The instability of large, complex societies is a predictable phenomenon, according to a new mathematical model that explores the emergence of early human societies via warfare. Capturing hundreds of years of human history, ...
Mathematics
Jan 19, 2011
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The forecast for predicting the next political hotspots could be much more accurate because of a model developed by two Kansas State University professors and a colleague in New York.
Social Sciences
Jan 19, 2011
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Scientists today published catalogs of the fruit fly and roundworm's functional genomic elements: DNA sequences in the genome that carry the instructions and determine which genes are turned on and off at various times in ...
Biotechnology
Dec 22, 2010
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Network scientists at Northeastern University have created a mathematical model that can simulate human mobility over the course of several months or even years.
Mathematics
Sep 15, 2010
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Some of the world's oldest human bones and other ancient relics are studied here using some of the world's newest technologies.
Paleontology & Fossils
Dec 7, 2009
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Sharing the fruits of research in the biomedical sciences is critical for the advance of knowledge, yet with the advent of large-scale data gathering following the completion of the genome projects this is becoming harder ...
Other
Sep 9, 2009
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Cryoprotectants needed to preserve eggs for reproduction need to be given in stages, albeit rapid ones, say scientists who have developed a mathematical model that predicts optimal time for loading and unloading these drugs.
Biotechnology
Apr 29, 2009
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Researchers have developed a new statistical model that simulates human mobility patterns, mimicking the way people move over the course of a day, a month or longer. The model, developed by scientists at North Carolina State ...
Mathematics
Apr 27, 2009
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Researchers in Taiwan are designing a computer for pedal cyclists that tells them when to change gear to optimize the power they develop while maintaining comfort. The system is described in the latest issue of the International ...
Engineering
Jan 13, 2009
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A research team investigated the observed and climate model projected changes in extreme high temperature warning indicators across China. They found an approximately linear increase in the intensity of extreme high temperatures ...
Earth Sciences
May 28, 2024
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