The world is less prepared for a pandemic than before COVID. Here’s why
As world health leaders face deadly outbreaks of hantavirus and Ebola, a major pandemic preparedness report finds we are less safe from viral outbreaks than before COVID
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See a Lincoln Memorial-sized asteroid pass within just 56,000 miles of Earth today
The asteroid will swing by Earth on Monday and be close enough to be visible using an amateur telescope
What Do Gödel’s Incompleteness Theorems Truly Mean?
At 25, Kurt Gödel proved there can never be a mathematical “theory of everything.” Columnist Natalie Wolchover explores the implications. The post What Do Gödel’s Incompleteness…
Network toxicology and bioinformatics analysis predict potential molecular targets and mechanisms by which sevoflurane and propofol influence type 2 diabetes mellitus
by Lili Bai, Ping Li, Lina Zhao
Background Sevoflurane and propofol are commonly used anesthetics that may exert pronounced effects on glucose metabolism and cardiovascular function in patients with…
Defect induced improved capacitive performance of MnS incorporated MoO3 nanocomposite for supercapacitor electrodes in aqueous electrolytes
by Mizanur Rahaman, Mehedi Hasan Prince, Saif Mahmud Bijoy, Zakaria Siddiquee, Muhammad Rakibul Islam
Electrode materials play a crucial role in improving supercapacitor performance. In this work,…
Research on strategies for enhancing the competency of safety directors in EPC projects empowered by AI
by Jing Guan, Zhen chao Yang, Congcong Wang
With the widespread application of the engineering–procurement–construction (EPC) delivery model in large-scale infrastructure and complex industrial…
Impact of vitamin D on gene expression in Atlantic salmon skin
by Lewis D. Taylor, Courtney E. Gorman, Fintan Egan, Neil M. Ruane, Philip McGinnity, C. Darrin Hulsey
Vitamin D is a crucial micronutrient for vertebrate health that affects musculoskeletal…
A novel Z-number based multi-stage assessment framework for problem-based learning in practical courses
by Limin Yu, Zhe Chen, Zeyu Qin
Confronting the growing disparity between standardized evaluation systems and personalized competency development in practical education, this study proposes a novel…
Supported storytelling through the ‘Life Threads’ approach for family members after traumatic brain injury: “We’ve been through all of this trauma, and you’re giving me some string?”
by Charlotte Jane Whiffin, Caroline Ellis-Hill, Alyson Norman, Morag Lee, Parmjeet Kaur Singh, Mark Holloway, Jo Clark-Wilson, Natasha Yasmin, Sara Rose, David Sheffield, Fergus Gracey
Traumatic…
KT-YOLO: A multi-convolution kernel collaboration model for dense Hu sheep behavior detection
by Suoxiang Zhang, Hongrui Chang, Zhonghong Wu, Guoxin Wu, Ronghua Ji
Computer vision has been extensively applied to sheep behavior detection in recent years. However, the dense distribution of Hu…