Mathematical Models Key to Tracking Gossip, Terrorists
Thanks to the Internet and online social networks (OSNs) news and gossip now spread literally like wildfire -- uncontrollably and seemingly without any order. But according to one Ryerson r...
Newswise,
Mon Dec 07 09:27:10 PST 2009
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How O.C. lender tricked investors
Orange County lender New Century mislead its investors
Orange County Register,
Mon Dec 07 16:51:59 PST 2009
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Mathematical Notation Gets Upgrade
When existing mathematical symbols wouldn't do the trick, Microsoft researcher Byron Cook and artist Tauba Auerbach drew up a new set, and they hope to have them included in LaTeX, the type...
Wired News,
Fri Dec 04 10:26:52 PST 2009
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Inside The Chicken Brain
A mathematical model of a simple circuit in a chicken brain raises fundamental questions about our understanding of neural circuitry The Web site Neuroanthropology asks visitors to complete...
redOrbit,
Mon Dec 07 08:18:14 PST 2009
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EPSRC invests £13 million in the future of maths
( Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council ) Three new Centres for Doctoral Training in mathematical sciences awarded funding The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Counci...
EurekAlert!,
Mon Dec 07 07:28:08 PST 2009
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Mathematical model advances heart-related research
Using a new mathematical model of heart cells, investigators have shown how activation of a critical enzyme, calmodulin kinase II (CaM kinase), disrupts the electrical activity of heart cel...
Science Daily,
Fri Dec 04 08:10:08 PST 2009
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Redmond High math teacher wins distinguished award
Sandy Hargraves, a math teacher at Redmond High School (RHS), has been selected as a winner of the Edyth May Sliffe Award for Distinguished High School Mathematics Teaching, as announced by...
Redmond Reporter,
Mon Dec 07 11:13:23 PST 2009
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Be wowed by dolphins and sea lions
PETALING JAYA: During the present school holidays, let dolphins and sea lions impress you with their water antics and mathematical capabilities at the Dolphins and Sea Lions Show.
The Malay Mail,
Mon Dec 07 00:24:16 PST 2009
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Unbeatens Boise State, TCU to face off ... but not in title game
The ultimate breakthrough still awaits. Despite their unblemished records, neither TCU nor Boise State landed in Pasadena, Calif., and the BCS' national championship game.
USA Today,
Mon Dec 07 13:56:48 PST 2009
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Coin tosses can be easily rigged: study
The ubiquitous coin toss is not so random after all, and can easily be manipulated to turn up heads, or tails, a Canadian study has found.
AFP via Yahoo! News,
Mon Dec 07 12:54:48 PST 2009
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Question and Answer
Bill Hlavacek, a researcher with the Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology, is working on a project that builds mathematical models used to describe cell signaling.
The New Mexico Daily Lobo,
Sun Dec 06 22:41:34 PST 2009
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Students with weak math skills harm CMPS
By: Carrie Wells Dozens admitted despite weaknesses have high drop-out and probation rates Nearly 100 freshmen and transfer students with sub-par math skills have been admitted into the Col...
The Diamondback,
Sun Dec 06 22:38:41 PST 2009
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Method created to analyze complex networks
EVANSTON, Ill., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've created a universal method that can accurately analyze a range of complex networks, including social and aircraft networks.
UPI,
Mon Dec 07 12:05:18 PST 2009
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RAIDERS / Reach for silver lining in typically black December
Lose one, and the Raiders have a franchise-record seventh straight losing season. Lose three of five, and they are the only NFL team to ever lose 11-plus games in seven consecutive years. O...
San Francisco Chronicle,
Sun Dec 06 00:43:25 PST 2009
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Decline of hormone therapy decreases breast cancer cases, UW analysis finds
The declining use of hormone therapy among women has led to 6,000 fewer invasive breast cancer cases a year, according to an analysis by researchers at the UW-Madison.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
Mon Dec 07 16:31:08 PST 2009
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Climate hysteria just warming up
COPENHAGEN is going to be two weeks of insane hysteria. Just like the Olympics, but with lots of snow, courtesy of Al Gore and his "Gore Effect."
Herald Sun,
Mon Dec 07 14:18:57 PST 2009
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Severity of H1N1 flu in US during current flu season may be less than feared
( Harvard School of Public Health ) A new study from researchers at the UK Medical Research Council and the Harvard School of Public Health projects that the severity of the H1N1 flu during...
EurekAlert!,
Mon Dec 07 14:28:08 PST 2009
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1 of 2 Audits Completed on Cesar Chavez Schools Network
The Cesar Chavez Schools Network has passed one of two audits requested by the Colorado Department of Education. It shows students were given more time to take their CSAP exams.
KKTV 11 Colorado Springs,
Mon Dec 07 17:43:43 PST 2009
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Facebook (and systems biologists) take note: Network analysis reveals true connect...
( Northwestern University ) Two Northwestern University researchers have developed a universal method that can accurately analyze a range of complex networks -- including social networks, p...
EurekAlert!,
Mon Dec 07 12:21:10 PST 2009
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