Food security -- Australia.

Greenland -- Discovery and exploration.

Clothing trade -- Moral and ethical aspects.

Neurosciences.

Friday's collection of links.

Dani Gamerman.

Source: Brazilian Journal of Probability and Statistics, Volume 33, Number 4, 686--705.

Abstract:
Point processes are one of the most commonly encountered observation processes in Spatial Statistics. Model-based inference for them depends on the likelihood function. In the most standard setting of Poisson processes, the likelihood depends on the intensity function, and can not be computed analytically. A number of approximating techniques have been proposed to handle this difficulty. In this paper, we review recent work on exact solutions that solve this problem without resorting to approximations. The presentation concentrates more heavily on discrete time but also considers continuous time. The solutions are based on model specifications that impose smoothness constraints on the intensity function. We also review approaches to include a regression component and different ways to accommodate it while accounting for additional heterogeneity. Applications are provided to illustrate the results. Finally, we discuss possible extensions to account for discontinuities and/or jumps in the intensity function.

Members of the future American workforce could see losses of earnings that add up to trillions of dollars, depending on how long coronavirus-related school closures persist.

The post Economists Expect Huge Future Earnings Loss for Students Missing School Due to COVID-19 appeared first on Market Brief.

In what could be a trial run for more of the same, Red Hat last week held a first-ever virtual technical summit to spread the word about its latest cloud tech offerings. CEO Paul Cormier welcomed online viewers to the conference, which attracted more than 80,000 virtual attendees. The company made several key announcements during the online gathering and highlighted customer innovations.

Lecture by Mr Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the BIS, at the Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, 5 December 2019.

Migration has always existed. It has been a means to reunite with family, to find better jobs, to have a new experience or to start a better life. In 2015, the number of people migrating was up to 1 out of every 7 people in the world.   When it is a choice, migration can be a good way to spread [...]

What word comes to mind when you think of “cities”? Busy? And when you think of “forests”? Peaceful? What if cities could be something different? To date, cities have largely been problematic for the environment. They occupy just two percent of the world’s land. However, they account for over 60 percent of global energy consumption, 70 percent of greenhouse gas emissions [...]

Soil is a finite resource, meaning its loss and degradation is not recoverable within a human lifespan. Soils affect the food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe, our health and the health of all organisms on the planet. Without healthy soils we wouldn’t be able to grow our food. In fact, it is estimated that 95 [...]

Modified hospital designs have become necessary as the first wave of the pandemic tears through U.S. communities

Crombie REIT, which owns the Avalon Mall, is awaiting details before applying for government's commercial rent relief.

BIS Press Release - Shaping the future of payments: BIS Quarterly Review, 1 March 2020

Overcoming scorching heat and little rain, experimental vineyards teach winemakers to cope with climate change

Commentary on Red Book statistics: Shaping the future of payments, November 2019

The post Build the Future of Medical Care with SOLIDWORKS xDesign appeared first on SOLIDWORKS Education Blog.

Instead of every meeting attendee staring at a flat Zoom screen, Apple is looking to the future of video conferencing with Memoji-style avatars arranged in augmented reality around each meeting attendee.

Amendments to the Price Increments of the 3-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contract

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Perla, meaning “pearl” in Malagasy, raises awareness about human trafficking and provides skills training, coupled with discipleship, to at-risk women and girls.

Zimbabwe’s growing instability is exacerbated by dire economic decline, endemic governance failures, and tensions over ruling party succession; without major political and economic reforms, the country could slide into being a failed state.

The students of OM Malawi’s two schools are receiving something more than a Christ-centred education; a way to pay for future schooling.

OM Ships completes the ‘Power Up’ project and re-launches Logos Hope into active ministry.

Lima, Peru :: A Logos Hope team joins an inspirational pastor ministering to the children of criminals.

Rodrieck and Geraldine Snyders of Walvis Bay, Namibia, have committed themselves to giving back to God—and they’re using fish to do it.

Meanwhile, back on the farm - a thriving trade in agri futures.

IT’S not everyone who’s given the chance to design their own tartan so when the opportunity arose, Vixy Rae didn’t need to give it a second thought.

TIM HENMAN believe the recent investment in Scottish tennis can help improve the game in this country, and the former British number one admits he is hugely impressed with some of the young talent being produced across the UK, in particular Scotland’s Aidan McHugh, the 19-year-old who has recently ventured into the senior ranks.

A new youth academy in Ta' Qali for the island's outstanding talents has sharpened the focus of the Malta Football Association as it envisions a bright future for the game.

THE SCOTTISH Government “does not consider it likely” that schools will fully re-open “in the foreseeable future” - while working from home is “likely to persist as part of the new normal”.

Leaders in some districts say remote teaching will now be a skill they will build even more in their existing teacher corps. Others are more skeptical.

Neil Cooper

Neil Cooper

The growing popularity of voice-activated technologies is forcing educators to think about the role such tools play in preparing students for the jobs of the future.

VE DAY in 1945 was obviously an occasion for major celebration in Britain and throughout Europe. But there is reasonable debate as to what we should make of it now.

In 2007, Joel Rose conceived an idea for an innovative, blended way to teach middle school math. Today, it has spread to over 40 schools reaching 13,000 students. Here's how.

MY after work walk on Wednesday was a zig zag, following the sun as she headed west.

Concern exists about the ability of new general pediatricians to find jobs that match their career goals.

A large majority of new pediatricians secure positions consistent with their career goals and desired responsibilities. (Read the full article)

Legitimate opioid is a risk factor for subsequent misuse of opioids among adults. This study provides the first population-based estimate of the risk of future opioid misuse associated with legitimate opioid use among adolescents.

Use of prescribed opioids before the 12th grade is independently associated with future opioid misuse among patients with little drug experience and who disapprove of illegal drug use. (Read the full article)

From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 28, members of the Penn College community will welcome thousands of potential enrollees and their families, opening wide the doors to a landmark institution that has helped tomorrow makers fulfill their destinies for more than a century.

The growing popularity of voice-activated technologies is forcing educators to think about the role such tools play in preparing students for the jobs of the future.

A $450,000 grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Peanut Research will aid researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences as they explore the potential to empower women farmers in northern Ghana through peanut production.

While the prospect of Guinea's return to constitutional rule after its recent election is cause for hope, the recent resurgence of military takeovers in Africa may not yet have run its full course.

"There's a science of learning, and ... there's not a single teacher who couldn't benefit, I think, from knowing these principles," said the executive director of Deans for Impact, a group of education school leaders.

We're living through a moment that will be written about in history books. Personal journals, blogs and oral histories could help shape the narrative, according to historians at Penn State Behrend.