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Joycelyn Longdon Open Access Published: November, 2020 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(20)30254-0 The world is transitioning into a data-driven era, where algorithms can influence anything from our health-care services, consumer behaviour, and even national and international environmental decisions. Fears around the embedded bias and discrimination seen in algorithms has motivated an Environmental Data Justice movement of citizens, researchers,...
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In his video message on his prayer intention for November, Pope Francis emphasizes that progress in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) be oriented “towards respecting the dignity of the person and of Creation”. By Vatican News staff writer During the month of November, Pope Francis draws our attention to the epochal change that humanity is...
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Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/06/5g-wireless-challenges-white-house-434533 U.S. carriers don’t have the right airwaves or network architecture for widespread 5G use just yet. By JOHN HENDEL 11/06/2020 09:00 AM EST The buzz about super-fast 5G wireless service has been building in the U.S. for years. The next White House now stands poised to deliver — at a time when U.S. rivals...
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Source: https://mybroadband.co.za/news/fibre/373135-great-news-for-south-africans-waiting-for-fibre.html Hanno Labuschagne 7 November 2020 The rollout of fibre in South Africa could soon be faster and more effective, according to major fibre network operators. This is if the regulations contained in the Proposed Policy and Policy Direction on the Rapid Deployment of Electronic Communications Networks and Facilities come into effect. This policy...
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Kumar R, Deshmukh PS, Sharma S, Banerjee BD. Effect of mobile phone signal radiation on epigenetic modulation in the hippocampus of Wistar rat. Environ Res. 2020 Oct 7;192:110297. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110297. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33035560. Abstract Exponential increase in mobile phone uses, given rise to public concern regarding the alleged deleterious health hazards as...
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Huang LY, Hu HY, Wang ZT, Ma YH, Dong Q, Tan L, Yu JT. Association of Occupational Factors and Dementia or Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Alzheimers Dis. 2020;78(1):217-227. doi: 10.3233/JAD-200605. PMID: 32986670. Abstract Background: Several existing studies have reported that occupational factors might play an important part in cognitive function with aging....
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Migdał P, Murawska A, Strachecka A, Bieńkowski P, Roman A. Changes in the Honeybee Antioxidant System after 12 h of Exposure to Electromagnetic Field Frequency of 50 Hz and Variable Intensity. Insects. 2020 Oct 18;11(10):713. doi: 10.3390/insects11100713. PMID: 33081029; PMCID: PMC7603132. Abstract In recent years, on a global scale, more and more reports of a...
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Dos Santos MAL, de Santana FS, Soares AF, de Sousa SF, Menezes LS, Takeshita WM. Genotoxic and cytotoxic effects of mobile phone use on the oral epithelium: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Gen Dent. 2020 Nov-Dec;68(6):70-74. PMID: 33136050. Abstract The use of mobile phones is based on radiofrequency (RF) waves, and the devices act as...
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Markovà E, Malmgren LO, Belyaev IY. Microwaves from Mobile Phones Inhibit 53BP1 Focus Formation in Human Stem Cells More Strongly Than in Differentiated Cells: Possible Mechanistic Link to Cancer Risk. Environ Health Perspect. 2010;118(3):394-399. doi:10.1289/ehp.0900781 Abstract Background It is widely accepted that DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) and their misrepair in stem cells are critical events in...
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