New publication: Enhancement of production of pathogen-suppressing volatiles using amino acids. #pathogensuppression #precursors #VOCs
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crmicr.2025.100385

Does This Machine Learning Model Predict Large Earthquakes? Maybe Not [critique]
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https://doi.org/10.62481/e64960d4 <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51596-z <-- shared ‘original’ paper referenced
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“Girona and Drymoni (2024) [paper link above] build a machine learning model that apparently sees hidden earthquake signals during the weeks to months before two large (M7+) earthquakes in Alaska and California...
But does the study hold up to scrutiny? We replicated their results, and then further tested the method...
We conclude that the model simply does not work, and that the study does not provide any new evidence for abnormal low-magnitude seismicity prior to large earthquakes…”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #critique #reproducibility #research #earthquake #risk #hazard #AI #machinelearning #model #modeling #signals #prediction #forecasting #Alaska #California #dataanalysis #temporalanalysis #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #stress #regional #precursors #replication

@PhelimKine RT by @MarkSimonHK: Chinese FM spokesperson Mao Ning distills Beijing's attitude towards counternarcotics cooperation: The U.S. is "a black hole and source of problem for global drug control" due to "incompetence and ineffective control." #fentanyl #cartel #precursors https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/xwfw_665399/s2510_665401/2511_665403/202309/t20230918_11144632.html https://nitter.hongkongers.net/PhelimKine/status/1703790592143110193#m

Interesting observation of potential slow slip #precursors before larger #earthquakes in new Science paper https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adg2565?intcmp=trendmd-sci but Dr. Lucy Jones is making some excellent points in this article https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/subtle-movements-that-precede-earthquakes-raise-questions-about-predicting-disaster/

Alleged Illicit vendors of #fentanyl #precursors are exploiting mainstream #online platforms to advertise their products and allegedly smuggle them into the #US. Here’s our investigation. (VOA's Mandarin service contributed to this report.)
👉🏼https://www.voanews.com/a/voa-investigation-sales-of-fentanyl-precursors-still-thriving-online/7136777.html #precursors #China #drugtrafficking #health #opioids #fentanylprecursors #internet #onlinetrafficking