Caused by the tick-borne spirochete , Lyme disease (LD) is the most common vector-borne infectious disease in North America and Europe. Though timely diagnosis and treatment are effective in preventing disease progression, current tests are insensiti...
Neural networks : the official journal of the International Neural Network Society
Dec 9, 2019
We implemented a functional neuronal network that was able to learn and discriminate haptic features from biomimetic tactile sensor inputs using a two-layer spiking neuron model and homeostatic synaptic learning mechanism. The first order neuron mode...
Predicting interactions between proteins and other biomolecules solely based on structure remains a challenge in biology. A high-level representation of protein structure, the molecular surface, displays patterns of chemical and geometric features th...
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)
Dec 7, 2019
The relevance of an appropriate nutrition requires innovation in the design of food ingredients. The goal of this work was to obtain a powdered extract of quinoa by using spray-drying. To this aim, quinoa flour was suspended in water to obtain a solu...
Compound eyes, also known as insect eyes, have a unique structure. They have a hemispheric surface, and a lot of single eyes are deployed regularly on the surface. Thanks to this unique form, using the compound images has several advantages, such as ...
Human voice recognition systems (VRSs) are a prerequisite for voice-controlled human-machine interfaces (HMIs). In order to avoid interference from unexpected background noises, skin-attachable VRSs are proposed to directly detect physiological mecha...
Journal of chemical information and modeling
Nov 5, 2019
The surface energy of inorganic crystals is important in understanding experimentally relevant surface properties and designing materials for many applications. Predictive methods and data sets exist for surface energies of monometallic crystals. How...
Particulate matter (PM) pollution is a significant burden on global economies and public health. Most present air filters are heavy, bulky, and nontransparent and typically have inevitable compromise between removal efficiency and air permeability. W...
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Sep 19, 2019
Recent progress in electronic skin or e-skin research is broadly reviewed, focusing on technologies needed in three main applications: skin-attachable electronics, robotics, and prosthetics. First, since e-skin will be exposed to prolonged stresses o...
The surface of nanoparticles changes immediately after intravenous injection because blood proteins adsorb on the surface. How this interface changes during circulation and its impact on nanoparticle distribution within the body is not understood. He...