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Although the problem of gender discrimination is already found in the music industry, music recommendation algorithms would be increasing the gender gap. Andrés Ferraro and Xavier Serra, researchers of the Music Technology research group (MTG) of the UPF Department of Information and Communication Technologies (DTIC), with Christine Bauer, of the University of Utrecht (Netherlands), have recently published a paper on gender balance in music recommendation systems in which they ask themselves how the system should work to avoid gender bias.
At the outset, the authors identified that gender justice was one of the artists main concerns
Initially, the work by Ferraro, Serra and Bauer aimed to understand the fairness of music platforms available online from the artists point of view. In interviews conducted with music artists, they identified that gender justice was one of their main concerns.
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IMAGE: A team led by Kevin Pelphrey, PhD, a top autism expert at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, discovered that there is a significant difference in the genes and. view more
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New research has shed light on how autism-spectrum disorder (ASD) manifests in the brains of girls, prompting the scientists to warn that conclusions drawn from studies conducted primarily in boys should not be assumed to hold true for girls.
The researchers discovered that there is a significant difference in the genes and genetic burden that underpin the condition in girls and boys. They also identified specific ways the brains of girls with ASD respond differently to social cues such as facial expressions and gestures than do those of girls without ASD.
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Counseling for Women With Cardiovascular Conditions view more
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Pregnancy can increase the risk of morbidity and mortality in women with cardiovascular disease; however, many cardiologists are not having pre-pregnancy contraception discussions with their patients of child-bearing age. There is a need to provide evidence-based guidance for contraceptive safety and effectiveness and pregnancy planning options for this high-risk patient group, according to a paper published in the
Journal of the American College of Cardiology (
JACC). This paper is one of a five-part
Sex-related differences in the brain associated with depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are related to maternal stress during fetal development. This finding points to the need to explore sex-dependent targets for early therapeutic intervention and prevention.
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New research, led by scientists at the University of Nottingham, suggests that the environment in which men live may affect their reproductive health.
The research, published in
Scientific Reports, looked at the effects of geographical location on polluting chemicals found in dog testes, some of which are known to affect reproductive health. The unique research focused on dogs because, as a popular pet, they share the same environment as people and are effectively exposed to the same household chemicals as their owners.
The team also looked for signs of abnormalities in the testes. The findings showed that both the chemicals present and the extent of abnormalities in the testes were different depending on where the dog s had been living.