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Tag: Internet
Is cyberbullying common among adults?
New Rochelle, NY, November 25, 2019–A new nationwide study examined the prevalence of negative behaviors that occur via digital communication, encompassing a broad definition of cyberbullying that includes both cyber-aggression and cyberbullying. The study, which assessed a national sample of…
Is cyberbullying common among adults?
New Rochelle, NY, November 25, 2019–A new nationwide study examined the prevalence of negative behaviors that occur via digital communication, encompassing a broad definition of cyberbullying that includes both cyber-aggression and cyberbullying. The study, which assessed a national sample of…
Pro-meat campaign may have turned some social media users against planetary health diet
Social media campaign attacking academic research related to healthy diets may have influenced social media audiences more than communications from research organizations
Virtual Reality Would Make Attending Therapy Easier For Stroke Survivors
Researchers have created a virtual reality clinic to make it easier for stroke survivors to attend physical and occupational therapy sessions. Results from a proof-of-concept study suggest the technology – and the social connection it facilitates – are effective at encouraging therapy participation.
Cybershoppers make better buying decisions on PCs than phones — Ben-Gurion U. researchers
BEER-SHEVA, Israel…November 21, 2019 – This holiday shopping season, consumers may make better shopping decisions using their PCs rather than smart phones or other mobile devices, according to new research from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. “The issue is not…
Rise of the bots: Stevens team completes first census of Wikipedia bots
Stevens researchers complete first detailed analysis of encyclopedia’s 1,601 bots, and how they help — and hinder — human users
Dartmouth & IMT named 2019 winners of annual edX prize
Professional certificate offered by Thayer School of Engineering and Institut Mines-Télécom
Online reviews reveal need for specialized drug treatment facility assessments
Almost 10 percent of the nation’s entire population live with substance use disorder, but many struggle to find the right help – a task which is made more difficult because there is no standardized rating system to ensure the quality…
CUHK Faculty of Engineering develops browser-based analysis framework observer
Detecting malicious click interception and mitigating web security threat
CUHK Faculty of Engineering develops browser-based analysis framework observer
Detecting malicious click interception and mitigating web security threat
Effects of HIV self-tests on testing, diagnosis
What The Study Did: A 12-month randomized clinical trial used internet recruitment of men who have sex with men to evaluate the effects of providing self-tests for HIV to increase HIV testing and diagnosis among the men and people in…
UCLouvain strengthens connectivity of 1 in 8 of world’s smartphones
Today, your smartphone’s switch from Wi-Fi to 4G goes completely unnoticed. The key is an open technology developed by UCLouvain, used by one in eight people around the world, called the Multipath Transmission Control Protocol (Multipath TCP). The first protocols…
Researchers bring gaming to autonomous vehicles
Researchers have designed multiplayer games occupants of autonomous vehicles can play with other players in nearby self-driving cars. A new study, led by researchers from the University of Waterloo details three games created for level three and higher semi-autonomous vehicles.…
Measuring online behavioral advertising: One more step to protect users
Dr. Nikolaos Laoutaris has developed two methods to detect ad targeting
Effects of HIV self-tests on testing, diagnosis
What The Study Did: A 12-month randomized clinical trial used internet recruitment of men who have sex with men to evaluate the effects of providing self-tests for HIV to increase HIV testing and diagnosis among the men and people in…
UCLouvain strengthens connectivity of 1 in 8 of world’s smartphones
Today, your smartphone’s switch from Wi-Fi to 4G goes completely unnoticed. The key is an open technology developed by UCLouvain, used by one in eight people around the world, called the Multipath Transmission Control Protocol (Multipath TCP). The first protocols…
Measuring online behavioral advertising: One more step to protect users
Dr. Nikolaos Laoutaris has developed two methods to detect ad targeting
Inoculating Against the Spread of Viral Misinformation
Study of Vaccine-Related Facebook Ads Reveals Ongoing Challenges to Public Health
Inoculating Against the Spread of Viral Misinformation
Study of Vaccine-Related Facebook Ads Reveals Ongoing Challenges to Public Health
To measure bias in data, NIST initiates ‘fair ranking’ research effort
New initiative has long-term goal of making search technology more evenhanded
To measure bias in data, NIST initiates ‘fair ranking’ research effort
New initiative has long-term goal of making search technology more evenhanded
New artificial intelligence system automatically evolves to evade internet censorship
Researchers at the University of Maryland developed a new tool based on genetic evolution that automatically learned to evade censorship in China, India and Kazakhstan
New artificial intelligence system automatically evolves to evade internet censorship
Researchers at the University of Maryland developed a new tool based on genetic evolution that automatically learned to evade censorship in China, India and Kazakhstan
WPI researchers discover vulnerabilities affecting billions of computer chips
Security flaws affecting Intel and STMicroelectronics CPUs could be used to steal or alter data on billions of devices
WPI researchers discover vulnerabilities affecting billions of computer chips
Security flaws affecting Intel and STMicroelectronics CPUs could be used to steal or alter data on billions of devices
Free Internet access should be a basic human right — study
Free internet access must be considered as a human right, as people unable to get online – particularly in developing countries – lack meaningful ways to influence the global players shaping their everyday lives, according to a new study. As…
