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

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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 Hospital from October 25.Flow of the Clinical ResearchSince December 2019, Fujitsu has been making progress with research and development of proprietary AI technology(2) in collaboration with the University of Tokyo Hospital. This research draws on data from patients that have visited the University of Tokyo Hospital to date and includes approximately 630,000 pieces of electrocardiographic data and data from approximately 140,000 cardiac ultrasounds (echocardiography)(3). This initiative has now succeeded in detecting patients with abnormal heart movements with high accuracy.The AI will be used in clinical field research to estimate the presence or absence of abnormal heart movements based on the data of patients undergoing electrocardiographic procedures at the University of Tokyo Hospital. Patients identified by t...

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

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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 SingaporeConnect, a social club for Singaporeans in the Silicon Valley region. An official support group was set up with the help of the Singapore Consul-General in San Francisco and Singapore Global Network, a branch of the Economic Development Board that seeks to connect Singaporeans living overseas. READ MORE HERE Celebrating National Day: Battling homesickness in Perth with food, friendship Mr Fozzil Jaffar, who is a regional manager at Murdoch University in Perth, Australia, used to return to Singapore four to five times a year for work. With travel restrictions brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, the 46-year-old Singaporean, his Malaysian wife and 19-month-old son have not been home for almost two years, and he has been hit with a strong bout of homesickness. "I miss Singapore badly, especi...

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USFDA recognized Antrodia cinnamomea mycelia (NDIN No.1170)

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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 the past 14 years. We are honored to establish a stepping-stone for the A. cinnamomea to the US health markets estimated at 10 billion US dollars.Dr. Kao Shung-te (middle) of China Medical University Hospital and Dr. Houng Jer-yiing (left) of I-Shou University Medical School presented the study results of the randomized double-blind clinical trial and the bioavailability of Antromax in different dosages forms, respectively.Antromax(R)– dripping pills, mycelia powder, emulsion powder (left to right).Manufacturing site of Greenyn Biotechnology in TaichungHealth food of Antromax(R) in livercare in Taiwan (left) and Antromax(R) complex beverage (right).USFDA acknowledged Antrodia cinnamomea as new dietary ingredientsOn April 12th, Greenyn Biotechnology Corporation hosted a seminar - "The international development of Taiwan's Antrod...

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China Marks an Important Year of Promoting Carbon Neutrality

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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 Public Policies: Implementing the 2030 Agenda for More Resilient Societies," produced by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European Commission-Joint Research Center (EC-JRC).The outline of the "Global Commons Stewardship Index: GCSi" was presented at the "Tokyo Forum 2020 Online" held in December 2020. This index shows the actual increase and decrease of loads put on the global environmental system by main components such as climate change, biodiversity, land use changes, etc. and the degree to which the goals for each set by governments, organizations, corporations and others have been achieved.The GCSi could be very helpful for China's efforts to promote carbon neutrality.The Tokyo Forum 2020 Online was hosted in Japan by connecting prominent researchers, managers, policy ma...

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

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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 concern and contribution of universities in the success in implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) programs, according to Brawijaya University's head of ranking center, Adharul Muttaqin.THE measures how the academic aspects, publications, innovations, and activities of universities support the 17 goals in the SDGs.In the 2021 edition, Muttaqin conveyed that Brawijaya University demonstrated its participation and success in aligning its efforts with all 17 existing goals. The university stood in the top 200 for four out of the 17 goals -- "No Poverty" and "Zero Hunger" in addition to "Life Below Water" and "Life on Land"."In the criteria of 'Life on Land', Brawijaya University is able to demonstrate its supporting capacity to maintain land ecosystems, both in academic and non-academic activities. Brawijaya is very supportive, with the compos...

