps collect, organize, cite, and share research. It consists of two components: Autonomous Zotero …

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A new theory on how conspiracy theories take shape

How do people come to believe in conspiracy theories? It’s a question that Penn Integrates Knowledge University professor Dolores Albarracín has pondered for decades. “I grew up in Argentina in the 70s, during the dirty war that ultimately led to the disappearance of 30,000 Argentines. The climate within the dictatorship …

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How to continue education at home in the midst of the pandemic?

COVID-19 has brought a huge lifestyle change among people and the impact of COVID-19 has changed the way people work, do business and study. From working professionals to students, everyone has made changes in the way they do their job. Students have shifted to online classes, but studying from home …

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Methylation statuses of NCOR2, PARK2, and ZSCAN12 signify tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte densities in gastric carcinoma

Tissue samples and clinicopathologic analysis Fresh tumor tissue was obtained from three patients who underwent curative surgery for advanced gastric carcinoma (AGC) at Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor material from a consecutive AGC case series (n=471) was extracted from surgical records of the Department of …

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How to Make an Essay Plan: An Ultimate Guide

Writing can be difficult and time consuming. That’s why many strategies to simplify this process have been created. In fact, sketching is something without which you cannot write an essay. It helps you come up with a plan to develop your paragraphs and fill them with the right content. This …

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Doctor says evidence is clear – boosters help fight omicron

“We’re seeing 70, 80% effectiveness, depending on which study you’re looking at, which is fair, it’s really mind-boggling how well vaccines work.” NEW ORLEANS – We’ve heard some of you ask, “Why get a COVID vaccine if it doesn’t work against the Omicron variant.” So what’s the science behind breakthrough …

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Birds need water in winter. Here’s how to help them get it

Water is the most important thing you can give birds in winter. This is written at noon on January 2, outside temperature -8 ° F. Water, at least in our western suburban neighborhood, must be next to impossible to find. Except in our heated bird bath, badly named according to …

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The Herculean Effort of a Senior Surgeon to Foster the Culture of Research | Print edition

Views) : All postgraduates and academics are familiar with the age-old aphorism “Publish or Perish” which emphasizes the importance of research to advancing their professional careers. However, until recently, research did not have its rightful place in postgraduate surgical training in Sri Lanka. Many said jokingly: “Good surgeons operate; bad …

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Professor Howard ranks among the top academics in education

WASHINGTON – Howard University Professor of Guidance Psychology and Author Ivory A. Toldson, Ph.D. was recognized among the country’s top academics in education in the Edu-Scholar 2022 public influence rankings. The annual list ranks the top 200 scholars based on their influence on academic research and public debate, as evidenced …

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SHIC-funded UMN project highlights aerosol technologies

A project designed to help prevent the spread of infectious bioaerosols capable of causing epidemics of swine disease with significant economic consequences is underway. Funded by the Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) and led by staff at the University of Minnesota (UMN), work on Goal 1 began in October 2021 …

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Hypersensitivity to Vitamins | EurêkAlert!

Vitamins are heterogeneous but essential biochemicals that the human body needs for its well-being. However, the human body cannot produce vitamins, which must be assimilated through food. Alternatively, their deficiency can induce serious illnesses like rickets, pellagra or scurvy which can be disabling or even fatal. For this reason, each …

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Are you a healthcare professional? Here are some important tips

Personal health Healthcare professionals are some of the most important people in our society. They work to create a healthier world by providing valuable services to their patients. Let’s explore some very important tips for anyone working in this field! Manage health care outcomes A healthcare professional is only as …

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Treat impetigo with ozenoxacin

A study in Frontiers in pharmacology examined the use of the antimicrobial agent ozenoxacin against staphylococci and streptococci in pediatric patients with impetigo by reviewing the available clinical evidence of efficacy and safety data.1 Researchers searched PubMed, Google Scholar, ClinicalTrials.gov, and the FDA and European Medicines Agency (EMA) websites using …

