Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Apr 8, 2025
Engineering small autonomous agents capable of operating in the microscale environment remains a key challenge, with current systems still evolving. Our study explores the fruit fly, , a classic model system in biology and a species adept at microsca...
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Apr 8, 2025
Invertebrate research ethics has largely been ignored compared to the consideration of higher order animals, but more recent focus has questioned this trend. Using the robotic control ofas a case study, we examine ethical considerations in invertebra...
Analytical chemistry
Apr 7, 2025
This study presents an attractive single-component ratiometric fluorescent sensor that utilizes the oxidation of BSA-protected Au nanoclusters (BSA-Au NCs) by -Bromosuccinimide (NBS) to detect catecholamine neurotransmitters and their metabolites, wh...
Scientific reports
Apr 7, 2025
Despite advancements in video-based behaviour analysis and detection models for various species, existing methods are suboptimal to detect macaques in complex laboratory environments. To address this gap, we present MacqD, a modified Mask R-CNN model...
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Apr 7, 2025
Animal-robot interaction (ARI) is an emerging field that uses biomimetic robots to replicate biological cues, enabling controlled studies of animal behavior. This study investigates the potential for ARI systems to induce local enhancement (e.g. wher...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Apr 6, 2025
The detection, observation, recognition, and statistics of marine plankton are the basis of marine ecological research. In recent years, digital holography has been widely applied to plankton detection and recognition. However, the recording and reco...
Scientific reports
Apr 6, 2025
Agriculture is an essential foundation that supports numerous economies, and the longevity of the coffee business is of paramount significance. Controlling and safeguarding coffee farms from harmful pests, including the Coffee Berry Borer, Mealybugs,...
Journal of ethnopharmacology
Apr 5, 2025
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The species Siparuna guianensis Aublet (family Siparunaceae) is traditionally used by indigenous peoples and riverine communities in Central and South America to treat migraines, flu, respiratory diseases, fever, pain,...
Poultry science
Apr 4, 2025
Mating behaviors are crucial for bird welfare, reproduction, and productivity in breeding flocks. During mating, a rooster mounts a hen, which may result in the hen overlapping or disappearing from top-view of a vision system. The objective of this r...
Experimental neurology
Apr 4, 2025
Individual variability preference is a typical characteristic of alcohol drinking behaviors, with a higher risk for the development of alcohol use disorders (AUDs) in high alcohol preference (HP) populations. Here, we created a map of alcohol-related...