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Is It Time For A Peer-Reviewed Bonus System?

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India-based HCL Technologies created a similar system , but removed the monetary compensation element from its program. “It lets me reward people that management may not always recognize,” employee Becky Neil told the Wall Street Journal. This person who has a big title—maybe he didn’t actually contribute that much.”.

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Does AI And Automation Do More Harm Than Good?

The Horizons Tracker

Few AI-based tools have made such a splash as that made by chatGPT in recent months, with commentators breathlessly proclaiming that all manner of professions will be upended by the tool, its peers, or the technology that underpins them. Instead, those tasks were both amplified and diversified as a result of the new technology.

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Is An Academic Life A 9-5 Life?

The Horizons Tracker

This transition has prompted wide ranging discussions around work-life balance, and whether changes in digital technology are resulting in us getting things wrong. New research from Queensland University of Technology strives to find out. Where does the academic world sit on this spectrum?

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The Under-Representation Of Women As First Authors

The Horizons Tracker

The courses covered social science; humanities; science, technology, engineering and mathematics; and other. The representation of female authors on syllabi was lower than representation of females as authors in the peer-reviewed literature or in the workforce.

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Creating an Effective Peer Review System

Harvard Business Review

Many people think real-time peer reviews will be a key piece of the puzzle. But how do you create, maintain and support a successful real-time peer review program to make sure it delivers on its potential? Another company might choose to emphasize fiscal responsibility, collaboration, or innovation.

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What Is The Future Of Ageing Populations?

The Horizons Tracker

The report revolves around 22 peer-reviewed evidence reviews and expert meetings that aimed to debate everything from health and care to housing. The ability to utilize new technologies and digital tools increasingly affect our capability to interact with the world around us. ” The changing nature of work.

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Simple Digital Technologies Can Reduce Health Care Costs

Harvard Business Review

Digital therapeutics are technology-based solutions that have a clinical impact on disease comparable to that of a drug. They primarily use consumer-grade technology such as mobile devices, wearable sensors, big data analytics, and behavioral science and can be delivered through web browsers, apps, or in conjunction with medical devices.