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UrduForecasting the spreading of a pandemic is paramount in helping governments to enforce a number of social and economic measures, apt at curbing the pandemic and dealing with its aftermath.
Tag: CALCULATIONS/PROBLEM-SOLVING
Detecting fake online photos, videos with a computerized brain
Nearly $1.2 million in grants will help University of Missouri researchers create an intelligent computer detection system
New approach for earlier detection of Alzheimer’s
UTA computer scientist uses machine learning for earlier detection of Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists develop forecasting technique that could help advance quest for fusion energy
Bringing the power of the sun to Earth requires sound theory, good engineering, and a little finesse. The process entails trapping charged, ultra-hot gas known as plasma so its particles can fuse and release enormous amounts of energy. The most…
The impact of human mobility on disease spread
Due to continual improvements in transportation technology, people travel more extensively than ever before. Although this strengthened connection between faraway countries comes with many benefits, it also poses a serious threat to disease control and prevention. When infected humans travel…
Promising computer simulations for stellarator plasmas
Path to higher thermal insulation of the plasma / Reduction of plasma turbulence
Mathematical modelling to prevent fistulas
Modelling allocation of resources in prevention and control of obstetric fistula in Ugandan women
New mathematical tool can select the best sensors for the job
Mathematical framework can simplify the process of selection and placement
Skolkovo resident, Care Mentor AI, uses Zhores supercomputer to identify the severity of COVID-19
As part of the anti-COVID-19 program of the Skoltech Center for Computational and Data-Intensive Science and Engineering (CDISE), Care Mentor AI data scientists used Skoltech’s Zhores supercomputer to enhance pathology detection accuracy. Care Mentor AI is a Russian provider of neural network (NN) based…
Finding the best way to get COVID-19 test kits where they’re needed
Getting accurate, timely information on COVID-19 cases is one of the major challenges facing policymakers as they make decisions about public health and the economy. Researchers at North Carolina State University are embarking on a project aimed at ensuring test…
Physicists explain mysterious dark matter deficiency in galaxy pair
UC Riverside-led study found self-interacting dark matter theory explains why two galaxies have less dark matter than others
Is APM the best way to evaluate NBA players?
Syracuse, N.Y. – A recent study by sport analytics professors shows the Adjusted Plus-Minus (APM) statistic used to evaluate the performance of NBA players is sometimes misleading because it does not accurately account for the quality of a player’s teammates.…
Two top European grants for young researchers at Bielefeld University
ERC Starting Grants for Professor Dr Martina Hofmanová and Dr Toni Goßmann
Deep underground forces explain quakes on San Andreas Fault
Rock-melting forces occurring much deeper in the Earth than previously understood appear to drive tremors along a notorious segment of California’s San Andreas Fault, according to new USC research that helps explain how quakes happen. The study from the emergent…
New mathematical method shows how climate change led to fall of ancient civilization
A Rochester Institute of Technology researcher developed a mathematical method that shows climate change likely caused the rise and fall of an ancient civilization.
New mathematical method shows how climate change led to fall of ancient civilization
Chaos paper by RIT Assistant Professor Nishant Malik applies method to Indus Valley Civilization
Travel site aggregators face challenges when compared to airlines that market directly
CATONSVILLE, MD, September 2, 2020 – If you are a budget-conscious traveler, there is a chance you’ve used a travel site aggregator like Orbitz to book your air transportation. Or, perhaps you shopped around on multiple aggregators, and made your…
Gravity wave insights from internet-beaming balloons
Stanford scientists track tiny atmospheric ripples using data from internet-beaming balloons
Managing data flow boosts cyber-physical system performance
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a suite of algorithms to improve the performance of cyber-physical systems – from autonomous vehicles to smart power grids – by balancing each component’s need for data with how fast that data…
Journalists invited to cover the Virtual HLF this September 21-25
Traverse separation with a diverse online scientific program
University of Colorado Denver professor wins $1.6 million National Science Foundation grant
With the grant, researchers aim to raise STEM enrollment
The mathematical magic of bending grids
An amazing construction method for curved structures was developed at TU Wien (Vienna): With a flick of the wrist, flat grids become a 3D shape
Why COVID-19 infection curves behave so unexpectedly
Scientists at the Complexity Science Hub Vienna are the first to offer an explanation for the linear growth of coronavirus infection curves.
