SMART breakthrough to enhance travel behavior research with artificial neural networks
Credit: Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) Singapore, 19 April, 2021 - Researchers at the Future Urban Mobility (FM) ...
Tag: Policy/Ethics
US power sector is halfway to zero carbon emissions
New Berkeley Lab study reviews progress towards a carbon-free power sectorCredit: Berkeley Lab Concerns about climate change are driving a ...
Research suggests SEC’s increasing focus on terrorism may limit financial oversight
When SEC asks companies about potential ties to terrorism, it catches fewer reporting errorsCredit: Ryan Gaucher/Duke University's Fuqua School of ...
Road salts and other human sources are threatening world’s freshwater supplies
UMD-led study warns cascading effects of salts require coordinated management and regulation to avoid contaminating natural resourcesCredit: Sujay Kaushal When ...
Policy decisions will affect coastal communities’ risk more than climate change
Credit: Steve Dundas, Oregon State CORVALLIS, Ore. - Coastal communities face increasing danger from rising water and storms, but the ...
Scientists put the stopwatch on cannabis intoxication
How long are you impaired after cannabis use? New analysis defines durations of impairment after inhaled or oral THC dosesCredit: ...
Dismantling white supremacy in public health
An analysis by Sirry Alang, associate professor of sociology and health, medicine, and society at Lehigh University, suggests a new ...
Study finds to increase nurse practitioners prescribing buprenorphine falls short
Credit: Indiana University Since 2016, a federal regulation has allowed nurse practitioners and physician assistants to obtain a waiver to ...
Japanese consumers more concerned about gene-editing of livestock than of vegetables, survey shows
Credit: Photo by Hisashi Urashima A statistically rigorous survey of Japanese consumers has found that they have more negative opinions ...
Despite pandemic, less than half of older adults have formally recorded healthcare wishes
Risk of severe COVID-19 in people over 50 offers chance to have discussions and complete documents to be used in ...
SMART study finds ridesharing intensifies urban road congestion
The study conducted across the United States revealed the intensity of road congestion increased by almost 1% while the duration ...
1 in 5 Americans did not seek needed medical treatment during the pandemic due to cost
More than 46 million say they still could not afford medical care todayCredit: West Health-Gallup WASHINGTON, DC - March 31, ...
New COVID-19 research: How to make people follow restrictions without appealing to fear
"Many countries are hit by a third wave of infections and authorities may be tempted to induce fear to make ...
Mapping policy for how the EU can reduce its impact on tropical deforestation
Credit: Anna Lena Lundqvist / Chalmers University of Technology EU imports of products including palm oil, soybeans, and beef contribute ...