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Tag: ALGORITHMS/MODELS
The mathematics of prey detection in spider orb-webs
Spider webs are one of nature’s most fascinating manifestations. Many spiders extrude proteinaceous silk to weave sticky webs that ensnare unsuspecting prey who venture into their threads. Despite their elasticity, these webs possess incredible tensile strength. In recent years, scientists…
Teams of microbes are at work in our bodies. Here’s how to figure out what they’re doing
Drexel researchers’ algorithm toolkit can identify microbe communities and their functions
A way to ‘fingerprint’ human cells
Researchers say a new method to analyse data from individual human cells could be a step-change for diagnosing some of the most devastating diseases, including cancer and autoimmune disease. By combining single cell analysis techniques with machine learning algorithms, a…
Key to helping southern sea otter is in repopulating estuaries such as San Francisco Bay
California could more than triple its population of southern sea otters — and see the marine mammals removed from the endangered species list – by repopulating the largest estuary on the coast, the San Francisco Bay
Improving the accuracy of climate model projections with emergent constraints
The increase in carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere has warmed the Earth since the beginning of the industrial era. Climate models try to project how much this warming trend will continue, but they differ in their global-mean temperature response…
Deep learning helps tease out gene interactions
New method could help identify disease-related genes, pathways
Deeper understanding of irregular heartbeat may lead to more effective treatment
Researchers at Imperial have shown how the chaotic electrical signals underlying irregular heart rhythms lead to the failure of standard treatments. By modelling how electrical signals on the inside and the outside of the heart move across the muscle, researchers…
Lehigh University professor Jeffrey Rickman elected as Fellow of ASM International
Computational materials theorist recognized for pioneering work, service to materials science community
Data Science Institute researcher designs headphones that warn pedestrians of dangers
You see them all over city streets: pedestrians wearing headphones or earbuds – their faces glued to their phones as they stroll along oblivious to their surroundings. Known as “twalking,” the behavior is not without its dangers. Headphone-wearing pedestrians often…
Deeper understanding of irregular heartbeat may lead to more effective treatment
Researchers at Imperial have shown how the chaotic electrical signals underlying irregular heart rhythms lead to the failure of standard treatments. By modelling how electrical signals on the inside and the outside of the heart move across the muscle, researchers…
Lehigh University professor Jeffrey Rickman elected as Fellow of ASM International
Computational materials theorist recognized for pioneering work, service to materials science community
Data Science Institute researcher designs headphones that warn pedestrians of dangers
You see them all over city streets: pedestrians wearing headphones or earbuds – their faces glued to their phones as they stroll along oblivious to their surroundings. Known as “twalking,” the behavior is not without its dangers. Headphone-wearing pedestrians often…
A window into evolution
Modelling the development of C4 photosynthesis
A window into evolution
Modelling the development of C4 photosynthesis
Evidence: Antarctica’s thinning ice shelves causing more ice to move from land into sea
Researchers have produced the first physics-based quantifiable evidence that thinning ice shelves in Antarctica are causing more ice to flow from the land into the ocean
New framework brings accuracy, efficiency to identifying stop words
Algorithmic approach automatically recognizes uninformative words in large collections of text
‘Native advertising’ builds credibility, not perceived as ‘tricking’ visitors
CATONSVILLE, MD, December 2, 2019 – The concept of “native advertising” has been in existence for as long as advertisements were designed to resemble the editorial content in newspapers and magazines. As the Internet emerged and became a powerful force,…
This ‘fix’ for economic theory changes everything from gambles to Ponzi schemes
Whether we decide to take out that insurance policy, buy Bitcoin, or switch jobs, many economic decisions boil down to a fundamental gamble about how to maximize our wealth over time. How we understand these decisions is the subject of…
Evidence: Antarctica’s thinning ice shelves causing more ice to move from land into sea
Researchers have produced the first physics-based quantifiable evidence that thinning ice shelves in Antarctica are causing more ice to flow from the land into the ocean
New framework brings accuracy, efficiency to identifying stop words
Algorithmic approach automatically recognizes uninformative words in large collections of text
This ‘fix’ for economic theory changes everything from gambles to Ponzi schemes
Whether we decide to take out that insurance policy, buy Bitcoin, or switch jobs, many economic decisions boil down to a fundamental gamble about how to maximize our wealth over time. How we understand these decisions is the subject of…
‘Native advertising’ builds credibility, not perceived as ‘tricking’ visitors
CATONSVILLE, MD, December 2, 2019 – The concept of “native advertising” has been in existence for as long as advertisements were designed to resemble the editorial content in newspapers and magazines. As the Internet emerged and became a powerful force,…
Analyzing seismic patterns to forecast the magnitude of the largest earthquake aftershocks
Earthquakes can have devastating impacts on communities all around the world. They strike without warning, often resulting in large fatalities. Since the aftershocks that follow the initial earthquake often prove to be more catastrophic than the mainshock, being able to…
From firearms to fish — following patterns to discover causality
For the first time, researchers applied symbolic recurrence analysis to real datasets, proving this technique can give insight into complex real-life systems
Scientists outline 10 simple rules for the computational modelling of behavioural data
The guidelines are designed to help researchers avoid many potential pitfalls in the computational modelling of cognitive and neuroscience data
From firearms to fish — following patterns to discover causality
For the first time, researchers applied symbolic recurrence analysis to real datasets, proving this technique can give insight into complex real-life systems
Scientists outline 10 simple rules for the computational modelling of behavioural data
The guidelines are designed to help researchers avoid many potential pitfalls in the computational modelling of cognitive and neuroscience data
Producing better guides for medical-image analysis
Model quickly generates brain scan templates that represent a given patient population
Computer simulation helps understanding the transport of aerosols
A study developed in Brazil and presented during FAPESP Week France aims at elucidating the behavior of the so-called aerosols, which have an important influence over climate, agriculture, and human health.
