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2-Dec-2024

Autonomous vehicle safety: A driverless car’s brain trains on sensors. but what if they need replacing?

University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science

There's a new, better way to fix a known problem related to autonomous vehicle sensors.

2-Dec-2024

Study may reverse century-old understanding of the shape of ‘arms’ on mammals’ brain cells

Johns Hopkins Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Biology textbooks may need a revision, say Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists, who present new evidence that an armlike structure of mammalian brain cells may be a different shape than scientists have assumed for more than a century.

Journal: Nature Neuroscience

2-Dec-2024

Big data-based evaluation of higher education: Model construction and practice path

Higher Education Press

The Chinese government’s 2020 plan for education evaluation reform emphasizes digital transformation and Big Data integration. This paper, drawing on the experience of Minzu University of China as a case study, analyses existing research and constructs a Big Data-based education evaluation model. The model considers evaluation elements (subjects, content, and methods) and processes (data acquisition, analysis, and feedback) and proposes a comprehensive approach for full business, full process, and full factor evaluation. Challenges, such as data integration and teacher training, are addressed, and practical pathways for implementation are suggested, emphasizing application scenarios, data security, and continuous teacher development.

Journal: Frontiers of Digital Education

1-Dec-2024

School segregation widens racial achievement gaps among Black, White and Hispanic students

American Sociological Association
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New sociological research finds that school segregation continues to widen racial achievement gaps among Black, Hispanic, and White students in US public schools. Analyzing standardized test scores from millions of students, researchers concluded that these gaps grow fastest in school systems where Black and Hispanic students are concentrated in higher-poverty schools than their White peers.

Journal: American Sociological Review

28-Nov-2024

Beyond equilibrium: A second phase for Collaborative Research Centre SFB 1432

University of Konstanz
Grant and Award Announcement

German Research Foundation (DFG) approves renewed funding for the Collaborative Research Centre SFB 1432 "Fluctuations and Nonlinearities in Classical and Quantum Matter beyond Equilibrium" at the University of Konstanz.

28-Nov-2024

Preschool education: A key to supporting allophone children

University of Montreal
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A Canadian study reveals that allophone children often face learning and communication difficulties in kindergarten, which can negatively impact their educational journey.

Journal: JAMA Pediatrics

28-Nov-2024

Analysis of ground motions recorded on October 7th reveals the seismic signature of Hamas forces en route to their terrorist attack

Tel-Aviv University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A groundbreaking study in the field of forensic seismology, conducted by Tel Aviv University researchers, has identified the seismic signature of Hamas forces' movement before the October 7th attack. Researchers from the Department of Geophysics at Tel Aviv University's Porter School of the Environment and Earth Sciences and Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences recently analyzed data recorded at three seismic stations in southern Israel.