Smart Data Collective

MARCH 14, 2023

JavaScript has become a very important programming language since it was first developed in 1995. The programming language has become even more valuable in a world governed by artificial intelligence. A number of JavaScript programmers are developing AI applications for a variety of purposes. Va Barbosa, Ton A Ngo and their colleagues at IBM wrote an article on this topic titled An introduction to AI in Node.js.

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MARCH 13, 2023

By Deborah Pirchner, Frontiers science writer Image: Shutterstock.com Compostable plastics are on the rise. Despite their merits, these products, including wrappers and packaging, can contaminate conventional plastic waste in the recycling process. Now, scientists used highly sensitive imaging techniques and developed machine learning methods that can identify compostable plastics among conventional types.

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The New Social Worker

MARCH 16, 2023

Based on a true story, Women Talking offers an “imagined response” to the drugging and rape of women and girls in a cult-like religious colony. SaraKay offers commentary and questions for reflection and discussion.

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MARCH 14, 2023

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI), and it has been around for thousands of years. It infects people from all walks of life, from kings and philosophers to paupers and peasants. Many believe that Christopher Columbus and his crew introduced syphilis to Europe when they returned from the New World. Today, around 5.6 million cases of syphilis are diagnosed each year.

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Smart Data Collective

MARCH 15, 2023

Cloud data security is a crucial aspect of safeguarding sensitive data stored in cloud environments from unauthorized access, theft, and other security threats. This entails implementing a wide range of robust security measures that can protect cloud infrastructure, applications, and data from advanced cyber threats. Furthermore, with the widespread adoption of cloud-based solutions, the risk of cyber-attacks has increased significantly.

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MARCH 13, 2023

By Lee G Irons , Norfolk Institute, and Morgan A Irons , Cornell University Photo of Lee and Morgan, Credit: Lee Irons and Morgan Irons Is human migration into space inevitable? Is it based on facts, or is it based upon a belief in human exceptionalism? These are some of the questions explored by Lee and Morgan Irons in a recent article published in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences , asking whether humans’ evolutionary connection to Earth requires us to inhabit space the same way we do

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MARCH 15, 2023

By Deborah Pirchner, Frontiers science writer Image: Shutterstock.com At Frontiers, we bring some of the world’s best research to a global audience. But with tens of thousands of articles published each year, it’s impossible to cover all of them. Here are just five amazing papers you may have missed. What praise and flattery does to our brains Both sincere praise and flattery are rewarding in different ways, but the various effects of these types of praise are not obvious.

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MARCH 15, 2023

by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Meat-free proteins based on legumes are increasingly common. But so are allergies to soy and peanuts, which are also legumes. To find out if it’s safe for patients with these allergies to eat legume-based alternative proteins, scientists investigated how frequent cross-reactions are among people with different legume allergies.

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Smart Data Collective

MARCH 14, 2023

Are you interested in getting a job as a data scientist? This is a very rapidly growing field. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that there are 113,300 data scientists in the United States. The number of data science jobs is expected to grow 36% between 2021 and 2031. Unfortunately, getting a job as a data scientist is easier said than done. You will need to understand your career options and plan accordingly if you want to get a job in this growing field.

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MARCH 14, 2023

Frontiers’ senior publishing manager Dr Marie Soulière is participating in two debates on the implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in scholarly publishing. The use of AI in scholarly publishing extends beyond production and review processes, as the launch of ChatGPT recently demonstrated. AI can be used to write academic papers with significant implications for research integrity.

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The New Social Worker

MARCH 13, 2023

Social workers shouldn’t “need” to have a side hustle to make a living wage. Still, a side gig can provide extra income to reach your financial goals. An additional job can also be a great way to gain new skills, knowledge, and experience.

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MARCH 17, 2023

By Colm Gorey, Frontiers science communications manager Image: Shutterstock.com From drones to using ‘poison nut’ as biofuel, the world of energy research is undergoing immense change. Now, Frontiers highlights some of the energy research articles we have published recently. As the world attempts to deal with the huge impact the climate crisis is having on our planet, scientists are devoting great efforts to developing cutting-edge energy research.

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Frontiers

MARCH 16, 2023

Frontiers is working with a growing number of publishing and institutional partners, and we place great importance on our relationships with all these organizations. Frontiers Partner Focus is a new series of profiles spotlighting some of these partners to showcase their work and demonstrate how their partnership with Frontiers supports it. Credit: Frontiers Our first Partner Focus looks at our publishing partner the Geological Society of London and their journal Earth Science, Systems and Socie

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Frontiers

MARCH 15, 2023

We would like to announce that the University of York has joined the national open access deal agreed between Jisc Collections and Frontiers.  This landmark deal provides a simplified and streamlined route to open access publishing for researchers in the UK, who publish 7% of the world’s research.   This institutional agreement means that eligible University of York researchers may publish in any Frontiers journal at no cost to them and with a simplified process.

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MARCH 14, 2023

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer Researchers studied the prevalence of the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) in a total of 16,900 historical and recent museum specimens, wild-living individuals, and literature records of amphibians from Africa. Bd causes chytridiomycosis, a contagious and lethal disease of amphibians that has driven hundreds of species worldwide to extinction.

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