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Skin Tone Analysis for Representation in Educational Materials (STAR-ED)
Introducing an open-source AI tool that automatically, scalably, and accurately reports the distribution of skin types in a digital file of a medical textbook to flag inequities in the training of healthcare professionals.
Caring for Children with Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy: Unraveling the Psychosocial Impact on Families
Neurological rare diseases affect a significant portion of the population and pose a substantial challenge. Here we shed light on the psychosocial impact of caring for a child suffering from this type of diseases, emphasizing the importance of assessment and intervention at the family level.
Attitude roots and psychological traits of anti-vaccination argument endorsement
What motivates people to support anti-vaccination rhetoric? We investigate the attitude roots and personality profiles of those who are more likely to endorse arguments against vaccination, and find distinct clusters of traits which can inform vaccine communication strategies.
The social cost of carbon has increased over time
A new paper shows that high-quality estimates of the social cost of carbon, and thus of the optimal intensity of climate policy, have increased over the last two decades.
