Journal of the Royal Society, Interface
Jan 6, 2021
Branching in vascular networks and in overall organismic form is one of the most common and ancient features of multicellular plants, fungi and animals. By combining machine-learning techniques with new theory that relates vascular form to metabolic ...
Journal of the Royal Society, Interface
Dec 2, 2020
Papillary muscles serve as attachment points for chordae tendineae which anchor and position mitral valve leaflets for proper coaptation. As the ventricle contracts, the papillary muscles translate and rotate, impacting chordae and leaflet kinematics...
Journal of the Royal Society, Interface
Nov 11, 2020
In soft robotics, bio-inspiration ranges from hard- to software. Orb web spiders provide excellent examples for both. Adapted sensors on their legs may use morphological computing to fine-tune feedback loops that supervise the handling and accurate p...
Journal of the Royal Society, Interface
Aug 26, 2020
Within the framework of a biomimetic top-down approach, our study started with the technical question of the development of a hinge-free and compliant actuator inspired by plant movements. One meaningful biological concept generator was the opening a...
Journal of the Royal Society, Interface
Aug 19, 2020
A major issue in translation of the artificial intelligence platforms for automatic segmentation of echocardiograms to clinics is their generalizability. The present study introduces and verifies a novel generalizable and efficient fully automatic mu...
Journal of the Royal Society, Interface
Aug 5, 2020
We introduce a novel methodology for predicting the time evolution of the number of individuals in a given country reported to be infected with SARS-CoV-2. This methodology, which is based on the synergy of explicit mathematical formulae and deep lea...
Journal of the Royal Society, Interface
Jul 15, 2020
Metazoans gather information from their environments and respond in predictable ways. These computational tasks are achieved with neural networks of varying complexity. Their performance must be reliable over an individual's lifetime while dealing wi...
Journal of the Royal Society, Interface
Feb 26, 2020
Leg morphology is an important outcome of evolution. A remarkable morphological leg feature is the existence of biarticular muscles that span adjacent joints. Diverse studies from different fields of research suggest a less coherent understanding of ...
Journal of the Royal Society, Interface
Jan 29, 2020
The objective is to test automated estimation of active and passive skeletal muscle states using ultrasonic imaging. Current technology (electromyography, dynamometry, shear wave imaging) provides no general, non-invasive method for online estimatio...
Journal of the Royal Society, Interface
Dec 18, 2019
Flapping flight using passive pitch regulation is a commonly used mode of thrust and lift generation in insects and has been widely emulated in flying vehicles because it allows for simple implementation of the complex kinematics associated with flap...