From Machine Learning To Machine Understanding - Dr Yan M Yufik
Despite dramatic advances in neuroscience and biology in the 20th and 21st centuries, our understanding of the brain remains very limited. Dr Yan M Yufik, Head at Virtual Structures Research Inc, USA,...
28 Feb 202016min
ADBCAP A Human Approach To Improving Biosecurity
Foreign animal disease outbreaks in livestock systems have far-reaching economic, trade and food security implications. Biosecurity strategies can enhance the resilience of livestock production; howev...
14 Feb 202031min
Improving Mentoring Relationships in Science: Mentors Need Mentors - Dr Christine Pfund
Dr Christine Pfund is a researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. With a strong network of colleagues and collaborators, her work focuses on developing, implementing, documenting, and st...
14 Feb 202012min
Artificial Intelligence Predicts The Worsening Of Chronic Kidney Disease - Professor Eiichiro Kanda, Kawasaki Medical School
Our kidneys are primarily responsible for filtering waste out of the body and into urine. However, with aging, kidney dysfunction begins to develop. Although no symptoms appear for years, this dysfunc...
6 Feb 20208min
A Deep Learning Model to Predict Student Dropout
Identifying students who are at risk of withdrawing from higher education is of key importance, as it allows educators to devise and implement intervention strategies that could support students in co...
30 Jan 20208min
The Benefits of an Organic Diet on Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Children - Dr Konstantinos Makris, Cyprus University of Technology
Lifestyle factors and behavioural changes, such as diet modifications, are gaining interest as methods to modify or even prevent the global progression of chronic diseases, such as heart conditions an...
24 Jan 20208min
Flood Prediction Using Remote Sensing Technology - Dr Guy J - P Schumann
Floods devastate communities across the globe. A single flood disaster can cause the loss of thousands of lives, and the displacement of millions of people. The devastating effect is exacerbated by th...
16 Jan 202011min
Creating A Circular Economy For Sustainable Metal Manufacturing - Andrew LaTour
Facilities for recycling metal parts at the locations they are required would be a major milestone in the global struggle towards sustainable industry. Yet for all its advantages, the innovations requ...
10 Jan 202011min
