Using Science to Identify True Soccer Stars: Researchers Find a New Approach to Ranking and Rating Soccer Players
Until now, rating the
world's best soccer players
was often based on a fan's
personal sense of the game.
But researchers recently
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Quantum Communication in Random Networks: Theorists Find Surprising Behaviours in Quantum Random Networks
The Internet, networks of
connections between
Hollywood actors, etc., are
examples of complex
networks, whose properties
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Species Distribution Models Can Exaggerate Differences in Environmental Requirements
Separate species that live
in radically different
environments don't
necessarily also have
different ecological niches.
... > full story
Researchers Seeking Better Use of Aircraft, Personnel and Fuel
Researchers are trying to
solve computationally
difficult problems related
to logistics planning,
vehicle routing, resource
... > full story
- Using Science to Identify True Soccer Stars: Researchers Find a New Approach to Ranking and Rating Soccer Players
- Quantum Communication in Random Networks: Theorists Find Surprising Behaviours in Quantum Random Networks
- Species Distribution Models Can Exaggerate Differences in Environmental Requirements
- Researchers Seeking Better Use of Aircraft, Personnel and Fuel
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Getting a Step Ahead of Pathogens
July 28, 2010 A recent article examines the possibility of using epistasis to predict the outcome of the evolutionary processes, especially when the evolving units are pathogens such as ... > full story -
Seeing the Forest and the Trees Reveals Heart Problems
July 27, 2010 A statistical analysis of publicly available heart rate data using three classification tools -- Random Forests, Logistic Model Tree and Neural Network -- could lead to a rapid and precise way to ... > full story -
'Econophysics' Points Way to Fair Salaries in Free Market
July 13, 2010 A researcher has used "econophysics" to show that under ideal circumstances free markets promote fair salaries for workers and do not support excessive CEO compensation practices common today. The ... > full story -
What Makes the Giant Freak Wave 'Stable'
June 17, 2010 The dreaded giant freak wave that can appear on the open sea out of nowhere, can now for the first time be theoretically calculated and modeled: researchers have developed a new statistical model for ... > full story -
Unique Computer Model Used to Predict Active 2010 Hurricane Season
June 2, 2010 Scientists who have developed a unique computer model with a knack for predicting hurricanes with unprecedented accuracy are forecasting an unusually active season this ... > full story -
New Forensics Research Will Help Identify Remains of Children
May 14, 2010 New research is now giving forensic scientists a tool that can be used to help identify the remains of children, and may contribute to resolving missing-persons cases, among other uses. Identifying ... > full story -
Sum of Digits of Prime Numbers Is Evenly Distributed: New Mathematical Proof of Hypothesis
May 13, 2010 On average, there are as many prime numbers for which the sum of decimal digits is even as prime numbers for which it is odd. This hypothesis, first made in 1968, has recently been proven by ... > full story -
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Computer Model Better Than Clinical Judgment for Diagnosing Fever in Young Children
April 22, 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 -
Visualization of Geographic Patterns May Predict Spread of Disease
April 16, 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 -
New, Inexpensive Way to Predict Alzheimer's Disease
April 11, 2010 Your brain's capacity for information is a reliable predictor of Alzheimer's disease and can be cheaply and easily tested, according to ... > full story
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