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Media & communication/Middle East studies/Sociology

The Global North hypocrisy: The death of 6,500 migrant workers in the Qatar 2022 World Cup

Umer Hussain
January 6, 2023

Does the Western media really care about the lives of South Asians or are they using these claims to push a specific agenda?

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Business/Computer science/Information systems/Information technology

Digital transformation: evolution or revolution?

Martin Wynn
January 6, 2023

Using my experience in IT spanning over five decades, I assess the current impact of digital technologies on business and society.

Development studies/Public health/Race & ethnic studies

Digital inclusion for ethnic, elderly and disabled populations is key for social inclusion

Panayiota Tsatsou
January 4, 2023

How can we better include vulnerable populations in the digital domain and make more sense of their cultural and social specificities?

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Public health/Sports science

Are young people active enough? Data from nine different sports in Finland

Kerttu Toivo
January 3, 2023

Sports club participation contributes strongly to accumulating the recommended amount of physical activity for good health.

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Artificial intelligence/Business/E-commerce

Retail stores are using AI to monitor customer behaviour and improve store layouts

Chidirim Ndeche
January 3, 2023

Businesses can use in-store cameras and artificial intelligence to better understand customer behaviour and design shop layouts that will increase sales.

Artificial intelligence/Computer science/Machine learning

Researchers develop automated approach to debugging software

Chidirim Ndeche
December 31, 2022

By identifying defective code automatically, developers can reduce time spent on debugging and refocus their efforts on designing new or improving existing software.

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Medicine and health/Optometry/Sports science

Physical activity improves eyesight: Findings from schoolchildren in Ireland

Síofra Harrington John Kearney Veronica Dwyer
December 31, 2022

Does engaging in physical activity and sports lead to better vision and stereoacuity?

Development studies/Energy/Environment/Public policy

Setting the sun on solar energy: The story of the world’s most successful off-grid renewables programme

Laura Emilia Hellqvist
December 16, 2022

How can we guarantee long-term energy access to the 770 million people in the world living without electricity?

Sports science

Talent identification in soccer: Is it possible?

Kathleen Paulsen Brendon McDermott Michelle Gray Wen-Juo Lo Matthew Ganio
December 16, 2022

A new test - known as 30-15 IFT - in the talent identification process may save time and money and better measure the demands of real soccer performance.

Artificial intelligence/Public policy/Robotics

Putting humanlike ‘eyes’ on self-driving cars helps minimise collisions

Chidirim Ndeche
December 13, 2022

Moving eye cues on self-driving cars may enable pedestrians to predict the intentions of approaching vehicles.

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