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The multiphase model has given keen insights into many aspects of biology, from crawling cells to bio-gel morphology and tumor angiogenesis [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]. Phases are averaged fractions of a control volume, treated as...
Alopecia areata is an autoimmune condition where the immune system attacks hair follicles and disrupts their natural cycle through phases of growth, regression, and rest. The disease manifests with distinct hair loss patterns, and what...
This thesis introduces in detail how we apply deep neural networks to solve several natural language processing problems, including Word Sense Disambiguation (WSD), word representation and knowledge-base completion. We apply...
While the immune system is extraordinarily complex and powerful, and medical advancements are more spectacular than ever, in recent history we have seen the unfortunate failure of both processes (immune system and drugs) in the...
Three-dimensional reaction-diffusion systems are able to produce scroll waves which rotate around a curve called the filament. A scroll ring is formed when the filament is a closed curve. In isotropic systems where reactants have equal...
In this dissertation, we create three theoretical models to answer questions raised by recent experiments that lie beyond the scope of current theory. In the landmark-effect model, we determine size, shape and location for a territory...
Artificial neural networks (ANNs) are very popular nowadays and offer reliable solutions to many classification problems. Recent research indicates that these neural networks might be overparameterized and different solutions have been...
Biofilms are thin layers of microorganisms in which cells adhere to each other and stick to a surface. They are resistant to antibiotics and disinfectants due to the protection from extracellular polymeric substance (EPS), which is a gel...
Algorithmic Lung Nodule Analysis in Chest Tomography Images: Lung Nodule Malignancy Likelihood Prediction and a Statistical Extension of the Level Set Image Segmentation Method
Lung cancer has the highest mortality rate of all cancers in both men and women in the United States. The algorithmic detection, characterization, and diagnosis of abnormalities found in chest CT scan images can aid radiologists by...
We construct a framework for the analysis of shapes in Euclidean space of any dimension. In this framework, a shape is represented as a continuous map from a reference Riemannian manifold M. To quantify global shape differences, the...
Mature male African elephants are known to periodically enter a temporary state of heightened aggression called "musth, often linked with increased androgens, particularly testosterone. Sexually mature males are capable of entering...
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