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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| There are more than 60 million business pages on Facebook and that number is from 2017. With those pages come scores of positive and negative posts generated by Facebook users. What researchers have seen is companies have very little control over what customers post, and negative posts can severely damage brands. |
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost Michele G. Wheatly today announced the selection of J. Cole Smith as dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS). Smith comes to Syracuse from Clemson University, where he has been associate provost for academic initiatives and previously served as chair of the Department of Industrial Engineering. Smith’s appointment, which was approved by the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees, is effective Oct. 1.
This week I finished a paper with a colleague of mine, Professor Patrizia Daniele of Italy, which I had been invited to submit to a special issue of a journal. The paper is on international human migration networks, a topic that is very timely, given the various refugee crises around the globe.
CATONSVILLE, MD, September 16, 2019– According to new research published in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science (Editor’s note: The source of this research is INFORMS), companies can improve sales performance when they adjust sales commissions for the sale of more popular items. Further, the researchers found that when companies provide incentives to the sales force, that is more cost-effective than offering consumers discount pricing. The research centered on automotive sales at the dealership level.
CATONSVILLE, MD, September 13, 2019 –There are more than 60 million business pages on Facebook and that number is from 2017. With those pages come scores of positive and negative posts generated by Facebook users. What researchers have seen is companies have very little control over what customers post, and negative posts can severely damage brands.
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