Frontiers

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer Scientists have shown that the biomass of 12 previously unstudied strains of cyanobacteria from around the globe is efficient at the biosorption of the rare earth elements lanthanum, cerium, neodymium, and terbium from aqueous solutions. This allows these rare elements, for which demand is steadily growing, to be collected from wastewater from mining, metallurgy, and the recycling of e-waste, and reused.

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Smart Data Collective

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Data analytics technology has had a profound impact on the state of the financial industry. A growing number of financial institutions are using analytics tools to make better investing decisions and insurers are using analytics technology to improve their underwriting processes. However, there is an area that is being shaped by analytics technology that has not gotten as much attention – tax compliance.

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The New Social Worker

MARCH 1, 2023

Let’s break barriers! March is Social Work Month. Please spend it with us at The New Social Worker. THANK you for all you do. Follow us all month (March 2023) to celebrate the social work profession and the many ways we break diifficult barriers.

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Public Healthy

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

By Steve Senior , Siobhan Farmer and me — In a recent blog , David Buck and Toby Lewis gave some thought to how ‘population health’ and ‘public health’ can work best work together. Here we respond to some of the issues they raise. We are grateful to Toby and David for clearly describing some risks we worry about: the imbalance in funding and capacity between public health and healthcare; the risk of reinventing failed models or forgetting about the piles of evidence we already have; and th

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Frontiers

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

by Liad Hollender, Frontiers science writer Credit: Thomas Hartung, Johns Hopkins University Despite AI’s impressive track record, its computational power pales in comparison with that of the human brain. Scientists today unveil a revolutionary path to drive computing forward: organoid intelligence (OI), where lab-grown brain organoids serve as biological hardware. “This new field of biocomputing promises unprecedented advances in computing speed, processing power, data efficiency, and sto

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Smart Data Collective

MARCH 3, 2023

Business intelligence has made a huge mark on the world of business. According to Fortune Business Insights, businesses spent around $24.05 billion BI solutions in 2021. However, many workplaces are still trying to figure out how to leverage business intelligence effectively. This technology offers many potential benefits, but many companies don’t fully take advantage of the opportunities it provides.

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Frontiers

MARCH 2, 2023

by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image: Shutterstock.com Scientists asked 1,289 people who use emojis to respond to internet chat messages and report their feelings and emoji use. They found that more emojis were used between closer friends, that using positive emojis to express positive feelings correlated with personal wellbeing, and that positive emojis could be used to mask the expression of negative feelings.

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Frontiers

MARCH 1, 2023

by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Patients visiting their GP who reported sleeping less than six hours or more than nine were more likely to present with an infection. Patients who reported sleeping too little, or having insomnia or a chronic sleep disorder , were even more likely to need antibiotics. Scientists say that good sleep could lower our risk of infection and need for antibiotics.

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Smart Data Collective

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

AI technology is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world. One poll found that 35% of companies currently use AI and another 42% intend to use it in the future. As professional and personal life becomes increasingly more digital, employers everywhere are looking for capable programmers to develop new AI algorithms that will help improve efficiency and address some of our most pressing needs Not only are AI software developer jobs ubiquitous, but they are also well paying.

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Frontiers

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

by Liad Hollender, Frontiers science writer Image: Prof Thomas Hartung Over just a few decades, computers shrunk from massive installations to slick devices that fit in our pockets. But this dizzying trend might end soon, because we simply can’t produce small enough components. To keep driving computing forward, scientists are looking for alternative approaches.

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Smart Data Collective

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Here at Smart Data Collective, we have blogged extensively about the changes brought on by AI technology. Over the past few months, many others have started talking about some of the changes that we blogged about for years. While the technology is not new, this is being referred to as the year for AI. Machine learning technology has already had a huge impact on our lives in many ways.

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Smart Data Collective

MARCH 3, 2023

To some extent, business is a practice in trial and error. You start with a business plan and try to cover all your bases. Then, you make adjustments based on what’s working within your business model— and what isn’t. Sometimes, however, the factors that are slowing down your business’s growth aren’t obvious. It’s important to get an objective look at where there are shortcomings in your business model.

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Frontiers

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Mary Seacole in 1873 Mary Seacole was a Jamaican woman of mixed race who excelled as a nurse, businesswoman and a traveler in the 19 th century. Her work and reputation rivaled that of Florence Nightingale’s. During her time she defied social expectations and prejudices. Due to the racial and gender discrimination that she faced; her legacy has faded to obscurity after her death – until now.

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Smart Data Collective

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

While healthcare has evolved in many keyways over the last several decades, there are still several groups of individuals who find themselves without access to appropriate healthcare resources. One of these groups is rural residents, who face a number of challenges when it comes to having access to healthcare. Fortunately, data-driven approaches are emerging as potent solutions to this obstacle.

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Smart Data Collective

MARCH 2, 2023

Big data technology used to be a luxury for small business owners. It helps companies operate more efficiently, tap larger markets of customers, and solve some of their most complex challenges. In 2023, big data Is no longer a luxury. It is an essential resource that companies have to utilize. One survey from March 2020 showed that 67% of small businesses spend at least $10,000 every year on data analytics technology.

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The New Social Worker

MARCH 2, 2023

A recent survey shows that social workers are positively touching lives of millions of Americans each year. There are challenges to the profession and barriers we must continue to break to empower the millions of people social workers serve.

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The New Social Worker

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In fighting for what matters, we must remember who we are—social justice workers. We tell our story in our own words and our own terms—we are Social Work, united in pursuit of boundless possibilities.

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Frontiers

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

by Liad Hollender, Frontiers science writer Image: Shutterstock Antibiotic resistance, cancer, and obesity are on the rise despite intense drug development efforts. To curb this trend, scientists release a research plan for evolutionary medicine, guiding the way for innovative biomedical therapies and more effective public health measures. The word ‘evolution’ may bring to mind dusty dinosaur bones, but it impacts our health every day.

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Frontiers

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

by Liad Hollender, Frontiers science writer Dr Barbara Natterson-Horowitz (a cardiologist) and Prof Daniel Blumstein (a behavioral ecologist) were faculty members at the Los Angeles campus of the University of California for decades before they met. Since their serendipitous encounter in the mid-2000s at a lecture on evolution, the two have become prolific scientific collaborators.

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Frontiers

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

by Dr Siouxsie Wiles, University of Auckland Image by Stephen Langdon, courtesy of Siouxsie Wiles. Siouxsie Wiles is a microbiologist and award-winning science communicator based at the University of Auckland in Aotearoa New Zealand. Her academic research focuses on how the infectiousness of bacteria changes over time and developing new antibiotics.

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