Archaeologists have announced the discovery of a 400-square-metre stepwell near the recently discovered Banke Bihari Temple in the Laxman Ganj area of Chandausi, located in the Sambhal district in the…
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Disparities seen in firearm, motor vehicle crash fatalities in U.S. youth
Disparities exist in firearm and motor vehicle crash (MVC) fatalities among youth in the United States, according to a study published online Dec. 23 in JAMA Pediatrics. Lois K. Lee,…
The Personality Gap Between Singles and the Partnered
Summary: Lifelong singles score lower on life satisfaction and show distinct personality traits compared to those in long-term relationships. Using data from 77,000 Europeans aged 50+, researchers observed that lifelong…
Classical vs. Operant Conditioning: The Brain’s Memory Tug-of-War
Summary: Classical and operant conditioning compete in the brain, preventing simultaneous learning of conflicting actions. Using fruit flies, researchers demonstrated that attempting to teach both types of learning simultaneously results…
The rare ‘black moon’ of December 30 rises next week
December 2024 will see a rare “black moon,” a term for the second new moon in a calendar month. The second new moon of December will occur at 5:27 p.m.…
Sport produces mountains of high-tech waste—researchers are finding new ways to recycle it
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In the early days of the modern Olympics and Paralympics, athletes competed using heavy, non-aerodynamic equipment. The record for throwing a javelin, for instance, has almost…
A comprehensive survey of federated transfer learning: Challenges, methods and applications
The challenges of FTL. Credit: Wei Guo, Fuzhen Zhuang, Xiao Zhang, Yiqi Tong, Jin Dong Federated Learning (FL) has gained significant attention as a novel distributed machine learning paradigm that…
Digital health care consultations not enough for safe assessment of tonsillitis
Credit: Infectious Diseases (2024). DOI: 10.1080/23744235.2024.2434878 Tonsillitis is a common reason for visits to the doctor and prescriptions of antibiotics in primary care. To determine whether a patient needs antibiotics,…
AI and robots pose new ethical challenges for society
The first book to focus on law, policy, and regulation in human-robot interaction is now available online. Credit: Used with permission from Cambridge University Press, 2024 Artificial intelligence (AI) and…
