Paper ballots, risk-limiting audits can help defend elections and democracy, study finds
A multifaceted approach is the best way to address election infrastructure security, say researchersCredit: Photo courtesy of the IU Kelley ...
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Risk factors for mortality in diabetic patients discharged from hospital identified
Credit: Institute of Digital Healthcare at WMG, University of Warwick When patients are discharged from Hospital those with diabetes are ...
An embedded ethics approach for AI development
'Ethics must be part of the development process'Credit: Juli Eberle / TUM The increasing use of AI (artificial intelligence) in ...
Helping SMEs adopt open innovation
Credit: Singapore Management University SMU Office of Research & Tech Transfer - Small and medium enterprises (SMEs), as defined by ...
Warning witnesses of the possibility of misinformation helps protect their memory accuracy
Findings could enhance interview procedures and protocols and help everyday memoryCredit: Jessica M. Karanian.Fairfield University MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (August 31, 2020)--Warning ...
Humans’ construction ‘footprint’ on ocean quantified for first time
Scale of marine intrusion comparable to that on landCredit: Bugnot et al., 'Current and projected global extent of marine built ...
Eating your vegetables is easier said than done
The landmark EAT-Lancet report on food in the Anthropocene sets ambitious targets; putting it into action, however, will require policymakers ...
Natural disasters must be unusual or deadly to prompt local climate policy change
Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Natural disasters alone are not enough to motivate local communities to engage in ...
Want to save shelter animals? Fight for social justice
Humane communities would endorse animal-friendly affordable housing, living wages, and recognize the importance of human-animal bondsCredit: Stanford University Press Overpolicing ...
Genetic link between cattle temperament and autism
Credit: (c) University of Queensland A strong association between the genes influencing cattle temperament and autism in humans has been ...
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A case for botanical gardens to lead in global plant crisis
New call for funding, advocacy for botanical gardens to lead efforts to avert plant extinctionCredit: © The Morton Arboretum LISLE, ...
Researchers introduce new theory to calculate emissions liability
Credit: Michigan Tech A comparison of the results for conventional point source pollution and bottleneck carbon emissions sources shows that ...
Göttingen professors share their expert opinions on more sustainable nutrition
Germany's Scientific Advisory Board for Agricultural Policy, Food and Consumer Health Protection (WBAE) submits recommendations to the Federal Minister of ...
The impacts of gentrification on transportation and social support
Experiences of black working-poor families in Portland, OregonCredit: Photo by Cait McCusker The historically Black district of Albina in Portland, ...
What is artificial intelligence?
A conversation between an AI engineer and a humanities researcherCredit: World Scientific What is Artificial Intelligence? What do the words ...
COVID-19: How South Korea prevailed while the US failed
Credit: Florida Atlantic University COVID-19 is now the third leading cause of death in the United States. The U.S. accounts ...
Breakthrough for law enforcement to rapidly distinguish hemp vs. controlled marijuana
Credit: Hemp Synergistics/Ron Fazio WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- As hemp-based products experience heightened popularity among consumers, leading forensic scientists collaborate ...
Quick fixes won’t stop sexual harassment in academia, experts say
Credit: Photo by Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- While many academic institutions are searching for ways to prevent sexual assault ...
Concordia student maps global primate habitat endangered by climate change
Brogan Stewart demonstrates how territory home to hundreds of species of monkeys, apes and prosimians is being lost due to ...