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Recent Examples of subfield
In a paper describing her team’s analysis of 511 other papers, Ghassemi’s team reported that machine learning papers in healthcare were reproducible far less often than in other machine learning subfields.
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IEEE Spectrum, 29 Mar. 2021
The researchers who invoke oracles work in a subfield of computer science called computational complexity theory.
—Ben Brubaker, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2025
Students should begin by researching subfields that combine humanities with scientific disciplines, and find areas of overlap between their own various interests.
—Christopher Rim, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Some fields are worse than others: biology and medicine are closer to 3 percent, and some subfields, such as cancer, may be much larger, Day said.
—Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 29 Mar. 2021
The researchers who invoke oracles work in a subfield of computer science called computational complexity theory.
—Ben Brubaker, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2025
Students should begin by researching subfields that combine humanities with scientific disciplines, and find areas of overlap between their own various interests.
—Christopher Rim, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Some fields are worse than others: biology and medicine are closer to 3 percent, and some subfields, such as cancer, may be much larger, Day said.
—Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subfield
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Low-income individuals that received regular monthly cash stipends visited the emergency department less, had fewer hospital admissions and participated in more outpatient subspecialty care according to an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Child abuse pediatrics is a relatively new subspecialty whose practitioners work closely with police officers and social workers to investigate potential cases of intentional harm.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
29 Dec. 2024
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Fire Management Assistance Declarations usually do not provide or authorize the same scope of direct federal assistance to wildfire victims as Major Disaster Declarations.—
Robert W. Wood,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Related Articles The idea stemmed from Chanel searching for a solution for end-of-life disposal of its products, and soon extended to widening the scope of brands.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
9 June 2025
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His performance is the loudest thing in it by an amplitude of 10.—
Amy Nicholson,
Twin Cities,
15 May 2025
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First, why are speech and music so distinct in their amplitude over time?—
Andrew Chang,
Scientific American,
18 Sep. 2024
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The width of your clenched first from your thumb to the other side of your hand is about 10 degrees, while the thickness of your little finger accounts for around 1 degree in the night sky.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
5 June 2025
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Hence the width of this beast – that kite is designed to pull hard from one side, and the rest of the boat is designed to turn that pull into maximum forward velocity while resisting rollover.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 June 2025
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The breadth of former Dorothys that McHale has brought together speaks to just how wide-ranging this film is: audiences will be treated to insights from Ashanti, Fairuza Balk, Danielle Hope, Nichelle Lewis, and Shanice Shantay.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 June 2025
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Advisory board members will ideally reflect the breadth of experiences the client’s business might impact.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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The profession requires nuanced assessment, relationship-building, and constant intervention adjustment that AI simply cannot replicate.—
Dr. Aviva Legatt,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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With the show, the verité filmmaker aims to uncover the human element of this high-gloss profession.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
4 June 2025
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New York, Illinois, and California each enacted one or some of these measures last year; there’s been movement in a similar direction, albeit to differing extents, in Connecticut, Maryland, Kansas, Hawaii, Washington State, and Oregon.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
6 June 2025
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That would be an 18% decline from the same period last year, equating to by far the weakest quarterly deliveries growth since at least 2015, the extent of quarterly delivery data available on Tesla’s investor relations website.—
Derek Saul,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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“Subfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subfield. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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