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Visual Assistance for Cosmic Blind Spots
Information field theory
enables astronomers, medical
practitioners and geologists
to look into places where
their measuring instruments
are blind. ... > full story
Cause Behind the Characteristic Shape of a Long Leaf Revealed
Applied mathematicians
dissected the morphology of
the plantain lily, a
characteristic long leaf
with a saddle-like arc
... > full story
Active Hearing Process in Mosquitoes
A mathematical model has
explained some of the
remarkable features of
mosquito hearing. In
particular, the male can
hear the faintest beats of
the female's wings and yet
... > full story
Facial Biometrics System Capable of Creating a Facial 'DNA'
Research into techniques of
facial biometrics, carried
out by scientists in Spain,
has resulted in a system
that is able to recognize
... > full story
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Examining Mathematical Abilities in Children With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
November 20, 2009 — Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) have a number of cognitive deficits. Mathematical ability seems particularly damaged in children with FASD. A new study supports the importance of ... > full story -
Immediate, Aggressive Spending on HIV/AIDS Could End Epidemic
November 18, 2009 — Money available to treat HIV/AIDS is sufficient to end the epidemic globally, but only if we act immediately to control the spread of the disease, according to new research. This approach defies ... > full story -
Underground Power Lines That Bypass Monuments In Cities
November 12, 2009 — Mathematicians have created a method to design underground lines whereby a city's historical buildings are ... > full story -
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When Is A Fetus Able To Survive Outside The Womb?
November 10, 2009 — Mathematicians are coupling mathematical models with information about a baby's physiology inside the womb. Combining ultrasound with powerful algorithms based on real-life data, pediatricians get ... > full story -
Professor Sees 70 Percent Chance For Yankees To Win 2009 World Series
October 28, 2009 — A mathematician who has applied mathematical modeling techniques to elucidate the dynamics of run scoring in baseball has computed the probability of the Yankees and Phillies winning the World ... > full story -
How Low Doses Of Radiation Can Cause Heart Disease And Stroke
October 23, 2009 — A mathematical model constructed by researchers predicts the risk of cardiovascular disease (heart attacks, stroke) associated with low background levels of radiation. The model shows that the risk ... > full story -
Eleven Genetic Variations Linked To Type 2 Diabetes
October 19, 2009 — Mathematicians have developed powerful new tools for winnowing out the genes behind some of humanity's most intractable ... > full story -
Math Modeling Predicts Unknown Biological Mechanism Of Regulation
October 19, 2009 — A team of scientists have demonstrated -- for the first time -- that mathematical models created from data obtained by DNA microarrays, can be used to correctly predict previously unknown cellular ... > full story -
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New Mathematical Model More Accurately Diagnoses Acute Heart Failure In Emergency Rooms
October 19, 2009 — Researchers have developed the first mathematical model in cardiology and emergency medicine to more quickly and reliably diagnose acute heart failure in emergency room patients. Research findings ... > full story -
H1N1 Simulation Modeling Shows Rapid Vaccine Rollout Effective In Reducing Infection Rates
October 18, 2009 — Early action, especially rapid rollout of vaccines, is extremely effective in reducing the attack rate of the H1N1 influenza virus, according to a simulation model of a pandemic ... > full story
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