Neural networks (NN) have achieved state-of-the-art performance in various applications. Unfortunately in applications where training data is insufficient, they are often prone to overfitting. One effective way to alleviate this problem is to exploit the Bayesian approach by using Bayesian neural networks (BNN). Another shortcoming of NN is the lack of flexibility to customize different distrib...

Cranial neural crest cells migrate into the periocular region and later contribute to various ocular tissues including the cornea, ciliary body and iris. After reaching the eye, they initially pause before migrating over the lens to form the cornea. Interestingly, removal of the lens leads to premature invasion and abnormal differentiation of the cornea. In exploring the molecular mechanisms un...

A bi-functional nano-composite coating has been created on a porous Nomex® fabric support as a trap for aspirated virus contaminated water. Nomex® fabric was successively dip-coated in solutions containing cysteic acid functionalized alumina (alumoxane) nanoparticles and cysteic acid functionalized iron oxide (ferroxane) nanoparticles to form a nanoparticle coated Nomex® (NPN) fabric. From SEM ...

An algorithm is described which generates the set of representative functions of the negation and/or permutation of variables and negation of the function (NPN) equivalence classes of unate Boolean functions. The algorithm is based upon integer programming techniques. The set of representative functions for the NPN equivalence classes of unate functions of six or fewer variables was obtained us...

This paper discusses the classification of n-input Boolean functions. The concept of P and NPN equivalence classes is used to classify n-input functions. This way, the set of n-input functions is classified according to three criteria: the number of functions, the number of P classes and the number of NPN classes. The meaning of these criteria is discussed through some affirmations relating the...

Although soluble carbohydrates and carbohydrate solubility may sound synonymous, they, in fact, are not when one considers their influence upon the fermentat ion in the rumen. The former refers to a restricted class of carbohydrates of specified solubility whereas the latter portrays a characteristic of any carbohydrate or group of carbohydrates that often can be modified by pH and concentratio...

percentages and yields of fat, crude protein (cp), true protein (tp) and non-protein nitrogen (npn) wereassessed in milk of four groups of holstein cows, at early, mid and late lactation (days in milk 20-70, 71-110, 111-150 and 151-210), on a diet rich in concentrates during a hot summer. four milk samples were taken from individual cows at 10-day intervals. milk fat percentages were close to b...

Correct innervation of the main respiratory muscle in mammals, namely the thoracic diaphragm, is a crucial pre-requisite for the functionality of this muscle and the viability of the entire organism. Systemic impairment of Sema3A-Npn-1 (Npn-1 is also known as NRP1) signaling causes excessive branching of phrenic nerves in the diaphragm and into the central tendon region, where the majority of m...