Computer simulation helps understanding the transport of aerosols
A study developed in Brazil and presented during FAPESP Week France aims at elucidating the behavior of the so-called aerosols, which have an important influence over climate, agriculture, and human health.
Researchers reach milestone in quantum standardization
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a method that could pave the way to establishing universal standards for measuring the performance of quantum computers. The new method, called cycle benchmarking, allows researchers to assess the potential of scalability…
Ultrafast quantum simulations: A new twist to an old approach
New method of studying large numbers of particles at quantum level developed by Universities of Warwick and Oxford Electrons and ions behave on vastly different timescales, making it prohibitive to simulate both on the same footing Ultrafast quantum simulation overcomes…
Researchers reach milestone in quantum standardization
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a method that could pave the way to establishing universal standards for measuring the performance of quantum computers. The new method, called cycle benchmarking, allows researchers to assess the potential of scalability…
Ultrafast quantum simulations: A new twist to an old approach
New method of studying large numbers of particles at quantum level developed by Universities of Warwick and Oxford Electrons and ions behave on vastly different timescales, making it prohibitive to simulate both on the same footing Ultrafast quantum simulation overcomes…
Using Artificial Intelligence to determine whether immunotherapy is working
Researchers use AI with routine CT scans to predict how well lung cancer patients will respond to expensive treatment based off changes in texture patterns inside and outside the tumor.
How to design and control robots with stretchy, flexible bodies
Optimizing soft robots to perform specific tasks is a huge computational problem, but a new model can help
Deep learning to analyze neurological problems
Getting to the doctor’s office for a check-up can be challenging for someone with a neurological disorder that impairs their movement, such as a stroke. But what if the patient could just take a video clip of their movements with…
Predicting metastasis from primary tumor size
New mathematical model calculates chances that undetectable metastases are present
UT mathematician develops model to control spread of aquatic invasive species
Adjusting the water flow rate in a river can prevent invasive species from moving upstream and expanding their range. An applied mathematician at UT has developed a partial differential equation model to find the desired flow rate to reduce invasive…
UTA multidisciplinary project aims to improve transportation for older adults
Improving transportation for older adults
Emissions from electricity generation lead to premature deaths for some racial groups
Air pollution doesn’t just come from cars on the road, generating electricity from fossil fuels also releases fine particulate matter into the air. In general, fine particulate matter can lead to heart attacks, strokes, lung cancer and other diseases, and…
Designer lens helps see the big picture
Microscopes have been at the center of many of the most important advances in biology for many centuries. Now, KAUST researchers have shown how a standard microscope can be adapted to provide even more information. In its simplest form, microscopy…
Bot can beat humans in multiplayer hidden-role games
Using deductive reasoning, the bot identifies friend or foe to ensure victory over humans in certain online games.
Li-ion battery components to be printed on an inkjet printer
Researchers are developing a technology for printing the electrodes for miniature li-ion batteries by an inkjet printer.
Wind more effective than cold air at cooling rooms naturally
The effectiveness of non-mechanical, low-energy methods for moderating temperature and humidity has been evaluated in a series of experiments by researchers from the University of Cambridge. The researchers found that a temperature difference between inside and outside has a remarkably…
Laying out directions for future of reliable blood clotting molecule models
Emerging methods for simulating the net-forming molecule behind clots, von Willebrand Factor, point to several promising avenues for future thrombus therapies
Laying out directions for future of reliable blood clotting molecule models
Emerging methods for simulating the net-forming molecule behind clots, von Willebrand Factor, point to several promising avenues for future thrombus therapies
New US Army software rapidly converts live drone video into 2D and 3D maps
Software-only solution creates maps in a matter of minutes, allowing locally collected video to be processed into immediately usable geospatial products that can be fed into other mapping applications like Google Earth, ArcGIS
To measure bias in data, NIST initiates ‘fair ranking’ research effort
New initiative has long-term goal of making search technology more evenhanded