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Athletes Unveil Valuables on Social Media, Invite Burglary Risk

January 1, 2025

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has given a heads-up to sports leagues. They warn that top players flaunting their wealth on social media platforms could be targeted by burglars. It’s not just any burglars, but possibly organized groups from South America who monitor athletes' schedules an

technology

Sports Activity Recognition with Minimal Sensor Data: A New Approach

December 31, 2024

Imagine having the ability to identify sports activities just by using basic motion data. This is exactly what a new method called Human Activity Recognition (HAR) does. By using sensors and special learning algorithms, HAR can tell the difference between various sports activities with impressive ac

environment

Greening China's Farms: A Network Analysis of Agricultural Carbon Efficiency

December 31, 2024

With China aiming for a greener future, the spotlight is on making farming cleaner. This study looked at 268 cities in China, checking how well they cut carbon emissions in agriculture from 2001 to 2022. By using social network analysis and tweaking a gravity model, researchers found interesting pat

technology

Smart IoT Networks: A New Way to Manage Devices

December 29, 2024

In the world of the Internet of Things (IoT), choosing the right Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol is super important. This is because different applications need different services. In this paper, scientists introduced a new protocol called Energy Efficient and Group Priority MAC (EEGP-MAC). It

technology

Catching Online Fraudsters with Graph Networks!

December 29, 2024

Did you know that sneaky fraudsters and bots might have a tough time hiding online? Researchers have discovered a clever way to stay ahead of them, using what's called graph networks. They found that focusing on the details of network nodes was way more effective than using fancy graph embeddings. T

health

New Year, New Health Savings: A Simple Guide

December 29, 2024

As we enter 2025, many people are wondering how to manage their health care costs effectively. One important fact to keep in mind is that most of the basics of health insurance won't change. This might seem like a good thing, but it also means that the risk of unexpected bills remains, especially wi

science

Making Medical Images More Versatile with AI

December 28, 2024

Ever wondered how computers can learn from pictures? One cool way is by using something called a Generative Adversarial Network, or GAN. This type of AI can take a medical image, like a neuroimage, and transform it from one form to another. For example, it can turn a high-quality 3 Tesla image into

technology

Exploring Ethereum's Hidden Network: TopoShot's New Method

December 28, 2024

Ethereum runs on a peer-to-peer network that's crucial for its security, user privacy, and network availability. Knowing how this network looks (its topology) is a big deal, but it's hard to figure out because the information is buried deep inside individual network nodes. This is where TopoShot com

science

Decoding Muscle Signals: The Neural Network Way

December 28, 2024

Imagine trying to pick out a single guitar riff from a busy rock song. That's similar to what scientists are doing with muscle signals, known as surface electromyography (sEMG). They're aiming to spot tiny muscle units, called motor units (MUs), in real time. A recent study took a clever approach us

technology

Securing Power in Storms: A Mix of Gas and Batteries

December 27, 2024

Imagine planning an energy network that must withstand storms. Specifically, let's think about one powered by natural gas. How can we make sure it stays up and running during bad weather like hurricanes? This plan involves two main steps. First, figure out where to place stronger power lines, small