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Universities in Singapore focusing research efforts on solving global post-pandemic problems

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SINGAPORE - Universities here are altering their research landscape to emphasise interdisciplinary and results-driven studies. This is meant to find more solutions for pressing global issues such as food security and public health - the challenges of a post-pandemic era. Late last year, the National University of Singapore (NUS) launched a research programme and fund to put together 100 cross-faculty research teams in five years, with the aim of getting 20 new projects running every year. Injecting up to $20 million a year on the Reimagine Research Initiative, NUS will fund interdisciplinary studies that go beyond getting published in prestigious journals, to making impact in the real world. The initiative has enrolled 21 groups so far, and it is set to be one of the largest university-wide research programmes, said NUS deputy president of research and technology Chen Tsuhan. In January, the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) unveiled its five-year plan detailing goals in education and research. A key tenet of its plan is to support interdisciplinary research to address global challenges, and find ways to accelerate innovation from research discoveries. At NUS, Professor Chen s...

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

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SINGAPORE - In the 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 send her overseas, so she is thinking of one of the more established Private Education Institutions (PEIs) like the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) or Kaplan Singapore. What should she look out for before signing up for a degree course at a PEI? A: Business is a popular course of study, so it is quite competitive at the local universities. I presume she has also tried the aptitude-based admissions route at the local universities. The six local universities, including the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University, are considering more applicants based on more holistic admission criteria other than their grades. There are various options available in the private-education sector and it is good she is looking at the more established institutions, which have a track record. She should also check if the PEI offers the specific course and speci...

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

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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 because the courses are being delivered online. Will there be more places offered by the local universities this year, as was the case last year? A: Education Minister Lawrence Wong told The Straits Times in an interview earlier this year that the six local universities offered around 1,000 extra places last year, on account of the disruption caused by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic which forced students to readjust their plans. Some of the additional places went to Singaporeans like your son who had planned to study overseas, but switched to local universities when their plans were disrupted. Others went to polytechnic diploma holders who opted to study instead of joining a weak job market. So, all in, 17,500 places were given out. This extra enrolment pushed the student participation rate in universities beyond the stated target of 40 per cent for eve...

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ST Education Forum: More online curriculum does not mean education costs are lower, says Lawrence Wong

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SINGAPORE - The Government watches the cost of higher education "like a hawk", and the fact that more parts of the curriculum are going online does not necessarily mean costs are lower, said Education Minister Lawrence Wong on Friday (Feb 5). Manpower costs for faculty and staff is a key cost component for all universities, even overseas institutions, and these staff are needed to keep things going and to provide a good learning experience for students, he added. Speaking at The Straits Times Education Forum 2021 on Reimagining Universities, Post-Covid, Mr Wong said that keeping university fees affordable has and will continue to be a key priority for his ministry. "There is a view that, 'So much of this is going online, surely it can be cheaper,'" he said. "Yes, if everything is 100 per cent online, sure, but that's not the university education. You're not going to get the university education by going online and signing up to MOOCs (massive open online course) and doing it for four years. "So, it won't be a hybrid. It will be blended, which means that faculty will still be required." But he stressed that the Ministry of Education (MOE) will continue to ensure generous subsidies f...

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World Champion! UNISOC Tops the Tables at the MOT20 Challenge

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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, showing that champ UNISOC has taken the leading position in the field of multiple object tracking.MOT Challenge, the most authoritative evaluation platform for multi-object tracking, was co-founded by Technical University of Munich, the University of Adelaide, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich and the Technical University of Darmstadt. Participants in the competition include relevant teams from the University of Oxford, Carnegie Mellon University, Tsinghua University, Technical University of Munich, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Microsoft and many other companies, universities and scientific research institutions.MOT20-08 Sequence Result DisplayThe MOT Challenge provides highly accurate annotation data and comprehensive evaluation indexes to evaluate the performance of tracking algorithms and pedestrian detectors. The MOT20 b...

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S’pore appoints new ambassadors to Vietnam, Israel

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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 December last year. Prior to that, he was Singapore's High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam - from June 2012 to March 2016. A graduate of the National University of Singapore and Johns Hopkins University, Mr Ratnam has received awards for his work in the civil service, including the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 2012 and Long Service Medal in 2014. He has served in various capacities both in Singapore and abroad, including in roles in the Permanent Mission in Geneva, the Singapore Embassy in Jakarta and the Singapore High Commission in Kuala Lumpur. Mr Lim also received his new appointment yesterday, taking up the role of non-resident ambassador to Israel, said the MFA media statement. He is currently chairman of the Singapore Food Agency, and has served in several high-ranking roles in public office. He was executive chairman of the Agency for Science, Techn...

