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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. 

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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.

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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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Study Explores How Telemedicine May Ease ER Overcrowding

Study Explores How Telemedicine May Ease ER Overcrowding

First Word Medtech, November 30, 2020

Overcrowding in emergency rooms is a costly and concerning global problem, compromising patient care quality and experience. In a new study, a researcher from The University of Texas at Dallas investigated whether telemedicine could enhance ER care delivery. "This longstanding problem is mainly driven by the imbalance between increasing patient flow and the shortage of emergency room capacity," said Dr. Shujing Sun, assistant professor of information systems in the Naveen Jindal School of Management and lead author of the study.

Coronavirus Vaccine Approval Will Launch Unprecedented Public Health Initiative

Coronavirus Vaccine Approval Will Launch Unprecedented Public Health Initiative

Georgia Tech, November 30, 2020

When one or more coronavirus vaccines receives FDA emergency use authorization, it will launch a public health and logistics initiative unlike any in U.S. history. Hundreds of millions of doses will have to distributed nationwide and kept cold until healthcare professionals can administer not one, but two doses to each person. And enough skeptical members of the population will have to be persuaded to receive the vaccine to slow virus transmission.

What Transporting Ice Cream Across Canada Tells Us About Vaccine Logistics

What Transporting Ice Cream Across Canada Tells Us About Vaccine Logistics

CBC, November 29, 2020

The multiple announcements of potential vaccine candidates in the fight against COVID-19 has been greeted positively around the world, but rolling out immunization to every Canadian who needs and wants it will be a bigger challenge than many campaigns of the past. And it all starts with having to keep things cold as ice — and then some — for far longer than with vaccines such as the flu shot.

Why Experts Say Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Holds Advantage Over Pfizer's Candidate

Why Experts Say Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Holds Advantage Over Pfizer's Candidate

Chicago Tribune, November 17, 2020

The mRNA-based coronavirus vaccine developed by Moderna and vetted in clinical trials at the Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System is based on the same technology used by Pfizer to develop its vaccine candidate, but would not have the same requirement for storage at ultra-cold temperatures. Pfizer and Moderna are the first companies to release partial results from Phase 3 clinical trials in the race to develop a vaccine against the deadly SARS-CoV-3 virus that causes COVID-19.

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