Tests for Autism? Companies Are Selling Them, but Research Is Still Scant

Backers claim the tests can predict a child’s risk of autism using a strand of hair or a mother’s blood, but critics say they are not ready for the market.

Visual analog scale has comparable validity for perennial allergic, nonallergic rhinitis

The visual analog scale (VAS) demonstrates comparable validity for perennial allergic rhinitis (PAR) and nonallergic rhinitis ...
IEEE

Single-Source-Point Detection for DOA Estimation Using Angle Correlation Between Adjacent Time–Frequency Points

Abstract: This letter proposes multisource direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation using the correlation between angles of adjacent time– frequency (TF) points for a first-order ambisonics sensor array.
NPR

Test scores in U.S. schools are down. Are smartphones to blame?

Student test scores in the U.S. are down from where they were a decade ago. The trend is one that education researchers accept but took most of the decade to identify. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
IEEE

Stratigraphic Sequence Correlation of Well Logs Using KANFormer Enhanced With OMP-Based Data Augmentation

Abstract: The stratigraphic sequence correlation of well logs is a crucial step for reservoir investigation. The manual interpretation is a commonly used method, and the experience of geophysicists ...