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UrduYou 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…
Tag: MATHEMATICS/STATISTICS
RUDN mathematician boosted domain decomposition method for asynchronous parallel computing
RUDN University mathematician and his colleagues from France and Hungary developed an algorithm for parallel computing, which allows solving applied problems, such as electrodynamics or hydrodynamics. The gain in time is up to 50%. The results are published in the…
$3 million grant aims to prolong life for dialysis patients
Statisticians take deep dive into mortality factors
A new model enables the recreation of the family tree of complex networks
In a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a research team of the Institute of Complex Systems of the University of Barcelona (UBICS) analysed the time evolution of real complex networks and developed a…
Men make more extreme choices and decisions, find scientists
Revealed: Men and women do think and act differently
Less is more? New take on machine learning helps us “scale up” phase transitions
Features of large systems yielded from tiny simulations with super-resolution techniques
DFG to fund eleven new collaborative research centers
Topics range from constructing explainability to the tropopause region and human categorisation / €138 million in funding for an initial period of four years
Mass gatherings during Malaysian election directly and indirectly boosted COVID-19 spread
New computational method could deepen understanding of direct and spill-over effects of gatherings
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…
Promoting young talent in Chemistry: New research training group launched at MLU
The Research Training Group (RTG) 2670 “Beyond Amphiphilicity: Self-organisation of soft matter via multiple noncovalent interactions” has begun its work at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU). Amphiphilicity, a fundamental ordering principle for molecules, will be the starting point of the…
These cognitive exercises help young children boost their math skills, study shows
Young children who practice visual working memory and reasoning tasks improve their math skills more than children who focus on spatial rotation exercises, according to a large study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. The findings support the notion…
New research maps COVID-19 dispersal dynamics in New York’s first wave of epidemic
Study suggests borough of Queens was major hub of COVID-19 dispersal
Origins of life researchers develop a new ecological biosignature
When scientists hunt for life, they often look for biosignatures, chemicals or phenomena that indicate the existence of present or past life. Yet it isn’t necessarily the case that the signs of life on Earth are signs of life in…
New AI-based tool can find rare cell populations in large single-cell datasets
Computational approach enables analysis of meaningful data that otherwise may be lost in the noise
Researchers shed light on the evolution of extremist groups
Findings suggest new strategies to limit the growth of groups like the Boogaloo and ISIS
Researchers use ‘hole-y’ math and machine learning to study cellular self-assembly
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — The field of mathematical topology is often described in terms of donuts and pretzels. To most of us, the two differ in the way they taste or in their compatibility with morning coffee. But to…
Scientists at NREL report new synapse-like phototransistor
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) developed a breakthrough in energy-efficient phototransistors. Such devices could eventually help computers process visual information more like the human brain and be used as sensors in things like…
Staying down on the farm
Researchers at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) use nonlinear dynamics to understand the origin of potentially dangerous self-excited oscillations during tractor operation, which may increase safety in industrial situations
Circadian rhythm research could turn early birds into night owls
Understanding the complex network of genes controlling sleep cycles in people, animals, plants can lead to advances in human health, crop production
Mason researchers to receive funding for GPU-based computing cluster
Harbir Antil (PI), Director, Center for Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence (CMAI), and Associate Professor, Mathematical Sciences, Rainald Löhner (co-PI), Director, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Center and Professor, Physics and Astronomy, and Mahamadi Warma, (co-PI), CMAI Faculty and Professor, Mathematical Sciences,…
Communicator Award 2021 goes to Jürgen Richter-Gebert
Munich professor receives award for dedicated communication on the subject of mathematics and geometry / Award to be presented on 7 July at the DFG’s virtual Annual General Meeting
Benefits of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine outweigh its risks
Pausing AstraZeneca vaccinations because of suspected links to deadly blood clots could allow COVID-19 to continue to spread, cause more deaths.
COVID-19 peaks reflect time-dependent social activity, not herd immunity
Scientists developed a model showing that a fragile, temporary state of immunity emerged during the early epidemic but got destroyed as people changed their social behaviors over time, leading to future waves of infection.
