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Post-9/11 immigration enforcement lowered demand for undocumented workers
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Apr 29, 2009 |
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A recent study in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management shows that as a result of a variety of interior enforcement initiatives implemented in 2002-2005, such as the ramping up of the Social Security no-match progra ...
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Brown mathematicians prove new way to build a better estimate
Feb 29, 2008 |
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How do you sift through hundreds of billions of bits of information and make accurate inferences from such gargantuan sets of data? Brown University mathematician Charles “Chip” Lawrence and graduate student Luis Carvalho ...
New cost-effective means to reconstruct virus populations
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May 09, 2008 |
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Researchers from the United States and Switzerland have developed mathematical and statistical tools for reconstructing viral populations using pyrosequencing, a novel and effective technique for sequencing DNA. They describe ...
Astronomers predict the future health of unborn babies
Jun 25, 2007 |
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Astrophysicists at the University of Sussex are using their statistical expertise to help save the lives of unborn babies.
Audio Watermarking Technique Could Locate Movie Pirates
Feb 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Camcorder piracy - which occurs when moviegoers bring a camcorder into a theater to record a movie from the screen - is a rapidly growing illegal activity. In the US, camcorder piracy has ...
New statistical method shows importance of dialysis dose
Jul 30, 2009 |
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A new approach to statistical analysis may be better suited to study the relationship between higher "dose" of dialysis and survival time for patients with advanced kidney disease, according to an upcoming paper in the Journal of ...
New statistical technique improves precision of nanotechnology data
Jul 01, 2009 |
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A new statistical analysis technique that identifies and removes systematic bias, noise and equipment-based artifacts from experimental data could lead to more precise and reliable measurement of nanomaterials ...
Illinois Soil Nitrogen Test measures microbial nitrogen
May 11, 2009 |
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Contrary to the prevailing view, cereal crops derive the majority of their nitrogen from the soil, not fertilizer. Soils differ considerably in microbial activities that determine nitrogen-supplying power, and these differences ...
Evaluation of standard liver volume formula for Chinese adults
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has been used to alleviate the shortage of available liver donors. Accurate estimation of the standard liver volume (SLV) of the living donor and recipient is crucial. Scholars of ...
Blood 'fingerprints' for cancer
Sep 03, 2008 |
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Serum microRNAs (miRNAs) can serve as biomarkers for the detection of diseases including cancer and diabetes, according to research published online this week in Cell Research. The findings pave the way for a revolutionary ...
Teens in Love Do Less Crime
Jan 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Teenagers in love may be less likely to get mixed up in crime and substance abuse, according to new UC Davis research. But while romantic love seems to help keep teens law-abiding, casual sex can mean trouble.
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