Ever wondered how your brain handles learning new skills and remembering facts at the same time? Scientists dove into this mystery by studying how learning words affects the way we adapt to physical tasks. They gathered a group of 32 people and had them perform a reaching task while exposed to a force field. This task was designed to mimic real-life situations where...
Sports stats are everywhere. They help teams and fans understand the game better. But not all stats are the same. Some numbers are counts, like goals scored or runs made. These counts can be tricky to analyze. A new method is gaining attention. It's called the Conway-Maxwell-Poisson (CMP) model. This model is flexible. It can handle different types of count data. Th...
The way COVID-19 spread across England in 2021 was not the same for everyone. Different age groups played different roles in keeping the virus going. This is because people of different ages mix with each other in various ways. To understand this better, a special math model was created. This model looked at how different age groups contributed to the spread of the v...
Hospital-acquired infections, often called nosocomial infections, are a big deal in healthcare settings. These infections can lead to longer hospital stays and even higher death rates. They also put extra pressure on the healthcare system, affecting both staff and other patients. Knowing whether an infection was picked up in the hospital or brought in from outside is...