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New tool using Facebook data shows worldwide gender gap

Wed, Jun 20, 2018 10:01 CET

((Vienna/Madrid)) An international group of researchers, involving scientists from the Complexity Science Hub Vienna & Medical University of Vienna and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, developed a tool to track and analyse gender inequality through Facebook usage data. Their results, published in the latest issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), show that gender inequality online is related to gender inequality in society at large. The tool is based on the aggregate statistics of almost 1,5 billion Facebook users from 217 countries. It produces a measurement

Pelvic floor problems and incontinence: autoprosthesis significantly improves quality-of-life

Wed, Jun 20, 2018 09:30 CET

Meeting of the International Urogynecological Association in Vienna under the leadership of MedUni Vienna/Vienna General HospitalDue to their anatomical difference and also the particular stresses associated with pregnancy and childbirth, incontinence and pelvic floor problems are particularly prevalent in women. Apart from incontinence, women can also develop pelvic floor muscle weakness, overstretching of the pelvic connective tissue and displacement of the pelvic organs. Their quality-of-life can be significantly improved by surgical transplantation of endogenous tissue to strengthen the

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New tool using Facebook data shows worldwide gender gap

Pelvic floor problems and incontinence: autoprosthesis significantly improves quality-of-life