Using deep convolutional neural networks, researchers devise a system that quickly analyzes wide-field images of patients’ skin in order to more efficiently detect cancer. Melanoma is a type of malignant tumor responsible for more than 70 percent of all skin cancer-related deaths worldwide. For years, physicians have relied on visual inspection
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Development is essential and critical to the growth and sustenance of any country. In order to successfully enhance meaningful national development in all areas of the economy in Nigeria, effective strategies must be evolved. Hence, one of those strategies for national development is the deployment of broadband. Broadband refers to high-speed
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Nigeria’s foremost professional body, the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), has flagged off the 2021 edition of the Nigerian infrastructure report card assessment project. The biennial project is in line with globally acceptable practices where the status, extent, scope, quality and quantity of infrastructure stock in the country are evaluated
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Despite the condemnations trailing the plan by the Federal Government to rehabilitate the Port Harcourt Refinery with $1.5 billion, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), yesterday, sealed a pact with an Italian company, Tecnimont SpAfor, to handle the job. The national oil company also said arrangements were being made to overhaul
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Maybe we should start this conversation by first acknowledging our collective behavior as risk takers and optimists if we have worked in the oil and gas industry for any reasonable amount of time. In December 2019, we were “enjoying” a return to WTI at $60/bbl, a long hard journey from
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Apple CEO Tim Cook, 60, revealed to he does not see himself running the tech firm in 10 years. The CEO spoke with Kara Swisher for The New York Times yesterday about Apple's upcoming technologies, specifically AR and an autonomous car, along with his own future. '10 more years, I probably not. But
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The Hummer was the epitome of gas-guzzling excess before retiring in 2010, but General Motors (GM) has revived the iconic vehicle with an eco-friendly design. The carmaker unveiled its new five-seat Hummer EV SUV, which can go 300 miles before it needs a recharge. Retailing for $105,595. the top-line Edition 1 offers
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Patterns and anomalies in big data can help businesses target likely customers, reveal fraud or even predict drug interactions. Unfortunately, these patterns are often not easily observable. To extract the needles of useful information out of haystacks of data, data scientists need increasingly powerful methods of machine learning. Dr. Aria Nosratinia,
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Contact with alien life is just around the corner, according to leading physicist, but we shouldn't expect it to be friendly. String theory expert and futurist Michio Kaku believes we'll find signs of life in the universe within the century. But just blindly reaching out to extraterrestrials is 'a terrible idea,' he
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One of the main reasons we’re not all driving electric vehicles is the price. If you compare the cost of an electric vehicle (EV) with a similarly specified Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) car, it will be at least US$12,500 to US$19,000 more expensive. The EV will be much cheaper to
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