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Claire Valotteau
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Heenam Park
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Nathalie Pujol
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Paul W. Sternberg
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Jen-Wei Weng
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Veeren Chauhan
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Chun-Hao Chen
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In this episode, we uncover how Caenorhabditis elegans males pick the right mate — by literally feeling for it! Researchers discovered that body stiffness, controlled by special furrow collagens, acts as a key mechanical cue for contact-mediated mate recognition. We discuss: How males detect species, sex, and reproductive stage through touch Why body stiffness and surface signals must work together for successful mating Experiments using ruptured worms, chemical treatments, and even 3D-printed bionic worms to test mechanical cues Why mating is not just about scent or sight — it’s about how a partner feels 📖 Based on the research article: “Body stiffness is a mechanical property that facilitates contact-mediated mate recognition in Caenorhabditis elegans” Jen-Wei Weng, Heenam Park, Claire Valotteau, Nathalie Pujol, Paul W. Sternberg & Chun-Hao Chen. Published in Current Biology (2023). 🔗 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.07.020 🎧 Subscribe to the WoRM Podcast for more quirky stories at the crossroads of mechanics, behaviour, and evolution! This podcast is generated with artificial intelligence and curated by Veeren. If you’d like your publication featured on the show, please get in touch. 📩 More info: 🔗 www.veerenchauhan.com 📧 [email protected] |
WOrM Podcast: Whole Organism Analytics Podcast |
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DuckDB: Up and Running
2024-12-12
Wei-Meng Lee
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DuckDB, an open source in-process database created for OLAP workloads, provides key advantages over more mainstream OLAP solutions: It's embeddable and optimized for analytics. It also integrates well with Python and is compatible with SQL, giving you the performance and flexibility of SQL right within your Python environment. This handy guide shows you how to get started with this versatile and powerful tool. Author Wei-Meng Lee takes developers and data professionals through DuckDB's primary features and functions, best practices, and practical examples of how you can use DuckDB for a variety of data analytics tasks. You'll also dive into specific topics, including how to import data into DuckDB, work with tables, perform exploratory data analysis, visualize data, perform spatial analysis, and use DuckDB with JSON files, Polars, and JupySQL. Understand the purpose of DuckDB and its main functions Conduct data analytics tasks using DuckDB Integrate DuckDB with pandas, Polars, and JupySQL Use DuckDB to query your data Perform spatial analytics using DuckDB's spatial extension Work with a diverse range of data including Parquet, CSV, and JSON |
O'Reilly Data Science Books
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nPlan's ML Paper Club - join us in person if you can!
2024-06-13 · 11:30
Join us at our in-person Paper Club in our NEW OFFICE on Thursday the 13th June! The fabulous Peter Zachares will be talking us through Meta Continual Learning Revisited: Implicitly Enhancing Online Hessian Approximation Via Variance Reduction by Yichen Wu, Long-Kai Huang, Renzhen Wang, Deyu Meng and Ying Wei. Food will be provided, we look forward to seeing you there! Want to know more about nPlan Paper Club?
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nPlan's ML Paper Club - join us in person if you can!
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William W. S. Wei
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An essential guide on high dimensional multivariate time series including all the latest topics from one of the leading experts in the field Following the highly successful and much lauded book, Time Series Analysis—Univariate and Multivariate Methods, this new work by William W.S. Wei focuses on high dimensional multivariate time series, and is illustrated with numerous high dimensional empirical time series. Beginning with the fundamentalconcepts and issues of multivariate time series analysis,this book covers many topics that are not found in general multivariate time series books. Some of these are repeated measurements, space-time series modelling, and dimension reduction. The book also looks at vector time series models, multivariate time series regression models, and principle component analysis of multivariate time series. Additionally, it provides readers with information on factor analysis of multivariate time series, multivariate GARCH models, and multivariate spectral analysis of time series. With the development of computers and the internet, we have increased potential for data exploration. In the next few years, dimension will become a more serious problem. Multivariate Time Series Analysis and its Applications provides some initial solutions, which may encourage the development of related software needed for the high dimensional multivariate time series analysis. Written by bestselling author and leading expert in the field Covers topics not yet explored in current multivariate books Features classroom tested material Written specifically for time series courses Multivariate Time Series Analysis and its Applications is designed for an advanced time series analysis course. It is a must-have for anyone studying time series analysis and is also relevant for students in economics, biostatistics, and engineering. |
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AshishSingh Bhatia
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Yu-Wei, Chiu (David Chiu)
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Machine Learning with R Cookbook, Second Edition, is your hands-on guide to applying machine learning principles using R. Through simple, actionable examples and detailed step-by-step recipes, this book will help you build predictive models, analyze data, and derive actionable insights. Explore core topics in data science, including regression, classification, clustering, and more. What this Book will help me do Apply the Apriori algorithm for association analysis to uncover relationships in transaction datasets. Effectively visualize data patterns and associations using a variety of plots and graphing methods. Master the application of regression techniques to address predictive modeling challenges. Leverage the power of R and Hadoop for performing big data machine learning efficiently. Conduct advanced analyses such as survival analysis and improve machine learning model performance. Author(s) Yu-Wei, Chiu (David Chiu), the author, is an experienced data scientist and R programmer who specializes in applying data science and machine learning principles to solve real-world problems. David's pragmatic and comprehensive teaching style provides readers with deep insights and practical methodologies for using R effectively in their projects. His passion for data science and expertise in R and big data make this book a reliable resource for learners. Who is it for? This book is ideal for data scientists, analysts, and professionals working with machine learning and R. It caters to intermediate users who are versed in the basics of R and want to deepen their skills. If you aim to become the go-to expert for machine learning challenges and enhance your efficiency and capability in machine learning projects, this book is for you. |
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R for Data Science Cookbook
2016-07-29
Prabhanjan Narayanachar Tattar
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Yu-Wei, Chiu (David Chiu)
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The "R for Data Science Cookbook" is your comprehensive guide to tackling data problems using R. Focusing on practical applications, you will learn data manipulation, visualization, statistical inference, and machine learning with a hands-on approach using popular R packages. What this Book will help me do Master the use of R's functional programming features to streamline your analysis workflows. Extract, transform, and visualize data effectively using robust R packages like dplyr and ggplot2. Learn to create intuitive and professional visualizations and reports that communicate insights effectively. Implement key statistical modeling and machine learning techniques to solve real-world problems. Acquire expertise in data mining techniques, including clustering and association rule mining. Author(s) Yu-Wei Chiu, also known as David Chiu, is an experienced data scientist and educator. With a solid technical background in using R for data science, he combines theory with practical applications in his writing. David's approachable style and rich examples make complex topics accessible and engaging for learners. Who is it for? This book is perfect for individuals who already have a foundation in R and are looking to deepen their expertise in applying R to data science tasks. Ideal readers are analysts and statisticians eager to solve real-world problems using practical tools. If you're aspiring to work effectively with large data sets or want to learn versatile data analysis techniques, this book is designed for you. It bridges the gap between theoretical knowledge and actionable skills, making it invaluable for professionals and learners alike. |
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