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Improving scientific research papers
LabBulletin
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publication date: Jul 11, 2025 | author/source: Aston University Dr Dan Green Dr Dan Green is the lead author on an article outlining the top ten common statistical errors he sees when reviewing scientific papers These include implying causation...
Age no bar: Tamil Nadu senior citizens crack NEET, seek MBBS seats under govt quota
ETHealthworld.com
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July 14, 2025
In a rare turn of events, three senior citizens aged 68, 67, and 60 — including two practicing lawyers — have cleared the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) this year and applied for MBBS admissions in Tamil Nadu, surprising officials...
Campus notes, July 13, 2025
Delaware County Daily Times - Pennsylvania
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July 13, 2025
Washington and Lee University Luke J. Nagel, Wayne, Bachelor of Science with honors in engineering. Wichita State University Victor D Gonzalez, Wayne, Bachelor of Arts in social work. University of Alaska Fairbanks Derek Dayan, Havertown, Bachelor...
What Can the History of Data Tell Us About the Future of AI?
Towards Data Science
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July 15, 2025
“Data is the fossil fuel of AI.” – Ilya Sutskever, co-founder and former chief scientist at OpenAI “The best prophet of the future is the past.” – Lord Byron “Show me the incentive and I will show you the outcome.” – Charlie Munger Introduction I...
U.S. aid cuts halt HIV vaccine research in South Africa, with global impact
The Hindu
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July 13, 2025
Just a week had remained before scientists in South Africa were to begin clinical trials of an HIV vaccine, and hopes were high for another step toward limiting one of history's deadliest pandemics. Then the email arrived. Stop all work, it said....
Trump seeks to cut basic scientific research by roughly one-third, report shows
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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President Donald Trump’s budget plan guts federal science funding for the next fiscal year, according to an overview published by an external group. Particularly at risk is the category of basic research — the blue-sky variety meant to push back...
Engineering Resilient Battery Materials: Chemistry and Interface Innovations Are Shaping Next-Gen Grid Storage
Chemical Engineering
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July 11, 2025
As the global energy transition accelerates, the need for scalable, resilient and ethically sourced battery-storage solutions has become critical. Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), though central to electric vehicles (EVs) and grid-scale storage...
Local school pupils inspired at STEM Festival 2025
Wigan Today
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July 15, 2025
For the fifth year in a row, West Lancashire College welcomed over 500 local Year 9 and 10 students to their annual STEM Festival: a vibrant celebration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The festival provided an exciting...
Four pillars of AI sovereignty in the 21st century
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 14, 2025
Published: 15 Jul. 2025, 00:05 Kim Joung‑ho The author is a professor of electrical and electronic engineering at KAIST. In 1919, the Declaration of Independence issued during the March 1 Movement declared to the world that Korea was a sovereign...
Education Minister touts TVET achievements
Graphic
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July 15, 2025
The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu,last Thursday, extolled the significant strides and successes of Ghana's Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) transformation at the 2025 TVET Pitso forum in Gabrone, Botswana. The event,...
Scholarship: PTDF Screens 400 Candidates In N/East
News Investigators Nigeria
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July 14, 2025
News Investigators/ The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), has begun the 2025 overseas scholarship selection exercise of 400 candidates in the North-East. Its Executive Secretary, Ahmed Galadima, said this while supervising the...
POGGI | The Places We’ve Been
Cornell Daily Sun - New York
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I write this sitting in my Collegetown house, procrastinating on studying for my 7 p.m. physics final. This week has been full of emotions — the bittersweet celebration of Mother's Day far from home, the stress of my final exams of college, the...
Europe’s New AI Rulebook Just Dropped: Here’s What It Means
TechRepublic
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July 14, 2025
Image: mixmagic /Adobe Stock The European Union published on July 10 its General-Purpose AI Code of Practice. The document, which was originally scheduled for release on May 2, is intended to guide developers of artificial intelligence systems in...
Glion awarded prestigious Swiss Federal Accreditation
FE News
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July 15, 2025
Glion Institute of Higher Education is proud to announce its official recognition by the Swiss Accreditation Council (SAC) as a University of Applied Sciences Institute. This accreditation marks the successful completion of a two-year evaluation...
Study reveals world’s largest turtle nesting site thanks to smarter drone surveys
UF/IFAS
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July 14, 2025
A University of Florida research team has developed a more accurate way to count wildlife using drones — an innovation that helped confirm the world’s largest known nesting site for a threatened turtle species. By combining aerial imagery with...
Scientists use deep learning to uncover hidden motor signs of neurodivergence
PsyPost
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July 10, 2025
A new study published in Scientific Reports has introduced a promising diagnostic tool that could dramatically shorten the long wait times many families face when seeking evaluations for autism and attention-related conditions. The research team...
Baby suffers severe sunburn - despite being covered in factor 50 cream
Wales Online
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July 14, 2025
Neil Shaw Assistant Editor 07:10, 14 Jul 2025Updated 08:33, 14 Jul 2025 A mum has told of her horror after her baby daughter suffered severe burns despite wearing factor 50 sun cream - on an overcast day in Scotland. Lauren Leishman, 22, took...
Science, Democracy and Plutocracy
Strategic Culture
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July 10, 2025
Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and VK. Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Covid’s pandemic has revealed the conflict of interest inherent to the American knowledge production model, in which the state subsidizes a scientific research that...
Knox County launches new website to promote opportunities through trade-based education
WVLT - Tennessee
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July 14, 2025
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Knox County announced on Monday that it launched a new website to promote economic opportunities through trade-based education and workforce training. The Skilled Trades Academy Regional Training (START) Center is a...
New research centre to explore how AI can help humans ‘speak’ with pets
The Guardian
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July 12, 2025
If your cat’s sulking, your dog’s whining or your rabbit’s doing that strange thing with its paws again, you will recognise that familiar pang of guilt shared by most other pet owners. But for those who wish they knew just what was going on in the...