A modification to the Kuramoto model to simulate epileptic seizures as synchronization.

The Kuramoto model was developed to describe the coupling of oscillators, motivated by the natural synchronization phenomena. We are interested in modeling an epileptic seizure considering it as the synchronization of action potentials using and modifying this model. In this article, we propose to modify this model, changing the constant coupling force for a function with logistic growth to simulate the onset and epileptic seizure level in an adult male rat caused by the administration of lithium-pilocarpine.

Quantification of the presence of enzymes in gelatin zymography using the Gini index.

Gel zymography quantifies the activity of certain enzymes in tumor processes. These enzymes are widely used in medical diagnosis. In order to analyze them, experts classify the zymography spots into various classes according to their tonalities.

Beyond Single Discrete Responses: An Integrative and Multidimensional Analysis of Behavioral Dynamics Assisted by Machine Learning.

Understanding behavioral systems as emergent systems comprising the environment and organism subsystems, include spatial dynamics as a primary dimension in natural settings. Nevertheless, under the standard approaches, the experimental analysis of behavior is based on the single response paradigm and the temporal distribution of discrete responses. Thus, the continuous analysis of spatial behavioral dynamics is a scarcely studied field.

Ecological Location of a Water Source and Spatial Dynamics of Behavior Under Temporally Scheduled Water Deliveries in a Modified Open-Field System: An Integrative Approach.

It has been reported in non-contingent schedules that the variety of patterns of behavior is affected by the temporal variation of water deliveries. While temporal variation is accomplished by delivering water at fixed or variable times, spatial variation is usually accomplished by varying the number of dispensers and distance among them. Such criteria do not consider the possible ecological relevance of the location of water dispensers.

A Commentary on Diversity Measures UniFrac in Very Small Sample Size.

In phylogenetic, the diversity measures as UniFrac, weighted UniFrac, and normalized weighted UniFrac are used to estimate the closeness between two samples of genetic material sequences. These measures are widely used in microbiology to compare microbial communities. Furthermore, when the sample size is large enough, very good results have been obtained experimentally.