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We are lagging behind due to research proposal writing issues – deplores ATBU

While other universities across the country are doing all they can academically to achieve excellence and high rankings, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Bauchi does not move with the tide, thus remaining stagnant. The lament was made by the management of the University who attributed its recent appalling performance in …

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Undiagnosed diabetes mellitus and associated factors in adults in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis

1. Tabák, AG, Herder, C., Rathmann, W., Brunner, EJ & Kivimäki, M. Prediabetes: A high risk condition for the development of diabetes. Lancet 379(9833), 2279-2290 (2012). Google Scholar article 2. Bonora, E. & Tuomilehto, J. The pros and cons of diagnosing diabetes with A1C. Diabetic treatments 34(SUPPL. 2), S184 – …

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Tracy Camp appointed Computing Research Associati

image: Dr Tracy’s Camp see Following Credit: ARC Washington, DC – The Computing Research Association (CRA) announced today that Dr. Tracy Camp will become the organization’s fourth executive director in its 50-year history. Camp, currently head of the computer science department at the Colorado School of Mines (Mines), brings to …

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Zhao of Auburn wins Creative Research and Scholarship Award at 2021 Auburn University Faculty Awards

Item body He still remembers it. It was exciting. Dongye “Don” Zhao was a graduate research assistant at Lehigh University. He received an email from a researcher interested in an article he had written a year earlier – his first published in a journal – on the sorption of trace …

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Determination of co-deletion status of 1p / 19q chromosomal arms in low-grade glioma by cross-correlation-periodogram model analysis

In our study, the detection of the 1p / 19q co-deletion status was determined by analysis of S-MRI images of glioma subjects considered as discussed in the section. 2.1 and described in the following subsections. Glioma Segmentation and Data Normalization The glioma portion was extracted from MRI using ground truth …

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Researchers sound the alarm on ‘predatory’ rankings – Retraction Watch

Hey, researchers and universities, do you want to be included in a new ranking system? No problem, just pay some money. Tanvir Ahmed, a post-doctoral fellow at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, says this year has seen an increase in reporting – for example from Bangladesh, Kashmir and Nigeria …

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What we have right and wrong

DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis has had a big 2021. CNBC In December 2020, we published a list of 10 predictions about the world of artificial intelligence in 2021. With 2021 now drawing to a close, let’s revisit these predictions to see how things go. Actually exhausted. There is a lot …

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The COVID-19 pandemic and health systems in Africa: a review of the scope of preparedness, impact and response – World

Gizachew A Tessema, Yohannes Kinfu, Berihun Assefa Dachew, Gebresilassie Tesema, Yibeltal Assefa, Kefyalew Addis Alene, Atsede Fantahun Aregay, Mohammed Biset Ayalew, Woldesellassie M Bezabhe, Ayele Geleto Baliko, D. Lembremichae Geedamane Geehketesdu, Gebremichael Geehketades Baliko, D. Lembremichael Geeamane Temedades Eyob Alemayehu Gebreyohannes, Yalemzewod Assefa Gelaw, Hailay Abrha Gesesew, Getiye Dejenu Kibret, …

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Some Workspace users are unable to sign in to Google Scholar profiles

Google Workspace is Google’s suite of office, professional, and educational services. However, some users have experienced connection issues. It seems that some Google Workspace users are unable to sign in to their Google Scholar profile. When trying to do so, they just get an error message. Google Workspace users cannot …

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It’s time for South Korea to drop the nickname ‘middle power’

It’s time to quit. Please stop writing about South Korea as a middle power. For an author who was one of the first defenders of South Korea to fulfill its role as a middle power in international society, and over the years has written several articles and editorials encouraging it …

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How to assess COVID-19 information online: fact, fiction, or something in between

There are so many studies on COVID-19 and vaccinations for people to read and react to. How do we know / decide which study is accurate and useful for patients and which studies are not when it comes to COVID-19? “There is more information on the Internet than anyone can …

