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May 7, 2011

The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Evidence for Dark Energy from the CMB Alone

Detecting Emergent Processes In Cellular Automata With Excess Information

Comparing the Topological and Electrical Structure of the North American Electric Power Infrastructure

An MRI-Derived Definition of MCI-to-AD Conversion for Long-Term, Automatic Prognosis of MCI Patients

A Causal Modelling Approach Demonstrates That The Effect Of Exercise On Pattern Separation Is Independent Of Hippocampal Neurogenesis

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