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One third of China's urban population at risk of city sinking, new satellite data shows

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Land subsidence is overlooked as a hazard in cities, according to new research. Scientists used satellite data that accurately and consistently maps land movement across China.

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New AI Startups Surpass ChatGPT for Legal Solutions

Smart Data Collective

Unleash the power of new AI startups transforming legal solutions, surpassing ChatGPT's performance. Elevate your legal processes today!

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Self-Care A-Z: Sense-ible Self-Care

The New Social Worker

Self-care needs to be readily accessible and make sense. One of our most accessible forms of self-care is, literally, in-plain-sight, next-to-our-skin, on-the-tip-of-our-tongue, in-front-of-our nose, and “hear”-for-us.

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Schoolkids six times more likely to die from gunshot than in past

Public Health Newswire

Most shooters are young males with handguns

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Paleontologists unearth what may be the largest known marine reptile

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The fossilized remains of a second gigantic jawbone measuring more than two meters long has been found on a beach in Somerset, UK.

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The Role of Data Structures and Algorithms in Software Development

Smart Data Collective

Explore how data structures and algorithms power software development. Learn key concepts and best practices for efficient coding.

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Overadjustment – an important bias hiding in plain sight

International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

Anita van Zwieten, Fiona M Blyth, Germaine Wong and Saman Khalatbari-Soltani Epidemiologists are generally well equipped to design and conduct studies that minimise various types of bias, so as to obtain the most accurate estimates possible and therefore high-quality evidence. In observational studies, some types of bias, like confounding, have received a lot of attention, while others have been overlooked.

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38 trillion dollars in damages each year: World economy already committed to income reduction of 19 % due to climate change

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Even if CO2 emissions were to be drastically cut down starting today, the world economy is already committed to an income reduction of 19% until 2050 due to climate change, a new study finds. These damages are six times larger than the mitigation costs needed to limit global warming to two degrees. Based on empirical data from more than 1,600 regions worldwide over the past 40 years, scientists assessed future impacts of changing climatic conditions on economic growth and their persistence.

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Data-Driven Workers’ Compensation Claims Management

Smart Data Collective

More insurers are using data analytics to streamline the process for worker's compensation claimants.

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Guide to Chemical Hazard Labels

Tulane Public Health Blog

Chemical hazards in the workplace can yield adverse environmental and health effects. In work environments, employers are responsible for protecting employees by ensuring hazardous materials have clearly visible warning labels. To learn more, check out the infographic created by Tulane University’s Master of Science in Public Health in Industrial Hygiene.

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Podcast from Washington: New Changes to the WIC Program and Local Health Officer Discusses Overdose Crisis in America

The NACCHO Podcast Series

Washington, DC, April 19, 2024 — On this month’s podcast, the National Association of County and City Health Officials ’ (NACCHO) Victoria Van de Vate, Director of Government Affairs, and Lauren Mastroberardino, Government Affairs Senior Specialist, spoke about recent changes to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program and final FY2024 funding amounts for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, which include programs and

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Workings of working memory detailed

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Investigators have discovered how brain cells responsible for working memory--the type required to remember a phone number long enough to dial it--coordinate intentional focus and short-term storage of information.

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Role of AI-Driven Image Recognition in Modern Security

Smart Data Collective

AI technology has significantly improved image recognition technology, which helps with modern security.

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Patient-Centered Care: Definition and Examples

Tulane Public Health Blog

A growing number of people believe that healthcare organizations can improve the quality of care they provide and the health outcomes of their patients by adopting a patient-centered care model. According to a study by NEJM Catalyst , several benefits have been linked to patient-centered care, including more trust between patients and providers, better patient-provider relationships, and better health outcomes.

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Schoolkids six times more likely to die from gunshot than in past

Public Health Newswire

Most shooters are young males with handguns

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How 3D printers can give robots a soft touch

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Soft skin coverings and touch sensors have emerged as a promising feature for robots that are both safer and more intuitive for human interaction, but they are expensive and difficult to make. A recent study demonstrates that soft skin pads doubling as sensors made from thermoplastic urethane can be efficiently manufactured using 3D printers.

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Why the Best Accident Lawyers Are Using AI

Smart Data Collective

Lawyers are becoming more dependent on AI technology, which is helping them get better settlements for customers in ride-sharing accidents.

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Public Health Nutritionist Career Overview

Tulane Public Health Blog

Promoting healthy eating habits can help improve public health. While many registered dietitians work with individuals or small groups to encourage them to make healthy nutritional choices, public health nutritionists work with the population as a whole. Individuals interested in pursuing a career as a public health nutritionist should read on to explore the role, its educational requirements , and its responsibilities to see if it matches their career goals.

