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It's been reported that foxes have taken up residence in Google's new headquarters in London and are even digging burrows
Jun 10, 2025 19:00:00 by Fred Dawson LRPS Google is building a new headquarters building next to King's Cross Station , a major terminal station in London, England. It has been reported that wild foxes have taken up residence in the modern building that will be in use for decades to come.
Is Alexa Happy or Angry? Perceptions and Attributions of Emotional Displays of Smart Technologies in Residential Homes
1. Introduction Virtual assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa, Microsoft’s Cortana, and Apple’s Siri are increasingly used in residential and commercial homes to control various functions []. For example, many residents use their virtual assistants to control their residential temperature [,]. Virtual assistants provide an important source of influence that has the potential to affect perceptions and behaviors of their users including sustainable and environmentally friendly behaviors.
Thermostat Anchors: Do Temperature Scale Characteristics Affect the Selection of Temperature Setpoints for Residential Homes?
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The Adoption and Use of Smart Assistants in Residential Homes: The Matching Hypothesis
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Simplify open access by moving towards a unified policy
Is open access complicated? Compared to many issues faced by academics I would argue it isn’t. After all, it can be summarised in one sentence: deposit a copy of the peer-reviewed manuscript with a repository or ask the publisher to make the version of record available freely (if the latter involves a fee contact your library). Sadly, the practice of open access is often more complicated, due to the way it is implemented.
Definition and Coordination of Roles and Responsibilities Among Cancer Center Clinic and Research Personnel
Simon J. Craddock Lee, PhD1; Torsten Reimer, PhD2; Sandra Garcia1; Erin L. Williams, MBA1; Mary West, RN1; Tobi Stuart, RN1; and David E.
The once and future library: the role of the (national) library in supporting research
‘Of course, you always liked books’, said a relative when he heard I was taking on a role at the British Library. Now, I have always liked books, but there is a lot more to what we do. Research libraries exist to facilitate the creation of knowledge. They do this by making information accessible and preserving it for future use. Historically, this meant building up collections, or what the public, and my relatives, think of as ‘books’ (even though it has always been more than that).
Cancer Center Clinic and Research Team Perceptions of Identity and Interactions
Conduct of cancer clinical trials requires coordination and cooperation among research and clinic teams. Diffusion of and confusion about responsibility may occur if team members’ perceptions of roles and objectives do not align. These factors are critical to the success of cancer centers but are poorly studied. We developed a survey adapting components of the Adapted Team Climate Inventory, Measure of Team Identification, and Measure of In-Group Bias.
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