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Research-based toolkit supports neurodiverse children

A new child-centered suite of resources, backed by the latest research, has been launched to support parents and teachers of neurodiverse children......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekAug 29th, 2024

Targeted glucosinolate conversion: How kohlrabi tissues produce health-promoting compounds

A research team at the Leibniz Institute for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ) has analyzed how glucosinolates, health-promoting plant compounds, are broken down within various tissues of the kohlrabi plant......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

44,000 deaths and $10 billion: Study quantifies annual cost of child marriage in Nigeria

A study authored by Xiangming Fang, a research associate professor in the Georgia State University School of Public Health, provides the first estimates of the significant economic burden that child marriage imposes on the people and economy of Niger.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Shakespeare or ChatGPT? Study finds people prefer AI over real classic poetry

Readers are unable to reliably differentiate AI-generated from human-written poetry and are more likely to prefer AI poems, according to new research published in Scientific Reports. This tendency to rate AI poetry positively may be due to readers mi.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Researchers use nanotechnology to boost benefits of anthocyanin

An article published in the journal Food Research International describes a study in which nanoencapsulated anthocyanins passed through the digestive system without being degraded, were absorbed efficiently, and reached more organs and tissues than u.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Deep learning streamlines identification of 2D materials

Researchers have developed a deep learning-based approach that significantly streamlines the accurate identification and classification of two-dimensional (2D) materials through Raman spectroscopy. In comparison, traditional Raman analysis methods ar.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Unregulated experts can cause harm to children in family courts

Unregulated experts appointed by family courts in England and Wales have caused harm to children by separating them from their mothers and forcing them to live with and have contact with fathers accused of violence and abuse, according to a new study.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Research looks to see how hidden costs of Social Security claiming takes toll on widows

The timing of filing for Social Security benefits is one of the most important decisions senior Americans must make. But few think about the implications filing early or late in life has on widowed spouses, a segment of society that represents nearly.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Hundreds of 19th-century skulls collected in the name of medical science tell a story of who mattered and who didn"t

When I started my research on the Samuel George Morton Cranial Collection, a librarian leaned over my laptop one day to share some lore. "Legend has it," she said, "John James Audubon really collected the skulls Morton claimed as his own." Her voice.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

BAFTA-nominated actors five times more likely to have attended private school than UK population

New research from the Sutton Trust, including work by Dr. Mark Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Methods in the School of Education, highlights the disparity within creative jobs and related higher education courses. Those who attended private.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Uniformed police reduced public sexual harassment more than undercover officers new research finds

Sexual harassment, whether it's catcalling or groping, is one of the most pervasive forms of violence against women in the world......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Poor teacher training partly to blame for stalled engineering diversity goals

Diversifying the science, technology, engineering and math fields has long been a top priority of many universities and tech companies. It's also a goal of the National Science Foundation, the biggest funder of university-led research and development.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Can self-employment delay retirement? Only if you are healthy and wealthy

Self-employment can provide an alternative career transition to retirement, but only for those in good health and in high-paying careers, research from Trinity Business School reveals......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

New study examines how extraterrestrial civilizations could become "stellivores"

One of the most challenging aspects of astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) is anticipating what life and extraterrestrial civilizations will look like. Invariably, we have only one example of a planet that supports li.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Nvidia RTX 50-series GPUs: everything we know so far

Nvidia's upcoming RTX 50-series graphics cards are undoubtedly going to rival some of the best GPUs based on what we know so far......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Scientists compile library for evaluating exoplanet water

By probing chemical processes observed in the Earth's hot mantle, Cornell scientists have started developing a library of basalt-based spectral signatures that not only will help reveal the composition of planets outside of our solar system but could.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Sign language plays key role in d/Deaf children"s education, study shows

Ensuring d/Deaf children become bilingual in sign language and English should be a key priority for policymakers and teachers because this plays an important role in their education, a new study says......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Researchers say impact of Trump"s climate policies "recoverable"

US president-elect Donald Trump's expected climate rollbacks will likely have a "small" impact on global warming, as long as other countries resist the temptation to slacken their own carbon-cutting efforts, new research found Thursday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Did Samsung just confirm the Galaxy S25 launch timeframe?

According to a recent online survey from Samsung, the company might have accidentally revealed a timeframe for the Galaxy S25 launch. The post Did Samsung just confirm the Galaxy S25 launch timeframe? appeared first on Phandroid. Based on.....»»

Category: asiaSource:  phandroidRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Bone Marrow Donors Can Be Hard to Find. One Company Is Turning to Cadavers

San Francisco–based Ossium Health has carried out three transplants for cancer patients using stem cells from deceased donors’ bone marrow in recent months......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Scientists Have Pushed the Schrödinger’s Cat Paradox to New Limits

A research team in China has held atoms in a state of quantum superposition for 23 minutes, suggesting tantalizing new possibilities in research and quantum computing......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024