Hans Rosling has passed away: Hans Rosling, professor of international health, has passed away. He died early Tuesday
Hans Rosling has passed away: Hans Rosling, professor of international health, has passed away. He died early Tuesday morning, 7 February 2017, his family announces at the Gapminder foundation web site. Hans Rosling suffered from a pancreatic cancer which was diagnosed one year ago.
Source: ki.se
Higher ed social media platform taps instructional design firm | University Business Magazine
Higher ed social media platform taps instructional design firm | University Business Magazine
Source: universitybusiness.com
Rogue Scientists Race to Save Climate Data from Trump: The incoming Trump administration's EPA transition team intends to
Rogue Scientists Race to Save Climate Data from Trump: The incoming Trump administration's EPA transition team intends to remove some climate data from the agency's website. These researchers are swooping in to help.
Source: wired.com
Efficacy and effectiveness of screen and treat policies in prevention of type 2 diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis
Efficacy and effectiveness of screen and treat policies in prevention of type 2 diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis of screening tests and interventions: Objectives To assess diagnostic accuracy of screening tests for pre-diabetes and efficacy of interventions (lifestyle or metformin) in...
Source: bmj.com
Is patient satisfaction relevant? Plastic surgeons call for better rating tools: Patient satisfaction has become an important
Is patient satisfaction relevant? Plastic surgeons call for better rating tools: Patient satisfaction has become an important quality measure in the US healthcare system. But some plastic surgeons question the value of subjective patient satisfaction ratings -- suggesting that they might even lead to...
Source: eurekalert.org
Time to pay up: "Websites and email newsletters will remain the two most important tools for independent news publishing
Time to pay up: "Websites and email newsletters will remain the two most important tools for independent news publishing and distribution, three decades running."
Source: niemanlab.org
Walking Netball clubs spring up across UK - BBC News: Walking Netball clubs are springing up all over the UK - Today's Rob
Walking Netball clubs spring up across UK - BBC News: Walking Netball clubs are springing up all over the UK - Today's Rob Bonnet visits one of them.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Medgadget's Best Medical Technologies of 2016 |: The year 2016 presented the world with a number of big surprises. Some
Medgadget's Best Medical Technologies of 2016 |: The year 2016 presented the world with a number of big surprises. Some positive, some negative, depending on whom one asks. Here at Medgadget, 2016 will be
Source: medgadget.com
AI improves publishing: "Robots will analyze complex editorial content of all lengths, and provide feedback to the humans
AI improves publishing: "Robots will analyze complex editorial content of all lengths, and provide feedback to the humans sitting behind the keyboard."
Source: niemanlab.org
Multi-social millennials more likely depressed than social(media)ly conservative peers: Compared with the total time spent
Multi-social millennials more likely depressed than social(media)ly conservative peers: Compared with the total time spent on social media, use of multiple platforms is more strongly associated with depression and anxiety among young adults, the University of Pittsburgh Center for Research on Media,...
Source: eurekalert.org
Development and Validation of a Deep Learning Algorithm for Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy in Retinal Fundus Photographs:
Development and Validation of a Deep Learning Algorithm for Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy in Retinal Fundus Photographs: This study assesses the sensitivity and specificity of an algorithm based on deep machine learning for automated detection of diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema in...
Source: jamanetwork.com
Hair-raising tales: beauty parlour syndrome and the dangers of visiting the salon: A man has been awarded a £90,000 payout
Hair-raising tales: beauty parlour syndrome and the dangers of visiting the salon: A man has been awarded a £90,000 payout as the latest victim of of this phenomenon. It’s not the first story of a haircut gone badly wrong
Source: theguardian.com
The Results of the "Positive Action for Today's Health" (PATH) Trial for Increasing Walking and Physical Activity in Underserved
The Results of the "Positive Action for Today's Health" (PATH) Trial for Increasing Walking and Physical Activity in Underserved African-American C... - PubMed - NCBI
Source: nih.gov
Science historians mark 150 years of 'the tree of life' in Nature article: How can we depict diversity? Biologists of the
Science historians mark 150 years of 'the tree of life' in Nature article: How can we depict diversity? Biologists of the 19th century faced this question as they became aware not only of the huge variety of plant and animal species, but also of the connections between these species. Ultimately it was...
Source: phys.org
Oxford University to launch first online 'Mooc' course - BBC News: Oxford University announced its first "massive open online
Oxford University to launch first online 'Mooc' course - BBC News: Oxford University announced its first "massive open online course" - or so-called Mooc - available to students anywhere in the world.
Source: bbc.co.uk
A whole city vows to help its young people apply for college - The Hechinger Report: JACKSON — Like millions of high-school
A whole city vows to help its young people apply for college - The Hechinger Report: JACKSON — Like millions of high-school seniors nationwide, Murrah High School senior Desmond Jones, 17, is preparing to go to college next fall. Jones is interested in attending the University of Southern Mississippi...
Source: hechingerreport.org
World wildlife 'falls by 58% in 40 years' - BBC News: Global wildlife populations have fallen by 58% since 1970, according
World wildlife 'falls by 58% in 40 years' - BBC News: Global wildlife populations have fallen by 58% since 1970, according to a biodiversity report.
Source: bbc.co.uk
SARA: the Socially Aware Robot Assistant.
In this era of fears that Artificial Intelligence will destroy humanity, SARA is a Socially-Aware Robot Assistant, developed in Carnegie Mellon University’s ArticuLab. SARA interacts with people in a whole new way, personalizing the interaction and improving task performance by relying on information...
Source: cmu.edu
Finland Will Become the First Country in the World to Get Rid of All School Subjects
Finland Will Become the First Country in the World to Get Rid of All School Subjects
Source: brightside.me
E-learning predictions for 2017. Joining the folly of futurists and pollsters here are my e-learning predictions for 2017.
E-learning predictions for 2017. Joining the folly of futurists and pollsters here are my e-learning predictions for 2017. I'm looking forward to engaging with as many of them as I can. Conversational technology. Why not have immediate access and personal learning support on platforms through messaging...
Source: agnate.co.uk
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