A loving ‘outsider’s’ bird’s eye-view of China’s transformation
World Scientific publishes 'China's Millennium Transformation, the Belt and Road Initiative,' an unusual book by Da Hsuan FengCredit: World Scientific ...
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Federal grants support research to improve pandemic forecasting
Awards will advance UMass Amherst team's groundbreaking COVID-19 workCredit: UMass Amherst University of Massachusetts Amherst biostatistician Nicholas Reich has been ...
Traffic data show drastic changes in Floridians’ behavior at onset of the pandemic
Study uses statewide traffic data from the Florida department of transportationCredit: Florida Atlantic University It's not just health, social and ...
AI to help meet global demand for high-quality, objective peer-review in publishing
Credit: Frontiers In an industry first, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being deployed to help review research papers and assist in ...
Kessler survey shows education paves the way to employment for youth with disabilities
Panel relates real-world experiences of graduates with disabilities to topline findings of the 2020 Kessler Foundation National Employment and Disability ...
US policy arm of major computing association urges suspension of facial recognition technology
Statement cites threats to rights of society's most vulnerable populationsCredit: Association for Computing Machinery The Association for Computing Machinery's US ...
Social distancing and dying alone
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (June 29, 2020)- The COVID-19 pandemic has led to drastic changes in how hospitals provide end-of-life ...
School nurses key to safe school reopening
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (June 24, 2020) - Sudden school closures in the United States were undertaken to reduce COVID-19 ...
Integrating health and climate agendas
Recommendations for a post-pandemic worldCredit: Nicole de Paula Climate change not only causes problems ranging from heat stress to increased ...
Brexit’s and research networks: Lower efficiency, reorganization of research communities
An analysis of 19,200 private companies, research organizations, public entities and higher education institutions involved in Horizon 2020 projects shows ...
‘Game changer’ for reporters: 2016 US presidential election coverage
University of Missouri study looked at ethical issues in US presidential election press coverage between 2000-2016Credit: University of Missouri The ...
How tear gas affects your body (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, June 19, 2020 -- 2-Chlorobenzalmalononitrile, better known as CS gas, is one of the ...
The Lancet Infectious Diseases: UK modelling study finds case isolation and contact tracing vital to COVID-19 epidemic control
Combining self-isolation and contact tracing with moderate physical distancing measures, such as limiting social gatherings and remote working, could enable ...
Calling for nursing support amid COVID-19 pandemic
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (June 15, 2020) - There are close to 28 million nurses around the world who comprise ...