The CNN model achieved the highest genomic prediction accuracy for swine traits when using SNP sets comprising 1,000 markers. A novel one-hot encoding strategy representing 16 genotypes with eight binary variables significantly outperformed traditional encoding methods in CNN-based prediction. The improved CNN framework offers a powerful tool for enhancing genomic prediction accuracy, providing valuable support for data-driven swine breeding programs.

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has been ranked 5th in the world in the latest Times Higher Education’s Interdisciplinary Science Rankings released today.

Jumping several spots from its 9th position last year, NTU is the only university in Singapore in the global top five, and also the only one from Asia. The top five is dominated by top American universities, with Massachusetts Institute of Technology taking pole position, followed by Stanford University, California Institute of Technology, and the University of California, Berkeley.

This Interdisciplinary Science Rankings measures a university’s interdisciplinary scope in funding, processes, and outputs (publications, research quality and reputation). NTU achieved a perfect score in one of the metrics, measures of interdisciplinary success, and performed well in volume of interdisciplinary publications and reputation for interdisciplinary science research.

A novel study empirically linking a standardized measure of community resilience in more than 3,100 U.S. counties to cognitive, mental, and physical health outcomes shows that counties with fewer healthcare resources, limited digital tools, and weaker support systems exhibit poorer overall health among their residents. The article appearing in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier, indicates that resilience can be measured, strengthened, and designed into our systems of care using modifiable tools like healthcare access, support networks, and technology.