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Computer vision-based wood identification and its expansion and contribution potentials in wood science: A review
The remarkable developments in computer vision and machine learning have changed the methodologies of many scientific disciplines. They have also...
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Potential of machine learning approaches for predicting mechanical properties of spruce wood in the transverse direction
To predict the mechanical properties of wood in the transverse direction, this study used machine learning to extract the anatomical features of wood...
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Alleviative Effects of Exercise on Bone Remodeling in Fluorosis Mice
Fluorine is widely present in nature in the form of fluoride. Prolonged high-dose fluoride exposure can cause skeletal fluorosis, resulting in...
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Continuous ridge-furrow film mulching enhances maize root growth and crop yield by improving soil aggregates characteristics in a semiarid area of China: An eight-year field experiment
AimsFilm mulching has been widely used for increasing crop yields in semiarid areas, but its long-term impact on crop performance and soil quality...
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Insight into the evolutionary and domesticated history of the most widely cultivated mushroom Agaricus bisporus via mitogenome sequences of 361 global strains
Agaricus bisporus is the most widely cultivated edible mushroom in the world with a only around three hundred years known history of cultivation....
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Bioeconomic Model for a Single Species of Fish
In the current fishery stock assessment model, the model with a single species is the most commonly used. In a commercial exploitation fishery, the...
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Stereoscopic Imaging of Diatoms in Light and Electron Microscopy
During the past decade stereoscopic photography, which had already been developed in the 1850s, experienced a noticeable renaissance in natural...
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The NMDA receptor antagonist ketamine impairs and delays context-dependent decision making in the parietal cortex
Flexible decision making is an indispensable ability for humans. A subanesthetic dose of ketamine, an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist,...
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A handheld device for measuring the diameter at breast height of individual trees using laser ranging and deep-learning based image recognition
BackgroundAccurate and efficient measurement of the diameter at breast height (DBH) of individual trees is essential for forest inventories,...
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Air pollution could drive global dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes
Antibiotic-resistant pathogens pose a significant threat to human health. Several dispersal mechanisms have been described, but transport of both...
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Enzymatic synthesis of fluorinated compounds
Fluorinated compounds are widely used in the fields of molecular imaging, pharmaceuticals, and materials. Fluorinated natural products in nature are...
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Quantifying two-dimensional and three-dimensional stereoscopic learning in anatomy using electroencephalography
Advances in computer visualization enabling both 2D and 3D representation have generated tools to aid perception of spatial relationships and provide...
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Texture analysis of stereograms of diffuse-porous hardwood: identification of wood species used in Tripitaka Koreana
Tripitaka Koreana is a collection of over 80,000 Buddhist texts carved on wooden blocks. In this study, we investigated whether six hardwood species...
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Structure and Function of the Shell and the Chorioallantoic Membrane of the Avian Egg: Embryonic Respiration
The evolution of a cleidoic (self-supporting) egg in the amniotes was pivotal to the transition of animal life from water to land: embryonic...
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Modeling of the OX1R–orexin-A complex suggests two alternative binding modes
BackgroundInteractions between the orexin peptides and their cognate OX 1 and OX 2 receptors remain poorly characterized. Site-directed mutagenesis...
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Frequency thresholds for stereopsis in the case of alternative presenting the left and right images of stereopair in children with ophthalmopathology
In this paper, we report the results of estimating the minimum frequency of alternative left-right stereopair image presentation necessary to obtain...
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Protein Structure
Peptides and proteins are made by condensation of amino acids, forming peptide bonds. The sequence of amino acids in a protein is called its primary...
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The complete N-terminal extension of heparin cofactor II is required for maximal effectiveness as a thrombin exosite 1 ligand
BackgroundHeparin cofactor II (HCII) is a circulating protease inhibitor, one which contains an N-terminal acidic extension (HCII 1-75) unique within...
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An apparent medieval stereogram incorporating a symbol for optical illusion
Stereograms mark a threshold in understanding visual perception. Modern study of stereopsis began with Wheatstone's invention of the stereogram and...
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A computer-aided method for the evaluation of fusional reserves with objective control of fusion break
A method for evaluating the fusional reserves has been developed and tested. The method employs an interactive computer program permitting the...