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The authors report on awards given by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for student research papers in computer science. They mention the number of awards presented by the ACM Europe Council, the aim of the awards to foster and recognize excellence in computer science, and both short- and long-term impacts of the awards.

The paper discusses the relationships between electrical quantities, such as voltages, currents, and frequency, and geometrical ones, namely curvature and torsion. The proposed approach is based on the Frenet frame utilized in differential geometry and provides a general framework for the definition of the time derivative of electrical quantities in stationary as well as transient conditions. As a byproduct, the proposed approach unifies and generalizes the time- and phasor-domain frameworks. Other noteworthy results are a new interpretation of the link between frequency and the time derivatives of voltage and current; and a definition of the rate of change of frequency that includes the novel concept of “torsional frequency.” Several numerical examples based on balanced, unbalanced, harmonically-distorted and transient voltages illustrate the findings of the paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The tobacco endgame is rapidly moving from aspirational and theoretical toward a concrete and achievable goal and, in some cases, enacted policy. Endgame policies differ from traditional tobacco control measures by explicitly aiming to permanently end, rather than simply minimize, tobacco use. The purpose of this paper is to outline recent progress made in the tobacco endgame, its relationship to existing tobacco control policies, the challenges and how endgame planning can be adapted to different tobacco control contexts. Examples of implemented policies in three cities in the United States and national policies in the Netherlands and New Zealand are outlined, as well as recent endgame planning developments in Europe. Justifications for integrating endgame targets into tobacco control policy and the need to set concrete time frames are discussed, including planning for ending the sale of tobacco products. Tobacco endgame planning must consider the jurisdiction-specific tobacco control context, including the current prevalence of tobacco use, existing policies, implementation of the World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and public support. However, the current tobacco control context should not determine whether endgame planning should happen, but rather how and when different endgame approaches can occur. Potential challenges include legal challenges, the contested role of e-cigarettes and the tobacco industry's attempt to co-opt the rhetoric of smoke-free policies. While acknowledging the different views regarding e-cigarettes and other products, we argue for a contractionary approach to the tobacco product market. The tobacco control community should capitalize on the growing theoretical and empirical evidence, political will and public support for the tobacco endgame, and set concrete goals for finally ending the tobacco epidemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An interview with Doctors Laura Bukavina and Sara P. Psutka about their study "Epidemiology of Renal Cell Carcinoma: 2022 Update," is presented. They discuss the background and rationale behind this paper, some of the key points and findings that came out of this paper, and the questions that arise out of what they discovered.

The article reports on rise in inflation in Europe. It mentions that paper by Veronica Guerrieri of the University of Chicago and colleagues argues that monetary policy should tolerate somewhat higher inflation if doing so allows workers to find a new job during periods of economic change. It also mentions that inflation gets baked into economies when workers and firms come to believe that prices will keep rising.

eWEEK DATA PROTECTION PERSPECTIVE: "The issue we're facing now is that the full scope of GDPR is not being used," one expert told eWEEK. "There are still mechanisms that need to be tested. Europe really led the way on how to protect personal data—on paper—now we need to make sure this is delivered in practice." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]