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Automation and digitalisation – especially in healthcare – are going to be crucial to the survival of ageing, rural Balkan communities from which the young have fled.
Nowadays, after mass migrations caused by the fragmentation of Yugoslavia and the collapse of local industries, the community is a shadow of what it was 30 years ago.
Those who remain are mainly younger retirees, or people waiting to retire, whose children have moved to Belgrade or abroad, ending the traditional system of inter-generational solidarity in family care. The youngest is 35 years old. Recently, the oldest dweller passed away at the age of 90; her carers at the end were also pensioners. It has become a regular routine for residents to complain about their grey future due to the absence of people to care for them.
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Atmospheric travel: Scientists find microplastic everywhere
Vast watery parcels of plastic – made of soda bottle flotsam and shopping bag jetsam – appear in our oceans as large floating islands. On roadways, plastic is often tossed, broken down into smaller pieces and churned until it is microscopic, at which point it is swept into the atmosphere and travels the world.
By sea or by land, these tiny shards of plastic are more ubiquitous than science had known, according to a new study led by researchers at Cornell and Utah State University. The research was published April 12 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.
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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a blueprint to achieve a better life for all and to ensure that no one is left behind. The partly overlapping and contradictory objectives of the SDGs can however make it difficult to assess overall progress. A group of researchers have proposed a new, tailor-made metric that measures development based on long-term human wellbeing.
From science to implementation: How do we know if humankind is moving in the right direction towards global sustainability? The ambitious aim of the SDGs is a global call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030. To monitor progress towards these goals, a set of over 220 indicators is used, but there is a danger that one can no longer see the forest for the trees. A single comprehensive indicator to assess the overall progress is needed. In a new paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), IIASA researchers a
SAS deemed a World s Most Innovative Company by Fast Company
Analytics leader recognized in both Social Good and Joint Venture categories
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CARY, N.C., March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ SAS, the leader in massively parallel analytics and AI, has been recognized on Fast Company s prestigious list of Most Innovative Companies – in two categories. SAS was lauded in the Social Good category for its environmental efforts – from protecting the Amazon rainforest and the planet s biodiversity to boosting healthy bee populations. Also, an innovative Flood Prediction and Preparedness Solution powered by SAS
® IoT analytics and Microsoft Azure earned the company recognition as a top Joint Venture.
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