scholarly journals Visual recognition of social signals by a tecto-thalamic neural circuit

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes M. Kappel ◽  
Katja Slangewal ◽  
Dominique Förster ◽  
Inbal Shainer ◽  
Fabian Svara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Short Distance ◽  
Visual Recognition ◽  
Neural Circuit ◽  
Neuronal Response ◽  
Core Network ◽  
Social Signals ◽  
Electron Microscopic ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Social Affiliation ◽  
Dorsal Thalamus

AbstractSocial affiliation emerges from individual-level behavioral rules that are driven by conspecific signals1–5. Long-distance attraction and short-distance repulsion, for example, are rules that jointly set a preferred inter-animal distance in swarms6–8. However, little is known about their perceptual mechanisms and executive neuronal circuits3. Here we trace the neuronal response to self-like biological motion9,10 (BM), a visual trigger for affiliation in developing zebrafish2,11. Unbiased activity mapping and targeted volumetric two-photon calcium imaging revealed 19 activity hotspots distributed throughout the brain and clustered BM-tuned neurons in a multimodal, socially activated nucleus of the dorsal thalamus (DT). Individual DT neurons encode fish-like local acceleration but are insensitive to global or continuous motion. Electron microscopic reconstruction of DT neurons revealed synaptic input from the optic tectum (TeO/superior colliculus) and projections into nodes of the conserved social behavior network12,13. Chemogenetic ablation of the TeO selectively disrupted DT responses to BM and social attraction without affecting short-distance repulsion. Together, we discovered a tecto-thalamic pathway that drives a core network for social affiliation. Our findings provide an example of visual social processing, and dissociate neuronal control of attraction from repulsion during affiliation, thus revealing neural underpinnings of collective behavior.

scholarly journals K → μ+μ− as a clean probe of short-distance physics

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Avital Dery ◽  
Mitrajyoti Ghosh ◽  
Yuval Grossman ◽  
Stefan Schacht
Keyword(s):  
Matrix Element ◽  
Standard Model ◽  
Short Distance ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Final States ◽  
Interference Effects ◽  
Fundamental Theory ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Ckm Matrix ◽  
The Standard Model

Abstract The K → μ+μ− decay is often considered to be uninformative of fundamental theory parameters since the decay is polluted by long-distance hadronic effects. We demonstrate that, using very mild assumptions and utilizing time-dependent interference effects, ℬ(KS → μ+μ−)ℓ=0 can be experimentally determined without the need to separate the ℓ = 0 and ℓ = 1 final states. This quantity is very clean theoretically and can be used to test the Standard Model. In particular, it can be used to extract the CKM matrix element combination $$ \mid {V}_{ts}{V}_{td}\sin \left(\beta +{\beta}_s\right)\mid \approx \mid {A}^2{\lambda}^5\overline{\eta}\mid $$ ∣ V ts V td sin β + β s ∣ ≈ ∣ A 2 λ 5 η ¯ ∣ with hadronic uncertainties below 1%.

Study on P2P Service Bearer Method for Passive Optical Network for Long Distance and Wide Access

2019 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Wang ◽  
Shangya Han ◽  
Panke Qin ◽  
Yaping Li ◽  
Yanmei Shen
Keyword(s):  
Simulation Analysis ◽  
Optical Network ◽  
Passive Optical Network ◽  
Data Traffic ◽  
Core Network ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Optical Line Terminal ◽  
Optical Line ◽  
Wide Access ◽  
P2p Service

AbstractFor the effective bearer of P2P-type services, a P2P service bearer reorientation method for passive optical network for long-distance wide access based on P2P protocol message and wire-speed message identification is proposed. However, the reorientation method still has the possibility of relocation failure, so it is modified – that is, an improved P2P service bearer reorientation method based on optical line terminal (OLT) and optical network unit (ONU) cooperation. And the tool NS2 is used for network simulation analysis. Through simulation analysis, it is verified that the modified reorientation method improves the data traffic burden at the core network and at the OLT.

scholarly journals The impact of some morphological and motor characteristics in short distance running

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 109-119
Author(s):  
Q. Ramabaja ◽  
N. Rashiti ◽  
M. Shkodra ◽  
L. Ramadani
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Short Distance ◽  
Morphological Development ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Distance Running ◽  
Anthropometric Parameters ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Anthropometric Characteristics ◽  
The Impact

The knowledge of morphological development and their impact on motor skills in short-distance athletes should be one of the main concerns of athletics coaches, because any scientific research in the field of physical culture and sports is about proving the development and evaluation of anthropological characteristics which are responsible for achieving success in athletics. The purpose of this paper is to confirm the impact of some anthropometric characteristics in the execution of running speeds on short distances, specifically in running at 100, 200 and 400 meters to students aged 18 ± 6 years of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports in Prishtina. The sample of this research has included a total of 60 students aged 18 years of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports in Prishtina. The measurements were executed during September in the hall of the Faculty, while the 100, 200, and 400 meter runs in the stadium "Fadil Vokrri" Prishtina. The only condition that was used during the determination of the sample was: that the students are involved in regular physical education classes (and on the day of the measurement be healthy, without the flu, cold or other symptoms). The variables which are applied in this research have been 8 anthropometric variables and 3 motor-specific variables. The results obtained after their processing indicate that the impact of anthropometric variables is higher in running at 100, 200 and 400 meters. Short distance running and long distance running reduces the impact of anthropometric parameters whereas the influence of metabolic factors of energy production is increased.  These results were also confirmed using regression analysis, so that groups of predictors of anthropometric characteristics, specific motor skills that statistically significantly influenced each variable of individual criteria. The world records below the 10-second limit, in the 100 m, near the 9-meter limit, show not only the high level of sports, but also the strong impact on the growth, especially of strength indicators, speed-strength, explosive force, as main and applied motor skills in sports and athlete’s everyday life.

