Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
Jan 1, 2015
To behave in a robust and adaptive way, animals must extract task-relevant sensory information efficiently. One way to understand how they achieve this is to explore regularities within the information animals perceive during natural behavior. In thi...
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
Jan 1, 2015
Robust personal authentication is becoming ever more important in computer-based applications. Among a variety of methods, biometric offers several advantages, mainly in embedded system applications. Hard and soft multi-biometric, combined with hard ...
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
Jan 1, 2015
This chapter describes the implementation of a neural network-based predictive control system for driving a prosthetic hand. Nonlinearities associated with the electromechanical aspects of prosthetic devices present great challenges for precise contr...
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
Jan 1, 2015
We present a GEneral Neural Network (GENN) for learning trends from existing data and making predictions of unknown information. The main novelty of GENN is in its generality, simplicity of use, and its specific handling of windowed input/output. Its...
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
Jan 1, 2015
This chapter focuses on the fingerprint-based artificial neural networks QSAR (FANN-QSAR) approach to predict biological activities of structurally diverse compounds. Three types of fingerprints, namely ECFP6, FP2, and MACCS, were used as inputs to t...
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
Jan 1, 2015
UNLABELLED: In biology and chemistry, a key goal is to discover novel compounds affording potent biological activity or chemical properties. This could be achieved through a chemical intuition-driven trial-and-error process or via data-driven predict...
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
Jan 1, 2015
Peptides are molecules of varying complexity, with different functions in the organism and with remarkable therapeutic interest. Predicting peptide activity by computational means can help us to understand their mechanism of action and deliver powerf...
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
Jan 1, 2015
With the introduction of the REACH legislation in the European Union, there is a requirement for property and toxicity data on chemicals produced in or imported into the EU at levels of 1 tonne/year or more. This has meant an increase in the in silic...
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
Jan 1, 2015
Bacteria have been one of the world's most dangerous and deadliest pathogens for mankind, nowadays giving rise to significant public health concerns. Given the prevalence of these microbial pathogens and their increasing resistance to existing antibi...
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
Jan 1, 2015
Microbial communities are found in nearly all environments and play a critical role in defining ecosystem service. Understanding the relationship between these microbial communities and their environment is essential for prediction of community struc...
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