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Liberty University will pay $14 million, the largest fine ever levied under the federal Clery Act
Source: AP News The U.S. Department of Education says Liberty University has agreed to pay an unprecedented $14 million fine after the large Christian school in Virginia failed to disclose information about crimes on campus.
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Vision Pro used in surgery “to eliminate human error”
Source: 9 to 5 Mac A UK report describes how Vision Pro was used in surgery, with the spatial computer described as a “gamechanger.”
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Cognitive ergonomics and robotic surgery
Source: Springer Link Cognitive ergonomics refer to mental resources and is associated with memory, sensory motor response, and perception. Cognitive workload (CWL) involves use of working memory (mental strain and effort) to complete a task.
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Best Practices For Complete Registration And Reporting Of Summary Results On ClinicalTrials.gov
Source: Clinical Leader The Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (CTTI), alongside the FDA, investigated factors and barriers to registration and summary results information reporting.
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AI Is Being Built on Dated, Flawed Motion-Capture Data
Source: IEEE Spectrum "Gold standard" data is based on certain body types... and cadavers.
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The Price of Pain: Workers Compensation Costs for Musculoskeletal Claims in the State of Kansas, 2014–2022
Source: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Work-related musculoskeletal disorder claims entailed a median total cost of $20,097. Medical comprised 48.4% of costs, indemnity 46.4%, and legal 5.2%.
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Virtues and vocation: An historical perspective on scientific integrity in the twenty-first century
Source: Science Direct According to the Dutch chemist Gerrit Jan Mulder (1802–1880), the principal aim of university education was character building and moral edification.
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Here’s what many digital tools for chronic pain are doing wrong
Source: nature To address the chronic-pain crisis, digital health technologies must break out of their silos and become integrative and holistic.
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Faculty, Staff Members Serve as Key Mental Health Resources for Students
Source: Inside Higher Ed A survey of Iowa community college employees found stakeholders want to support students’ mental health, but many feel underprepared to do so. University of Iowa researchers identified six solutions to help.
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Final U.S. spending bills offer gloomy outlook for science
Source: Science Key research funding agencies get sizable cuts or flat budgets.
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Didier Raoult and his institute found fame during the pandemic. Then, a group of dogged critics exposed major ethical failings
Source: Science A group of agitators has spent years pushing for action against Didier Raoult and his collaborators. Now they’re wondering whether anyone will be fully held to account.
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