Understanding calculus
An understanding of calculus is required to study advanced concepts in mathematical analysis, which is the core of many technical subjects. Differential and Integral Calculus – Theory and Cases is a complete textbook designed to cover basic calculus at introductory…
A smart eye mask that tracks muscle movements to tell what ‘caught your eye’
Integrating first-of-its-kind washable hydrogel electrodes with a pulse sensor, researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed smart eyewear to track eye movement and cardiac data for physiological and psychological studies. The eyewear–known as Chesma and presented August 20…
Data omission in key EPA insecticide study shows need for review of industry studies
For nearly 50 years, a statistical omission tantamount to data falsification sat undiscovered in a critical study at the heart of regulating one of the most controversial and widely used pesticides in America. Chlorpyrifos, an insecticide created in the late…
How people and ecosystems fit together on the Great Barrier Reef
A world-first study examining the scales of management of the Great Barrier Reef has the potential to help sustain other ecosystems across the world. Massive marine ecosystems like the Great Barrier Reef aren’t just a vibrant home to fish, corals…
Mathematical tool helps calculate properties of quantum materials more quickly
Supercomputers around the world work around the clock on research problems. In principle, even novel materials can be simulated in computers in order to calculate their magnetic and thermal properties as well as their phase transitions. The gold standard for…
Professors Bev Littlewood and Martin Newby to improve software for COVID-19 models
The work of the City, University of London academics will contribute to the increased confidence in the accuracy of decision making based going into COVID-19 software modelling.
Adaptive mutations repeat themselves in tiny crustaceans of Lake Baikal
A group of scientists from Skoltech and the Institute for Information Transmission Problems of RAS (IITP RAS) showed, using Lake Baikal amphipods as an example, that parallel evolution driven by adaptations can be detected at the whole-genome level. The research…
University of Missouri awarded $1.5 million to improve traffic safety, reduce congestion
MU engineers developing real-time, smart traffic management system for first use in greater St. Louis
Skoltech supercomputer helps scientists reveal most influential parameters for crop
Nowadays, agriculture is going to become AI-native: Skoltech researchers have used the Zhores supercomputer to perform a very precise sensitivity analysis to reveal crucial parameters for different crop yields in the chernozem region. Their paper was published in the proceedings…
Study finds dedicated clinics can reduce impact of flu pandemic
A new study concludes that opening clinics dedicated specifically to treating influenza can limit the number of people infected and help to “flatten the curve,” or reduce the peak prevalence rate. While the work focused on influenza, the findings are…
Iron study combats anaemia with cutting-edge computer simulation
A new iron intervention study has determined which of the world’s low-and-middle income countries would benefit from using iron-containing micronutrient powders to tackle childhood anaemia. Using advanced computer simulation techniques, the study’s findings include individual reports for 78 countries –…
Can a quantum strategy help bring down the house?
In a paper published this week in the journal Physical Review A, the researchers lay out a theoretical scenario in which two players, playing cooperatively against the dealer, can better coordinate their strategies using a quantumly entangled pair of systems.
PolyA-miner assesses the effect of alternative polyadenylation on gene expression
Researchers with an interest in unraveling gene regulation in human health and disease are expanding their horizons by closely looking at alternative polyadenylation (APA), an under-charted mechanism that regulates gene expression. “APA is about modifying one of the ends, called…
While birds chirp, plasma shouldn’t: New insight could advance fusion energy
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have furthered understanding of a barrier that can prevent doughnut-shaped fusion facilities known as tokamaks from operating at high efficiency by causing vital heat to be lost…
Native Amazonians, Americans and monkeys show similar thinking patterns
Humans and monkeys may not speak the same lingo, but our ways of thinking are a lot more similar than previously thought, according to new research from UC Berkeley, Harvard University and Carnegie Mellon University.
A new theory about political polarization
A new model of opinion formation shows how the extent to which people like or dislike each other affects their political views–and vice versa. The resulting division of societies can even become a matter of life and death, as the current crises show.
Analysis of complex geometric models made simple
Monte Carlo method dispenses with troublesome meshes
A new theory about political polarization
A new model of opinion formation shows how the extent to which people like or dislike each other affects their political views–and vice versa. The resulting division of societies can even become a matter of life and death, as the current crises show.
Analysis of complex geometric models made simple
Monte Carlo method dispenses with troublesome meshes
Airborne chemicals could become less hazardous, thanks to a missing math formula
Discovery of how to measure surface viscosity of liquids could give machines more precise control over droplets
Airborne chemicals could become less hazardous, thanks to a missing math formula
Discovery of how to measure surface viscosity of liquids could give machines more precise control over droplets
Supply constraint from earthquakes in Japan in input-output analysis
Many people can recall shocking news images of Japan sustaining earthquake damage. Between 1996 and September of 2018, there were 155 earthquakes in Japan that resulted in human injuries. In 20 of these earthquakes, people have gone missing or were…
RIT researchers create easy-to-use math-aware search interface
MathDeck project aims to help non-experts easily search and manipulate sophisticated math
Supply constraint from earthquakes in Japan in input-output analysis
Many people can recall shocking news images of Japan sustaining earthquake damage. Between 1996 and September of 2018, there were 155 earthquakes in Japan that resulted in human injuries. In 20 of these earthquakes, people have gone missing or were…
RIT researchers create easy-to-use math-aware search interface
MathDeck project aims to help non-experts easily search and manipulate sophisticated math
Herd immunity threshold could be lower according to new study
Herd immunity to Covid-19 could be achieved with less people being infected than previously estimated according to new research.
Recovery from airline delays works best with future disruptions in mind
Instead of responding to each flight delay as if it were an isolated event, airlines should consider the likelihood of potential disruptions ahead, researchers report in the journal Transportation Science.