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UrduA new model that applies artificial intelligence to carbohydrates improves the understanding of the infection process and could help predict which viruses are likely to spread from animals to humans. This is reported in a recent study led by researchers…
Tag: ALGORITHMS/MODELS
New model accounts for the effect of behavior changes to predict COVID-19 cases
By adding behavioral components to an infectious disease model, Brown University researchers have developed a new modeling approach that captures the peaks and valleys in new COVID-19 cases seen over the past 16 months.
Scientists expose the cold heart of landfalling hurricanes
Using simulations, researchers uncover a key clue as to whether hurricanes will decay or re-intensify after hitting land
Study of harvey flooding aids in quantifying climate change
How much do the effects of climate change contribute to extreme weather events? It’s hard to say–the variables involved are plentiful, each event is unique, and we can only do so much to investigate what didn’t happen. But a new…
When physics meets financial networks
A review highlights the role of the theory of Complex Networks in predicting crises
Changing community networks impact disease spread
The COVID-19 pandemic has made clear the importance of understanding precisely how diseases spread throughout networks of transportation. However, rigorously determining the connection between disease risk and changing networks–which either humans or the environment may alter–is challenging due to the…
Study shows how permafrost releases methane in the warming Arctic
Researchers from Skoltech have designed and conducted experiments measuring gas permeability under various conditions for ice-containing sediments mimicking permafrost. Their results can be useful both in modeling and testing techniques for gas production from Arctic reservoirs and in tracing methane…
A new approach will help save X-ray studies from failing results
A new approach will help save X-ray studies from failing results due to the peculiarities of single-crystal X-ray optics
Engineers apply physics-informed machine learning to solar cell production
Lehigh University researchers use Frontera supercomputer to simulate photovoltaic fabrication, train AI to optimize energy production
Social media use one of four factors related to higher COVID-19 spread rates early on
TORONTO, June 9, 2021 – Researchers from York University and the University of British Columbia have found social media use to be one of the factors related to the spread of COVID-19 within dozens of countries during the early stages…
Srinivas Rangarajan wins NSF CAREER award for catalytic transfer hydrogenation research
Lehigh University computational chemical engineer to advance fundamental understanding of promising approach for safe, streamlined, cost-effective biomass and CO2 conversion
New study: Developers’ skills and top management commitment lead to Agile project success
Around the globe, software-intensive organisations shift from plan-based development processes to Agile ones, intending to focus more on team interaction, better products, customers’ needs, and readiness to change. But how do these organisations succeed with large-scale Agile software transformations –…
Feeling hot and bothered? It’s complicated
Rising temperatures are increasingly affecting the quality of life in many regions, setting new challenges for architects, urban planners and healthcare systems. Researchers at KAUST have analyzed discomfort due to outdoor heat across Saudi Arabia and neighboring regions to help…
A simple model of development reveals shapes of cell lineages and links to regeneration
The model predicts that contrary to belief, cell-lineage maps are unlikely to be tree-like
Do customer loyalty programs really help sellers make money?
New study finds that yes, they do, but not in the ways you may think
Study shows cities can consider race and income in household energy efficiency programs
Climate change and social inequality are two pressing issues that often overlap. A new study led by Princeton researchers offers a roadmap for cities to address inequalities in energy use by providing fine-grained methods for measuring both income and racial…
Considering the potential and pitfalls of “Dr. GPT-3” in a clinic near you
New article assesses natural language computer applications in health care
UEFA EURO forecast: France will be European Champion
On Friday, 11 June, Europe’s men’s football teams will start the European Championship a year later than planned. The favourite this time is France with a probability of winning of 14.8 per cent. This is what an international team of…
NIH grant boosts computational search for cancer drugs
Computer scientist Lydia Kavraki and team developing toolkit to model protein-ligand interactions
How basic physics and chemistry constrain cellular functions in primitive and modern cells
A long-standing basic question in biology relates to how life satisfies the fundamental constraints put on it by physics and chemistry. Darwin’s warm pond hypothesis for the origin of primordial cells is a familiar one. Advances have been made in…
Computers can now predict our preferences directly from our brain
A research team from the University of Copenhagen and University of Helsinki demonstrates it is possible to predict individual preferences based on how a person’s brain responses match up to others. This could potentially be used to provide individually-tailored media…
Quantifying the role of chance in professional football
A German Sport University Cologne study shows, half of all goals scored are influenced by chance
Technique inspired by lace making could someday weave structures in space
Lauren Dreier was paging through a 19th century book by the German architect Gottfried Semper when she spotted some intriguing patterns inspired by lace. A professional artist and designer who often incorporates technology into her work, Dreier, who is also…
Early warning system for COVID-19 gets faster through wastewater detection and tracing
Toronto — Math continues to be a powerful force against COVID-19. Its latest contribution is a sophisticated algorithm, using municipal wastewater systems, for determining key locations in the detection and tracing of COVID-19 back to its human source, which may…
Let’s talk about the elephant in the data
You would not be surprised to see an elephant in the savanna or a plate in your kitchen. Based on your prior experiences and knowledge, you know that is where elephants and plates are often to be found. If you…
Researchers design simulation tool to predict disease, pest spread
North Carolina State University researchers have developed a computer simulation tool to predict when and where pests and diseases will attack crops or forests, and also test when to apply pesticides or other management strategies to contain them. “It’s like…
Life stage differences shield ecological communities from collapse
A new study by ecologist André de Roos* shows that differences between juveniles and adults of the same species are crucial for the stability of complex ecological communities. The research, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , represents a major…
New algorithm for modern quilting
Stanford University computer science graduate student Mackenzie Leake has been quilting since age 10, but she never imagined the craft would be the focus of her doctoral dissertation. Included in that work is new prototype software that can facilitate pattern-making…
Which way does the solar wind blow?