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Physical activity reduces stress-related brain activity to lower cardiovascular disease risk

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Over a ten-year period, biobank participants who met recommended levels of physical activity had a 23% lower risk of cardiovascular disease, and the protective effects were even more pronounced in individuals with depression.

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Can animals count?

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Researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery regarding number sense in animals by confirming the existence of discrete number sense in rats, offering a crucial animal model for investigating the neural basis of numerical ability and disability in humans.

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Microplastics make their way from the gut to other organs

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Researchers have found that microplastics -- are having a significant impact on our digestive pathways, making their way from the gut and into the tissues of the kidney, liver and brain.

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Octopus inspires new suction mechanism for robots

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A new robotic suction cup which can grasp rough, curved and heavy stone, has been developed by scientists.

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Evolution's recipe book: How 'copy paste' errors cooked up the animal kingdom

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A series of whole genome and gene duplication events that go back hundreds of millions of years have laid the foundations for tissue-specific gene expression, according to a new study. The 'copy-paste' errors allowed animals to keep one copy of their genome or genes for fundamental functions, while the second copy could be used as raw material for evolutionary innovation.

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Pyrite, also known as fool's gold, may contain valuable lithium, a key element for green energy

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The technology revolution and development of new renewable energy resources is driving demand for lithium to new heights, but it is not a common mineral. Scientists say they have found lithium in an unexpected place; fool's gold, or pyrite, deposits.

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Epilepsy drug prevents brain tumors in mice with NF1

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Researchers have discovered that an FDA-approved epilepsy drug can prevent or slow the growth of NF1-linked optic gliomas in mice, laying the groundwork for a clinical trial.

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Warming of Antarctic deep-sea waters contribute to sea level rise in North Atlantic, study finds

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Analysis of mooring observations and hydrographic data suggest the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation deep water limb in the North Atlantic has weakened. Two decades of continual observations provide a greater understanding of the Earth's climate regulating system.

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The joy of sports: How watching sports can boost well-being

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Sports, beyond entertainment, foster community and belonging, benefiting both individuals and society. Despite its recognized positive effects, limited evidence exists on the link between watching sports and well-being. To address this gap, a team of researchers conducted a multi-method research and found that sports viewing activates brain reward circuits, leading to improved well-being.

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A single atom layer of gold: Researchers create goldene

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For the first time, scientists have managed to create sheets of gold only a single atom layer thick. The material has been termed goldene. According to researchers, this has given the gold new properties that can make it suitable for use in applications such as carbon dioxide conversion, hydrogen production, and production of value-added chemicals.

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Most massive stellar black hole in our galaxy found

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Astronomers have identified the most massive stellar black hole yet discovered in the Milky Way galaxy. This black hole was spotted in data from the European Space Agency's Gaia mission because it imposes an odd 'wobbling' motion on the companion star orbiting it. Astronomers have verified the mass of the black hole, putting it at an impressive 33 times that of the Sun.

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Interspecies competition led to even more forms of ancient human -- defying evolutionary trends in vertebrates

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Competition between species played a major role in the rise and fall of hominins -- and produced a 'bizarre' evolutionary pattern for the Homo lineage -- according to a new study that revises the start and end dates for many of our early ancestors.

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How Pluto got its heart

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The mystery of how Pluto got a giant heart-shaped feature on its surface has finally been solved by an international team of astrophysicists. The team is the first to successfully reproduce the unusual shape with numerical simulations, attributing it to a giant and slow oblique-angle impact.

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Substantial global cost of climate inaction

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Pioneering study reveals that limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius could reduce the global economic costs of climate change by two thirds. If warming continues to 3 degrees Celsius, global GDP will decrease by up to 10 percent -- with the worst impacts in less developed countries.

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Mountain chickadees have remarkable memories. A new study explains why

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Mountain chickadees have among the best spatial memory in the animal kingdom. New research identifies the genes at play and offers insight into how a shifting climate may impact the evolution of this unique skill.

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Honey bees experience multiple health stressors out-in-the-field

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It's not a single pesticide or virus stressing honey bees, and affecting their health, but exposure to a complex web of multiple interacting stressors encountered while at work pollinating crops, found new research. Scientists have been unable to explain increasing colony mortality, even after decades of research examining the role of specific pesticides, parasitic mites, viruses or genetics.

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