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Nov 09 2024SPORTS

A fresh look at sports news generation

Sports game summarization, the process of creating news from live commentaries, has a few challenges. Current methods rely on automated data collection, which leads to a lot of inconsistencies. Moreover, the gap between live commentaries and the finished sports news isn’t always bridged effectively,

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Nov 08 2024TECHNOLOGY

Exploring Opinion Summaries: How Well Do They Represent Diverse Views?

Opinion summarisation is about condensing long texts into shorter versions that keep the main message and opinions intact. But what happens when summaries only reflect the most popular views? That’s what researchers looked into by examining three hotly debated topics related to COVID-19. They found

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Nov 08 2024HEALTH

Scary Fun: How Thrills Affect Inflammation

Do you like to get scared? Ever wondered if those chills could do something good for your health? Researchers in Denmark decided to find out. They picked a spooky haunted house as their lab, inviting visitors to experience the fright of their lives. The goal was to see how the sudden adrenaline rush

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Nov 08 2024SCIENCE

Unraveling Microglia's Bounce Back: A Gene Study

Ever wondered if tiny cells in your eye can bounce back after a sudden inflammation? Scientists used a special strain of mice to find out. They gave these mice a single dose of a harmless bacteria substance into their eyes and watched what happened in the microglia, tiny immune cells in the retina.

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Nov 07 2024HEALTH

The Comeback Kids: How Eye Cells Recover After a Fight

Imagine tiny soldiers inside your eyes, known as microglia. These warriors guard your eyes against infections. Scientists wanted to know if microglia could bounce back after an illness. They studied special mice with marked microglia and watched an infection called endotoxin-induced uveitis (EIU) un

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Nov 07 2024TECHNOLOGY

The Future of Sports News: A New Dataset and Approach

Imagine trying to turn live sports commentaries into news updates. It's a big task, and the data used now is often full of mistakes because computers collect and clean it. Also, there's a gap in knowledge between what's said live and what makes it into the news, which makes the job harder. In a new

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Nov 06 2024OPINION

The Missing Voices in Opinion Summaries

Imagine you're trying to understand a big discussion, like the one about COVID-19. You read a summary, but it feels off somehow. That's because the summary might be leaving out important views. Researchers have noticed that even when opinions are pretty close, they don't always get a fair shake. It'

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Nov 06 2024EDUCATION

One Word, Many Roles: The Versatility of Language

Ever pondered how a single word can wear multiple hats in a sentence? This is called voice syncretism—a single part of a word acting differently in different spots. Let's dive into three types of this tricky trick. Picture a word that can be passive or causative, depending on its role. This is allos

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Nov 04 2024POLITICS

Ukraine Builds Underground Steel Refuges to Safeguard Troops

In the face of relentless Russian aerial assaults, Ukraine has begun constructing steel hideouts deep beneath the ground. These sturdy structures, some already housing troops, give fighters a secure shelter close to the frontline. Steel giant Metinvest has been instrumental in this effort, producing

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Nov 03 2024SCIENCE

A Surprise in the Night Sky: A Small Black Hole's Big Punch

You know how we thought the strongest gamma rays in the universe came from supermassive black holes far, far away? Well, scientists just found a tiny black hole nearby that's giving those giants a run for their money! This little powerhouse is called V4641 Sagittarii. It's a binary system, meaning

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