The staff and students of ITMO’s Research Center “Strong AI in Industry” have come up with an algorithm that can tell if an ECG recording displays symptoms of a heart attack – all in one second. Trained on over 20,000 ECGs, the model is accurate in 85% of cases and can immediately highlight those parts […]
The Ural Federal University, the Sverdlovsk Regional Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs and the Sverdlovsk Regional Parents’ Committee jointly conducted a survey and found out what factors influence career choice of schoolchildren and students. They created recommendations for the Sverdlovsk Region government and enterprises. About 3,600 schoolchildren, students and their parents took part in the […]
University of Adelaide researchers have started work on developing a new vaccine that could help ward off painful ear infections in children. The potential vaccine is in the initial stages of development in the lab and will target one of the main types of bacteria that cause middle ear infections, a common illness among infants […]
The University of Adelaide and the University of Connecticut (UConn) are developing closer connections to build mutually beneficial academic and scientific capabilities. At UConn on 27 July, senior executives from the two universities signed a memorandum of understanding to establish ongoing mutually beneficial collaborative teaching and research projects. The University of Adelaide’s Dr. Jessica Gallagher, […]
Washington State University will develop a new test that could save wheat growers millions of dollars thanks to a grant from the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR). A diverse team of researchers and stakeholders from WSU and across the U.S. is developing a faster, cheaper, more accurate test that directly measures alpha-amylase, a […]
Gearing up for test season, the University of Cape Town (UCT) will launch the seven-day Test Hustle Challenge for students from 23 to 30 August. This is an opportunity to define their test preparation goals and commit themselves to a focused and dynamic study regime, said Residence Life’s Sean Abrahams. “The Test Hustle is not […]
Kite Magnetics, a Monash University spinout developing ground-breaking electric motor technology, has been shortlisted as one of 25 global ventures to pitch for the Science Breakthrough of the Year Award at the Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin later this year. Kite Magnetics is developing the technologies required for the ‘new age’ of electric aviation […]
Lack of confidentiality and feelings of shame related to experiences of domestic violence as well as service providers’ discomfort in dealing with mental health issues were some of the reasons why detecting symptoms of depression, anxiety and experiences of domestic violence in Cape Town’s pregnant women is limited. Other factors revealed by the University of […]
