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Tag: MATHEMATICS/STATISTICS
Researchers develop speedier network analysis for a range of computer hardware
The advance could boost recommendation algorithms and internet search.
SIAM International Conference on Data Mining (SDM21)
Data mining is the computational process for discovering valuable knowledge from data – the core of modern Data Science. It has enormous applications in numerous fields, including science, engineering, healthcare, business, and medicine. Typical datasets in these fields are large,…
‘In the blink of an eye’ statistics
People estimate size of the set of objects based on distance to them
Quantum collaboration gives new gravity to the mysteries of the universe
Scientists have used cutting-edge research in quantum computation and quantum technology to pioneer a radical new approach to determining how our Universe works at its most fundamental level.
In response to Stephen Colbert, FAU professor says ‘spice it up’
FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science professor makes complex equations more palatable using history
Quantum collaboration gives new gravity to the mysteries of the universe
Scientists have used cutting-edge research in quantum computation and quantum technology to pioneer a radical new approach to determining how our Universe works at its most fundamental level. An international team of experts, led by the University of Nottingham, have…
Scholars of outstanding promise
Three junior faculty members are selected for fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
How icebergs really melt — and what this could mean for climate change
Current models wrongly assume icebergs melt uniformly in warming oceans
Climate change likely drove the extinction of North America’s largest animals
New research suggests that overhunting by humans was not responsible for the extinction of mammoths, ground sloths, and other North American megafauna.
Clemson embarks on new era as member of Battelle Savannah River Alliance to manage SRNL
Clemson will play a significant role in advancing the nation’s environmental, energy, and national security research and workforce development efforts as a member of the Battelle Savannah River Alliance (BSRA) that will now manage the SRNL.
NREL heats up thermal energy storage with new solution meant to ease grid stress
Scientists from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have developed a simple way to better evaluate the potential of novel materials to store or release heat on demand in your home, office, or other building in a way that more…
Hindawi and Maverick announce open access publishing services collaboration
Specialist Maverick team and Hindawi are working together to raise awareness of Hindawi’s open access publishing services
Comet or asteroid: What killed the dinosaurs and where did it come from?
New theory explains possible origin of the Armageddon-causing object.
Corn belt farmland has lost a third of its carbon-rich soil
UMass Amherst researchers used remote sensing to quantify the previously underestimated erosion
SIAM Conference on Applied and Linear Algebra (LA21)
https://www.siam.org/conferences/cm/conference/la21
UrFU Mathematician’s new methods for solving optimal control problem of objects
Mathematician from Ural Federal University Yurii Averboukh, suggests new methods for solving optimal control problem of a group of objects by implementing the concept of dynamic stability by Krasovski and Subbotin
Insilico announces MolGrow — a new generative model for hierarchical molecular generation
Insilico presented its new molecular generation model at the 35th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence
Multi-model approach could help farmers prepare for, contain PEDV outbreaks
Researchers from North Carolina State University used a three-model approach to trace the between-farm spread of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), as well as to analyze the efficacy of different control strategies in these scenarios. The approach may enable farmers…
Mathematical modeling suggests kids half as susceptible to COVID-19 as adults
New findings could deepen understanding of spread and inform public health policies
Polynesian ancestry linked to obesity, heart failure and diabetes in Native Hawaiians
Both genetic and lifestyle factors likely contribute to disease risks
RUDN University mathematician suggested a scheme for solving telegraph equations
A mathematician from RUDN University suggested a stable difference scheme for solving inverse problems for elliptic-telegraph and differential equations that are used to describe biological, physical, and sociological processes. The results of the study were published in the Numerical Methods…
A new perceptually-consistent method for MSI visualization
Skoltech scientists have proposed a Mass Spectrometry Imaging (MSI) method leveraging the unique features of human vision. The research was published in the journal Analytical Chemistry . High-resolution mass spectrometry is an analytical technique that accurately measures the mass-to-charge ratio…
A new quantum switch for electronics
A Russian physicist and his international colleagues studied a quantum point contact (QCP) between two conductors with external oscillating fields applied to the contact. They found that, for some types of contacts, an increase in the oscillation frequency above a…
Object transparency reduces human perception of three-dimensional shapes
Transparent objects look flattened
Really random networks
New mathematical method for generating random connected networks
Stanford model accounts for behavioral changes during epidemics
The morning news reports a rise in coronavirus infections in your area. Taking in this information, you decide to skip your daily coffee run or put off your grocery trip for another week. Although many of us have probably experienced…
Limiting warming to 2 C requires emissions reductions 80% above Paris Agreement targets
In 2017, a widely cited study used statistical tools to model how likely the world is to meet the Paris Agreement global temperature targets. The analysis found that on current trends, the planet had only a 5% chance of staying…
School closures may not reduce coronavirus deaths as much as expected
Extensive simulations seek the ideal distancing scenario to reduce severe coronavirus cases with minimal social disruption
Blueprint for understanding the pandemic
Scientific and public health experts have been raising the alarm for decades, imploring public officials to prepare for the inevitability of a viral pandemic. Infectious epidemics seemingly as benign as “the flu” and as deadly as the Ebola virus provided…
Scientists create flexible biocompatible cilia that can be controlled by a magnet
Filaments made of polymer-coated iron oxide nanoparticles are obtained by exposing the material to a magnetic field under controlled temperature; the applications are myriad and include transporting substances into cells or directing fluids
Shuffling bubbles reveal how liquid foams evolve
Distinct ‘relaxation’ identified in foams
Chinese scientists use knowledge from climate system modeling to develop a global prediction system for the COVID-19 pandemic
At the time of writing, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is seriously threatening human lives and health throughout the world.
