News tagged with regression model

Researchers examine correlation between political speeches, voting

Although politicians are often criticized for making empty promises, when it comes to their voting records, their words may carry more weight than previously thought, according to findings by two Penn State information technology ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists improve delivery of cancer-fighting molecules

Small interfering RNA (siRNA), a type of genetic material, can block potentially harmful activity in cells, such as tumor cell growth. But delivering siRNA successfully to specific cells without adversely ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Game on: Sports Analytics Conference produces a growing avalanche of quantitative research

Imagine if your hobby became your profession — or, indeed, if it started a whole new profession.

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Low-cost instrument developed by students could aid weather research

On a recent blustery afternoon, scientists gathered on a rooftop at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) to observe two atmospheric electric field-mill devices monitor the buildup of electrical charge ...

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Aiding cancer therapy by mathematically modeling tumor-immune interactions

Cancer is one of the five leading causes of death. And yet, despite decades of research, there is no standardized first-line treatment for most cancers. In addition, disappointing results from predominant second-line treatments ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research expected to help utility companies predict service life of pipelines

Regression models presented in the American Society of Civil Engineers' Journal of Infrastructure Systems by researchers at Syracuse University's L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science are expected to hel ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tracing an elusive killer parasite in Peru

Despite what Hollywood would have you believe, not all epidemics involve people suffering from zombie-like symptoms--some can only be uncovered through door-to-door epidemiology and advanced mathematics.

Biology / Other

created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Algorithm searches for models that best explain experimental data

A Franklin University professor recently developed an evolutionary computation approach that offers researchers the flexibility to search for models that can best explain experimental data derived from many ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Aug 02, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Economic cost of weather may total $485 billion in US

Everything has its price, even the weather. New research indicates that routine weather events such as rain and cooler-than-average days can add up to an annual economic impact of as much as $485 billion in the United States.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jun 22, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The structure-based design of zinc finger nucleases can facilitate genomic editing

A recent study carried out at the State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China-Research, and published in the May 2011 issue of Science China Life Sciences (Issue 54) de ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hurricane damage to forests: Scientists study impacts on carbon cycle

(PhysOrg.com) -- When we think of carbon emissions that exacerbate global climate change most of us probably think of the exhaust from automobiles and other vehicles, or smoke billowing from rows of stacks ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New research shows using leaves' characteristics improves accuracy measuring past climates

A study led by Baylor University geologists shows that a new method that uses different size and shape traits of leaves to reconstruct past climates over the last 120 million years is more accurate than other current methods.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 18, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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