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Computer Analysis of Twitter Sentiments Yields Results Similar to Public Opinion Polls
May 11, 2010 — Computer analysis of sentiments expressed in a billion Twitter messages during 2008-2009 yielded measures of consumer confidence and of presidential job approval similar to those of well-established ... > full story -
Seamounts Identified as Significant, Unexplored Territory
April 30, 2010 — Scientists were astounded to find that seamounts, mountains that rise from the seafloor, rank as some of the most common ocean habitats in the world. Their findings reverse previous beliefs about the ... > full story -
Is Patient Coding Making Hospitals Appear Better Than They Are?
April 26, 2010 — A new article investigates how the way that patients are allocated diagnostic codes by a hospital can have a big effect on a hospital's ... > full story -
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Computer Model Better Than Clinical Judgment for Diagnosing Fever in Young Children
April 20, 2010 — A computerized diagnostic model outperforms clinical judgment for the diagnosis of fever in young children, and may improve early treatment, a new study ... > full story -
Researchers Seeking Better Use of Aircraft, Personnel and Fuel
April 19, 2010 — Researchers are trying to solve computationally difficult problems related to logistics planning, vehicle routing, resource allocation, circuit design, wireless frequency assignment and ... > full story -
Anemia Following Surgery for Morbid Obesity
April 19, 2010 — A research team from United States evaluated the long-term heath issues of patients who underwent gastric bypass surgery. They found menstruating females and patients with peptic ulcer disease are at ... > full story -
Visualization of Geographic Patterns May Predict Spread of Disease
April 15, 2010 — Disease statistics buried within patient records or detailed in newspaper clippings can be sorted and organized to depict geographic patterns, allowing the discovery of trends that were previously ... > full story -
Species Distribution Models Can Exaggerate Differences in Environmental Requirements
April 14, 2010 — Separate species that live in radically different environments don't necessarily also have different ecological niches. This is the finding of a study investigating the accuracy of current ... > full story -
Improving Data Collection and Estimation Methods for Child and Adult Mortality
April 13, 2010 — Three new research highlight the importance of gathering accurate information on numbers of deaths, and suggest ways of improving estimates in countries where complete vital registration systems do ... > full story -
Eastern US Forests Resume Decline
April 7, 2010 — A comprehensive study finds that urban expansion is the main cause of a net loss of forested land in the eastern United States over recent decades. Loss is most pronounced in the Southeastern ... > full story
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