The Most Vexing Variable in the Search for E.T.

This is the last of three blog posts associated with this week’s episode of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, which addresses life in the universe. Read the first and second here. Someday, in the not too ...

Human ingenuity outpaces AI in finding new 'kissing number' bounds

How many coins can touch one coin, or how many basketballs can "kiss" one basketball at the same time? This seemingly playful ...

One of the world’s rarest whales that makes the Atlantic its home grows in population

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — One of the rarest whales on the planet has continued an encouraging trend of population growth in the ...
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How To Calculate Your Wealth Number (The 7% Rule)

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What Is a Window Sticker by VIN and How to Access the Original or Reproduction

You probably saw a large sticker on the car window when you chose a new or used car. This window sticker is officially called a Monroney label. It contains all the useful information: from factory ...
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How to Calculate the Magic Number

A magic number is a unique value that has special significance in various fields, such as computer science, mathematics, and cryptography. In this article, we will explore the concept of a magic ...
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Nishiura, H. (2010) Correcting the Actual Reproduction Number: A Simple Method to Estimate R0 from Early Epidemic Growth Data. International Journal of Environmental Research ...

ABSTRACT: Background: The present study showed a mathematical analysis of the spread of infectious diseases using the classical SEIR (Susceptible-Exposed-Infected-Recovered) model. The model is ...
Newsweek

Cannabis Use May Affect IVF, Scientists Warn

Cannabis use could impact the quality of a women's eggs and embryos, according to new research published in the journal Nature Communications. In their study, pharmacologist Cyntia Duval and ...
eLife

Inferring variant-specific effective reproduction numbers from combined case and sequencing data

Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, United States Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle, United States Howard ...
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Q&A: How Pew Research Center estimates the number of unauthorized immigrants living in the U.S.

Between 2021 and 2023, the number of unauthorized immigrants living in the United States grew from an estimated 10.5 million to 14 million, according to a new Pew Research Center report. That is the ...
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Rahman, B., Sadraddin, E. and Porreca, A. (2020) The Basic Reproduction Number of SARS-CoV-2 in Wuhan Is about to Die out, How about the Rest of the World? Reviews in Medical ...

ABSTRACT: Modern times have shown that understanding infectious diseases is imperative to our survival. In this study, we gain an understanding of the SIR model for novel or emerging infectious ...
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Social Compliance With NPIs, Mobility Patterns, and Reproduction Number: Lessons From COVID-19 in Europe

Abstract: Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), such as lockdowns, travel restrictions, and social distancing mandates, play a critical role in controlling the spread of infectious diseases by ...