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... humidity and wind records. The data is fodder for numerical models he uses to interpret past climate changes and predict future ones. His research reveals an Earth where ice sheets can melt more--raising sea levels faster--than anyone previously imagined. Brian Enquist , 35, University of Arizona (Tucson, ...Cockroach-like robot leads new research effort
... which integrates data across mathematical models, numerical simulations, robot models and biological experiments. The team he has assembled represents the best in these areas. While Full has run cockroaches, crabs, geckos and other animals on treadmills, across gelatin and over complex terrains to unde...Promising hospital anti-infection strategy probably won't work, study shows
...ing doesn't hold true." The study is based on numerical models that examined the mechanics of how microbial infections spread in hospitals and how the microbes build resistance to antibiotics. Bergstrom is the lead author of a paper detailing the work, which is being published in the Proceedings of the Na...Published research contains 'high level of statistical errors'
... these kinds of errors are probably present in all numerical results and all steps of scientific research, with potentially important practical consequences." The researchers suggest that one way to minimise the effect of these errors would be for published authors to make their raw data freely available on th......they adapt. The researchers studied competition in numerical models that included random fluctuations, i.e. statistical noise. They found that flexible competitors who adjust their adaptation rate could improve their prosperity in noisy systems. The researchers suggest that their model may have important econo...ESA consults European science community on candidate Earth Explorer missions
...ng of the Earth's radiative balance in climate and numerical weather forecast models by acquiring vertical prof...cal resolution and accuracy to support climate and numerical weather prediction. WALES, a polar orbiting satellite at 450 km altitude, hosts a lidar using four w...Researchers awarded $2 million to create high-tech tools for fighting wildfires
...od. Scientists at NCAR have a history of coupling numerical regional weather simulations with fire-spread models to advance the understanding of wildfires. According to NCAR scientist Janice Coen, "There are many things about wildfires that aren't understood scientifically. There are also many technological c...ESA to select new Earth Explorer missions
...re therefore of primary importance for climate and numerical weather prediction. The objective of WALES is to o...ospheric models in support of climate research and numerical weather prediction. EGPM (European contribution to the Global Precipitation Monitoring mission) C...A big surprise: Young nerve cells can rewind their developmental clocks
...ayer 6 (between layers 6 and 1), and in descending numerical order from 5 to 2. Each layer has a specific type of neuron associated with it. The researchers looked at the cortical layers in embryonic mice at a time in their development when layers 1, 6, and 5, would normally have already been formed. In m...Beetles could prove a hit with the aircraft industry
...rately. The project will involve computer-based numerical and mathematical modelling. Initially it will focus on understanding the beetle's heart-shaped miniature combustion chamber, which is less than 1 millimetre long. Simulations for a larger chamber around a few centimetres long will then be conducted, ...Little-studied waves in the heart may be cause of defibrillation failure
...dvances in high-speed imaging, data processing and numerical modeling are just now allowing their quantitative analysis as damped, propagating waves. To study the damped waves, Wikswo's team initiated a wave with a strong stimulus that moved smoothly across the heart. They then created a damped wave with a wea...It's feast or famine: Predators may drive lemming cycles, Science researchers say
...st their hypothesis, the researchers constructed a numerical model that incorporated many aspects of each species' population dynamics, such as how fast the animals reproduce, how long they live and how many lemmings they eat. The model didn't take into account the amount of food or space available to the lemm...Researchers measure effects of flow regulation and diking on salmon habitat loss
...ffort, another OGI research team is using detailed numerical computer models and an extensive real-time observation network to understand and predict circulation and physical habitat in the lower Columbia, including such factors as water level, velocity, salinity and water temperature (see www.ccalmr.ogi.edu/...UCLA receives NSF award for plasma research
... experimentation, computational-based modeling and numerical simulation are now essential tools in the advancement of scientific knowledge and engineering practice. As a result, parallel computer clusters are now the major instruments used by computational scientists, just as telescopes and particle accelerato...The area where carcinogens settle may be a key factor in developing lung cancer
... in airway bifurcations using a recently developed numerical particle deposition model. In this study the airflow fields were computed by a volume fluid dynamics program in "physiologically realistic airway bifurcation" geometries. This three-dimensional geometry model was adjusted to ensure smooth transitions...Advances in prosthetic, orthopedic, and audiologic diagnostic tools
...of composite hip stem with computer simulations. A numerical methodology was developed to analyze whether a composite hip could withstand the stress placed on it through everyday activities. Methodology was suitable for locating the critical region within the composite femoral component, providing three-dimens......ghly esteemed both by engineers and by applied and numerical mathematicians. His current research in Potsdam has several main focuses, the most notable of which is perhaps the development of completely new multi-scale models for tropical meteorology. These models describe the interplay between mesoscale cloud ...Significant pain reduction for post-shingles patients
...ed their pain intensity twice daily on an 11-point numerical scale. The primary efficacy endpoint was the change from baseline in morning/evening average pain (days 8 - 28). In todays Late Breaking Science session, Dr. Backonja discussed the study results in an oral presentation. Forty-two percent of patients...... Relying on a weighted algorithm that calculates a numerical advantage representing each possible move, the computer mostly powers through a list of potential ways any given game can play out. "Until the last decade of the 20th century, AI relied on clever programming and brute computation," says Holland. "Dee......ys addressing specific cognitive abilities such as numerical cognition or concept formation, very little has been done up to this point on the development of expertise," said Brannon. To explore how monkeys learn, the researchers decided to teach four rhesus macaque monkeys -- named Benedict, Macduff, Oberon ...