Chinese scientists use knowledge from climate system modeling to develop a global prediction system for the COVID-19 pandemic
At the time of writing, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is seriously threatening human lives and health throughout the world. Before effective vaccines and specific drugs are developed, non-pharmacological interventions and numerical model predictions are essential. To this end, a group…
Mathematics developed new classes of stellar dynamics systems solutions
The Vlasov-Poisson equations describe many important physical phenomena such as the distribution of gravitating particles in the interstellar space, high-temperature plasma kinetics, and the Landau damping effect. A joint team of scientists from the Mathematical Institute of RUDN University and…
RUDN University mathematicians reduced neural network size six times without post-training
A team of mathematicians from RUDN University found a way to reduce the size of a trained neural network six times without spending additional resources on re-training it. The approach is based on finding a correlation between the weights of…
New clues to how muscle wasting occurs in people with cancer
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Muscle wasting, or the loss of muscle tissue, is a common problem for people with cancer, but the precise mechanisms have long eluded doctors and scientists. Now, a new study led by Penn State researchers gives…
State-funded pre-K may enhance math achievement
New research shows the program has an impact on classroom success
Temperature, humidity, wind predict second wave of pandemic
Weather parameters, typically excluded from pandemic modeling, improve prediction capabilities
Decision-support tool could reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions for child diarrhoea
Scientists present an advanced computer modelling tool that integrates real-time data and could help paediatricians determine if a child with diarrhoea needs antibiotics
Modeling the brain during pain processing
Novel approaches in graph theory have enabled researchers to reveal the characteristic configurations of neurons which arise as our brains process pain
Solving complex physics problems at lightning speed
A calculation so complex that it takes twenty years to complete on a powerful desktop computer can now be done in one hour on a regular laptop. Physicist Andreas Ekström at Chalmers University of Technology, together with international research colleagues,…
Mathematical method developed to predict cancer and drug-specific immunotherapy efficacy
Houston Methodist and MD Anderson researchers collaborated on study in Nature Biomedical Engineering
Skoltech imaging resources used in international experiment with new photocatalysts
Skoltech researchers helped their colleagues from Japan, Germany, the United States, and China study the crystal structure and optical properties of a new class of two-dimensional compounds, which can be used as effective visible-light-responsive photocatalysts for energy and chemical conversion.…
Improved model estimates impact of ozone on soy crops
The impact of ozone on soybean production can be predicted more accurately thanks to improvements to a computer modelling system. Surface ozone is a pollutant that affects plant growth by entering leaves and reducing the rate of photosynthesis, and rising…
$4 million grant will help teach computer coding skills to rural Missouri students
MU’s eMINTS National Center earns grant to help advance STEM education in underserved Missouri school districts
City, University of London academic tracks COVID-19 dark web marketplace before vaccine
In new research, Dr Andrea Baronchelli and colleagues highlight the importance of the continuous monitoring of dark web marketplaces (DWMs), especially in light of the current shortage and availability of COVID-19 vaccines.
“Liquid” machine-learning system adapts to changing conditions
The new type of neural network could aid decision making in autonomous driving and medical diagnosis.
Anonymous cell phone data can quantify behavioral changes for flu-like illnesses
Iceland study links cell phone metadata with public health data
New journal to push the boundaries of biological imaging
A new Open Access journal from Cambridge University Press will provide a home for interdisciplinary research in the fast-growing field of quantitative and computational imaging in the life sciences. The Press has launched Biological Imaging in recognition of the way…