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Polytechnic student allegedly recorded woman in toilet without her consent

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SINGAPORE - A Republic Polytechnic (RP) student appeared in a district court last week after he allegedly recorded a woman inside a toilet at Jurong West Community Building. Gerald Che Hong Yao, 20, who faces a single voyeurism charge, is accused of committing the offence at around 11.40am on Jan 11. RP told The Straits Times in a statement on Monday (Jan 18) that the Singaporean is still one of its students. "RP takes a strong view against sexual misconduct, and will not hesitate to mete out disciplinary action against any student found guilty of such acts. As court and internal proceedings are ongoing, RP is unable to comment further," said its spokesman. On Jan 14, Che was ordered to be remanded at the Institute of Mental Health for psychiatric observation. His case has been adjourned to Jan 28. If convicted of voyeurism, he can be jailed for up to two years and fined or caned. Che was just one of several local tertiary students who were hauled to court in recent months over similar offences. For instance, Singapore Management University student Tien Kiat Chong, 24, is accused of targeting a woman 19 times and secretly filming upskirt videos of her between May 28 and Sept 3, 201...

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No HSR, but little change to other plans for Jurong: Experts

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The axing of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) will have no immediate bearing on development plans for the Jurong region, which was slated to host the project's southernmost terminus, experts said yesterday. Jurong's status as the economic and social centre in the west predated the HSR and will survive it, said Singapore University of Social Sciences' associate professor of economics Walter Theseira. He said: "I believe our plans to continue developing the Jurong region remain unchanged; they were not contingent on the HSR being built." The 350km line would have run from a terminal station in Bandar Malaysia, downtown Kuala Lumpur, to a terminal in Singapore's western Jurong area. The surrounding Jurong Lake District was positioned, in 2017, as Singapore's future second Central Business District (CBD), with an ambitious 20-year blueprint for commercial, housing, nature and transport developments, along with the potential for creating some 100,000 new jobs. Two years later, the Government announced that the district would include a new 7ha integrated tourism development from 2026. Flexibility was worked into plans for the district, to cater for changing circumstances ...

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

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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 to commence operation in May 2021.The new supercomputer system is composed of 1,520 general-purpose CPU nodes, each of which is a state-of-the-art general-purpose computational node with a 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processor (codename Ice Lake) featuring Intel Deep Learning boost technology, 42 GPU nodes, each of which is equipped with eight NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core GPUs that accelerate workload for AI, data analytics, HPC, and visualization and 36 VECTOR nodes, each of which features eight NEC SX-Aurora TSUBASA units that allow faster and highly efficient simulation of weather, seismic, hydraulic, and other phenomena. The new system is a hybrid supercomputer system that can deliver a theoretical performance of higher than 16 petaflops, centered on a storage appliance equipped with DDN EXAScaler high-performance parallel f...

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AI in healthcare: Helping assess risk of patients falling in wards, 3D holograms to assist doctors

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SINGAPORE - From a computer model that predicts how likely patients are to fall over to a device that creates 3D holograms to assist doctors, the healthcare of the future is looking towards artificial intelligence (AI). These new developments were showcased last Friday (Dec 11) by the National University Health System (NUHS) at the Singapore Healthcare AI Expo. "There is a digital transformation coming to the whole of society," said Professor Yeoh Khay Guan, chief executive of NUHS. "Healthcare systems are transforming worldwide and we must be ready for that." Increasing efficiency is a goal of Dr Siti Zubaidah Mordiffii and her team. The assistant director of nursing at the National University Hospital (NUH) is working with collaborators to create an AI-enabled model that can analyse a multitude of data and produce a faster, more comprehensive and more accurate prediction for fall risks for patients in wards. Assessing such risks is critical in preventing falls and fall-related injuries for hospital patients. Nurses perform evaluations daily, but there is only so much they can do. "It is unimaginable to take into consideration all the factors that we need," said Dr Siti. "Too many...