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Four WSU professors recognized on 2021 Most Cited Scholars list – WSU Insider

The 2021 list recognizing the world’s top 1% of researchers includes four professors from Washington State University. Business professor Dogan Gursoy joins Clarivate’s list of highly-cited researchers for the first time this year, appearing alongside veteran members, Professor of Medicine Kris Kowdley and Faculty of Engineering Dan “Annie” Du and …

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MRNA Vaccine Pioneer Dr Robert Malone Joins Project Unity as Medical and Regulatory Director

IRVINE, Calif., November 15, 2021 / PRNewswire / – The Unity Project announced today that Dr. Robert malone, MD, MS, has been appointed the organization’s medical and regulatory director. Dr Malone is an internationally renowned physician-scientist who specializes in the advanced development of medical countermeasures against infectious diseases. He is …

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who are they and why cities are so important

“Only in part,” D’Ovidio replies. “There is no denying that having good metrics is important for a certain group of knowledge workers. In my case, being an academic, I am very careful with my citations on Google Scholar: if there are not many, I have to do something, send the …

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The best of both worlds: strengthening medical education research and evaluation through quality improvement

In 2016, hospital pediatric medicine was recognized as a subspecialty by the American Board of Medical Specialties, with an emphasis on the roles of hospitalists as educators and experts in systems-based improvement.1-3 Nationally, hospital paediatricians have a variety of non-clinical professional responsibilities, with medical education and quality improvement (QA) being …

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ASU supply chain professor named INFORMS Fellow 2021

October 29, 2021 John Fowler, Motorola Professor of Supply Chain Management at the WP Carey School of Business, was recognized in October as an INFORMS Fellow 2021, one of the highest honors in the operations research profession. Fowler, who began his academic career at Arizona State University in 1995, was …

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A giant free index of global research articles published online

Technologist Carl Malamud.Credit: Smita Sharma In a project that could unlock the world’s research papers for easier computer analysis, an American technologist has published online a gigantic index of words and short sentences contained in more than 100 million journal articles, including many paid articles. The catalog, which was released …

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Succession crisis of dissecting UI, emergence of a new VC

SUNDAY SAANU Posted 24 October 2021 The succession crisis that shakes the first Nigerian university; The University of Ibadan finally reached an amicable crescendo with the appointment of Professor Kayode Adebowale on October 14, 2021 as the institution’s 13th vice-chancellor. The post of VC of the University became vacant on …

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Durability of immunity to reinfection with SARS-CoV-2

The most effective approaches currently available to control the spread and transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is the virus responsible for coronavirus-2019 disease (COVID-19), include several effective COVID-19 vaccines that have already been distributed around the world. Despite their usefulness, there remain critical knowledge gaps …

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What was the real secret to Van Gogh’s success?

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Before developing his famous “drip technique,” ​​abstract artist Jackson Pollock dabbled in drawing, printmaking, and surreal paintings of humans, animals and nature. According to a new study involving researchers at the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology, this period of exploration followed by the …

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The durability of immunity against reinfection with SARS-CoV-2: an evolutionary comparative study

Contextual research Evidence before this study We searched PubMed and Google Scholar for articles containing information on antibody levels after recovery from infection with the coronaviruses SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, human coronavirus (HCoV) -OC43, HCoV-HKU1, HCoV-NL63, and HCoV-229E, and corresponding reinfection times. We have applied no language restrictions and included articles …

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Gambia: Is Pierre Gomez a teacher?

It can be remembered that in 2012, Dr Muhammadou MO Kah, while he was Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of The Gambia (UTG), saw his post as professor questioned by Dr Gumbo Ali Touray, who at the time was the director of international affairs at said UTG. It has been …

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OPINION: Is Pierre Gomez a teacher?

IIt may be recalled that in 2012, Dr Muhammadou MO Kah, while he was Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of The Gambia (UTG), saw his post as professor questioned by Dr Gumbo Ali Touray , who at the time was the director of international affairs at said UTG. It has …

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