A new data-driven statistical model that incorporates the surrounding landscape in unprecedented detail describes the transfer of an inserted bacterial gene via pollen and seed dispersal in cotton plants more accurately than ...
Biotechnology
Nov 30, 2010
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Evolutionary divergence of humans from chimpanzees likely occurred some 8 million years ago rather than the 5 million year estimate widely accepted by scientists, a new statistical model suggests.
Archaeology
Nov 5, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The next time a Boy Scout is lost in the wilderness, search and rescue teams could have better statistics on their side in deciding where to look.
Computer Sciences
Sep 8, 2010
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The dreaded giant freak wave that can appear on the open sea out of nowhere, can now for the first time be theoretically calculated and modelled. Researchers at Umea University and the Ruhr-Universitat Bochum in Germany have ...
General Physics
Jun 18, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Glasgow have successfully exploited statistical inference and mathematical modelling to discover how cells communicate.
Other
Mar 30, 2010
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When bombs and bullets left 37 dead during Friday prayers at a mosque in Pakistan, earlier this month, the insurgency was using the element of surprise. Unpredictability is the hallmark of modern insurgent attacks such as ...
Mathematics
Dec 17, 2009
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Personalized newscasts culled from the Web and presented by digital avatars. Baseball stories written by computers using raw data.
Computer Sciences
Dec 16, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Here's a question. How many gumballs of different sizes can fit in one of those containers at the mall so as to reward a well-spent quarter? It's hard to believe that most people never consider it even when ...
Mathematics
Aug 3, 2009
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You don't need a crystal ball to tell you what is going to happen next in the economy. You need a statistical model. A new method from North Carolina State University can help researchers determine which economic variables ...
Mathematics
Jul 21, 2009
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As swine flu spreads across America, good data can make all the difference in controlling it.
Mathematics
Jul 8, 2009
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