MELBOURNE, Australia — A group of scientists at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia, have developed a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology that helps in the early detection of prostate cancer in men. The technology provides incidental detection through routine computed tomography (CT) scans. The research was published in the Scientific Reports journal in April. The tech, developed in collaboration with clinicians at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, works by analyzing CT scans for tell-tale signs of prostate cancer, something even a well-trained human eye struggles to do. CT imaging is not suitable for regular cancer screening because of the high radiation doses involved,…
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Humans aren’t the only living things that get stressed; potatoes do too, apparently. And an anxious plant has difficulty undergoing photosynthesis and producing fruit. Plant stress can be caused by drought, extreme temperature and high levels of light. (Not that dissimilar to humans who get testy when they’re thirsty, hot or sunburned.) If farmers could get early warning signs of plant stress, they could take measures to protect their produce, such as more water, shade and cooling. That’s the goal proposed by new research published in Plant Physiology by Matanel Hipsch of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s department of plant…
A “cookie” is a little piece of code that helps a website track your behavior and preferences for a better user experience. You may have noticed that many websites now ask permission to use first-party cookies. A third-party (or cross-site) cookie sits on your browser tracking your behavior across all websites you visit. It’s an identifier enabling digital publishers to target the advertising that pops up on your screen. Lately, third-party cookies are falling out of favor because consumers’ data is being harvested and used without their knowledge or permission in ways they don’t understand, constituting a violation of privacy.…
MUMBAI, India — Actor Richa Chadha and filmmaker Onir have been elected as the jury for the Short Film Competition for the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2021. The theme for this year’s short film competition is Modern Slavery and Equality. Chadha is quite excited to attend the upcoming film festival as a judge. “I feel completely honored to have the faith of members of Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) in having me as their jury member to judge their Short Film Competition this year along with the lovely Onir,” Chadha said. “The theme of this year’s competition is, I believe, not only…
BEIJING — China has fined the country’s internet giants, including Tencent, Alibaba, and ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing for violations of the country’s anti-monopoly law. China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SMAR) took the decision after probing 22 cases of illegal operations in the internet sector. The market regulator on July 7 said that all the cases are violations of the country’s anti-monopoly law, and the companies involved have been fined about $77,206 for each case, a media report said. The investigation into the 22 cases started in March and April of this year. The probe is across sectors like new retail, e-commerce,…
KOLKATA, India — Around two hundred cattle egrets, including hatchlings, died in Tangla town in the northeastern Indian state of Assam after the Tangla Municipal Board, a civic body, on June 24, ordered the removal of a bamboo thicket where the birds were nesting. This was done because the authorities suspected that the SAR-CoV-2 virus could spread from the birds’ habitat to the surrounding areas. The cattle egret is a species of heron found in the tropics, subtropics, and warm-temperate zones. The incident came to light when an order was issued by the Tangla Municipal Board chairman Dilip Boro on June…
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon — The central African nation of Gabon is the first country in Africa to receive a $17 million financial reward for successfully cutting carbon emissions. The results-based payment is part of a $150 million, 10-year deal struck with the United Nations-backed Central African Forest Initiative in 2019 to reduce deforestation and forest degradation. The initiative provides financial incentives to Central African governments to pursue economic growth without destroying the region’s vast natural forests. Countries involved in the project are Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of Congo. “Gabon must take this first step,”…
GOMA, Democratic Republic of the Congo — For more than a month now, since Mount Nyiragongo in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo erupted on May 22, Esther Kanyere Bwami, 30, and her three children have lived in Goma’s streets town at the foot of the mountain. “As you can see, I am in bad shape,” she told Zenger News. “I am married, but my husband had a seizure on the day of the eruption and since then has been unable to support our family. So, I am caring for him and our children all alone.” She used to stay in…
A man and a woman who stole $20,000 worth of perfume after ramming a van into a store’s entrance two years ago are now serving jail sentences. Smashing the vehicle into the store caused about $18, 000 in damage, according to Wiltshire Police in the U.K. Michael Denyer, 33, and Christina Colton, 44, both of Bristol, were sentenced on July 6 at Swindon Crown Court for causing material damage and stealing property from a Boots store in Trowbridge, some 90 miles west of London, on June 23, 2019. Denyer will be jailed for three years, according to a press release…
A Greek photographer has shared images in Athens and other Greek landmarks, all taken from a drone. Athens native Nikitas Fakar said his love for aerial photography began when he bought a Mavic Air 2 drone that made him see the world from a different perspective. “I love to see beautiful places from the point of view of a drone. I used to have remote-controlled helicopters, so it feels easy to fly a DJI Drone,” the photographer said. Greece is noted for its ancient monuments and famous landmarks that draw thousands of visitors to the Mediterranean nation. Athens, the capital,…