Sports betting has grown far beyond who will win a game or whether the spread is covered. Every game offers numerous opportunities to place bets. Such microbets unravel the many plays that constitute a game into a sequence of uncertain actions, each of which can be gambled upon at lightning speed in real-time.
Spending lots of scrolling through social media videos is a habit that many people often fall into. While it can be entertaining, mental health experts say it also can be harmful.
In journal Information System Research, researchers posted a model they created that uses AI to detect which videos can affect mental health, or even spark suicidal thoughts.
In a new study, advanced analytics demonstrates that healthier school schedules are not only achievable but can also improve district operations and reduce costs.
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Each year nearly 5,000 patients die while waiting for kidney transplants, and yet an estimated 3,500 procured kidneys are discarded.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Long before hospitals were using liquid oxygen to help save the lives of COVID-19 patients, Orlando Utilities Commission has relied on the substance to help purify and clean its water.
ADAM SHAPIRO: Emily, we're going to turn our attention back to kids going back to school, but also COVID-19 and protecting kids, teachers, school staff. Let's bring into the stream two important folk. We've got Pinar Keskinocak, the William W. George Chair and Professor in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech, and our own Reggie Wade, who is a former teacher and now a journalist with us at Yahoo Finance.
CATONSVILLE, MD, August 23, 2021 – Research studies show that Black patients can be subjected to wait times 30% longer than other patients at doctors’ offices and other healthcare facilities, leaving little doubt about the biased nature of healthcare scheduling systems. New research in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management has identified factors that contribute to this racial disparity and found ways to create parity among all patients.
Believe it nor not, more and more lending companies are turning to human-robot interaction to help with investment advice. But how do people react and what’s the result of an investment decision when robots use algorithms to make suggestions? New research in the INFORMS journal Information Systems Research finds that investors who could benefit most from robo-advisors (RAs) aren’t using them. And those who are change their minds too quickly to see a return.
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