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Fujitsu and University of Tokyo Hospital Embark on Joint Research into AI to Aid the Fight Against Heart Disease

TOKYO, Oct 11, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu Limited today announced that it has started joint clinical research with the University of Tokyo Hospital to verify the effectiveness of artificial intelligence technology to estimate abnormal heart movements based on electrocardiogram(1) data. The research is planned to commence at the University of Tokyo... » read more

From serving time to serving as prison teacher

SINGAPORE – Former offender Ang Kim Song passed his PSLE, N, O and A levels in a span of five years when he was in jail. Now, he is helping other inmates find success in their studies. In the four years he has taught in the prisons, he has helped a few inmates get into... » read more

Celebrating National Day: How overseas S’poreans are carving out their own slice of home

Celebrating National Day: Community in California pulls together amid crisis In April last year, with the coronavirus outbreak worsening in the United States, the Singaporean community in California came together to address their concerns about school and workplace closures, access to healthcare, and the rising level of anti-Asian sentiment. This was accomplished through initiatives by... » read more

USFDA recognized Antrodia cinnamomea mycelia (NDIN No.1170)

TAIPEI, May 20, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The history of Antrodia cinnamomea consumption by indigenous tribes in Taiwan dates back two hundred years ago, while people in the Western world know little about this ingredient. The USFDA NDI acknowledgement without objection to Greenyn’s Antromax was the 1st notification after numerous attempts in... » read more

China Marks an Important Year of Promoting Carbon Neutrality

TOKYO, May 7, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The Global Commons Stewardship Index was developed by the University of Tokyo’s Global Commons Center in collaboration with the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and Yale University. It was introduced in Chapter 10 of the book, “Understanding the Spillovers and Transboundary Impacts of... » read more

Brawijaya University ranks in 301-400 band according to THE Impact Rankings

Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Apr 30, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Brawijaya University in East Java ranked in the 301-400 band among the world’s top universities on the basis of the assessment of the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2021. This year, the assessment of THE Impact Rankings is based on the... » read more

askST: What to look out for before signing up for a degree course at a private school

SINGAPORE – In this last part of the series on university education, The Straits Times responds to readers’ questions on taking the private school route to a degree. Q: My daughter wants a business degree, but she did not do well enough to get into the business course at the local universities. I cannot afford to... » read more

askST: Is there a quota on university places for polytechnic graduates?

SINGAPORE – In this first of the askST series on university education, senior education correspondent Sandra Davie of The Straits Times responds to questions on university places for this year and the chances of polytechnic graduates getting into university Q: My son was supposed to go to Australia to study, but we decided against it... » read more

World Champion! UNISOC Tops the Tables at the MOT20 Challenge

SHANGHAI, Jan 25, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – On January 19, 2021, at the internationally authoritative MOT20 Challenge (the benchmark for Multiple Object Tracking), the Multimedia Lab UNISOC algorithm outshone, exceeding 70 on the MOTA index, and wins the global championship! And its the only algorithm with more than 70 points on the MOT20 leaderboards,... » read more

S’pore appoints new ambassadors to Vietnam, Israel

The Government has appointed two new ambassadors – Mr Jaya Ratnam to Vietnam and Mr Lim Chuan Poh to Israel – the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) announced yesterday. A career diplomat, Mr Ratnam has been with the foreign service since 1991 and was Singapore’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium from July 2016 to... » read more

Osaka University to Start Operation of NEC’s Cloud-linked Supercomputer System

TOKYO, Dec 14, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – The Cybermedia Center, Osaka University, in cooperation with NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701), announced today it will introduce a new cloud-linked High Performance Computing (HPC) and High Performance Data Analysis (HPDA) supercomputer system from NEC. This will replace the existing system provided by NEC, and is scheduled... » read more

Brawijaya University develops GAD65 Rapid Test Diabetes Screening Kit

Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Nov 25, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – Brawijaya University (UB) in Malang, East Java has developed an initial screening kit for diabetes. The Bioscience Rapid Test GAD65, developed by aresearch team led by Prof. Dr. Aulanni’am, drh, DES, is ready for commercialization and use in early screening for Type I Diabetes... » read more