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- Unlocking the potential of big data in the cloud
- The future of work: More digital piecework, less job security
- Computer-based approach to treating anxiety may reduce suicide risk
- Volunteers can now help scientists seek Ebola cure in their (computer's) spare time
- Maths shows that treating AIDS, hepatitis C simultaneously is more effective
- Health information exchanges should be better examined, study finds
- Computer equal to or better than humans at cataloging science
| Unlocking the potential of big data in the cloud Posted: 04 Dec 2014 08:09 AM PST Cloud computing and Big Data are the two top innovation hubs in ICT. Together they have the potential to become pivotal enhancers of social transformation and economic development for many years to come, experts say. |
| The future of work: More digital piecework, less job security Posted: 04 Dec 2014 06:11 AM PST The rapid advance of digital technology has huge repercussions for the future of work. An economist calls for a new regulatory framework that addresses the ongoing changes in the working environment. |
| Computer-based approach to treating anxiety may reduce suicide risk Posted: 03 Dec 2014 01:10 PM PST A group of psychology researchers has developed a simple computer-based approach to treating anxiety sensitivity, something that could have major implications for veterans and other groups who are considered at risk for suicide. "We have been using computer-delivered interventions for many years now in an effort to more efficiently deliver effective treatments," said a psychology professor. "This study gives us evidence that a brief intervention may help to prevent suicide risk." |
| Volunteers can now help scientists seek Ebola cure in their (computer's) spare time Posted: 03 Dec 2014 11:24 AM PST Beginning today, anyone can download a safe and free app that will put their computer or Android-based mobile device to work to form a virtual supercomputer to help scientists screen millions of chemical compounds to identify new drug leads for treating Ebola. |
| Maths shows that treating AIDS, hepatitis C simultaneously is more effective Posted: 03 Dec 2014 05:37 AM PST Researchers have collaborated on a mathematical analysis that concludes that joint therapy to counter HIV in patients who also have hepatitis C increases the chance of success in the fight against both infections. Between eight and nine million people worldwide simultaneously suffer from AIDS and hepatitis C. |
| Health information exchanges should be better examined, study finds Posted: 01 Dec 2014 04:14 PM PST Health information exchanges are the organizations that are to supposed to help make electronic health records available across the health care system, improving the coordination of care between providers. A new study finds that few of the organizations have been evaluated. While there is some evidence of reducing emergency department costs and usage, other outcomes are unknown. |
| Computer equal to or better than humans at cataloging science Posted: 01 Dec 2014 01:30 PM PST This year, a computer system equaled or bested scientists at the complex task of extracting data from scientific publications and placing it in a database that catalogs the results of tens of thousands of individual studies. "We demonstrated that the system was no worse than people on all the things we measured, and it was better in some categories," says the researcher who guided the software development for the project. |
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