Governments grapple with the flood of non-consensual nudity on X

For the past two weeks, X has been flooded with AI-manipulated nude images, created by the Grok AI chatbot — and governments ...
BMJ Open

Effects of alcohol misuse on the evolution of anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic in France: results from CONFINS cohort

Objectives to describe the evolution of anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic in France and to assess whether it differed according to pre-existing alcohol misuse. Design A prospective longitudinal ...
thorax.bmj

Development and validation of PRECISE-X model: predicting first severe exacerbation in COPD

Objectives In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), severe exacerbations (ECOPDs) impose significant morbidity and mortality. Current guidelines emphasise using ECOPD history to ...
IEEE

An Adaptive Parallel EI Infilling Strategy Extended by Non-Parametric PMC Sampling Scheme for Efficient Global Optimization

Abstract: This paper presents a novel adaptive parallel Expected Improvement (EI) infilling strategy for Efficient Global Optimization (EGO) by introducing a two-staged Non-parametric Population Monte ...
IEEE

A Non-Sampling Time-Domain Simulation Framework for Transient Stability Assessment Under Stochastic Continuous Disturbances

Abstract: The power system dynamic performance under stochastic continuous disturbances is described using stochastic differential algebraic equations (SDAEs). A critical issue of using the ...
NPR

Books We Love: NPR staff's top non-fiction picks of the year

Listen, I don't know where you live, but unless it's Honolulu, the weather is probably not fantastic. It's just too cold out there. But you can stay inside by a crackling fire with a cup of hot cocoa ...