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Nov 09 2024HEALTH

Telemedicine Surgery: Bridging Gaps, Facing Hurdles

Telemedicine surgery, also known as telesurgery, is a fascinating way of performing operations remotely using advanced technology. It holds great promise for reaching underserved areas and improving surgical skills. By allowing experts to operate from faraway locations, it can help bridge the health

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Nov 09 2024TECHNOLOGY

How NLP Helps Brands Find the Perfect Celebrity Match

Brand endorsement by celebrities is a big deal in business strategy. Companies often want a unique personality for their brand, so their communications should align with human-like qualities and regulations. But the problem is that most research just makes assumptions about how to match a brand with

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Nov 09 2024HEALTH

South Africa's 2024 Health Plan: Catching and Controlling Axial Spondylarthritis Early

In 2024, South Africa introduced new healthcare guidelines to tackle axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), a sneaky condition that's hard to spot. Early detection is crucial, but axSpA often gets overlooked or misdiagnosed. The new plan provides healthcare professionals with specific tools, like tests an

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Nov 09 2024BUSINESS

Businesses Going Modular with SOA

Ever wondered how businesses keep up with all the new tech? One way they do it is by using something called the SOA framework. SOA stands for Service-Oriented Architecture, and it's like building a business with Lego blocks. Each block, or service, does one thing well and can be easily swapped out o

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Nov 09 2024TECHNOLOGY

Why Some Tech Succeeds and Others Fail: The Key Rules

You know how Newton's laws explain how things move? Well, technology also has its own rules, but for its rise and fall. After looking at thirteen successful tech trends, we've found three laws and five more rules to help understand why some tech sticks around while others disappear. The first law i

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Nov 09 2024CRIME

AI Helps Spot Lies in 911 Calls: A Study with 911 Reports

You know how police sometimes have to figure out if someone's telling the truth or lying on a 911 call? A research team looked into this. They used a special computer method called machine learning to analyze calls about homicides or missing people. There were 210 calls, half were false reports and

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Nov 09 2024BUSINESS

Business Process Maps: Your Secret Rule Detectives

Business process maps are like your business's secret rule detectives. They not only show what tasks need to be done, but also help keep everyone in line with the rules. However, current methods have their limitations when it comes to spotting certain rules. This discussion dives into which popular

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Nov 09 2024HEALTH

Affordable Insulin: A Game Changer for South African Diabetes Care?

Recently, some big names in the insulin business, like Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, and Sanofi, have cut prices on their long-lasting insulin types. This isn't just good news for South Africa's healthcare system—it's essential. Diabetes is a big problem here, especially pre-diabetes, and the country's E

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Nov 09 2024SCIENCE

Unlocking Longevity: The Power of Decentralized Science

Imagine a world where scientific research isn't held back by red tape and slow funding. Welcome to the realm of Decentralized Science, or DeSci for short. This innovative approach uses blockchain technology to shake up the traditional way science gets funded and published. Why is this important? Wel

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Nov 08 2024BUSINESS

What's Next for Tech Giants with Trump Back in the White House?

After Donald Trump's election win, the leaders of top tech companies like Alphabet, Meta, Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft quickly sent their congratulations. These executives, including Sundar Pichai, Mark Zuckerberg, and Tim Cook, previously had clashes with Trump. But now, they're eager to adapt to t

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