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Nov 08 2024BUSINESS

Staying Strong: Dar es Salaam's Businesses Defy Floods

In Dar es Salaam's bustling cityscape, there's a unique story of resilience unfolding in the flood-prone areas, particularly in Kigogo. Here, many small and medium-sized businesses, also known as MSMEs, operate amidst the challenges posed by floods. Despite the risk, these businesses seem to thrive,

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Nov 08 2024EDUCATION

Scrabble Sizes and Dictionaries: What's Best for Fun and Learning?

Scrabble is a game that's fun and educational. But did you know that the size of the board and the dictionary can change how much you enjoy it and how much you learn? A study looked into this by measuring something called the "learning coefficient. " This is how well the game challenges your skills.

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Nov 08 2024TECHNOLOGY

AI Takes a Spin: Board Games Get a Tech Twist

Ever thought about board games designed by robots? Well, it's happening! These robots are using a neat trick called evolutionary strategy to create exciting two-player games. And how do we know if these games are worth playing? People test them out and give their thoughts. Plus, a clever system call

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Nov 07 2024HEALTH

Tech in Rural Sports Towns: Helping Older Adults Stay Healthy and Independent

Picture this: small towns in China dedicated to sports and wellness, but with a critical gap. The aging population living there faces unique challenges. Enter wireless sensor networks (WSNs), a technology that could bridge the gap and improve the lives of older adults. Imagine having sensors ar

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Nov 07 2024HEALTH

Healthcare Funding Trends in EU: A Quantitative Journey

Healthcare plays a huge role in Europe's economy. To understand and guess future funding, researchers use mathematical models. Three big ways to look at healthcare funding are: government spending on health as a chunk of GDP, as a slice of all government spending, and how much each person gets. This

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Nov 07 2024POLITICS

Abortion Votes: A Mixed Bag Across the U. S.

In Tuesday's election, voters faced a mix of abortion measures on their ballots. Advocates for abortion rights won in seven states but lost in three. This is the first time since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade that abortion opponents have successfully pushed ballot measures. Missouri saw

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Nov 07 2024CRIME

Cracking the Code of Crime: Unveiling Hidden Patterns

Imagine trying to understand a complex puzzle by only looking at the pieces' colors. That's similar to how we've been categorizing crimes. We slap a single label on each crime, like "burglary" or "assault, " and call it a day. But crimes are way more intricate than that. They involve a mix of behavi

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Nov 07 2024CRIME

Crime Recidivism: A Closer Look at Different Crime Types

Researchers have explored a unique approach to understand recidivism—the tendency of released prisoners to commit crimes again. They used a model called the trivariate Weibull survival model, which takes into account the competing risks of committing different types of crimes. This means they consid

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Nov 07 2024ENTERTAINMENT

Fame and Friends: A Game of Connections

Imagine you're in a room filled with famous people. The goal? To get closer to those with more fame than you. This is the premise of a new game in network creation, called "celebrity games. " Each player, or "celebrity, " has a different level of fame, or "celebrity weight. " To win, you need to be

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Nov 07 2024ENTERTAINMENT

Grab Tokyo Xanadu on Switch for a Deal!

Feeling the urge for an exciting action RPG at a discount? Look no further than Tokyo Xanadu eX+ on the Nintendo Switch. This game, dreamt up by Aksys Games and Falcom, the creators behind the acclaimed Ys and Trails series, is currently priced at just $40 on Amazon and Best Buy. Normally, it would

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