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Computers 'Taught' To Search For Photos Based On Their Contents
A new statistical approach
that one day could make it
easier to search the
Internet for photographs has
been given a patent. Its
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Viterbi Algorithm Goes Quantum
The Viterbi Algorithm, the
elegant 41-year-old logical
tool for rapidly eliminating
dead end possibilities in
reception of digital data,
has a new application to go
alongside its ubiquitous
... > full story
How Secure Is Your Network? New Program Points Out Vulnerabilities, Calculates Risk Of Attack
To help IT managers
safeguard valuable
information most
efficiently, computer
scientists are applying
... > full story
Distribution Of Creatures Great And Small Can Be Predicted Mathematically
In studying how animals
change size as they evolve,
biologists have unearthed
several interesting
patterns. For instance, most
... > full story
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Just A Numbers Game? Making Sense Of Health Statistics
October 10, 2008 — Health statistics fill today's information environment, but even most doctors, who must make daily decisions and recommendations based on numerical data, lack the basic statistical literacy they ... > full story -
Effectiveness Of Traditional And Blended Learning Environments
September 22, 2008 — In today's online era, the concept of a classroom extends beyond a walled room with desks and chairs and into the realm of cyber space. To provide learners with the best experience, many educators ... > full story -
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New Music Software Can Create Accompaniment To Any Melody, In Style Of Any Artist
September 17, 2008 — A new software system can not only create an accompaniment to any given melody, but do so in the style of any chosen artist, or even the particular style used in select pieces by the artist. The ... > full story -
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Improved Statistical Tool To Rank Sickest Patients Waiting For Liver Transplants
September 3, 2008 — Researchers have developed an improved statistical model that could help ensure that the sickest patients receive liver transplants ... > full story -
Why The Slow-Paced World Could Make It Difficult To Catch A Ball
August 6, 2008 — Researchers have uncovered new information about how we perceive fast moving, incoming objects -- such as tennis or cricket balls. The new research studies why the human brain has difficulty ... > full story -
New Model Predicts Whether Patients Will Be Free Of Renal Cancer 12 Years After Initial Treatment
June 7, 2008 — Physicians and other researchers have developed a unique statistical model that predicts the probability of a patient being cancer free 12 years after initial surgical ... > full story -
Statistical Tool Could Explain Gene Study Variations
June 3, 2008 — A biostatistician is using statistics to explain variations in genome-wide association studies. Scientists use genome-wide association studies to compare the genes of people with health conditions to ... > full story -
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Computer Model Reveals How Brain Represents Meaning
June 2, 2008 — Scientists have taken an important step toward understanding how the human brain codes the meanings of words by creating the first computational model that can predict the unique brain activation ... > full story -
Video Games Can Make Us Creative If Spark Is Right
May 25, 2008 — Video games that energize players and induce a positive mood could also enhance creativity, according to media researchers. However, the study also finds that players who were not highly energized ... > full story -
New Statistical Method Reveals Surprises About Our Ancestry
May 24, 2008 — A statistical approach to studying genetic variation promises to shed new light on the history of human migration. Application of the method has already turned up such surprising findings as a strong ... > full story
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