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Nov 30 2024ENVIRONMENT

Exploring LinkedIn Data: Politics, Sustainability, and the Circular Economy

In 2015, all United Nations member countries adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to achieve by 2030. This analysis focuses on how data from LinkedIn can help understand the connection between these goals, especially SDG12, which focuses on responsible consumption and production, and the

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Nov 30 2024ENTERTAINMENT

Holiday Movies: Shooting Christmas in the Heat

Did you know that our favorite holiday movies are often filmed in the heat of summer? Actors like Alison Sweeney and Andrew Walker have different thoughts on this. Sweeney finds it tough to pretend it's cold when it's actually hot outside, but Walker loves the early Christmas celebrations. He even e

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Nov 29 2024HEALTH

A New Jaw, A New Smile: One Woman's Experience

Imagine having a part of your upper jaw removed because of a tumor. That's what happened to a 23-year-old woman. She had an ameloblastoma, a type of tumor that can damage your jawbone and even spread to your maxillary sinus. Doctors faced a big challenge: the area was scarred and stuck together, mak

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Nov 29 2024HEALTH

Bouncing Back: How Patient Toughness Affects Recovery After Knee Surgery

Everyone heals differently, and it turns out that a patient's grit might play a big role in their recovery from knee surgery. Scientists have been digging into why some people bounce back quickly while others take longer. They've found that mental toughness, or resilience, can make a real difference

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Nov 29 2024SCIENCE

Cooking Up Lactones: A Green Chemistry Breakthrough

Imagine you're in a lab, mixing a few simple ingredients together in one pot. Now, zap it with some microwave heat, and voila! You've just made a batch of lactones, including the important chemical γ-valerolactone. This isn't some magical trick, but a clever method using sodium borohydride and micro

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Nov 29 2024HEALTH

Exploring Pesticide Poisoning and Community Views on Atropine Autoinjectors in Rural Sri Lanka

Pesticide poisoning is a big problem, especially in poorer countries. People often get sick from these chemicals, and quick treatment is crucial. That's where atropine autoinjectors come in. These devices can store life-saving medicine close to where farmers work and live, making it easy for them or

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Nov 29 2024HEALTH

Why Nigerian Healthcare Workers Are Leaving Home

Imagine a country struggling to provide healthcare, yet each year, many of its doctors and dentists choose to leave. This isn't some far-off scenario; it's the reality in Nigeria. Over the past 15 years, a significant number of healthcare professionals have been packing their bags, leaving behind a

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Nov 29 2024FINANCE

Checking Risk Models with the Mosaic Permutation Test

Financial companies use fundamental factor models to understand how asset returns are connected and to manage risk. But after big events like COVID-19, analysts might wonder if their risk models still fit well. Specifically, they want to know if, after accounting for known factors, the leftover part

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Nov 29 2024TECHNOLOGY

Smarter Search: Making Sense of Complex Queries

Imagine you're looking for movies on a streaming service. You want comedies, but they shouldn't be romances, and they have to be British. This is a compositional query, a bit more complex than just finding comedies. Currently, machine learning uses dot-products to connect items like movies to attri

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Nov 29 2024CELEBRITIES

Actor Dies Mid-Performance: A Sad End to a Loved Career

Veteran stage actor Julien Arnold, aged 60, passed away suddenly during a performance of A Christmas Carol at Edmonton's Citadel Theatre. He collapsed onstage and could not be revived despite efforts by paramedics. Arnold was a beloved figure in the local theatre community, known for his charisma an

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