Using supercomputers, researchers develop new software for improved space weather prediction
$3 million grant aims to prolong life for dialysis patients
Statisticians take deep dive into mortality factors
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s shadow figment technology foils cyberattacks
Make-believe shadow world is designed to sidetrack hackers, buying time for the good guys
‘Floating’ microgrids: Optimizing naval ships’ power systems
Lehigh University electrical and computer engineering researcher Wenxin Liu awarded two ONR grants–totaling $900,000–for algorithmic design and hardware experimentation that could lead to advances in civilian microgrid technology
Artificial intelligence agreement to advance Army modernization efforts
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The U.S. Army plans to cooperate in artificial intelligence research with teams led by the University of Maryland, College Park and in partnership with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The cooperative agreement brings together a…
A new dimension in the quest to understand dark matter
UC Riverside dark matter research program targets assumptions about particle physics
Computer vision: TU Graz researchers define new state of the art
Our visual cortex can capture images and recognize objects in a fraction of a second, even if they are barely visible or only fragmentary. One reason for this fantastic peak performance is the highly efficient hierarchical layer architecture of the…
Ancient volcanic eruption destroyed the ozone layer
A catastrophic drop in atmospheric ozone levels around the tropics is likely to have contributed to a bottleneck in the human population around 60 to 100,000 years ago, an international research team has suggested. The ozone loss, triggered by the…
Men make more extreme choices and decisions, find scientists
Revealed: Men and women do think and act differently
ETS welcomes two research chairs specialized in artificial intelligence applied to health
1.5 million in funding over three years from the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (FRSQ)
The price is right: Modeling economic growth in a zero-emission society
Researchers analyze whether it is possible to simultaneously grow the economy while not producing more pollution
Scientists overhear two atoms chatting
How materials behave depends on the interactions between countless atoms. You could see this as a giant group chat in which atoms are continuously exchanging quantum information. Researchers from Delft University of Technology in collaboration with RWTH Aachen University and…
Mitigating emissions in the livestock production sector
The farming of livestock to feed the global appetite for animal products greatly contributes to global warming. A new study however shows that emission intensity per unit of animal protein produced from the sector has decreased globally over the past…
Transforming our understanding of deep learning
A team of UK scientists from the universities of Bath, Cambridge and UCL aims to make Deep Learning (DL) more accountable and transparent by better understanding the decision making process behind the algorithms. The team of mathematicians, statisticians and image…
Algorithm to compare cells across species
Cells are the building blocks of life, present in every living organism. But how similar do you think your cells are to a mouse? A fish? A worm? Comparing cell types in different species across the tree of life can…
Games, computing, and the mind: How search algorithms reflect game playing
Scientists explore the links between game-solving search tree algorithms and the subjective experience of playing various turn-based games
New research shows ridesharing services reduce sexual assault
Research Study Key Takeaways: Ridesharing can reduce a passenger’s risk of being a target of sexual assault by providing a more reliable and timely transportation option for traveling to a safer place. The entry of Uber into a city contributes…
Researchers develop advanced model to improve safety of next-generation reactors
The model can better predict the physical phenomenon inside of very-high-temperature pebble-bed reactors
E-scooters as a new micro-mobility service
SMART researchers found that e-scooters are not only a last-mile solution to complement transit services, but also provide a mobility service for short-distance transit trips
New single-cell analysis tool links immune cells to kidney cancer recurrence
NEW YORK, NY (May 20, 2021)–The immune nature of kidney cancer stands out when compared to other cancers: More immune cells infiltrate kidney cancers than most other solid tumors, and kidney cancer is one of the most responsive malignancies to…
The impact of real-time feedback in employee reviews
New research shows relationships, favoritism and gender all play a role
Sheltering people with COVID-19 experiencing homelessness curbs spread
A new study provides public health planning authorities with a method of calculating the number of COVID-19 isolation beds they would need for people experiencing homelessness based on level of infection in the city. The research holds promise for controlling…