Abot, marco de desarrollo de código abierto para la creación de asistentes digitales
Abot es un nuevo proyecto que acaba de ver la luz y que nace con el objetivo de facilitar la creación de asistentes personales digitales sin necesidad de tener que hacer frente a complejos códigos de programación. El propio proyecto es un marco de desarrollo de asistentes digitales que pretende ser “fácil y divertido” para
Zuma promet tornar els diners públics utilitzats en la reforma de casa seva
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El president de Sudàfrica, Jacob Zuma, ha assegurat aquest divendres que obeirà l'ordre judicial que l'obliga a retornar els diners de l'estat que va utilitzar per obres de millor a la seva casa particular de Nkandla. El president s'ha disculpat aquest divendres per la "confusió i frustració" generada per aquesta polèmica, en un discurs a la població, en què ha assegurat que totes les seves accions han estat sempre "conduïdes per la bona fe".
"BRICS: Bombolla o contrapès econòmic i polític?", a la portada del 'Planeta' de dissabte
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El 2001 un analista de Goldman Sachs es va inventar l'acrònim BRIC per determinar un grup de països que havien de ser els nous motors de l'economia global. A l'anàlisi del 'Planeta' "Els BRICS deixen de ser locomotora econòmica", Jaume Giner fa un recorregut a l'evolució d'aquestes economies. A continuació el 'Planeta' ofereix un reportatge sobre cada país membre dels BRICS: 'El nus brasiler', on el periodista Joaquim Piera posa en dubte l'estatus de BRIC d'un país en plena recessió econòmica, un procés d''impeachment' a la seva líder i un recargolat cas de corrupció a la empresa ... más »
Aquest diumenge un RAR mironià i de col·leccionista
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“Em divertia veure la carinyosa relació que tenien Joan Miró i la seva muller, Pilar. Ella, preocupada perquè no mengés dolços, ja que no li convenien. Ell, atent a quan la seva dona sortia del menjador per anar cap a la cuina i aprofitar el descuit. De ben segur que quan la senyora Miró tornava a taula sabia perfectament el que havia passat, però feia com si no se n’hagués adonat.
High-tech Boston area in legal bind on driverless-car tests
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With its Colonial-era street patterns, icy winters, notoriously aggressive drivers and high-tech talent, the Boston region would seem the perfect place to test self-driving cars and ensure they can handle anything thrown at them.
Massive deforestation found in Brazil's Cerrado
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Agricultural expansion in Brazil's Cerrado is quickly chewing up rainforests and savannas -- even altering the region's water cycle, a new study finds.
Brain processes social information at high priority
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Our perception is highly sensitized for absorbing social information, new research has found. The brain is thus trained to pay a great degree of attention to everyday actions.
New toolkit can improve primary healthcare for people with developmental disabilities
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Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities have more health issues than other adults, but they are less likely to receive preventative care. A new toolkit will help family health teams provide better, more proactive care for this vulnerable and underserved population.
HIV-positive children, adolescents: Added benefit of rilpivirine not proven
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Drug manufacturer only presented data from a one-arm study, which are unsuitable for the derivation of an added benefit in comparison with the comparator therapy.
Ice Age Antarctic Ocean gives clue to 'missing' atmospheric carbon dioxide
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Scientists have explored the question of carbon dioxide storage in the oceans. The team glimpsed into the ocean's past, thanks to a group of tiny ocean dwellers called foraminifera.
White dwarf star exhibits an unusual atmosphere of oxygen
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Researchers have discovered a white dwarf star with an atmosphere dominated by oxygen, a type of white dwarf that has been theorized to exist but not identified to date.
New Celiac Disease Risk Factor found in study
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Researchers have identified a common variant in a non-coding RNA that may contribute to the intestinal inflammation that occurs in people with celiac disease. The findings point to a possible new risk factor for developing celiac disease in people with celiac disease risk genes.
Want to know where threatened species live? Look to the clouds
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A new study analyzes cloud cover around the world over 15 years. It finds that variations in cloud cover can help researchers predict where different species live — information that could aid conservation and management efforts.
Apple patenta un sistema automático para censurar palabras malsonantes de una canción
Nos volveríamos locos si habláramos de todas las patentes que registran las grandes compañías tecnológicas: nunca se sabe si se materializarán en un producto real o acabarán olvidadas en un cajón sin ver la luz del día. Pero la última patente que han concedido a Apple nos ha llamado la atención. Read more...
Por qué no deberías desinfectar tus heridas con agua oxigenada
Todos lo hemos vivido. Cuando eramos niños lo primero que nuestra madre, padre o adulto a cargo hace al ver que nos hemos hecho una herida leve al caer o tropezar es limpiarla con agua oxigenada. Pero esto en realidad no es tan bueno como parece, dado que el agua oxigenada ataca a mucho más que las bacterias. Read more...
