Aim The nestedness temperature of presence-absence matrices is currently calculated with the nestedness temperature calculator (NTC). In the algorithm implemented by the NTC: (1) the line of perfect ...

The most widely used technique for finding the largest or smallest values of a math function turns out to be a fundamentally difficult computational problem. Many aspects of modern applied research ...

National ICT Australia (NICTA) scientists are developing advanced surveillance technologies including software algorithms to track “inappropriate behavior” in public places. The project—which aims to ...

In their original paper presenting Google, Larry and Sergey define PageRank like this: PR(A) = (1-d) + d (PR(T1)/C(T1) + ... + PR(Tn)/C(Tn)). We dive into what that really means. Earlier today, Dixon ...

Sept. 2 (UPI) --Scientists in Japan have developed a new way to measure the energy difference of an atom and a molecule. The new algorithm, described Thursday in the journal Physical Chemistry ...