FAO warns against shipping container contamination

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) warned about the long-term risks that represent “biological spills” for our ecosystem along global trade routes. Among the many examples of the negative consequences of biological spills, stands out the case of the eukaryotic microorganism Phytophthora infestans, which means “plant destroyer”. This fungus-like microorganism arrived to
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Why is Big Data important for insurance industry?

The interest of insurance sector for analytics and big data started in the automotive insurance market, which plays a big role in US property and casualty business (P/C). Instead of price policies based on variables like age of the driver, zip code, gender, etc. companies started to use analytics to target their potential clients more
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