ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE FUTURE OF SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS: FROM NORMAL SCIENCE TO POST NORMAL SCIENCE


Modelling the potential impact of a sugar-sweetened beverage tax on stroke mortality, costs and health-adjusted life years in South Africa

Abstract Background Stroke poses a growing human and economic burden in South Africa.Excess sugar consumption, especially from sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), has been associated with increased obesity and stroke risk.Research shows that price increases for SSBs can influence consumption and modelling evidence suggests that taxing SSBs has the po

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Streetlights attract a broad array of beetle species

Light pollution on ecosystems is a growing concern, and knowledge about the effects of outdoor lighting on organisms is crucial to understand and mitigate impacts.Here we build up on a previous study INDOLE-3-CARBINOL to characterize the diversity of all beetles attracted to different commonly used streetlight set ups.We find that lights attract be

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Diet Composition Influences Growth Performance, Bioconversion of Black Soldier Fly Larvae: Agronomic Value and In Vitro Biofungicidal Activity of Derived Frass

In recent years, the larval stage of Hermetia illucens, commonly known as the black soldier fly (BSFL), has been used to promote the circularity of the agri-food sector by bioconverting organic waste into larval biomass which has been used as a livestock feed.A secondary byproduct of this process is frass that can be used as an organic fertilizer.T

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