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Carnegie Mellon researchers uncover online auction fraud
12-05-2006 · EurekAlert!Computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University are using data mining techniques to identify perpetrators of fraud among online auction users as well as their otherwise unknown accomplices.The new method analyzes publicly available histories of transactions posted by online auction sites such as eBay and identifies suspicious online behaviors and dubious associations among users.
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- Neuronal circuits able to rewire on the fly to sharpen senses
12-16-2007 · EurekAlert!
Researchers from the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, a joint project of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, have for the first time described a mechanism called "dynamic connectivity," in which neuronal circuits are rewired "on the fly" allowing stimuli to be more keenly sensed. The process is described in a paper in the January 2008 issue of Nature Neuroscience, and now available online.
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- More Internet Users May Be Taking Phishing Bait Than Thought
10-14-2006 · ScienceDaily
A higher-than-expected percentage of Internet users are likely to fall victim to scam artists masquerading as trusted service providers, report researchers at the Indiana University School of Informatics. "Designing Ethical Phishing Experiments: A study of (ROT13) rOnl query features" simulated phishing tactics used to elicit online information from eBay customers. The online auction giant was selected because of its popularity among millions of users -- and because it is one of the most popular targets of phishing scams.
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- Theoretical physicists develop test for string theory
01-24-2007 · EurekAlert!
For decades, many scientists have criticized string theory, pointing out that it does not make predictions by which it can be tested. Now, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University; the University of California, San Diego; and The University of Texas at Austin have developed a test of string theory. Their test, described in the January 26 Physical Review Letters, involves measurements of how elusive high-energy particles scatter during particle collisions.
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- More Internet users may be taking phishing bait than thought
10-13-2006 · EurekAlert!
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- DNA gets new twist: Carnegie Mellon scientists develop unique 'DNA nanotags'
01-26-2007 · EurekAlert!
Carnegie Mellon University scientists have married bright fluorescent dye molecules with DNA nanostructure templates to make nanosized fluorescent labels that hold considerable promise for studying fundamental chemical and biochemical reactions in single molecules or cells. The work, published online Jan. 26 in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, improves the sensitivity for fluorescence-based imaging and medical diagnostics.
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- Carnegie Mellon researchers call for reducing carbon emissions
06-14-2007 · EurekAlert!
Carnegie Mellon University engineering researchers Christopher L. Weber and Scott H. Matthews argue that rising US trade with countries like China has major consequences for the future of global climate change.
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- Bar flies: fruit flies help unravel the genetics of alcohol sensitivity
10-30-2007 · EurekAlert!
Research published in the online open-access journal Genome Biology this week has identified a number of genes that are associated with sensitivity to alcohol in fruit flies. It is hoped that these findings will help researchers uncover the genetic basis of drinking behavior in humans.
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- Online game helps people recognize Internet scams
09-25-2007 · EurekAlert!
Carnegie Mellon University computer scientists have developed an interactive, online game featuring a little fish named Phil that can teach people how to better recognize and avoid email 'phishing' and other Internet scams.
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- Study by Children's Hospital and Carnegie Mellon explains crucial deficit in children with autism
10-11-2006 · EurekAlert!
Young children with autism appear to be delayed in their ability to categorize objects and, in particular, to distinguish between living and nonliving things, according to a breakthrough study by researchers at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University.
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- Carnegie Mellon researcher proposes development of artificial cells to fight disease
02-07-2007 · EurekAlert!
Carnegie Mellon University's Philip Leduc predicts the use of artificially created cells could be a potential new therapeutic approach for treating diseases in an ever-changing world.
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