Más Tesla Model 3 reservados en un día que coches eléctricos vendidos en 2015
[image: Más Tesla Model 3 reservados en un día que coches eléctricos vendidos en 2015] Elon Musk acaba de comunicar que casi 200.000 vehículos eléctricos Tesla Model 3, su modelo más asequible hasta la fecha, han sido reservados en apenas 24 horas. En comparación, se vendieron 116.000 vehículos en los Estados Unidos de América durante todo el año 2015. El plan de Elon Musk es cambiar la energía que mueve el mundo. Un plan que partía de una pequeña empresa de coches eléctricos deportivos cuyas ventas permitiesen crear un modelo asequible que se pudiese hacer popular y serio contendi... más »
La conquista de América también produjo una “purga” genética
[image: La conquista de América también produjo una “purga” genética] - Un estudio realiza una reconstrucción genética de la historia del continente americano. - Los resultados sugieren que la conquista de América produjo una auténtica "purga" genética de las poblaciones indígenas. Cerca de la cima del volcán Llullaillaco, al noroeste de Argentina, se encuentra el lugar con restos arqueológicos más alto del mundo. A casi 6.800 metros sobre el nivel del mar, la inhóspita zona era famosa por albergar ruinas precolombinas en plena cordillera de Los Andes. Así lo aseveran... más »
Els reptes d'Apple en el seu 40è aniversari
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Avui fa quatre dècades que Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak i Ronald Wayne van fundar el que acabaria convertint-se en l'empresa tecnològica més gran del món: Apple. Després de 40 anys i d'haver venut milions de dispositius tecnològics arreu del planeta, el valor de la companyia és de 542.000 milions d'euros. Tot i això, no tot són alegries per als de Cupertino.
El març ha estat més fred que els mesos d'hivern a alta muntanya
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Acabat el mes s'ha confirmat el que s'insinuava des de fa una setmana: el març ha esdevingut un mes gairebé tan fred com el gener o el febrer en general, i el mes més fred de tot l'hivern a cotes altes. L'hivern ha arribat molt tard a muntanya, després d'un inici molt marcat per l'estabilitat, la inversió tèrmica, i, per tant, per les temperatures molt suaus a cotes altes del Pirineu.
Discovery of cellular counting mechanism used for size control in algae with links to cancer genetics
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James Umen, Ph.D., associate member at Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, and colleagues have discovered a protein that enables the single-celled green alga Chlamydomonas to count cell divisions, a process that is critically important for its cells to maintain optimal size. The findings were published March 25, in a paper titled, "A new class of cyclin dependent kinase in Chlamydomonas is required for coupling cell size to cell division," in the open access journal eLife. Umen and his team including lead authors postdoctoral scientist Yubing Li and graduate student Dianyi Liu, id... más »
Lithium hoarding behind failure of promising new battery
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A salt plays a critical role in allowing lithium-sulfur batteries to hold a charge after more than 200 uses; this work offers needed design principles for creating long-lasting, high-capacity batteries.
How to control chlamydia: An ECDC guidance for Europe
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They are young and mostly female: with more than 3.2 million cases between 2005 and 2014, chlamydia remains the most commonly reported sexually transmitted infection across Europe. An updated Guidance on chlamydia control in Europe from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control makes the case for national chlamydia control strategies in the European Union Member States and shows ways to develop, implement or improve national or local control activities.
New plasma source favorable for hydrogen negative ion beam is developed
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Researchers have discovered a new plasma wave phenomenon, leading to the development of a negative ion source for fusion plasma heating.
Transmission of viruses between eastern and western honey bees are rare
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Interspecific transfers of viruses between the western honey bee (Apis mellifera) and the eastern honey bee (Apis cerana) are rare, even if honey bees are kept in close proximity, new research reveals.
Secrets of protons in water ice
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While drinking your favorite cold drink, you probably do not imagine what is going on inside each ice cube. Scientists have now explained in detail the theory behind two experiments that show how protons inside ice behave.
Nepali textile find suggests Silk Road extended further south than previously thought
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Analyses of cloth remains found near a gold/silver funerary mask in the Samdzong tomb complex in Nepal point to connections with north-east Asia and suggest the possibility that Samdzong was inserted into the long-distance trade network of the Silk Road.
Ruthenium nanoframes open the doors to better catalysts
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Researchers have created the first ruthenium nanoframes by manipulating the metal's crystal structure. The two-part process could open up a new group of catalysts made from materials with unique atomic arrangements. If they prove to be efficient catalysts, they could also improve hydrogen fuel production and carbon storage.
New test can predict death in patients with serious liver disease
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The biomarker CD163 can predict mortality in blood samples from patients with acute on chronic liver failure, report scientists. Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a sudden deterioration of the liver function in a patient with liver cirrhosis accompanied by failure of one or more organ systems. This liver disease has a serious prognosis and the four-week mortality rate is 20-30%.
Vaccine adjuvant protects against post-burn infection
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Research findings suggest that the use of a FDA-approved drug may serve a dual purpose by protecting people who are at high risk of infection, including those with severe burns, cancer, and other conditions that may compromise their immune systems' ability to ward off disease.
Strongest titanium alloy aims at improving vehicle fuel economy and reducing CO2 emissions
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For the first time, researchers have been able to see what makes this titanium alloy so strong -- and then make it stronger.
Stuttering isn’t only psychological – and a cure might be coming
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Often subjected to cruel jibes and strange treatments, stammerers are finally getting answers from brain science and genetics
Dust devils on Mars may be boosted by their own shadows
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Scientists have struggled to explain how dust devils get so strong in the thin Martian air - now it seems they could be sustaining themselves
Wolves or bears? Threatened caribou mothers’ catch-22 dilemma
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By avoiding habitats populated by their age-old enemy, threatened caribou are putting their young in danger of a more recent foe
The ‘three hares’ motif is an ancient mystery for our times
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A warning against sin? Or a way to advertise good fortune? A fascinating book ranges from Devon to China in its search for the origin of an enigmatic image
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