These algorithms are based on a ton of historical data and trading patterns related to a variety of trading scenarios such as forced selling and short squeezes, as well as actions of smart money and actions of the momentum crowd.

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Some are related to historical patterns.

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How are local events in particular populations related to these macroevolutionary patterns?

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Dietary patterns associated with fall-related fracture in elderly Japanese: a population based prospective study.

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Patterns identified can be correlated with venue-related wind, current, and tide conditions to inform decisions and race strategies.

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"I think what we're looking for are sort of people with overwhelming personal problems and patterns of behavior that are not at all related to religion, " Cone said.

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The more closely related two individuals are, however, the more similar their patterns of fragments will be.

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Waber went on to combine the data from the social sensing ID badges with other data sources -- e-mail and instant messaging patterns, phone logs, and meeting information and selected data features that related to job performance and satisfaction, and how people communicate and collaborate.

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