Physicists develop theoretical model for neural activity of mouse brain
The new model may have applications for studying and predicting a range of dynamical systems
Your neighborhood may affect your brain health
Study finds evidence of more brain aging in people living in disadvantaged areas
Combining mask wearing, social distancing suppresses COVID-19 virus spread
Network model findings could shape public health policy for airborne viruses
Research suggests SEC’s increasing focus on terrorism may limit financial oversight
When SEC asks companies about potential ties to terrorism, it catches fewer reporting errors
Unique macro-vertebrate at risk from blood sport and climate change
The kangaskhan, Australia’s only species of endemic Pokemon in Pokemon Go, is commonly poached within its natural habitat by Pokemon trainers for use in fighting contests Researchers used several species distribution modeling algorithms to predict how climate change, on top…
A statistical solution to processing very large datasets efficiently with memory limit
Scientists develop a statistical randomness-based framework to optimally classify extremely large datasets without needing large memories
Why the middle is neglected in politics and other spectrums
Are we really living in a polarized world? A mathematical model reveals surprises — particularly about people in the middle.
New statistical method eases data reproducibility crisis
The new tool enhances the replicability of large genomic datasets
Big data tells story of diversity, migration of math’s elite
Analysis of nearly 250,000 mathematicians gives a picture of the world of math
Modern analysis of rock art
Machine learning opens new doors in archaeology
Study: Insights from two reopened schools during the COVID-19 pandemic
Since early in the COVID-19 pandemic, parents, teachers, and school administrators have faced difficult questions regarding when and how to safely reopen for in-person learning. During the 2020-2021 fall semester, school districts around the United States navigated their reopening plans…
How AI beats spreadsheets in modelling future volumes for city waste management
Growing cities tend to run out of land for waste management and new landfill sites. Artificial Intelligence can help city managers create more powerful long-term forecasts of solid waste volumes and landfill requirements, even with missing or inaccurate data. UJ…
FAU professor receives prestigious ‘blaise pascal medal’ for engineering
Isaac Elishakoff awarded medal from the European Academy of Sciences
Getting the inside track on street design
Pedestrian movements are tricky to track, but now the first large-scale statistical analysis of pedestrian flow using anonymous phone data collected in three European capital cities, London, Amsterdam and Stockholm, has been conducted by researchers from KAUST with Swedish colleagues…
Skoltech scientists use machine learning to help doctors find veins for no-fuss blood draws
Researchers from Skoltech have developed an early prototype of a medical imaging system that uses neural networks to analyze near-infrared images of veins and project a venous pattern onto a patient’s body – this may make blood draws much easier…
The imaginary part of quantum mechanics really exists!
For almost a century, physicists have been intrigued by the fundamental question: why are complex numbers so important in quantum mechanics, that is, numbers containing a component with the imaginary number i? Usually, it was assumed that they are only…
Hannover Messe 2021: Biomimetic surfaces, flexible production, world’s smallest transistor
“Future Hub” and “Energy Solutions”: KIT showcasing selected highlights of technology development at two virtual booths from April 12 to 16
Coughs create complicated airflows. A new project explores how they spread viruses.
ANN ARBOR–Scientists don’t fully understand exactly how our coughs disperse virus particles into the air, but a new project led by the University of Michigan aims to provide a more accurate assessment of the dangers of close-proximity coughs and potentially…
Stay on track! Support system to help the visually impaired navigate tactile paving
Scientists develop improved image processing algorithm that can more accurately detect tactile paving in various lighting conditions and environments
International prize in statistics awarded to Nan Laird for longitudinal study methods
Top statistics award goes to work widely used in modern observational studies and clinical trials
International collaboration will use AI to enhance climate change projections
$10 million effort, backed by Schmidt Futures, to be led by NYU Courant researcher
A European monitoring and warning system on natural hazards for aviation
Volcanic eruptions, forest fires, electromagnetic radiation from the Sun or electrical storms, and sandstorms are among the phenomena that may pose a risk to air traffic safety and will be studied within the framework of this project. “Serious damage can…
Uncertain energy
Mathematicians and risk analysts are working to help modernize the country’s energy markets
Its curvature foreshadows the next financial bubble
New paper sheds light on the higher-order architecture of financial systems and allow analysts to identify systemic risks like market bubbles or crashes
Researchers’ algorithm designs soft robots that sense
Deep-learning technique optimizes the arrangement of sensors on a robot’s body to ensure efficient operation.
Skoltech scientist bridges the gap between quantum simulators and quantum computers
A researcher from Skoltech has filled in the gaps connecting quantum simulators with more traditional quantum computers, discovering a new computationally universal model of quantum computation, the variational model. The paper was published as a Letter in the journal Physical…
UNM study: As more are vaccinated, it makes economic sense to gradually open the economy
A University of New Mexico research team conducted a data analysis that has found that as a larger portion of the population gets vaccinated against COVID-19, it becomes economically advantageous to start relaxing social distancing measures and open businesses. Francesco…