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Managing digital talent: A 21st-century challenge

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Dr Sorin Dan and colleagues have published a book about managing digital talent, highlighting the key factors required to manage digital talent in the modern age

With an increasing level of market activity transitioning online, and organisational processes increasingly predicated upon ‘black box’ wizardry, the people who understand these things have a special place in the […]

Transitional care programs for older adults: Improving Canada’s core health services

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Dr Lori Weeks and colleagues conducted a study into the provision of transitional care programs in Canada and abroad, highlighting the need to build these services into the core healthcare system

Transitional care programs are critical for ensuring better health management and continuity of care, oftentimes when older adult patients are required to move between healthcare services and settings and are […]

Green cleaning of heavy metals in water

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Researchers are investigating the possibility of using plant compounds to clean up heavy-metal pollution in South Africa, using compounds of flavonoids to remove metal ions from polluted water

Many anthropogenic activities have resulted in pollution of water with heavy metals, and pose a huge health risk for humans and animals. Some plants, however, can extract and accumulate these […]

Controlling heart rhythm reduces adverse outcomes in atrial fibrillation

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Around 2% of the European population suffer from atrial fibrillation, a heart condition characterised by a change in heart rhythm that increases the risk of serious health complications. Currently, therapies […]

Tuna on the move: How climate change impacts Pacific Island economies

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Dr Johann Bell and colleagues use environmental modelling systems to simulate the change in tuna biomass density in the future as a result of changing climate conditions in the Pacific Ocean

Climate change affects the spatial distribution of commercially important tuna species in the tropical Pacific Ocean. Predicted shifts of tuna outside the jurisdictions of Pacific Island countries and territories could […]

Moving closer to ideal care for heart failure patients using eHealth and Artificial Intelligence

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DoctorME provides individualised medical advice.

Heart failure (HF) is a growing challenge which imposes unsustainable demands on healthcare systems worldwide. Professor Hans-Peter Brunner-La Rocca and Hesam Amin from Maastricht University Medical Center, are leading the […]

Australia’s approach to seed biosecurity

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Dr David Dall and Fiona Constable investigate methods for seed biosecurity in Australia

Globalised food production requires a heavy investment in biosecurity to prevent the spread and establishment of crop pests from imported seeds. Many countries already test incoming seeds for the absence […]

Leading a board: What makes an effective chair?

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Stanislav Shekshnia outlines the key qualities and attributes that make an effective chairperson

Being the chair of a board is a great responsibility and a great challenge which requires something of a balancing act. On the one hand, the chair is arguably the […]

A solution to dark matter: New evidence for hydrogen’s second flavour

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Ionised hydrogen in the Triangulum Galaxy.

Following on from his previous research, Professor Eugene Oks at Auburn University, Alabama, presents even further evidence that an explanation for dark matter could lie with a ‘second flavour’ of […]

New independent research clarifies risks associated with different MHT (HRT) treatments

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Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) is used to ease severe symptoms associated with the menopause and can be administered in tablet, patch, gel, or implant form. However, previous research has suggested […]