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Novel Initiatives Taken by International Airline to Control the Covid-19

After the resumption of international flights declared by the Civil Aviation Ministry, all the international airways have issued their SOP’s to control COVID-19 and the safe traveling of passengers. It is reported by the CVA, not allowing any person to get entered into the airports without the confirmation on web check-in. whereas, no physical registration is permitted at any counters of the airports. Before pandemic, it was quite easy to get cheap flights, but it’s currently hard to get them economically. By maintaining the distance between seats and high precautionary measures, the COVID-19 has wholly changed the rate of demand-supply and the overall expenses of air flights. (more…)

VLB Launches 24/7 Virtual Assistant To Aid Texas Veterans

Technology

Maverick uses AI capabilities from IBM Watson to help provide quick answers to veterans about a wide array of benefits topics

AUSTIN —Today Texas Land Commissioner and Chairman of the Veterans Land Board, George P. Bush, announced the official launch of the VLB virtual assistant, fondly named, Maverick. (more…)

Finanzprodukte: Warum wir Risiko falsch bewerten

Economy

In einem groß angelegten Experiment hat ein Forscherteam mit Beteiligung der Uni Innsbruck erhoben, wie Laien und Finanzexperten das Risiko von Finanzprodukten wahrnehmen. Ein Fazit: Die Forscher fordern mehr Information bei Finanzprodukten. Die Studie erschien kürzlich im Fachjournal „Management Science“. (more…)

Slavic literature scholar aims to inspire fellow Ph.D. grads

Literature

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — In 2018, Mira Nikolova was at an academic conference in Tucson, Arizona, when it occurred to her: A Ph.D. student is a lot like a saguaro cactus. (more…)

Schon der falsche Ort kann eine allergische Reaktion auslösen

Health

Forschungsteam der Universität Tübingen entschlüsselt Mechanismus des Lernens fehlangepasster allergischer Antworten auf eine neutrale Umgebung und die entscheidende Rolle des Schlafs

Allergische Reaktionen können ohne das auslösende Allergen wie Gräser- oder Birkenpollen auftreten, wenn der Allergiker in die gleiche räumliche Umgebung zurückkehrt, in der er zuvor dem Allergen ausgesetzt war. (more…)

Wie der Riesenmammutbaum sich schützt

Nature

Ein dreidimensionales Fasernetz macht die Rinde widerstandsfähig gegen Steinschlag und Waldbrand

Der Riesenmammutbaum (Sequoiadendron giganteum) hat effektive Strategien entwickelt, um sich in seinem natürlichen Verbreitungsgebiet der Sierra Nevada gegen äußere Einflüsse zu schützen. Seine Rinde sorgt dafür, dass der Baum Waldbrände und Steinschlag nahezu unbeschadet übersteht. (more…)

Improving Military Training with Machine Learning and AI

Weapons

A special forces warrior in training endures a tremendous amount of physical challenges in hopes of obtaining acceptance into elite military programs, such as U.S. Army Rangers, Navy SEALs, or Marine Corps Raiders. Though these kinds of individuals may be top-tier in terms of physical fitness, their bodies all differ from each other and would benefit from personalized analysis and training. (more…)

Could a neutrino be its own antiparticle? Yale physicists hunt for clues

Science

Physicists from Yale are looking deep beneath a mountain in central Italy for proof of how matter was created in the universe — and a new batch of data is narrowing the search. (more…)