A Model Of Space-based And Object-centered Attention In The Brain
Shifting attention in space is a fundamental biological function. Without attention, it would be impossible to scan the environment and to detect prey, predators, or…
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Exploring The Discrepancies Between General Relativity And Scalar-Tensor-Vector Gravity Theory
General Relativity is, currently, the best theory to explain gravitational phenomena. Published by Albert Einstein in 1915, the theory found agreement with known astronomical observations,…
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Can Machine Learning fMRI Be A Computer Aided Diagnosis Tool For Brain Diseases?
Recent statistics show that about half of the population in the US suffers from at least one type of health problem including mental illness, substance…
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Combinations Of Tests For A Better Prediction Of Carcinogens
Cancer is one of the leading cause of mortality globally with an estimated 17.5 million cases reported worldwide in 2015. With a rapid increase in Cancer…
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Construction Of An Ultrafast Broadband Infrared Pump For Spectroscopy Measurements
Over the past few decades, time-resolved ultrafast spectroscopy measurements have emerged as new frontiers of condensed matter physics via manipulating and detecting different orders of…
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The Birth Of Synapse – A Brief History Of One Of The Most Intricate Inventions Of Life
The stunning complexity of life at its very foundation leaves countless fundamental queries beyond the reach of scientific interpretation. One of the big disputes in…
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Producing Human Proteins From Plant Roots
Rhizobium rhizogenes is a bacterium that infects wounded plant stems. The infection results in the development of roots at the wound site (figure 1). These…
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Bio-inspired Slim Polymer Films With Wide Fields Of View And Multiple Imaging Capabilities
Inspired by the behaviour of light-harvesting ommatidia – biological waveguides composed of a lens, crystalline cone and rhabdom – found in the compound eyes of…
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How To Keep Orbits Around The Triple Asteroid System 2001SN263?
Asteroids are celestial bodies much smaller than planets. They have irregular shapes and very weak gravity fields. Space missions around an asteroid can be challenging…
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Linking Biodiversity And Species Richness in Grasslands To Plant Bioenergy Potential
Species-rich grasslands in Europe are biodiversity hotspots, providing multiple ecosystem functions and services. We are experiencing a global loss of species, and one of the…
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Asteroid 1991 VG: Certainly Peculiar But Definitely Not Alien
When small (about 10 meters or 33 feet) near-Earth asteroid (NEA) 1991 VG was discovered in 1991, it was the first one of its kind and…
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