Innovation News Network July 4, 2024
A doctoral candidate at The University of Alabama in Huntsville has investigated ways social media platforms can be leveraged with AI to provide vital communication and disaster responses for victims.
The team used data from X, formerly known as Twitter, from two six-week time periods and two countries during the COVID-19 pandemic to map disaster responses.
They measured between March and April 2020 in the United States when the pandemic broke out, and in India during the surge of the delta variant between May and June 2021.
Disasters cause critical shortages in healthcare supply chains
Disruptions in healthcare supply chains during these periods caused severe shortages of essential equipment, such as face masks, medicines, and ventilators for intensive care...