Mathematics

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6-Nov-2024

'Shallow' sports and 'deep' social hierarchies: Not all pecking orders are created equal

University of Michigan
Peer-Reviewed Publication

University of Michigan researchers have added a new dimension to the mathematics used to predict the outcomes of all manner of competitions, including sports, games and social hierarchies in both humans and animals.

Journal

Science Advances

6-Nov-2024

Sewage surveillance proves powerful in combating antimicrobial resistance

Virginia Tech
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Sewage surveillance is emerging as a powerful tool in the fight against antimicrobial resistance with the potential to protect vulnerable communities more effectively.

Journal

Nature Water

6-Nov-2024

Safety of simultaneous vs sequential mRNA COVID-19 and inactivated influenza vaccines

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: In this randomized clinical trial assessing simultaneous vs sequential administration of mRNA COVID-19 and inactivated influenza vaccines, reactogenicity was comparable in both groups. These findings support the option of simultaneous administration of these vaccines. 

Journal

JAMA Network Open

6-Nov-2024

Rice bioengineers shed light on dosing challenges for cancer immunotherapy

Rice University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A team of Rice bioengineers has developed a mathematical model that clarifies why interleukin-12 ⎯ a potent immune-boosting protein that holds promise for cancer treatment ⎯ loses effectiveness over time when used as an immunotherapeutic.

Funder

Welch Foundation, Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, U.S. National Science Foundation

6-Nov-2024

UVA researchers design innovative 25 MW rotors to keep pace with wind turbine growth

University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science

As wind turbines grow in size, UVA researchers are designing 25-megawatt downwind offshore rotors to keep up.

Journal

Applied Energy

6-Nov-2024

Balancing quantity and quality: How X/Twitter's algorithm influences our consumption of news

University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science
Reports and Proceedings

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Minnesota confirmed that the X/Twitter algorithm significantly influences what users do and do not see relative to users’ independent choices in the accounts they follow. 

Funder

Amazon Web Services, University of Pennsylvania, University of Minnesota

Meeting

The 27th ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing

6-Nov-2024

New study: Earthquake prediction techniques lend quick insight into strength, reliability of materials

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Materials scientists can now use insight from a very common mineral and well-established earthquake and avalanche statistics to quantify how hostile environmental interactions may impact the degradation and failure of materials used for advanced solar panels, geological carbon sequestration and infrastructure such as buildings, roads and bridges.

Journal

Nature Communications

Funder

DOE/US Department of Energy, DOE/US Department of Energy