Modeling COVID-19 data must be done with extreme care
At the beginning of a new wave of an epidemic, extreme care should be used when extrapolating data to determine ...
Tag: Mathematics/Statistics
KIT procures new supercomputer
'Horeka' hybrid system expected to be among ten most powerful computers in Europe in 2021Credit: Graphics: SCC/KIT From the energy ...
Which COVID-19 models should we use to make policy decisions?
A new process considers numerous models at once to reduce uncertainty and provide better tools for decision makersCredit: Shouli Li, ...
Understanding the diversity of cancer evolution based on computational simulation
?Constructing a mathematical basis for developing therapeutic strategies against cancer using a supercomputer?Credit: © 2020 IMSUT, The University of Tokyo ...
Computational techniques explore ‘the dark side of amyloid aggregation in the brain’
UMass Amherst scientists advance knowledge of neurodegenerative fibril formationCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - As physicians and families know too ...
Correlations in COVID-19 growth point to universal strategies for slowing spread
Models drawing on chaos theory find growth in nine countries conforms to a power law curve and highlight the value ...
Survey: Most Americans want government commitment to reduce inequality
New national survey shows a majority of Americans want the federal government to reduce inequality amid the Covid-19 economic crisis. ...
RIT scientists develop first 3D mass estimate of microplastic pollution in Lake Erie
Study shows different types of plastics accumulating in different portions of the lakeCredit: RIT Rochester Institute of Technology scientists have ...
UMass Amherst team develops COVID-19 forecast hub
Ensemble modeling offers more accurate infectious-disease projectionsCredit: UMass Amherst The Influenza Forecasting Center of Excellence team at the University of ...
In search of the Z boson
KIT scientists participate in the Belle II accelerator experiment that has now published first resultsCredit: Felix Metzner, KIT At the ...
UTA computer scientist developing topological methods for robotic perception
Superior sensing in robotsCredit: UT Arlington Using a new field of applied mathematics, a computer scientist at The University of ...
Predicting the evolution of genetic mutations
Credit: McCandlish lab/CSHL, 2020 Quantitative biologists David McCandlish and Juannan Zhou at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have developed an algorithm ...
Simulations show extreme opinions can lead to polarized groups
By incorporating the social science concept of 'rigidity of the extreme' into a popular opinion dynamics model, work in chaos ...
Researchers develop a computer simulator that recreates the spread of COVID-19 in Europe
Credit: UC3M A team of Spanish researchers have designed and validated a simulator to enable study of the evolution of ...
Representation of driving behavior as a statistical model
To accurately measure the effectiveness of traffic safety management technologyCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Overview: ...
Scalable algorithms for many applications
European Research Council funds Peter Sanders' 'ScAlBox' project by an Advanced GrantCredit: Heidi Offterdinger Within his "ScAlBox" project, computer scientist ...
Projecting the outcomes of people’s lives with AI isn’t so simple
Credit: Virginia Tech The machine learning techniques scientists use to predict outcomes from large datasets may fall short when it ...
Ultrasound solves an important clinical problem in diagnosing arrhythmia
Columbia Engineers used their electromechanical wave imaging technique to localize cardiac arrhythmias more accurately than 12-lead electrocardiograms alone, while providing ...
Can soap really ‘kill’ the coronavirus? (video)
Constantly being told to wash your hands? Us too. So we're diving into the chemistry behind why soap is so ...
UMass Amherst biostatistician lends expertise to white house coronavirus task force
New research calculates median incubation period for COVID-19Credit: UMass Amherst A University of Massachusetts Amherst biostatistician who directs the UMass-based ...
