Review
Ecology
Francesco de Bello, Sandra Lavorel, Lauren M. Hallett, Enrique Valencia, Eric Garnier, Christiane Roscher, Luisa Conti, Thomas Galland, Marta Goberna, Maria Majekova, Alicia Montesinos-Navarro, Juli G. Pausas, Miguel Verdu, Anna E-Vojtko, Lars Gotzenberger, Jan Leps
Summary: Under global change, maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services over time is a fundamental question. Ecologists suggest that differences in functional traits among organisms play a key role in determining the temporal stability of ecosystem properties.
TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Software Engineering
Smaragda Markaki, Costas Panagiotakis
Summary: This paper examines the problem of solving pictorial and apictorial jigsaw puzzles, as well as their various applications in object reconstruction, wall-painting restoration, and document repair. An evaluation of state-of-the-art jigsaw puzzle reassembly techniques in pictorial and apictorial puzzles is also presented.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Chang-Hsian Ma, Chien-Liang Lu, Huang-Chia Shih
Summary: This study introduces two algorithms to reconstruct jigsaw puzzles using a color compatibility feature. Two realistic application cases were examined, one with the original image and the other without it. The study also involved calculating the transformation matrix to determine the real positions of each puzzle piece and transmitting the positional information to a robotic arm for accurate placement. The algorithms achieved an average success rate of 87.1% when tested on 35-piece and 70-piece puzzles, demonstrating improved accuracy in handling complex textural images compared to the human visual system.
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Peter Illig, Robert Thompson, Qimeng Yu
Summary: This paper presents an automatic method for assembling pictorial jigsaw puzzles. The method utilizes integral area invariants for shape matching and an optimization process to combine shape matches into a complete puzzle. Assumptions about the shape or arrangement of individual puzzle pieces are not required.
JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL IMAGING AND VISION
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Mechanical
Sen Wang, Yinghao Gao, Hailin Huang, Bing Li, Hongwei Guo, Rongqiang Liu
Summary: This paper introduces a method for designing rigid origami flashers for deployment on curved surfaces, utilizing parallel projection principles and numerical methods to obtain vertices, then transforming them into rigid panels using flexible and elastic hinges. The feasibility of the approach is verified through numerical simulations and physical prototypes, providing convenience for its application in space engineering.
MECHANISM AND MACHINE THEORY
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Al Hussien Seddik Saad, M. S. Mohamed, E. H. Hafez
Summary: This paper proposes a new coverless image steganography method based on jigsaw puzzle image generation driven by a secret message. The image is divided into rows and columns, creating blocks which are then shaped into puzzle pieces according to a secret message and mapping function. The generated jigsaw puzzle image shows good performance in hiding capacity, security, and robustness compared to existing coverless methods.
CMC-COMPUTERS MATERIALS & CONTINUA
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Wolfgang G. Pfeifer, Chao-Min Huang, Michael G. Poirier, Gaurav Arya, Carlos E. Castro
Summary: Recent advances in structural DNA nanotechnology have led to the development of design tools that push the limits of complexity and simplify the design process. MagicDNA 2.0, an updated design tool, automates the design of free-form 3D geometries using coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations. This approach allows for versatile control and automation, leading to the successful fabrication of complex DNA origami structures.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ismael Valladolid-Acebes, Per-Olof Berggren, Lisa Juntti-Berggren
Summary: This review highlights the importance of exploring the role of apoCIII in inflammation and autoimmunity in relation to Type-1 diabetes, emphasizing the need for further research in this field.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Valdinei S. Silva, Edimar P. Nunes, Luzia A. Moura, Cintia L. S. Gomes de Sa, Vera L. S. Augusto Filha, Anderson R. Albuquerque
Summary: The chemical jigsaw puzzle is a teaching tool designed to facilitate student understanding of chemical formulas and stoichiometry of chemical reactions. By using different shapes of puzzle pieces to represent different atoms and chemical groups, a variety of molecular structures, including radicals and ions, can be visualized. This teaching tool is intended for introductory chemistry courses, particularly for high school students.
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION
(2022)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Itay Griniasty, Cyrus Mostajeran, Itai Cohen
Summary: This research demonstrates the design of a material that can deform into multiple surface geometries upon different activations by applying anisotropic deformation inhomogeneously. This development opens the door to fabricating machines that can perform complex tasks through cyclic transitions between multiple shapes, as shown by the design of a simple swimmer capable of moving through a fluid at low Reynolds numbers.
