Mean-field approximation for networks with synchrony-driven adaptive coupling by Fennelly, N, Neff, A, Lambiotte, R, Keane, A, Byrne, A

“…In place of the less tractable spike-timing-dependent plasticity, we employ recently validated phase-difference-dependent plasticity rules, which adjust coupling strengths based on the relative phases of θ-neuron oscillators. …”

中朝古代桃花源文学比较研究 = A comparative study of peach blossom literature in ancient China and Korea by 蔡佳敏 Cai, Jiamin

“…This peach blossom imagery develops from Tao Yuan Ming's portrayal of a peach blossom in his famous poetry "The Peach Colony" ("Tao Hua Yuan Shi with Ji"). …”
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Task-orientated human-robot teleoperation using wearable sensors by Teoh, Yee Seng

“…In benchmark experiment, simple movement tasks such as moving the robot end effector in fixed-distance straight line at orthogonal direction are done. The accuracy, adaptation time and repeatability of the system are obtained and examined. …”
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Single atom catalysts on MXene for carbon dioxide reduction reaction by Lee, Daryll Shzen

“…CO2 reduction testing was conducted using in-line sampling gas chromatography. Copper and zinc were the metals that most significantly enhanced the catalytic activity and selectivity of Nb2C MXene, with copper showing a stronger effect than zinc. …”
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Pull production system in a food packaging company by Yong, Kevan Cai Chim

“…A simulation model of the proposed production line was analyzed and was verified by a simulation model of the current production line. …”
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Robotic mobility on top of a LCD display by Kee, Willie Meng Hui.

“…Whenever, it comes to Line-following robots people would think of a robot following white lines with black background or the black lines with white background. …”
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Efficient position decoding methods based on fluorescence calcium imaging in the mouse hippocampus by Tu, Mengyu, Zhao, Ruohe, Adler, Avital, Gan, Wen-Biao, Chen, Zhe S.

“…Here, we develop an efficient strategy to extract features from fluorescence calcium imaging traces and further decode the animal's position. We validate our spike inference-free decoding methods in multiple in vivo calcium imaging recordings of the mouse hippocampus based on both supervised and unsupervised decoding analyses. …”
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Electrolyte-gated neuromorphic transistors for brain-like dynamic computing by He, Yongli, Jiang, Shanshan, Chen, Chunsheng, Wan, Changjin, Shi, Yi, Wan, Qing

“…Particularly, dynamics play an essential role in neural spike information processing. Here, we offer a brief review and perspective in the field of electrolyte-gated neuromorphic transistors for brain-like dynamic computing. …”
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Recovery of 3D shapes from 2D sketches by Liu, Yang

“…The objective of this research is to recover 3D freeform surfaces depicted in a single line drawing, with the aim of taking conceptual design sketches and converting them into 3D models. …”
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Clinical course, immunogenicity, and efficacy of BNT162b2 mRNA vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 infection in liver transplant recipients by Tan, Eunice X., Lim, Wen Hui, Thong, Elizabeth, Chavatte, Jean-Marc, Zhang, Jinyan, Lim, Jonathan, Jin, Jocelyn Y., Lim, Daniel R. X., Kang, Jaclyn Y. T., Tang, Ansel Shao Pin, Chan, Kai En, Tan, Caitlyn, Tan, Shi Ni, Nah, Benjamin, Huang, Daniel Q., Wang, Lin-Fa, Tambyah, Paul A., Somani, Jyoti, Young, Barnaby Edward, Muthiah, Mark D.

