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26-Mar-2025

Build it and they shall come

Osaka Metropolitan University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A researcher at Osaka Metropolitan University examined the impact of opening a multifunctional facility on residents' daily walking time. The results indicate that the facility significantly increased the average walking time of visitors compared to non-visitors.

Journal: Scientific Reports
Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

25-Mar-2025

Artificial intelligence that uses less energy by mimicking the human brain

Texas A&M University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Dr. Suin Yi, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Texas A&M’s College of Engineering, is on a team of researchers that developed “Super-Turing AI,” which operates more like the human brain. This new AI integrates certain processes instead of separating them and then migrating huge amounts of data like current systems do.

Journal: Science Advances
Funder: National Science Foundation, Air Force Office of Scientific Research

25-Mar-2025

Government of Guyana, Mount Sinai Health System and Hess Corporation announce five-year extension of national healthcare initiative.

The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Business Announcement

Initiative aims to transform Guyana’s public health system by 2030 with world-class healthcare services accessible to all citizens, especially vulnerable communities

25-Mar-2025

Automated lead nurturing boosts sales—but only under the right conditions

American Marketing Association
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Automated Lead Nurturing (ALN) can increase conversions, but its effectiveness depends on factors like sales cycle length, deal size, and customer type.

Journal: Journal of Marketing

25-Mar-2025

New study reveals 'all or nothing' business strategies can backfire

Binghamton University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team including faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York found that “all or nothing” strategies are more likely to weaken employees’ support for future initiatives if those plans fail to completely meet the objective. Instead, managers should frame new initiatives as chances to improve upon what they have done wrong while building on what they have done right.

Journal: Organization Science

25-Mar-2025

Basketball analytics investment is key to NBA wins and other successes

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An MIT study finds NBA teams that hired more analytics staff, and invested more in data analysis, tended to win more games.

Journal: Journal of Sports Economics

25-Mar-2025

Biology Open smashes the peer review mold

The Company of Biologists
Business Announcement

Peer review is the cornerstone of scientific publishing, ensuring that research is scrutinised by experts prior to publication, yet it can be notoriously slow. The journal, Biology Open, is taking a bold step to speed up the process with their Fast & Fair initiative. Recruiting paid reviewers in a proof-of-concept trial, the journal has provided first decisions about whether a paper is eligible for publication within seven business days on 20 manuscripts, revolutionising scientific publishing.