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Manping Zhang, Yujie Dai, Peiliang Dai, Zekun Sun, Xiaolan Lin, Zhili He, Yun Tian
Summary: Estuarine mangrove wetlands are considered a major source of methane emissions, with anaerobic methane oxidation (AMO) being an important pathway for reducing these emissions. This study found that nitrite-AMO is a significant methane sink in mangrove ecosystems, contributing the most among all AMO processes examined. Additionally, temporal and spatial variations in the nitrite-AMO bacterial distribution, abundance, activity, and sensitivity to environmental factors were investigated.
INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Educational
Martin J. Doherty, Marina C. Wimmer, Cornelia Gollek, Charlotte Stone, Elizabeth J. Robinson
Summary: The use of jigsaw puzzles as a practical and natural measure of completion ability demonstrates general and pictorial metarepresentational development at the age of 4.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Pan Liu, Weining Mao, Yiwei Yin, Zhantu Gan, Dongdong Zhao, Nan Hu
Summary: The study introduces a new class of modular architected materials, which demonstrate versatility and reconfigurability through an easy-to-assemble routine. The designed structures exhibit desirable properties for a specific function, exemplified by adaptive flow regulators.
ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATERIALS
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Marco Meloni, Jianguo Cai, Qian Zhang, Daniel Sang-Hoon Lee, Meng Li, Ruijun Ma, Teo Emilov Parashkevov, Jian Feng
Summary: Origami-based designs involve applying the ancient art of origami to solve engineering problems, with a focus on cross-disciplinary interest. This article reviews recent origami-based applications in engineering, design methods and tools in various fields, and discusses future challenges and open questions.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Xiaotong Shen, Qingwen Ouyang, Hongwei Tan, Jin Ouyang, Na Na
Summary: Researchers designed stable single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) nanorobots by examining the dynamic folding of ssDNA in self-assemblies via molecular dynamics simulations. Two ssDNA strands were successfully assembled into nanorobots using two functional siRNAs, enabling multiple applications. The nanorobots were demonstrated to be stable, flexible, highly utilized, and low in folding errors. This study provides a computational pathway for constructing flexible and multifunctional ssDNA frameworks, expanding the biological application of nucleic acid nanostructures.
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Victor Lee, Scott R. Waitukaitis, Marc Z. Miskin, Heinrich M. Jaeger
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Scott Waitukaitis, Remi Menaut, Bryan Gin-ge Chen, Martin van Hecke
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
(2015)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Scott R. Waitukaitis, Antal Zuiderwijk, Anton Souslov, Corentin Coulais, Martin van Hecke
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Mauricio Cerda, Cristobal A. Navarro, Juan Silva, Scott R. Waitukaitis, Nicolas Mujica, Nancy Hitschfeld
COMPUTER PHYSICS COMMUNICATIONS
(2018)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Devin L. Schrader, Kazuhide Nagashima, Scott R. Waitukaitis, Jemma Davidson, Timothy J. McCoy, Harold C. Connolly, Dante S. Lauretta
GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA
(2018)
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Physics, Multidisciplinary
Scott R. Waitukaitis
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Victor Lee, Nicole M. James, Scott R. Waitukaitis, Heinrich M. Jaeger
PHYSICAL REVIEW MATERIALS
(2018)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
S. R. Waitukaitis, L. K. Roth, V. Vitelli, H. M. Jaeger
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
E. Altshuler, H. Torres, A. Gonzalez-Pita, G. Sanchez-Colina, C. Perez-Penichet, S. Waitukaitis, R. C. Hidalgo
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2014)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Scott R. Waitukaitis, Victor Lee, James M. Pierson, Steven L. Forman, Heinrich M. Jaeger
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
(2014)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Scott Waitukaitis, Kirsten Harth, Martin van Hecke
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
(2018)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hamza K. Khattak, Scott R. Waitukaitis, Aaron D. Slepkov
Article
Physics, Fluids & Plasmas
Scott Waitukaitis, Martin van Hecke
Proceedings Paper
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Heinrich M. Jaeger, Marc Z. Miskin, Scott R. Waitukaitis
POWDERS AND GRAINS 2013
(2013)