“…We measured the antibody response against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein using the Roche Elecsys immunoassay to the receptor-binding domain of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, and the presence of neutralizing antibodies was measured by the surrogate virus neutralization test (cPass) before first and second doses of vaccination and also between 2 and 3 mo after the second dose of vaccination. …”
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Parametric study of gravure printing process for R2R printed electronics by Pua, Suan Tai

“…In this study, however, various printing parameters were investigated to establish their effects on printed line width and film thickness, in an attempt to achieve fine line printing resolution over a large printing area. …”
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Evaluation of population immunity against SARS-CoV-2 variants, EG.5.1, FY.4, BA.2.86, JN.1, JN.1.4, and KP.3.1.1 using samples from two health demographic surveillance systems in K... by Lugano, D, Kutima, B, Kimani, M, Sigilai, A, Gitonga, J, Karani, A, Akech, D, Karia, B, Ziraba, AK, Maina, A, Lambisia, A, Omuoyo, D, Mugo, D, Lucinde, R, Owuor, S, Konyino, G, Newman, J, Bailey, D, Nduati, E, Githinji, G, Agoti, CN, Bejon, P, Scott, JAG, Agweyu, A, Warimwe, GM

“…The majority of these mutations mainly target the spike protein, allowing the new variants to escape the immunity previously raised by vaccination and/or infection by earlier variants of SARS-CoV-2. …”

An immunoinformatic approach for identifying and designing conserved multi-epitope vaccines for coronaviruses by Ong, Yu Chuan, Tejo, Bimo Ario, Yap, Wei Boon

“…Methods: This study utilized an immunoinformatic approach to identify evolutionarily conserved CD4+ (HTL) and CD8+ (CTL) T cells, and B-cell epitopes in the coronaviral spike (S) glycoprotein. Results: A total of 132 epitopes were identified, with the majority of them found to be conserved across the bat CoVs, pangolin CoVs, endemic coronaviruses, SARS-CoV-2, and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). …”
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Advancements in Management Science: Applications to Online Retail, Healthcare, and Non-Profit Fundraising by Zhai, Chen Wen (Sabrina)

“…Studies on the efficacy of first-line versus second-line and alternative antibiotics for UTI are limited and dated. …”
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Design of a >500MHz current starving VCO/DLL with low phase noise for digital PWM control by Chua, Dillon Yu Ze

“…It typically consist of a voltage controlled delay line, a phase detector. A delay line consists of a chain of delay cells that can be varied to adjust the amount of delay between the output and input signal through the delay line. …”
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Human Centered Computing : 66th International Conference, HCC 2020, Virtual Event, December 14-15, 2020 : Revised Selected Papers / by HCC (Conference : Human Centered Computing) (6th : 2020 : Online), organiser 642973, Zu, Qiaohong, editor 642970, Tang, Yong, editor 642971, Mladenović, Vladimir, editor 642972

Unraveling the Dynamics of Mental and Visuospatial Workload in Virtual Reality Environments by Bernal, Guillermo, Jung, Hahrin, Yassı, İsmail Emir, Hidalgo, Nelson, Alemu, Yodahe, Barnes-Diana, Tyler, Maes, Pattie

“…Our findings indicate a broadband increase in EEG power just prior to a helper event, followed by a spike of visuospatial engagement (parietal alpha and beta 0-1-3 s) occurring concurrently with a decrease in mental workload (frontal theta 2–4 s), and subsequent decreases in visuospatial engagement (parietal theta at 14 s) and physiological arousal (HRV at 20 s). …”
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Analysis and reduction of mismatch in silicon neurons by Shuo, Sun, Basu, Arindam

“…The method presented allows the corrected neurons to compute both rate codes and spike time codes in a mismatch resilient fashion…”
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A high efficiency buck converter for IoT sensors by Mo, Mingwei

“…When the system is activated for data collection and processing, the load current may spike to tens of milliamperes. Thus, it's essential for the DC-DC converter to accommodate a broad spectrum of load currents, ensuring versatility and reliability in various operational states. …”
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Synaptic devices towards neuromorphic electronics by Datta, Indira

“…Area Transfer curves, gate voltage hysteresis loops, and multilevel resistance modulation were studied, and biological functions including long-term potentiation and Depression (LTP and LTD), Excitatory and Inhibitory Postsynaptic Current (EPSC and IPSC), Spike Amplitude and Duration Dependent Plasticity (SADP and SDDP), Paired Pulse Facilitation and Depression (PPF and PPD), and repeated learning and forgetting curves were emulated by our novel device. …”
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