Why COVID-19 pneumonia lasts longer, causes more damage than typical pneumonia
Bacteria or viruses like influenza that cause pneumonia can spread across large regions of the lung within hours.
New model reduces bias and enhances trust in AI decision-making and knowledge organization
University of Waterloo researchers have developed a new explainable artificial intelligence (AI) model to reduce bias and enhance trust and accuracy in machine learning-generated decision-making and knowledge organization.
Hong Kong Baptist University’s teaching and learning projects win international recognition
Two innovative teaching and learning projects led by HKBU won the Highly Commended Team Award of the Learning Technologist of the Year Awards 2020.
Omicron infection may leave seniors more susceptible to future COVID infections, say McMaster researchers
Researchers at McMaster University have found that rather than conferring immunity against future infections, infection during the first Omicron wave of COVID left the seniors they studied much more vulnerable to reinfection during the second Omicron wave.
GameStop: how Redditors played hedge funds for billions (and what might come next)
Normally on the stock market, the shark swallows the little fish. Now the little fish are eating the shark as small investors force hedge fund players into uncomfortable positions.
Early career researchers awarded $2.15M federal funding
Five academics at The University of Western Australia have been awarded a total of $2.15 million in Federal Government funding for research projects ranging from pioneering biotechnology with liquid proteins...
Boys who play video games have lower depression risk
Boys who regularly play video games at age 11 are less likely to develop depressive symptoms three years later, finds a new study led by a UCL researcher.
High water mark for innovative UQ flood monitoring system
A tool developed by researchers at The University of Queensland that measures floodwater depth and velocity will be sold globally after it was licensed to a US-based company.
Microbes are becoming more resistant to drugs
Due to the fact that COVID-19 therapy is increasingly based on pharmacological treatment, we are running the risk of speeding up the evolution of drug resistance in microbes.
Managers need better skills to support wellbeing at work
Ongoing research by Canterbury organisational psychology researchers highlights the need to develop workplace leaders who can relate to staff as “whole humans”.