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FunMappOne: a tool to hierarchically organize and visually navigate functional gene annotations in multiple experiments.

BMC bioinformatics
BACKGROUND: Functional annotation of genes is an essential step in omics data analysis. Multiple databases and methods are currently available to summarize the functions of sets of genes into higher level representations, such as ontologies and molec...

An earthworm-inspired friction-controlled soft robot capable of bidirectional locomotion.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
We present the design, fabrication, modeling and feedback control of an earthworm-inspired soft robot capable of bidirectional locomotion on both horizontal and inclined flat platforms. In this approach, the locomotion patterns are controlled by acti...

Emergence of cognitive priming and structure building from the hierarchical interaction of canonical microcircuit models.

Biological cybernetics
The concept of connectionism states that higher cognitive functions emerge from the interaction of many simple elements. Accordingly, research on canonical microcircuits conceptualizes findings on fundamental neuroanatomical circuits as well as recur...

Field evaluation of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) sprayer: effect of spray volume on deposition and the control of pests and disease in wheat.

Pest management science
BACKGROUND: Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are a recently developed aerial spraying technology. However, the effect of spray volume variation on deposition and pesticide control efficacy is unknown. The effect of three UAV spray volumes (9.0, 16.8 a...

Estimating Scale-Invariant Future in Continuous Time.

Neural computation
Natural learners must compute an estimate of future outcomes that follow from a stimulus in continuous time. Widely used reinforcement learning algorithms discretize continuous time and estimate either transition functions from one step to the next (...

A bio-inspired sighted robot chases like a hoverfly.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Here we present a novel bio-inspired visual processing system, which enables a robot to locate and follow a target, using an artificial compound eye called CurvACE. This visual sensor actively scanned the environment at an imposed frequency (50 Hz) w...

Extracellular GABA assisting in organizing dynamic cell assemblies to shorten reaction time to sensory stimulation.

Biological cybernetics
Until recently, glia, which exceeds the number of neurons, was considered to only have supportive roles in the central nervous system, providing homeostatic controls and metabolic supports. However, recent studies suggest that glia interacts with neu...

Clinical applications of control systems models: The neural integrators for eye movements.

Progress in brain research
The first models that were proposed to account for the neural control of eye movements applied a classic control systems approach, including feedback, and measured system responses to sinusoidal and transient stimuli. Although such models provided ma...

Proximal detection of guide wire perforation using feature extraction from bispectral audio signal analysis combined with machine learning.

Computers in biology and medicine
Artery perforation during a vascular catheterization procedure is a potentially life threatening event. It is of particular importance for the surgeons to be aware of hidden or non-obvious events. To minimize the impact it is crucial for the surgeon ...