scholarly journals Job Accessibility from a Multiple Commuting Circles Perspective Using Baidu Location Data: A Case Study of Wuhan, China

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (23) ◽  
pp. 6696 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cai ◽  
Liu ◽  
Luo ◽  
Xing ◽  
Liu
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Short Distance ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Job Accessibility ◽  
Location Data ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
Transit Services ◽  
Service Jobs ◽  
Wuhan Metropolitan Area

Jobs–housing imbalance is a hot topic in urban study and has obtained many results. However, little research has overcome the limits of administrative boundaries in job accessibility measurement and considered differences in job accessibility within multiple commuting circles. Using Baidu location data, this research proposes a new method to measure job accessibility within multiple commuting circles at the grids’ level. Taking the Wuhan metropolitan area as a case study, the results are as follows: (1) Housing and service jobs are concentrated in the central urban areas along the Yangtze River, whereas industrial jobs are scattered throughout suburbs with double centers. The potential competition for job opportunities is fiercer in the city center than in the suburbs. (2) Job accessibility with different levels shows significant circle-like distribution. People with long- or short-distance potential commutes demand to live close to the groups with the same demand. Residents with long-distance commutes demand to live outside of where those with short-distance commutes demand to reside, regardless of whether their commuting demand is for service or industrial jobs. (3) There are three optimization patterns for transit services to increase job accessibility in various areas. These patterns involve areas with inadequate job opportunities, poor transit services to service jobs, and poor transit services to industrial jobs. Developing current transit facilities or new transit alternatives as well as adding extra jobs near housing could improve jobs–housing imbalance in these areas. Findings from this study could guide the allocation of jobs and housing as well as the development of transport to reduce residents’ commuting burdens and promote transportation equity. The method used in this study can be applied to evaluate jobs–housing imbalance from the perspective of the supply in other metropolises.

scholarly journals Increased EEG coherence in long‐distance and short‐distance connectivity in children with autism spectrum disorders

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia Wang ◽  
Xiaomin Wang ◽  
Xuelai Wang ◽  
Huiying Zhang ◽  
Yong Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Short Distance ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Eeg Coherence ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Spectrum Disorders

scholarly journals Exploring Monitoring Systems Data for Driver Distraction and Drowsiness Research

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (14) ◽  
pp. 3836
Author(s):  
António Lobo ◽  
Sara Ferreira ◽  
António Couto
Keyword(s):  
Short Distance ◽  
Monitoring Systems ◽  
Mobility Patterns ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Road Crashes ◽  
Driving Time ◽  
Driver Monitoring ◽  
Driver Inattention ◽  
Ordered Probit Models ◽  
Breaking Time

Driver inattention is a major contributor to road crashes. The emerging of new driver monitoring systems represents an opportunity for researchers to explore new data sources to understand driver inattention, even if the technology was not developed with this purpose in mind. This study is based on retrospective data obtained from two driver monitoring systems to study distraction and drowsiness risk factors. The data includes information about the trips performed by 330 drivers and corresponding distraction and drowsiness alerts emitted by the systems. The drivers’ historical travel data allowed defining two groups with different mobility patterns (short-distance and long-distance drivers) through a cluster analysis. Then, the impacts of the driver’s profile and trip characteristics (e.g., driving time, average speed, and breaking time and frequency) on inattention were analyzed using ordered probit models. The results show that long-distance drivers, typically associated with professionals, are less prone to distraction and drowsiness than short-distance drivers. The driving time increases the probability of inattention, while the breaking frequency is more important to mitigate inattention than the breaking time. Higher average speeds increase the inattention risk, being associated with road facilities featuring a monotonous driving environment.

scholarly journals Morphological evolution of some migratory Ficedula flycatchers

2011 ◽  
Vol 80 (4) ◽  
pp. 279-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana C. Outlaw ◽  
V. Nijman
Keyword(s):  
Short Distance ◽  
Morphological Evolution ◽  
Selective Agent ◽  
Migratory Species ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Selection Pressures ◽  
Old World ◽  
Morphological Selection ◽  
Migratory Phenotype

Long-distance migration imposes physiological and morphological selection pressures on birds. The genus Ficedula, a lineage of Old World flycatchers, consists of long- and short-distance migratory species, as well as sedentary species. Members of each of these groups are not reciprocally monophyletic, yet each of the behavioral groups is morphologically distinguishable even when accounting for phylogeny. Long-distance migratory species have more pointed wings than either short-distance migratory or sedentary species, and migratory behaviors and wing pointed-ness are phylogenetically correlated. This suggests that migratory Ficedula species have converged on a migratory phenotype, and that migration may be a selective agent that has shaped the independently-derived migratory Ficedula species in similar ways.

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