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Notre Dame computer vision experts develop 'questionable observer detector'

It's become a standard plot device of television detective shows: criminals always return to the scene of the crime. And law enforcement officials believe that perpetrators of certain crimes, mostly notably arson, do indeed ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study looks for the golden ratio in crowd control

The Director of UTS's Australian Centre for Event Management Rob Harris and Senior Research Fellow Dr. Deborah Edwards are leading a study designed to create a decision-making tool for venue and event organisers on the optimum ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Optimum tax on foreign fishing in Africa protects stocks and domestic fishing

People living in coastal areas in Africa can rarely utilise their entire fishing zones as their simple boats only allow them to fish near the coast. Research carried out by economist Kofi Vondolia at the University ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Superior sound for telephones, mobile and related devices

Telephone calls and video conferences with a sound quality that approaches that of direct communication are now possible with a new audio coding technology -- it is almost as if the discussion participants ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Hunting for gaps

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have developed a new model for the behavior of pedestrians and crowds. It can help to understand and prevent tragic crowd disasters, to develop better architectural designs and ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Apr 19, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Neglectful and controlling parents linked to mental health problems in children

(PhysOrg.com) -- Children’s perception of how they are parented is a major predictor of whether they will develop mental health problems as teenager, according to research by the University and the Medical Research Council.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 25, 2011 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Mass illegal immigration violations reveals flaws in the law

Anyone who cares about the rule of law has to acknowledge that illegal immigration has serious social costs that cannot be casually dismissed, says immigration law expert Stephen Legomsky, JD, DPhil, the John S. Lehmann University ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Race is on in browser wars as users' habits shift

When Dawn Shrum was in college a few years ago, her one and only Web browser was Microsoft Internet Explorer. Boy, has her browsing changed since then.

Technology / Software

created Dec 07, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (10) | comments 12

US neurologists agree on protocols for treatment of infantile spasms

Researchers from across the U.S., as part of the Infantile Spasms Working Group (ISWG), established guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of infantile spasms (IS). The goal of the ISWG is to improve patient outcomes ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Sep 03, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bugging out: Researchers help track wayward pests through mapping

Tracking invasive pests around the world sounds like it would make for an interesting show on the Discovery Channel. However, the work that goes into tracking these species is less "Deadliest Catch" and more ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 04, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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