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Thinking small: Next-generation sensor networks close the size gap in vertebrate biologging

NewsemiaApril 2, 2020

by NewsemiaApril 2, 202002

by Simon P. Ripperger, Gerald G. Carter, Rachel A. Page, Niklas Duda, Alexander Koelpin, Robert Weigel, Markus Hartmann, Thorsten Nowak, Jörn Thielecke, Michael Schadhauser, Jörg...

Neurology

EEG Techs Help to Close Global Epilepsy Treatment Gap

NewsemiaMarch 27, 2020

by NewsemiaMarch 27, 202004

Fifty million people around the world have epilepsy, and the vast majority – 80 percent – live in the developing world. In many low-income countries,...

Biology

Early visual motion experience shapes the gap junction connections among direction selective ganglion cells

NewsemiaMarch 25, 2020

by NewsemiaMarch 25, 202009

by Li Zhang, Qiwen Wu, Yifeng Zhang Gap junction connections between neurons play critical roles in the development of the nervous system. However, studies on...

Neurology

Author response: Assessment and effect of a gap between new-onset epilepsy diagnosis and treatment in the US

NewsemiaMarch 18, 2020

by NewsemiaMarch 18, 202008

Although our data do not elucidate the reasons underlying physician—or patient—decisions to delay or not treat recent-onset epilepsy,1we agree with Dr. Sethi that some such...

Neurology

Reader response: Assessment and effect of a gap between new-onset epilepsy diagnosis and treatment in the US

NewsemiaMarch 18, 2020

by NewsemiaMarch 18, 2020039

I read with interest the study by Kalilani et al.1 that identified the treatment gap in patients with newly diagnosed epilepsy in the United States...

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Gap Inc. Announces Temporary Closure of Stores in North America

NewsemiaMarch 18, 2020

by NewsemiaMarch 18, 202006

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) today announced that, as a result of the escalating COVID-19 pandemic, it will temporarily close its Old Navy, Athleta,...

Neurology

Editors' note: Assessment and effect of a gap between new-onset epilepsy diagnosis and treatment in the US

NewsemiaMarch 18, 2020

by NewsemiaMarch 18, 2020032

In “Assessment and effect of a gap between new-onset epilepsy diagnosis and treatment in the US,” Kalilani et al. retrospectively reviewed claims data to determine...

Pediatrics

Why Are We Not Closing the Gap in Suicide Disparities for Sexual Minority Youth?

NewsemiaMarch 3, 2020

by NewsemiaMarch 3, 202009

Why Are We Not Closing the Gap in Suicide Disparities for Sexual Minority Youth? Source link...

Cardiology

Mind the gender gap

NewsemiaFebruary 18, 2020

by NewsemiaFebruary 18, 202005

Originally published at bhf.org.uk, written by Molly Tresadern. We’ve released a briefing, Bias & Biology, which brings together a breadth of research in order to...

AI/ML

Bridging the gap between human and machine vision

NewsemiaFebruary 11, 2020

by NewsemiaFebruary 11, 2020036

Suppose you look briefly from a few feet away at a person you have never met before. Step back a few paces and look again....

AI/ML

Bridging the Gap: Providing Post-Hoc Symbolic Explanations for Sequential Decision-Making Problems with Black Box Simulators. (arXiv:2002.01080v1 [cs.AI])

NewsemiaFebruary 5, 2020

by NewsemiaFebruary 5, 2020039

As more and more complex AI systems are introduced into our day-to-day lives, it becomes important that everyday users can work and interact with such...

Biology

Mind the gap: natural cleft palates reduce biting performance in bats [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

NewsemiaFebruary 2, 2020

by NewsemiaFebruary 2, 2020054

Abigail A. Curtis, Jessica H. Arbour, and Sharlene E. Santana Novel morphological traits pose interesting evolutionary paradoxes when they become widespread in a lineage while...

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Endangered African wild dogs ( Lycaon pictus Temm.) in Angola: Filling a 50‐year gap of knowledge with findings from two National Parks

NewsemiaJanuary 31, 2020

by NewsemiaJanuary 31, 2020033

Overton, JM; Elizalde Castells, D; Figueira Fernandes Elizalde, SR; Valério, HM; Alexandre Zumbo, MN; Groom, RJ; Durant, SM; (2020) Endangered African wild dogs ( Lycaon...

Gastroenterology

Gender Gap Persists in Starting Salary for Physicians

NewsemiaJanuary 29, 2020

by NewsemiaJanuary 29, 2020018

Gender differences in preferences for control over work-life balance do not account for gap in salary Source link...

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Study indicates a widening health gap between richest and poorest

NewsemiaJanuary 21, 2020

by NewsemiaJanuary 21, 2020018

The self-reported health of poor Brits is worse than that of people born a century ago, suggests a large nationally representative study of more than...

Gastroenterology

Meaningful gender gap found in medical paper publication

NewsemiaJanuary 14, 2020

by NewsemiaJanuary 14, 2020013

A new study in the journal Family Practice, published by Oxford University Press, shows that there remains a meaningful gender gap between the number of...

Gastroenterology

Large Gap Found in Health Administrative Spending for U.S., Canada

NewsemiaJanuary 9, 2020

by NewsemiaJanuary 9, 2020011

$2,497 per capita spent on administration in the United States in 2017 versus $551 in Canada Source link...

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Gender Pay Gap Still Evident In Some Federal Science Agencies

NewsemiaJanuary 9, 2020

by NewsemiaJanuary 9, 2020019

According to a new study, male scientists and other employees of various agencies still earn higher than their female counterparts despite doing the same amount...

AI/ML

AI Weekly: Celeste Kidd on how to close the AI research gender gap – VentureBeat

NewsemiaJanuary 4, 2020

by NewsemiaJanuary 4, 2020014

AI Weekly: Celeste Kidd on how to close the AI research gender gap VentureBeat Source link...

Biology

Mind the gap: natural cleft palates reduce biting performance in bats [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

NewsemiaDecember 19, 2019

by NewsemiaDecember 19, 201908

Abigail A. Curtis, Jessica H. Arbour, and Sharlene E. Santana Novel morphological traits pose interesting evolutionary paradoxes when they become widespread in a lineage while...