Researchers harness satellite imagery and AI to help fight poverty in Africa
In combating poverty, like any fight, it's good to know the locations of your targets.
Economics & Business
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Student engagement more complex, changeable than thought
A student who shows up on time for school and listens respectfully in class might appear fully engaged to outside observers, including teachers. But other measures of student engagement, including the student's emotional ...
Social Sciences
Jun 20, 2013
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New NIST measurement tool is on target for the fast-growing MEMS industry
As markets for miniature, hybrid machines known as MEMS grow and diversify, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has introduced a long-awaited measurement tool that will help growing numbers of device ...
Engineering
May 1, 2013
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pH measurements: How to see the real face of electrochemistry and corrosion?
For several decades antimony electrodes have been used to measure the acidity/basicity – and so to determine the pH value. Unfortunately, they allow for measuring pH changes of solutions only at a certain distance from ...
Materials Science
Dec 18, 2012
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Research team develops a wireless sensor for spotting chemical warfare agents
The urgent need for advanced detection of chemical warfare agents (CWAs) to ensure global security has led to the development of a novel gas sensor. This sensor is distinguished by its rapid response, high sensitivity, and ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 5, 2024
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New methods to find clothes that fit
Have you ever entered a fitting room and discovered that the clothes did not fit well at all? A new doctoral thesis at the Swedish School of Textiles at the University of Borås shows that there are tools for both the product ...
Other
Apr 3, 2019
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New national business incubation study identifies best practices for success
(PhysOrg.com) -- The University of Michigan's Institute for Research on Labor, Employment, and the Economy has released a new study, "Incubating Success: Incubation Best Practices that Lead to Successful New Ventures," funded ...
Economics & Business
Nov 18, 2011
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Research brings novel perspective to measuring marketing performance
Marketing performance is a multidimensional phenomenon, the control of which requires simultaneous use of multiple performance indicators. In practice, the sets of marketing metrics and control systems used by companies differ ...
Economics & Business
Apr 23, 2013
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New tool raises awareness of fish farming practices and parasites
A unique tool has been created which helps fish farmers to identify the risk of parasite infection associated with their current farming practices.
Plants & Animals
Feb 24, 2020
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