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Videogame designs military strategies based on ants’ movements

Videogame designs military strategies based on ants\’ movements A researcher of the University of Granada has designed a new system for the mobility of military troops within a battlefield based on the mechanisms used by ant colonies to move using a commercial videogame. This work, developed at the department of Computer Architecture and Technology of… Seguir Leyendo Videogame designs military strategies based on ants’ movements

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Soon, ‘intelligent car’ that alerts drivers in case of accident hazard

Soon, \’intelligent car\’ that alerts drivers in case of accident hazard An international team of scientists has developed a novel system that detects «unusual behaviours» in drivers before a curve or an obstacle on the road and generates signals of alarm to warn of an accident risk. The so-called DRIVSCO system allows vehicles to learn… Seguir Leyendo Soon, ‘intelligent car’ that alerts drivers in case of accident hazard

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Now, an intelligent system to help the elderly avoid forgetting everyday tasks

Now, an intelligent system to help the elderly avoid forgetting everyday tasks Scientists at the University of Granada (UGR) have announced the creation of a system that uses Artificial Intelligence techniques to help elderly people, or those with special needs, avoid forgetting certain everyday tasks. The researchers have revealed that their system uses sensors distributed… Seguir Leyendo Now, an intelligent system to help the elderly avoid forgetting everyday tasks

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Mice study may better understanding of hereditary diseases that lead to blindness

Mice study may better understanding of hereditary diseases that lead to blindness The researchers have revealed that their work is based on the study of microglial cells, practically involved in all the diseases and damages of the nervous system, including Parkinson y Alzheimer. Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a group of hereditary diseases that lead to… Seguir Leyendo Mice study may better understanding of hereditary diseases that lead to blindness

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Mediterranean algae lost their tropical element between 5 and 7 mln yrs ago

Mediterranean algae lost their tropical element between 5 and 7 mln yrs ago A new research has suggested that Coralline algae in the Mediterranean Sea lost their tropical element between 5 and 7 million years ago. The international team of researchers studied the coralline algae fossils that lived on the last coral reefs of the… Seguir Leyendo Mediterranean algae lost their tropical element between 5 and 7 mln yrs ago

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Men exposed to sexist jokes more tolerant with violence against women

Men exposed to sexist jokes more tolerant with violence against women Researchers at the University of Granada in Spain have found that sexist jokes favour the mental mechanisms that justify violence and battering against women in individuals with macho attitudes. The scientists distributed questionnaires among a group of 109 university male students, aged between 18… Seguir Leyendo Men exposed to sexist jokes more tolerant with violence against women

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6 out of 10 university students have ‘mathematical anxiety’

6 out of 10 university students have \’mathematical anxiety\’ Washington, April 2 (ANI): A new study conducted at the University of Granada (Spain) has found that 6 out of every 10 university students, regardless their field of study, present any symptom of anxiety when it comes to deal with mathematics. Also, the study found that… Seguir Leyendo 6 out of 10 university students have ‘mathematical anxiety’

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Daily marijuana intake leads to psychosis, schizophrenia

Daily marijuana intake leads to psychosis, schizophrenia People who consume cannabis on daily basis are likely to show episodes of psychosis and schizophrenia, according to a doctoral thesis. Miguel Ruiz Veguilla, from the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Granada in Spain, also claimed that the episodes of psychosis because of marijuana intake present… Seguir Leyendo Daily marijuana intake leads to psychosis, schizophrenia

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Media can indirectly provoke society to justify violence against women

Media can indirectly provoke society to justify violence against women Washington, Mar 20 (ANI): The media may unknowingly induce some people to justify cases of violence against women which appear in the press, according to a research work carried out in the department of Social Psychology of the University of Granada. The researchers claimed that… Seguir Leyendo Media can indirectly provoke society to justify violence against women