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Brawijaya University develops GAD65 Rapid Test Diabetes Screening Kit

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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 Mellitus, before measures and treatment are determined.The reverse-flow immunochromatography-based detection kit identifies the presence of autoantibodies against GAD65, which indicate damage to beta-pancreatic cells, a marker for Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA).Diabetes is a global health threat which can lead to complications that impact the quality of human life as well as substantially add to health costs for families and countries. Its increasing prevalence has raised concerns globally and prompted prevention efforts. Detecting and managing the condition through appropriate therapy is crucial for preventing deterioration in the condition of people suffering from the metabolic disease.The Bioscience Rapid Test GAD65 is among the downstream products developed as part of the cooperation between Brawijaya U...

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MOE to follow up with NUS, other varsities on students’ safety after dismissal of Tembusu fellow over sexual misconduct allegations

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SINGAPORE - The Education Ministry is following up with the National University of Singapore (NUS) and other universities to ensure the safety of students, after the dismissal of former Tembusu College fellow Dr Jeremy Fernando amid allegations of sexual misconduct. In a Facebook post on Saturday night (Oct 24), Minister of State for Education Sun Xueling said that the university leadership has been asked what more can be done to prevent such instances from happening in the future. "At the end of the day, our institutes of higher learning (IHL) have a duty of care to their students. There must be zero-tolerance in our campuses for any form of sexual misconduct, harassment or violence," she wrote. Dr Fernando was sacked from NUS on Oct 7 after internal investigations found that he "had an intimate association" with an undergraduate - a serious breach of its code of conduct for staff, NUS said last Wednesday. Two students had alleged that Dr Fernando made non-consensual advances towards them, and the university said that it had made a police report, "given the seriousness of the allegations". Ms Sun said: "The issues around this case lead us to question: How can we better guard again...

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SMU student allegedly targeted same woman 19 times in upskirt videos

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SINGAPORE - A Singapore Management University (SMU) student allegedly targeted the same woman 19 times, secretly filming upskirt videos of her between May 28 and Sept 3 last year. Court documents did not state the locations where the student, Tien Kiat Chong, is said to have committed the offences using his mobile phone. The 24-year-old Singaporean, whose case was heard in a district court on Oct 14, is facing one charge of insulting a woman's modesty and another charge under the Films Act for allegedly being in possession of 37 obscene videos. The obscene videos were said to have been found on him at around 9pm on Sept 4 last year while he was at Sengkang MRT station. In a statement to The Straits Times on Monday (Oct 19), SMU confirmed that Tien is still a student at the university. A spokesman said: "The university takes a strong stand against any form of misconduct. Students who breach SMU's code of student conduct face a range of sanctions, including suspension and expulsion. "As the case is currently before the courts, it would not be appropriate for SMU to comment further." Tien is the latest male tertiary student to be hauled to court over similar offences. In January, form...

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First fully virtual 3-day summit held on shaping a more sustainable future

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SINGAPORE - Over 1,000 delegates from all around the world participated in an unprecedented, fully virtual three-day summit organised by Global Compact Network Singapore (GCNS) from Tuesday to Thursday (Oct 13 to 15). The summit, which is into its 12th edition, featured a series of panel discussions and virtual site visits led by leaders in the fields of corporate sustainability. An average of 575 viewers globally tuned in daily for the live sessions. The purpose of this annual summit is to facilitate conversations on the United Nations' 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For the first time, GCNS also organised a youth track at the summit to engage young people aged between 18 and 35. The young men and women discussed food sustainability issues, such as food security and the circular economy. Nearly 500 participated in the youth track, approximately half of whom hailed from Singapore. Delivering the opening keynote address on Tuesday, Minister for National Development Desmond Lee spoke about how the Covid-19 pandemic has led to significant global shifts, pushing everyone to re-examine how they work and live. He also highlighted how Singapore set up the Emerging Stronger Tas...