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It’s Time to Rethink America’s Corn System: As a crop, corn is highly productive, flexible and successful. As a system,

It’s Time to Rethink America’s Corn System: As a crop, corn is highly productive, flexible and successful. As a system, the same is not true.
Source: ensia.com

Data in the Cloud Could Have Kept MH370 in Sight: It's been two years since Malaysia Air vanished without trace, and now

Data in the Cloud Could Have Kept MH370 in Sight: It's been two years since Malaysia Air vanished without trace, and now we have a trace. With the right system, we could have tracked its every move
Source: ieee.org

Business Card with a Built-in Electrocardiograph |: The developers of MobilECG, an upcoming open source electrocardiography

Business Card with a Built-in Electrocardiograph |: The developers of MobilECG, an upcoming open source electrocardiography system, are gearing up with pretty cool business cards any cardiologist would be je
Source: medgadget.com

Beyond investing: Making global health a reality for all | PLOS Biologue: A grand convergence in global health will require

Beyond investing: Making global health a reality for all | PLOS Biologue: A grand convergence in global health will require strategic investments in R&D and an aggressive scale-up of health-care delivery systems to ensure health tools reach those who need them most.
Source: plos.org

Unlike “classical” democracy, which focuses on majority rule, Deep Democracy suggests that all voices, states of awareness,

Unlike “classical” democracy, which focuses on majority rule, Deep Democracy suggests that all voices, states of awareness, and frameworks of reality are important. Deep Democracy also suggests that the information carried within these voices, awarenesses, and frameworks are all needed to understand...
Source: iapop.com

The UK has 'one of the worst healthcare systems in the developed world': The UK has one of the worst healthcare systems

The UK has 'one of the worst healthcare systems in the developed world': The UK has one of the worst healthcare systems in the developed world according to a damning new report which said the nation has an “outstandingly poor” record of preventing ill health.
Source: independent.co.uk

Junior Doctors’ Strike in England Disrupts Care for Thousands. "heightening tensions over the stewardship of a widely

Junior Doctors’ Strike in England Disrupts Care for Thousands. "heightening tensions over the stewardship of a widely revered health system that has come under growing strain" - NYTimes.com
Source: nytimes.com

GNU Health 3.0 released. "GNU Health is a Free/Libre project for health practitioners, health institutions and governments.

GNU Health 3.0 released. "GNU Health is a Free/Libre project for health practitioners, health institutions and governments. Its modular design allows to be deployed in many different scenarios: from small private offices, to large, national public health systems. It covers the functionality of Electronic...
Source: gnu.org

NASA releases amazing high-resolution image of Earth from the moon’s orbit | ExtremeTech: The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

NASA releases amazing high-resolution image of Earth from the moon’s orbit | ExtremeTech: The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is currently in orbit around the moon -- just like it says on the tin -- and its LROC three-camera system just delivered some of the most amazing high-resolution images we've ever...
Source: extremetech.com

Government launches first 'TripAdvisor' style website for care homes: The system will allow residents and relatives to provide

Government launches first 'TripAdvisor' style website for care homes: The system will allow residents and relatives to provide reviews of care homes and to give them a star rating
Source: telegraph.co.uk

Organ donation: Groundbreaking law change in Wales means all adults become donors: Revolutionary new system will 'save hundreds

Organ donation: Groundbreaking law change in Wales means all adults become donors: Revolutionary new system will 'save hundreds of lives' in dramatic departure from current 'opt-in' process and will be closely watched by rest of UK
Source: telegraph.co.uk

TensorFlow could be Google’s new, open-source, central nervous system | ExtremeTech: Google's new and improved machine

TensorFlow could be Google’s new, open-source, central nervous system | ExtremeTech: Google's new and improved machine learning platform could change how we use the internet -- and now anybody can contribute.
Source: extremetech.com

Google open-sources its TensorFlow machine learning system | KurzweilAI

Google open-sources its TensorFlow machine learning system | KurzweilAI
Source: kurzweilai.net

Patient reported outcome measurement system (PROMIS) valid in assessing patient experience: A study at Hospital for Special

Patient reported outcome measurement system (PROMIS) valid in assessing patient experience: A study at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) evaluating the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) in patients with lupus finds that the questionnaire is valid in assessing subjective...
Source: medicalxpress.com

Leading Theory of Solar System's Formation Just Disproven - Slashdot

Leading Theory of Solar System's Formation Just Disproven - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

Doctor who helped launch modern paramedic system dies at 98: As a cardiologist in Los Angeles during the 1960s, Dr. Walter

Doctor who helped launch modern paramedic system dies at 98: As a cardiologist in Los Angeles during the 1960s, Dr. Walter S. Graf became alarmed by the number of heart attack sufferers who died while en route to hospitals.
Source: medicalxpress.com

Rijuven CardioSleeve for Pediatrics Brings ECG, Digital Auscultation to Any Stethoscope |: Rijuven out of Wexford, Pennsylvania

Rijuven CardioSleeve for Pediatrics Brings ECG, Digital Auscultation to Any Stethoscope |: Rijuven out of Wexford, Pennsylvania is releasing the CardioSleeve for Pediatrics, a 3-lead ECG attachment and digital auscultation system that snaps onto
Source: medgadget.com

Pediatrics Group: Minimum Age to Buy Tobacco, E-Cigarettes Should Be 21: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Susan Sadoughi,

Pediatrics Group: Minimum Age to Buy Tobacco, E-Cigarettes Should Be 21: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and André Sofair, MD, MPH The minimum age to purchase tobacco products and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS, including e-cigarettes) should be 21, according to new...
Source: jwatch.org

The Simplest Definition of SCORM You'll Ever Read: SCORM compliance assures companies that content creation tools and learning

The Simplest Definition of SCORM You'll Ever Read: SCORM compliance assures companies that content creation tools and learning management systems (LMS) work together to create an optimal instructional experience.
Source: schoolkeep.com

3D-printed concept house and electric vehicle can share power wirelessly | ExtremeTech: The home and vehicle share a single

3D-printed concept house and electric vehicle can share power wirelessly | ExtremeTech: The home and vehicle share a single power system that shifts energy where you need it, when you need it.
Source: extremetech.com