Challenges and Future Directions of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in Education.

We discuss the new challenges and directions facing the use of big data and artificial intelligence (AI) in education research, policy-making, and industry. In recent years, applications of big data and AI in education have made significant headways. This highlights a novel trend in leading-edge educational research.

An assessment of the autonomic nervous system in the electrohypersensitive population: a heart rate variability and skin conductance study.

The aim of the study was twofold: first, to compare the activity of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) between the population self-declared as electrohypersensitive (EHS) and their matched control individuals without intended exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF). The second objective was to determine whether acute exposure to different radiofrequency signals modifies ANS activity in EHS. For that purpose, two different experiments were undertaken, in which ANS activity was assessed through heart rate variability (HRV) and skin conductance (SC).

[Why could gut microbiota become a medication?].

The gut microbiota (or gut flora) is a set of bacteria living in symbiosis with the host. Strictly associated with the intestinal tract and interacting with it, the gut microbiota is not a tissue nor an organ, but a supra-organism. A disruption of dialogue between bacteria and human cells is a risk factor or a possible cause of various diseases.

[Evaluation of clinical practices in a local hospital in Western France: improving the management of urinary tract infections].

As part of the Evaluation of Professional Practices (EPP) framework, a study has been conducted in a local hospital in western France on the prescription of urine cultures and treatment of urinary tract infections, A clinical audit was carried out in 2007 followed up by corrective measures. The actions and measures implemented as a result consisted in establishing and implementing a protocol "UTI" for managing urinary tract infections, creating a tool to assist clinicians in the diagnosis and prescription process, and raising awareness of health care professionals through quiz. The results of this work were reevaluated one year later.