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6 evidence-based methods to head off COVID-19-related depression and anxiety. A psychiatrist outlines home-based strategies to head off stress and depression during the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 pandemic is stressful for everyone. Fear of getting infected, grief for friends and relatives who have been affected, and financial and social insecurity have impacted an exceptionally large proportion of the population. In addition, the need to adopt social isolation and quarantine measures has accentuated feelings of loneliness. It’s no wonder that people are feeling overwhelmed. “How can I deal with the need for endless news scrolling?” “How do I manage my stress when I don’t have my test results?” “How do I talk with my kids about the COVID-19 and its impact?”
A Natural Language Processing (NLP) Specialist at Elsevier, knows what you can achieve with the right data. He’s currently working on the Funding Body project, which extracts funding information from articles and showcases it to universities and funding institutions in Scopus, Elsevier’s abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature – the largest of its kind. “The amount of data you get to apply to a real-world problem is huge” - Nishant Mitri, Natural Language Processing Specialist, Elsevier.
The George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida (UF) and Elsevier, a global leader in research publishing and information analytics, have agreed to a new pilot program to support open access (OA) publishing at UF. The agreement will support UF's open access goals by providing the university's researchers with incentives to publish OA articles. It also presents the opportunity to better understand researcher behaviour and to learn from the resulting data—helping progress OA at UF and beyond.
4 principles for unlocking the full potential of research data. Research data doesn’t just need to be available – it needs to be comprehensible and interoperable, says Elsevier’s VP of Research Data Management Solutions.
Happy #Juneteenth! At Elsevier, we’re proud to support our African American employees and continue to work to create an even more inclusive culture. Today, we celebrate #Juneteenth and reflect upon the end of slavery on June 19, 1865. Juneteenth is a reminder that while the nation has made progress, we must continue to work to ensure equality, freedom, and justice for all.
"I’ve had the opportunity to shape products and services so that they provide real and meaningful value for the users." - Liz Bradshaw, Principal User Experience Designer, Elsevier. At Elsevier, we find new and inventive ways to use technology to help researchers make breakthroughs and clinical professionals save lives. Imagine what you could achieve in a creative environment with great colleagues. Discover Elsevier.
Science, research and innovation are fundamental to achieving the sustainable and equitable future envisaged by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. With an ambitious 2030 target, there are only 10 years left to accelerate action and drive positive change. By combining our unique insights in content, data and analytics with the networks and expertise of our partners in the research community, we believe that it is possible to achieve significant progress towards the Goals. Learn more about our core focus areas of global health, inclusion and diversity, reducing inequalities and climate action ...
As part of our continued focus on our employees' health and wellbeing during Covid-19, the Elsevier leadership team is grateful and humbled at how well all our employees have adapted to the new way of working, the dedication shown for our customers and the level of resilience and commitment shown by each one of their employees. They know it has been a tough few months and that everyone has been working hard. As a small gesture of the appreciation of our employees' commitment, the Leadership Team has given everyone Monday, 6th July as an additional holiday to rest, recuperate, refresh and spend as they wish. It’s their own little way of saying thank you for everything you do. Amongst other things, they have encouraged employees to: - Continue to prioritize in a very disciplined fashion what matters and what does not. - Take a vacation and ensure they take well-earned time off. - Take advantage of our WellnessHub and MindLife resources, that offer access to Headspace and other wellness activities. Thanks to our people and our leadership team. Discover Elsevier.
From cancer to COVID-19: Agile research collaboration leads to promising clinical trial Research leader in India draws on Elsevier resources and personnel in a global push to develop convalescent plasma therapy for coronavirus. Two significant clinical trials for COVID-19 treatment are using convalescent plasma and cytokine-mediated interferon therapy. The work is led by India-based Dr. Vishal Rao, Regional Director of Head Neck Surgical Oncology & Robotic Surgery and Associate Dean of the Centre of Academics & Research of the HCG Hospital Network in Bangalore, India. HCG has a separate immunology wing called iCrest, whose work on cancer immunology is being extended to find treatment options for the current pandemic.
Behind the scenes of your ScienceDirect COVID search. Elsevier’s tech employees are using their machine learning and data science savvy to make sure you can find the most relevant coronavirus articles.
