Researchers are looking into why so many young people are developing nearsightedness, also known as myopia. This condition is not just about genes. It's also about what's happening in the world around us. Two different sets of data were used to figure this out. One set is old and focuses on clinical aspects. The other is new and looks at behavior. The goal is to mix ...
Back pain is not a one-size-fits-all issue. It's a complex problem that affects people differently. To tackle this, researchers are using advanced technology to study how people move. They want to see if there are distinct patterns in how individuals with back pain move their spines. The goal is to find out if simple tests can reveal these unique movement patterns. ...
Airports are busy places. Luggage gets lost or damaged all the time. A new system wants to change that. It uses smart tech to spot problems with bags before they become big issues. The system focuses on three main things: bags, handles, and straps. It also looks for damage like cracks. The tech behind it is called YOLOv8. It's trained on lots of pictures of luggage....
A recent study dug into how certain chemicals in our environment might be messing with how quickly our bodies age. Researchers looked at data from over 1, 600 adults and checked out 78 different chemicals. They used fancy computer models to see if these chemicals could predict how fast people were aging biologically compared to their actual age. The models weren't s...
Machines are now able to solve complex problems without constant human guidance. This is a significant shift from the past when computers relied heavily on human input to learn. Now, they can learn independently, much like how children learn through exploration and trial and error. These advanced machines, known as large language models, are developing reasoning ski...
People with psychosis often struggle to organize their thoughts and words. This can make it hard for them to communicate clearly. Traditionally, doctors have used interviews and questionnaires to measure this. But now, there's a new way to look at it: using computers to analyze language. Researchers studied dream reports from 193 Italian speakers. Some had psychosis...
Cryptocurrencies have taken the world by storm. They are popular because they are transparent and secure. But they are also super unpredictable. This makes investing in them a bit of a gamble. That's where social media comes in. Platforms like Twitter and Reddit are full of chatter about cryptocurrencies. This chatter can give clues about how prices might move. A ne...
Remote sensing is a big deal. It helps us see the world from above. But making AI models that work well on edge devices is tough. They need to be small and smart. That's where knowledge distillation (KD) comes in. KD is like having a teacher help a student learn better. But current KD methods aren't perfect. They miss out on important details and don't use all the in...
Tech is getting smarter at spotting things in new places. Imagine you teach a computer to recognize cars using pictures from one city. Now, you want it to work in a different city with different lighting and roads. This is tricky because the computer might not recognize cars as well in the new place. One way to help the computer is to have it label some pictures its...
The Chornobyl disaster in 1986 changed the forests around it forever. Even now, wood from these forests is still being used. Scientists wanted to find out what makes some trees hold more radiation than others. They looked at different types of trees and soils to see how much strontium-90 and cesium-137 they contain. They took samples from 205 different spots in the ...