The process aimed at achieving lasting peace and normalizing relations between South Caucasus rivals Azerbaijan and Armenia is set to continue in 2026, building on concrete diplomatic, political and ...

Abstract: Layer normalization (LN) function is widely adopted in Transformer-based neural networks. The efficient training of Transformers on personal devices is attracting attention for data privacy ...

iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF offers a compelling alternative to money market funds for parking liquidity with a slightly higher yield. ICSH benefits from active management, a low ...

With the official release of Microsoft's latest database offering, let's see what was improved and what still needs some work. Today, at Ignite, Microsoft announced the general availability of SQL ...

Millions of users work with SQL to keep the gears of their business turning. In an era marked by relentless digital transformation, the proliferation of AI workloads, and tightening regulatory demands ...

From a Trump nominee with a ‘Nazi streak’ to a Sanders-endorsed candidate with a Totenkopf tattoo, the normalization of political hate speech is bipartisan — and increasingly tolerated One of the ...

PEN America's report found 6,870 instances of book bans in 2024 and 2025. Books bans in public schools have become a "new normal" in the U.S., escalating since 2021, according to one advocacy group.

Abstract: This article addresses the fundamental issues of solvability and normalization in singular Boolean networks (SBNs) from a new perspective based on the admissible and normal initial state ...

1Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University ...

The old adage, "familiarity breeds contempt," rings eerily true when considering the dangers of normalizing deviance. Coined by sociologist Diane Vaughan, this phenomenon describes the gradual process ...

Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Center of Pharmaceutics, ...

For decades, Saudi Arabia and Israel occupied irreconcilable poles of Middle East geopolitics. Riyadh defined its foreign policy through rejection of Israeli statehood and unwavering support for the ...