Free Internet access should be a basic human right — study
Free internet access must be considered as a human right, as people unable to get online – particularly in developing countries – lack meaningful ways to influence the global players shaping their everyday lives, according to a new study. As…
Putting a conservation finger on the internet’s pulse
Scientists from the University of Helsinki have figured out how to mine people’s online reactions to endangered animals and plants, so that they can reduce the chance of pushing species toward extinction. When the last male northern white rhinoceros died…
Putting a conservation finger on the internet’s pulse
Scientists from the University of Helsinki have figured out how to mine people’s online reactions to endangered animals and plants, so that they can reduce the chance of pushing species toward extinction. When the last male northern white rhinoceros died…
A new quantum data classification protocol brings us nearer to a future ‘quantum internet’
The algorithm represents a first step in the automated learning of quantum information networks
No more traffic blues for information transfer: decongesting wireless channels
A machine-learning algorithm can help select the best channel for communication over a wireless network of resource-constrained devices
Never fear, humans have a place in the digital future
The future impacts of automation and artificial intelligence on the lives of human beings will be addressed at a symposium in Brisbane (Australia) Nov. 13-15, 2019
STD crowd-diagnosis requests on social media
What The Study Did: Online postings seeking information on sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) on the social media website Reddit were analyzed to see how often requests were made for a crowd-diagnosis and whether the requested diagnosis was for a second…
‘Fake news’ isn’t easy to spot on Facebook, according to new study
AUSTIN, Texas — With the presidential election season moving into high gear, campaign messaging will soon begin increasing dramatically. But for those of us who get our news from social media, a new study from the McCombs School of Business…
Joerg Widmer named Distinguished Member by the ACM
Dr. Joerg Widmer, Research Professor and Research Director of IMDEA Networks, has been appointed “Distinguished Member” by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). He has received this highly recognized award for his outstanding scientific contributions to the field of computing. Joerg…
Better autonomous ‘reasoning’ at tricky intersections
Model alerts driverless cars when it’s safest to merge into traffic at intersections with obstructed views.
Joerg Widmer named Distinguished Member by the ACM
Dr. Joerg Widmer, Research Professor and Research Director of IMDEA Networks, has been appointed “Distinguished Member” by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). He has received this highly recognized award for his outstanding scientific contributions to the field of computing. Joerg…
Better autonomous ‘reasoning’ at tricky intersections
Model alerts driverless cars when it’s safest to merge into traffic at intersections with obstructed views.
Joerg Widmer named Distinguished Member by the ACM
Dr. Joerg Widmer, Research Professor and Research Director of IMDEA Networks, has been appointed “Distinguished Member” by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). He has received this highly recognized award for his outstanding scientific contributions to the field of computing. Joerg…
Better autonomous ‘reasoning’ at tricky intersections
Model alerts driverless cars when it’s safest to merge into traffic at intersections with obstructed views.
Happy 50th Internet, insights from a Virginia Tech expert
Fifty years ago, on October 29, 1969, the first message was sent via what we now know as the internet. While so much has been achieved, problems still remain, as associate professor of Science and Technology Janet Abbate points out. Abbate also…
Researchers significantly extend Wi-Fi range for smart-home devices
Innovation can be used with existing hardware, requires only software update
Increasing Google searches for marijuana chemical component CBD
Bottom Line: Google searches from 2004 through April 2019 were used to measure U.S. public interest in cannabidiol (CBD), a chemical component of marijuana. Searches from the United States that mentioned “CBD” or “cannabidiol” were stable from 2004 through 2014…
Browser Tool Aims To Help Researchers ID Malicious Websites, Code
Researchers have developed an open-source tool that allows users to track and record the behavior of JavaScript programs without alerting the websites that run those programs. The tool is designed to detect malicious programs that are capable of evading existing malware detection systems.
Escapism: A powerful predictor of internet gaming disorder among video gamers
When intense immersion in video gaming is motivated by avoidant behavior, both professional (esport) and recreational gamers run the risk of developing gaming disorder
Toll roads are good for the environment, Russian scientists confirm
Researchers developed a method to calculate the number of stops trucks make along their routes; the method confirms that toll roads are good for the environment
Consumers trust influencers less when there is a variety of choices for a product
A large selection of colors or styles discredit opinion leaders’ recommendations
LD Connect Beta Version 2 now available from IOS Press
Amsterdam/Santa Barbara – IOS Press is pleased to announce the availability of LD Connect 2.0 (Beta). This linked data portal with an improved user interface currently contains linked IOS Press (meta)data from more than 132,000 journal articles and book chapters…
Exploring the link between daily stress, depression, and Facebook addiction disorder
New Rochelle, NY, October 16, 2019–Researchers have demonstrated a close positive association between daily stress, depression symptoms, and Facebook Addiction Disorder (FAD). High daily stress can lead individuals to turn to Facebook use as a coping strategy, with depression symptoms…