Recommendations are meant to increase sales or ad revenue, as these are the first priority of those who pay for them. As recommender systems match their recommendations with inferred preferences, we should not be surprised if the algorithm...
The use of data-driven decision support by public agencies is becoming more widespread and already influences the allocation of public resources. This raises ethical concerns, as it has adversely affected minorities and historically...
The historical association of time with the rotation of Earth has meant that Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) closely follows this rotation<sup>1</sup>. Because the rotation rate is not constant, UTC contains discontinuities (leap...
Why these scientists devote time to editing and updating Wikipedia
An airborne disorder is any disease that is caused by a microorganism that is transmitted through the air. Various pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi, cause many clinically important airborne diseases.[1] These organisms may...
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 isolate Wuhan-Hu-1, complete genome NCBI Reference Sequence: NC_045512.2 Supplemental Content Change region shown Customize view Analyze this sequence Run BLAST Find regions of similarity between this sequence and other sequences using BLAST. Pick...
The low-cost, easy-to-build noninvasive ventilator performs similarly to a high-quality commercial device, with its open-source hardware description, which will allow for free replication and use in LMICs, facilitating application of this...
COVID-19 and Semen: An Unanswered Area of Research
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of healthcare professionals
Various mitigation measures have been implemented to fight the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, including widely adopted social distancing and mandated face covering. However, assessing the effectiveness of those intervention...