The Daily Populous

In other words, a node is strongly clustered if a large proportion of its neighbours are neighbours of each other.

This metric is related to weighted degree, but includes information from all strengths of connection between every pair of nodes.

Moderation analysis was performed for each metric to assess whether the relationships differed between Alzheimer’s disease and PSP. »

While that's a long shot, there's a political reason for them to force a vote: It could make Republican senators take a public stand on this hot-button issue.

Thirty is the "magic number of cosponsors needed to get a #NetNeutrality vote in the full Senate," she tweeted.

So from the Democrats' point of view, winning this battle is a long shot — but there's every reason to try. »

Shark fin soup -- a Chinese delicacy, one sometimes eaten for special occasions like weddings or Lunar New Year celebrations -- is now illegal in Nevada because of a law signed in June 2017 by Gov. Brian Sandoval.

On Jan 1, 2018, a law went into effect in Nevada banning the sale of shark fin (shown here dried) or products made from it (like shark fin soup).

Although shark fin consumption has declined in mainland China and Hong Kong in recent years, with shark fin soup now forbidden at state functions, its consumption has increased in Nevada, "largely associated with the increase in visitors consuming shark fin and new casinos catering to them," according to Shark Stewards, a marine conservation group. »

Even though black holes excite the imagination like few other concepts in science, the truth is that no astronomer has actually seen one.

Because as massive black holes are, they’re actually incredibly hard to see up close.

Astronomers also speculate that some black holes may have been formed in the early chaotic universe after the Big Bang. »